Each star system is ruled by a Faction Prince, enshrined in his or her place of power by their Great House or their Syndicate Board. On the worlds of their system, a Prince is the unquestioned feudal ruler who has both the power to establish his or her own rule of law as well as to draw upon the system’s Faction citizens to fill the ranks of the defense forces and military marines.
The feudal title of Prince is awarded to a family head within the Great House structure. This title stays within the family permanently, passed through the line of inheritance. Only a major disgrace or complete extinction of the family line has been known to dislodge a Princedom from within a single family within a Great House.
A Princedom within the Syndicates is granted to a leader who have proven their prowess within the political sphere. Most often, these proving grounds are in the contests of power against other Factions as well as internally against rivals. Once a Princedom has been granted, the Prince or Princess will control the line of succession within his or her cohort, and in general it is uncommon that the next-in-line would be of blood kin as opposed to a stellar adopted and groomed candidate.
In regards to Shalun Law, a Prince generally has the right to interpret these laws in a more conservative and restrictive way, however planetary laws that break the most clear and easily interpreted strictures of Shalun Law will be challenged in the Senate Courts or by other competitive powers within a Prince’s own Faction.