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Roses in the snow

2026-09-09T22:05:56Z

Emmanovi: /* The Varushkan Viewpoint */ Competing mandates; enacted not passed

[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:388YE Autumn]]
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"The hole makes a change."

"What?" Jorma stared at his companion like he'd gone snow-blind. "What are you talking about?"

"The hole - it sort of makes a change in a way - from all the ice and the snow and the crevasses. It's like all the danger in this area has all been balled up into one spot and buried in the ground."

Merri Third-Eye had always had something of an odd way of looking at the world. It was one of the reasons Jorma Five Arrows hung round with him. Sometimes it was useful. And... sometimes it was just odd. "Do you think we'll be ordered in there then?" he asked apprehensively.

"Nah - we haven't got the numbers for it. It's close, but we're short-handed. Too many people hunting that Wemba fella. They won't like it, but I reckon it's been for nothing. We'll have to come back and start over I reckon."

"You're wrong there," said Jorma shaking his head. "I saw them dragging that fella south. We're all better off now I reckon. In fact the the further away they take him the safer I feel." He shivered, probably because of the cold. Definitely. Definitely because of the cold.

Merri never missed a thing of course. "Hey - I've got some of that smoked fish from Atalaq. Eat this, it'll warm your bones..."
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==Overview==
The heroes of Wintermark and their allies have pressed north, exploring the mysterious and uncharted wilderness of Tsirku. [[Warriors' Gate|Last season]] they made several alarming discoveries, the worst of which was the presence of at least one of Agramant's followers in this frozen land. Long suspected, now confirmed, Wemba the Bloody is loose in Tsirku... but not for long.

However, just as everyone is finding their feet, they discover that these lands hold more surprises than just ''the Howler'' and his followers.

==The North==
* '''The explorers of Tsirku have pressed forwards, but have fallen short of being able to fully explore the new region'''
North of Warriors' Gate lies a region described as "icy, covered in snow, with vicious looking chasms". The eternal storm itself does not extend into this region, but it is one that those walking that way would pass through. Imperial explorers pressed into the unknown, but unfortunately even with the support offered by the [[Construct_Smokehouse_of_Atalaq|Smokehouse of Atalaq]], the worsening weather and all the [[Snap_rope_and_pass_foil#Scouts|many]], [[Snap_rope_and_pass_foil#Mystics|many]] problems of exploring Tsirku took their toll. While some headway was made, the explorers have not managed to get a thorough overview of the region.

A first in Imperial history, the region does not appear to have a name as such. Presumably it has a name in the language of the dire penguins and snow hares that call the place home, but it seems that no sapient beings have given the place a name that has stuck. Even use of [[Gralka's Gift to the Lost Seeker]] proves less than helpful, either providing eerie sounds of blowing winds and croaking birds, or simply confirming that someone is in "the wastes of Tsirku north of Warriors' Gate". It seems that even Day magic has its limitations when it comes to a place like this.

There are two significant features here, or at least two that have been found by scouts.

The first is a massive hole, perhaps a mile across. Plates of thick ice extend out around the edges and make exploration particularly dangerous. There is a long drop down into the depths of this hole, and a spider-work of cracks and chasms extends for several miles in all directions around it. The area itself is risky because some of the narrower crevices have been covered over with a thick crust of snow - one that is by no means strong enough to support the weight of a human or orc. Explorers who sleep near the hole report unsettling dreams - a great fire plunging down out of the clear night sky and filling them with terror. This has lead to some speculation that the hole might actually be a crater - one caused by the kind of starfall that struck [[Otkodov#Sküld|Sküld]] in recent years and brought with it a lot of [[ilium]].

The other feature is a stone settlement about a day and a half's hike east of the crater. Settlement is perhaps too strong a word. A squat three-storey hexagonal tower surrounded by a low white granite wall that also contains what seems to be a warehouse and some kind of ox stable. It takes a bit of effort to explore because the heavy doors and shuttered windows are frozen solid. Breaking through, explorers find the place eerily empty of all life, and everything coated with a thin layer of ice that glitters unpleasantly. Investigation quickly leads to the surmise that this is a [[Thule]] outpost - three are images of the five-headed dragon often used in decoration by the orcs of [[Otkodov]]. Unfortunately, the ice covering everything means that its impossible to say exactly how ''old'' this place is. It might have been build a century ago or it might have been finished last month. The question of where the inhabitants have gone is eventually answered and it is not pleasant. One of the big dogs that accompany some of the explorers dig at the snow in the open area before the tower, whining. Clearing the snow, the remains of a score of Otkodov orcs are found buried. [[An Echo of Life Remains]] discovers the name of one of the warlocks - ''Deyadloth of the High Pass''. Some bodies show signs of wolves, other no indication what caused their death. Some of them are fully armoured in leather and fur, others are wearing little more than sleeping clothes. Their discovery leads to a decision to place some markers around the outpost and retreat, and perhaps leave further investigation to specialists who are not worried about how haunted that place might be. It also seems a good idea to avoid any kind of diplomatic incident - or at least to make sure it is someone of the appropriate authority who causes that incident.

Some explorers talk of meeting a figure that a little surreptitious [[insight]] indicates is clearly a [[inhabitants of the realms|creature of the realms]]. It appears as an older orc lady, garbed in thick wool and fur and using skiis to travel. Her face is hidden by a veil formed of knotted leather thongs, each weighted with white bone beads. Her presence is unsettling because she remains at a distance, often atop a snowdrift, and merely observes explorers. Those who hail her receive no response, and anyone approaching soon finds themselves being bogged down in deep drifts of snow, or falling prone thanks to hidden ice, during which she simply disappears again. Comparing tales though it seems that either she has several sisters, or she has made a point of taking a look at most of the explorers in the region. At least one eternal has an interest in this nameless snowscape, but it is too soon to say if they are hostile to those who trespass.
===Names Matter===
* '''The region north of Warriors' Gate has no name as far as Imperials are concerned'''
* '''If the Jotun or Thule have a name for it it has not "stuck"'''
* '''The scops of Wintermark could provide a name to the region and the big hole'''
[[Wintermark_hearth_magic#Names|Names]], as folk never tire of pointing out, are important. In Wintermark, the solemn duty of granting a name to a thing more often than not lies with the [[Wintermark_culture_and_customs#Scops|scops]]. It is risky to name something before you fully understand it, but it can be useful to give something a "use name" so that people know what you are talking about rather than relying on "the snowy region north of Warriors' Gate". During the Autumn Equinox, the [[egregores]] of Wintermark will meet with the scops attending Anvil to discuss the results of the recent exploration. If they wish, the scops can decide on a name for the region itself, and for the large notable feature - the hole, crater, or whatever that gouge-mark in the snow actually is. Alternatively, if they agree that they need more information, they can wait until the place is more thoroughly explored. The egregores will inform the civil service of the scops' decision.

As more of Tsirku is uncovered, the task of naming things that do not have names will fall to the scops. They may choose to consult other explorers, but the final decision (at least for the moment) falls to the namers of Wintermark.

==Winter in Tsirku==
* '''After the Autumn Equinox, Winter will set in ''quickly'' in Tsirku'''
* '''The strength needed to map another region is ''doubled'' until the start of the Spring Equinox 389YE'''
* '''The Imperial Spymaster directs the exploration of Tsirku'''
After the Autumn Equinox, the weather in Tsirku deteriorates dramatically and with incredible speed. While the wastelands are hostile in Summer, it is nothing to [[Snap_rope_and_pass_foil#Tsirku_is_Barren|how bad they become]] once Winter sets it and the seasons shift here without warning. Blizzards become commonplace, and the temperature drops cold enough to kill anyone unprepared for the cold. Winter is also when the [[Sermersuaq#Major_Features|Northern Lights]] are at their most active, and according to the [[Suaq]] it is a particularly perilous time to be abroad in the wastes.

The strength required to gather any information from Tsirku via the scouting network is ''doubled'' in the period straight after the Autumn Equinox, and remains that way until the start of the Spring Equinox. This will make the challenge of [[Snap_rope_and_pass_foil#Tsirku_is_Big|mapping the territory]] even more arduous. Either [[opportunity|opportunities]] to deal with the abysmal weather will need to be found, or a major force of military units will need to be applied.

While the explorers have started with the region north of Warriors' Gate, there's no need for them to continue to focus their efforts there. Some progress has been made, and some key features identified, but it will still require the full total of strength to be applied to actually complete the review of the region. That is, to complete exploring any region enough to be able to establish its borders requires the full 5,000 strength (or 10,000 over winter). As such it may be more appealing to move to one of the other two regions that border Warriors' Gate and at least get a rough overview of them... but of course such things take time.

As before, the decision on where to focus exploration after the Autumn Equinox lies with the [[Imperial Spymaster]], although they may receive counsel from the people of Wintermark. At the very least, the Imperial Spymaster should let the Wintermark people know which direction to head in, and the best way to do that would be to address their muster during the Equinox. The Wintermark egregores should be able to arrange such an opportunity for them.

As indicated last season, there are three regions that can be explored in Tsirku.

* The region that has been partially explored is north of Warrior's Gate towards [[Sermersuaq#Sydanjaa|Sydanjaa]]. Finishing the exploration requires the full amount of strength - there is no benefit for having performed a partial exploration.
* Westward, toward [[Tromsa]], lies a region that preliminary exploration identifies as "''barren, windswept, with wide and unsettling skies''". It's likely that Lake Nutjuitoq extends into this area, and there may be a connection to the [[Sea of Snow]] given that there must be ''some'' way for the great sea beasts to reach the [[Sermersuaq#The_Grave_of_the_Giants|Grave of the Giants]]. The ''hylje'' have [[Beneath_a_moonless_sky#As_Semersuaq_strode|offered aid]] in exploring this region, should Wintermark wish to avail themselves of it.
* Eastward, towards [[Otkodov#Urdur|Urdur]] lies a region described as "''rocky, with scattered trees, that feels ominous''". It's possible that the region actually abuts Urdur and if it does that increases the likelihood of some kind of Thule presence there.

===The Varushkan Viewpoint===
* '''Some Varushkan explorers suggest Winter is the ideal time to focus on treasure, not exploration'''
* '''These two mandates are considered to be competing'''
Winter is a bad time for exploration, but it might still present an opportunity. Some Varushkan explorers argue that rather than worrying about where things are and how things fit together, Winter is the best time to wrap up very warm indeed and go <s>wagon raiding</s> looking for valuable resources. There's one season left to take part in the ''[[Snap_rope_and_pass_foil#Tsirku_is_Enticing|Adventure in Tsirku]]'' opportunity, so why not make the most of it? They're looking to their National Assembly to back them up.
{{Mandate|mandate=Tsirku is a wasteland full of dangers, but we Varushkans know well that where the danger is greatest the finest treasures can be found. We send (named priest) with 25 does of liao to encourage the explorers of Varushka to make the most of the coming Winter to gather the treasures of Tsirku.|assembly=Varushkan National Assembly}}
If this mandate is enacted, then following the Autumn Equinox any Varushkan military unit will be able to undertake the ''Adventure in Tsirku'' venture, without suffering the 2 rank penalty to their effectiveness. In addition, by focusing on gathering the resources of the wasteland, each such military unit will receive an additional "treasures of the wasteland" (a consumable representing unique resources found in Tsirku, most likely harvested from beasts of Agramant or dangerous locations) on top of the two they would normally get. A military unit that has at least 11 ranks thanks to enchantments or upgrades will also receive an additional ''wonder of the wasteland'', a much rarer consumable. There is, as so often with these things, a drawback. If the mandate is enacted every Varushkan military unit that takes the expedition will be competing for resources with the explorers of Tsirku; for every one that does so the effective strength contributed to ''explore Tsirku'' will be reduced by 50 points.

Alternatively, the Varushkans may choose to share their good sense with their friends in Wintermark and among the Imperial Orcs. They could pass this alternative mandate.
{{Mandate|mandate=Tsirku is a wasteland full of dangers, but there is enough there for everyone to seize the opportunity and embrace prosperity. We send (named priest) with 75 does of liao to encourage the explorers of the northern nations to make the most of the coming Winter to gather the treasures of Tsirku with the aid of the virtuous.|assembly=Varushkan National Assembly}}
If this mandate is enacted, in addition to the benefits above it will also remove the 2 rank penalty from Wintermark and Imperial Orcs characters undertaking the ''Adventure in Tsirku'' venture after the Autumn Equinox, and any such military unit that has at least 11 ranks will receive an extra ''treasure of the wasteland'' alongside their wonders. The Varushkans will still get the full benefit of the earlier mandate, and everyone taking the Adventure in Tsirku venture will reduce the effectiveness of those exploring the wastes.

These two mandates are [[Mandate#Competing_Mandates|in competition]].

===Tsirku is Enticing===
* '''For at least a year following the Spring Equinox, Wintermark military units can undertake the ''Adventure in Tsirku'' venture'''
* '''The difficulty of adventuring in Tsirku increases dramatically between the end of the Autumn Equinox and the start of the Spring Equinox'''
* '''Dawnish military units can also take this venture, but do so at the same penalty as supporting the scouting network
Scouting Tsirku is an option now that the spy network is established there. Yet the wastes are ''also'' a source of adventure. A heroic trek into Tsirku focused around exploring not the terrain but the hidden nooks where danger lies... that might be something that appeals to the folk of Wintermark as much as any mapping expedition. For a start, it's known that there are terrible creatures in the wastelands. Some are [[Inhabitants of the realms#Guardians|supernatural beasts]] of Blood-on-the-Snow, that range down from the wild places into Sermersuaq. Others are dangerous spirits of the wild places, or creatures adapted to live in the terrible frozen wastes. If the [[Voyage#Hunt_the_Monsters|beasts of the Sea of Snow]] are anything to go by, who knows what treasures might lie in Tsirku for the taking?

After the Spring Equinox, and until the start of the Winter Solstice 388YE, any Wintermark military unit may take the '''Adventure in Tsirku''' [[Military_unit#Questing|questing]] [[venture]]. A standard military unit that undertakes the expedition will receive two "treasures of the wasteland" (consumables representing unique resources found in Tsirku, most likely harvested from beasts of Agramant or dangerous locations) and 36 rings representing valuable or novel things recovered from the wasteland that can be sold to the curious. A military unit that has an effective rank of at least 11 (counting [[enchantment]] and [[military unit#Upgrades|upgrades]]) will also receive a ''wonder of the wasteland'', much rarer consumable. Both treasures and wonders are selected from a random list, and different characters will get different results.

While this expedition to the north is inspired by the Witan, it is impossible to stop the knights of Dawn finding out about it. For some, the idea of pressing into the untracked north and risking an unmarked grave in the belly of a giant bear of ''Rope-chewer'' sounds like an epic way to seek [[glory]]. As such, Dawnish characters can also take part in the '''Adventure in Tsirku''' venture, but unfortunately the hostile environment means they do so with the same three rank penalty to the effective rank of their military unit that impedes their ability to scout.

All military units attempting to adventure in Tsirku between the end of the Autumn Equinox and the start of the Spring Equinox will suffer an additional two rank penalty due to the blizzards and intense cold.

==Wemba the Bloody==
{{SOP|statement=The servants of Agramant gather in Warriors Gate and must be dealt with. We send the Banner-bearer of Atkonaroq with 25 doses of liao to lead heroes and glory-seekers alike to face the dangers of Treachers Dagger and drive them back from whence they came.|when=Summer Solstice 388YE|by=Hildelith Kaukosdottir, Wintermark Assembly|vote=290-0 {{GM}}}}
* '''Imperial forces have captured Wemba the Bloody and are dragging the monster back to Anvil in chains to face justice'''
* '''He is expected to arrive at 21:00 on Friday at the earliest'''
<div {{float}}><box>'''What No Skirmish?'''
<p>Normally we would offer a skirmish to slay Wemba the Bloody, but on this occasion we've taken a different choice. There is no possibility of any kind under which Wemba would agree to come to Anvil - and we wanted to offer the nation a chance to get a look at this villain. We wanted the many, many players who don't play combatants and so rarely get a chance to look in the eyes of Wintermark's enemies to have an opportunity to come face to face with evil.</p>
<p>We realise some players will be disappointed, but we're keen in Empire to have plots play out differently from time to time. Not everything should go the way you expect. There is still one more of Agramant's named creatures running round Tsirku, so those who are looking for a chance to clash swords with the enemy will still get the opportunity in the future!</p></box></div>
Urged on by the Wintermark Assembly, many military units diverted from efforts to explore Tsirku to focus on hunting down and defeating Wemba the Bloody. Signs of his presence are everywhere in the far north, once the scouts pick up the trail they discover abandoned camps littering the region on the other side of the great crater. The bodies of various beasts are scattered on the ground, blood spilled, their flesh half-eaten, dire penguins, bears and rabbits. This is what Wemba the Bloody has been living on? The man who swore to eat nothing but the flesh of his enemies? Surviving on a diet of uncooked rabbit - it would be tragic if it wasn't so pathetic.

The confrontation with this enemy of the Mark is more of the same. It should have been an epic tale, one for the scops to speak of in hushed tones. A brutal fight, the heroism of the Mark against the bloody steel of Agramant's cur. But the Wintermark scouts outnumber Wemba and his followers a hundred to one and more. His terrible followers have been granted inhuman powers by Agramant, their flesh turns aside blows that would stop a bear in its tracks, but somehow they keep going...

...and it makes not the slightest bit of difference.

If this was Dawn, brave knights might have made this glorious, by calling Wemba out, fighting him one-on-one, the glory of Dawnish knighthood against the terror of Agramant's brood. But [[heroism]] has no truck with [[glory]]. Heroism is about achieving what has to be done, not how difficult or dangerous it is. Deliberately making an act more difficult than it need be impresses no-one in Wintermark. More than five thousand elite Wintermark soldiers descend on Wemba's camp where he and his thirty followers are resting and they cut them to bloody ribbons.

None of them ask for quarter, they know this is a fight to the death and it is a fight they cannot win. Utterly outnumbered, utterly outmatched, they are surrounded and slaughtered. Wemba himself is one of the first to fall, but the only one to survive. His body lies on the frozen ground, disembowled by a spear to the belly, bones in both legs shattered, chest pierced in a dozen places, and yet somehow he ''still will not die''.

Not even Agramant's power can save a man from execution, Wemba will die when the time comes. But the party take it as a sign. His weapons are taken, his hands bound, his wounds closed, and then he is dragged in chains back to Sermersuaq, from there to be sent to Anvil. Let the mighty and the powerful interrogate him and learn from him what they can - the heroes of Wintermark have done their part. This monster's story is over.

Well, almost over. Wemba the Bloody will be dragged to the Wintermark camp on Friday evening. There will be a chance for those with Courage to question him and learn what they can. He is not going to tell the Empire ''anything'' about Tsirku - that much is abundantly clear - but those who want to find out what drives a man to swear his soul to Agramant, to consume the flesh of his enemies, can speak with him if they see merit in it. Once the nation is done with him, he can be handed over to the magistrates and receive his very just desserts.

==Silenced Bell==
{{SOP|statement=The Assembly of Vigilance directs the Silent Bell to investiate the location of Wemba the Bloody, Kalina White-Eye, and their followers, last known to be in Sermersuaq. Locate them but do <u>not</u> confront them, that is work for other hands.|by=Brother Geoffrey Orchard, Vigilance Assembly|vote=Upheld 168-0|when=Summer Solstice 388YE|size=small}}
* '''Following the Summer Solstice the remaining Silent Bell members were assigned to seek out Agramant followers in the north'''
* '''They have identified that Kaarina White-Eye is also in Tsirku'''
During the Summer Solstice, '''Brother Geoffrey Orchard''' directed the Silent Bell to Tsirku to investigate the location of [[Anyone_but_you#Wemba_the_Bloody|Wemba the Bloody]], Kalina White-Eye, and their followers. These two servants of [[Agramant]] have been a thorn in the Empire's side since [[Sermersuaq]] was recovered from the [[Jotun]]. Some of the Silent Bell accompanied those scouts and raiders already heading for [[Warriors%27_Gate#Dangers_and_Hunters|Treachers Dagger]]. Others spread out to see if they could track the movements of [[Anyone_but_you#Kaarina_White-Eye|Kaarina White-Eye]], who was believed to have fled west toward the [[Jotun]] border.

The trail is cold, but it does seem that Kaarina used her superior knowledge of the ice fields of the north to strike out of [[Sermersuaq#Suaq Wastes|Suaq Wastes]] and [[Sermersuaq#Suaw Fount|Suaq Fount]] to harry the hated Jotun. She was also evidencing a keen interest in the Grave of the Giants - the bay where the majestic creatures of the Sea of Snow come to die.

About a year ago however, it looks as if she abandoned her camps in the wild places of Wintermark, and followed the same path Wemba the Bloody took into Tsirku. The Silent Bell follows, relying on the assistance of guides experienced in travelling into the unknown. Everything points to Kaarina currently being based in Tsirku, east of Warrior' Gate - although it's not clear if she is in the region ''directly'' east of there. She is clearly continuing her efforts to extract her blood-price from the orcs who slew her Thane.
===Finale===
* '''Every member of the Silent Bell that entered Tsirku has vanished'''
* '''Remaining members within Imperial borders, and those associated with them, have been attacked by servants of the Whisper Gallery'''
Brother Geoffrey Orchard was very clear that the Silent Bell should gather evidence and information and <u>not</u> engage the followers of Agramant. Unfortunately, it turns out that it is not ''Blood on the Snow'' who is their greatest threat. Between the end of Summer and the start of Autumn, every member of the Silent Bell that leaves the Empire for Tsirku... vanishes. There are wild stories - a half-dead Suaq explorer suffering severe frostbite rants about how the three members of the Silent Bell they were escorting were killed by "their own reflections" that dragged them into the smooth wall of glacial ice north of the Grave of the Giants. Other stories talk of empty tents, with clear signs of struggle that nonetheless failed to attract the attention of a single sentry.

At the same time, there is a rash of attacks across the Empire as well. Here, the attackers are more identifiable. Servants of the [[Whisper Gallery]] have targeted members of the assembly of Vigilance associated with the Bell, retired members, and those very few who [[Know_your_enemy#Fear/Dread|survived]] the expedition into [[the Mallum]] to explore the [[malign spiritual presences|malign spiritual presence]] of [[On the nature of fear|fear]]. Fortunately for the majority, there is a dedicated cadre of Imperial captains who maintain a [[Venture#War_of_Whispers|careful watch]] for the malice of these hateful eternals. The majority of the overt attacks are stopped before they start, or interrupted before their target can be slain or kidnapped (for later murder).

The overwhelming evidence is that whatever has happened to the Silent Bell members sent outside of the Empire - and the protection of the [[Conclave]]s [[Alignment#Enmity|enmity]] - have been much less fortunate than the few who remained behind. [[Snap_rope_and_pass_foil#Tsirku_is_Secret|Tsirku is secret]], and it seems the Whisper Gallery want to keep it that way. Or at least, prevent the Silent Bell investigating the place.
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===Bell and Bella===
* '''The Whisper Gallery takes responsibility for the attack on the Silent Bell'''
* '''They claim it is in vengeance for the deaths of Bella and Heliodoro'''
While the Vigilance assembly is still reeling from the attacks, and the disappearances of so many Vigilant souls, a package is delivered by a [[Navarr]] messenger to the grave orchard in Pickham, near the famous monastery, where Major Joshua Benson rests. A [[Pruning_shears|site of pilgrimage]] for the last three years, it is not unusual for gifts to be delivered. This gift, however, is not a bequest or an offering of support. It is a quartet of [[the League|League]] masks, covered in bloodstains, and a bloody knife on which the blood is still, unaccountably, still fresh. With it is a gorgeous strip of parchment, decorated with an intricate drawing of dramaturgical masks with all kinds of expressions, and the two words "''FOR BELLA AND HELIODORO''".

===Watch End===
* '''The Silent Bell sodality is no longer able to launch investigations on behalf of the Vigilance assembly'''
The expedition into the Mallum to seek to expand the Empire's understanding of fear cost the Silent Bell a great deal. Many of its bravest, and most committed members paid the ultimate price for the insight they gained there. Important information was discovered, but it [[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_fortune#Those_Who_Are_Not_Free|left the Silent Bell weakened and vulnerable]]. It was inevitable that if many more of them were killed then that would have be the end of the sodality.

By rights, the Silent Bell should have been safe enough in Tsirku - this is a dangerous land outside the Empire and filled with enemies, but even so, few expected them to suffer in the way they have. Unfortunately they did not expect to become the victims of a concerted of murder aimed directly at them. In the Empire they would have been safe, protected by the enmity of the conclave and watched over by the Empire's heroes engaged in the War of Whispers. But out here - in the frozen north, beyond the safety of the Conclave's dominion...

The Whisper Gallery saw a chance for revenge for the deaths of it's favourites and seized it. The Empire has taken something from the Gallery that for all it's capering the ''Concilium of the Perjured Throne'' did not want to lose. Now it has struck back, not with play, but in murderous earnest. It is a brutal reminder that for all the Whisper Gallery is baroque and mysterious, it can also be terrible and deadly when given the opportunity.

The disappearances in Tsirku are the final nail in the coffin of the Vigilant sodality that has served the Empire for years. There are survivors of course - the [[Venture#War of Whispers|War of Whispers]] exists for a reason - but there are nowhere near enough of them to launch any kind of in-depth investigation into the threats that beset the Empire. But the sodality will be unable to continue now and cannot be reconstituted at this time. After a year has passed, the Empire might consider appraising the problem, to see if there was a way to bring the sodality back, but otherwise they have become a turned page in the Empire's long and storied history.

===Participation : Silent Bell===
* '''Characters associated with the Silent Bell are free to create stories about their experiences'''
Any character who has roleplaying an association with the Silent Bell is free to create a story about their encounter with agents of the Whisper Gallery. Obviously, no player character has been killed or abducted by the Whisper Gallery, but you may have had a close call. You may have been saved by characters undertaking the War of Whispers, personally fought off an assassin with your friends, or escaped their clutches with cleverness or dumb luck.

If you were in Tsirku this season, then the threat will be have been considerably worse. No mortal agents were used here, rather terrible creatures formed of billowing chromatic smoke that boiled up out of the ice and attacked.

==Would You Like Some Help?==
* '''Agramant offers to help the Empire track down Kaarina White-Eye'''

At the same time that bloody masks and a knife are being delivered to Pickham Monastary, a very different message is being delivered in Tsirku. The raiders returning from Treacher's Dagger have been victorious. Tired and injured, they are keen to get back to the warmth of Sermersuaq and the embrace of Wintermark friends. Just before they cross the border, a creature turns up in the middle of their camp and asks for parley. It's obviously a monster - a human-shaped monster wearing a coat made of tattooed skin, with a mouthful of shark teeth and lambent red eyes that are nothing like those of a draughir. It brings a message, for the ears of the Conclave, from it's master.

It is ''dreadful'' what the eternals of Night have done to the Silent Bell. Cowardly, even. Waiting until they were sent outside the protection of the Conclave and then murdering them all? Rude, to be honest. ''[[Agramant|Giver of Gifts]]'' takes affront at the ''Secret Seekers'' paddling around in ''his'' part of the world and so he offers a boon for the Assembly of Vigilance. He doesn't expect them to take it but the offer is ''genuine'' and ''sincere''. All they need to do is raise a [[statement of principle]] urging the vigilant to keep watch over the Grave of the Giants. If that statement gets a [[greater majority]], then Agramant will instruct his heralds to give Kaarina White-Eye bad advice, luring her into making a trip back to the Grave during the Winter Solstice to gather more... resources. The vigilant will surely spot her, allowing the jolly old [[Sentinel Gate]] to get some Imperial heroes in position to murder her. And, sadly, as she is inside Imperial borders, the ability of her patron to protect her will be limited.

Why is ''Blood-on-the-Snow'' doing this? The herald says that his master wants to test Kaarina, and just how powerful her hate is. Either she'll prevail over the Imperial heroes, or they'll kill her. Either way, Agramant wins. Plus for that matter he has gotten just a little tired of Kaarina's constant banging on about how awful the Jotun are. And if she's foolish enough to fall for bad advice, and weak enough to be killed by so-called Imperial champions? Well, what can be destroyed ''should'' be destroyed.

388YE Autumn Equinox event schedule

2026-09-09T17:39:00Z

Emmanovi: /* Sunday */ link added

[[Category:388YE Autumn]]
==New Player Schedule==
For a list of all Player Support and New Player Meetings, please see [[New player schedule|this page]].
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==Senator Elections==
Each summit, a number of nations will elect [[Senator|senators]] for one or more of their territories to serve in the [[Senate]]. Each nation has a unique method of electing its senators. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, the following nations will elect Senators on Saturday afternoon at the times listed in the table below, inside each nation's camp.
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Time</th><th>Territories with Senator elections</th><th>Notes</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Brass Coast leadership|Brass Coast]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Kahraman]]</td><td>Auction begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dawn leadership|Dawn]]</td><td>2:30pm</td><td>[[Semmerholm]]</td><td>Upon return from the [[Knight-protector#Appointment|grand tourney]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Highguard leadership|Highguard]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Casinea]]</td><td>Inquisition of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The League leadership|League]]</td><td>3:30pm</td><td>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Presentation of collected bonds</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Marches leadership|Marches]]</td><td>1:30pm</td><td>[[Upwold]]</sup></td><td>[[Farm|Landowners]] gather</tr>
<tr><td>[[Urizen leadership|Urizen]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Morrow]]</td><td>Demos begins (to conclude at 1:30pm)</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Varushka leadership|Varushka]]</td><td>1:45pm</td><td>[[Volodmartz]]</td><td>Questioning of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Wintermark political leadership|Wintermark]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Hahnmark]]</td><td>Jars are placed down for 15 minutes</td></tr>
</table>


==Tally of the Votes==
Each summit, a number of national titles are elected via [[Tally of the Votes]]. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, elections for such titles will take place at the following times for the nations listed, in the order shown:
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Time</th><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th><th>Titles in order of election</th></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:30pm</td><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]<br>[[Volhov of the Wyrding Tower]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:30pm</td><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Municipal Docks]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#<li value="1">{{anchor|1}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Spring Equinox 389YE</li>
#<li value="2">{{anchor|2}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Winter Solstice 388YE</li>
</small>

==Dusk==

{{:Autumn Equinox 2026}}

==Timetable==
This timetable and much more information can be seen on the notices that get pinned up all around the Hub after time-in. <br />
For any queries regarding the IC timetabling at events you can talk to the civil service staff in the Hub.

=== Citizen Bookings ===
Citizens can request to book Civil Service spaces, as detailed [[Anvil#Booking_Civil_Service_Spaces|here]]. Official meetings organised by the Civil Service are listed in darker shading, whilst such citizen-organised meetings are shown in a lighter colour, as below.

The names of individuals responsible for each booking are published on an in-character version of the timetable which will be available in the Hub throughout the event.

<table>
<tr><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td></tr>
<td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td>
</table>

===Friday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Friday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Imperial Seer]] Scrying</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Parent's evening (including classes sign up)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 8pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;"> Urizen Magician's Meeting<br />Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 8pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Pride]] Assembly meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Muster]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[A_friend_like_you#An_Immovable_Challenge_(Cathan_Canae)|An Immovable Challenge]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Ambassador]] Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Imperial Gathering of Hunters</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] confessional</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Gilded Hammer Auction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Saturday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Saturday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Why did [[Conclave]]?</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Propensity_to_truck,_barter,_and_exchange#The_Great_Instrument_of_Ambition|Auction]] of [[Ephisis]] contracts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Shuttered Lantern]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy [[The_Academy#Academy_Cadets|Cadets]] Council</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Commission]]s and [[Appraisal]]s discussion</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dawnish [[Fleet]] Captains' Meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 2pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Election of the [[Emissary to the Celestial Library]]</td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Auction of the Seats|Auction of the Seats]] for Imperial [[Bourse]] positions</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Here_you_come_again#Bonds|Bond Auction]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Dawn_culture_and_customs#The_Grand_Tourneys|Grand Tourney]] to elect [[Knight-protector]] of Autumn</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Magpies]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arcane Colloquium]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bear Pit</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td rowspan=2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Cat's Graces]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">One Last Drink</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sevenfold Path]] and [[Silver Chalice]] meetings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Empire Vision</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Speed Dating <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 7pm</td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mariner: The [[Emperor Barabbas|Barabbas]] Musical</td></td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Unofficial Generals' Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Singing for our Nightingales</td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Clash Upon the Anvil</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arrows_and_clay#Challenge_of_the_Painted_Gallery|Challenge of the Painted Gallery]]: Display and judging</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Wayfaring_strangers#Battle_of_the_Bay|Battle of the Bay]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Atun#The_New_Scions_of_Atun|New Scions of Atun]] meeting</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] military strategy meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate Motions]] dance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Sunday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Sunday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Astronomancy Symposium <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 12pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Inquisitorial Masterclass</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mage's Forum</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Student Council</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Balancing of [[Ephisis' Scale]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Graduation</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Cat's Graces]] session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vigilance]] Assembly meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

388YE Autumn Equinox event schedule

2026-09-09T17:38:48Z

Emmanovi: /* Sunday */

[[Category:388YE Autumn]]
==New Player Schedule==
For a list of all Player Support and New Player Meetings, please see [[New player schedule|this page]].
__NOTOC__
==Senator Elections==
Each summit, a number of nations will elect [[Senator|senators]] for one or more of their territories to serve in the [[Senate]]. Each nation has a unique method of electing its senators. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, the following nations will elect Senators on Saturday afternoon at the times listed in the table below, inside each nation's camp.
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Time</th><th>Territories with Senator elections</th><th>Notes</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Brass Coast leadership|Brass Coast]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Kahraman]]</td><td>Auction begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dawn leadership|Dawn]]</td><td>2:30pm</td><td>[[Semmerholm]]</td><td>Upon return from the [[Knight-protector#Appointment|grand tourney]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Highguard leadership|Highguard]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Casinea]]</td><td>Inquisition of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The League leadership|League]]</td><td>3:30pm</td><td>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Presentation of collected bonds</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Marches leadership|Marches]]</td><td>1:30pm</td><td>[[Upwold]]</sup></td><td>[[Farm|Landowners]] gather</tr>
<tr><td>[[Urizen leadership|Urizen]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Morrow]]</td><td>Demos begins (to conclude at 1:30pm)</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Varushka leadership|Varushka]]</td><td>1:45pm</td><td>[[Volodmartz]]</td><td>Questioning of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Wintermark political leadership|Wintermark]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Hahnmark]]</td><td>Jars are placed down for 15 minutes</td></tr>
</table>


==Tally of the Votes==
Each summit, a number of national titles are elected via [[Tally of the Votes]]. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, elections for such titles will take place at the following times for the nations listed, in the order shown:
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Time</th><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th><th>Titles in order of election</th></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:30pm</td><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]<br>[[Volhov of the Wyrding Tower]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:30pm</td><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Municipal Docks]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#<li value="1">{{anchor|1}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Spring Equinox 389YE</li>
#<li value="2">{{anchor|2}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Winter Solstice 388YE</li>
</small>

==Dusk==

{{:Autumn Equinox 2026}}

==Timetable==
This timetable and much more information can be seen on the notices that get pinned up all around the Hub after time-in. <br />
For any queries regarding the IC timetabling at events you can talk to the civil service staff in the Hub.

=== Citizen Bookings ===
Citizens can request to book Civil Service spaces, as detailed [[Anvil#Booking_Civil_Service_Spaces|here]]. Official meetings organised by the Civil Service are listed in darker shading, whilst such citizen-organised meetings are shown in a lighter colour, as below.

The names of individuals responsible for each booking are published on an in-character version of the timetable which will be available in the Hub throughout the event.

<table>
<tr><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td></tr>
<td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td>
</table>

===Friday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Friday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Imperial Seer]] Scrying</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Parent's evening (including classes sign up)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 8pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;"> Urizen Magician's Meeting<br />Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 8pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Pride]] Assembly meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Muster]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[A_friend_like_you#An_Immovable_Challenge_(Cathan_Canae)|An Immovable Challenge]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Ambassador]] Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Imperial Gathering of Hunters</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] confessional</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Gilded Hammer Auction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Saturday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Saturday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Why did [[Conclave]]?</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Propensity_to_truck,_barter,_and_exchange#The_Great_Instrument_of_Ambition|Auction]] of [[Ephisis]] contracts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Shuttered Lantern]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy [[The_Academy#Academy_Cadets|Cadets]] Council</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Commission]]s and [[Appraisal]]s discussion</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dawnish [[Fleet]] Captains' Meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 2pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Election of the [[Emissary to the Celestial Library]]</td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Auction of the Seats|Auction of the Seats]] for Imperial [[Bourse]] positions</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Here_you_come_again#Bonds|Bond Auction]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Dawn_culture_and_customs#The_Grand_Tourneys|Grand Tourney]] to elect [[Knight-protector]] of Autumn</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Magpies]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arcane Colloquium]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bear Pit</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td rowspan=2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Cat's Graces]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">One Last Drink</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sevenfold Path]] and [[Silver Chalice]] meetings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Empire Vision</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Speed Dating <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 7pm</td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mariner: The [[Emperor Barabbas|Barabbas]] Musical</td></td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Unofficial Generals' Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Singing for our Nightingales</td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Clash Upon the Anvil</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arrows_and_clay#Challenge_of_the_Painted_Gallery|Challenge of the Painted Gallery]]: Display and judging</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Wayfaring_strangers#Battle_of_the_Bay|Battle of the Bay]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Atun#The_New_Scions_of_Atun|New Scions of Atun]] meeting</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] military strategy meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate Motions]] dance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Sunday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Sunday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Astronomancy Symposium <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 12pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Inquisitorial Masterclass</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mage's Forum</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Student Council</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Balancing of [[Ephisis' Scale]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Graduation</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Cat's Graces session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vigilance]] Assembly meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

High Bard

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#REDIRECT [[High Bard of the Empire]]

Civil service

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<quote by="The Imperial Constitution">The Civil Service shall serve The Throne and the people, and be bound in oaths of loyalty to the Empire. They will be civil in their dealings and treat each citizen by their virtues, without prejudice or favour regardless of wealth, nationality or title. They will choose amongst them those who will serve as magistrates, to ensure the law is a friend to no-one but instead the servant and the master of all.</quote>
__TOC__
==Overview==
The Imperial Civil Service was established at the birth of the Empire but the roles and responsibilities were not codified until later, during the reign of [[Imperial_history#.2822_YE_-_34_YE.29_Reign_of_Emperor_Giovanni_the_Peacemaker|Emperor Giovanni]]. Every member of the Service [[Varushka_hearth_magic#Oaths|swears an oath]] to carry out their duties honestly and without favour to any party. As such, they do not vote in any elections, allowing citizens to trust the information and advice they provide is as fair and accurate as possible.

The civil servants who attend Anvil are generally based at the Civil Service Hub, located roughly at the centre of Anvil. However, their work takes them across various parts of Anvil, as is outlined [[Event schedule|here]].

'''All civil servants are NPC only positions. Their role is to enable the game to run effectively - providing dependable sources of information and preventing players from being bogged down in administration or bureaucracy. The roles are intended to be incorruptible, so that players can trust what the information implicitly. Profound Decisions will ''never'' run plot in Empire involving the corruption of magistrates or other civil servants.'''

==Institutional Civil Servants==
These civil servants are responsible for the smooth operation of a specific Imperial Institution. In all cases a single specific title exists, linked to each of the five great houses of the Empire, e.g. the Speaker for the Senate. Though such offices are always referred to in the singular, in practice there are usually multiple civil servants assigned specific to each role.<div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; clear: right;"><div>
===Speaker for the Senate===
The [[Speaker for the Senate]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Senate]]. The Speaker chairs all sessions of the Senate to ensure they are orderly, timely and effective. They are responsible for accepting [[Senate motion|motions]] from [[senator|senators]] and creating the agenda for each [[Senate session|session]], including any [[Senate address|addresses]] that are to be made.

The Speaker is the best in-character point of contact for queries about Senate motions, [[Commission|commissions]], creation of [[New Imperial titles|new Imperial titles]], and advice on how the Senate is run.

