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===[[Pale Hounds|The Regency of the Hound]]===
[[File:Primaris_Pale_Hound_Sniper.png|200px|thumb|right|A Primaris Pale Hound Sniper]]
The Regency of The Hound, otherwise known as Hounds' Regency or simply The Regency, is an elective oligarchy, and the westernmost of the Union's nation-states. It is ruled by a Lord Regent, a position that holds significant executive power, primarily filtered through a parliamentary council known as the Circle of Masters. The Circle is comprised of the Masters (though they usually use trusted representatives) of every chapter that is either officially recognised as one of the legion's founding chapters, or as a legal successor. The Circle exists to select new Regents after the death of their predecessor, and moderate or even remove them if necessary. The circle is allowed to modify or even outright veto the Regent's decisions as long as they fall within a certain level of importance. They have little say in purely military matters, or during times of crisis, but this is primarily to prevent politics compromising the Regency's duty to the Union.

Its borders with the [[Maelstrom]] have turned the Regency into the first line of defence against the forces of [[Chaos]], a duty to which the vast majority of its worlds are dedicated.