House of Vassals

The House of Vassals, sometimes called the House of Commons, is the lower house of the Estellion Parliament. It consists of elected representatives from the various Sky Islands under the control of the Estellion Sky Empire. The House of Vassals has traditionally held significantly less power than the House of Lords, but gained considerable influence after the Rise of Mihli Lilty. They originally consisted of five hundred elected members (one elected from each sky island), but with the acquisition of the Flavian Trade Federation and other territories by Mihli Lilty and including the increase to three representatives per system, now consists of 1896 representatives.

History
The House of Vassals was created at the same time as the House of Lords to become the voice of the common tax-payer. The main difference was that members of the House of Vassals were not of the aristocracy and were voted upon, unlike the members of the House of Lords which were assigned based on family ranking.