The office of Speaker is expected to maintain the following records:

* A list of all motions brought before Senate, the wording, their proposers, and the seconders.
* Whether or not each motion was passed, failed or withdrawn.
* Any disbursement from the Imperial treasury that was approved for the motion.
* A list of all announcements made before Senate.
* The location of suitable pro-formas for Senate [[:File:Senate_Motion_Sheet.pdf|motions]], [[:File:Senate_Address_Sheet.pdf|addresses]] and [[:File:Senate_Announcement_Sheet.pdf|announcements]].
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Speaker_John_of_Meade.jpg|title=John of Meade, Speaker for the Senate.|caption=John of Meade, Speaker for the Senate|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Bill Runner || David Proctor
|-
| Dyer Alys || Amy Mason
|-
| John of Meade || Harry Harrold
|-
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Tribune of the Synod===
The [[Tribune of the Synod]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Synod]]. The Tribune is responsible for accepting and registering [[Judgement|Judgements]] raised by priests, and recording and announcing the votes of members of the Synod. It is also the Tribune who disburses the [[Liao#True Liao|True Liao]] to the Throne, the winner of the lot in the Public auction, any doses [[Rewarding|awarded]] from the Virtue Fund, and the doses awarded by the Gatekeepers.

As the Synod holds no formal sessions, the Tribune is based solely within the Hub. They are able to answer queries relating to appointment to Synod titles, the raising of and voting for Judgements, as well the opportunities and powers available to the Synod.

The Tribune is expected to maintain the following records:

* The set of all judgements raised by the Synod at the summit.
* Votes made by Synod priests on judgements.
* Appointments by assemblies of the Synod.
* Definitive wordings for any mandates that have been assessed by the Civil Service.
* Rewardings made from the Virtue fund to the priests who raised the corresponding Judgements
* The names of those who are to receive visions of past lives
* The location of a suitable pro-forma for [[:File:Judgement_Sheet.pdf|Synod Judgements]]
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=LeoSecGen.jpg|title=Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza, Tribune of the Synod.|caption=Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza, Tribune of the Synod|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Eurydice Starchaser || Caeleb Denzias-Wadge
|-
| Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza || Jonathan Kidger
|-
| Orva Pirittasdottir || Kirsty Horne
|-
| Taskel di Apulian || Laurie Ingram
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Herald of the Council===
The [[Herald of the Council]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Military Council]]. The Herald chairs all official meetings, the [[Muster]] and all regular [[Council session|sessions]] of the Military Council to ensure they are orderly, timely and effective. They are responsible for creating the agenda for each session, accepting any [[Council address|addresses]] that are to be made.

The Herald is well-placed to answer any queries relating to the operation of the Military Council and how best to bring matters before it. They provide information on the disposition of the Empire's military forces to the Imperial generals at the start of the muster.

The Herald is expected to maintain the following records:

* The disposition and strength of the Empire's armies and fortifications.
* The battle opportunities chosen by the military council
* Which nations are taking the field for each battle.
* The field marshal commanding each battle.
* The orders given by generals to their armies.
* Any pardons issued by the Military Council.
* Any distribution of [[spoils of war]] made by the Military Council.
</div>
<div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Herald_Ekaterijna_Nadyovna_Gremani_cropped.jpg|title=Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani, Herald of the Council.|caption=Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani, Herald of the Council|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani || Sam Sulkin
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
===Agent of the Bourse===
The [[Agent of the Bourse]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Bourse]]. They organise the [[Tally of the Votes|election of all National Bourse Titles]] recording the votes cast and identifying each winner. They also arrange and oversee the [[Auction of the Seats]] and the auction of a dose of [[Liao#True Liao|True Liao]]. The Agent is responsible for issuing [[Currency#Bourse_Certificates|Bourse certificates]] for [[Weirwood|weirwood]], [[Mithril|mithril]] and [[White granite|white granite]] to new seat holders when they win an auction or election.

The Agent is best placed to answer questions relating to any Bourse titles, either auctioned or elected, as well as questions about the current state of Bourse seats.

The Agent is expected to maintain the following records:

* Appointments by the Auction of Seats including who is appointed and how much was paid.
* Appointments by the Tally of Votes including who is appointed, the total winning votes and the winning margin.
* Values of any small quantities of Bourse resources auctioned at each summit.
* The winning bid for the dose of True Liao auctioned via the Bourse.
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Marta_Kovar_cropped.jpg|title=Marta Kovar, Agent of the Bourse.|caption=Marta Kovar, Agent of the Bourse|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Marta Kovar || Elinor Kershaw
|-
| Probus || Martin Denton
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Prefect of the Conclave===
The civil servants who serve the [[Conclave]] oversee its sessions in the Hall of Worlds. They accept Declarations made in advance of each session, create the agenda, and ensure each session is run in a timely, efficient and orderly fashion. They are also responsible for taking the crystal mana required to speak in Conclave, which is then added to the [[Conclave vault|Conclave vaults]] and disbursed to [[Grandmaster|Grandmasters]] of each [[Conclave order|Order]].

The Prefect is available in the Hub in advance of each session to receive Declarations for the Agenda, as well as to answer procedural questions on how things might be brought before Conclave.

The Prefect is expected to maintain the following records:

* Appointments to Imperial titles.
* Addresses made on each day, and who made each one
* Declarations made on each day, who made each one, and whether or not it passed
* The Strengths of each order at each Conclave session
* The contents of each Order's Vault at the beginning and end of the Summit
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Khaytanus_Conclave.jpg|title=Khaytanus Everwatch, Prefect of the Conclave.|caption=Khaytanus Everwatch (right), Prefect of the Conclave, next to Merlot, the Overseer of Imperial Elections (left).|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Abelard the Assiduous || Tom Gilbert
|-
| Khaytanus Everwatch || James Littlewood
|-
| Merlot || Paul Wilder
|}</div></div>

==Non-Institutional Civil Servants==
A number of key Civil Service roles are not tied to a single official body of state. These positions are responsible for providing advice and service across multiple different houses or directly to individual citizens.<div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
===Constitutional Court===
The [[Scrutiny#Constitutional_Court|Constitutional Court]] is a body of civil servants whose job is to ensure that the [[Senate motion|motions]] passed by the [[Senate]] can be implemented in accordance with the Imperial Constitution. The Court provides [[scrutiny]] of every motion after it passes the Imperial Senate, checking that it is in accordance with the Imperial Constitution and that it can be effectively implemented by the Civil Service. It exists to allow Profound Decisions to check that any motion that changes the way Empire plays will not adversely affect the enjoyment of the game in the years to come.

Members of the Court will attempt to provide constitutional advice to any citizen who requests it, to give citizens the best chance of ensuring that any motions presented to the Senate are legitimate. However, advice given by any individual member is not considered binding by the Court, and all Senate motions are subject to further scrutiny once they have been passed on the floor of the Senate.

Some members of the Court have a number of their own responsibilities. The Auditor of the Imperial Treasury is responsible for providing funds disbursed from the Imperial treasury by the Senate and producing the accounts for the [[Master of the Imperial Mint]] each summit. The Imperial Archivist is responsible for historical research and for all Civil Service publications, while the Chief Magistrate is the senior magistrate for the Empire. These Civil Servants sometimes attend sessions of the Senate to provide important further context on the opportunities and powers available to it.
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Abraham_Leontes_Gerard_cropped.jpg|title=Three members of the Constitutional Court.|caption=Magistrate Abraham (left) considers his position whilst Leontes the Scribe (centre) and Gerard La Salle (right) discuss matters of state.|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Title''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Abraham || Magistrate || Matt Pennington
|-
| Cosme i Zuhri i Guerra|| Chief Magistrate || Nat Saunders
|-
| Gerard La Salle || Auditor of the Imperial Treasury || Graeme Jamieson
|-
| Leontes the Scribe || Imperial Archivist || Andy Rafferty
|-
| Stanislav Karkovich || Chief Magistrate || Jon Creek
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Secretariat of the Civil Service===
The Secretariat are responsible for the recruitment and appointment of new civil servants, as well as the day-to-day operation of the Service. Citizens who have an issue with the behaviour of a civil servant are best advised to raise the matter with a member of the Secretariat who will try to assist. At Anvil, when not facilitating the needs of the Civil Service as a whole, they usually fill other roles in line with their specialisms.

At present, the two members of the Secretariat are the Secretary General who directly oversees all civil service operations and the Cultural Liaison, who works directly with the egregores of each nation whole to ensure that all Imperial citizens, especially those new to Anvil, have access to the support they need.
</div><div style="margin-top: 15px;>
{{CaptionedImage|file=CulturalLiaison.jpg|title=Kaya, Cultural Liaison.|caption=Kaya, Cultural Liaison|width=200}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Title''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Kaya || Cultural Liaison || Clare Evans
|-
| Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza || Secretary General || Jonathan Kidger
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Overseer of Imperial Elections===
The Overseer of [[Imperial elections|Imperial Elections]] is responsible for administering the appointment for all Imperial titles not managed by another office of the Civil Service, and ensuring all elections adhere to the strictures of Imperial Law. This includes, but is not limited to, elections for senators and generals each summit.

The Overseer can be approached with any query regarding elections to the Senate, Military Council or Bourse. Appointments by the Imperial Synod are best directed to the Tribute of the Synod. Appointments by the Conclave are the remit of the Prefect of the Conclave, (Merlot, the current Overseer of Elections is also a Prefect of the Conclave).

The Overseer is expected to keep the following records:

* The list of current Imperial title holders
* The list of titles awaiting election
* All elections ''to'' the Senate or appointments ''by'' the Senate
* Results of appointments ''to'' or ''by'' the Military Council
* All elections and appointments ''to'' the Bourse
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Merlot_Book.jpg|title=Merlot, Overseer of Imperial Elections.|caption=Merlot, Overseer of Imperial Elections|align=left|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Merlot || Paul Wilder
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>
===Imperial Magistracy===
Magistrates are responsible for enforcing [[Imperial Law]]. They appoint members of the militia and coordinate their activities, directing them to investigate potential crimes that have been reported. They administer trials, overseeing the proceedings, determining the verdict, and setting the punishment. They oversee executions, as well as the collection and redistribution of fines.

Magistrates can be approached to provide advice on any aspect of Imperial Law, as well as to offer advice on how to bring a [[Civil Claims|civil claim]]. They are currently based at the magistrate's office, near the Hub.

The Chief Magistrates oversee the magistrates and are responsible for appointing and promoting new magistrates. The Constitutional Court always includes the Chief Magistrates and the longest serving magistrate, so the Chief Magistrates can also provide constitutional advice.

The Magistracy, especially the Chief Magistrates, are also responsible for assisting in the creation of [[The Throne#Imperial Favour|Imperial Favours]].

The Magistracy publishes the [[Court Reports|Court Report]] following each summit that details all trials and their outcome.
</div><div style="margin-top: 15px;">
<gallery heights=250 mode="packed">
file:MagistrateKarkovich.jpg|Stanislav Karkovich, Chief Magistrate
file:116_103_7872813_56749560_6.png|Cosme i Zuhri i Guerra, Chief Magistrate
</gallery>

{|
| '''Magistrate''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Chief Magistrate Stanislav Karkovich || Jon Creek
|-
| Chief Magistrate Cosme i Zuhri i Guerra || Nat Saunders
|-
| Jack Forrester || Pacome Cardon
|-
| Kasimir Nikovitch Sokolov || Jon Nimick
|-
| Lizabet Tiller || Gail Bartlett
|-
| Nihm Farkas || Sophie Earnshaw
|-
| Sayid i Zuhri i Erigo || Cian Scattergood
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>

===Attendants of the Gateway===
These civil servants take instruction from those individuals awarded or in possession of [[Liao#True_Liao|True Liao]]. Where individuals seek to use the True Liao to have [[Past life vision|visions of their past lives]], it is the responsibility of these civil servants to interview them, to explain the process, and then to administer to the ceremony after the True Liao has been suitably prepared.

They aim to make themselves available to all potential visionaries for interviews and discussions at the Hub - both on the Saturday night of each summit as well as at 1:30pm on the Sunday.

These civil servants are also responsible for keeping records of which citizens are due to receive visions of their past lives, which are published in the Hub. The Civil Service does not record the details of previous Visions - the responsibility for this lies with the [[Seer of the Gateway]].
</div><div style="margin-top: 15px;">
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Anushka Djeskova || Jessica Simpson
|-
| Barak of the Inheritance of Atun || David Sheridan
|-
| Walt Scriber || Ian Horne
|}
</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>

===War Scouts & Prognosticators===
Imperial war scouts provide vital intelligence to the Military Council on the disposition and movement of enemy forces. This information is combined with divinations performed by the Imperial prognosticators to identify conjunctions of the [[Sentinel Gate]]. Each summit, the department produces a set of briefings for the Council, detailing all major conjunctions that have been identified, along with objectives and potential outcomes.

The prognosticators and war scouts also work together to produce briefings for the smaller military conjunctions that are published before each summit. In consultation with the Constitutional Court, they decide which Imperial title should be given dominion over the conjunction. The war scouts are the best people to talk to if you have any questions about a military conjunction. At Anvil, the war scouts maintain a post near the [[Sentinel Gate]] in order to advise on known [[conjunctions]].

The Imperial Archives also employ numerous prognosticators to help create the Winds of Fortune, the accurate forecasts and reports which are published before each summit.
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=War Scout Tirsa_cropped.jpg|title=Tirsa i Duran i Guerra, War Scout.|caption=Tirsa i Duran i Guerra, War Scout|width=500}}
{|
| '''Name''' || '''Role''' || '''Crew Name'''
|-
| Harald Fareye || Prognosticator || Tom Hancocks
|-
| Tirsa i Duran i Guerra || War Scout || Katherine Catchpole-Simmons
|-
|}</div></div>

===The Academy===
The Imperial Academy at Anvil runs various activities for the younger heroes of the Empire. A list of dedicated Academy staff can be found [[The_Academy#Academy_Staff|here]].

[[Category:Civil Service]]

388YE Autumn Equinox event schedule

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[[Category:388YE Autumn]]
==New Player Schedule==
For a list of all Player Support and New Player Meetings, please see [[New player schedule|this page]].
__NOTOC__
==Senator Elections==
Each summit, a number of nations will elect [[Senator|senators]] for one or more of their territories to serve in the [[Senate]]. Each nation has a unique method of electing its senators. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, the following nations will elect Senators on Saturday afternoon at the times listed in the table below, inside each nation's camp.
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Time</th><th>Territories with Senator elections</th><th>Notes</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Brass Coast leadership|Brass Coast]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Kahraman]]</td><td>Auction begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dawn leadership|Dawn]]</td><td>2:30pm</td><td>[[Semmerholm]]</td><td>Upon return from the [[Knight-protector#Appointment|grand tourney]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Highguard leadership|Highguard]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Casinea]]</td><td>Inquisition of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The League leadership|League]]</td><td>3:30pm</td><td>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Presentation of collected bonds</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Marches leadership|Marches]]</td><td>1:30pm</td><td>[[Upwold]]</sup></td><td>[[Farm|Landowners]] gather</tr>
<tr><td>[[Urizen leadership|Urizen]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Morrow]]</td><td>Demos begins (to conclude at 1:30pm)</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Varushka leadership|Varushka]]</td><td>1:45pm</td><td>[[Volodmartz]]</td><td>Questioning of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Wintermark political leadership|Wintermark]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Hahnmark]]</td><td>Jars are placed down for 15 minutes</td></tr>
</table>


==Tally of the Votes==
Each summit, a number of national titles are elected via [[Tally of the Votes]]. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, elections for such titles will take place at the following times for the nations listed, in the order shown:
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Time</th><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th><th>Titles in order of election</th></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:30pm</td><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]<br>[[Volhov of the Wyrding Tower]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:30pm</td><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Municipal Docks]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#<li value="1">{{anchor|1}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Spring Equinox 389YE</li>
#<li value="2">{{anchor|2}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Winter Solstice 388YE</li>
</small>

==Dusk==

{{:Autumn Equinox 2026}}

==Timetable==
This timetable and much more information can be seen on the notices that get pinned up all around the Hub after time-in. <br />
For any queries regarding the IC timetabling at events you can talk to the civil service staff in the Hub.

=== Citizen Bookings ===
Citizens can request to book Civil Service spaces, as detailed [[Anvil#Booking_Civil_Service_Spaces|here]]. Official meetings organised by the Civil Service are listed in darker shading, whilst such citizen-organised meetings are shown in a lighter colour, as below.

The names of individuals responsible for each booking are published on an in-character version of the timetable which will be available in the Hub throughout the event.

<table>
<tr><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td></tr>
<td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td>
</table>

===Friday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Friday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Imperial Seer]] Scrying</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Parent's evening (including classes sign up)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 8pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;"> Urizen Magician's Meeting<br />Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 8pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Pride]] Assembly meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Muster]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[A_friend_like_you#An_Immovable_Challenge_(Cathan_Canae)|An Immovable Challenge]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Ambassador]] Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Imperial Gathering of Hunters</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] confessional</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Gilded Hammer Auction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Saturday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Saturday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Why did [[Conclave]]?</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Propensity_to_truck,_barter,_and_exchange#The_Great_Instrument_of_Ambition|Auction]] of [[Ephisis]] contracts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Shuttered Lantern]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy [[The_Academy#Academy_Cadets|Cadets]] Council</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Commission]]s and [[Appraisal]]s discussion</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dawnish [[Fleet]] Captains' Meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 2pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Election of the [[Emissary to the Celestial Library]]</td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Auction of the Seats|Auction of the Seats]] for Imperial [[Bourse]] positions</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Here_you_come_again#Bonds|Bond Auction]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Dawn_culture_and_customs#The_Grand_Tourneys|Grand Tourney]] to elect [[Knight-protector]] of Autumn</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Magpies]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arcane Colloquium]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bear Pit</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td rowspan=2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Cat's Graces]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">One Last Drink</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sevenfold Path]] and [[Silver Chalice]] meetings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Empire Vision</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Speed Dating <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 7pm</td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mariner: The [[Emperor Barabbas|Barabbas]] Musical</td></td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Unofficial Generals' Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Singing for our Nightingales</td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Clash Upon the Anvil</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arrows_and_clay#Challenge_of_the_Painted_Gallery|Challenge of the Painted Gallery]]: Display and judging</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Atun#The_New_Scions_of_Atun|New Scions of Atun]] meeting</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] military strategy meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate Motions]] dance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Sunday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Sunday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Astronomancy Symposium <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 12pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Inquisitorial Masterclass</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mage's Forum</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Student Council</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Balancing of [[Ephisis' Scale]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Graduation</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber reserved</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vigilance]] Assembly meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

388YE Autumn Equinox event schedule

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[[Category:388YE Autumn]]
==New Player Schedule==
For a list of all Player Support and New Player Meetings, please see [[New player schedule|this page]].
__NOTOC__
==Senator Elections==
Each summit, a number of nations will elect [[Senator|senators]] for one or more of their territories to serve in the [[Senate]]. Each nation has a unique method of electing its senators. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, the following nations will elect Senators on Saturday afternoon at the times listed in the table below, inside each nation's camp.
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Time</th><th>Territories with Senator elections</th><th>Notes</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Brass Coast leadership|Brass Coast]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Kahraman]]</td><td>Auction begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dawn leadership|Dawn]]</td><td>2:30pm</td><td>[[Semmerholm]]</td><td>Upon return from the [[Knight-protector#Appointment|grand tourney]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Highguard leadership|Highguard]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Casinea]]</td><td>Inquisition of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The League leadership|League]]</td><td>3:30pm</td><td>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Presentation of collected bonds</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Marches leadership|Marches]]</td><td>1:30pm</td><td>[[Upwold]]</sup></td><td>[[Farm|Landowners]] gather</tr>
<tr><td>[[Urizen leadership|Urizen]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Morrow]]</td><td>Demos begins (to conclude at 1:30pm)</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Varushka leadership|Varushka]]</td><td>1:45pm</td><td>[[Volodmartz]]</td><td>Questioning of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Wintermark political leadership|Wintermark]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Hahnmark]]</td><td>Jars are placed down for 15 minutes</td></tr>
</table>


==Tally of the Votes==
Each summit, a number of national titles are elected via [[Tally of the Votes]]. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, elections for such titles will take place at the following times for the nations listed, in the order shown:
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Time</th><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th><th>Titles in order of election</th></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:30pm</td><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]<br>[[Volhov of the Wyrding Tower]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:30pm</td><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Municipal Docks]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#<li value="1">{{anchor|1}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Spring Equinox 389YE</li>
#<li value="2">{{anchor|2}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Winter Solstice 388YE</li>
</small>

==Dusk==

{{:Autumn Equinox 2026}}

==Timetable==
This timetable and much more information can be seen on the notices that get pinned up all around the Hub after time-in. <br />
For any queries regarding the IC timetabling at events you can talk to the civil service staff in the Hub.

=== Citizen Bookings ===
Citizens can request to book Civil Service spaces, as detailed [[Anvil#Booking_Civil_Service_Spaces|here]]. Official meetings organised by the Civil Service are listed in darker shading, whilst such citizen-organised meetings are shown in a lighter colour, as below.

The names of individuals responsible for each booking are published on an in-character version of the timetable which will be available in the Hub throughout the event.

<table>
<tr><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td></tr>
<td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td>
</table>

===Friday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Friday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Imperial Seer]] Scrying</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Parent's evening (including classes sign up)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 8pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;"> Urizen Magician's Meeting<br />Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 8pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Pride]] Assembly meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Muster]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Ambassador]] Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Imperial Gathering of Hunters</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] confessional</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Gilded Hammer Auction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Saturday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Saturday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Why did [[Conclave]]?</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Propensity_to_truck,_barter,_and_exchange#The_Great_Instrument_of_Ambition|Auction]] of [[Ephisis]] contracts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Shuttered Lantern]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy [[The_Academy#Academy_Cadets|Cadets]] Council</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Commission]]s and [[Appraisal]]s discussion</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dawnish [[Fleet]] Captains' Meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 2pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Election of the [[Emissary to the Celestial Library]]</td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Auction of the Seats|Auction of the Seats]] for Imperial [[Bourse]] positions</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Here_you_come_again#Bonds|Bond Auction]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Dawn_culture_and_customs#The_Grand_Tourneys|Grand Tourney]] to elect [[Knight-protector]] of Autumn</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Magpies]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arcane Colloquium]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bear Pit</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td rowspan=2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Cat's Graces]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">One Last Drink</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sevenfold Path]] and [[Silver Chalice]] meetings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Empire Vision</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Speed Dating <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 7pm</td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mariner: The [[Emperor Barabbas|Barabbas]] Musical</td></td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Unofficial Generals' Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Singing for our Nightingales</td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Clash Upon the Anvil</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arrows_and_clay#Challenge_of_the_Painted_Gallery|Challenge of the Painted Gallery]]: Display and judging</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Atun#The_New_Scions_of_Atun|New Scions of Atun]] meeting</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] military strategy meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate Motions]] dance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Sunday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Sunday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Astronomancy Symposium <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 12pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Inquisitorial Masterclass</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mage's Forum</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Student Council</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Balancing of [[Ephisis' Scale]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Graduation</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber reserved</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vigilance]] Assembly meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

388YE Autumn Equinox event schedule

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[[Category:388YE Autumn]]
==New Player Schedule==
For a list of all Player Support and New Player Meetings, please see [[New player schedule|this page]].
__NOTOC__
==Senator Elections==
Each summit, a number of nations will elect [[Senator|senators]] for one or more of their territories to serve in the [[Senate]]. Each nation has a unique method of electing its senators. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, the following nations will elect Senators on Saturday afternoon at the times listed in the table below, inside each nation's camp.
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Time</th><th>Territories with Senator elections</th><th>Notes</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Brass Coast leadership|Brass Coast]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Kahraman]]</td><td>Auction begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dawn leadership|Dawn]]</td><td>2:30pm</td><td>[[Semmerholm]]</td><td>Upon return from the [[Knight-protector#Appointment|grand tourney]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Highguard leadership|Highguard]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Casinea]]</td><td>Inquisition of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The League leadership|League]]</td><td>3:30pm</td><td>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Presentation of collected bonds</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Marches leadership|Marches]]</td><td>1:30pm</td><td>[[Upwold]]</sup></td><td>[[Farm|Landowners]] gather</tr>
<tr><td>[[Urizen leadership|Urizen]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Morrow]]</td><td>Demos begins (to conclude at 1:30pm)</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Varushka leadership|Varushka]]</td><td>1:45pm</td><td>[[Volodmartz]]</td><td>Questioning of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Wintermark political leadership|Wintermark]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Hahnmark]]</td><td>Jars are placed down for 15 minutes</td></tr>
</table>


==Tally of the Votes==
Each summit, a number of national titles are elected via [[Tally of the Votes]]. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, elections for such titles will take place at the following times for the nations listed, in the order shown:
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Time</th><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th><th>Titles in order of election</th></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:30pm</td><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]<br>[[Volhov of the Wyrding Tower]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:30pm</td><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Municipal Docks]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#<li value="1">{{anchor|1}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Spring Equinox 389YE</li>
#<li value="2">{{anchor|2}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Winter Solstice 388YE</li>
</small>

==Dusk==

{{:Autumn Equinox 2026}}

==Timetable==
This timetable and much more information can be seen on the notices that get pinned up all around the Hub after time-in. <br />
For any queries regarding the IC timetabling at events you can talk to the civil service staff in the Hub.

=== Citizen Bookings ===
Citizens can request to book Civil Service spaces, as detailed [[Anvil#Booking_Civil_Service_Spaces|here]]. Official meetings organised by the Civil Service are listed in darker shading, whilst such citizen-organised meetings are shown in a lighter colour, as below.

The names of individuals responsible for each booking are published on an in-character version of the timetable which will be available in the Hub throughout the event.

<table>
<tr><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td></tr>
<td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td>
</table>

===Friday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Friday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Imperial Seer]] Scrying</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Parent's evening (including classes sign up)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 8pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;"> Urizen Magician's Meeting<br />Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 8pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Pride]] Assembly meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Muster]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Ambassador]] Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Imperial Gathering of Hunters</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] confessional</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Gilded Hammer Auction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Saturday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Saturday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Why did [[Conclave]]?</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Propensity_to_truck,_barter,_and_exchange#The_Great_Instrument_of_Ambition|Auction]] of [[Ephisis]] contracts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Shuttered Lantern]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy [[The_Academy#Academy_Cadets|Cadets]] Council</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Commission]]s and [[Appraisal]]s discussion</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dawnish [[Fleet]] Captains' Meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 2pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Election of the [[Emissary to the Celestial Library]]</td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Auction of the Seats|Auction of the Seats]] for Imperial [[Bourse]] positions</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Here_you_come_again#Bonds|Bond Auction]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Dawn_culture_and_customs#The_Grand_Tourneys|Grand Tourney]] to elect [[Knight-protector]] of Autumn</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Magpies]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arcane Colloquium]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bear Pit</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td rowspan=2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Cat's Graces]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">One Last Drink</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sevenfold Path]] and [[Silver Chalice]] meetings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Empire Vision</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Speed Dating <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 7pm</td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mariner: The [[Emperor Barabbas|Barabbas]] Musical</td></td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Unofficial Generals' Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Singing for our Nightingales</td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Clash Upon the Anvil</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arrows_and_clay#Challenge_of_the_Painted_Gallery|Challenge of the Painted Gallery]]: Display and judging</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Atun#The_New_Scions_of_Atun|New Scions of Atun]] meeting</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] military strategy meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate Motions]] dance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Sunday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Sunday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Astronomancy Symposium <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 12pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Inquisitorial Masterclass</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mage's Forum</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Student Council</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Balancing of [[Ephisis' Scale]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Graduation</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber reserved</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vigilance]] Assembly meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

388YE Autumn Equinox event schedule

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[[Category:388YE Autumn]]
==New Player Schedule==
For a list of all Player Support and New Player Meetings, please see [[New player schedule|this page]].
__NOTOC__
==Senator Elections==
Each summit, a number of nations will elect [[Senator|senators]] for one or more of their territories to serve in the [[Senate]]. Each nation has a unique method of electing its senators. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, the following nations will elect Senators on Saturday afternoon at the times listed in the table below, inside each nation's camp.
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Time</th><th>Territories with Senator elections</th><th>Notes</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Brass Coast leadership|Brass Coast]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Kahraman]]</td><td>Auction begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dawn leadership|Dawn]]</td><td>2:30pm</td><td>[[Semmerholm]]</td><td>Upon return from the [[Knight-protector#Appointment|grand tourney]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Highguard leadership|Highguard]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Casinea]]</td><td>Inquisition of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The League leadership|League]]</td><td>3:30pm</td><td>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Presentation of collected bonds</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Marches leadership|Marches]]</td><td>1:30pm</td><td>[[Upwold]]</sup></td><td>[[Farm|Landowners]] gather</tr>
<tr><td>[[Urizen leadership|Urizen]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Morrow]]</td><td>Demos begins (to conclude at 1:30pm)</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Varushka leadership|Varushka]]</td><td>1:45pm</td><td>[[Volodmartz]]</td><td>Questioning of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Wintermark political leadership|Wintermark]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Hahnmark]]</td><td>Jars are placed down for 15 minutes</td></tr>
</table>


==Tally of the Votes==
Each summit, a number of national titles are elected via [[Tally of the Votes]]. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, elections for such titles will take place at the following times for the nations listed, in the order shown:
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Time</th><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th><th>Titles in order of election</th></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:30pm</td><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]<br>[[Volhov of the Wyrding Tower]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:30pm</td><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Municipal Docks]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#<li value="1">{{anchor|1}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Spring Equinox 389YE</li>
#<li value="2">{{anchor|2}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Winter Solstice 388YE</li>
</small>

==Dusk==

{{:Autumn Equinox 2026}}

==Timetable==
This timetable and much more information can be seen on the notices that get pinned up all around the Hub after time-in. <br />
For any queries regarding the IC timetabling at events you can talk to the civil service staff in the Hub.

=== Citizen Bookings ===
Citizens can request to book Civil Service spaces, as detailed [[Anvil#Booking_Civil_Service_Spaces|here]]. Official meetings organised by the Civil Service are listed in darker shading, whilst such citizen-organised meetings are shown in a lighter colour, as below.

The names of individuals responsible for each booking are published on an in-character version of the timetable which will be available in the Hub throughout the event.

<table>
<tr><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td></tr>
<td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td>
</table>

===Friday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Friday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Imperial Seer]] Scrying</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Parent's evening (including classes sign up)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 8pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;"> Urizen Magician's Meeting<br />Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 8pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Pride]] Assembly meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Muster]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Ambassador]] Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Imperial Gathering of Hunters</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] confessional</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Gilded Hammer Auction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Saturday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Saturday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Propensity_to_truck,_barter,_and_exchange#The_Great_Instrument_of_Ambition|Auction]] of [[Ephisis]] contracts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Shuttered Lantern]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy [[The_Academy#Academy_Cadets|Cadets]] Council</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Commission]]s and [[Appraisal]]s discussion</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dawnish [[Fleet]] Captains' Meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 2pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Election of the [[Emissary to the Celestial Library]]</td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Auction of the Seats|Auction of the Seats]] for Imperial [[Bourse]] positions</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Here_you_come_again#Bonds|Bond Auction]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Dawn_culture_and_customs#The_Grand_Tourneys|Grand Tourney]] to elect [[Knight-protector]] of Autumn</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Magpies]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arcane Colloquium]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bear Pit</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td rowspan=2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Cat's Graces]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">One Last Drink</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sevenfold Path]] and [[Silver Chalice]] meetings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Empire Vision</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Speed Dating <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 7pm</td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mariner: The [[Emperor Barabbas|Barabbas]] Musical</td></td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Unofficial Generals' Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Singing for our Nightingales</td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Clash Upon the Anvil</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arrows_and_clay#Challenge_of_the_Painted_Gallery|Challenge of the Painted Gallery]]: Display and judging</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Atun#The_New_Scions_of_Atun|New Scions of Atun]] meeting</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] military strategy meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate Motions]] dance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Sunday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Sunday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Astronomancy Symposium <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 12pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Inquisitorial Masterclass</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mage's Forum</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Student Council</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Balancing of [[Ephisis' Scale]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Graduation</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber reserved</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vigilance]] Assembly meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

388YE Autumn Equinox event schedule

2026-09-08T17:50:04Z

Emmanovi: /* Friday */ Added Vallornguard Confessional

[[Category:388YE Autumn]]
==New Player Schedule==
For a list of all Player Support and New Player Meetings, please see [[New player schedule|this page]].
__NOTOC__
==Senator Elections==
Each summit, a number of nations will elect [[Senator|senators]] for one or more of their territories to serve in the [[Senate]]. Each nation has a unique method of electing its senators. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, the following nations will elect Senators on Saturday afternoon at the times listed in the table below, inside each nation's camp.
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Time</th><th>Territories with Senator elections</th><th>Notes</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Brass Coast leadership|Brass Coast]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Kahraman]]</td><td>Auction begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dawn leadership|Dawn]]</td><td>2:30pm</td><td>[[Semmerholm]]</td><td>Upon return from the [[Knight-protector#Appointment|grand tourney]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Highguard leadership|Highguard]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Casinea]]</td><td>Inquisition of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The League leadership|League]]</td><td>3:30pm</td><td>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Presentation of collected bonds</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Marches leadership|Marches]]</td><td>1:30pm</td><td>[[Upwold]]</sup></td><td>[[Farm|Landowners]] gather</tr>
<tr><td>[[Urizen leadership|Urizen]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Morrow]]</td><td>Demos begins (to conclude at 1:30pm)</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Varushka leadership|Varushka]]</td><td>1:45pm</td><td>[[Volodmartz]]</td><td>Questioning of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Wintermark political leadership|Wintermark]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Hahnmark]]</td><td>Jars are placed down for 15 minutes</td></tr>
</table>


==Tally of the Votes==
Each summit, a number of national titles are elected via [[Tally of the Votes]]. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, elections for such titles will take place at the following times for the nations listed, in the order shown:
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Time</th><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th><th>Titles in order of election</th></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:30pm</td><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]<br>[[Volhov of the Wyrding Tower]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:30pm</td><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Municipal Docks]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#<li value="1">{{anchor|1}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Spring Equinox 389YE</li>
#<li value="2">{{anchor|2}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Winter Solstice 388YE</li>
</small>

==Dusk==

{{:Autumn Equinox 2026}}

==Timetable==
This timetable and much more information can be seen on the notices that get pinned up all around the Hub after time-in. <br />
For any queries regarding the IC timetabling at events you can talk to the civil service staff in the Hub.

=== Citizen Bookings ===
Citizens can request to book Civil Service spaces, as detailed [[Anvil#Booking_Civil_Service_Spaces|here]]. Official meetings organised by the Civil Service are listed in darker shading, whilst such citizen-organised meetings are shown in a lighter colour, as below.

The names of individuals responsible for each booking are published on an in-character version of the timetable which will be available in the Hub throughout the event.

<table>
<tr><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td></tr>
<td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td>
</table>

===Friday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Friday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Imperial Seer]] Scrying</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Parent's evening (including classes sign up)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 8pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;"> Urizen Magician's Meeting<br />Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 8pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Play about Ina Sharktooth</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Pride]] Assembly meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Muster]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Ambassador]] Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Imperial Gathering of Hunters</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] confessional</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Gilded Hammer Auction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Saturday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Saturday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Propensity_to_truck,_barter,_and_exchange#The_Great_Instrument_of_Ambition|Auction]] of [[Ephisis]] contracts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Shuttered Lantern]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy [[The_Academy#Academy_Cadets|Cadets]] Council</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Commission]]s and [[Appraisal]]s discussion</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dawnish [[Fleet]] Captains' Meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 2pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Election of the [[Emissary to the Celestial Library]]</td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Auction of the Seats|Auction of the Seats]] for Imperial [[Bourse]] positions</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Here_you_come_again#Bonds|Bond Auction]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Dawn_culture_and_customs#The_Grand_Tourneys|Grand Tourney]] to elect [[Knight-protector]] of Autumn</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Magpies]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arcane Colloquium]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bear Pit</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td rowspan=2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Cat's Graces]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">One Last Drink</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sevenfold Path]] and [[Silver Chalice]] meetings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Empire Vision</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Speed Dating <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 7pm</td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mariner: The [[Emperor Barabbas|Barabbas]] Musical</td></td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Unofficial Generals' Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Singing for our Nightingales</td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Clash Upon the Anvil</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arrows_and_clay#Challenge_of_the_Painted_Gallery|Challenge of the Painted Gallery]]: Display and judging</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Atun#The_New_Scions_of_Atun|New Scions of Atun]] meeting</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] military strategy meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate Motions]] dance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Sunday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Sunday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Astronomancy Symposium <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 12pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Inquisitorial Masterclass</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mage's Forum</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Student Council</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Balancing of [[Ephisis' Scale]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Graduation</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber reserved</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vigilance]] Assembly meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

Tally of the Votes

2026-09-07T19:59:26Z

Emmanovi: /* Schedule */ Added Volhov of the Wyrding Tower

<quote by="Giovanni, The Throne">I prefer coins to people. Coins only have two faces.</quote>
==Overview==
At each summit the Bourse selects citizens to fill most national positions through the Tally of the Votes. The Tally applies to the majority of Bourse titles that are national positions; the Imperial seats and two League national positions are elected by [[Auction of the Seats]].

Participation in the Tally of the Votes is open to all Imperial citizens who have an eligible resource. To support the process, the civil service providing a voting bond to each eligible citizen, with their name, how many votes they hold, the titles they can support and the times of the election.

==Voting==
* '''The civil service distribute voting bonds to all eligible citizens'''
* '''Your bond has the date of issue, your name, how many votes you have and what titles you can vote for printed on it'''
* '''Voting Bonds are only valid are the summit where they are issued'''
* '''If you have a bond then you can use it to vote in the elections or give it to anyone for them to use'''
<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 400px; width: 50%;">
<table>
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th></tr>
<tr><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td></tr>
<tr><td>Highguard</td><td>Chapel</td></tr>
<tr><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td></tr>
<tr><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td></tr>
<tr><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td></tr>
<tr><td>Navarr</td><td>Standing Circle</td></tr>
<tr><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td></tr>
<tr><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td></tr>
</table></div>
If a nation has one or more Imperial titles to elect through the Bourse then the Civil Service provide each eligible citizen of that nation who is attending Anvil that summit with a bond, a printed document that certifies the number of votes held by that citizen. To be eligible, a citizen must [[#Votes|possess an appropriate personal resource]]. If you are issued with a bond it will have your name on it as well as how many votes you have and what titles they can be used to support. It will also have the date of the summit it was issued at - bonds are only valid at the summit where they are issued.

All tally of the votes elections are held on the Saturday afternoon of each summit. The Imperial civil servants will visit each nation in turn to conduct the elections. If you have a bond you can either attend the election in person to cast your votes or pass the bond to another party to use. A bond is considered to be your legal property - it is legal for a citizen to sell or transfer your bond to any other citizen or foreigner, although only a citizen of the appropriate nation can hold a title.

The civil service will visit each nation in turn at times [[Event schedule|published in advance of each summit]] to conduct the elections. Titles are elected in published order, with the [[Agent of the Bourse]] inviting eligible candidates to present themselves. At the start of the election for each title, all candidates must complete a slip provided by the Agent, stating their name, and how many votes they have gathered. These sealed bids are submitted to the Agent who will then invite the candidate with the strongest claim - the highest total number of votes on their bonds - to step forward and present their voting bonds. The Agent will take all their bonds, count up the votes, and provided they have sufficient legal votes in excess of any other claim, they will be declared the winner.

All the votes of the winner will be destroyed, anyone who has not won the election is entitled to keep their votes. Voting will then proceed to remaining titles. This means that if more than one title is being elected, then any citizen who is unsuccessful can use the votes they hold for a subsequent election, if they wish to do so.

It is possible for a representative to present the voting bonds of behalf of a candidate who is not present, but it is important to note that a proxy cannot collect any [[#Production|production]]. Any resources that the winner is eligible to collect will be added to their inventory if they are not physically present to collect them.

