Editing Volantis (section)

===Triarchs===
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Volantis is ruled by three triarchs chosen annually through festive and tumultuous elections. While foreigners might see the elections as chaotic, they are usually peaceful. All freeborn who own land, regardless of gender, are allowed to vote.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Volantis}}{{Ref|ADWD|6}}{{Ref|ADWD|27}} The triarchs are chosen from amongst the noble families who can prove [[Old Blood|unbroken descent from old Valyria]], and will serve until the first day of the new year. The triarchs of Volantis are considered so elevated that they are not allowed to have their feet touch the ground during their year of service.{{Ref|ADWD|6}} The elections last ten days, with much campaigning and bribery.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Volantis}}{{Ref|ADWD|27}}

The triarchs belong to one of two political parties, the [[Elephants (Volantis)|elephants]] and the [[Tigers (Volantis)|tigers]]. The elephants are the party of the merchants and moneylenders advocating trade, while the tigers are old aristocracy and warriors interested in conquest.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}} At no time since the [[Century of Blood]] has more than one tiger been named triarch.{{Ref|ADWD|14}} Some of the first elephants were women, one of whom, [[Trianna]], was returned four times. Volantis has not had a female triarch for three hundred years.{{Ref|ADWD|27}}

The current triarchs are the tiger [[Malaquo Maegyr]] and the elephants [[Doniphos Paenymion]] and [[Nyessos Vhassar]].{{ref|ADWD|14}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}