Worldbuilding Temerin

If you read my newsletters...

... then you've probably read about my inspiration for Temerin society. In short, it comes from my fascination with Irish history.

My ancestors lived in a kind of democracy which was based on voting for leaders from the grass roots. This wasn't unique to Ireland, there were Germanic and Scandinavian systems that were very similar and much of what they did was based on the old 'mot' system of voting. All levels of representation were voted on in ancient Ireland, fro...