Editing Wodesville (section)

== Government ==
Wodesville is a representative democracy, led by a governor and a council of ten citizens of the city, who are appointed by a democratic election. Elected officials serve indefinitely unless there is a special "reelection," which is started by majority vote of the people. The reelection is generally for when a council member has committed some type of malfeasance, or is considered unfit to rule.

The ten citizens are further separated into a "high" and "low" mayor of five particular public utilities: health and safety, military, industry, arts and education, and treasury. High Mayors oversee the utility's overall operations, while Low Mayors act as the liaison between the agency itself and the employees of that agency.

Since Wodesville is protected from harm, all of this has been codified intimately, due to people having a lot of time on their hands. Similarly, the government is very serious despite not really needing to be.

=== Health and Safety ===
The Health and Safety Board operates the Temple of Ota and oversees granting healer licensures to those with the ability to heal, magical or non-magical. They also survey the edge of the magical ward on the city every year to ensure it is consistent.

=== Military ===
The smallest and arguably least important of the boards, the Military Board consists of the city guard, who do catch criminals within the city (mainly pickpockets), but otherwise tend to not have much to do. Thus, over the years, the military has sort of joined the Industry Board in its various construction projects. Guards also accompany travelers to Stonnet and other nearby places.

=== Industry ===
The largest and most diverse board. Oversees various projects, including construction, the logging industry, and the election process, among other things. Industry is where you go to get a license to build something, tear it down, change it, or start a business in it.

=== Arts and Education ===
Basically helps funnel tax money into these things. Leans more on the "education" side.

=== Treasury ===
Operates the bank in town, as well as takes tax money and does all the accounting stuff.