==Schedule==
The major Bourse seats operate to a schedule dictated by the materials produced. For example, all titles focussed on the production of white granite are elected at the Summer Solstice each year

* [[Weirwood]] seats are re-elected at the Winter Solstice.
* [[Ilium]] seats and the [[Master of the Imperial Mint]] are re-elected at the Spring Equinox.
* [[White granite]] seats are re-elected at the Summer Solstice.
* [[Mithril]] seats are re-elected at the Autumn Equinox.

The elections for other titles are spread across the year by the Civil Service to ensure a smooth process. A list of seats to be appointed at the upcoming event can be found on the [[Recent history|recent history]] page and on notices in the Hub. Once appointed, the new seat holders are announced via the Bourse noticeboard in the Hub.

Where multiple national titles are being elected at the same events, the elections are conducted in the order published below based on the civil service assessment of their prominence. Occasionally, the election date for a title will need to be moved to smooth administration and keep elections competitive. Where this happens, an election with a short term of office will be carried out the next time the title is elected, so that the re-election falls at the correct summit in future.

<table>
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Winter</th><th>Spring</th><th>Summer</th><th>Autumn</th></tr>
<tr><td>'''Brass Coast'''</td><td>[[Vizier of the Incarnadine Satchel]]<br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<br>[[Marracossa Sendito]]</td><td>[[Broken Shore Bounty]]<br>[[Cerevado Nets]]<br>[[Dhomiro of Afar]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Municipal Docks]]</td><td>[[Hakima of Salt and Sand]]<br>[[Corsair of Oran]]<br>[[Mistress of the Glass Parador]]</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Dawn'''</td><td></td><td></td><td>[[Reeve of Drycastle]]<br>[[Envoy to the Karass]]</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Highguard'''</td><td></td><td>[[Bursar of the House of Spirits]]<br>[[Exarch of Virtue's Rest]]<br>[[Steward of the Ossuary]]</td><td>[[Vigilant Swan]]<br>[[Cinderpath Custodian]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Imperial Orcs'''</td><td>[[Shepherd of the Southern Herd]]<br>[[Keeper of the Bronze Bowls]]<br>[[Steward of the Mines of Gulhule]]<br>[[Four Seasons' Boneweaver]]</td><td>[[Steel Fist]]<br>[[Bonesetter of Torfast Trading Post]]</td><td></td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''The League'''</td><td>[[Master of Rings]]<br>[[Chair of the Wolf]]</td><td>[[Tassatan Hills]]<br>[[Custodian of the Assayer's Guild]]</td><td>[[Northbound Trademaster]]<br>[[Keeper of the Tome]]</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''The Marches'''</td><td>[[Steward of Good Leaf Gardens]]<br>[[Bailiff of the Grand Market]]<br>[[Keeper of the Breadbasket]]</td><td></td><td>[[Stone Smith]]<br>[[Reeve of the Happiston Mana Exchange]]</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Navarr'''</td><td>[[Broker of Thorns]]<br>[[Broker of the Invisible Cord]]</td><td></td><td>[[Broker of Treji Wayhouse]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Urizen'''</td><td>[[Gloaming Merchant]]<br>[[Architect of Illumination]]<br>[[Architect of the Conscious River]]</td><td></td><td>[[Arch of the Sky]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Hesychian Docks]]<br>[[Architect of the Crucible]]<br>[[Custodian of the Bleak Tower]]</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Varushka'''</td><td>[[Harbourmaster of the Semmerlak]]<br>[[Eagle of Triosk]]<br>[[Overseer of the Westward Road]]<br>[[Warden of the Trees and Hills]]<br>[[Speaker to the Leshun]]</td><td>[[Gift of the Dwindling Star]]<br>[[Merchant-Boyar of the Stinking Market]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Bittershore]]<br>[[Custodian of Ivarsgard Docks]]</td><td>[[Granites of Veltsgorsk]]<br>[[Boyar of the Iron Roads]]<br>[[Keeper of the Bonehives]]<br>[[Custodian of the Shchaslyvyy Spile]]</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]<br>[[Volhov of the Wyrding Tower]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Wintermark'''</td><td></td><td>[[Mediator of Wreck]]<br>[[Talon of Kauppahall]]<br>[[Mediator of Fisk]]</td><td>[[Dean of Runesmith's Caution]]</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
</table>

==Selection==
An Imperial citizen must be a member of the appropriate nation to hold a national Bourse seat and it must be the only Imperial title they control.

All national titles elected through the bourse are re-elected annually. If the title is elected at the normal summit each year then the chosen citizen serves for one year until the start of the equivalent summit one year later.

If a national Bourse seat becomes vacant outside the normal election cycle (due to death, resignation, or excommunication of the title holder) then the seat is elected at the following summit. In this case, the winning citizen will only serve for the remaining term. The title becomes vacant again at the normal point in the election cycle.

==Votes==
<div style="float:right; width: 500px;"><box>'''Determining the votes'''<br>
Voting for a national bourse position depends on ownership of a specific [[Resource#Personal_Resource|personal resource]]. A personal resource provides 10 votes, plus an extra 2 votes for each time it has been upgraded. You receive the average of these votes for ''each season'' during the previous year that the resource was active. Only the actual rank of the resource counts in this calculation. [[Enchantment|Enchantments]], [[curse|curses]], penalties or bonuses for downtime effects and so on have no effect.

Brand new characters who have the appropriate personal resource are assumed to have had that resource for the previous year (and taken the appropriate action in the case of the Imperial Orcs). Likewise, players with the resource who have missed an event similarly receive votes for events they did not attend. We've made this rule for game balance reasons - so that new characters and players unable to attend every event are not unfairly penalised.</box></div>

The Bourse appoints national positions by vote of members of that nation who hold the resources traditional for that nation. For example, a League position in the Bourse is usually elected by vote of League business owners. Each citizen who owned the right resource receives a number of votes proportional to the size of their resource (even if they have changed their resource since then) which they can cast for a single candidate of their choice whenever the position is elected. To be eligible to vote the required resources are:

* [[The Brass Coast]] - [[Fleet|fleets]]<sup>(1)</sup>
* [[Dawn]] - [[Military unit]]
* [[Highguard]] - [[Congregation]]
* [[Imperial Orcs]] - [[Military unit]] [[Military_unit#Supporting_an_Army|supporting]] an [[army]] during the previous year.
* [[Navarr]] - [[Herb garden]]
* [[The League]] - [[Business]]
* [[The Marches]] - [[Farm]]
* [[Urizen]] - [[Mana site]]
* [[Varushka]] - [[Mine]] and [[Forest]] owners
* [[Wintermark]] - [[Military unit]]

<sup>(1)</sup> Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, votes in the Brass Coast were restricted to fleets engaging in [[Fleet#Privateering|privateering]] during the previous year. This [[384YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_fortune#Sails_of_Fire|was changed]] following a statement of principle by the Brass Coast National Assembly that gained widespread support in the nation.

==Production==
For national Bourse seats that produce large amounts of mithril, white granite, weirwood or ilium, the most recent season's production can be immediately claimed from the Agent of the Bourse by the winning candidate, if they are present. Any production that is not claimed is added to their inventory. Subsequent production in later seasons is added to the title holder's inventory before each summit until the last one. The title holder does not receive any production on the run-up to the summit where the title is due to be re-elected - that is reserved for whoever wins the auction for the title at the summit.

For other titles that do not produce large amounts of mithril, white granite, weirwood or ilium, the winning candidate receives whatever production or access to a ministry the title provides in the following downtime, until the title is elected again.

==Removal==
The Bourse is explicitly protected from interference from the [[Synod]] in the [[Imperial Constitution]]. Because of this, it is not possible to revoke a Bourse seat holder to remove them from their position. They serve until the title is reelected or until they die or step down.
{{Bourse Further Reading}}

388YE Autumn Equinox event schedule

2026-09-07T19:58:56Z

Emmanovi: /* Tally of the Votes */ Added Volhov of the Wyrding Tower

[[Category:388YE Autumn]]
==New Player Schedule==
For a list of all Player Support and New Player Meetings, please see [[New player schedule|this page]].
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==Senator Elections==
Each summit, a number of nations will elect [[Senator|senators]] for one or more of their territories to serve in the [[Senate]]. Each nation has a unique method of electing its senators. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, the following nations will elect Senators on Saturday afternoon at the times listed in the table below, inside each nation's camp.
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Time</th><th>Territories with Senator elections</th><th>Notes</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Brass Coast leadership|Brass Coast]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Kahraman]]</td><td>Auction begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dawn leadership|Dawn]]</td><td>2:30pm</td><td>[[Semmerholm]]</td><td>Upon return from the [[Knight-protector#Appointment|grand tourney]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Highguard leadership|Highguard]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Casinea]]</td><td>Inquisition of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The League leadership|League]]</td><td>3:30pm</td><td>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Presentation of collected bonds</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Marches leadership|Marches]]</td><td>1:30pm</td><td>[[Upwold]]</sup></td><td>[[Farm|Landowners]] gather</tr>
<tr><td>[[Urizen leadership|Urizen]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Morrow]]</td><td>Demos begins (to conclude at 1:30pm)</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Varushka leadership|Varushka]]</td><td>1:45pm</td><td>[[Volodmartz]]</td><td>Questioning of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Wintermark political leadership|Wintermark]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Hahnmark]]</td><td>Jars are placed down for 15 minutes</td></tr>
</table>


==Tally of the Votes==
Each summit, a number of national titles are elected via [[Tally of the Votes]]. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, elections for such titles will take place at the following times for the nations listed, in the order shown:
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Time</th><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th><th>Titles in order of election</th></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:30pm</td><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]<br>[[Volhov of the Wyrding Tower]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:30pm</td><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Municipal Docks]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#<li value="1">{{anchor|1}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Spring Equinox 389YE</li>
#<li value="2">{{anchor|2}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Winter Solstice 388YE</li>
</small>

==Dusk==

{{:Autumn Equinox 2026}}

==Timetable==
This timetable and much more information can be seen on the notices that get pinned up all around the Hub after time-in. <br />
For any queries regarding the IC timetabling at events you can talk to the civil service staff in the Hub.

=== Citizen Bookings ===
Citizens can request to book Civil Service spaces, as detailed [[Anvil#Booking_Civil_Service_Spaces|here]]. Official meetings organised by the Civil Service are listed in darker shading, whilst such citizen-organised meetings are shown in a lighter colour, as below.

The names of individuals responsible for each booking are published on an in-character version of the timetable which will be available in the Hub throughout the event.

<table>
<tr><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td></tr>
<td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td>
</table>

===Friday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Friday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Imperial Seer]] Scrying</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Parent's evening (including classes sign up)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 8pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;"> Urizen Magician's Meeting<br />Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 8pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Play about Ina Sharktooth</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Pride]] Assembly meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Muster]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Ambassador]] Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Imperial Gathering of Hunters</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Gilded Hammer Auction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Saturday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Saturday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Propensity_to_truck,_barter,_and_exchange#The_Great_Instrument_of_Ambition|Auction]] of [[Ephisis]] contracts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Shuttered Lantern]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy [[The_Academy#Academy_Cadets|Cadets]] Council</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Commission]]s and [[Appraisal]]s discussion</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dawnish [[Fleet]] Captains' Meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 2pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Election of the [[Emissary to the Celestial Library]]</td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Auction of the Seats|Auction of the Seats]] for Imperial [[Bourse]] positions</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Here_you_come_again#Bonds|Bond Auction]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Dawn_culture_and_customs#The_Grand_Tourneys|Grand Tourney]] to elect [[Knight-protector]] of Autumn</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Magpies]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arcane Colloquium]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bear Pit</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td rowspan=2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Cat's Graces]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">One Last Drink</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sevenfold Path]] and [[Silver Chalice]] meetings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Empire Vision</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Speed Dating <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 7pm</td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mariner: The [[Emperor Barabbas|Barabbas]] Musical</td></td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Unofficial Generals' Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Singing for our Nightingales</td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Clash Upon the Anvil</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arrows_and_clay#Challenge_of_the_Painted_Gallery|Challenge of the Painted Gallery]]: Display and judging</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Atun#The_New_Scions_of_Atun|New Scions of Atun]] meeting</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] military strategy meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate Motions]] dance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Sunday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Sunday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Astronomancy Symposium <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 12pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Inquisitorial Masterclass</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mage's Forum</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Student Council</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Balancing of [[Ephisis' Scale]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Graduation</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber reserved</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vigilance]] Assembly meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

Religious crime

2026-09-04T19:57:41Z

Emmanovi: /* Idolatry */ capitalisation

===Abuse of Powers===
The crime of abuse of powers is defined as: ''The misuse, or abuse, of the powers of a priest. This includes the powers of the Synod, as well as liao ceremonies.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as abuse of powers:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Performing the ceremony of [[excommunication]] without a [[writ of Excommunication|writ]], where the subject does not consent<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup></td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_4|387YE Winter]], amended [[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_80|388YE Spring]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Abuse_of_Powers|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|1}} This does not include using the ceremony to ''remove'' an existing excommunication.
</small>

===Blasphemy===
The crime of blasphemy is defined as: ''The denigration of the paragons and the paths of virtue. This includes promoting false virtues and the teachings of false exemplars or false paragons.''

The false virtues are understood to be Anarchy (also known as Freedom), Peace (also known as Understanding), Hatred (also known as Purity) and Vengeance (also known as Justice).

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of blasphemy:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Dedicating someone to a false virtue, or creating an aura of a false virtue</td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_5|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Vengeance</td><td>Alessi of the Basilisks of the Labyrinth</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_152|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Understanding</td><td>Olyvar of Esther's Sanctum</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_153|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Hatred</td><td>Silas of the Cenotaph</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_154|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Freedom</td><td>Theodora</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_155|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'>
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Raising judgement</th><th>Rescinded by</th><th>Date</th></tr>
<tr><td>Bearing a dedication or anointing of a false virtue</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_97|Judgement 97 Winter 387YE]]</td><td>Edward Greyfriar</td><td>[[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_154|388YE Summer]]</td></tr>
</table>

===Desecration===
The crime of desecration is defined as: ''The removal of spontaneously created virtuous auras such as legacies of ascendance to paragonhood. This includes such auras arising on areas and objects, and those people who do not wished them removed.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of desecration:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Desecration or destruction of any relics or memorials associated with a paragon or exemplar<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup></td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_6|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Desecration|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|2}} This only applies where the relic or memorial bears a spontaneous aura.
</small>
===Heresy===
The crime of heresy is defined as: ''The wilful rejection, or perversion of, the orthodox [[The Doctrines of the Faith|Doctrines of the Faith]] as laid down by the Imperial Synod, or actively teaching and promoting false doctrines.''

The Synod does permit the discussion, and debate, of the doctrines, and potential variations thereof, as part of theological investigation and learning. The criminal act is the teaching of “truth” that has not been recognized as such by the Synod. Virtuous priests are admonished to seek to change doctrine in the Synod, rather than undermine it.

The Synod has proscribed the following as heresy:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Excessionist_Heresy|Excessionism]], the belief that too much of a virtue can be as bad as too little</td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Heresy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism|Yaelianism]], the belief that there is a "Land without Tears" and that Yael was the [[First Empress]] reborn</td><td>Corey Wayfarer</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_17|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Heresy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>The belief that that the established virtues or the Way are not helpful for the spiritual life of orcs or humans</td><td>Maarit Suvidottir</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_72|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Theism, the belief that there are gods that seek dominance of, control over or communion with sapient spirits</td><td>Frater Pontius of Adoniram’s Testament</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_114|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Realmism, the belief that the Labyrinth of Ages is a realm of magic, and that Paragons become Eternals</td><td>Merlof Von Temeschwar</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_115|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Heresy of the Spawn, the idea that the [[vallorn]] has any significant capacity to influence or prevent the passage of the spirit or soul after death</td><td>Nathair Autumngale</td><td>[[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47|388YE Summer]]</td><td>[[A_little_at_a_time#Heresy_of_the_Spawn|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

===Idolatry===
The crime of idolatry is defined as: ''Submitting mortal will to any force or sapient being not otherwise defined as a person in law. This includes worship, exaltation, or devotion towards any such being or force.''

The definition of idolatry was [[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Redefine_Crime_of_Idolatry|changed]] at the Summer Solstice 388YE, following [[Stones_in_the_wellspring#A_change_in_perspective|calls]] by the Prosperity Assembly to amend it to include orcs.

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of idolatry:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Entering into the service of an eternal or tulpa, where the service subsumes the individual's free will<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td><td>Eevi of the Gadrai</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_145|387YE Winter]], amended [[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_160|388YE Summer]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Idolatry|Initial proscription]]<br>[[A_little_at_a_time#Idolatry|Subsequent amendment]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Venerating an icon of an eternal</td><td>Felix Saltspire</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_128|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Idolatry|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ending a person's life, or allowing a person's life to end, as an offering to an inhuman power</td><td>Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_66|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Venerating or entering the service of an inhuman entity of the labyrinth</td><td>Lepidina</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_149|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|2}} This does not include serving an eternal as their representative to the Empire, so long as this is public knowledge.
</small>

===Moral injury===
The crime of moral injury is defined as: ''An act via physical, spiritual, or magical that directly harms, corrupts or defiles the soul of an Imperial citizen.''

Moral injury was [[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Create_Crime_of_Moral_Injury|created]] as a religious crime by the Senate at the Summer Solstice 388YE. The Constitutional Court has [[A_little_at_a_time#Moral_Injury|published guidance]] as to what could be validly proscribed under this law.

The Synod has not yet proscribed any acts as moral injury.

<ic>Anger radiated from Garath, filling the tent in which he was sat. The Sentinel by the doorway tensed in response. Conversely, Casia, her black-eyes unblinking, appeared entirely unperturbed and gently stroked her barbels as she considered the broker.

“This is a travesty, and a waste of time,” spat Garath, “Do you really have nothing better to do with your time, fendweller?”

Casia merely considered him in silence.

“You had no right to haul me in like some criminal!” Gareth railed, “I was in the middle of an important trade deal. You’ve cost me a lot of money and I’ll have every ring of it out of your sodden hide.”

The merrow Illuminate simply lifted her cup and drank from it. Taking her time to finish it if full, she turned again to Garath. Rising from her seat she circled his seat before she finally spoke.

“I’m curious,” she said, without irony, “I have spoken at length to some of your business partners. You are a successful trader, there is no doubt. Yet the part that I do not understand is what you do with the liao you purchase from the Bloodhammer legion. No one I have spoken to reports you ever selling any of it.”

Garath snarled, “Is that it? My cousin Gwyn is a Guide. I provide it to him as part of the work of the Faith. Go and ask him.”

Casia nodded, and paused to produce a notebook in which the name was carefully inscribed. As she was putting her pen away, the tent flapped jostled and another Sentinel entered carrying a bag.

Garath blanched, “That’s mine! You’ve no right…”

“I think you will find that priests of the Synod have the right to go a great many places,” Casia interrupted calmly, as she took the bag from the armed man. Reaching in she produced a handful of small documents.

“Oh my,” she said, her tone unchanged despite the expression of surprise, “I do believe I have seen some of these in the tavern. Leaflets extolling the glory of Elora, Goddess of Hope.”

The black eyes fixed themselves on Garath again, “I do believe that’s heresy, blasphemy and idolatry in one single stroke. Thank you for your time Broker Garath, your inquisition is concluded. I would suggest you do not make any plans to leave Anvil as I am quite sure the magistrates will be wanting a word.”

As Garath rose, Casia gestured and the two Sentinels moved to either side of him. Garath glared at his shadows, but said nothing as he left the tent with the two following him.</ic>
{{Synod Further Reading}}
[[Category:The Law]]

Religious crime

2026-09-04T19:57:11Z

Emmanovi: /* Moral injury */ grammar

===Abuse of Powers===
The crime of abuse of powers is defined as: ''The misuse, or abuse, of the powers of a priest. This includes the powers of the Synod, as well as liao ceremonies.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as abuse of powers:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Performing the ceremony of [[excommunication]] without a [[writ of Excommunication|writ]], where the subject does not consent<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup></td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_4|387YE Winter]], amended [[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_80|388YE Spring]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Abuse_of_Powers|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|1}} This does not include using the ceremony to ''remove'' an existing excommunication.
</small>

===Blasphemy===
The crime of blasphemy is defined as: ''The denigration of the paragons and the paths of virtue. This includes promoting false virtues and the teachings of false exemplars or false paragons.''

The false virtues are understood to be Anarchy (also known as Freedom), Peace (also known as Understanding), Hatred (also known as Purity) and Vengeance (also known as Justice).

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of blasphemy:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Dedicating someone to a false virtue, or creating an aura of a false virtue</td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_5|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Vengeance</td><td>Alessi of the Basilisks of the Labyrinth</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_152|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Understanding</td><td>Olyvar of Esther's Sanctum</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_153|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Hatred</td><td>Silas of the Cenotaph</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_154|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Freedom</td><td>Theodora</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_155|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'>
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Raising judgement</th><th>Rescinded by</th><th>Date</th></tr>
<tr><td>Bearing a dedication or anointing of a false virtue</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_97|Judgement 97 Winter 387YE]]</td><td>Edward Greyfriar</td><td>[[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_154|388YE Summer]]</td></tr>
</table>

===Desecration===
The crime of desecration is defined as: ''The removal of spontaneously created virtuous auras such as legacies of ascendance to paragonhood. This includes such auras arising on areas and objects, and those people who do not wished them removed.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of desecration:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Desecration or destruction of any relics or memorials associated with a paragon or exemplar<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup></td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_6|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Desecration|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|2}} This only applies where the relic or memorial bears a spontaneous aura.
</small>
===Heresy===
The crime of heresy is defined as: ''The wilful rejection, or perversion of, the orthodox [[The Doctrines of the Faith|Doctrines of the Faith]] as laid down by the Imperial Synod, or actively teaching and promoting false doctrines.''

The Synod does permit the discussion, and debate, of the doctrines, and potential variations thereof, as part of theological investigation and learning. The criminal act is the teaching of “truth” that has not been recognized as such by the Synod. Virtuous priests are admonished to seek to change doctrine in the Synod, rather than undermine it.

The Synod has proscribed the following as heresy:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Excessionist_Heresy|Excessionism]], the belief that too much of a virtue can be as bad as too little</td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Heresy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism|Yaelianism]], the belief that there is a "Land without Tears" and that Yael was the [[First Empress]] reborn</td><td>Corey Wayfarer</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_17|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Heresy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>The belief that that the established virtues or the Way are not helpful for the spiritual life of orcs or humans</td><td>Maarit Suvidottir</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_72|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Theism, the belief that there are gods that seek dominance of, control over or communion with sapient spirits</td><td>Frater Pontius of Adoniram’s Testament</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_114|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Realmism, the belief that the Labyrinth of Ages is a realm of magic, and that Paragons become Eternals</td><td>Merlof Von Temeschwar</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_115|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Heresy of the Spawn, the idea that the [[vallorn]] has any significant capacity to influence or prevent the passage of the spirit or soul after death</td><td>Nathair Autumngale</td><td>[[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47|388YE Summer]]</td><td>[[A_little_at_a_time#Heresy_of_the_Spawn|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

===Idolatry===
The crime of idolatry is defined as: ''Submitting mortal will to any force or sapient being not otherwise defined as a person in law. This includes worship, exaltation, or devotion towards any such being or force.''

The definition of idolatry was [[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Redefine_Crime_of_Idolatry|changed]] at the Summer Solstice 388YE, following [[Stones_in_the_wellspring#A_change_in_perspective|calls]] by the Prosperity Assembly to amend it to include orcs.

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of idolatry:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Entering into the service of an eternal or tulpa, where the service subsumes the individual's free will<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td><td>Eevi of the Gadrai</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_145|387YE Winter]], amended [[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_160|388YE Summer]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Idolatry|Initial proscription]]<br>[[A_little_at_a_time#Idolatry|subsequent amendment]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Venerating an icon of an eternal</td><td>Felix Saltspire</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_128|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Idolatry|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ending a person's life, or allowing a person's life to end, as an offering to an inhuman power</td><td>Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_66|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Venerating or entering the service of an inhuman entity of the labyrinth</td><td>Lepidina</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_149|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|2}} This does not include serving an eternal as their representative to the Empire, so long as this is public knowledge.
</small>
===Moral injury===
The crime of moral injury is defined as: ''An act via physical, spiritual, or magical that directly harms, corrupts or defiles the soul of an Imperial citizen.''

Moral injury was [[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Create_Crime_of_Moral_Injury|created]] as a religious crime by the Senate at the Summer Solstice 388YE. The Constitutional Court has [[A_little_at_a_time#Moral_Injury|published guidance]] as to what could be validly proscribed under this law.

The Synod has not yet proscribed any acts as moral injury.

<ic>Anger radiated from Garath, filling the tent in which he was sat. The Sentinel by the doorway tensed in response. Conversely, Casia, her black-eyes unblinking, appeared entirely unperturbed and gently stroked her barbels as she considered the broker.

“This is a travesty, and a waste of time,” spat Garath, “Do you really have nothing better to do with your time, fendweller?”

Casia merely considered him in silence.

“You had no right to haul me in like some criminal!” Gareth railed, “I was in the middle of an important trade deal. You’ve cost me a lot of money and I’ll have every ring of it out of your sodden hide.”

The merrow Illuminate simply lifted her cup and drank from it. Taking her time to finish it if full, she turned again to Garath. Rising from her seat she circled his seat before she finally spoke.

“I’m curious,” she said, without irony, “I have spoken at length to some of your business partners. You are a successful trader, there is no doubt. Yet the part that I do not understand is what you do with the liao you purchase from the Bloodhammer legion. No one I have spoken to reports you ever selling any of it.”

Garath snarled, “Is that it? My cousin Gwyn is a Guide. I provide it to him as part of the work of the Faith. Go and ask him.”

Casia nodded, and paused to produce a notebook in which the name was carefully inscribed. As she was putting her pen away, the tent flapped jostled and another Sentinel entered carrying a bag.

Garath blanched, “That’s mine! You’ve no right…”

“I think you will find that priests of the Synod have the right to go a great many places,” Casia interrupted calmly, as she took the bag from the armed man. Reaching in she produced a handful of small documents.

“Oh my,” she said, her tone unchanged despite the expression of surprise, “I do believe I have seen some of these in the tavern. Leaflets extolling the glory of Elora, Goddess of Hope.”

The black eyes fixed themselves on Garath again, “I do believe that’s heresy, blasphemy and idolatry in one single stroke. Thank you for your time Broker Garath, your inquisition is concluded. I would suggest you do not make any plans to leave Anvil as I am quite sure the magistrates will be wanting a word.”

As Garath rose, Casia gestured and the two Sentinels moved to either side of him. Garath glared at his shadows, but said nothing as he left the tent with the two following him.</ic>
{{Synod Further Reading}}
[[Category:The Law]]

Religious crime

2026-09-04T19:56:45Z

Emmanovi: Updated following E3 2026

===Abuse of Powers===
The crime of abuse of powers is defined as: ''The misuse, or abuse, of the powers of a priest. This includes the powers of the Synod, as well as liao ceremonies.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as abuse of powers:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Performing the ceremony of [[excommunication]] without a [[writ of Excommunication|writ]], where the subject does not consent<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup></td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_4|387YE Winter]], amended [[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_80|388YE Spring]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Abuse_of_Powers|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|1}} This does not include using the ceremony to ''remove'' an existing excommunication.
</small>

===Blasphemy===
The crime of blasphemy is defined as: ''The denigration of the paragons and the paths of virtue. This includes promoting false virtues and the teachings of false exemplars or false paragons.''

The false virtues are understood to be Anarchy (also known as Freedom), Peace (also known as Understanding), Hatred (also known as Purity) and Vengeance (also known as Justice).

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of blasphemy:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Dedicating someone to a false virtue, or creating an aura of a false virtue</td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_5|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Vengeance</td><td>Alessi of the Basilisks of the Labyrinth</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_152|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Understanding</td><td>Olyvar of Esther's Sanctum</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_153|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Hatred</td><td>Silas of the Cenotaph</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_154|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Freedom</td><td>Theodora</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_155|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'>
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Raising judgement</th><th>Rescinded by</th><th>Date</th></tr>
<tr><td>Bearing a dedication or anointing of a false virtue</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_97|Judgement 97 Winter 387YE]]</td><td>Edward Greyfriar</td><td>[[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_154|388YE Summer]]</td></tr>
</table>

===Desecration===
The crime of desecration is defined as: ''The removal of spontaneously created virtuous auras such as legacies of ascendance to paragonhood. This includes such auras arising on areas and objects, and those people who do not wished them removed.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of desecration:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Desecration or destruction of any relics or memorials associated with a paragon or exemplar<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup></td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_6|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Desecration|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|2}} This only applies where the relic or memorial bears a spontaneous aura.
</small>
===Heresy===
The crime of heresy is defined as: ''The wilful rejection, or perversion of, the orthodox [[The Doctrines of the Faith|Doctrines of the Faith]] as laid down by the Imperial Synod, or actively teaching and promoting false doctrines.''

The Synod does permit the discussion, and debate, of the doctrines, and potential variations thereof, as part of theological investigation and learning. The criminal act is the teaching of “truth” that has not been recognized as such by the Synod. Virtuous priests are admonished to seek to change doctrine in the Synod, rather than undermine it.

The Synod has proscribed the following as heresy:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Excessionist_Heresy|Excessionism]], the belief that too much of a virtue can be as bad as too little</td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Heresy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism|Yaelianism]], the belief that there is a "Land without Tears" and that Yael was the [[First Empress]] reborn</td><td>Corey Wayfarer</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_17|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Heresy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>The belief that that the established virtues or the Way are not helpful for the spiritual life of orcs or humans</td><td>Maarit Suvidottir</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_72|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Theism, the belief that there are gods that seek dominance of, control over or communion with sapient spirits</td><td>Frater Pontius of Adoniram’s Testament</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_114|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Realmism, the belief that the Labyrinth of Ages is a realm of magic, and that Paragons become Eternals</td><td>Merlof Von Temeschwar</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_115|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Heresy of the Spawn, the idea that the [[vallorn]] has any significant capacity to influence or prevent the passage of the spirit or soul after death</td><td>Nathair Autumngale</td><td>[[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47|388YE Summer]]</td><td>[[A_little_at_a_time#Heresy_of_the_Spawn|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

===Idolatry===
The crime of idolatry is defined as: ''Submitting mortal will to any force or sapient being not otherwise defined as a person in law. This includes worship, exaltation, or devotion towards any such being or force.''

The definition of idolatry was [[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Redefine_Crime_of_Idolatry|changed]] at the Summer Solstice 388YE, following [[Stones_in_the_wellspring#A_change_in_perspective|calls]] by the Prosperity Assembly to amend it to include orcs.

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of idolatry:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Entering into the service of an eternal or tulpa, where the service subsumes the individual's free will<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td><td>Eevi of the Gadrai</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_145|387YE Winter]], amended [[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_160|388YE Summer]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Idolatry|Initial proscription]]<br>[[A_little_at_a_time#Idolatry|subsequent amendment]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Venerating an icon of an eternal</td><td>Felix Saltspire</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_128|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Idolatry|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ending a person's life, or allowing a person's life to end, as an offering to an inhuman power</td><td>Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_66|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Venerating or entering the service of an inhuman entity of the labyrinth</td><td>Lepidina</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_149|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|2}} This does not include serving an eternal as their representative to the Empire, so long as this is public knowledge.
</small>
===Moral injury===
The crime of moral injury is defined as: ''An act via physical, spiritual, or magical that directly harms, corrupts or defiles the soul of an Imperial citizen.''

Moral injury was [[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Create_Crime_of_Moral_Injury|created]] as a religious crime by the Senate at the Summer Solstice 388YE. The Constitutional Court have [[A_little_at_a_time#Moral_Injury|published guidance]] as to what could be validly proscribed under this law.

The Synod has not yet proscribed any acts as moral injury.

<ic>Anger radiated from Garath, filling the tent in which he was sat. The Sentinel by the doorway tensed in response. Conversely, Casia, her black-eyes unblinking, appeared entirely unperturbed and gently stroked her barbels as she considered the broker.

“This is a travesty, and a waste of time,” spat Garath, “Do you really have nothing better to do with your time, fendweller?”

Casia merely considered him in silence.

“You had no right to haul me in like some criminal!” Gareth railed, “I was in the middle of an important trade deal. You’ve cost me a lot of money and I’ll have every ring of it out of your sodden hide.”

The merrow Illuminate simply lifted her cup and drank from it. Taking her time to finish it if full, she turned again to Garath. Rising from her seat she circled his seat before she finally spoke.

“I’m curious,” she said, without irony, “I have spoken at length to some of your business partners. You are a successful trader, there is no doubt. Yet the part that I do not understand is what you do with the liao you purchase from the Bloodhammer legion. No one I have spoken to reports you ever selling any of it.”

Garath snarled, “Is that it? My cousin Gwyn is a Guide. I provide it to him as part of the work of the Faith. Go and ask him.”

Casia nodded, and paused to produce a notebook in which the name was carefully inscribed. As she was putting her pen away, the tent flapped jostled and another Sentinel entered carrying a bag.

Garath blanched, “That’s mine! You’ve no right…”

“I think you will find that priests of the Synod have the right to go a great many places,” Casia interrupted calmly, as she took the bag from the armed man. Reaching in she produced a handful of small documents.

“Oh my,” she said, her tone unchanged despite the expression of surprise, “I do believe I have seen some of these in the tavern. Leaflets extolling the glory of Elora, Goddess of Hope.”

The black eyes fixed themselves on Garath again, “I do believe that’s heresy, blasphemy and idolatry in one single stroke. Thank you for your time Broker Garath, your inquisition is concluded. I would suggest you do not make any plans to leave Anvil as I am quite sure the magistrates will be wanting a word.”

As Garath rose, Casia gestured and the two Sentinels moved to either side of him. Garath glared at his shadows, but said nothing as he left the tent with the two following him.</ic>
{{Synod Further Reading}}
[[Category:The Law]]

388YE Autumn Equinox event schedule

2026-09-03T21:12:08Z

Emmanovi: Created page with "==New Player Schedule== For a list of all Player Support and New Player Meetings, please see this page. __NOTOC__ ==Senator Elections== Each summit, a number of nations will elect senators for one or more of their territories to serve in the Senate. Each nation has a unique method of electing its senators. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, the following nations will elect Senators on Saturday afternoon at the times listed in the table b..."

==New Player Schedule==
For a list of all Player Support and New Player Meetings, please see [[New player schedule|this page]].
__NOTOC__
==Senator Elections==
Each summit, a number of nations will elect [[Senator|senators]] for one or more of their territories to serve in the [[Senate]]. Each nation has a unique method of electing its senators. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, the following nations will elect Senators on Saturday afternoon at the times listed in the table below, inside each nation's camp.
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Time</th><th>Territories with Senator elections</th><th>Notes</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Brass Coast leadership|Brass Coast]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Kahraman]]</td><td>Auction begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dawn leadership|Dawn]]</td><td>2:30pm</td><td>[[Semmerholm]]</td><td>Upon return from the [[Knight-protector#Appointment|grand tourney]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Highguard leadership|Highguard]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Casinea]]</td><td>Inquisition of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The League leadership|League]]</td><td>3:30pm</td><td>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Presentation of collected bonds</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[The Marches leadership|Marches]]</td><td>1:30pm</td><td>[[Upwold]]</sup></td><td>[[Farm|Landowners]] gather</tr>
<tr><td>[[Urizen leadership|Urizen]]</td><td>1:00pm</td><td>[[Morrow]]</td><td>Demos begins (to conclude at 1:30pm)</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Varushka leadership|Varushka]]</td><td>1:45pm</td><td>[[Volodmartz]]</td><td>Questioning of candidates begins</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Wintermark political leadership|Wintermark]]</td><td>2:00pm</td><td>[[Hahnmark]]</td><td>Jars are placed down for 15 minutes</td></tr>
</table>


==Tally of the Votes==
Each summit, a number of national titles are elected via [[Tally of the Votes]]. At the Autumn Equinox 388YE, elections for such titles will take place at the following times for the nations listed, in the order shown:
<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible">
<tr><th>Time</th><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th><th>Titles in order of election</th></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>3:30pm</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:00pm</td><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4:30pm</td><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:00pm</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5:30pm</td><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Municipal Docks]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup></td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#<li value="1">{{anchor|1}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Spring Equinox 389YE</li>
#<li value="2">{{anchor|2}} The next regular election for this title will take place at the Winter Solstice 388YE</li>
</small>

==Dusk==

{{:Autumn Equinox 2026}}

==Timetable==
This timetable and much more information can be seen on the notices that get pinned up all around the Hub after time-in. <br />
For any queries regarding the IC timetabling at events you can talk to the civil service staff in the Hub.

=== Citizen Bookings ===
Citizens can request to book Civil Service spaces, as detailed [[Anvil#Booking_Civil_Service_Spaces|here]]. Official meetings organised by the Civil Service are listed in darker shading, whilst such citizen-organised meetings are shown in a lighter colour, as below.

The names of individuals responsible for each booking are published on an in-character version of the timetable which will be available in the Hub throughout the event.

<table>
<tr><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Official Meeting</td></tr>
<td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Citizen-Organised Meeting</td>
</table>

===Friday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Friday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Imperial Seer]] Scrying</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Parent's evening (including classes sign up)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 8pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;"> Urizen Magician's Meeting<br />Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 8pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Play about Ina Sharktooth</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Pride]] Assembly meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Muster]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Ambassador]] Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Imperial Gathering of Hunters</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Gilded Hammer Auction</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Saturday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Saturday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Propensity_to_truck,_barter,_and_exchange#The_Great_Instrument_of_Ambition|Auction]] of [[Ephisis]] contracts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Shuttered Lantern]] meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy [[The_Academy#Academy_Cadets|Cadets]] Council</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Commission]]s and [[Appraisal]]s discussion</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dawnish [[Fleet]] Captains' Meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Senate motions: 2pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Election of the [[Emissary to the Celestial Library]]</td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Auction of the Seats|Auction of the Seats]] for Imperial [[Bourse]] positions</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Here_you_come_again#Bonds|Bond Auction]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Apothecaries Guild]] session</td><td></td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Dawn_culture_and_customs#The_Grand_Tourneys|Grand Tourney]] to elect [[Knight-protector]] of Autumn</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Magpies]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arcane Colloquium]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bear Pit</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td rowspan=2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Cat's Graces]] session</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.30pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">One Last Drink</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5pm</td><td style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sevenfold Path]] and [[Silver Chalice]] meetings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></td><td style= "text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for Conclave [[Declaration|Declarations]]: 6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] session</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 6pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Empire Vision</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Speed Dating <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 7pm</td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Field Marshal Briefing</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.30pm</td><td></td><td style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grandmaster [[Grandmaster#Appointment|hustings]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mariner: The [[Emperor Barabbas|Barabbas]] Musical</td></td><td rowspan="6" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Unofficial Generals' Meeting</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Conclave]] session</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Singing for our Nightingales</td><td rowspan="5" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Clash Upon the Anvil</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.30pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Arrows_and_clay#Challenge_of_the_Painted_Gallery|Challenge of the Painted Gallery]]: Display and judging</td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena reserved</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.30pm</td><td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 10pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10pm</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Atun#The_New_Scions_of_Atun|New Scions of Atun]] meeting</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vallornguard]] military strategy meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate Motions]] dance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midnight</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Sunday===
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 4%;">Sunday</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Senate Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Military Council Tent</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hall of Worlds</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Civil Service Hub</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Academy</th><th style="background-color: #b48fb4; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Arena</th><th style="background-color: #85ae85; width: 12%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Other</th></tr>
<tr><td>10am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Synod open for [[Judgement]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11am</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Astronomancy Symposium <br>Deadline for Senate motions: 12pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Inquisitorial Masterclass</td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #aaddaa; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mage's Forum</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Battles|Battle]]<br />Off Anvil</td></tr>
<tr><td>11.30am</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 midday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Student Council</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Sun Chamber]] session</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1pm</td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Council session]]</td><td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Balancing of [[Ephisis' Scale]]</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Graduation</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.30pm</td><td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #b48fb4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Senate session]]</td><td style="background-color: #85ae85; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Sodality Chamber reserved</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 6pt solid #b48fb4;">Deadline for voting in Synod Judgements: 2pm</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2pm</td><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #d4afd4; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">[[Vigilance]] Assembly meeting</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.30pm</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
</table>

Event schedule

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Religious crime

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===Abuse of Powers===
The crime of abuse of powers is defined as: ''The misuse, or abuse, of the powers of a priest. This includes the powers of the Synod, as well as liao ceremonies.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as abuse of powers:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Performing the ceremony of [[excommunication]] without a [[writ of Excommunication|writ]], where the subject does not consent<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup></td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_4|387YE Winter]], amended [[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_80|388YE Spring]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Abuse_of_Powers|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|1}} This does not include using the ceremony to ''remove'' an existing excommunication.
</small>

===Blasphemy===
The crime of blasphemy is defined as: ''The denigration of the paragons and the paths of virtue. This includes promoting false virtues and the teachings of false exemplars or false paragons.''

