Leviathan: the name given to the governing authority on Novan. Comprised of a senate with five representatives from each of the thirteen provinces of CoreNovan, and the eight provinces of ExterNovan, it was a mostly administrative body which oversaw the general economic welfare of its citizens. CRODAM formed the bulk of its militarized force and its main duty was to keep order among the populous. Decisions were made by a council of twenty-one which needed to reach a three-quarters majority for any decision to become law. Though the Leviathan generally deferred to the TELREC, many council members became concerned with the impending Ascension of the Cuhli-pra, and began to question the validity of eventual TELREC dominion.