II.   Sovereign

A Claim of Divine Savior is when a leader, chief or ruler is chosen either by the people or some elite on the basis of the claim that by passing some test or trial, or revelation upon some prophecy their appointment is deemed to be sourced from the Divine.

Within some cultures, the proof of the Claim of Divine Savior might emphasize the test and trial of the candidate as in some ancient warrior cultures where success at mortal combat was part of the proof of a worthy ruler. In others, the interpretation of prophecy and revelation is a greater emphasis in selection.

The concept of the Claim of Divine Savior is the oldest method of claiming Sovereignty from the beginning of Civilization. It is a method of selecting leaders and rulers evident on every major continent at some point and even used by some cultures today.

While a culture may have developed safeguards to ensure less than optimum candidates were selected through the method of Claim of Divine Savior, the nature of proving such claim historically has left open the risk of abuse through interpretation of prophecy or revelation by the priest class and the minimizing of competition through skewing physical trials or tests.

In accordance with these Canons, it is forbidden to select leaders and rulers through the Claim of Divine Savior.