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In Réal, King Marius Sancho created the Chivalric Order of Eleçeron in 1563. This Order was open to all who displayed good bearing, love of the Kingdom, and skill at arms. The smaller population of Réal and their history of warrior queens meant that membership was not restricted by gender. Many notable knights of this Order throughout the Conquista, including Jaquelin of Santo Juan and the Blue Knight, were women. In Casilló, King Félipe created the Chivalric Order of Málama and the Chivalric Order of Santa Claudia. The Order of Málama was founded as a way to enoble commoners who displayed the means to equip and maintain the lifestyle of a knight, in order to have competent commanders for frontier and conquered garrisons. The knights who joined this order are referred to as 'Knight-Mayors,' or more derogatorily as 'Muddy Knights.' This Order did prove effective despite its detractors, with several successful defenses of Arranzic territory credited to Knight-Mayors. The Order of Santa Claudia was established as an all-women order of knights with the authority to marshal small militias in their home territories. Primarily founded as a means of rear-line defense against raids, the women of the Order gained a reputation as fierce fighters and authority figures. The Militia of Conzelaña, for example, was officially made the Twenty-Ninth Royal Irregulars Company for their skill and bravery under the command of Marta Lilía of Conzelaña.
== Politics ==
The history of democracy in Casillo y Real traces its roots to the First Constitution of 1659. This provided the basis for popular representation and codified law based on the people’s will, as opposed to the feudal absolute monarchy before it. In 1710, a Second Constitution was drafted under Prime Minister Carlos Sánchez. This document drew heavily on the first but laid out much more accurately the basis of the Corric state and government. Both documents are considered as legal authority in Casillo y Real; the First Constitution lays out a basis that the Second expands upon.
Casillo y Real is composed of nine administrative districts, one capital district, and one maritime district. These districts are further subdivided into municipalities with varying degrees of authority.
The tradition of noble titles and lands associated with them remains active in Casillo y Real, but the Second Constitution clearly outlines that the expanse of these traditions is limited when compared to the governance of the nation. There also exists a culture of nobleza obliga, also known as noblesse oblige or ‘nobility obliges’ which requires those of noble descent, but generally anyone with authority, to conduct themselves with good character and to use their position to benefit others who are less fortunate.
There is no official state religion in Casillo y Real; though much of the nation practices some form of Deusism, the government is avowedly secular and encourages religious freedom. The Constitutions further state that using religious beliefs to influence policy making is forbidden.
Casillo y Real has 42.1% of its government made up of women and a further 4.7% made up of individuals outside of a gender binary, while the remaining 53.2% is men. The Popular Assembly passed the Intersectionality and Inclusivity Edict in 2009 to further equality between different lifestyles and genders in social, economic, and political spheres.
=== Government ===
Casillo y Real is a constitutional monarchy, with a hereditary monarch and a bicameral parliament, the Ministro de Asamblea Popular (Ministry of Popular Assembly).
The legislative branch is made up of the House of the Populace (Cámara de la Población), a lower house with 220 members, each elected to six-year terms by popular vote, and the House of the Nobility (Cámara de la Nobleza), an upper house with 200 seats of which 180 are directly elected by popular vote, from a pool of the ennobled Peers of the Kingdom, and the last 20 are hereditary positions for those of Ducal rank.
The executive branch consists of a twelve-member Royal Cabinet of Ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister and reigning Monarch. The Prime Minister is nominated from among the members of the Popular Assembly by their peers, and approved by the Monarch. They serve a six year term, and can be re-elected at the end of their term once. The Prime Minister appoints ambassadors, members of the Royal Cabinet, and a Second Minister as their deputy, again requisite to the approval of the Monarch and Popular Assembly.
Ministers serve as executive heads of specific government departments, exercising administrative day-to-day control over their portfolios. Ministers are required to have a competancy in their portfolio, and to dispense the functions of exercising their regulatory powers relating to their Minister, countersigning the Monarch in matters within their portfolio, exercising their Ministry's lawful powers to enact the Laws passed by the Assembly, enforcing the Laws passed by the Assembly relating to their portfolio, developing their Ministry to reflect the changing national and international situations, and to communicate to the rest of the Royal Cabinet, the Prime Minister, and the Monarch when issues within their portfolio are poised to become larger in scope.
