Editing LetsBuild5e:Politics in Gartihann (section)

==Ruralists==

Support: 17%

These are the people who want to focus on building up the infrastructure and economy of Gartihann, securing prosperity before anything else. They support lots of development of the hinterland of the nation, and they're the primary faction behind things like repairing the aqueduct and other civic works. They don't mind keeping the citizen/non-citizen distinction, but they want to extend the franchise to anyone who is currently a leader in their local community (village chieftains, tribal elders, druids, clerics, etc.), and propose that citizenship should be available for purchase for substantial sums, to "reward hard work and industry". There are some citizens in this group, mostly those whose families have got into trade or construction as a livelihood, but the majority of members are non-citizens, either wealthy merchants from the cities, or important people in the smaller settlements. The name was originally applied as an insult, but the Ruralists embraced it and adopted it as a badge of pride.