The false virtues are understood to be Anarchy (also known as Freedom), Peace (also known as Understanding), Hatred (also known as Purity) and Vengeance (also known as Justice).

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of blasphemy:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Dedicating someone to a false virtue, or creating an aura of a false virtue</td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_5|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bearing a dedication or anointing of a false virtue</td><td>Geoffrey Orchard</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_97|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Vengeance</td><td>Alessi of the Basilisks of the Labyrinth</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_152|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Understanding</td><td>Olyvar of Esther's Sanctum</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_153|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Hatred</td><td>Silas of the Cenotaph</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_154|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Freedom</td><td>Theodora</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_155|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

===Desecration===
The crime of desecration is defined as: ''The removal of spontaneously created virtuous auras such as legacies of ascendance to paragonhood. This includes such auras arising on areas and objects, and those people who do not wished them removed.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of desecration:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Desecration or destruction of any relics or memorials associated with a paragon or exemplar<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup></td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_6|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Desecration|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|2}} This only applies where the relic or memorial bears a spontaneous aura.
</small>
===Heresy===
The crime of heresy is defined as: ''The wilful rejection, or perversion of, the orthodox [[The Doctrines of the Faith|Doctrines of the Faith]] as laid down by the Imperial Synod, or actively teaching and promoting false doctrines.''

The Synod does permit the discussion, and debate, of the doctrines, and potential variations thereof, as part of theological investigation and learning. The criminal act is the teaching of “truth” that has not been recognized as such by the Synod. Virtuous priests are admonished to seek to change doctrine in the Synod, rather than undermine it.

The Synod has proscribed the following as heresy:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Excessionist_Heresy|Excessionism]], the belief that too much of a virtue can be as bad as too little</td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Heresy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism|Yaelianism]], the belief that there is a "Land without Tears" and that Yael was the [[First Empress]] reborn</td><td>Corey Wayfarer</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_17|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Heresy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>The belief that that the established virtues or the Way are not helpful for the spiritual life of orcs or humans</td><td>Maarit Suvidottir</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_72|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Theism, the belief that there are gods that seek dominance of, control over or communion with sapient spirits</td><td>Frater Pontius of Adoniram’s Testament</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_114|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Realmism, the belief that the Labyrinth of Ages is a realm of magic, and that Paragons become Eternals</td><td>Merlof Von Temeschwar</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_115|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Idolatry===
The crime of idolatry is defined as: ''Submitting mortal will to any force or sapient being not otherwise defined as a person in law. This includes worship, exaltation, or devotion towards any such being or force.''

The definition of idolatry was [[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Redefine_Crime_of_Idolatry|changed]] at the Summer Solstice 388YE, following [[Stones_in_the_wellspring#A_change_in_perspective|calls]] by the Prosperity Assembly to amend it to include orcs.

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of idolatry:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Entering into the service of an eternal or tulpa, where the service subsumes the individual's free will</td><td>Eevi of the Gadrai</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_145|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Idolatry|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Venerating an icon of an eternal</td><td>Felix Saltspire</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_128|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Idolatry|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ending a person's life, or allowing a person's life to end, as an offering to an inhuman power</td><td>Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_66|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Venerating or entering the service of an inhuman entity of the labyrinth</td><td>Lepidina</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_149|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
</table>

<ic>Anger radiated from Garath, filling the tent in which he was sat. The Sentinel by the doorway tensed in response. Conversely, Casia, her black-eyes unblinking, appeared entirely unperturbed and gently stroked her barbels as she considered the broker.

“This is a travesty, and a waste of time,” spat Garath, “Do you really have nothing better to do with your time, fendweller?”

Casia merely considered him in silence.

“You had no right to haul me in like some criminal!” Gareth railed, “I was in the middle of an important trade deal. You’ve cost me a lot of money and I’ll have every ring of it out of your sodden hide.”

The merrow Illuminate simply lifted her cup and drank from it. Taking her time to finish it if full, she turned again to Garath. Rising from her seat she circled his seat before she finally spoke.

“I’m curious,” she said, without irony, “I have spoken at length to some of your business partners. You are a successful trader, there is no doubt. Yet the part that I do not understand is what you do with the liao you purchase from the Bloodhammer legion. No one I have spoken to reports you ever selling any of it.”

Garath snarled, “Is that it? My cousin Gwyn is a Guide. I provide it to him as part of the work of the Faith. Go and ask him.”

Casia nodded, and paused to produce a notebook in which the name was carefully inscribed. As she was putting her pen away, the tent flapped jostled and another Sentinel entered carrying a bag.

Garath blanched, “That’s mine! You’ve no right…”

“I think you will find that priests of the Synod have the right to go a great many places,” Casia interrupted calmly, as she took the bag from the armed man. Reaching in she produced a handful of small documents.

“Oh my,” she said, her tone unchanged despite the expression of surprise, “I do believe I have seen some of these in the tavern. Leaflets extolling the glory of Elora, Goddess of Hope.”

The black eyes fixed themselves on Garath again, “I do believe that’s heresy, blasphemy and idolatry in one single stroke. Thank you for your time Broker Garath, your inquisition is concluded. I would suggest you do not make any plans to leave Anvil as I am quite sure the magistrates will be wanting a word.”

As Garath rose, Casia gestured and the two Sentinels moved to either side of him. Garath glared at his shadows, but said nothing as he left the tent with the two following him.</ic>
{{Synod Further Reading}}
[[Category:The Law]]

388YE Summer Solstice Senate sessions

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[[Category:Senate]] [[Category:Senate Sessions]] [[Category:388YE Summer]]
{{stub}}
==Overview==
The [[Senate]] governs the Empire, and its authority extends to all areas of Imperial life not already covered by the other houses of government. Each summit the [[senator|senators]] meet [[Event schedule|several times]] to deliberate and vote on the [[Senate motion|motions]] they have raised.

After the summit, the civil service enacts those motions and ensures a public record of each is made available to the citizens of the Empire. This page lists all the motions raised during the summit, along with the [[Senate announcement|announcements]] made by citizens with [[Imperial title|Imperial titles]]. In each case, the motion and its effects are summarised, including the wording, who proposed and seconded it, whether it passed or not, whether any funds were disbursed to support it, and what the outcome of the motion will be.

Many motions (especially the [[commission|commissions]]) also have a ''Further Details'' section that provides a link to a wiki page dealing specifically with that motion in more detail, any commentary from the [[Scrutiny|Constitutional Court]], progress on commissions, or expanded information about the outcome of the motion.

==Treasury==
* Imperial treasury during this season announced by the civil service at 748 thrones and two crowns
** 28 thrones donated by '''Magdalena Teyhard von Holberg''' after the Summer Solstice 388YE for upkeep of Holberg's Walls
** 8 thrones donated by '''Tristan Ramson von Holberg''' after the Summer Solstice 388YE
** 16 thrones donated by '''Morgan Drifting Bough''' after the Summer Solstice 388YE

==Administrative Motions==

===Amend Master of Works===
*'''Motion:''' To amend the Master of Works to be able to commission one fortification and separately to upgrade one fortification each season
*'''Raised by:''' Speaker of the Senate at the Friday session
*'''Outcome:''' Failed
*'''Note:''' The [[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Master_of_Works|amendment last season]] was unclear about whether Master of Works could make two separate commission announcements in a single season. If this motion is passed, they will be able to build a new fort and upgrade a fort, using two of the Senate's limited commissions. If it fails, the Master of Works will be able to either build a new fort or upgrade an existing one, but not both.

==Senate Motions==
===Raise Fourth Navarr Army===
*'''Motion:''' To raise the fourth Navarr army mustering in Oakways, Miaren. This will be army built to fight the vallorn with the support of an eternal such as Llofir, Kaela, or other options being pursued.
*'''Proposed by:''' Rowyn of the Waystone Path, Senator for Hercynia at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Thalia of Netherwatch, Senator for Redoubt
*'''Passed'''
*'''Further reading:''' [[Raise Fourth Navarr Army]]
*'''Note:'''

===Amend Grand Inspiration of the Way I===
*'''Motion:''' The Grand Inspiration of the Way heralds the dawn of the second age of virtue. We amend the Grand Inspiration to incorporate seven serene gardens for the voices of virtue. We disburse funds to complete the Grand Inspiration
*'''Proposed by:''' Solomon, Senator for Reikos at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Asael, Senator for Casinea
*'''Passed at 50 thrones'''
*'''Outcome:''' 50 Thrones disbursed to the Senator for Reikos. The [[Construct Grand Inspiration of the Way|Grand Inspiration of the Way]] has been amended.
*'''Notes:''' This draws on an [[A_lasting_commitment#Voices_of_Virtue|opportunity]] presented as a result of the Highborn Assembly's highest calling

===Raise Fourth Varushkan Army===
*'''Motion:''' To raise the fourth Varushkan army. Varushka seeks Senate funding for this army. To be raised in Karsk
*'''Proposed by:''' Bronimir, Senator for Ossium at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Tristan duLac, Senator for Weirwater
*'''Passed'''
*'''Further reading:''' [[Raise Fourth Varushkan Army]]
*'''Notes:''' This motion was originally raised at the Saturday afternoon session, but was curtailed.

===Create Crime of Moral Injury===
*'''Motion:''' We of the Imperial Senate recognise the Assembly of Nines request to add a law protecting a citizens soul in Imperial law as per judgement 177 Spring 388YE. To add the following to religious crimes of the Empire. Moral Injury: An act via physical, spiritual, or magical that directly harms, corrupts or defiles the soul of an Imperial citizen
*'''Proposed by:''' Belakov Zakharovich Prochnost, Senator for Karsk at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Aurianna du Meravon, Senator for Semmerholm
*'''Passed with a constitutional majority'''
*'''Outcome:'''
*'''Notes:''' This motion received the ratification of Emperor '''Vesna Borkovna Prochnost'''. This motion is undergoing extended scrutiny.

===Raise Fourth Wintermark Army===
*'''Motion:''' To raise the fourth Wintermark army in Kallavesa
*'''Proposed by:''' Bronn Dunwolf, Senator for Hahnmark at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Fedelmidd Sydanjaa's Heart Floer, Senator for Sermersuaq
*'''Failed'''

===Raise Fifth Marcher Army===
*'''Motion:''' To raise the fifth Marcher army, to be raised in Upwold
*'''Proposed by:''' Henry Birchsmith, Senator for Upwold at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Mary Birchsmith, Senator for Mitwold
*'''Passed'''
*'''Further reading:''' [[Raise Fifth Marcher Army]]

===Permit Axos Movement in Sarangrave===
*'''Motion:''' To grant Axos permission for military access in Sarangrave
*'''Proposed by:''' Bartimaeus, Senator for Sarangrave at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Genoveva Barossa d'Apulian, Senator for Spiral
*'''Passed'''
*'''Notes:''' This follows a [[Seeds_of_discord#Armies_of_the_Dead|request]] from the Axou

===Amend Judgement of Proscription===
*'''Motion:''' Amend the statement of Proscription such that it may only be raised in the General Assembly when permitted by the elevation power of a Cardinal
*'''Proposed by:''' Thalia of Netherwatch, Senator for Redoubt at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Delara of the House of the Wanderer, Senator for Zenith
*'''Passed with a constitutional majority'''
*'''Outcome:''' The judgement of [[proscription]] has been amended. A Cardinal may use their power of elevation on a single [[statement of principle]] or proscription each summit - but not both.
*'''Notes:''' This motion received the ratification of Empress '''Vesna Borkovna Prochnost'''.

===Amend Manifesto of the Magpies===
*'''Motion:''' To amend the manifesto of the Magpies sodality in order to enable publication across the Empire (an opportunity provided by the civil service). The amended manifesto should read "with respect to line 2) "Support the promulgation and preservation of history, knowledge, and antiquities. No cost to Senate budget.
*'''Proposed by:''' Sejanus of the Scarlet Guard, Senator for Morrow at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Rhisiart Dancewalker, Senator for Miaren
*'''Failed'''

===Redefine Crime of Idolatry===
*'''Motion:''' To redefine the crime of Idolatry as follows: "Submitting mortal will to any force or sapient being not otherwise defined as a person in law. This includes worship, exaltation, or devotion towards any such being or force."
*'''Proposed by:''' Rafael Barossa d'Apulian, Citizens' Voice at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Passed'''
*'''Outcome:''' The [[religious crime]] of idolatry has been changed

===Criminalise Foreigners Aiding Barbarians===
*'''Motion:''' Criminalise foreigners aiding barbarians against the Empire
*'''Proposed by:''' Tristan duLac, Senator for Weirwater at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Henry Birchsmith, Senator for Upwold
*'''Failed'''
*'''Notes:''' This motion would have seen extended scrutiny

===Assign Stipend to Legate of Imperial Auxiliaries===
*'''Motion:''' Assign stipend to the Legate of the Imperial Auxiliaries
*'''Proposed by:''' Garviel i Abrira i Erigo, Senator for Feroz at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Éamon Ashenmourn de Cordraco, Senator for Astolat
*'''Passed at four thrones'''
*'''Outcome:''' The [[Legate of the Imperial Auxiliaries]] will receive a stipend of four thrones a season

===Cede Laroc Tourney Grounds to Rhianos===
*'''Motion:''' Cede Laroc Tourney Grounds in Astolat, Withy, to Rhianos for their patronage for the Eastern Sky and the boost to military units
*'''Proposed by:''' Éamon Ashenmourn de Cordraco, Senator for Astolat at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Merari Navigators of Virtue, Senator for Bastion
*'''Passed'''
*'''Outcome:''' The Tournament Grounds of Laroc have been claimed by [[Rhianos]]. The [[Eastern Sky]] has gained their favour. [[Military unit|Military units]] in the territory taking a questing or raiding venture will receive an additional 36 rings. [[Business|Businesses]] in the territory will no longer receive additional production.

===Amend Bursar of the Conclave===
*'''Motion:''' To amend the Bursar of the Conclave's ministry by accepting the offer of the Halls of Maykop to allow the exchange of crystal mana instead of coin, for the resources for constructing magical items
*'''Proposed by:''' Asael, Senator for Casinea at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Kish of the Flame Beneath the Earth, Senator for Necropolis
*'''Passed'''
*'''Outcome:''' The [[Bursar of the Conclave]] can now exchange measures for mana crystals
*'''Notes:''' This offer was originally [[The_circle_game#Axos_and_the_Bursars|proposed]] as part of an appraisal presented by [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_Lòpez_i_Guerra|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]]

===Abrogate Spark of Ignition===
*'''Motion:''' To abrogate the mana sinecure in the Bloodwater Marsh in Sarangrave, commissioned Saturday evening, Summer 388
*'''Proposed by:''' Genoveva Barossa d'Apulian, Senator for Spiral at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Cesare Sanguineo Rezia Di Tassato, Senator for Tassato
*'''Passed'''
*'''Outcome:''' The [[#Construct Spark of Ignition|announcement]] has been abrogated

===Amend Grand Inspiration of the Way II===
*'''Motion:''' Amend the designs for the Grand Inspiration of the Way to incorporate a grand balcony for the choir called the "Choristers Balcony". Costs 20 thrones. Encourages Highborn cantors to attend the Grand Inspiration.
*'''Proposed by:''' Kish of the Flame Beneath the Earth, Senator for Necropolis at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Solomon, Senator for Reikos
*'''Passed'''
*'''Outcome: '''The [[Construct Grand Inspiration of the Way|Grand Inspiration of the Way]] has been amended.
*'''Notes:''' Once the Grand Inspiration of the Way is complete, '''cantors''' will be available as a Highborn archetype.

===Amend tariffs of Sarcophan Delves===
*'''Motion:''' Set the trade relations with the Sarcophan Delves to mercantile. They are aware this is coming, as per the civil service records after the Spring Equinox 387YE. The Consul and I have written to them as a courtesy. This will generate an additional 35 thrones each season. This will cost them 14 thrones each season because it equalises our trade relations
*'''Proposed by:''' Giuseppe Sanguineo von Temeschwar, Senator for Temeschwar at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Laurencio Lemmini di Sarvos, Senator for Sarvos
*'''Passed'''
*'''Outcome:''' [[Tariffs]] on ships and goods from the Sarcophan Delves have been amended to mercantilist

===Amend tariffs of the Sumaah Republic===
*'''Motion:''' To change the trading status of the Sumaah Republic to mercantile
*'''Proposed by:''' Aurianna du Meravon, Senator for Semmerholm at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Belakov Zakharovich Prochnost, Senator for Karsk
*'''Passed'''
*'''Outcome:''' [[Tariffs]] on ships and goods from the Sumaah Republic have been amended to mercantilist

==Appointments==
===Appoint Minister of Historical Research===
*'''Motion:''' Appoint the Minister for Historical Research
*'''Raised by:''' Speaker of the Senate at the Friday session
*'''Outcome:''' '''Watt Lambrook''' of [[the Marches]] was appointed as [[Minister of Historical Research]]
*'''Note:''' This motion was raised at the final session of [[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Appoint_Minister_of_Historical_Research|Spring 388YE]].

===Appoint Ambassador to Asavea===
*'''Motion:''' To elect the Ambassador to Asavea
*'''Raised by:''' Speaker of the Senate at the Friday session
*'''Outcome:''' '''Herminius''' of [[Urizen]] was appointed as [[Ambassador to Asavea]]
*'''Note:''' This motion was raised at the final session of [[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Appoint_Ambassador_to_Asavea|Spring 388YE]].

===Appoint Imperial Consul===
*'''Motion:''' To elect an Imperial Consul
*'''Raised by:''' Speaker of the Senate at the Friday session
*'''Outcome:''' '''Sławomir Rabovich Bolotstrazh''' of [[Varushka]] was appointed as [[Imperial Consul]]
*'''Note:''' This motion was raised at the final session of [[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Appoint_Imperial_Consul|Spring 388YE]].

===Appoint Ambassador to Axos===
*'''Motion:''' To elect an Ambassador to Axos
*'''Proposed by:''' Kaspar Yakovich von Holberg, Senator for Holberg at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Ana i Taziel i Riqueza, Senator for Segura
*'''Outcome:''' The title of [[Ambassador to Axos]] will be appointed at the first Senate session of the Autumn Equinox 388YE

===Appoint Ambassador to the Grendel===
*'''Motion:''' To elect an Ambassador to the Grendel
*'''Proposed by:''' Vasilmir Radovanovna Esskivic, Senator for Miekarova at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Morana Vesnayevich, Senator for Karov
*'''Outcome:''' The title of [[Ambassador to the Grendel]] will be appointed at the first Senate session of the Autumn Equinox 388YE

===Appoint Ambassador to the Sarcophan Delves===
*'''Motion:''' To elect an Ambassador to the Sarcophan Delves
*'''Proposed by:''' Laurencio Lemmini di Sarvos, Senator for Sarvos at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Giuseppe Sanguineo von Temeschwar, Senator for Temeschwar
*'''Outcome:''' The title of [[Ambassador to the Sarcophan Delves]] will be appointed at the first Senate session of the Autumn Equinox 388YE

==Appraisals==
===Appraise Suranni Armies===
*'''Motion:''' Mladen Escovitch, the Senate accepts your offer to use an appraisal to gain a comprehensive understanding of the Iron Confederacy's military might. Take six months. Be careful.
*'''Proposed by:''' Fedelmidd Sydanjaa's Heart Floer, Senator for Sermersuaq at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Kaspar Yakovich von Holberg, Senator for Holberg
*'''Passed'''
*'''Outcome:''' The findings of Mladen Escovitch will be presented before the Winter Solstice 388YE
*'''Notes:''' This appraisal was [[To_seek_enlightenment#Every_Word_You_Speak|offered]] by Mladen Escovitch

===Appraise Support from Ylenwe to Silver Chalice===
*'''Motion:''' To appraise how the eternal Ylenwe can assist in the Order of the Silver Chalice in their work.
*'''Proposed by:''' Cassia Apulian Silkweaver, Conscience of the Senate at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Bartimaeus, Senator for Sarangrave
*'''Failed'''

===Appraise Imperial Support for Beoraidh Colosseum===
*'''Motion:''' To send Rosemary Stockland to find ways for Imperial citizens to invest in Beoraidh Colosseum and the Gladiatorial Games
*'''Proposed by:''' Pathfinder Gaddak, Senator for Mareave at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Cassia Apulian Silkweaver, Conscience of the Senate
*'''Failed'''

===Appraise Spreading Way to Non-Wayist Cultures===
*'''Motion:''' We send Lisane de Terresford to appraise how non-Wayist cultures and communities residing within the Empire can be brought into the Way of Virtue.
*'''Proposed by:''' Rane Shardbearer, Senator for Kallavesa at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Bloodcrow Rasp, Senator for Skarsind
*'''Passed'''
*'''Outcome:''' Lisane de Terresford remains [[Satraps of the Abyss|engaged]] in Sumaah until the start of the Winter Solstice 388YE. Gerard la Salle has selected Naomi of Virtue's Rest as lead prognosticator on this task. Her findings will be presented before the Autumn Equinox 388YE

===Appraise the Artisans Guild===
*'''Motion:''' The Throne uses her power of appraisal to set the civil service to appraise the consequences of the Imperial Sodality "Imperial Artisans Guild" sodality manifesto. It holds the following to be true: Imperial artisans are the finest in the world, deserving commensurate respect, recompense and pride; Artisans and the magic items they create are valuable strategic resources for the Empire; The voice of the Empire's artisans should be preeminent in all matters relating to artisanry. The sodality therefore exists to: Guide, aid, and provide consultation to the Empire's artisans, bodies of state and wider citizenry on the matter of artisanry; Support and coordinate artisans in the study, innovation, and creation of magic items; Represent the Empire's artisans, seeking and supporting opportunities within the Empire's borders and beyond.
*'''Announced by:''' Emperor Vesna Borkovna Prochnost, [[the Throne]]
*'''Outcome:''' The results of this appraisal will be presented before the Autumn Equinox 388YE

==Commissions (Senate)==
===Invest in Beoraidh Docks===
*'''Motion:''' To invest in the docks of Beoraidh (commission an edifice) so that the fleet owners of the Empire can engage in Prosperous trade with the port and raise 10 thrones a season in tariffs and tax. Seeking a disbursement of funds for 75 thrones
*'''Proposed by:''' Bloodcrow Rasp, Senator for Skarsind at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Rane Shardbearer, Senator for Kallavesa
*'''Passed at 75 thrones'''
*'''Further reading:''' [[Invest in Beoraidh Docks]]
*'''Notes:''' This was the third use of a commission. 75 Thrones disbursed to Senator for Skarsind. This draws on an [[Each_age_a_lens#Investment_of_Sea|offer]] made by Ehsan, Lord of Sand

===Construct Wayhouse in the Barrens===
*'''Motion:''' To construct a wayhouse for Navarr in Murderdale, the Barrens
*'''Proposed by:''' Lady Gwendoloena de Ordraig, Senator for the Barrens at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Mel Bleak, Senator for Mournwold
*'''Passed'''
*'''Further reading:''' [[Construct Wayhouse in the Barrens]]
*'''Notes:''' This was the fourth use of a commission.

===Construct Archives of the Advisor===
*'''Motion:''' To commission the Archives of the Advisor, to be built in Solvihill, Skarsind. This sinecure will produce 12 iridescent gloaming a season. This sinecure will be attached to the already existing title of Advisor on Orc Affairs
*'''Proposed by:''' Merari Navigators of Virtue, Senator for the Bastion at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Pathfinder Gaddak, Senator for Mareave
*'''Passed'''
*'''Further reading:''' [[Construct Archives of the Advisor]]
*'''Notes:''' This was the fifth use of a commission.

===Construct Red Wind Wharfs===
*'''Motion:''' To add the Red Wind Wharfs to the Municipal Docks at Calvos
*'''Proposed by:''' Eulàlia i Phovas i Riqueza, Senator for the Madruga at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Garviel i Abrira i Erigo, Senator for Feroz
*'''Passed'''
*'''Further reading:''' [[Construct Red Wind Wharfs]]
*'''Notes:''' This was the sixth use of a commission. This drew on [[Mermaids_in_the_basement#The_Red_Wind_Wharfs|plans]] for a similar set of wharfs in Oran

===Construct Martim de Tassato's Clattering Curtain Theatre===
*'''Motion:''' That the Senate authorise the construction of "Martim de Tassato's Clattering Curtain Theatre" in Mestra. This is a money producing sinecure. This will create the Imperial title "Martim de Tassato's Clattering Curtain Theatre Champion". This position would have tenure. This will be appointed by unanimous vote of the League.
*'''Proposed by:''' Cesare Sanguineo Rezia Di Tassato, Senator for Tassato at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Seconded by:''' Vasilmir Radovanovna Esskivic, Senator for Miekarova
*'''Passed'''
*'''Further reading:''' [[Construct Clattering Curtain Theatre]]
*'''Notes:''' This was the seventh use of a commission

===Construct Nightingale Chorus Wayhouse===
*'''Motion:''' To construct the Nightingale Chorus wayhouse in Astolat. The wayhouse acts as a sinecure and increases tax in Astolat of one throne per season, and acts as a great work for three Dawnish territories. Election to be by Cat's Graces. With the title of Conductor of the Nightingale Chorus. Self funded by the Vallornguard.
*'''Proposed by:''' Rhisiart Dancewalker, Senator for Miaren at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Rowyn of the Waystone Path, Senator for Hercynia
*'''Failed'''

===Construct Wrangler's Market===
*'''Motion:''' Commission the Wrangler's Market in Arbonne. Seeks disbursement of 14 weirwood or equivalent (64 thrones)
*'''Proposed by:''' Ana i Taziel i Riqueza, Senator for Segura at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Eulàlia i Phovas i Riqueza, Senator for Madruga
*'''Passed at 54 thrones'''
*'''Further reading:''' [[Construct Wrangler's Market]]
*'''Notes:''' This was the <s>ninth</s> eighth use of a commission. 54 Thrones disbursed to Senator for Segura. This [[spy network]] will allow [[Imperial orcs]] to spy on Arbonne as [[No_Matter_What#Break_the_chains|presented]] by the [[Sunstorm]].

===Construct Smugglers Cove in Tromsa===
*'''Motion:''' To commission a smugglers' cove in Tromsa
*'''Proposed by:''' Mel Bleak, Senator for Mournwold at the Saturday evening session
*'''Seconded by:''' Ramos I Inigo I Raqueza, Senator for Kahraman
*'''Passed'''
*'''Further reading:''' [[Construct Smugglers Cove in Tromsa Summer 388YE|Construct Smugglers Cove in Tromsa]]
*'''Notes:''' This was the <s>tenth</s> ninth use of a commission

==Commissions (Announcements)==
===Construct the Northern Way===
*'''Announcement:''' To construct the Northern Way, a great work building a safe passage between the city of Apulian and the territory of Zenith. This is funded by the Crimson Reapers.
*'''Announced by:''' Laughlan Vi Temeschwar, [[Master of Rings]] at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Further reading:''' [[Construct the Northern Way]]
*'''Notes:''' This commission draws on an [[My_friends_are_my_estate#Northern_Way|opportunity]] presented as part of an appraisal on the prosperity of [[Spiral]]

===Upgrade Palace of Apulian===
*'''Announcement:''' The Imperial Master of Works announces the commencement of the upgrade of the fortification called the Palace of Apulian in Spiral, which will become the Palace of Mists at a cost of 80 white granite and 240 crowns. As well as improving the fortification, it will additionally make an attack from the sea significantly more difficult and increase the taxation from the territory by five thrones a season
*'''Announced by:''' Ehud, [[Imperial Master of Works|Master of Works]] at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Further reading:''' [[Upgrade Palace of Apulian]]
*'''Notes:''' This was the first use of a commission. It draws on an [[My_friends_are_my_estate#Mellow_Mists|opportunity]] presented as part of an appraisal on the prosperity of [[Spiral]]

===Support Investigation of Zemeh===
*'''Announcement:''' We look after our people, and those who try to harm us will not escape the touch of our long grass. I the Imperial Spymaster commission the investigation into agent Vassa of the Regario Dossier
*'''Announced by:''' Rahmah i Darwisj i Erigo, [[Imperial Spymaster]] at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Notes:''' This was the second use of a commission. This draws on an [[Keys_of_Enlightenment#Spies_and_Agents|opportunity]] presented as a result of the loss of contact with Agent Vassa's network

===Construct Publishing Clearing House===
*'''Announcement:''' As Chair of the Wolf I invite the inestimable Holberg College of Engineering to bring Katarzyna von Carstein's designs to life as the Great Publishers' Clearing House. Thanks to funding from the six great guilds of Tassato: the Camorra Barossa, the Gilded Horn, Jolly Jackdaws, Oathwright Press, the Silver Rivers Casino, and my own carta, the Printers' Guild. This great work in Tassato Mestra shall assure the illuminated city of Tassato as the printing capital of the world. Its custodian, Printmaster of the Publishers' Exchange, shall be appointed by League Bourse Auction
*'''Announced by:''' Taddea Ginori, [[Chair of the Wolf]] at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Further reading:''' [[Construct Publishing Clearing House]]
*'''Notes:''' This commission draws on an [[The_truth_but_tell_it_slant#The_Publishing_Clearing_House|opportunity]] presented as part of an appraisal to expand the printing empire of the Printers' Guild. This announcement is seeing extended scrutiny due to the election method of the associated title

===Construct Statue of Murdered Researchers===
*'''Announcement:''' As Mistress of Monuments, I announce the building of an edifice in Apulian to honour the researchers killed by the Whisper Gallery in the search for the truth. This will be fully funded by Ignacio i Zuhri i Erigo. The Senator for Apulian has consented
*'''Announced by:''' Ada Droon Drifting Bough, [[Mistress of Monuments]] at the Saturday afternoon session
*'''Outcome:''' Constructs an [[edifice]] in Apulus, Spiral.
*'''Further Details:''' [[Construct Statue of Murdered Researchers]]

===Construct Spark of Ignition===
*'''Announcement:''' Construct a mana sinecure in Bloodwater Marsh, Sarangrave. Building name - The Spark of Ignition. Title - Lighter of the Forge. Appointed by Urizen senators. Costs ten wains of mithril
*'''Announced by:''' Berrak of The Phoenix Reach, [[Crystal Architect of the Spires]] at the Saturday evening session
*'''Notes:''' This was originally marked as the eighth use of a commission. This announcement was later abrogated

===Construct Sakari's Legacy===
*'''Announcement:''' I call on Adamant's Aid in constructing Sakari's Legacy, a fortification in Anduzjasse, Segura. With this boon, the fortification will be of rank two, take only four seasons to construct, and will be unbreakable. Costing 180 white granite and labour costs.
*'''Announced by:''' Dima Vasilyevna Novosad, [[Master of the Koboldi]] at the Saturday evening session
*'''Outcome:''' Constructs a [[fortification]] in Anduzjasse, Segura.
*'''Further Details:''' [[Construct Sakari's Legacy]]
*'''Notes:''' This offer was originally [[Seven_locks#King_Under_the_Mountain|presented]] by [[Adamant]] in his response to a plenipotentiary

===Construct Bears Rest===
*'''Announcement:''' The Legion Engineer will construct Bears Rest, a mana sinecure in Northspires, Hahnmark for ten wains of mithril and 30 crowns of labour. The title of Steward of Bears Rest will be chosen by unanimous decision of the Wintermark senators and be responsible for collecting the mana that flows down the river from the melting glacier upstream.
*'''Announced by:''' Firesong Arachas, [[Legion Engineer]] at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Outcome:''' Constructs a [[sinecure]] in Northspires, Hahnmark.
*'''Further Details:''' [[Construct Bears Rest]]

===Construct Nightingale Chorus===
*'''Announcement:''' To construct the Nightingale Chorus wayhouse in Astolat. The wayhouse acts as a sinecure and increases tax in Astolat of one throne per season, and acts as a great work for Astolat, Weirwater, and Semmerholm. It boosts military units against the Vallorn. Election will be by Cat's Graces with the title of Conductor of the Nightingale Chorus.
*'''Announced by:''' Mharen Splitroot, [[Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave]] at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Outcome:''' Constructs a [[Navarr wayhouse|wayhouse]] in Grovesyard, Astolat.
*'''Further Details:''' [[Construct Nightingale Chorus]]
*'''Notes:''' The [[Ripple_of_echoes#Can't_Stop_The_Music|Nightingale Chorus]] has a long history, having been originally founded by songbirds of [[Empress Richilde]]

===Construct Wayward House===
*'''Announcement:''' To commission the <u>WAYWARD HOUSE</u> in the city of Apulian, Apulus, Spiral. A block of apartments constructed with twelve wains of white granite, to provide hospitality to Jarmish pilgrims of the Way visiting the Empire. Constructed by the Edificer's Guild of Apulian, with funding from Damian i Martan i Erigo.
*'''Announced by:''' Paris of Apulus, [[Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave]] at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Outcome:''' Constructs an [[edifice]] in Apulus, Spiral.
*'''Further Details:''' [[Construct Wayward House]]
*'''Notes:''' The Convocation of Virtue [[Full_circles#Path_of_the_Spirits|proposed]] the edifice following support from the [[Sevenfold Path]]

===Construct Wyrding Tower===
*'''Announcement:''' I commission the Wyrding Tower, a volhov tower proposed in an appraisal by Graciana i Lopez i Guerra. The Vale of the Verdant Promise will bring prosperity to the ruins left by the Cold Sun and will fund this ministry
*'''Announced by:''' Borys Vardovich Straskovich, [[Boyar of the Iron Roads]] at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Outcome:''' Constructs a [[ministry]] in Livardz, Volodmartz
*'''Further Details:''' [[Construct Wyrding Tower]]
*'''Notes:''' The Wyrding Tower was [[Sunrise_over_Livardz#The_Wyrding_Pond|proposed]] as part of a larger appraisal by Graciana i Lopez i Guerra into finding ways to bring Prosperity to the ruins of Volodmartz left by the ''scions'' of [[Cold Sun]]

==Announcements==
===Research Life of Sjördeyr===
*'''Announcement:''' The Assembly of Loyalty have made their Highest Calling the transformation of Asavea. Our sibling in virtue is the Sumaah Republic are willing to discuss a figure of their past involved in their own liberation. A recruit, an inspiration, a builder. Virtuous action leads to further Virtue and we can learn from the example of Sjördeyr. I invite the High House of Prosperity to work alongside my librarians and share in Virtue.
*'''Announced by:''' Hazelelponi, [[Lepidean Librarian]] at the Friday evening session
*'''Outcome:''' Historical Research on the matter will be delivered to the Lepidean Librarian at the Summer Solstice 388YE

===Hand of the Chancellor===
* '''Announcement:''' Use of Hand of the Chancellor
* '''Announced by:''' Vesna Borkovna Prochnost, [[The Throne]] at the Friday evening session
* '''Outcome:''' 249 thrones disbursed to Emperor Vesna Borkovna Prochnost

===Assign the Guerdon===
*'''Announcement:''' The Burning Falcon, the Citadel Guard, and the Eastern Sky to receive the Guerdon
* '''Announced by:''' Natalia 'The Falcon' Barossa, [[Quartermaster General of the Imperial Armies]] at the Sunday afternoon session
* '''Outcome:''' Military units supporting the three armies will receive shares in the [[Military_unit#Imperial_Guerdon|Imperial Guerdon]]

===Assign Regalia to Keeper of the Study===
* '''Announcement:''' To assign the artefact The Mask of the Mourn to the title of the Keeper of the Study. The mask's purpose is to support landskeepers in ritual casting on farms in the Marches - the same responsibility as the Keeper holds. The mask bears a true, spontaneous, Prosperity aura.
* '''Announced by:''' Cilicia of Athiliah's Handiwork, [[Benefactor of Regalia]] at the Saturday afternoon session
* '''Outcome:''' The [[Keeper of the Study]] has been amended

===Refine Dancer's Rest===
*'''Motion:''' We ask the Songbirds to improve the <u>Dancer's Rest</u> in Miaren. We request that the artists cover the walls and surrounding environment of Dancer's Rest with inspirational art which may be added to and developed by anyone who visits. The art should depict Virtuous symbols, inspirational figures, as well as allotting space for those who visit Dancer's Rest to share their experience. Ideally, the artworks begun this season will continue to develop and grow. Art should educate, inspire, and heal.
*'''Announced by:''' Ralphine, [[Maestro of the Cat's Graces]] at the Saturday evening session
*'''Outcome:''' [[Cat%27s_Graces#Refine_Commission|Refines]] the [[Hand to the Dance|Dancer's Rest]] in Serenael, Miaren.

===Research Dauntless Light Chapter===
*'''Announcement:''' The Department sends Octavia to research into Rebekah and Abishek of the Dauntless Light chapter and their conflict with the Child of Faithless Grief in the post-patrician era of Highguard
*'''Announced by:''' Watt of Lambrook, [[Minister of Historical Research]] at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Outcome:''' Historical Research on the matter will be delivered to the Minister at the Summer Solstice 388YE

===Assess Arch of the Sky===
*'''Announcement:''' As Architect of the Hammers, I invite the "Architects of Iron and Stone" to assess the Arch of the Sky in how it may be improved
*'''Announced by:''' Edmundo of Damakan's forge, [[Architect of Hammers]] at the Sunday afternoon session
*'''Outcome:''' The results of this announcement will be made available before the Autumn Equinox 388YE

===Reappraise Blades of the Semmerlak===
*'''Announcement:''' I request that the prognosticators review the opportunity to build the Blades of the Semmerlak, originally offered in Spring 386
* '''Announced by:''' Tristan Ramson von Holberg, [[Master of the Mint]] at the Sunday afternoon session
* '''Outcome:''' The [[Less_welcome_tenants#Blades_of_the_Semmerlak|Blades of the Semmerlak]] was first offered shortly before the Summer Solstice 386YE. The results of this announcement will be made available before the Autumn Equinox 388YE

===Embargo Zemelslo===
*'''Announcement:''' Change the trade status of Zemelslo to embargo
* '''Announced by:''' Slawomir Rabovich Bolotstrazh, [[Imperial Consul]] at the Sunday afternoon session
* '''Outcome:''' An embargo on goods from Zemelslo has been put in place. Zemelslo has responded in kind, and the port of Radosmo is no longer available to Imperial fleets

Cardinal

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==Overview==
Each of the eight virtue assemblies appoints a cardinal to represent and lead them. They are generally referred to as "''Cardinal of (Virtue)''" or "''Cardinal of The Way''". Together with [[The Throne]], they form the Assembly of Nine, arguably the most important [[assembly]] of the Synod.

==Responsibilities==
A cardinal is assumed to provide leadership to the priests and pilgrims who follow their virtue. They are expected to be well versed in matters of virtue and [[The Way]] so that they can speak with authority on matters of doctrine. Prominent citizens who are guilty of breaking the law but believe their actions were rooted in virtue will often request a cardinal to plead [[clemency]] on their behalf, so a familiarity with the law may prove helpful.

As a member of the Assembly of Nine, a cardinal can wield considerable influence over the politics of the Empire. In particular the Assembly has the power to [[veto]] any constitutional motion passed by the [[Senate]]. This allows the Assembly to uphold their constitutional obligation to "ensure the virtuous behaviour of the Empire".

