Half-kings of Pesrey

The Half-kings of Pesrey (Pesru in Teleri) is the title held by both and  of the Teleri Republic. Each of the Half-kings is elected by one of the two houses of the legislature.

History of the title
In 370 CE the Teleri and other Lianuskatch tribes invaded the Aunic empire on the western shores of the sea of Guasu. Two kingdoms emerged from this invasion in rough alignment with provinces of the Aunic empire, the Teleri founding the kingdom of Pesrey as well as the title of King of Pesrey. Over time, the kingdom would loose most of its power and become very decentralised, fracturing into a host of city-states called pogititch. In 1437, when the Republic was founded, the position of head of state and government of the republic did not exist, instead leadership of the Republic was given to the leaders of the member pogititch. This position was created in 1452 with the Act of Integration, at this time the lands directly controlled by the King of Pesrey had been conquered by a neighbouring pogiti, and the title had fallen into obscurity. The Republic decided to reuse the title in 1471 after the publication of Talah Hialeah's History, this work popularised the idea of uniting the Teleri people into the Republic, as such the title was dusted off in order to link the republic to the Teleri unity of old. The executive branch of the Republic being bicephalous the title was split in half in order to show the equality between both heads of the executive.

Council of Ministers
The council of ministers is headed by both Half-Kings, but its members are not appointed by both. Ministers heading ministries relating to the exterior, such as war, foreign affairs, or trade and commerce, are appointed by the Half-King hailing from the Council of Pogititch. Whereas, ministers relating to the interior, such as Labour, Education, Farming, Transportation, the Treasury, or the Interior, are appointed by the Half-King hailing from the house of Burghers.

This division of duties between the two heads is part of a longstanding tradition. In the beginnings of Lianuskatch society leadership was split between women and men, elder-women became clan-mothers and would take care of the camp (in nomadic contexts) or the village (in sedentary ones), of child-rearing, and of deciding on a chief. While elder-men would become !druids tasked with diplomacy with other groups, transmitting oral tradition (myths, medicinal plants, knowledge of the area, ...), and acting as merchants. Thus a power division was drawn between powers pertaining to the "interior" and the "exterior".