Bench of Five

Bench of Five
The Bench of Five rule the Kingdom of Hyqir, the Elven Kingdom. The Bench consists out of 5 Elfs, each granted immortality while serving. Each is the best in either martial power, magical knowledge, magical power, knowledge of history or knowledge of nature. Their titles are the following:
 * Master General (martial power specialist)
 * Master Sage (Magical knowledge specialist)
 * Master Mage (Magical power specialist)
 * Master of Lore (knowledge of history specialist)
 * Master of Spirits (knowledge of nature specialist)

No Voting
The Bench of Five, unlike the Council of Clans for example, does not vote on laws. Instead, each of the five members decides the laws that revolve around their specialisation. The Master General for example, decides all matters concerned with the army and wars. If something revolves around multiple specialisations, both magical knowledge and power for instance, the two or more Masters must decide together.

This allows for quick decisions and for a very quiet political process, so the Elves can focus on honing their skills instead of the game of politics.