The cardinal is empowered to appoint their virtue's [[gatekeeper]], an important position that controls the distribution of [[liao#True Liao|true liao]].

<div style="float:right;"><quote by="Marcher Proverb">Having a beard doesn't make you wise.</quote></div>
==Powers==
===Member of the Assembly of Nine===
Each cardinal is a member of the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]]. As with all priests, they can raise a single judgement each summit with any ''one'' of the assemblies to which they belong. Every member of the Assembly of Nine may cast a single vote on any judgement brought before the Assembly. Unlike the General, virtue, or national assemblies the size of the congregation a Cardinal has does not change their votes in the Assembly of Nine - each Cardinal (and [[The Throne]]) has one vote.
{{CaptionedImage|file=Cardinal Preaching.jpg|caption=Each cardinal is appointed by one of the [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies|Virtue assemblies]].|align=right|width=250}}

===Elevation===
Any member of the Synod may submit a judgement for a [[statement of principle]] to a national or virtue assembly - but not to the General Assembly. The power of elevation grants a cardinal the ability to make an exception to this rule. Once per summit, a cardinal may elevate a statement of principle for consideration by the General Assembly. They can only employ this power once, only at the point where judgement is submitted to the [[Tribune of the Synod]], and only with the agreement of the priest submitting the judgement.

This power allows the cardinals to collectively control what statements of principle come before the General Assembly - allowing them to work together to hone the Synod's message to the Empire and help make it easier for the Synod to be heard.

Alternatively, a Cardinal may use this power to allow a member of the Synod to submit a judgement of [[proscription]] to the General Assembly. A Cardinal may only elevate one judgement per summit - either a statement of principle or a proscription.

===Further Scrutiny===
A normal judgement requires at least three hours of scrutiny before the voting can be counted. If a cardinal is not satisfied that there is sufficient time for an issue to be considered then they may instruct the civil service to push back the voting deadline for the judgement to allow further scrutiny. Each cardinal may use this power once per summit, but only on a judgement submitted by a member of the Synod. They may not delay a judgement submitted by the [[Tribune of the Synod]].

Judgements submitted by the [[Tribune of the Synod]] may not be extended nor may a judgement be delayed beyond the end of the current summit in which it was submitted. This power must be used before the judgement reaches its deadline - once that deadline is passed it cannot be changed. A judgement may still pass with primacy at any time, regardless of any change of deadline.

The limitation on this legal power is on the title, not the occupant. If a new citizen is elected to the title, they cannot use the ability that summit if it has already been used.

===Appoint the Gatekeeper===
Each of the seven cardinals of virtue are responsible for appointing the [[gatekeeper]] of their assembly. The cardinal is entitled to appoint a new gatekeeper at any summit where they are elected or re-elected. Once chosen, the cardinal has no formal power to influence the gatekeeper who may only be revoked by formal judgement by the appropriate assembly of the Synod.

The gatekeeper is an important position, entrusted with choosing who will receive true liao. It is traditional for the cardinal to appoint a citizen from another nation to be the gatekeeper of their Virtue wherever possible. This practice is considered important to ensure that the gatekeeper is able to act independently of the cardinal. Cardinals who ignore this custom risk censure by the rest of the Synod.

The Cardinal of The Way does not appoint a gatekeeper. Instead, they are responsible for appointing the [[Conscience of the Senate]].

===Virtuous Appointments===
Some cardinals are also responsible for appointing other titles, such as the [[Chaplain Consular]], appointed by the [[Cardinal of the Way]].

==Appointment==
<div {{float}}><box>'''<big>Cardinals and Preaching</big>'''<br>A cardinal must be a member of the assembly they lead. This means that if a cardinal changes assembly (such as by [[Congregation#Downtime_Options|preaching]] in downtime) they immediately forfeit the title. </box></div>
Each cardinal is appointed by the appropriate virtue assembly. Only a member of the virtue assembly can serve as its cardinal. Selection is by a judgement of [[appointment]] raised by the Tribune in the standard manner.

The laws for [[Imperial elections]] state that, if eligibility to vote in an election is restricted in some way, then you cannot vote if you were eligible to vote in an equivalent but different election in the last twelve months. For example, if you were eligible to vote for the Cardinal of Prosperity at the Winter Solstice - and you change faith to be part of the Ambition assembly - you cannot legally vote for the election of the Cardinal of Ambition until twelve months have passed from the date of the first election.

The elections for the cardinals are considered to be legally equivalent positions restricted by virtue. This means that if you change your virtue assembly then you must abstain from voting in an election if it occurs less than four events after the previous election in your previous virtue assembly. If you are in any doubt about your eligibility then you should consult the Tribune, or Merlot the civil service overseer of elections who can advise you.

The judgement to appoint a cardinal will typically close at 18:00 on the Saturday of the summit. These times may differ if an unscheduled appointment is required but there are always at least three hours for nominations and three hours for voting. After that time, the candidate with the most support is declared cardinal.

A cardinal serves until the next election for the title. A cardinal can be [[Revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], or by the appropriate [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies|virtue assembly]].
<div {{float}}>
{|
| '''Appointment Schedule''' || '''Virtue'''
|-
| ''Winter Solstice'' || The Way & Prosperity
|-
| ''Spring Equinox'' || Ambition & Vigilance
|-
| ''Summer Solstice'' || Courage & Wisdom
|-
| ''Autumn Equinox'' || Loyalty & Pride
|}
</div>
===Incumbent===
The current cardinals are listed below - see the individual pages for a full election history for each position.
* [[Cardinal of Ambition]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Cardinal_of_Ambition_occupant}}
* [[Cardinal of Courage]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Cardinal_of_Courage_occupant}}
* [[Cardinal of Loyalty]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Cardinal_of_Loyalty_occupant}}
* [[Cardinal of Pride]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Cardinal_of_Pride_occupant}}
* [[Cardinal of Prosperity]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Cardinal_of_Prosperity_occupant}}
* [[Cardinal of Vigilance]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Cardinal_of_Vigilance_occupant}}
* [[Cardinal of Wisdom]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Cardinal_of_Wisdom_occupant}}
* [[Cardinal of the Way]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Cardinal_of_the_Way_occupant}}
{{Synod Further Reading}}
[[Category:Title]]

Urizen leadership

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Emmanovi: /* Dicta */ Added Summer 388

{{CaptionedImage|file=Urizen Senator.jpg|caption=The Senators of Urizen are selected for their magical ability<br>and for their cleverness.|align=left|width=300}}
==Overview==
Magic is seen as a mark of a rational and learned mind and more importantly as the most powerful tool that an individual or group can wield. The Urizen maintain that those who best understand the world are the ones best suited to lead it, and they look to their most powerful mages for leadership. Every citizen is encouraged to learn a little magic, whether it is practical spellcasting or superior craftwork, but ritual magic, the mastery of the lore of the [[realms]], is regarded as the highest calling.

Most Urizen [[spires]] appoint an arbiter whose role is to resolve disputes, and represent the spire to others. Traditionally the individual who is deemed to demonstrate the most complete [[Arete]] is asked to take the position. In most spires this will be the wisest and most skilled mage, but a martial spire is more likely to choose a weapon-master than a magician.

Although arbiters are expected to provide leadership, they are usually chosen by, and serve at the pleasure of the members of the spire. In effect they are ''"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primus_inter_pares first among equals]"'', no more or less powerful than any other member of the spire, but accorded respect owing to the importance of their responsibilities. This same principle is applied to ''anyone'' in a position of authority, especially those with an [[Imperial title]], whether they're Urizeni or not. Politics is a popular topic of discussion and debate among the spires, and few Urizen would balk at the idea of politely asking someone to explain the reasoning behind their decisions whether they are an arbiter, a [[senator]], or [[the Throne]] themselves. Senators in particular, are expected to be answerable to their fellow magicians and they can expect to be challenged on the progress of any public commitments they have made.

There is little history of open military conflict between Urizen spires. Cooperation between neighbours is the norm in Urizen, but disputes between spires whose councils differ on political, social or ideological grounds are commonplace. Even before Urizen joined the Empire, such conflicts were almost always settled through debate, often with the assistance of a judge or mediator from a neutral spire.

Urizen are passionate about politics. Being able to debate competing points of view and achieve consensus is seen as a high art form that raises humans above animals. It also makes civilised people superior to barbarians who practice brute force approaches to leadership. The Imperial Senate is held up as a great triumph of the Empire, although they are often disappointed by the way the other nations choose to exploit the Senate, especially how they pick their Senators.
<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Martin Buber"> There are three principles in a person's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-people is that I do not say what I mean and I do not do what I say. </quote> </div>
==Truth==
Urizeni politics prides itself on being based on [[Urizen hearth magic#Truth|truth]]. Not the brazen honesty of [[the Brass Coast]], but the certainty that comes from dealing with past and current events as they are rather than as one might wish them to be. The Urizen expect a high degree of transparency from their political leaders whether they are the [[arbiter]] of a spire, or the [[senator]] of an entire [[territory]].

The [[torchbearer|torchbearers]] are a well-established political movement committed to the idea of truth and accountability. They are dedicated to uncovering the truth about important events - both current and historical - and sharing their findings to as many people as possible. They adhere to a philosophy that suggests the only way to ensure the Empire remains "honest" is to ensure that the citizens are kept informed of what is going on around them, so they can make sensible decisions and appoint virtuous Senators.

==Leading a territory==
Urizen senators are elected as the culmination of the demos, a gathering of Urizeni citizens that takes place at Anvil for the purpose of discussing the challenges facing the nation and debating the best way forward. The structure and format of the demos bears striking similarities to the format of the Imperial Conclave, a reflection of Urizen's role in its creation. It usually begins on the afternoon of the first full day of the summit; the egregore of the nation will announce the opening of the demos and call the citizens to order.

The purpose of the demos is for the assembled citizens to agree on a set of resolutions that they wish to see their senators achieve. To achieve this, any arbiter of a spire in the territory may present the egregore with a single dictum they wish the demos to consider. A dictum should be in writing and given to the egregore no later than an hour before the demos is due to start. The egregore curates an agenda from the list of suggestions they have been given, merging any duplicate ideas. Usually the egregore will serve as the chairperson for the meeting, but occasionally they will delegate to a civil servant or a trusted citizen who has demonstrated the capacity to be fair and unbiased to run the demos.

Each dictum must be in the form of an action or outcome that the new senator is expected to try achieve. Thus a dictum might call on the senator to commission a port in Apulus, or disburse funds from the Imperial treasury to buy mana for Urizeni magicians, but the egregore would discount a dictum calling on Urizen to commit funds to support a new fortification. The egregore will usually invite whoever submitted the dictum to speak first, giving them a chance to make their case. They will then call on other citizens to support or rebut the dictum, but each citizen is permitted no more than a single minute to speak on each dictum, and no citizen can speak more than once on a single dictum. It's expected that each speaker will add something to the debate; citizens who use their minute to simply agree with other speakers are often criticised for wasting time.

Once each debate concludes, the magicians from the territory who are present indicate their support or opposition by raising their hand with the issue decided by majority vote. In the case of a tie, then a dictum is considered to have failed to gain the support of the demos. It is not possible to change the wording of a dictum raised to the demos - the vote is always to either support or reject the dictum as written - another reason that brevity and clarity are considered ideal.

The demos concludes once all the dicta have been voted on. At this point, all candidates for the senatorial position are expected to present themselves. Most Urizeni expect their senator to be a resident of the territory they are standing for, but there is no legal requirement for that to be the case. Only Urizeni magicians from the territory may vote. While the candidates formally announce themselves at the conclusion of the demos it is much more usual for them to do so before it begins - so that they can then use the demos as an opportunity to canvas for undecided voters.

The egregore then goes through the list of dicta that the demos has supported asking the candidates if they will pledge to enact them or not. Candidates are not given any time to debate a dictum at this point, since they have already had an opportunity to explain their stance on any given dictum to the demos. They must either commit to enact the dictum or reject it.

Once it is clear which candidate supports which dicta there a final vote to select the senator. The candidates spread out and every magician from the territory present indicates their support for their preferred candidate, usually by moving to stand behind them if they are physically comfortable doing so. Only magicians who are present at the demos can vote - but it is fine for a magician who needs to remain seated to ask a colleague to register their support for their chosen candidate on their behalf. Only magicians who have not voted in another Urizen senatorial election in the past year may participate in the vote.

The candidate with the most votes is duly elected. The dicta are displayed after the election in the Hub for any citizens to view and when the summit is over a written record is then made of the dicta that the winning candidate committed to. The expectation is that the senator will be able to explain what they are doing to achieve these policies or be able to show that they have advanced them.

The senators for each Imperial territory are re-elected at specific equinox and solstices during the year. The senator for Redoubt is elected at the Summer Solstice, the senator for Morrow is elected at the Autumn Equinox, the senator for Zenith is elected at the Winter Solstice, and the senator for Sarangrave is elected at the Spring Equinox. When Spiral was an Urizen territory, its senator was elected at the Spring Equinox.

===Foci of the Silver Flame===
The Silver Flame of [[Spiral#Cinion|Cinion]] are foreigners who have pledged to provide each of the Urizen senators with a [[:category:foci|foci]] once a year. The foci is received the season after the senator is elected, and can be used to enhance a ritualist's knowledge of a specific realm for the performance of a single ritual each day. The Silver Flame will continue providing these rings for as long as the Silver Flame are recognised as foreigners, and Spiral is not an Urizen territory.

'''OOC Note:''' The newly elected senator should email {{plot}} before downtime closes after the event they are elected, and choose which realm they want the ring to benefit.
{{CaptionedImage|file=DariusIsScheming.jpg|caption=Those who best understand the world are best suited to lead it.|align=right|width=300}}
===Incumbent===
The current Urizen senators are listed below - see the individual territory pages for a full election history for each position.
* [[Morrow]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Senator_for_Morrow_occupant}}
* [[Redoubt]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Senator_for_Redoubt_occupant}}
* [[Zenith]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Senator_for_Zenith_occupant}}
* [[Sarangrave]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Senator_for_Sarangrave_occupant}}

==Prominent Spires==
A list of well-known spires who have attended Anvil in recent years can be found [[Urizen groups|here]].
==Dicta==
After the demos, once the dicta are agreed, they are copied down by the [[egregore]] and the Civil Service. Copies of these are posted up in [[Anvil#The Hub|the Hub]] for all to see, and commonly distributed to Urizen citizens who do not attend Anvil but have an interest in their nation's politics. The winning candidate is expected to stand by the commitments enshrined in the dicta, as per the Urizen ideals of [[Urizen hearth magic#Truth|Truth]].

===Summer 388YE===
In the election for '''[[Redoubt]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Thalia of Netherwatch'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Spring 388YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>Does the candidate commit to improving the defences of Redoubt during their term?</td><td>Yes</td>
</table>
===Spring 388YE===
In the election for '''[[Sarangrave]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Bartimaeus'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Spring 388YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>Will you engage with the orcs of the Sarangrave in a fair and equitable manner that benefits the people of Urizen and the nation as a whole?</td><td>Yes</td>
</table>
===Winter 387YE===
In the election for '''[[Zenith]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Delara of the House of the Wanderer'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Winter 387YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>The candidate sears to work alongside the architects of Urizen to help relieve the national debt.</td><td>Yes</td>
</table>
In the election for '''[[Sarangrave]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Bartimaeus'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Winter 387YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>Do you agree to be guided by the national assembly in how best to approach the problems affecting the Sarangrave?</td><td>Yes</td>
</table>
===Summer 387YE===
In the election for '''[[Redoubt]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Thalia of Netherwatch'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Summer 387YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>The Senator gives assurance they will work towards helping to raise funds to repay the raising of the Argent Sword.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The Senator agrees to hold at least one hour per summit as an office hour where they will be in a known location in Urizen to talk to the people of Redoubt.</td><td>Yes</td>
</table>
===Winter 386YE===
In the election for '''[[Zenith]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Herminius of the House of the Wanderer'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Winter 386YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>The Senatorial Candidate will ensure the commencement of the construction of the new mountain to house the displaced spires of the Arch of the Skies.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>I agree to start building the beneficiary of the Golden Cascade within this term of office.</td><td>Yes</td>
</table>
===Autumn 386YE===
In the election for '''[[Morrow]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Sejanus of the Scarlet Guard'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Autumn 386YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>To appoint a proxy from outside their spire or citadel: to train and encourage them; to grant them one motion of their own design, advise them on it, and prepare them to present it.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The Senator commits to the building of a fort in Morrow within the year.</td><td>No</td>
<tr><td>To build at least one improvement to the infrastructure of Morrow and ensure that appropriate Senate funding is sought.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>To maintain harmonious relations with the Marches, I give my assurance I will endeavour to support Marcher interests in the Senate where not in conflict with the interests of Morrow, or Urizen as a whole.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The Senator for Morrow commits to do all in their power to secure the Arch of the Sky as an Urizen National Bourse seat.</td><td>Yes</td>
</table>
===Summer 386YE===
In the election for '''[[Redoubt]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Thalia of Netherwatch'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Summer 386YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>The Senator gives Assurance that they shall seek an appraisal that would increase Spiral’s prosperity and give Urizeni a reliable voice in its future.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The Senator gives Assurance that they will help educate Senate on magical matters and Conclave, and to speak on these in Senate when relevant.</td><td>Yes</td>
</table>
===Winter 385YE===
In the election for '''[[Zenith]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Herminius of the House of the Wanderer'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Winter 386YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>The Senator will make every effort to build the fort in Lustri and the Gardens of Pallas by securing funds from various sources</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>As they have no voice of their own, the Senator will agree to be a voice for the Urizeni residing in Spiral</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>Spire Starsong, and all of the other spires within the Arch of the Sky, have been through enough. The Senator for Zenith promises to NOT build the Southern Skyways, neither touching the sky nor a road in the sky. We refuse to have our homes reduced to rubble again.</td><td>No</td>
</table>
===Autumn 385YE===
In the election for '''[[Morrow]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Laelius Archsky'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Autumn 385YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>The senator commits to aiding in a suitable recompense to the Urizeni for the ceding of Spiral to the League</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>Urizen will soon be at war with the Grendel. The senator commits that they will use one or more of their motions on measures that will support the nation in the war efforts.</td><td>No</td>
<tr><td>The Senator will ensure information from Spiral including spy networks is disseminated around Urizen</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The candidate will commit to opposing any notion of a lasting peace with the Druj nation.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The Senator agrees that the buying of votes is unacceptable behaviour.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The Senator agrees to take action towards acquiring a new territory for Urizen.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>Food uneaten. Coin unspent. Magic uncast. Opportunity squandered. If my motion ever goes unused I will step down.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The Senator will pursue fully any available opportunity to see Spiral returned to Urizen.</td><td>Yes</td>
</table>
===Winter 384YE===
In the election for '''[[Zenith]]''', the following dicta were agreed at the demos. The winning candidate was '''Cadeus'''.
<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Winter 384YE Dictum</th><th>Agreed?</th></tr>
<tr><td>The senator for Zenith commits to the construction of the Crucible of Fate.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The candidate commits to reform the Demos process in conjunction with the Arbiters Council, to increase the engagement of the Demos with the senator candidates views.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The senator of Zenith agrees to commit to building the Eye of the Heavens, or, if this is unachievable, will at least consider rebuilding the observatory in the Arch of the Sky. They will consult the nation's astronomancers throughout the process and will aim to have either built within the year.</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr><td>The senator commits to the construction of the Radix of Truth within the term of their tenure.</td><td>No</td>
<tr><td>No matter who is elected today they must agree to not support Bohemond de Rondell’s bid for the throne. He has said, and I quote; “If I become Throne Urizen’s ambitions will die on the senate floor "</td><td>No</td>
</table>

{{Urizen Links}}

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Religious crime

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Emmanovi: /* Heresy */ corrected link

===Abuse of Powers===
The crime of abuse of powers is defined as: ''The misuse, or abuse, of the powers of a priest. This includes the powers of the Synod, as well as liao ceremonies.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as abuse of powers:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Performing the ceremony of [[excommunication]] without a [[writ of Excommunication|writ]], where the subject does not consent<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup></td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_4|387YE Winter]], amended [[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_80|388YE Spring]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Abuse_of_Powers|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|1}} This does not include using the ceremony to ''remove'' an existing excommunication.
</small>

===Blasphemy===
The crime of blasphemy is defined as: ''The denigration of the paragons and the paths of virtue. This includes promoting false virtues and the teachings of false exemplars or false paragons.''

The false virtues are understood to be Anarchy (also known as Freedom), Peace (also known as Understanding), Hatred (also known as Purity) and Vengeance (also known as Justice).

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of blasphemy:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Dedicating someone to a false virtue, or creating an aura of a false virtue</td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_5|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bearing a dedication or anointing of a false virtue</td><td>Geoffrey Orchard</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_97|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Vengeance</td><td>Alessi of the Basilisks of the Labyrinth</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_152|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Understanding</td><td>Olyvar of Esther's Sanctum</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_153|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Hatred</td><td>Silas of the Cenotaph</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_154|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preaching or promoting of the false virtue of Freedom</td><td>Theodora</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_155|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Blasphemy|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

===Desecration===
The crime of desecration is defined as: ''The removal of spontaneously created virtuous auras such as legacies of ascendance to paragonhood. This includes such auras arising on areas and objects, and those people who do not wished them removed.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of desecration:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Desecration or destruction of any relics or memorials associated with a paragon or exemplar<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup></td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_6|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Desecration|link]]</td></tr>
</table>

<small>
#{{anchor|2}} This only applies where the relic or memorial bears a spontaneous aura.
</small>
===Heresy===
The crime of heresy is defined as: ''The wilful rejection, or perversion of, the orthodox [[The Doctrines of the Faith|Doctrines of the Faith]] as laid down by the Imperial Synod, or actively teaching and promoting false doctrines.''

The Synod does permit the discussion, and debate, of the doctrines, and potential variations thereof, as part of theological investigation and learning. The criminal act is the teaching of “truth” that has not been recognized as such by the Synod. Virtuous priests are admonished to seek to change doctrine in the Synod, rather than undermine it.

The Synod has proscribed the following as heresy:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Excessionist_Heresy|Excessionism]], the belief that too much of a virtue can be as bad as too little</td><td>[[Tribune of the Synod]]</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Heresy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism|Yaelianism]], the belief that there is a "Land without Tears" and that Yael was the [[First Empress]] reborn</td><td>Corey Wayfarer</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_17|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Heresy|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>The belief that that the established virtues or the Way are not helpful for the spiritual life of orcs or humans</td><td>Maarit Suvidottir</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_72|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Theism, the belief that there are gods that seek dominance of, control over or communion with sapient spirits</td><td>Frater Pontius of Adoniram’s Testament</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_114|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Realmism, the belief that the Labyrinth of Ages is a realm of magic, and that Paragons become Eternals</td><td>Merlof Von Temeschwar</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_115|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
</table>

===Idolatry===
The crime of idolatry is defined as: ''Subsuming human will and destiny to any inhuman entity or force. This includes the worship, veneration or exaltation of any such being or power.''

The Synod has proscribed the following as acts of idolatry:

<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Subject</th><th>Proscription raised by</th><th>Date</th><th>Guidance</th></tr>
<tr><td>Entering into the service of an eternal or tulpa, where the service subsumes the individual's free will</td><td>Eevi of the Gadrai</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_145|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Idolatry|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Venerating an icon of an eternal</td><td>Felix Saltspire</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_128|387YE Winter]]</td><td>[[Stones_in_the_wellspring#Idolatry|link]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ending a person's life, or allowing a person's life to end, as an offering to an inhuman power</td><td>Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_66|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Venerating or entering the service of an inhuman entity of the labyrinth</td><td>Lepidina</td><td>[[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_149|388YE Spring]]</td><td></td></tr>
</table>

<ic>Anger radiated from Garath, filling the tent in which he was sat. The Sentinel by the doorway tensed in response. Conversely, Casia, her black-eyes unblinking, appeared entirely unperturbed and gently stroked her barbels as she considered the broker.

“This is a travesty, and a waste of time,” spat Garath, “Do you really have nothing better to do with your time, fendweller?”

Casia merely considered him in silence.

“You had no right to haul me in like some criminal!” Gareth railed, “I was in the middle of an important trade deal. You’ve cost me a lot of money and I’ll have every ring of it out of your sodden hide.”

The merrow Illuminate simply lifted her cup and drank from it. Taking her time to finish it if full, she turned again to Garath. Rising from her seat she circled his seat before she finally spoke.

“I’m curious,” she said, without irony, “I have spoken at length to some of your business partners. You are a successful trader, there is no doubt. Yet the part that I do not understand is what you do with the liao you purchase from the Bloodhammer legion. No one I have spoken to reports you ever selling any of it.”

Garath snarled, “Is that it? My cousin Gwyn is a Guide. I provide it to him as part of the work of the Faith. Go and ask him.”

Casia nodded, and paused to produce a notebook in which the name was carefully inscribed. As she was putting her pen away, the tent flapped jostled and another Sentinel entered carrying a bag.

Garath blanched, “That’s mine! You’ve no right…”

“I think you will find that priests of the Synod have the right to go a great many places,” Casia interrupted calmly, as she took the bag from the armed man. Reaching in she produced a handful of small documents.

“Oh my,” she said, her tone unchanged despite the expression of surprise, “I do believe I have seen some of these in the tavern. Leaflets extolling the glory of Elora, Goddess of Hope.”

The black eyes fixed themselves on Garath again, “I do believe that’s heresy, blasphemy and idolatry in one single stroke. Thank you for your time Broker Garath, your inquisition is concluded. I would suggest you do not make any plans to leave Anvil as I am quite sure the magistrates will be wanting a word.”

As Garath rose, Casia gestured and the two Sentinels moved to either side of him. Garath glared at his shadows, but said nothing as he left the tent with the two following him.</ic>
{{Synod Further Reading}}
[[Category:The Law]]

Map to the City Below

2026-08-25T19:21:20Z

Emmanovi: corrected appointment

==Overview==
<div style="float: right; width: 200px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Assembly League.png|caption=This title is appointed by the League Assembly|width=250px}}</div>
The Map to the City Below is an [[Imperial title]] awarded to a citizen of [[the League]]. The [[Construct Chamber of Euphony|motion]] to construct - and cede to [[Sung]] - the Chamber of Euphony was raised by '''Genoveva Barossa d'Apulian''', as the [[Spiral|Senator for Spiral]], during the Spring Equinox 387YE.

The Map to the City Below has a responsibility to encourage the spread of magic, music, and mystery in [[Spiral#Apulian|Apulian]], and oversees the Chamber of Euphony. The title was created as a result of an opportunity presented in the '''[[The_play_that_came_to_Apulian#Writhing_Tails,_Flashing_Wing|The play that came to Apulian]]''' wind of fortune.

==Responsibilities==
The Map to the City Below is responsible for encouraging the spread of magic, music, and mystery in Apulian. In addition, if the Chamber of Euphony were to come under threat, it would be the responsibility of the Map to the City Below to respond to those threats.

==Powers==
The holder of this Imperial title has two powers that they can employ provided that Sung is not [[Alignment#Enmity|under enmity]].
===Crystal Fire===
<div style="width: 350px; float: right; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: LightYellow;">'''Crystal Fire from the City Below'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>171 rings</td><td>4 crystal fire</td></tr>
<tr><td>373 rings</td><td>7 crystal fire</td></tr>
<tr><td>676 rings</td><td>11 crystal fire</td></tr>
<tr><td>878 rings</td><td>13 crystal fire</td></tr>
</table></div>
The Map to the City Below has access to a ministry, which allows the holder to purchase [[crystal fire]] at a set price. The Chamber of Euphony is visited by several heralds of the [[Sung|Spiral Dancer]], and they are willing to sell shards of the dark mineral. The Map to the City Below makes their decision on how much money to spend during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and vis is placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.

===Effigy of the Night Singer ===
The Map to the City Below also receives an [[Clear_Counsel_of_the_Everflowing_River#Preparing_the_Question|ambergelt effigy]] each season that can be used to submit a question to Sung, using the ritual [[Clear Counsel of the Everflowing River]].
{{CaptionedImage|file=Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below.jpg|caption='''Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below''', Map to the City Below|align=left|width=275}}

==Favoured by Sung==
The current holder of this title, Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below, is ''favoured'' by Sung. As a result of this patronage, they enjoy additional powers above and beyond those granted by the Chamber of Euphony. If the League Assembly elected a new Map to the City Below, the eternal would choose who gained and who maintained these powers.

===Bound to the City===
* '''Sofonisba is "bound" to the city'''
* '''This favour ''may'' grant Sofonisba early warning if the city is threatened'''
Sofonisba is now bound to the city and benefits from a unique gift from [[Sung]]. There is some uncertainty as to what being "''bound''" to the city actually means.

The current belief of Apulian magicians is that the Map will usually be the first to know if the city is threatened by an eternal. Or that the Map will know about any threat as soon as Sung does. Or that Sung will know about any threat as soon as the Map does. At least one of those things is definitely true, possibly all of them. Straight answers are rare with some Night eternals, and none more so than the ''Lord of Illusions''.

===A Panoply of Dreams===
* '''Sofonisba is high in the counsels of Sung'''
* '''This favour ''may'' grant Sofonisba additional information each season'''
Sofonisba is favoured by Sung who holds the magician in high esteem. The eternal includes them in her counsels which ''may'' provide them with additional information each season.

There is no magical basis for this favour, so it is not possible for magicians to analyse it. The Rainbow Serpent is open about the fact that they hold counsel with Sofonisba in some manner, but only Sofonisba knows what exactly that means.

==The Chamber of Euphony==
<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Sung001b.JPG |caption=Nothing can be said that can't be sung.|align=right|width=350}}</div>
The Chamber of Euphony is an intimate auditorium that was first proposed by [[A_question_of_loyalty#Spires|Actius of the Deathless Caves]]. It incorporates a stage and seating with strange acoustics that allow for beautiful, evocative performances of music that supporters find transcendent and spellbinding. Sadly not everyone agrees and some music critics have described performances of even the most popular pieces as "weirdly atonal", "disharmonious" and "the musical equivalent of taking too much goosewhisper infusion."

Despite this division, or perhaps because of it, tickets for performances are ''always'' in high demand. On most nights the mortal performers create something that is at least dramatic and impactful - whatever you think of the Chamber, almost nobody is left indifferent by a recital. On rare nights the music is an accompaniment by a dance by the [[The fate of the many|Dancer at the End of Time]], a peculiar herald of Sung who lives in the emotion of the music.

==Appointment==
The Map to the City Below is a national position which is [[Appointment|appointed]] by [[judgement]] of the [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|League Assembly]].

The Map to the City Below is appointed during the Spring Equinox each year. They can be revoked by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the League Assembly, and the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].

{{RecentElections|Map_to_the_City_Below}}
[[Category:Title]][[Category:The League]][[Category:Synod]]
==Further Reading==
* [[Our elaborate plans]] - 388YE Spring wind of fortune
* [[This is the end]] - 388YE Summer wind of fortune

New player schedule

2026-08-24T17:27:16Z

Emmanovi: How to work game levers on hold

{{CaptionedImage|file=D-72.jpg|align=right|width=450}}
==Overview==
At event we run a series of sessions designed to provide support for players new to the game or new to different areas of the game or after a refresher on an area. All of these sessions with two exceptions are open to all players who wish to attend. The New Player Meeting in the Hub and the New Player Skirmish on the Skirmish Field are available only to players at their first or second games.

These sessions are run by members of crew or volunteers from the player base who have experience in the area of the game.

Because of the number of different sessions available and time available some of the sessions clash with their timings, You are welcome to attend sessions at different events as you choose.

==Thursday==
OOC Social - meet and greet and general chat (in the Hub): 8pm onwards

This is an informal session where members of the Player Support Team are in the Senate to chat about the game with anyone new or newish who would like to chat. It’s a good opportunity to meet other new players and ask questions.

==Friday==

* '''Midday – Hall of Worlds – LGBTQ+ New Players Meeting Brief'''
** '''12:00pm – 12:30pm''' – New players only, discussion and questions on roleplaying in a world that is blind to gender identity and sexuality. Examples of representation.
** '''12:30pm – 13:30pm''' – Wider invite to PD’s LGBTQ+ community. A place to meet others in the community, celebrate highlights from previous years and find a support network. Please bring along any snacks and refreshments to give a bit of a social ‘fuddle’ atmosphere. A good place for people to show off their pronoun badges!

* '''Midday – Hub – New Player Meeting''' – This is a talk with some opportunity for questions after as time allows touching on many aspects of the game including and not limited to the Agencies of State and how to interact with them, NPCs and what are they for, looking after yourself, what to do if things go wrong, weapons checking and anything else we can think of and fit in or people ask about!

* '''New Player Tour right after the official New Player Meeting.''' - A nice, light stroll around the site to help you get your bearings, passing by each nation for a quick, easy-to-digest summary of who they are. More importantly, this tour is a relaxed icebreaker. We encourage you to chat, mingle, and start feeling comfortable in your character's shoes with fellow newcomers.

* '''1pm – Skirmish Field – Combat Brief''' – This session introduces the basics of LRP combat and combat at Empire. These sessions will include a brief rundown of the combat rules, how battles work, safety in combat, cinematic roleplay in combat, and some pointers on how to fight safely and enjoyably.
* '''1pm – Military Council Tent – Public Speaking Class''' – this is a session providing useful advice and tips on improving your confidence and skill when speaking to groups and crowds of people.

* '''1:30pm – Hall of Worlds – PoC Player Meeting''' – An open, welcoming place for PoC players new and old to make friends, talk about experiences on and off the field, and find a sense of community with others who may share in the same culture. A social event with opportunity for discussion, questions and player advice and support.

* '''2pm – Hub – New Player Meeting''' – This is a talk with some opportunity for questions after as time allows touching on many aspects of the game including and not limited to the Agencies of State and how to interact with them, NPCs and what are they for, looking after yourself, what to do if things go wrong, weapons checking and anything else we can think of and fit in or people ask about!

* '''New Player Tour right after the official New Player Meeting.''' - A nice, light stroll around the site to help you get your bearings, passing by each nation for a quick, easy-to-digest summary of who they are. More importantly, this tour is a relaxed icebreaker. We encourage you to chat, mingle, and start feeling comfortable in your character's shoes with fellow newcomers.

* '''3pm – Hall of Worlds – Introduction to the Synod''' – This session will be a talk (with Q&A) explaining Synod works, legal powers of priests, how to vote and raise judgements, inquisitions and the priest skills.
* '''3pm – Skirmish Field – Archery brief''' – This session will cover the basics of shooting a LRP bow, how to pick your target, shooting into melee, how to check an arrow, and what is acceptable use on the battlefield. Again, this is aimed at new players, those taking Marksman as a skill, and those who may fancy a refresh. It will also give you the chance to ask questions of players who use a bow regularly.
* '''3pm – Skirmish Field – Combat Brief''' – This session introduces the basics of LRP combat and combat at Empire. These sessions will include a brief rundown of the combat rules, how battles work, safety in combat, cinematic roleplay in combat, and some pointers on how to fight safely and enjoyably.


* '''4pm – Hall of Worlds – Introduction to Apothecary''' – During this session, you can learn about Common Imperial Herbs - Effects, Rules, Phys-Reps, Potions & Poisons - Effects, Rules & Phys-Reps, Brewing & Identifying Potions & Poisons, Apothecary Skill, Chirurgeon Skill, Physick Skill Appropriate Roleplaying Plus brief primers on Imperial lore & censure, uncommon herbs & mysterious potions!
* ''' 4pm – Skirmish Field – New Player Skirmish''' – This is an opportunity to try out your weapons and costume in a series of small skirmishes run by a number of crew and players in a controlled environment. It’s an opportunity to try the rules in action, learn what suits you, hit and get hit to judge your levels of comfort in a space where your character isn’t at risk and with the intention of helping you learn in a low-pressure situation!

* ''' 5pm – Hub – New Player Meeting''' – This is a talk with some opportunity for questions after as time allows touching on many aspects of the game including and not limited to the Agencies of State and how to interact with them, NPCs and what are they for, looking after yourself, what to do if things go wrong, weapons checking and anything else we can think of and fit in or people ask about!
* ''' 5pm – Hall of Worlds – Introduction to Magic''' – this is a session to talk about combat magic, ritual magic and the Conclave.

* ''' 6pm – Time in!'''
[[Category:Events]]

Steward of Bear's Rest

2026-08-20T20:57:58Z

Emmanovi: Created page with "==Overview== The Steward of Bears Rest is a Wintermark Imperial title commissioned by the Imperial Senate in Summer 388YE. ==Responsibilities== The Steward of Bears Rest has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of crystal mana. If Bears Rest were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Steward to deal with those threats. ==Powers== ===Bounty of Mana=== The Ste..."

==Overview==
The Steward of Bears Rest is a [[Wintermark]] [[Imperial title]] [[Construct_Bears_Rest|commissioned]] by the Imperial Senate in Summer 388YE.
==Responsibilities==
The Steward of Bears Rest has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals|crystal mana]]. If Bears Rest were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Steward to deal with those threats.
==Powers==
===Bounty of Mana===
The Steward of Bears Rest gains custodianship of a [[sinecure]]. They receive an income of 9 crystal mana each season.
==Appointment==
The Steward of Bears Rest is appointed by unanimous decision of the [[Wintermark]] [[senator|senators]]. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position|may be appointed]] by the [[Senate]] instead.

The title can be held by a Wintermark citizen. The Steward has [[tenure]], and serves until they die or step down. They can be [[revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the Wintermark [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].
==Bears Rest==

{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
[[Category:Title]]
[[Category:Wintermark]]

Champion of the Clattering Curtain

2026-08-20T20:52:02Z

Emmanovi: Created page with "==Overview== The Champion of the Clattering Curtain is an Imperial title awarded to a League citizen. Though the motion to create the title suggested it would be named ''Martim de Tassato's Clattering Curtain Theatre Champion'', locals have taken to shortening it to the ''Champion of the Clattering Curtain'' - perhaps if only to save some time. ==Responsibilities== The Champion of the Clattering Curtain has no..."

==Overview==
The Champion of the Clattering Curtain is an [[Imperial title]] awarded to a [[The League|League]] citizen. Though the [[Construct_Clattering_Curtain_Theatre|motion]] to create the title suggested it would be named ''Martim de Tassato's Clattering Curtain Theatre Champion'', locals have taken to shortening it to the ''Champion of the Clattering Curtain'' - perhaps if only to save some time.

==Responsibilities==
The Champion of the Clattering Curtain has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of herbs from the Clattering Curtain Theatre. If the Theatre were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Champion to deal with those threats.

==Powers==
===Theatrical Income===
The Clattering Curtain is a profitable theatre and the Champion receives an income of 252 rings (1 throne 4 crowns 12 rings) each season as a [[sinecure]].

==Appointment==
The Champion of the Clattering Curtain is appointed by unanimous decision of the [[senator|senators]] of [[the League]]. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position|may be appointed]] by the [[Senate]] instead.

The title can only be held by a citizen of the League. The Champion has [[tenure]], and serves until they die or step down. They can be [[revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the League [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].

==Clattering Curtain Theatre==

{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
[[Category:Title]]
[[Category:The League]]

Tally of the Votes

2026-08-20T20:44:36Z

Emmanovi: /* Schedule */ Added Chief Wrangler

<quote by="Giovanni, The Throne">I prefer coins to people. Coins only have two faces.</quote>
==Overview==
At each summit the Bourse selects citizens to fill most national positions through the Tally of the Votes. The Tally applies to the majority of Bourse titles that are national positions; the Imperial seats and two League national positions are elected by [[Auction of the Seats]].

Participation in the Tally of the Votes is open to all Imperial citizens who have an eligible resource. To support the process, the civil service providing a voting bond to each eligible citizen, with their name, how many votes they hold, the titles they can support and the times of the election.

