Honours

Honours are the system of government in the UFFRP. They comprise non-magical, non-machinist people who take care of all political goings on in the world. To all intents and purposes, they're the government, be it a familial monarchy, a democratically elected house or a meritocracy.

First Foundings
The Honours were established at the time of the Treatise in order to ensure that those who were able to use magic or to manipulate machines were kept in check. At the time of the Treatise, there were eighteen signing nations, and so there were eighteen Honours.

Historical Validity
The Treatise set out that a new Honour could be formed on one of two occasions: when an existing Honour parted into two with the partition of a state into two, along with the Guilds and all three were expected to make up their numbers such that they could at least put forwards thirty of each group towards an Order for their own state; or when three existing Honours recognised the request and formation of a new Honour, who would then propose a head of state to sign the Treatise and add their nation to the list. This new country would also be expected to find at least thirty members of the Honour itself, thirty magicians and thirty machinists to form an Order.

As a result of the fluidity of the two laws, there have been several cases in the past where illegitimate Honours were formed. These, nicknamed Dishonours by historians, were often debated and occasionally conglomerated into existing states.