Thearchy

A thearchy is a type of government in which the head of a state is believed by his people to be a god or avatar of a god. Thearchies are a type of monarchy in which the head of state has autocratic powers. Thearchies differ from monarchies in that the monarch claims to rule by divine mandate whereas Thearchs do not claim to rule by divine right but rather claim to be divines themselves.

Samarkand is the only known example of a thearchy, with Sparklelord claiming to be the avatar of the god Madd.