Editing Triarch of Volantis (section)

==Political Parties==
The three triarchs of Volantis are chosen from amongst two political parties:

*'''[[Tigers (Volantis)|Tigers]]''': The tigers originate from those of the [[Old Blood]] who favored conquest at the start of the [[Century of Blood]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}} Some years the tigers elect a triarch, other years there is no member of the tiger party elected triarch.{{Ref|ADWD|14}} The [[tiger cloaks]], the Volantene guards, are presumably named after the militant tiger party. The tiger party has not held power for the last three hundred years.{{Ref|ADWD|14}}

*'''[[Elephants (Volantis)|Elephants]]''': The elephants are the party of the merchants and moneylenders, advocating trade.{{Ref|ADWD|14}}  Some of the first elephants were women.{{Ref|ADWD|27}} When the elephants came to power, their followers went on a rampage, knocking the heads from the statues of those they blamed for all the wars and deaths.{{Ref|ADWD|22}} The elephant party has held power for the last three hundred years, during which at least two of the three triarchs in power have been elephants.{{Ref|ADWD|14}}