Pineland is a union of several houses of considerable influence headed by a single monarch whose power is limited by both a constitution and legislature made up of commoner citizens. The Houses of Burcote, Whitmore, and Wolcot are the three major houses which hold control over the three regions of the nation, and all three are considered to rest under the House of Wolver, which heads the Monarchy of Pineland and has constitutional control over the nation's government. The power of the monarchy is then limited by the Constitution, which can only be modified under the transactions of the bicameral Parliament. The Parliament's two houses are based upon the two levels of subdivision within the nation; the Chamber of Barons is made up of the Barons of the 34 Baronies, and the Chamber of Prefect