==Voting==
* '''The civil service distribute voting bonds to all eligible citizens'''
* '''Your bond has the date of issue, your name, how many votes you have and what titles you can vote for printed on it'''
* '''Voting Bonds are only valid are the summit where they are issued'''
* '''If you have a bond then you can use it to vote in the elections or give it to anyone for them to use'''
<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 400px; width: 50%;">
<table>
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th></tr>
<tr><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td></tr>
<tr><td>Highguard</td><td>Chapel</td></tr>
<tr><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td></tr>
<tr><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td></tr>
<tr><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td></tr>
<tr><td>Navarr</td><td>Standing Circle</td></tr>
<tr><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td></tr>
<tr><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td></tr>
</table></div>
If a nation has one or more Imperial titles to elect through the Bourse then the Civil Service provide each eligible citizen of that nation who is attending Anvil that summit with a bond, a printed document that certifies the number of votes held by that citizen. To be eligible, a citizen must [[#Votes|possess an appropriate personal resource]]. If you are issued with a bond it will have your name on it as well as how many votes you have and what titles they can be used to support. It will also have the date of the summit it was issued at - bonds are only valid at the summit where they are issued.

All tally of the votes elections are held on the Saturday afternoon of each summit. The Imperial civil servants will visit each nation in turn to conduct the elections. If you have a bond you can either attend the election in person to cast your votes or pass the bond to another party to use. A bond is considered to be your legal property - it is legal for a citizen to sell or transfer your bond to any other citizen or foreigner, although only a citizen of the appropriate nation can hold a title.

The civil service will visit each nation in turn at times [[Event schedule|published in advance of each summit]] to conduct the elections. Titles are elected in published order, with the [[Agent of the Bourse]] inviting eligible candidates to present themselves. At the start of the election for each title, all candidates must complete a slip provided by the Agent, stating their name, and how many votes they have gathered. These sealed bids are submitted to the Agent who will then invite the candidate with the strongest claim - the highest total number of votes on their bonds - to step forward and present their voting bonds. The Agent will take all their bonds, count up the votes, and provided they have sufficient legal votes in excess of any other claim, they will be declared the winner.

All the votes of the winner will be destroyed, anyone who has not won the election is entitled to keep their votes. Voting will then proceed to remaining titles. This means that if more than one title is being elected, then any citizen who is unsuccessful can use the votes they hold for a subsequent election, if they wish to do so.

It is possible for a representative to present the voting bonds of behalf of a candidate who is not present, but it is important to note that a proxy cannot collect any [[#Production|production]]. Any resources that the winner is eligible to collect will be added to their inventory if they are not physically present to collect them.

==Schedule==
The major Bourse seats operate to a schedule dictated by the materials produced. For example, all titles focussed on the production of white granite are elected at the Summer Solstice each year

* [[Weirwood]] seats are re-elected at the Winter Solstice.
* [[Ilium]] seats and the [[Master of the Imperial Mint]] are re-elected at the Spring Equinox.
* [[White granite]] seats are re-elected at the Summer Solstice.
* [[Mithril]] seats are re-elected at the Autumn Equinox.

The elections for other titles are spread across the year by the Civil Service to ensure a smooth process. A list of seats to be appointed at the upcoming event can be found on the [[Recent history|recent history]] page and on notices in the Hub. Once appointed, the new seat holders are announced via the Bourse noticeboard in the Hub.

Where multiple national titles are being elected at the same events, the elections are conducted in the order published below based on the civil service assessment of their prominence. Occasionally, the election date for a title will need to be moved to smooth administration and keep elections competitive. Where this happens, an election with a short term of office will be carried out the next time the title is elected, so that the re-election falls at the correct summit in future.

<table>
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Winter</th><th>Spring</th><th>Summer</th><th>Autumn</th></tr>
<tr><td>'''Brass Coast'''</td><td>[[Vizier of the Incarnadine Satchel]]<br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<br>[[Marracossa Sendito]]</td><td>[[Broken Shore Bounty]]<br>[[Cerevado Nets]]<br>[[Dhomiro of Afar]]</td><td>[[Hakima of Salt and Sand]]<br>[[Corsair of Oran]]<br>[[Mistress of the Glass Parador]]</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]<br>[[Chief Wrangler]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Dawn'''</td><td></td><td></td><td>[[Reeve of Drycastle]]<br>[[Envoy to the Karass]]</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Highguard'''</td><td></td><td>[[Bursar of the House of Spirits]]<br>[[Exarch of Virtue's Rest]]<br>[[Steward of the Ossuary]]</td><td>[[Vigilant Swan]]<br>[[Cinderpath Custodian]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Imperial Orcs'''</td><td>[[Shepherd of the Southern Herd]]<br>[[Keeper of the Bronze Bowls]]<br>[[Steward of the Mines of Gulhule]]<br>[[Four Seasons' Boneweaver]]</td><td>[[Steel Fist]]<br>[[Bonesetter of Torfast Trading Post]]</td><td></td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''The League'''</td><td>[[Master of Rings]]<br>[[Chair of the Wolf]]</td><td>[[Tassatan Hills]]<br>[[Custodian of the Assayer's Guild]]</td><td>[[Northbound Trademaster]]<br>[[Keeper of the Tome]]</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''The Marches'''</td><td>[[Steward of Good Leaf Gardens]]<br>[[Bailiff of the Grand Market]]<br>[[Keeper of the Breadbasket]]</td><td></td><td>[[Stone Smith]]<br>[[Reeve of the Happiston Mana Exchange]]</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Navarr'''</td><td>[[Broker of Thorns]]<br>[[Broker of the Invisible Cord]]</td><td></td><td>[[Broker of Treji Wayhouse]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Urizen'''</td><td>[[Gloaming Merchant]]<br>[[Architect of Illumination]]<br>[[Architect of the Conscious River]]</td><td></td><td>[[Arch of the Sky]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Hesychian Docks]]<br>[[Architect of the Crucible]]<br>[[Custodian of the Bleak Tower]]</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Varushka'''</td><td>[[Harbourmaster of the Semmerlak]]<br>[[Eagle of Triosk]]<br>[[Overseer of the Westward Road]]<br>[[Warden of the Trees and Hills]]<br>[[Speaker to the Leshun]]</td><td>[[Gift of the Dwindling Star]]<br>[[Merchant-Boyar of the Stinking Market]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Bittershore]]<br>[[Custodian of Ivarsgard Docks]]</td><td>[[Granites of Veltsgorsk]]<br>[[Boyar of the Iron Roads]]<br>[[Keeper of the Bonehives]]<br>[[Custodian of the Shchaslyvyy Spile]]</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Wintermark'''</td><td></td><td>[[Mediator of Wreck]]<br>[[Talon of Kauppahall]]<br>[[Mediator of Fisk]]</td><td>[[Dean of Runesmith's Caution]]</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
</table>

==Selection==
An Imperial citizen must be a member of the appropriate nation to hold a national Bourse seat and it must be the only Imperial title they control.

All national titles elected through the bourse are re-elected annually. If the title is elected at the normal summit each year then the chosen citizen serves for one year until the start of the equivalent summit one year later.

If a national Bourse seat becomes vacant outside the normal election cycle (due to death, resignation, or excommunication of the title holder) then the seat is elected at the following summit. In this case, the winning citizen will only serve for the remaining term. The title becomes vacant again at the normal point in the election cycle.

==Votes==
<div style="float:right; width: 500px;"><box>'''Determining the votes'''<br>
Voting for a national bourse position depends on ownership of a specific [[Resource#Personal_Resource|personal resource]]. A personal resource provides 10 votes, plus an extra 2 votes for each time it has been upgraded. You receive the average of these votes for ''each season'' during the previous year that the resource was active. Only the actual rank of the resource counts in this calculation. [[Enchantment|Enchantments]], [[curse|curses]], penalties or bonuses for downtime effects and so on have no effect.

Brand new characters who have the appropriate personal resource are assumed to have had that resource for the previous year (and taken the appropriate action in the case of the Imperial Orcs). Likewise, players with the resource who have missed an event similarly receive votes for events they did not attend. We've made this rule for game balance reasons - so that new characters and players unable to attend every event are not unfairly penalised.</box></div>

The Bourse appoints national positions by vote of members of that nation who hold the resources traditional for that nation. For example, a League position in the Bourse is usually elected by vote of League business owners. Each citizen who owned the right resource receives a number of votes proportional to the size of their resource (even if they have changed their resource since then) which they can cast for a single candidate of their choice whenever the position is elected. To be eligible to vote the required resources are:

* [[The Brass Coast]] - [[Fleet|fleets]]<sup>(1)</sup>
* [[Dawn]] - [[Military unit]]
* [[Highguard]] - [[Congregation]]
* [[Imperial Orcs]] - [[Military unit]] [[Military_unit#Supporting_an_Army|supporting]] an [[army]] during the previous year.
* [[Navarr]] - [[Herb garden]]
* [[The League]] - [[Business]]
* [[The Marches]] - [[Farm]]
* [[Urizen]] - [[Mana site]]
* [[Varushka]] - [[Mine]] and [[Forest]] owners
* [[Wintermark]] - [[Military unit]]

<sup>(1)</sup> Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, votes in the Brass Coast were restricted to fleets engaging in [[Fleet#Privateering|privateering]] during the previous year. This [[384YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_fortune#Sails_of_Fire|was changed]] following a statement of principle by the Brass Coast National Assembly that gained widespread support in the nation.

==Production==
For national Bourse seats that produce large amounts of mithril, white granite, weirwood or ilium, the most recent season's production can be immediately claimed from the Agent of the Bourse by the winning candidate, if they are present. Any production that is not claimed is added to their inventory. Subsequent production in later seasons is added to the title holder's inventory before each summit until the last one. The title holder does not receive any production on the run-up to the summit where the title is due to be re-elected - that is reserved for whoever wins the auction for the title at the summit.

For other titles that do not produce large amounts of mithril, white granite, weirwood or ilium, the winning candidate receives whatever production or access to a ministry the title provides in the following downtime, until the title is elected again.

==Removal==
The Bourse is explicitly protected from interference from the [[Synod]] in the [[Imperial Constitution]]. Because of this, it is not possible to revoke a Bourse seat holder to remove them from their position. They serve until the title is reelected or until they die or step down.
{{Bourse Further Reading}}

Chief Wrangler

2026-08-20T20:44:08Z

Emmanovi: Created page with "==Overview== The Chief Wrangler is an Imperial title awarded to a citizen of the Brass Coast. Commissioned by the Imperial Senate at the Summer Solstice 388YE, the ''Wrangler's Market'' presents some opportunity to trade cattle to the Suranni - but secretly also acts as a front to enable spying on the territory of Arbonne. __NOTOC__ ===Responsibilities=== The Chief Wrangler is responsible for ensuring that sufficient cattle is tr..."

==Overview==
The Chief Wrangler is an [[Imperial title]] awarded to a citizen of [[the Brass Coast]]. [[Construct_Wrangler%27s_Market|Commissioned]] by the Imperial Senate at the Summer Solstice 388YE, the ''Wrangler's Market'' presents some opportunity to trade cattle to the Suranni - but secretly also acts as a front to enable spying on the territory of Arbonne.
__NOTOC__
===Responsibilities===
The Chief Wrangler is responsible for ensuring that sufficient cattle is traded to the Suranni to allow Unshackled scouts to spy on the territory. If the market were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Wrangler to deal with those threats.
==Powers==
===Cattle Trade===
<div {{Float}}>
<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color:LightYellow;">'''Cattle Trade'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>140 Rings</td><td>6 orichalcum and 6 weltsilver</td></tr>
<tr><td>340 Rings</td><td>12 orichalcum and 12 weltsilver</td></tr>
<tr><td>600 Rings</td><td>18 orichalcum and 18 weltsilver</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
As a [[ministry]], the position of Chief Wrangler allows the holder to purchase quantities of orichalcum and weltsilver at a set price. The Dhomiro spends their decision about how much money to spend during downtime from their character page. Money (representing cattle) is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.

Operating the ministry allows the spy network in the territory to continue undetected. As long as the ministry is operated each season, the Suranni will have no way at all to discover the network. Indeed, it is be in the interests of corrupt officials not to look too closely and even to cover up any evidence of spying that they did discover - because it might disrupt the lucrative trade.
==Appointment==
The Chief Wrangler is appointed during the Autumn Equinox. The Wrangler is appointed by citizens of the Brass Coast who control [[fleet|fleets]]. The voting is handled by the civil servants in the Bourse.

Only a Freeborn character may hold the title. They do not receive a seat on the Bourse. As a title appointed through the Bourse they cannot be [[revocation|revoked]] by the [[Synod]].


[[Category:Title]]
[[Category:The Brass Coast]]
[[Category:Bourse]]

Advisor on Orc Affairs

2026-08-20T20:18:45Z

Emmanovi: Added sinecure

{{CaptionedImage|file=AdvisorErgot.jpg|align=left|title=Bloodcrow Ergot, the third orc to hold the title of Advisor on orc affairs.|caption=The Advisor advises on both [[Imperial Orcs|Imperial]] and [[Barbarian#The_Orc_Tribes|barbarian]] [[orc|orcs]]|width=250}}
==Overview==
The Advisor on Orc Affairs is an Imperial title [[Create title of Imperial Orc observer|created]] by the [[Senate]] in Winter 376YE and [[Amend_powers_of_the_Advisor_on_Orc_Affairs|amended]] in the Spring Equinox of 379YE.

The first Imperial orc advisor was appointed at the Autumn Equinox in 377YE. Even before that appointment there was some controversy; when the position was first suggested, the magistrates were concerned that there were extensive constitutional problems with the title. "It is the magistrate's opinion that this motion is unconstitutional as the primary purpose of the senate is to represent the citizens of current imperial territories. The Imperial Orc nation does not currently have any territories. Furthermore it is within the existing powers of the senate to call someone to address the senate with regards to a particular motion." Following a full investigation of the matter by the [[Scrutiny#Constitutional_Court|Constitutional Court]], these concerns were overturned - comparison was made with the [[Bourse|Master of the Imperial Mint]]. As there was no attempt to give the Advisor any ability to vote or raise motions, the constitutional concerns were assuaged.

Prior to the establishment of the orc [[territory]] of [[Skarsind]], the Advisor was appointed by unanimous decision of the Imperial Orc [[general|generals]]; if they were not unanimous, the only alternative was for a vote of appointment by the Imperial Senate. With the assignment of [[Skarsind]], and the nation now having the ability to appoint [[senator|senators]], the appointment mechanism defaults to the standard method of appointing national Senate titles.

At the Summer Solstice 388YE, the Senate [[Construct_Archives_of_the_Advisor|commissioned]] a sinecure, the ''Archives of the Advisor'', in Solvihill, Skarsind. Work was completed just before the Autumn Equinox 388YE.
==Responsibilities==
The Advisor advises the Imperial Senate on matters relating to the [[Orc|orcs]], both [[Imperial Orcs|Imperial]] and [[barbarian|otherwise]]. While they cannot raise or second a motion, nor vote, the Advisor is able and expected to participate fully in the debate that surrounds any Senatorial decision.

==Powers==
===Member of the Senate===
The Advisor on Orc Affairs is a [[Senate session#Member_of_the_Senate|member of the Senate]]. They are entitled to enter the Senate chamber at the start of a [[Senate session]] and participate in the debates. They do not have the power to raise motions or to vote on a motion.

===Right of Address===
The Advisor on Orc Affairs has the right to [[Senate address|make an address]] to the Senate once per summit. This is intended to allow them to present issues or concerns relating to the orcs. To use this power, the Advisor informs the Civil Service that they wish to address the Senate. Their address will be added to the agenda for the next [[Senate session]].
===Gloaming Income===
The Advisor benefits from a [[sinecure]] and receives 12 measures of iridescent gloaming each season.
==Appointment==
The Advisor on orc affairs is appointed during the Spring Equinox each year. The title is selected by unanimous decision of the [[Imperial Orcs|Imperial Orc]] [[senator|senators]]. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position|may be appointed]] by the [[Senate]] instead.

The title can be held by any Imperial Orc citizen, and they can be [[revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|Imperial Orc National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].
{{CaptionedImage|file=Advisor Frith.jpg|align=left|caption='''Frith''', Advisor on Orc Affairs|width=300}}
{{RecentElections|Advisor_on_Orc_Affairs}}
[[Category:Senate]]
[[Category:Title]]
[[Category:Imperial Orcs]]

Dreamspeaker of Seren

2026-08-20T20:12:43Z

Emmanovi: /* Appointment */ name

==Overview==
<div style="float: right; width: 250px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Assembly Navarr.png|caption=This title is appointed by the Navarr Assembly|width=250px}}</div>
The Dreamspeaker of Seren is an [[Imperial title]] awarded to a citizen of [[Navarr]]. The Dreamspeaker oversees the [[#Temple of Waking Dream|Temple of Waking Dream]], the great work that transformed Seren into the ''City of Dreams'', which was [[Construct_City_of_Dreams|commissioned]] by the Senate at the Summer Solstice 386YE and was [[Dream_on|finally completed]] just before the Autumn Equinox 388YE.

__NOTOC__

==Responsibilities==
The Dreamspeaker of Seren is responsible for overseeing the Temple of Waking Dream and looking to the prominence and prosperity of the city of Seren and its pilgrims. In addition, if the Temple were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Dreamspeaker to deal with those threats.

==Powers==
===Liao, Tea and Masks===
As a [[sinecure]], the Dreamspeaker receives a regular income of 15 doses of liao each season. They also receive 5 doses of an unusual preparation called ''asphodel tea'' - this potent concoction made with vinum functions in a similar way to liao for the purposes of providing [[Dedication#Dreams|dreams]].

Additionally, the Dreamspeaker is presented with a ''Dreamer's Mask'' each Winter Solstice. This magical item, not known to Imperial artisans, allows a priest to guide a target's spiritual dreams using the dedication of the target instead of their own.

==Appointment==
This title is appointed during the Autumn Equinox. The Dreamspekear of Seren is [[appointment|appointed]] by a [[judgement]] of [[Appointment]] in the [[Navarr]] [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|national assembly]].

The title may only be held by a Navarr citizen. They can be revoked by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the Navarr Assembly, and the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].


==Temple of Waking Dream==

{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
[[Category: Title]]
[[Category: Navarr]]

Dreamspeaker of Seren

2026-08-20T20:10:57Z

Emmanovi: Apparently the title name was changed

==Overview==
<div style="float: right; width: 250px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Assembly Navarr.png|caption=This title is appointed by the Navarr Assembly|width=250px}}</div>
The Dreamspeaker of Seren is an [[Imperial title]] awarded to a citizen of [[Navarr]]. The Dreamspeaker oversees the [[#Temple of Waking Dream|Temple of Waking Dream]], the great work that transformed Seren into the ''City of Dreams'', which was [[Construct_City_of_Dreams|commissioned]] by the Senate at the Summer Solstice 386YE and was [[Dream_on|finally completed]] just before the Autumn Equinox 388YE.

__NOTOC__

==Responsibilities==
The Dreamspeaker of Seren is responsible for overseeing the Temple of Waking Dream and looking to the prominence and prosperity of the city of Seren and its pilgrims. In addition, if the Temple were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Dreamspeaker to deal with those threats.

==Powers==
===Liao, Tea and Masks===
As a [[sinecure]], the Dreamspeaker receives a regular income of 15 doses of liao each season. They also receive 5 doses of an unusual preparation called ''asphodel tea'' - this potent concoction made with vinum functions in a similar way to liao for the purposes of providing [[Dedication#Dreams|dreams]].

Additionally, the Dreamspeaker is presented with a ''Dreamer's Mask'' each Winter Solstice. This magical item, not known to Imperial artisans, allows a priest to guide a target's spiritual dreams using the dedication of the target instead of their own.

==Appointment==
This title is appointed during the Autumn Equinox. The Voice of Barbs is [[appointment|appointed]] by a [[judgement]] of [[Appointment]] in the [[Navarr]] [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|national assembly]].

The title may only be held by a Navarr citizen. They can be revoked by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the Navarr Assembly, and the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].

==Temple of Waking Dream==

{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
[[Category: Title]]
[[Category: Navarr]]

Dreamer's Guide

2026-08-20T20:10:20Z

Emmanovi: Emmanovi moved page Dreamer's Guide to Dreamspeaker of Seren

#REDIRECT [[Dreamspeaker of Seren]]

Dreamspeaker of Seren

2026-08-20T20:10:20Z

Emmanovi: Emmanovi moved page Dreamer's Guide to Dreamspeaker of Seren

==Overview==
<div style="float: right; width: 250px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Assembly Navarr.png|caption=This title is appointed by the Navarr Assembly|width=250px}}</div>
The Dreamer's Guide is an [[Imperial title]] awarded to a citizen of [[Navarr]]. The Guide oversees the [[#Temple of Waking Dream|Temple of Waking Dream]], the great work that transformed Seren into the ''City of Dreams'', which was [[Construct_City_of_Dreams|commissioned]] by the Senate at the Summer Solstice 386YE and was [[Dream_on|finally completed]] just before the Autumn Equinox 388YE.

__NOTOC__

==Responsibilities==
The Dreamer's Guide is responsible for overseeing the Temple of Waking Dream and looking to the prominence and prosperity of the city of Seren and its pilgrims. In addition, if the Temple were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Guide to deal with those threats.

==Powers==
===Liao, Tea and Masks===
As a [[sinecure]], the Guide receives a regular income of 15 doses of liao each season. They also receive 5 doses of an unusual preparation called ''asphodel tea'' - this potent concoction made with vinum functions in a similar way to liao for the purposes of providing [[Dedication#Dreams|dreams]].

Additionally, the Guide is presented with a ''Dreamer's Mask'' each Winter Solstice. This magical item, not known to Imperial artisans, allows a priest to guide a target's spiritual dreams using the dedication of the target instead of their own.

==Appointment==
This title is appointed during the Autumn Equinox. The Voice of Barbs is [[appointment|appointed]] by a [[judgement]] of [[Appointment]] in the [[Navarr]] [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|national assembly]].

The title may only be held by a Navarr citizen. They can be revoked by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the Navarr Assembly, and the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].

==Temple of Waking Dream==

{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
[[Category: Title]]
[[Category: Navarr]]

Tally of the Votes

2026-08-20T20:07:42Z

Emmanovi: /* Schedule */ Added Hakima of the Rippling Marshes

<quote by="Giovanni, The Throne">I prefer coins to people. Coins only have two faces.</quote>
==Overview==
At each summit the Bourse selects citizens to fill most national positions through the Tally of the Votes. The Tally applies to the majority of Bourse titles that are national positions; the Imperial seats and two League national positions are elected by [[Auction of the Seats]].

Participation in the Tally of the Votes is open to all Imperial citizens who have an eligible resource. To support the process, the civil service providing a voting bond to each eligible citizen, with their name, how many votes they hold, the titles they can support and the times of the election.

==Voting==
* '''The civil service distribute voting bonds to all eligible citizens'''
* '''Your bond has the date of issue, your name, how many votes you have and what titles you can vote for printed on it'''
* '''Voting Bonds are only valid are the summit where they are issued'''
* '''If you have a bond then you can use it to vote in the elections or give it to anyone for them to use'''
<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 400px; width: 50%;">
<table>
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Location</th></tr>
<tr><td>Brass Coast</td><td>Waypoint</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dawn</td><td>Glory Square</td></tr>
<tr><td>Highguard</td><td>Chapel</td></tr>
<tr><td>Imperial Orcs</td><td>Fire Pit</td></tr>
<tr><td>League</td><td>The Plaza</td></tr>
<tr><td>Marches</td><td>Community Hall</td></tr>
<tr><td>Navarr</td><td>Standing Circle</td></tr>
<tr><td>Urizen</td><td>Near Net of Heaven</td></tr>
<tr><td>Varushka</td><td>Central Hearth</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wintermark</td><td>Tree of Names</td></tr>
</table></div>
If a nation has one or more Imperial titles to elect through the Bourse then the Civil Service provide each eligible citizen of that nation who is attending Anvil that summit with a bond, a printed document that certifies the number of votes held by that citizen. To be eligible, a citizen must [[#Votes|possess an appropriate personal resource]]. If you are issued with a bond it will have your name on it as well as how many votes you have and what titles they can be used to support. It will also have the date of the summit it was issued at - bonds are only valid at the summit where they are issued.

All tally of the votes elections are held on the Saturday afternoon of each summit. The Imperial civil servants will visit each nation in turn to conduct the elections. If you have a bond you can either attend the election in person to cast your votes or pass the bond to another party to use. A bond is considered to be your legal property - it is legal for a citizen to sell or transfer your bond to any other citizen or foreigner, although only a citizen of the appropriate nation can hold a title.

The civil service will visit each nation in turn at times [[Event schedule|published in advance of each summit]] to conduct the elections. Titles are elected in published order, with the [[Agent of the Bourse]] inviting eligible candidates to present themselves. At the start of the election for each title, all candidates must complete a slip provided by the Agent, stating their name, and how many votes they have gathered. These sealed bids are submitted to the Agent who will then invite the candidate with the strongest claim - the highest total number of votes on their bonds - to step forward and present their voting bonds. The Agent will take all their bonds, count up the votes, and provided they have sufficient legal votes in excess of any other claim, they will be declared the winner.

All the votes of the winner will be destroyed, anyone who has not won the election is entitled to keep their votes. Voting will then proceed to remaining titles. This means that if more than one title is being elected, then any citizen who is unsuccessful can use the votes they hold for a subsequent election, if they wish to do so.

It is possible for a representative to present the voting bonds of behalf of a candidate who is not present, but it is important to note that a proxy cannot collect any [[#Production|production]]. Any resources that the winner is eligible to collect will be added to their inventory if they are not physically present to collect them.

==Schedule==
The major Bourse seats operate to a schedule dictated by the materials produced. For example, all titles focussed on the production of white granite are elected at the Summer Solstice each year

* [[Weirwood]] seats are re-elected at the Winter Solstice.
* [[Ilium]] seats and the [[Master of the Imperial Mint]] are re-elected at the Spring Equinox.
* [[White granite]] seats are re-elected at the Summer Solstice.
* [[Mithril]] seats are re-elected at the Autumn Equinox.

The elections for other titles are spread across the year by the Civil Service to ensure a smooth process. A list of seats to be appointed at the upcoming event can be found on the [[Recent history|recent history]] page and on notices in the Hub. Once appointed, the new seat holders are announced via the Bourse noticeboard in the Hub.

Where multiple national titles are being elected at the same events, the elections are conducted in the order published below based on the civil service assessment of their prominence. Occasionally, the election date for a title will need to be moved to smooth administration and keep elections competitive. Where this happens, an election with a short term of office will be carried out the next time the title is elected, so that the re-election falls at the correct summit in future.

<table>
<tr><th>Nation</th><th>Winter</th><th>Spring</th><th>Summer</th><th>Autumn</th></tr>
<tr><td>'''Brass Coast'''</td><td>[[Vizier of the Incarnadine Satchel]]<br>[[Hakima of the Rippling Marshes]]<br>[[Marracossa Sendito]]</td><td>[[Broken Shore Bounty]]<br>[[Cerevado Nets]]<br>[[Dhomiro of Afar]]</td><td>[[Hakima of Salt and Sand]]<br>[[Corsair of Oran]]<br>[[Mistress of the Glass Parador]]</td><td>[[The Red Depths]]<br>[[Mistress of the Dust Parador]]<br>[[Dhomiro of the Cinnabar Hills]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Dawn'''</td><td></td><td></td><td>[[Reeve of Drycastle]]<br>[[Envoy to the Karass]]</td><td>[[Castellan of Spiral Castle]]<br>[[Reeve of Boar's Market]]<br>[[Merchant of the Fangs]]<br>[[Warden of the Weary]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Highguard'''</td><td></td><td>[[Bursar of the House of Spirits]]<br>[[Exarch of Virtue's Rest]]<br>[[Steward of the Ossuary]]</td><td>[[Vigilant Swan]]<br>[[Cinderpath Custodian]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Imperial Orcs'''</td><td>[[Shepherd of the Southern Herd]]<br>[[Keeper of the Bronze Bowls]]<br>[[Steward of the Mines of Gulhule]]<br>[[Four Seasons' Boneweaver]]</td><td>[[Steel Fist]]<br>[[Bonesetter of Torfast Trading Post]]</td><td></td><td>[[Sorrowful Tunnels]]<br>[[Legion Engineer]]<br>[[Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting]]<br>[[Bonesetter of the Delving Market]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''The League'''</td><td>[[Master of Rings]]<br>[[Chair of the Wolf]]</td><td>[[Tassatan Hills]]<br>[[Custodian of the Assayer's Guild]]</td><td>[[Northbound Trademaster]]<br>[[Keeper of the Tome]]</td><td>[[Vardstein Vandal]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''The Marches'''</td><td>[[Steward of Good Leaf Gardens]]<br>[[Bailiff of the Grand Market]]<br>[[Keeper of the Breadbasket]]</td><td></td><td>[[Stone Smith]]<br>[[Reeve of the Happiston Mana Exchange]]</td><td>[[Singing Caves]]<br>[[Alder of Meade]]<br>[[Master of the Root and Stem]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Navarr'''</td><td>[[Broker of Thorns]]<br>[[Broker of the Invisible Cord]]</td><td></td><td>[[Broker of Treji Wayhouse]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Urizen'''</td><td>[[Gloaming Merchant]]<br>[[Architect of Illumination]]<br>[[Architect of the Conscious River]]</td><td></td><td>[[Arch of the Sky]]<br>[[Quaymaster of the Hesychian Docks]]<br>[[Architect of the Crucible]]<br>[[Custodian of the Bleak Tower]]</td><td>[[Brilliant Star]]<br>[[Architect of Hammers]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Varushka'''</td><td>[[Harbourmaster of the Semmerlak]]<br>[[Eagle of Triosk]]<br>[[Overseer of the Westward Road]]<br>[[Warden of the Trees and Hills]]<br>[[Speaker to the Leshun]]</td><td>[[Gift of the Dwindling Star]]<br>[[Merchant-Boyar of the Stinking Market]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Bittershore]]<br>[[Custodian of Ivarsgard Docks]]</td><td>[[Granites of Veltsgorsk]]<br>[[Boyar of the Iron Roads]]<br>[[Keeper of the Bonehives]]<br>[[Custodian of the Shchaslyvyy Spile]]</td><td>[[Eternal Shafts of Time]]<br>[[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]<br>[[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]]<br>[[Tolvoli Butcher]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Wintermark'''</td><td></td><td>[[Mediator of Wreck]]<br>[[Talon of Kauppahall]]<br>[[Mediator of Fisk]]</td><td>[[Dean of Runesmith's Caution]]</td><td>[[Pride of Ikka's Tears]]<br>[[Keeper of the Runegrott]]<br>[[Kalpaheim Tradeholder]]</td></tr>
</table>

==Selection==
An Imperial citizen must be a member of the appropriate nation to hold a national Bourse seat and it must be the only Imperial title they control.

All national titles elected through the bourse are re-elected annually. If the title is elected at the normal summit each year then the chosen citizen serves for one year until the start of the equivalent summit one year later.

If a national Bourse seat becomes vacant outside the normal election cycle (due to death, resignation, or excommunication of the title holder) then the seat is elected at the following summit. In this case, the winning citizen will only serve for the remaining term. The title becomes vacant again at the normal point in the election cycle.

==Votes==
<div style="float:right; width: 500px;"><box>'''Determining the votes'''<br>
Voting for a national bourse position depends on ownership of a specific [[Resource#Personal_Resource|personal resource]]. A personal resource provides 10 votes, plus an extra 2 votes for each time it has been upgraded. You receive the average of these votes for ''each season'' during the previous year that the resource was active. Only the actual rank of the resource counts in this calculation. [[Enchantment|Enchantments]], [[curse|curses]], penalties or bonuses for downtime effects and so on have no effect.

Brand new characters who have the appropriate personal resource are assumed to have had that resource for the previous year (and taken the appropriate action in the case of the Imperial Orcs). Likewise, players with the resource who have missed an event similarly receive votes for events they did not attend. We've made this rule for game balance reasons - so that new characters and players unable to attend every event are not unfairly penalised.</box></div>

The Bourse appoints national positions by vote of members of that nation who hold the resources traditional for that nation. For example, a League position in the Bourse is usually elected by vote of League business owners. Each citizen who owned the right resource receives a number of votes proportional to the size of their resource (even if they have changed their resource since then) which they can cast for a single candidate of their choice whenever the position is elected. To be eligible to vote the required resources are:

* [[The Brass Coast]] - [[Fleet|fleets]]<sup>(1)</sup>
* [[Dawn]] - [[Military unit]]
* [[Highguard]] - [[Congregation]]
* [[Imperial Orcs]] - [[Military unit]] [[Military_unit#Supporting_an_Army|supporting]] an [[army]] during the previous year.
* [[Navarr]] - [[Herb garden]]
* [[The League]] - [[Business]]
* [[The Marches]] - [[Farm]]
* [[Urizen]] - [[Mana site]]
* [[Varushka]] - [[Mine]] and [[Forest]] owners
* [[Wintermark]] - [[Military unit]]

<sup>(1)</sup> Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, votes in the Brass Coast were restricted to fleets engaging in [[Fleet#Privateering|privateering]] during the previous year. This [[384YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_fortune#Sails_of_Fire|was changed]] following a statement of principle by the Brass Coast National Assembly that gained widespread support in the nation.

==Production==
For national Bourse seats that produce large amounts of mithril, white granite, weirwood or ilium, the most recent season's production can be immediately claimed from the Agent of the Bourse by the winning candidate, if they are present. Any production that is not claimed is added to their inventory. Subsequent production in later seasons is added to the title holder's inventory before each summit until the last one. The title holder does not receive any production on the run-up to the summit where the title is due to be re-elected - that is reserved for whoever wins the auction for the title at the summit.

For other titles that do not produce large amounts of mithril, white granite, weirwood or ilium, the winning candidate receives whatever production or access to a ministry the title provides in the following downtime, until the title is elected again.

==Removal==
The Bourse is explicitly protected from interference from the [[Synod]] in the [[Imperial Constitution]]. Because of this, it is not possible to revoke a Bourse seat holder to remove them from their position. They serve until the title is reelected or until they die or step down.
{{Bourse Further Reading}}

Hakima of the Rippling Marshes

2026-08-20T20:07:15Z

Emmanovi: Created page with "===Overview=== The Hakima of the Rippling Marshes is an Imperial title that oversees a ministry in Madruga. The ministry was created by the construction of the Grand Lodge of the Silver Chalice, the ''Well of Life''. ===Responsibilities=== The Hakima of the Rippling Marshes is expected to encourage and support exploration of the Crucible and the Bayou and exploitation of the resources there. If the Well of Life were to be threatened in any way it would b..."

===Overview===
The Hakima of the Rippling Marshes is an [[Imperial title]] that oversees a [[ministry]] in [[Madruga]]. The ministry was created by the construction of the Grand Lodge of the [[Silver Chalice]], the ''Well of Life''.

===Responsibilities===
The Hakima of the Rippling Marshes is expected to encourage and support exploration of the Crucible and the Bayou and exploitation of the resources there. If the Well of Life were to be threatened in any way it would be the responsibility of the Hakima to deal with those threats.

==Powers==
===Donations===
If the Hakima of the Rippling Marshes is a member of the Silver Chalice, then grateful magicians living in the area will provide them with 5 doses of elixir vitae each summit.

===Healing Potions===
<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;">
<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color:LightYellow;">'''Potion Purchases'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>6 Crowns</td><td>2 elixir vitae, 1 Bloodharrow Philtre, 1 Ossean Solution</td></tr>
<tr><td>14 Crowns</td><td>4 elixir vitae, 2 Bloodharrow Philtre, 2 Ossean Solution</td></tr>
<tr><td>25 Crowns</td><td>6 elixir vitae, 3 Bloodharrow Philtre, 3 Ossean Solution</td></tr>
</table></div>
The Hakima of the Rippling Marshes has access to a [[ministry]]. The Hakima can purchase healing potions from visitors to the Well of Life for set prices. The Hakima makes their decision how much money to spend during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.

<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><box><big>'''Suitability'''</big><br>The Hakima of the Rippling Marshes is intended to be held by a hakima. If the title is held by a character who does not have the [[hakima]] archetype then the player must email admin@profounddecisions.co.uk to let us know. They will not be able to make use of the ministry.</box></div>

==Appointment==
The Hakima of the Rippling Marshes is appointed during the Winter Solstice. The Hakima is appointed by citizens of the Brass Coast who control [[fleet|fleets]]. The voting is handled by the civil servants in the Bourse.

Only a Brass Coast character may hold the title. They do not receive a seat on the Bourse. As a title appointed through the Bourse they cannot be [[revocation|revoked]] by the [[Synod]].


[[Category:Title]]
[[Category:The Brass Coast]]
[[Category:Bourse]]

Dreamspeaker of Seren

2026-08-20T20:00:38Z

Emmanovi: /* Overview */ spag

==Overview==
<div style="float: right; width: 250px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Assembly Navarr.png|caption=This title is appointed by the Navarr Assembly|width=250px}}</div>
The Dreamer's Guide is an [[Imperial title]] awarded to a citizen of [[Navarr]]. The Guide oversees the [[#Temple of Waking Dream|Temple of Waking Dream]], the great work that transformed Seren into the ''City of Dreams'', which was [[Construct_City_of_Dreams|commissioned]] by the Senate at the Summer Solstice 386YE and was [[Dream_on|finally completed]] just before the Autumn Equinox 388YE.

__NOTOC__

==Responsibilities==
The Dreamer's Guide is responsible for overseeing the Temple of Waking Dream and looking to the prominence and prosperity of the city of Seren and its pilgrims. In addition, if the Temple were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Guide to deal with those threats.

==Powers==
===Liao, Tea and Masks===
As a [[sinecure]], the Guide receives a regular income of 15 doses of liao each season. They also receive 5 doses of an unusual preparation called ''asphodel tea'' - this potent concoction made with vinum functions in a similar way to liao for the purposes of providing [[Dedication#Dreams|dreams]].

Additionally, the Guide is presented with a ''Dreamer's Mask'' each Winter Solstice. This magical item, not known to Imperial artisans, allows a priest to guide a target's spiritual dreams using the dedication of the target instead of their own.

==Appointment==
This title is appointed during the Autumn Equinox. The Voice of Barbs is [[appointment|appointed]] by a [[judgement]] of [[Appointment]] in the [[Navarr]] [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|national assembly]].

The title may only be held by a Navarr citizen. They can be revoked by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the Navarr Assembly, and the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].

==Temple of Waking Dream==

{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
[[Category: Title]]
[[Category: Navarr]]

Dreamspeaker of Seren

2026-08-20T20:00:26Z

Emmanovi: Created page with "==Overview== <div style="float: right; width: 250px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Assembly Navarr.png|caption=This title is appointed by the Navarr Assembly|width=250px}}</div> The Dreamer's Guide is an Imperial title awarded to a citizen of Navarr, The Guide oversees the Temple of Waking Dream, the great work that transformed Seren into the ''City of Dreams'', which was commissioned by the Senate at the Summer S..."

==Overview==
<div style="float: right; width: 250px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Assembly Navarr.png|caption=This title is appointed by the Navarr Assembly|width=250px}}</div>
The Dreamer's Guide is an [[Imperial title]] awarded to a citizen of [[Navarr]], The Guide oversees the [[#Temple of Waking Dream|Temple of Waking Dream]], the great work that transformed Seren into the ''City of Dreams'', which was [[Construct_City_of_Dreams|commissioned]] by the Senate at the Summer Solstice 386YE and was [[Dream_on|finally completed]] just before the Autumn Equinox 388YE.

__NOTOC__
==Responsibilities==
The Dreamer's Guide is responsible for overseeing the Temple of Waking Dream and looking to the prominence and prosperity of the city of Seren and its pilgrims. In addition, if the Temple were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Guide to deal with those threats.

==Powers==
===Liao, Tea and Masks===
As a [[sinecure]], the Guide receives a regular income of 15 doses of liao each season. They also receive 5 doses of an unusual preparation called ''asphodel tea'' - this potent concoction made with vinum functions in a similar way to liao for the purposes of providing [[Dedication#Dreams|dreams]].