Certain Ministries originated in the First Constitution, while some were created more recently according to developing sciences, technologies, and ideas.
* Head of State (King)
** Sebastián II, since 2 May 1987
* Head of Government (Prime Minister)
** Gabriella Orellana, since 1 March 2016
* Government, since 1 March 2016
** Second Minister: Diego Escuerdo
** First Minister of the Interior: Jose Luis de Blázquez
** First Minister of Diplomacy: Matias Gómez
** First Minister of the Economies: Helena Labrador
** First Minister of the Sciences: Lucia Gómez de Gomis
** First Minister of the Civil Services: Lidia Carmen de Romero
** First Minister of the Armed Services: Moses Guevara
** First Minister of the Justice: Salma Carreiro
** First Minister of the Infrastructure: Almudena Burgos
** First Minister of Health and Public Safety: Israel Miguélez
** First Minister of Education and Culture: Unai Sáenz
** First Minister of Labor, Workers, and Unions: Hector Aragonés
** First Minister of Agriculture, Fishing, and Foods: Laia Sacristán
** First Minister of the Environment: Francisco Javier de Ferreira
** First Minister of Energy: Maria Núñez del Mar
** First Minister of Communications, Broadcasting, and Digital Technology: Alejandro Ovejero
==== Royal Powers of the Crown ====
The Monarch has some governmental power, though most of it is a formality and must be countersigned by appropriate parties such as the Prime Minister or Minister of the Assembly. Such powers are called the Royal Prerogative, Assent, Intent, and Action.
* The power to appoint the Prime Minister, and to dismiss them. This power is reserved solely by the Monarch, and though they must appoint a candidate as nominated by the Popular Assembly, the Monarch may choose to appoint no candidate if none meets their approval. Dismissal of the Prime Minister can be overridden by a unanimous vote of the Assembly.
* The power to approve ministerial appointments made by the Prime Minister. The Popular Assembly votes on whether the appointees will act in the best interests of the Corric people, but the Monarch has final say over whether they are allowed on the Royal Cabinet. There is no mechanism to countermand this and the Prime Minister must choose a new appointee if they do not get Royal Assent.
* The power to give assent to bills passed by the Popular Assembly, which formally makes the bills into law. The Monarch further directs the Prime Minister on enacting the law via the Royal Cabinet. The Monarch may refuse to give assent to a bill passed, but they may be overridden by a supermajority of the Assembly.
* The power to create and enact standards of lower importance than laws, such as Acts, Edicts, and Proclamations. These standards hold legal weight, but may not remain in place after certain lengths of time. This power must be countersigned by a government party appropriate to the context.
* The power to create a referendum upon a particular issue. This power must be countersigned by the Prime Minister, or at least half of the Royal Cabinet.
* The power to grant positions in the government, be they civil or military. This power must be countersigned by the appropriate minister.
* The power to grant, create, rescind, and destroy honors, including knighthood, noble titles, lands, and privileges, and awards of merit.
* The power of creation, patronage, and destruction of Royal Institutions.
* The power to command the Royal Corric Defense Forces. This power is usually delegated to the First Minister of the Armed Services and Prime Minister. However, the Monarch holds the official hereditary rank of Generalissimo-Rége, the highest military office in the nation, and so can make decisions on national defense directly. Decisions that are suspect by the Royal Cabinet can be countermanded by a vote of at least half, or by joint decision of the First Minister of the Armed Services and the Prime Minister.
* The power to appoint and dismiss members of the Royal Household.
* The power to use the budget of the Royal Household freely.
* The power to grant royal pardons, known as the Graceful Mercy of the Crown. The Monarch may only pardon persons as submitted by the First Minister of the Justice, and reserves the right to pardon no-one.
* The power to direct the Royal Cabinet to take certain actions. This requires a written Statement of Intent, which details the course of action the Monarch requires the Cabinet to take. The Cabinet reserves the right to not act on these Statements.
* The power to grant the Royal (Réal) title to establishments such as universities, sports teams, and infrastructure.
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