[AlkarenHyralt]

I agree with what you're saying but, to change it might cause conflict with the name... Think about it: Kingdom. It's a monarchy, run by royalty (King/Queen), with the nobility (Titles differ, depending where you are) under the royalty. The nobility is there to support the royalty, and to give them advice. Now, the king or queen does not rule over everything exactly; others have say and they have advisers and other people.. perhaps on a council or something like it there, to help run the affairs. A king/queen basiclly just makes everything offical (sp) while other people run thing in their name.

If you have a democracy, then it is no long a kingdom; it's a democracy, republic, etc. And if it is ruled by an emperor/empress it's an empire.

Like I said, I understand what you're saying about, and I don't think it isn't true...but it would take quite a bit of work to change such "deep rooted" things... like the craving for power.