Legation

In Borld contexts, a legation is a permanently staffed diplomatic representative office. Legations rank below embassies, and unlike embassies, can be found in their "home" countries as offices managing relations between a local area/government and national instances. Legations serve as representative offices for their instance (government, state..), but do not feature any permanent staff that is personally representative of said government (=no ambassadors). They serve to assist citizens in reaching the relevant national offices for their concerns, which may be physically unavailable (particularly with legations abroad), and they are also often used as logistical hubs and lodgings for their governments and their envoys.

Domestic and foreign legations differ mainly in their processing capacity and priorities; a legation in a foreign country will primarily focus on foreign relations and dealing with citizens' concerns, while a domestic legation can be thought of more as a piece of government infrastructure, with secondary functions like giving people information or forwarding their important mail.


 * Former role in internal postal system
 * Lodgings