He was stepping down as Lord of the Azguard Sector, for his term was up. To retake that mantel again, he would have to win the upcoming election. Now was the time where the candidates would be made known to the people who would later vote. After this, cross-planet campaigning would begin, followed by a debate, followed by another period of campaigning, and then the final vote.
Behind him sat six beings, each one representing a primal force of nature: Light, Dark, Fire, Water, Earth and Air. The last four each had an Azguard standing before them. These were other leadership-hopefuls, chosen by their tribes, to run against Regrad.
All of them, including Regrad, stepped forwards to their podiums and faced the crowd. Nearby, a droid-commentator lifted a microphone.
"These are the five Azguard candidates for the position of High Lord. Regrad, son of the Light tribe. Renzoukan, daughter of the Fire tribe. Ioa, son of the Water tribe. Kree, daughter of the Wind tribe, and Moro, son of the Earth tribe. Each has agreed to be bound to the laws of Azguard and to seek the leadership of Azguard by following the rules of Democracy.
"We now wait for the none-Azguard candidates to present themselves..."
Billions of pairs of eyes swivelld to the side of the stage.