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(Time for some extraaaa thiiiiings.)

Homeworld "guilds":

When the DA was first created, it wasn't even called the DA. It was reffered to as the "Diamond Council". It held 3 ordinary concil members, and one "supreme consul". Each consul had power of one Homeworld guild, which are effectively massive sections of the city, populated by different people with widely different cultures. In the old times, the guilds were:

-The Lower Third, or the "commoners". It represented common gems, who were looked down upon. They had a history of persecution and oppresion under Diamond rule, and widely known to sympathise with the rebels. In the old times, the population of the Lower Third guild was almost over 75% of the gem population, but after multiple genocides and rebellions from the guild's behalf, now they represent a mere 25%. Now in the guild there can only be seen ghettos, old armament factories and ruined buildings.

-The Upper Guild, or the "royals". It represented less common gems, who wre viewed as great people, and were widely considered the supreme race for the Gem Empire, and still are. Throughout history, they were pampered and treated with great care by the Diamonds, and thus are known to be very supportive of the Homeworld. They too represent 25% of the population.

-The Middle Guild, or the "neutrals". It represented the gems who have places... Somewhere in the middle of gem hierarchy. For a large portion of its history, it stayed neutral from political matters, to the point of effectively being an unofficial autonomous state. They represent a huge, 50% of gem population, and also harbour some of the greatest universities, mines and factories of the Homeworld, and both the rebels and Homeworld attempted to change public opinion to shift in their favour... But they just keep hanging on to their neutrality.