Syndicsguild

Sundicsguild

(Organization)

Type

Government

Leader

Prime Executive

Headquarters

Absalom Station, Pact Worlds system

Goals

Devise station policy

Scope

Absalom Station

Structure

Legislative council with elected executive

Members

Kumara Melacruz

Source: Pact Worlds, pg(s). 40

The Syndicsguild is a council of representatives who advise the Prime Executive (or Primex), who in theory has absolute authority over legislation passed by the Syndicsguild and the running of Absalom Station in the Pact Worlds system. Each of the representatives of the Syndicsguild (called syndics) is elected from the one of the dozens of electoral districs into which the station has been divided. These electoral districs have varied greatly over the years in ways that favor one of the many factions of Absalom Station over another. While theoretically all syndics are democratically elected, the various power groups on the station (whether corporate, criminal, or social) are quite entrenched and act as political dynasties who generally can choose who gets elected.

Prime Executive

The Syndicsguild elects the Prime Executive, a term-limited position, and while syndics must follow the executive's decision, they also have the ability to remove the Primex and call for new elections at any time. The current Primex is Kumara Melacruz, a human woman who has generated some controversy by cracking down on white-collar crime, and liberalizing non-human immigration to the station.