Organization: The is one Chief of Chiefs, elected every 4 years from amongst retired tribal chiefs who have also served as U.N.P.O. representatives. There are also three representatives from each member tribe. These people are chosen by the tribal Chief to serve staggered 3-year terms. The Chief of Chiefs has executive veto powers on motions, but can be overridden by a three-quarter-majority vote following any veto. Each tribe has one vote on a given subject. Each of the three representatives casts a vote, but the tribal vote is the summation of the three (i.e. 2 yes and 1 no would result in a yes whereas 1 yes and 2 no would be no). Each tribal Chief is responsible for the health and welfare of the people on his tribe's lands.

As yet there are no term limits for holding a position in the U.N.P.O. There are provisions for the people to request a representative from their tribe to be removed and replaced by popular vote should sufficient percentage of tribal population file complaints.

Current Situation: With the lack of contact on a federal level in early '05, both the state government and the U.N.P.O. share power in the state. The state government crumbles in the months following the change and the U.N.P.O. takes over the management of the state.

City governments are mostly intact for a while but many begin to report to the tribal Chiefs rather than county or state leaders. Tribal Chiefs become responsible for the health and welfare of all peoples within their tribal borders, not just tribal members.

Tribal medicine men/shaman begin to increase in number and quietly select youths with potential to teach. The powers of the shaman have grown and manifest in "miraculous" events. Most of these have few witnesses and those witnesses all have an interest in keeping the secret.