After being hunted as beasts by all of the other races. Every animal like race has moved to the beastmen federation. The fear of oppression has led them to value having only the strongest combatants as rulers. Though gaining power is allowed in any way possible assination, direct killing, or political menuvering. This idea has led to them always having a highly competent and strong ruler whether they were are warrior or mage. Being a ruler is allowed to any being who can take it becoming a society that places the strong at the top and exploiting those who were not the strongest or smartest. With that changing whenever a lower species of beastman becomes the ruler.