Equality continued

Some very good ideas. Thank you, all. The consensus seems to be that a society in motion tends to stay in motion, unless it's already badly damaged. Kothifir has taken some hits that I haven't told you about, but not enough to cause the sort of social upheaval I've been envisioning in a real world setting. That suggests to me that I need to apply more fantasy elements. For example, if the Guild Lords, grandmasters, and king are the equivalent of New Pantheon gods, losing them could be like losing one's faith, profoundly unsettling. Some natural leaders might maintain their followers. Others less adept might find their people drifting off in search of someone more potent to follow. Despair, confusion, and anger could be rampant. The meaning would go out of many peoples' lives. I'm thinking a bit about a social bond similar to but weaker than the one that holds the Kencyrath together, a bit about the reaction of some end-timers when the prophesized end didn't come (some of my ancestors were Millerites; we ended up in WI because they were too embarrassed to face the folks back in NY after the Great Disillusionment). But I still don't quite have the right answer. Will have to think some more about all of this.