#<- it wasnt specified but it applies bc i mentioned grian LOL

[sundewa]

How would some of the rulers interact with their citizens?

im just going to talk abt the rulers i know the most about here:

despite being teased by the other empire rulers, the citizens of the cod empire would respect jimmy! (/looks at grian. /looks away) ok. most of them respect him... he DID create the empire himself, after all. they still bully him plenty though

pix would have the most casual relationship with the people of pixandria - hes not really a king, after all. hes just Some Guy who happened to be chosen by Maybe a god? and now he has a bunch of responsibilities to go along with it (ive talked abt something like this before & it should be in my headcanons tag! basically the vigil keeper is chosen by a lightning strike & theyre more of a priest than a ruler, but mostly just a random guy)

scott would have a very diplomatic(?) approach to his ruling. people in rivendell wouldnt have to, like, bow to him on the street or anything, but some still do. rivendell citizens respect him & many are too nervous to go up and casually talk to him, especially bc hes chosen by what is Definitely a god. hes the closest to a traditional king out of the examples im giving, even if its not intentional

fwhip would be more like... the lead scientist in a lab. hes very hands on but he concerns himself with experimenting and tinkering more than he does the diplomatic stuff. you know that post saying people dont judge a scientist for eating a watermelon bagel sandwich bc they were a highly regarded mineralogist? that, but when people from the grimlands see him jump from a roof to test his wings before crash landing face first onto a rock they dont comment on it. not to his face, at least

lastly, lizzie - she doesnt command respect, shes quite laid back actually, but a 10+ft tall axolotl person would intimidate anyone. i think she'd host bimonthly parties with cake and fun activities for anyone to join to make herself seem less scary. theres still a good chunk of people in the ocean empire that are still too intimidated to talk to her