Obsidian was originally ruled by the collection of merchants who discovered the new world and founded Obsidian. They enforced their laws, such as they are, by manipulation as much as force, backed up by their private army funded by the wealth of the major merchant houses.
In the aftermath of the liberation of Obsidian, the port is now ruled over by an elected council comprised of a member of each notable faction of the town. The Council of Seven Seven members make up the council, most hastily elected in the crisis following the liberation. The rebel leader called Torrence acts as the current chair and has the deciding vote in the case of a tie between the six main council members. Chair: Torrence (human male, Wayfinder Guild member)
It is something of an uneasy alliance at the moment, with no clear goals aside from rebuilding the port and re-opening the trade with the mainland. The gnolls are represented largely due to the their help with the liberation. |