The May’Kar Dominion is vast and complicated, and many matters are beneath the Priest-King’s attention. The Priest-King is not merely a figurehead, but few have direct access to them: only highly influential governors, heads of faith, and foreign diplomats can expect an audience. The need for a deliberative group that can address other outstanding matters has given rise to the yazi.
The yazi is a large body of state officials, which convenes almost exclusively in the capital city of Saresh, and collectively has an authority that rivals, but does not exceed, even the Priest-King’s. Each yaz is either appointed by the reigning Priest-King, and holds their position for life unless they fall from favor, or else is drawn for five year terms of service from the various May’Kar provinces, both through appointments by governors and by elections.
Informally, the yazi are broken up into various committees that focus on different matters of law and administration, but any yaz has the ability to weigh in on any issue. Despite the purpose beyond their institution, as May’Kar grows and develops, they have collectively become bogged down further and further by the burden of managing a large, complex state in constant flux. They occasionally also act as a court for those wishing to challenge the rulings of judges, and meet with special interest groups from peripheral territories who have come to advocate on behalf of their own people.