Additionally, the Guide is presented with a ''Dreamer's Mask'' each Winter Solstice. This magical item, not known to Imperial artisans, allows a priest to guide a target's spiritual dreams using the dedication of the target instead of their own.

==Appointment==
This title is appointed during the Autumn Equinox. The Voice of Barbs is [[appointment|appointed]] by a [[judgement]] of [[Appointment]] in the [[Navarr]] [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|national assembly]].

The title may only be held by a Navarr citizen. They can be revoked by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the Navarr Assembly, and the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].

==Temple of Waking Dream==

{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
[[Category: Title]]
[[Category: Navarr]]

Great work

2026-08-20T19:28:16Z

Emmanovi: /* Current Great Works */ Added City of Dreams

<quote by="Cesare Sanguineo Rezia Di Tassato, Senator for Tassato">...long term economic investment into the infrastructure of the Empire</quote>
==Overview==
A great work is any major economic investment which is sufficiently large in scope that it provides a benefit to the inhabitants of an entire territory. The return can take the form of money, herbs, [[Game_items#Materials|materials for crafting items]] or mana crystals.

Great works do not automatically result in the creation of an Imperial title, as most great works do not require anyone to oversee them. The Senate may choose to create a [[New_Imperial_titles#Custodian|custodian]] for a great work - an Imperial title with the responsibility to look after the great work.

There are a number of important rules that impact great works, setting the costs, restricting the benefits, and imposing limitations any of which may be superseded by an appropriate [[opportunity]].

==Senate Commissions==
The [[Senate]] may pass a motion for the construction of infrastructure capable of improving the wealth generated by resources in a territory.

It is not possible for the Senate to pass a motion to upgrade a great work, but they can construct additional great works that further the level of investment in the territory.

===Benefits===
Each great work is linked to a specific type of personal resource in a specific territory. Every member of that nation who attended the last event and who owns the appropriate personal resource in the territory gains the benefit. A starting character will not receive the benefit of a great work in their first pack.

Each great work lifts the level of investment in a territory, providing a small fixed benefit to everyone from that nation in the territory. The higher the final level of investment, the greater the benefits. Every personal resource gains from the level of investment in a territory, regardless of who owns them.

The type of benefit received is restricted to the normal production of a resource. Raising the level of investment in [[farm|farms]] or [[business|businesses]] provides additional money while raising the level of investment for [[mana site|mana sites]] provides additional mana crystals.

Great works that raise the level of investment of mines of forests, work for all mines in a territory regardless of type or for all forests. Every affected [[mine]] or [[forest]] gains the appropriate ingots or measures. Great works that benefits [[herb garden|herb gardens]] may specify which bonus herbs they provide.

<table class="wikitable" style="width: 500px; float: right;">
<tr><th>Type</th><th>Resource</th><th>Type</th><th>Resource</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[Business]]</td><td>White Granite</td><td>[[Herb garden]]</td><td>Weirwood</td><tr>
<tr><td>[[Farm]]</td><td>Weirwood</td><td>[[Mana site]]</td><td>Mithril</td><tr>
<tr><td>[[Forest]]</td><td>White Granite</td><td>[[Mine]]</td><td>Mithril</td><tr>
<tr><td>[[Congregation]]</td><td>White Granite</td><td>[[Fleet]]</td><td>Weirwood</td><tr>
</table>

===Costs===
* Materials: Variable (minimum 50 wains)
* Time: 3 months to construct per 50 wains of materials used
* Labour: 3 crowns per wain
* Upkeep: None

To raise the level of investment to one costs 50 wains. Each subsequent level of investment costs 25 additional wains. So to take the level of investment from one to two costs 75 more wains, from two to three costs 100 more wains and so on. Each level of investment provides the same benefits. It is possible for a single vast great work to raise the level of investment by any number of levels provided it is sufficiently large, but it does not produce any benefits for anyone until it is complete.

Under normal circumstances, the material required will be the one associated with upgrading an equivalent personal resource. For example, 50 wains of mithril is required to create a great work that raises the level of investment for [[mana site|mana sites]] to one. The table shows the ''total'' costs in wains for the first four levels of investment, with the ''total'' benefits, but there is no limit to how high the level of investment can be lifted in a territory. The costs and benefits continue to rise at the rates shown for subsequent levels.

<table>
<tr><th>Level of Investment</th><th>Total Wains</th><th>Total Money</th><th>Total Ingots</th><th>Total Herbs</th><th>Total Mana Crystals</th><th>Total Liao</th><th>Fleet Ranks</th></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>50</td><td>36 rings</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td>125</td><td>72 rings</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>225</td><td>108 rings</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>3</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td>350</td><td>144 rings</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>4</td></tr>
</table>

==Limitations==
* '''Great works can never provide additional votes in the Synod'''
* '''Great works supporting fleets can only be built in coastal regions and can only boost trade with a foreign nation'''
* '''Military units cannot benefit from a standard great work'''
Great works that raise the level of investment for congregations only provide additional liao - it is not possible for a great work to provide additional votes in the Synod.

Great works that benefit fleets can only be built in a region with the coastal [[Region qualities|quality]]. A great work that benefits fleets raises the effective level of the fleet when trading with a foreign nation. It is not possible to use a great work to raise the level of a fleet for other downtime options without an appropriate [[opportunity]].

It is not possible to create a great work which is linked to military units without an appropriate opportunity.

Great works cannot be upgraded, but the Imperial Senate may create a new commission that acts to further raise the level of investment in a territory for a specific type of resource.

==Responsibility==
Great works can be threatened by barbarians on campaign, in a battle, or on a skirmish. In rare cases where someone must take responsibility for a great work, the Senator for a territory is expected to do so, if no Imperial title is associated with the commission.

==Multiple Great Works==
Great works cannot be upgraded, but the Imperial Senate may create a new commission to build a subsequent great work in a territory that acts to further raise the level of investment for a specific type of resource there. For instance, the shipyards at Madruga raise the level of investment in Madruga to one for all businesses providing them 36 additional rings. The Senate could authorise the creation of a vast rope works in Siroc in Madruga that would lift the level of investment to two, costing 75 wains and providing an additional 36 rings.

The level of investment in a territory is separate for each type of personal resource that is affected, so if the Empire built a series of canals in Madruga that raised the level of investment for farms that would cost 50 wains and provide 36 rings to every farm.

It is not possible to commission a new great work that increases investment in a given resource while another great work increasing investment in the same resource is in progress in the same territory. The original great work commission would need to be completed, abrogated, or lapse before the new great work could be commissioned. This does not prevent the commissioning of a new great work that targets a different resource to an existing commission that is currently underway.

==Opportunities==
A wind of fortune may present an [[opportunity]] to construct a great work which exceeds some of the normal rules presented here. It may raise the level of investment in more than one territory at once, or for more than one type of personal resource at once.

An opportunity will always state how many levels of investment it represents (usually one) but it may provide non-standard benefits, for example a wind of fortune might present plans for a seed bank, a great work that could be built in Miaren that would increase the level of investment by one for herb gardens but provide all herb gardens with 30 rings. Additional great works built in the territory treat the seed bank as if it were a standard great work that had already raised the level of investment by one for herb gardens in Miaren.
==Great Lighthouses==
* '''A ''great lighthouse'' would be a great work benefitting fleets'''
* '''Standard costs would be 40 wains of weirwood or white granite and 10 wains of mithril, to provide the first level of investment in a territory'''
* '''A lighthouse that supports fleets must be built in a region with the coastal quality'''
Following the Summer 387YE [[For_those_in_peril_on_the_sea#A_Welcoming_Beacon|symposium on lighthouses]] called by [[Appraisal#Eilian_Sweetwater|Eilian Sweetwater]], Imperial architects pooled their knowledge on the construction of lighthouses. A ''great lighthouse'' would be a massive structure of white granite or weirwood with mithril mirrors at the top, and may incorporate a boat station operated by volunteers who seek to preserve life in the case of a disaster. This kind of lighthouse is a specific [[great work]] that benefits [[fleet|fleets]]. It is effectively an [[opportunity]] available to anyone who can commission a great work.

A ''great lighthouse'' must be built in a region with the [[Region_qualities#Coastal|coastal]] quality. The lighthouse represents a level of investment in [[fleet|fleets]] based in the territory. A lighthouse uses a combination of either weirwood and white granite, and an amount of mithril for the mirrors. Adding the first level of investment takes 40 wains of weirwood or white granite, and 10 wains of mithril. Lighthouses adding higher levels of investment need proportionally more mithril and either white granite or weirwood.

This kind of lighthouse receives a paragraph on the appropriate territory page, as well as adding an entire rank to the effectiveness of any fleet based in the territory that takes a [[Fleet#Trading|trading]] action during downtime. The weakness of such a great work is that it is relatively easy to damage if the region where it is built is captured by an enemy. The practical nature of the [[Grendel]] means they are broadly unlikely to do such a thing - Governor Rahab's anger and greed making him an exception - but the Children of Wrecks actively enjoy destroying lighthouses.

'''OOC Note:''' A ''great lighthouse'' is a specific example of a great work that can be built with non-standard materials, and can only be constructed in a region with a specific quality. Anyone who can commission a great work could specify that they are building a great lighthouse. The amounts given here are for the first level of investment in fleets in a territory; higher levels of investment will require proportionally more materials.

==Current Great Works==
This table includes all great works which are active at the present. This list was last updated following the Summer Solstice 388YE.

<table class="wikitable sortable"><tr><th style="width: 15%;">Nation</th><th style="width: 15%;">Territory</th><th style="width: 10%;">Resource</th><th style="width: 15%;">Great Works</th><th style="width: 15%;">Total Level of Investment</th><th style="width: 20%;">Benefit</th></tr>
<tr><td rowspan='5'>[[The Brass Coast]]</td><td>[[Kahraman]]</td><td>Mine</td><td>Roads of Kahraman<td>1</td><td>2 additional ingots</td>
<tr><td rowspan='2'>[[Madruga]]</td><td>Business</td><td>Sunset Roads<td>1</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td>Farm</td><td>Sunset Roads<td>1</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td rowspan='2'>[[Segura]]</td><td>Business</td><td>Towers of Anduz<br>Sunset Roads <sup>[[#2|(2)]]<td>3</td><td>72 rings</td>
<tr><td>Farm</td><td>Sunset Roads <sup>[[#2|(2)]]<td>1</td><td>0 rings</td>
<tr><td rowspan='4'>[[Dawn]]</td><td rowspan='2'>[[Astolat]]</td><td>Military Unit</td><td>Tournament Grounds of Laroc<td>1</td><td>36 rings if taking a questing or raiding [[venture]]</td>
<tr><td>Mana Site</td><td>Harps of Astolat<td>1</td><td>1 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='2'>[[Weirwater]]</td><td>Mine</td><td>Giritane's Gaze<td>1</td><td>36 rings<br>1 [[Farewell_wanderlust#Treasures_of_the_Earth|deepstone]]</td>
<tr><td>Congregation</td><td>Bardic Academy<td>1</td><td>1 [[Philtre of Strength]]</td>
<tr><td rowspan='4'>[[Highguard]]</td><td rowspan='1'>[[Casinea]]</td><td>Mana Site</td><td>Lorenzo's Legacy of Prosperity<td>1</td><td>1 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='3'>[[Reikos]]</td><td>Congregation</td><td>Grand Ossuary of Reikos<td>2</td><td>72 rings</td>
<tr><td>Herb Garden</td><td>Gardens of High Chalcis<td>3</td><td>3 drams of true vervain, 2 drams of cerulean mazzarine, 1 dram of bladeroot, 1 dram of Imperial roseweald, and 1 dose of realmsroot</td>
<tr><td>Mana Site</td><td>Seminary of the Swan<td>1</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td rowspan='1'>[[Imperial Orcs]]</td><td rowspan='1'>[[Skarsind]]</td><td>Herb Garden</td><td>Red Blade Memorial<td>2</td><td>6 drams of true vervain</td>
<tr><td rowspan='11'>[[The League]]</td><td rowspan='3'>[[Holberg]]</td><td>Business</td><td>Gates of Holmaeur Park<td>2</td><td>72 rings</td>
<tr><td>Farm</td><td>Bloody Great Sausage<td>1</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td>Mana Site</td><td>Lorenzo's Legacy of Courage <sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><td>1</td><td>1 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='3'>[[Sarvos]]</td><td>Business</td><td>College of the Liberated<br>Colossus of Sarvos<td>2</td><td>72 rings</td>
<tr><td>Herb Garden</td><td>Sweetwater Springs<td>1</td><td>2 drams of true vervain, 1 dram of cerulean mazzarine</td>
<tr><td>Mana Site</td><td>Lorenzo's Legacy of Pride <sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><td>1</td><td>0 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='2'>[[Spiral]]</td><td>Business</td><td>Bridge of the Air<br>Curstag's Way<td>2</td><td>72 rings</td>
<tr><td>Mana Site</td><td>Bridge of the Air<td>1</td><td>1 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='1'>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Mana Site</td><td>Lorenzo's Legacy of Ambition <sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><td>1</td><td>0 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='2'>[[Temeschwar]]</td><td>Business</td><td>Lorenzo's Great Game<br>Drovers' Guild Timbermill and Sorting Yard<td>2</td><td>36 rings<br>2 random measures</td>
<tr><td>Mana Site</td><td>Lorenzo's Legacy of Loyalty <sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup><td>1</td><td>0 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='8'>[[The Marches]]</td><td rowspan='1'>[[Bregasland]]</td><td>Farm</td><td>Imperial Breadbasket<td>1</td><td>0 rings</td>
<tr><td rowspan='2'>[[Mitwold]]</td><td>Farm</td><td>Imperial Breadbasket<br>Black Canal<td>2</td><td>72 rings</td>
<tr><td>Business</td><td>Black Canal<td>1</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td rowspan='4'>[[Mournwold]]</td><td>Business</td><td>Black Canal<td>1</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td>Congregation</td><td>Rebellion's Ridge<td>1</td><td>2 doses of liao</td>
<tr><td>Farm</td><td>Imperial Breadbasket<td>1</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td>Mine</td><td>Black Canal<td>2</td><td>4 additional ingots</td>
<tr><td rowspan='1'>[[Upwold]]</td><td>Farm</td><td>Imperial Breadbasket<td>1</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td rowspan='4'>[[Navarr]]</td><td rowspan='1'>[[Brocéliande]]</td><td>Herb Garden</td><td>Defence of the Broch<td>1</td><td>3 drams of bladeroot</td>
<tr><td rowspan='1'>[[Hercynia]]</td><td>Mana Site</td><td>Blade of Thorn<td>1</td><td>1 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='2'>[[Miaren]]</td><td>Herb Garden</td><td>First Voice Glade<td>1</td><td>3 drams of herbs<sup>[[#5|(5)]]</td>
<tr><td>Congregation</td><td>City of Dreams<td>1</td><td>1 dose of liao, 1 dose of Goosewhisper Infusion</td>
<tr><td rowspan='10'>[[Urizen]]</td><td rowspan='3'>[[Morrow]]</td><td>Business</td><td>Bridge of the Air<br>House of Illumination<sup>[[#3|(3)]]</sup><td>2</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td>Herb Garden</td><td>The Bleak Tower<td>1</td><td>2 drams of random herbs, 1 dram of bladeroot</td>
<tr><td>Mana Site</td><td>Bridge of the Air<td>1</td><td>1 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='3'>[[Redoubt]]</td><td>Business</td><td>Bridge of the Air<br>House of Illumination<sup>[[#3|(3)]]</sup><td>2</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td>Fleet</td><td>Great Harbour of Elos<td>1</td><td>2 drams of random herbs and 12 rings</td>
<tr><td>Mana Site</td><td>Bridge of the Air<td>1</td><td>1 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='4'>[[Zenith]]</td><td>Business</td><td>Bridge of the Air<td>1</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td>Farm</td><td>Golden Cascade<td>1</td><td>3 drams of random herbs</td>
<tr><td>Herb Garden</td><td>Golden Cascade<br>Garden of Pallas<td>2</td><td>36 rings and 3 drams of random herbs</td>
<tr><td>Mana Site</td><td>Garden of Pallas<br>Bridge of the Air<td>2</td><td>1 mana crystal and 3 drams of random herbs</td>
<tr><td rowspan='9'>[[Varushka]]</td><td rowspan='2'>[[Karov]]</td><td>Forest</td><td>Iron Roads<td>1</td><td>2 additional measures</td>
<tr><td>Mine</td><td>Iron Roads<td>1</td><td>2 additional ingots</td>
<tr><td rowspan='2'>[[Karsk]]</td><td>Forest</td><td>Crow Roads<td>1</td><td>2 additional measures</td>
<tr><td>Mine</td><td>Crow Roads<td>1</td><td>2 additional ingots</td>
<tr><td rowspan='2'>[[Miekarova]]</td><td>Forest</td><td>Iron Roads<td>1</td><td>2 additional measures</td>
<tr><td>Mine</td><td>Iron Roads<br>Light Market<sup>[[#4|(4)]]</sup><td>2</td><td>2 additional ingots</td>
<tr><td rowspan='1'>[[Ossium]]</td><td>Forest</td><td>[[Ossium#The_Iron_Roads|Iron Roads]]<br>[[Ossium#Kurstrozi's_Lumbermill|Krustrozi's Lumbermill]]<td>3</td><td>6 additional measures</td>
<tr><td rowspan='2'>[[Volodmartz]]</td><td>Forest</td><td>Iron Roads<td>1</td><td>2 additional measures</td>
<tr><td>Mine</td><td>Iron Roads<br>Light Market<sup>[[#4|(4)]]</sup><td>2</td><td>2 additional ingots</td>
<tr><td rowspan='6'>[[Wintermark]]</td><td rowspan='2'>[[Hahnmark]]</td><td>Farm</td><td>Brenna's Gift<td>2</td><td>36 rings</td>
<tr><td>Mana Site</td><td>Lorenzo's Legacy of Vigilance<td>1</td><td>1 mana crystal</td>
<tr><td rowspan='3'>[[Kallavesa]]</td><td>Congregation</td><td>Pilgrims Trail<td>2</td><td>4 doses of liao</td>
<tr><td>Fleet</td><td>Trencher's Shining Ambition<td>1</td><td>Additional rank when engaging in [[Fleet#Trading|trade]]</td>
<tr><td>Herb Garden</td><td>Healing House of Wittal Grove<td>1</td><td>3 drams of cerulean mazzarine</td>
<tr><td>[[Sermersuaq]]</td><td>Farm</td><td>Smokehouse of Atalaq <sup>[[#6|(6)]]</sup><td>2</td><td>0 rings</td>
</table>

#{{anchor|1}} These great works provide no additional mana crystals following a senate motion to [[385YE_Winter_Solstice_Senate_sessions#League_Crystal_Mana_to_Spiral|divert production to Spiral]]
#{{anchor|2}} The Sunset Roads produce no additional income for the farms and businesses in Segura until the bridges of the Scorrero are repaired as per '''[[Where_the_river_rises#Crossing|Where the river rises]]''' wind of fortune
#{{anchor|3}} The season they are appointed, the [[Architect of Illumination]] can announce whether the great work will produce an extra 36 rings or two random [[Materials#Metals|ingots]]
#{{anchor|4}} The season they are appointed, the [[Merchant Boyar of the Light Market]] can announce whether the great work will produce an extra two [[Materials#Metals|ingots]] or 36 rings
#{{anchor|5}} First Voice Glade produces Imperial roseweald at the Spring Equinox, cerulean mazzarine at the Summer Solstice, marrowort at the Autumn Equinox, and bladeroot at the Winter Solstice
#{{anchor|6}} The Smokehouse of Atalaq has been set to support the expedition into Tsirku following a [[388YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_126|mandate]] enacted by '''Hildelith Kaukosdottir'''
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List of Criminal Offences

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Emmanovi: /* Religious Crimes */ Removed reference to condemnation, which no longer exists

==Overview==
The definitions of the crimes are brief, but this reflects the laws of the setting. Crimes are based on simple principles and are addressed by following the spirit of the law rather than complex technical arguments. The magistrates will do their best to interpret and apply the law with the pursuit of justice and the imperial interest as their goal. Justice is intended to be swift but fair and to be available to all without the need for lawyers to interpret what the law means to the ordinary citizen. Please note that the law usually refers to a "person" but who actually benefits from protection under the law can be found [[Imperial_Law_Overview|here]]. Any exceptions to this are referred to explicitly in the definitions below e.g. for treason.

==Crimes against the Person==
* Murder: Unlawful assault or other action against a person with intent to kill and which results in someone’s death.
* Manslaughter: Unlawful assault or other action against a person which results in someone’s death.
* Assault: Unlawfully striking a person.

There is a traditional defence to an assault charge which applies where unwelcome visitors who refuse to leave your camp are cut down, removed from camp and then provided with sufficient medical assistance to avoid permanent injury. One who is accused of assault but wishes to claim this defence should plead not guilty if it goes to trial. However, if the magistrate decides that the accused’s behaviour was unreasonable they will be found guilty.

Remember that persons who consent to do so can fight each other without fear of legal sanction, provided that nobody is seriously hurt and they are not causing a public order issue.
* Mayhem: Unlawfully maiming or mutilating a person.
* Poisoning: Introducing or applying a poisonous substance or effect to a person which causes them harm.
* False Imprisonment: Unlawfully detaining a person against their will. Suspects must be directly supervised during any period of lawful custody.
* Malsanguino: Willfully preventing someone from receiving medical attention with the intention of causing them harm.
Note that malsanguino does not apply where somebody simply refuses to provide medical attention.
* Slavery: Unlawfully holding the power of life and liberty over any person. The direct [[Amend_crime_of_slavery|purchase]] and sale of slaves is also illegal but this does not encompass the repatriation or ransoming of Imperial citizens.

It is worth noting that [[Orc|orcs]] were redefined as people when they became [[Imperial Orcs|a nation of the Empire]]. Whether a person is a citizen or not is irrelevant, so it is also illegal to enslave barbarian orcs. In Winter 382 the constitution was amended as part of the [[Ratify_Liberty_Pact|Liberty Pact]] to define hylje and daeva as people.

A note on piracy: Although there is currently no crime specifically relating to acts of piracy, in practice this activity falls under the crimes of assault, theft, criminal damage, murder and so on. Be aware that acts of piracy committed against [[Imperial_Law_Overview#Individuals and the law|foreigners]] by imperial citizens will be investigated as criminal acts.

==Crimes of Property==
* Theft: Dishonestly appropriating property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it. The burden is on the accused to satisfy the magistrate as to their intention to return the property.
* Handling Stolen Goods: Receiving or disposing of goods which you know or believe to be stolen.
* Counterfeiting: The falsifying, or unlawfully creating or amending of an imperial document or legal tender.
* Criminal Damage: Unlawfully destroying or damaging any property either belonging to another person or to the Empire. Magistrates often refuse to bring to trial cases involving accidents or claims of negligence, preferring such cases to be held in the civil courts. Criminal damage to Imperial property is almost always dealt with in the criminal courts however.
* Possession or supply of controlled substances or items:
** It is illegal to carry the substance [[Legacy of Thorns#Gutwrench|gutwrench]].
**The [[Potion#Poisons|poisons]] created by [[Surgical skills#Apothecary|apothecaries]] using the lores of [[The Assassin's Gate]], [[The Winter Moon]], and [[The Last Resort]] are likewise illegal.
**The blasphemous [[:Category:Musical_Instruments|musical instruments]] known as Drums of Strife, Harbinger of Chaos, and Horns of Madness are illegal.
**The drugs [[Create_law_prohibiting_Bite|"Bite"]] and [[385YE Winter Solstice Senate sessions#Criminalise Ocean's Caress|"Ocean's Caress"]] are also illegal.
*[[Outlaw Vallorn cultivation|Vallorn cultivation]]: It is illegal to cultivate vallorn. Note: Magical interactions with vallorn may fall under the Conclave's constitutional remit to ensure the fit and proper use of magic in the service of the Empire. Magistrates who investigate a potential offence of vallorn cultivation will seek expert testimony from the Conclave in cases where the position is unclear. For example, planting or tending a vallorn is very likely to be interpreted to be vallorn cultivation but harvesting magical ingredients from a naturally occurring vallorn pod may or may not be.
*[[Outlaw foreign True Liao trade|Trade of true liao to foreigners]]: It is illegal to trade [[Liao#True_Liao|true liao]] to anyone who is not an Imperial citizen. [[Amend_law_regarding_foreign_True_Liao_trade|However]], the distribution of true liao by the gatekeepers of virtue, for no payment, does not constitute "Trade" for this purpose.
* [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy|Liao trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: It is illegal for imperial citizens to sell or trade liao to the Iron Confederacy via ports or the Suranni-Imperial border.
*[[385YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Create_law_criminalising_Semmerlak_items|Semmerlak items]]: It is illegal to own, take, or sell any object from the depths of [[The Semmerlak|the Semmerlak]].
<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: left;">
<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td colspan="2">'''Narcotics prohibited to trade with Iron Confederacy'''</td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Ancestor's Word]] </td><td> [[Philtre of Strength]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> Bite </td><td> [[Radiant Transcendence]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Black Star]] </td><td> [[Ravenwing Infusion]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Bronze Spider Balsam]] </td><td> [[Shadowcrow Infusion]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Chiaroscuran Balsam]] </td><td> [[Skar's Strength]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> Cognos </td><td> [[Skop's Mead]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Decoction of the Hungry Moon]] </td><td> [[Sorrow's Mask]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Dragon's Blood]] </td><td> Stoneheart Syrup </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Effulgent Primessence]] </td><td> [[Suffusion of Blood]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Elixir of Exalted Puissance]] </td><td> [[Talonvine Infusion]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Essence of Verdigris]] </td><td> [[The Barren Watchtower]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Firewine]] </td><td> [[The Elixir of Empyrean Art]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Goldencrown]] </td><td> [[The Philtre of Heavenly Lore]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Goosewhisper Infusion]] </td><td> [[Tincture of the Whipped Cur]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Indomitable Might]] </td><td> [[Tisane of the Stuttering Fool]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Ironblood Tonic]] </td><td> [[Tonic of Sunlit Glass]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> Jadebloom Petals </td><td> [[Tonic of Surging Flame]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Leaden Quicksilver]] </td><td> [[Tonic of the Distant Shore]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Legionnaire's Will]] </td><td> [[True liao]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Liao]] </td><td> [[Usher's Decoction]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Lucent Quintessence]] </td><td> [[Vernal Balm]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Mageblood]] </td><td> [[Warming Armour]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Magpie Infusion]] </td><td> [[Waywalker's Suffusion]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> Moondust </td><td> [[Weakening Sun]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Oakenhide Tonic]] </td><td> [[Winterskin Tonic]] </td></tr>
<tr><td> Ocean's Caress </td><td> Yellow Lotus </td></tr>
<tr><td> [[Philosopher's Stone]] </td><td></td></tr> </table></div>
*[[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Ratify_Treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy|Narcotics trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: The sale of export of any and all narcotics to the Iron Confederacy is prohibited. The magistrates interpret this to mean any drug that affects mood or behaviour and whose function is not medical treatment. Note: Although this was passed with the intention of a three year term, this law will stand until it is actively repealed by the Senate. The magistrates have compiled a list of known narcotics that may not be exported to the Iron Confederacy. If other narcotics are identified by the magistrates later, they will be added to the list.
*[[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_Cannibalism|Cannibalism]]: It is illegal to disburse, trade, sell or consume the flesh of the sapient denizens of the mortal realm. This has specific implications for Sarcophan funerary traditions and the Sarcophan drug "visivlees" which is made from the flesh of sapient creatures.

==Crimes of Position==
* Treason: Aiding barbarians, [[eternal|eternals]] or foreign powers to act against the interests of the Empire. Committing an assault against the emperor or empress. Only citizens and former citizens of the Empire may be charged with treason. There is some magistrate's guidance on interactions with eternals [[treason guidance|here]]. We do not prosecute bona fide ransoms for exchange of prisoners as such prosecutions are judged not to be within the imperial interest.
* Impersonation of an Imperial Official: Falsely and dishonestly claiming to be a senator, civil servant, member of the militia etc. Any person who with intent to deceive impersonates an official of the Empire or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that they are, shall be found guilty of this crime.
* Dereliction of Duty: Volunteering for an imperial duty and then failing to carry it out through neglect or cowardice. Members of the Militia are expected to act in accordance with their duties when they observe a crime in progress or about to occur. Anyone who takes the battlefield and then shows conspicuous cowardice in the face of the enemy may also be tried for this offence. This offence does not relate to the abuse of an imperial position, which is within the remit of the Synod.
* Membership of an Illegal Organisation: being a member of an organisation which has been banned by the Senate. In some instances, the Senate has placed additional restrictions.
** It is [[Create_law_outlawing_the_Vyig|illegal]] to be a member of the [[Vyig]], or to bear their tattoos.
** It is [[384YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Make_membership_of_Hand_of_Dumon_a_crime|illegal]] to be a member of the Hand of Dumon, or to aid them.
** It is [[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_Cult_of_the_Falconer|illegal]] to be a member of the Cult of the Falconer.
** It is [[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_Disciples_of_Sulemaine|a serious crime]] to be a member of the Disciples of Sulemaine.

==Crimes against the Processes of the State==
* Contempt of Court: any behaviour which impedes the proper operation of the legal process. For example, being disruptive during a trial or disrespectful of the magistrate's authority, failing to attend court (or any other relevant meeting with a magistrate), and failing to obey the lawful order of a magistrate.
* Perverting the Course of Justice: any behaviour calculated to unduly affect the course of the judicial process. For example, bearing false witness, making false allegations, concealing offences or assisting others to evade arrest, interference with witnesses or evidence and evading, withholding or perverting a lawful punishment.
* Subverting agencies of the state: any behaviour which contravenes or subverts the constitutionally protected procedures or powers of an agency of the state.

''For example:'' rigging or ineligible participation in the national election of senators (such as a yeofolk disguising their identity to enter a grand tourney for the position of knight-protector), a senator entering the Military Council to interfere with their military strategies, a member of the synod being refused the right to witness (without cause), a failure to attend lawful inquisition, ignoring the decision of an [[Sentinel_Gate#Prognostication|identified citizen]] to go through the Sentinel Gate and so on. This crime does not apply to the abuse of constitutionally granted powers by the person or body who is entitled to wield them.

* Resisting Arrest: Any course of action with the intent to oppose a lawful arrest.
* Contravening a [[Declaration#Declaration of Sorcery|Declaration of Sorcery]]: breaching the [[Sorcery|prohibitions]] placed upon a sorcerer is a serious crime.
* Contravening a [[Declaration#Declaration of Interdiction|Declaration of Interdiction]]: breaching the [[Interdiction|prohibitions]] placed upon interdicted magic is a serious crime.
*Improper placement of an aura on the senate building: The placing of an aura on the senate building without prior explicit permission from the Senate.
*Improper placement of an aura on the civil service hub: The placing of an aura on the civil service hub without prior explicit permission from the magistrates and civil servants.

==Religious Crimes==
The Synod defines certain acts as religious crimes through the judgement of [[proscription]], which are then enforced by the magistrates.
* [[Religious_Crimes#Idolatry|Idolatry]]: Subsuming human will and destiny to any inhuman entity or force. This includes the worship, veneration or exaltation of any such being or power.
* [[Religious_Crimes#Blasphemy|Blasphemy]]:The denigration of the paragons and the paths of virtue. This includes promoting false virtues and the teachings, or example, of false exemplars or False Paragons.
* [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy|Heresy]]: The willful rejection, or perversion of, the orthodox Doctrines of the Faith as laid down by the Imperial Synod, or actively teaching and promoting false doctrines.
* [[Religious_Crimes#Abuse_of_Powers|Abuse of Powers]]: The misuse, or abuse, of the powers of a priest. This includes the powers of the Synod, as well as liao ceremonies.
* [[Religious_Crimes#Desecration|Desecration]]: The removal of spontaneously created virtuous auras such as legacies of ascendance to paragonhood. This includes such auras arising on areas and objects, and on those people who do not wished them removed.

==What isn’t a criminal offence?==
* '''Fraud:''' Dishonesty calculated for personal gain. However be aware that a victim might raise a civil case in these circumstances.
* '''Blackmail:''' Using threats to make a gain or to cause a loss to another.
* '''Bribery:''' Anyone can try to pay another citizen to get them to do as they wish without breaking the law - however it is a serious offence to attempt to pervert the course of justice
* '''Slander and Libel:''' Making disparaging and false statements about another in public.
* '''Use of magic:''' Using magic on another person is never in and of itself a crime. However if the effect of the magic meets the definition of a crime then the fact that this effect was achieved by magic is no defence. ''For example,'' a curse of poverty doesn't meet the definition of any criminal offence but a death curse most certainly does. The Conclave are responsible for overseeing the proper operation of magic and have powers which allow them to both take action against those who use it [[Sorcery|inappropriately]] and to [[Endorsement|endorse]] magical acts to prevent them from being treated as crimes by the magistrates.

==Five things about criminal offences==
* '''Attempt to Commit a Crime:''' An attempt to commit a crime will be tried in the same way as if they had committed the crime but may (or may not) result in a lesser sentence.
* '''Aiding and Abetting of Crime:''' Encouraging, soliciting or helping with the perpetration of a crime. This will be tried in the same way as if the accused had committed the crime but may (or may not) result in a lesser sentence.
* '''Consent:''' It is possible for willing participants to give consent so that what would otherwise be crimes being committed against them are not. ''For example:'' two individuals who have agreed to spar with weapons would not be guilty of assault for striking each other. It is considered wise to make such terms clear in the event that there is a disagreement later. While duelling is permitted it is not possible to consent to your own murder (but a priest for the surviving party might make a plea for clemency based on the reasons for the duel).
* '''Lawful Arrest:''' If an ordinary citizen or member of the militia who believes another person has committed a crime apprehends them, then the law provides some protection against crimes (for example, assault) associated with this act. However, if a magistrate decides that their actions were disproportionate or that it was not reasonable to believe that the person apprehended had committed a crime then this protection will not apply. If a citizen wishes to claim this defence at trial then they should plead not guilty.
* '''Self-defence:''' If a person reasonably believes that their property or the safety of themselves or others is in immediate jeopardy then they may use reasonable force in order to protect them. If someone wishes to claim this defence at trial then they should plead not guilty. The magistrate will determine whether their behaviour was reasonable and if she decides that it was not then the accused will be found guilty. Claims of self-defence will also fail where the accused is already engaged on a course of criminal activity or is subject to lawful arrest. Using a claim of self-defence to justify protecting a barbarian will very likely fail unless the Magistrate is satisfied that the accused reasonably believed that the victim was entitled to [[Imperial_Law_Overview#Individuals and the law|protection under the law]].

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Gatekeeper

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Emmanovi: /* Responsibilities */ Updated to remove reference to condemnation

{{CaptionedImage|file=Gatekeeper's Counsel.jpg|caption=The gatekeepers often engage in intense discussion on the allocation of true liao.|align=left|width=500}}
==Overview==
Each of the seven cardinals of virtue appoints a single gatekeeper. Although there is no formal relationship between the [[cardinal]] and their gatekeeper, they often work closely together sharing the burdens of providing leadership to those who follow their Virtue. They are generally referred to as "Gatekeeper of (Virtue)".

The gatekeepers have no formal [[assembly]] - but there is often an unofficial council of gatekeepers where they meet to discuss matters of faith and decide on the allocation of the Empire's bounty of [[Liao#True_Liao|True Liao]].

==Responsibilities==
The gatekeepers are responsible for determining who receives the precious, and limited supply of true liao. They are expected to choose someone of obvious virtue to receive each dose. Normally, a dose of true liao is used to experience a past life vision, but there are several other uses to which it can be put. Regardless of the wishes of the gatekeepers, the law is crystal clear. The gift of true liao is a reward from the Synod for virtuous behaviour, and the recipient is free to put it to any legal use they wish.

In practice, each gatekeeper tends to take their own approach to the title. Some act as an unofficial proxy to the cardinal who appointed them, working in their interests to support the faith. But sometimes they take the opposite approach. When a virtue assembly is split politically or over doctrine, the cardinal may agree to appoint someone with opposing views as gatekeeper. Some restrict their role to seeking out suitable candidates for true liao - but during the time of [[Emperor Ahraz]] for example, the gatekeepers operated as an unofficial body overseeing [[inquisition]] and [[castigation]], organizing other priests to root out perceived corruption in the Senate and Military Council.

<div style="float:right;"><quote by="Marcher Proverb">First deserve it, then desire it.</quote></div>

==Powers==
===Keepers of True Liao===
The gatekeepers are responsible for determining how [[Liao#True_Liao|true liao]] will be distributed. The legal requirement for a decision is for a majority of the gatekeepers (four) to inform the civil service of the single decision on who will receive each of the available doses of true liao. By custom, the gatekeepers often seek a unanimous decision but this is not required - the names of four gatekeepers appended to a written document detailing who will receive each dose is sufficient. Once the decision is made, it cannot be changed; a ruling instituted during the reign of [[Empress Brannan]] following several high-profile murders.

By longstanding tradition, the gatekeepers meet as a group to discuss candidates, but there is no formal meeting organised by the Civil Service. Though they are rare, there have been periods of Imperial history when the gatekeepers have been unable to agree a single candidate.

Usually, the gatekeepers will meet informally to agree their choices, acting as a defacto body similar to the Senate or the Conclave. This reflects the intent of the laws passed at the time and scholars have noted the similarity with a greater majority in the Synod. But no council has ever been formally established by [[Senate motion]], and attempts to pass Senate motions that share a power between other title holders, outside of one of the five great houses of the Empire, have always been ruled unconstitutional. Many modern constitutional scholars question whether the titles would pass [[scrutiny]] today. The complex constitutional challenges posed by the existence of the gatekeepers has thwarted all attempts to put the allocation of liao on a more secure legal basis.
==Appointment==
Each gatekeeper is [[Cardinal#Appoint_the_Gatekeeper|appointed]] by the appropriate [[cardinal]]. A gatekeeper must be a member of the virtue [[assembly]] they represent. Unlike many titles, if a new cardinal is appointed they may immediately reappoint the appropriate gatekeeper.

It is heavily frowned upon to name a gatekeeper from the same nation as the cardinal. This custom dates back to the creation of the gatekeepers. Any cardinal who breaks the tradition risks the suspicion of their colleagues and the [[revocation|censure]] of their fellow priests. It can be difficult for such a gatekeeper to gain the respect of their peers, especially if they are a member of the same household as their cardinal.

The cardinal of a Virtue Assembly - excluding the Assembly of The Way - has the right to appoint a member of their assembly as gatekeeper.

Every time a new cardinal is elected the cardinal may choose to replace or retain the existing gatekeeper.

A gatekeeper serves until they die, step down, or a new cardinal is elected and chooses a new appointee. It is important to note that once appointed the cardinal cannot choose to simply remove their appointed gatekeeper from office. Only a successful re-election or revocation allows a cardinal to appoint a new Gatekeeper.

A gatekeeper can be [[Revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], and by the appropriate [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies|Virtue Assembly]].
<box>'''The History of the Gatekeepers'''<br>
In the early days of the Empire, the allocation of true liao was controlled by use of the judgement of [[rewarding]]. Unfortunately, the rarity of true liao led to increasing conflict within the Synod as priests squabbled over the precious material. The disposition of true liao became such an important political issue it started to dominate the Synod, leaving them less focused on their role as spiritual advisers to the Empire. This state of affairs continued to deteriorate until 72YE, when [[Empress Teleri]] - as part of her overhaul of the Synod - worked with the [[Senate]] to address the issue.

The cardinals proposed to move control of true liao to the Assembly of Nine, but Empress Teleri resisted passionately. She saw no advantage in allowing the often deeply political cardinals to directly control access to true liao - she wanted the decision about who would have access to the substance to be spiritually, rather than politically motivated. In the end a compromise was reached and a separate title of gatekeeper was created. One gatekeeper was appointed by each cardinal and they would decide the disposition of the liao together. Teleri attempted to make it a legal requirement that the gatekeeper could not be from the same nation as their cardinal, but the Constitutional Court ruled this to be unconstitutional, much to her chagrin. Empress Teleri was able to make her requirements known - but was unable to legally enforce them.

