Steppe Nomads

Steppe Nomads is a new government type introduced in Divine Wind. This is the brutal rule of the warrior nomads of Central Asia.

Divine Wind

Activation: Stepe Hordes begin with the government
Administrative Efficiency: 1.30
Policy Minimum: Innovative vs. Narrowminded +1, Centralization vs.Decentralization +2
Policy Maximum: None
Magistrates: None
Special:
Global revolt risk +1, Infamy gain -1, Infamy limit +10, Technology cost +50%. In 5.1, also +100% forcelimit, +100% manpower, -25% regiment cost.
Automatic war with all non-Steppe Horde neighbors.
Limited diplomatic options with non-Hordes. One side may pay tribute or concede defeat, and hordes may vassalize small neighbors.
Cannot win or lose provinces normally. Instead, civilized neighbors may colonize provinces that they control. If a settlement reaches 1000 people it defects. In 5.1 and onward, if a horde controls a civilized province for a long enough period, it will defect to the horde.
Like the other Tribal governments, a Tribal Succession Crisis (a pretender, rebels in all non-core provinces, and two years of +10 revolt risk) will ensue on the death of a monarch.
Unlike other Tribal governments, there are no penalties for having an incapable leader and a large country.

Reform the Government: Requires ruler with 7+ administrative skill, 70%+ legitimacy, Government 10, Centralization vs.Decentralization less than 2, Innovative vs. Narrowminded less than 2, Stability 2 and at peace.
Result is a Despotic Monarchy and -5 stability . This allows for normal relations with one's non-horde neighbors (although it means immediate war with Horde neighbors!)
Reaching Government 10 is nearly impossible without first Westernizing technology, since research is crippled past level 6.
Hordes in the Altaic culture group (all of them, in unmodified DW) can also form the Mughal Empire to escape being a horde.