The prominence of the gatekeepers has waxed and waned. During times where the Synod is especially active, the gatekeepers often work closely with the cardinals, almost like additional proxies. While they have no specific legal powers in this area (beyond those available to every member of the Synod), they are often called on to represent their virtue assembly when the cardinal, or their proxy, is busy with other matters. There have been repeated incidents where corrupt, weak, or unpopular cardinals have been displaced by their own gatekeepers - this is seen as evidence that the system works, that the gatekeepers also keep a close watch on the cardinals for signs that they have abandoned spirituality in pursuit of political power.</box>

<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;">
{|
| '''Appointment Schedule''' || '''Virtue'''
|-
| ''Winter Solstice'' || Prosperity
|-
| ''Spring Equinox'' || Ambition & Vigilance
|-
| ''Summer Solstice'' || Courage & Wisdom
|-
| ''Autumn Equinox'' || Loyalty & Pride
|}
</div>

===Incumbent===
The current gatekeepers are listed here - the full election history for each title is shown [[#Election History|below]].
* [[Ambition|Gatekeeper of Ambition]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Ambition_occupant}}
* [[Courage|Gatekeeper of Courage]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Courage_occupant}}
* [[Loyalty|Gatekeeper of Loyalty]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Loyalty_occupant}}
* [[Pride|Gatekeeper of Pride]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Pride_occupant}}
* [[Prosperity|Gatekeeper of Prosperity]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Prosperity_occupant}}
* [[Wisdom|Gatekeeper of Wisdom]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Wisdom_occupant}}
* [[Vigilance|Gatekeeper of Vigilance]] - {{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Vigilance_occupant}}
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===Election History===
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'''Ambition'''
{{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Ambition}}
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'''Courage'''
{{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Courage}}
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'''Loyalty'''
{{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Loyalty}}
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'''Pride'''
{{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Pride}}
</span6>
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'''Prosperity'''
{{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Prosperity}}
</span6>
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'''Wisdom'''
{{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Wisdom}}
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'''Vigilance'''
{{#lst:Archive:All_Election_Results|Gatekeeper_of_Vigilance}}
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{{Synod Further Reading}}
[[Category:Title]]

Excommunication

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{{Disambiguation|This page covers the ceremonial skill; for the [[Synod]] [[judgement]] see [[Writ of Excommunication]].}}
==Overview==
Excommunication prevents the victim from using any ceremony that requires [[liao]]. The effect is visible as an indelible mark to those with [[insight]], and it is permanent in nature. Without outside intervention, the target will never be able to use liao again - and cannot access [[magic items]] such as [[Labyrinthine Vestments]] that would normally allow one to perform a ceremony without actually consuming liao. Characters with the same virtue can cooperate to perform an excommunication to create a stronger effect or to remove an existing one. A stronger excommunication is more difficult to remove.

The ceremony itself is used sparingly; there has been a significant amount of discussion in the [[Synod]] about the potential damage using this ceremony might do to the soul of the target. It is not Synod doctrine, but it is a common belief that anyone who dies while under the influence of the ceremony of excommunication is condemned to walk the Labyrinth for all eternity, cut off from the cycle of reincarnation.

The evidence to support this belief is far from conclusive. There is a surviving record from the time of [[Empress Teleri]] that claims to report the failure of a dose of true liao stolen by a citizen who had been excommunicated. In addition those who have studied such things claim that there are no records of any past life visions involving individuals who were known to have been excommunicated before they died. However the extent of available records is extremely limited following Nicovar's destruction of the libraries.

Regardless, it is clear that the ceremony does not seem to have any lasting effect on the soul of a target; it does not remove the effects of [[dedication]] or [[testimony]], for example, and examination of a subject with [[insight]] after an excommunication has been removed shows no sign that the ceremony had ever been invoked.

Within the Empire, there are legal ramifications to the use of excommunication. If the target has not been issued a [[Writ of Excommunication|writ of excommunication]], this may constitute the religious crime of [[Religious_Crimes#Abuse_of_Powers|abuse of powers]].

Being subject to this ceremony severs a person from connection to spiritual power, but does not in itself prevent them participating in the Imperial Synod - it is the possession of a [[congregation]] that assures access to the Synod. Indeed, they can still be [[dedication|dedicated]] to a virtue, even if they cannot employ the ceremonies of a priest.

==Performance==
* '''Requires a dose of liao and at least ten seconds appropriate roleplaying'''
* '''Requires the presence and assistance of a referee'''
* '''Creates an excommunication'''
* '''The target must be present for the ceremony and close enough to touch by one of the priests.'''

Excommunicating a character uses a dose of [[liao]]. Performing an excommunication requires at least ten seconds of appropriate roleplaying.

The target does not need to be willing, but must be present and close enough to be touched when the ceremony is performed.

==Effects==
* '''The target is prevented from using any [[religious skills|religious skill]] and cannot experience a past life vision'''
* '''The [[insight]] ceremony will reveal the presence of an excommunication'''
* '''The excommunication is permanent unless removed'''
* '''Orcs cannot be excommunicated'''
The target of excommunication cannot use any [[religious skills]]; cannot access magic items that would allow them to perform a priest skill; cannot use [[Liao#True Liao|true liao]] to receive a past life vision; and cannot serve as a guide priest on a past life vision. Furthermore, they do not dream (or do not remember their dreams), although they can still have magical dreams such as those provided by [[Sift the Dreamscape's Sands]] or [[Dreamscape of the Endless Hunt]].

In addition, they suffer a persistent [[roleplaying effect]]: they feel uneasy, and have a sense of being disconnected from the world.

The [[Religious skills#Ceremony Strength|strength]] of the excommunication determines how difficult it is to replace or remove the effect. The presence and strength of an excommunication effect is visible using the [[insight]] ceremony.

The target may still be subject to priest skills, such as [[testimony]], [[dedication]] and [[anointing]], as normal. An excommunication does not remove existing dedication, testimonies, or other auras.

As with any aura, you can only be under the effect of one excommunication at once. An existing excommunication can only be replaced by one with a higher strength.

==Removal==
* '''Excommunication is permanent unless removed.'''
* '''The excommunication skill can be used to reconnect an excommunicated target with their spiritual power.'''

The effect of excommunication persists until it is removed. The excommunication skill can be used to reconnect a target to their spiritual power, removing an existing excommunication. The ceremony must have a strength at least equal to that of the existing excommunication.

==True Liao==
* '''True liao can be used in place of liao to perform the excommunication ceremony.'''
<onlyinclude>You can use true liao in place of normal liao to perform a true excommunication. This resulting excommunication is equivalent to a [[Aura#Strong_Auras|true aura]]; it cannot be removed except with an effect that also includes a dose of true liao or substance of equivalent potency.</onlyinclude>

{{Ceremonial skills further reading}}

Recognition

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{{Synod Judgement Summary|Virtue Assembly, General Assembly|Greater Majority}}
{{CaptionedImage|file=Cardinal Pride.png|title=Paragons!|caption=Only the Imperial Synod has the authority to recognise [[paragons and exemplars]] of the Way.|align=left|width=450}}
==Overview==
[[Paragons and exemplars]] are inspirations - significant figures of virtue from across history who have embodied the [[The Way|virtues]] and demonstrated their worth. They serve a crucial role in providing both inspiration and guidance, as citizens are encouraged to emulate their achievements. Recognising an inspiration is thus a crucial role of the [[Synod]] that helps to define [[The Way]] in the most practical terms.

Only the Imperial Synod has the authority to officially recognise that a figure has met the [[signs of the paragon and exemplar]] and thus qualifies as a hero of the faith. To do so, the Synod must identify which single virtue the inspiration best exemplifies. There are some notable figures in Imperial history who have never been recognised simply because the Synod cannot agree which virtue should claim them.

The General [[Assembly]] may also use a judgement of recognition to confirm that new evidence has come to light that disputes the status of an exemplar or paragon. If this judgement of recognition passes, then the status of the exemplar or paragon is removed.

==Judgement==
A judgement of recognition must be raised and passed by the relevant virtue [[assembly]] with a greater majority. To be legally binding, the judgement must identify the nominee and explicitly state whether they are a paragon or exemplar and which [[signs of the paragon and exemplar]] the individual has met.

If a valid judgement of recognition is passed by the greater majority of a virtue assembly then it is automatically escalated to the General Assembly. The judgement is raised by the [[Tribune of the Synod]] in the name of the priest who brought the original judgement of recognition. This second judgement will run until 2pm on the final day of the summit, provided that gives time for sufficient [[judgement#scrutiny|scrutiny]], otherwise the deadline will be 2pm on the final day of the following summit.

To be successful, a judgement of recognition of an exemplar requires the lesser majority of the General Assembly to vote in favour. To recognise a paragon requires that the General Assembly pass the judgement with a greater majority. A judgement to recognise a paragon that passes the General Assembly with a lesser majority but fails to achieve a greater majority is considered to fail - it does not pass as an exemplar.

It is also possible for the Synod to use a judgement of recognition to formally recognise someone as a false paragon or exemplar; either of a specific false virtue or as someone whose influence and teachings are considered to be anathema to the Way. A judgement of recognition which recognises a false paragon or exemplar can only be raised in the General Assembly and in both cases requires a greater majority to pass. A judgement of recognition used to recognise someone as a false paragon or exemplar does not have the legal requirement to name the [[signs of the paragon and exemplar]] that the individual has met. If a Virtue Assembly wished to recognise someone as an exemplar or paragon who had previously been judged to be a false exemplar or paragon there would first need to be a judgement of recognition passed in the General Assembly explicitly reversing their judgement, which would again require a greater majority.
<div style="float: right;"><quote by="Marcher Proverb">If you eat apples from every orchard, you'll run for a week.</quote></div>

==Outcome==
If the judgement is successful then the individual is recognised is an exemplar or paragon of virtue. The approval of the Synod means that priests throughout the Empire may legally cite the life of the individual and recount their deeds as part of their work exhorting citizens to virtue. Without this judgement it would constitute an act of [[religious crime#blasphemy|blasphemy]] to promote them as an exemplar or paragon.

If an individual receives the recognition of the Synod, then it is legal for an Imperial citizen to create a memorial to honour their life. If there is sufficient support to deserve a dose of true liao to devote to the memory of the exemplar or paragon - then it can be used to create a [[inspirational location|wondrous consecration]] that will ultimately draw pilgrims from all over the Empire, and beyond. If that happens, then the tale of the exemplar or paragon's deeds will be immortalized as they spread to the corners of the world and they will become [[Paragons_and_exemplars#Renown|renowned]].

The simplest tomb requires no great materials - but it is possible to [[commission]] a grand structure through the Senate if the figure is sufficiently popular that there is support for something more expensive. The '''Custodes Clavium''' are a Highborn chapter based in [[Bastion]], dedicated to recording the lives of exemplars and paragons as well as those who have sat on [[the Throne]]. If a citizen sends a Winged Messenger to ''Exarch Sarah of the Custodes Clavium at the Basilica of Seven Doors'' in [[Bastion]], informing her of the decision of the Synod, then she is likely to send a representative to speak with the priest who raised the judgement to learn more. If the Custodes are satisfied that the judgement is sound then they will offer to assist in the construction of a suitable church in the memory of the exemplar or paragon. They do not have white granite or weirwood to spare - but they do have many skilled architects and builders who can facilitate the construction of the sinecure in Bastion such that it does not need the support of the Imperial civil service (so it does not count as one of the [[Commission#New_Commissions|twelve commissions]] that the civil service can support each summit). If the priest is unable to convince the Custodes Clavium to help then they would need to convince the Senate to devote the resources to any commission they chose to undertake.

<ic>In the Winter of 377YE, the Senate amended the way in which Exemplars are recognised, in line with reforms proposed by Hywel Summercrow in a statement of principle put to the Synod on the Autumn of 377YE.</ic>

{{CaptionedImage|file=Dawn_Troubadour.jpg|align=right|width=250}}

{{Synod Further Reading}}

Writ of Excommunication

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{{disambiguation|This page concerns the legal power of the [[Synod]]. The [[religious skills|religious skill]] of excommunication is found [[excommunication|here]].}}
{{Synod Judgement Summary|General Assembly|Greater Majority}}
{{CaptionedImage|file=Wrath of the Synod.jpg|caption=The writ of excommunication is the wrath of the Synod made manifest.|align=left|width=350}}
==Overview==
The most feared power of the Imperial Synod is the writ of excommunication. If the judgement is successful it has devastating consequences for the subject who is no longer eligible to hold an Imperial title and who may then be excommunicated from the Imperial faith. Because of the far reaching consequences of a writ of excommunication, it can only be passed by greater majority of the General Assembly.
__TOC__
==Judgement==
A writ of excommunication requires a judgement by the General Assembly. The priest who raises the judgement must specify a single named individual, usually an Imperial citizen. It is possible to issue a writ of excommunication against a foreign citizen or even an inhabitant of the realms, but it rarely has anything more than symbolic effect.

When a judgement of excommunication is submitted, the Tribune is responsible for informing the subject of the judgement. Usually they will send a messenger to find the citizen to ask them to attend the Hub so that they can be briefed on the development.

A judgement to issue a writ of excommunication requires a greater majority to pass.

<div style="float:right;"><quote by="Marcher Proverb">Nothing dries faster than a tear.</quote></div>

==Outcome==
If a character is issued with a writ of excommunication by the Imperial Synod then they immediately lose any [[Imperial title]] they currently hold. They are no longer eligible for consideration for any Imperial title, regardless of whether it is a national or Imperial position.

If the subject is not present in the Hub for the verdict, then it is the responsibility of the Tribune to inform them of the outcome of the judgement. It is common for Synod members to confront a citizen to issue them with the writ of excommunication personally - to explain the decision and potentially to perform the ceremony of excommunication. In this case, the Tribune will usually attempt to accompany the Synod members so that they can appraise the citizen of their status and their options.

If the Synod do not wish to convey the writ themselves, then the Tribune will usually send word to ask the citizen to attend the hub, or attend the next meeting of the Senate, Military Council or Conclave if the citizen holds a title there. Although the excommunicated citizen no longer has the authority to use the legal powers of their title at the point where the judgement is passed, it is only a crime if they continue to do so after they have been informed of the judgement. A priest who wishes to ensure this does not happen is well advised to take the time to inform the recipient themselves.

If the election of the title is scheduled by the civil service or the Tribune of the Synod, then they will schedule a new election as quickly as possible, provided that there is sufficient time remaining that summit to ensure that the majority of citizens who are eligible to vote will have a chance to do so. Otherwise the election will be scheduled for the following summit.

Spiritually, an excommunicated person is held to be beyond redemption. Ceremonies performed upon a citizen who is the subject of a writ of excommunication are exempt from any investigation or accusation of the religious crime of [[Religious Crimes|abuse of powers]]. This is primarily intended to enable the use of the excommunication ceremony. A few claim that excommunication may prohibit their soul's passage through the Labyrinth and deny their reincarnation, but this change of doctrine has been rejected by the Synod on more than one occasion.

The Synod has the legal right to claim any [[Game items#Coins|money]] the character possesses when the writ is delivered, but does not have the right to claim any future income or other goods such as wains of mithril, weirwood or white granite, [[Game items#Mana Crystals|crystal mana]] or [[magical items]]. An excommunicated character may still operate their personal resource and will continue to receive the production along with their [[Downtime#Income|income]] at the start of each event.
==Removal (Acceptance)==
This judgement may also be used to reconcile someone who has been excommunicated with the Imperial Synod. Such a use of the writ is often referred to as a ''judgement of acceptance''. A Writ of Excommunication is rarely used in this form, so infrequently that no requirement for a separate judgement was considered necessary.

The judgement is raised in the general assembly as normal, and as with the judgement required to place the writ it requires a greater majority. If the judgement passes in this form, the excommunication is removed. The subject regains the right to be considered for an Imperial title, and is no longer considered "fair game" for the use of ceremonial skills. They do not have the right to demand the return of any confiscated goods, and do not automatically regain any former title.

As with the original writ, if the subject is not present in the hub when the judgement passes it is the responsibility of the Tribune to inform them of the outcome of the judgement as above.
<quote by="Stormcrow Vigg, upon serving a writ of excommunication upon the Troubadour Alayna">"Alayna, you are without remorse. Without worth. Without virtue. You have broken no law by which you may face justice, but by the judgement of the Synod, you are the lowest of the low and unworthy to look any true citizen in the eye."</quote>

==List of Excommunicated Citizens==
The following citizens have received the Writ of Excommunication from the General Assembly of the Synod since the death of [[Empress Britta]].

This list does not include citizens who were subsequently subject to a Writ of Acceptance to reconcile them with the Synod.

{|
| '''Name''' || '''Nation''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| Archavion Wolfborne || Dawn || Raised by Claude Deeds at the [[386YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7|Winter Solstice 386YE]]. Archavion Wolfborne died Winter 386YE.
|-
| Valimir Von Temeschwar || The League || Raised by Frederik Novarion at the [[380YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Synod_Judgements|Spring Equinox 380YE]].
|-
| Guillamo de Tassato || The League || Raised by Tess in the [[380YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Synod_Judgements|Spring Equinox 380YE]].
|-
| Xavier Cascade || Urizen|| Raised by Petra at the [[377YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Synod_Judgements|Summer Solstice 377YE]]. Xavier died Winter 377YE.
|-
|}

{{Synod Further Reading}}

Writ of Excommunication

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{{disambiguation|This page concerns the legal power of the [[Synod]]. The [[religious skills|religious skill]] of excommunication is found [[excommunication|here]].}}
{{Synod Judgement Summary|General Assembly|Greater Majority}}
{{CaptionedImage|file=Wrath of the Synod.jpg|caption=The writ of excommunication is the wrath of the Synod made manifest.|align=left|width=350}}
==Overview==
The most feared power of the Imperial Synod is the writ of excommunication. If the judgement is successful it has devastating consequences for the subject who is no longer eligible to hold an Imperial title and who may then be excommunicated from the Imperial faith. Because of the far reaching consequences of a writ of excommunication, it can only be passed by greater majority of the General Assembly.
__TOC__
==Judgement==
A writ of excommunication requires a judgement by the General Assembly. The priest who raises the judgement must specify a single named individual, usually an Imperial citizen. It is possible to issue a writ of excommunication against a foreign citizen or even an inhabitant of the realms, but it rarely has anything more than symbolic effect.

When a judgement of excommunication is submitted, the Tribune is responsible for informing the subject of the judgement. Usually they will send a messenger to find the citizen to ask them to attend the Hub so that they can be briefed on the development.

A judgement to issue a writ of excommunication requires a greater majority to pass.

<div style="float:right;"><quote by="Marcher Proverb">Nothing dries faster than a tear.</quote></div>

==Outcome==
If a character is issued with a writ of excommunication by the Imperial Synod then they immediately lose any [[Imperial title]] they currently hold. They are no longer eligible for consideration for any Imperial title, regardless of whether it is a national or Imperial position.

If the subject is not present in the Hub for the verdict, then it is the responsibility of the Tribune to inform them of the outcome of the judgement. It is common for Synod members to confront a citizen to issue them with the writ of excommunication personally - to explain the decision and potentially to perform the ceremony of excommunication. In this case, the Tribune will usually attempt to accompany the Synod members so that they can appraise the citizen of their status and their options.

If the Synod do not wish to convey the writ themselves, then the Tribune will usually send word to ask the citizen to attend the hub, or attend the next meeting of the Senate, Military Council or Conclave if the citizen holds a title there. Although the excommunicated citizen no longer has the authority to use the legal powers of their title at the point where the judgement is passed, it is only a crime if they continue to do so after they have been informed of the judgement. A priest who wishes to ensure this does not happen is well advised to take the time to inform the recipient themselves.

If the election of the title is scheduled by the civil service or the Tribune of the Synod, then they will schedule a new election as quickly as possible, provided that there is sufficient time remaining that summit to ensure that the majority of citizens who are eligible to vote will have a chance to do so. Otherwise the election will be scheduled for the following summit.

Spiritually, an excommunicated person is held to be beyond redemption. Ceremonies performed upon a citizen who is the subject of a writ of excommunication are exempt from any investigation or accusation of the religious crime of [[Religious Crimes|abuse of powers]]. This is primarily intended to enable the use of the excommunication ceremony. A few claim that excommunication may prohibit their soul's passage through the Labyrinth and deny their reincarnation, but this change of doctrine has been rejected by the Synod on more than one occasion.

The Synod has the legal right to claim any [[Game items#Coins|money]] the character possesses when the writ is delivered, but does not have the right to claim any future income or other goods such as wains of mithril, weirwood or white granite, [[Game items#Mana Crystals|crystal mana]] or [[magical items]]. An excommunicated character may still operate their personal resource and will continue to receive the production along with their [[Downtime#Income|income]] at the start of each event.
==Removal (Acceptance)==
This judgement may also be used to reconcile someone who has been excommunicated with the Imperial Synod. Such a use of the writ is often referred to as a ''judgement of acceptance''. A Writ of Excommunication is rarely used in this form, so infrequently that no requirement for a separate judgement was considered necessary.

The judgement is raised in the general assembly as normal, and as with the judgement required to place the writ it requires a greater majority. If the judgement passes in this form, the excommunication is removed. The subject regains the right to be considered for an Imperial title, and is no longer considered "fair game" for the use of ceremonial skills. They do not have the right to demand the return of any confiscated goods, and do not automatically regain any former title.

As with the original writ, if the subject is not present in the hub when the judgement passes it is the responsibility of the Tribune to inform them of the outcome of the judgement as above.
<quote by="Stormcrow Vigg, upon serving a writ of excommunication upon the Troubadour Alayna">"Alayna, you are without remorse. Without worth. Without virtue. You have broken no law by which you may face justice, but by the judgement of the Synod, you are the lowest of the low and unworthy to look any true citizen in the eye."</quote>

==List of Excommunicated Citizens==
The following citizens have received the Writ of Excommunication from the General Assembly of the Synod since the death of [[Empress Britta]].

{|
| '''Name''' || '''Nation''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| Archavion Wolfborne || Dawn || Raised by Claude Deeds at the [[386YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7|Winter Solstice 386YE]]. Archavion Wolfborne died Winter 386YE.
|-
| Valimir Von Temeschwar || The League || Raised by Frederik Novarion in the spring of 380YE.
|-
| Guillamo de Tassato || The League || Raised by Tess in the spring of 380YE.
|-
| Xavier Cascade || Urizen|| Raised by Petra in the summer of 377YE. Xavier died Winter 377YE.
|-
|}

{{Synod Further Reading}}

Silent Bell (Sodality)

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[[Category:Synod]]
{{Disambiguation|This page details the Vigilant association; for the magic item see [[Silent Bell]]}}
==Overview==
The Silent Bell was an [[Imperial sodality]] made up of citizens dedicated to the cause of [[Vigilance]]. Initially set up in the early years of the reign of [[Emperor Nicovar]], they were intended to serve as an investigative arm of the [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies|Vigilance Assembly]]. Unfortunately, being so closely associated with the Mad Emperor led to their short-lived order being officially disbanded in 210YE as the dust of Nicovar's rampage started to settle. They have continued to operate in an unofficial capacity ever since.

The first (and officially, only) preceptor of the Silent Bell, Esther of Sybela, responded to the instruction to disband the order with a polite note to the then [[Cardinal]] of Vigilance that read simply "''be alert to all dangers; within and without.''" Denied official sanction, the Silent Bell continued to operate in the background, occasionally bringing news of potential threats to the Empire to the attention of the Vigilance assembly.

During the reign of Emperor Nicovar, the Silent Bell were allegedly used by the Synod to suppress opposition to the increasingly extreme demands of [[the Throne]]. In the century and a half since, they remained largely in the background but are known to have helped to uncover a number of internal threats to the Empire. At various times they were accused of helping to discredit political and social movements that were threats to entrenched positions within the Empire, rather than existential threats to the empire as a whole. As such the order has had something of a mixed reputation over the years.
==Recent History==
During the reign of [[Empress Britta]], the leadership of the Silent Bell allegedly met with members of the Assembly of the Nine in secret and offered to take a more active role in the Empire. They stressed a new commitment to remain apolitical; to focus on the vigilant defence of the Empire as a whole rather than one political faction or another. At first their involvement in Imperial affairs remained limited, but throughout 380YE, they Silent Bell became significantly more active. Having undergone a clandestine period of recruitment, they began to strengthen their ties with the [[Synod]].

A resurgence of interest in the [[Paragons_and_exemplars|exemplar]] [[Berechiah]] - never a member of the Silent Bell himself but allegedly a quiet supporter of their mission - the leadership of the order decided to cement those relations officially and [[No_evil_shall_escape_our_sight|emerge from the shadows]]. Particularly in light of the [[Matter of faith|challenges faced by the Synod]] at the time, the leadership wished to be very clear in their relationship with the Assemblies, so that there would be no misunderstanding of the role they were to play or how they were to play it.

The current preceptor of the Silent Bell, '''Malachai of the Silent Bell, in [[Casinea#Casfall|Casca's Doom]]''', suggested a way that the Imperial Synod might wield the Silent Bell effectively, but with enough transparency to allay fears of a "secret militia answering only to the cardinals." During the Winter solstice 380YE, the Imperial Synod declared their support for the Silent Bell, and the Council of the Nine issued their first instruction as to where the sodality should turn its gaze. The Highborn Esau executed a mandate in support of the Silent Bell, leading to improved attendance at congregations of priests dedicated to Vigilance across the Empire.
==The Order==
The sodality they represent is small, but committed. Their goal is to gather information about internal threats to the Empire. They operate a loose, but extensive, network of informants throughout the Vigilance sects in the Empire. By drawing on that network, they can potentially track down information about specific threats. They are at their most effective, however, when they operate with a clear focus from the Imperial Synod.

They are not in a position to actually ''deal'' with threats - their members are investigators and informants, not effective combatants, but they can often suggest practical ways to deal with those threats and are adept at identifying opportunities for the Synod to use the Sentinel Gate to act on the information they have provided.
==Ringing the Bell==
Any member of the [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies|Vigilance Assembly]] is empowered to issue a [[statement of principle]] instructing the Silent Bell to pursue information relating to a specific topic. Such a statement of principle must begin with the wording "'''The Assembly of Vigilance directs the Silent Bell to investigate...'''". If the statement is supported by the lesser majority of the Assembly, then the Silent Bell will turn its attention towards investigating the designated topic. In the event that multiple such statements are issued in a single summit, the Silent Bell will take instruction from the judgement that achieves the highest margin.

Sometimes, a representative of the sodality might need to speak with the priest who raised the statement, looking for as many details as possible about the threat. Regardless, they will then direct their attentions to finding any leads they can, and make them available to the priest at the next summit. In the past, this has often taken the form of a verbal or written report, but in past years the order's commitment to transparency, and being seen to serve the Empire as a whole, has often seen them making their findings public rather than restricted them to any one individual.

Previously, the sodality took instruction from the Assembly of Nine. This [[Know_your_enemy#War_Within_a_Breath|changed]] shortly before the Summer Solstice 387YE, following the actions of some members of the Assembly of Nine. There was some concern when this method was agreed on that while it openly encourages the faithful to look into a specific topic, it might also potentially provide a warning to the enemies of the Empire. A more secretive method was also proposed, but ultimately declined, in which the Silent Bell answered directly to the [[Cardinal of Vigilance]] rather than the Council of the Nine as a whole. In the event, it became pretty clear that most of the people the Silent Bell were likely to end up investigating remained broadly oblivious to the statements of the Synod.

Malachai, the current preceptor of the Silent Bell is keen to avoid being drawn into the complex political machinations of Anvil as has sometimes happened in the past. The sodality exists to track down and investigate threats to the Empire. While they are not so foolish to imagine that none of those threats are present during the summit, this is not their area of expertise and as such they are determined to ensure that they stay out of Anvil politics. Consequently, the one restriction they insist on is that they will only investigate threats whose primary source lies outside Anvil. They are happy to follow those leads wherever they go - but they will not investigate the affairs of an individual or band while they are at Anvil.
<box>'''The capabilities of the Silent Bell'''<br>
The Silent Bell is most effective when gathering information about threats to Imperial citizens. As such, it is only effective when it is working within the borders of the Empire. It has some ability to gather information in places that are not Imperial territories but have a significant Imperial presence - for example, they have some success operating in barbarian territories where the Imperial armies are present, especially if one of those armies contains trained [[Army qualities#Scouting|scouts]] (the Seventh Wave and the Narwhal's Spear are the obvious examples).

They are ineffective at gathering information outside Imperial borders. For example, they are rarely able to make contact with foreigners or barbarians, or infiltrate non-Imperial settlements. However, they can still investigate the influences such things may have closer to home. The Silent Bell will struggle to provide any useful intelligence about a [[Grendel]] Salt Lord, for example, but might still be able to identify someone who has that information within the Empire.

'''OOC Note:''' The Silent Bell are also significantly less effective at investigating PvP scenarios. However, regardless of their limitations, their investigations will tend to turn up ''something'' for the next event, at least tangentially related to the matter they were instructed to investigate.</box>

==Previous Investigations==
<table>
<tr><th>Topic</th><th>Investigation</th><th>Year</th><th>By</th></tr>
<tr><td>Followers of Agramant</td><td>Investigate the location of Wemba the Bloody, Kalina White-Eye, and their followers</td><td>[[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_138|388YE Summer]]</td><td>Brother Geoffrey Orchard</td></tr>
<tr><td>Grendel spy networks in the Bay of Catazar</td><td>Investigate Grendel spy networks in the Bay of Catazar</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_131|387YE Winter]]</td><td>Lady Laudine duLac</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Finding is the final act|Grendel spy networks in Sarvos]]</td><td>Investigate the presence of two Grendel spy networks in Sarvos</td><td>[[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_103|387YE Autumn]]</td><td>Laurencio di Sarvos</td></tr>
<tr><td>Fear</td><td>The Druj use of the malign spiritual force of Fear</td><td>[[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_195|387YE Summer]]</td><td>Lady Laudine of House duLac</td></tr>
<tr><td>Followers of the Falconer</td><td>The followers of the Falconer, a cult spreading across the Empire and influenced by the Claw</td><td>[[387YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_183|387YE Spring]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Boons of Yaw'nagrah</td><td>Imperial farms, forests, or mana sites touched by the malign influence of Yaw'nagrah in the Marches, Varushka, Urizen, and Navarr.</td><td>[[386YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_196|386YE Winter]]</td><td>Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Watching you well|The Hand of Dumon]]</td><td>The actions of the Hand of Dumon and any of their efforts around the {{Black Plateau}}.</td><td>[[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_213|386YE Autumn]]</td><td>Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra</td></tr>
<tr><td>The Warhound Assembly</td><td>The group known as the Warhound Assembly in Karsk and Karov, and the source of their support and funding.</td><td>[[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_214|386YE Summer]]</td><td>Vesna Borkovna Prochnost</td></tr>
<tr><td>The Sovereign Dho'uala</td><td>The threat that the Sovereign Dho'uala poses to Imperial citizens around the Semmerlak.</td><td>[[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_203|386YE Spring]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>The Dry Patrician Blight</td><td>The Blightheart of Madruga, its connections to the Tutamen family of the Brass Coast, and their place in the history of Highguard.</td><td>[[385YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_223|385YE Winter]]</td><td>Vesna Borkovna Prochnost</td></tr>
<tr><td>Missing artefact</td><td>Silent Bell of Brian Heathford allegedly stolen by Agramant cultists</td><td>[[385YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_196|385YE Autumn]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>King of the Crossroads</td><td>The whereabouts of the Labyrinth spirit, the "King of the Crossroads."</td><td>[[385YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_205|385YE Summer]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chaos fruit</td><td>Imperial forests cultivating "Chaos Fruits" and any farms where plants touched by the vallorn are grown </td><td>[[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_185|385YE Spring]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Blood-on-the-Snow</td><td>The spread of Blood-on-the-Snow cults in Sermersuaq</td><td>[[384YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_164|384YE Winter]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Axou Narcotics</td><td>The distribution of Axou narcotics throughout the Empire and their effects on Imperial citizens</td><td>[[384YE Autumn Equinox Synod judgements#Judgement_163|384YE Autumn]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Confirm Historical Research</td><td>The provenance of the historical research on the Doctrine of Human Destiny</td><td>[[384YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_153|384YE Summer]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Skywise Tulva</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vengeance</td><td>Vengeance followers in the Empire and the claims of the Modnos family, Faraden</td><td>[[383YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_60|383YE Winter]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Astrid Fjellrevening Rezia di Tassato</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hatred</td><td>The practice of Hatred in the Mournwold with the aid of the Grey Pilgrims</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;>[[383YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_125|383YE Autumn]]</td><td>Ser Ancél Watcher
<tr><td>Heirs of Terunael</td><td> Investigate the Heirs of Terunael</td>
<td style="white-space: nowrap;>[[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_125|383YE Summer]]</td><td>Sariel
<tr><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Trade of liao to Iron Confederacy</td><td>Search for trade of liao to the Iron Confederacy</td><td>[[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_91|382YE Winter]]</td><td>Veikko Bondforger
<tr><td>Heirs of Terunael</td><td>The Heirs of Terunael in Brocéliande</td><td>[[382YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_94|382YE Autumn]]</td><td>Irada von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Eater of Hope anchors</td><td>New anchors that the Eater-of-Hope may use to reform after its defeat in the {{Black Plateau}}</td><td>[[382YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_92|382YE Summer]]</td><td>Irada von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Freeborn of the Maw</td><td>The names of notable persons of the Freeborn of the Maw believed to be in Fontargenta, Feroz</td><td>[[382YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_79|382YE Spring]]</td><td>Irada von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Unvirtuous auras of cruelty</td><td>Find evidence of unvirtuous auras caused by cruel tactics alone</td><td>[[381YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements|381YE Winter #62]]</td><td>Irada Von Temeschwar
<tr><td>The lost shield of Oath-Heart</td><td>The location of “Oath-Heart”, the legendary shield of Loyalty, once borne by Drumlin the Sworn of Wintermark.</td><td>[[381YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements|381YE Autumn #75]]</td><td>Veikko Bondforger
<tr><td>Grendel in Redoubt</td><td>Details on the creation of a covert organisation in Redoubt by the Grendel</td><td>[[381YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements|381YE Summer #72]]</td><td>Irada Von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Janon cults</td><td>Janon the Eternal of Night and cults associated with them</td><td>[[381YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements|381YE Spring #90]]</td><td>Levitia Endsmeet
<tr><td>Hand of Glory</td><td>The activities of the Hand of Glory</td><td>[[380YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements|380YE Winter #66]]</td><td>Oberon Caeli Rezia di Tassato
<tr><td>Spear of Empress Teleri</td><td>The theft of the Spear of Empress Teleri from her tomb in Necropolis</td><td>[[380YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements|380YE Spring #32]]</td><td>Silas of the Suns of Couros
<tr><td>Lady Barkheart</td><td>The heretic known as Lady Barkheart, preacher of the false exemplar Mikkal of Freedom</td><td>[[379YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements|379YE Autumn #24]]</td><td>Silas of the Suns of Couros
<tr><td>Eater of Hope</td><td>The labyrinth spirit called the Eater-of-Hope</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;>[[379YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements|379YE Summer #31]]</td><td>Jared of the Suns of Couros</tr>

</table>

==Further Reading==
* [[Know your enemy]] - Summer 387YE Wind of Fortune detailing the shift in the sodality supporting the Vigilance Assembly
* [[Tend to the Flame]] - Winter 383YE Wind of Fortune detailing the Silent Bell investigation of the Whittlefolk and their sect of Hatred
* [[Rise of Terunael]] - Autumn 383YE Wind of Fortune detailing the Silent Bell investigation of the Heirs of Terunael
* [[Double_or_nothingness#The_Silent_Bell|Double or nothingness]] - Spring 383YE Wind of Fortune detailing investigation of liao smuggling to the Iron Confederacy
* [[No_evil_shall_escape_our_sight|No evil shall escape our sight]] - the Winter 380YE Wind of Fortune that determined how the Silent Bell would interact with the Assembly of the Nine

Silent Bell (Sodality)

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[[Category:Synod]]
{{Disambiguation|This page details the Vigilant association; for the magic item see [[Silent Bell]]}}
==Overview==
The Silent Bell was an [[Imperial sodality]] made up of citizens dedicated to the cause of [[Vigilance]]. Initially set up in the early years of the reign of [[Emperor Nicovar]], they were intended to serve as an investigative arm of the [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies|Vigilance Assembly]]. Unfortunately, being so closely associated with the Mad Emperor led to their short-lived order being officially disbanded in 210YE as the dust of Nicovar's rampage started to settle. They have continued to operate in an unofficial capacity ever since.

The first (and officially, only) preceptor of the Silent Bell, Esther of Sybela, responded to the instruction to disband the order with a polite note to the then [[Cardinal]] of Vigilance that read simply "''be alert to all dangers; within and without.''" Denied official sanction, the Silent Bell continued to operate in the background, occasionally bringing news of potential threats to the Empire to the attention of the Vigilance assembly.

During the reign of Emperor Nicovar, the Silent Bell were allegedly used by the Synod to suppress opposition to the increasingly extreme demands of [[the Throne]]. In the century and a half since, they remained largely in the background but are known to have helped to uncover a number of internal threats to the Empire. At various times they were accused of helping to discredit political and social movements that were threats to entrenched positions within the Empire, rather than existential threats to the empire as a whole. As such the order has had something of a mixed reputation over the years.
==Recent History==
During the reign of [[Empress Britta]], the leadership of the Silent Bell allegedly met with members of the Assembly of the Nine in secret and offered to take a more active role in the Empire. They stressed a new commitment to remain apolitical; to focus on the vigilant defence of the Empire as a whole rather than one political faction or another. At first their involvement in Imperial affairs remained limited, but throughout 380YE, they Silent Bell became significantly more active. Having undergone a clandestine period of recruitment, they began to strengthen their ties with the [[Synod]].

A resurgence of interest in the [[Paragons_and_exemplars|exemplar]] [[Berechiah]] - never a member of the Silent Bell himself but allegedly a quiet supporter of their mission - the leadership of the order decided to cement those relations officially and [[No_evil_shall_escape_our_sight|emerge from the shadows]]. Particularly in light of the [[Matter of faith|challenges faced by the Synod]] at the time, the leadership wished to be very clear in their relationship with the Assemblies, so that there would be no misunderstanding of the role they were to play or how they were to play it.

The current preceptor of the Silent Bell, '''Malachai of the Silent Bell, in [[Casinea#Casfall|Casca's Doom]]''', suggested a way that the Imperial Synod might wield the Silent Bell effectively, but with enough transparency to allay fears of a "secret militia answering only to the cardinals." During the Winter solstice 380YE, the Imperial Synod declared their support for the Silent Bell, and the Council of the Nine issued their first instruction as to where the sodality should turn its gaze. The Highborn Esau executed a mandate in support of the Silent Bell, leading to improved attendance at congregations of priests dedicated to Vigilance across the Empire.
==The Order==
The sodality they represent is small, but committed. Their goal is to gather information about internal threats to the Empire. They operate a loose, but extensive, network of informants throughout the Vigilance sects in the Empire. By drawing on that network, they can potentially track down information about specific threats. They are at their most effective, however, when they operate with a clear focus from the Imperial Synod.

They are not in a position to actually ''deal'' with threats - their members are investigators and informants, not effective combatants, but they can often suggest practical ways to deal with those threats and are adept at identifying opportunities for the Synod to use the Sentinel Gate to act on the information they have provided.
==Ringing the Bell==
Any member of the [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies|Vigilance Assembly]] is empowered to issue a [[statement of principle]] instructing the Silent Bell to pursue information relating to a specific topic. Such a statement of principle must begin with the wording "'''The Assembly of Vigilance directs the Silent Bell to investigate...'''". If the statement is supported by the lesser majority of the Assembly, then the Silent Bell will turn its attention towards investigating the designated topic. In the event that multiple such statements are issued in a single summit, the Silent Bell will take instruction from the judgement that achieves the highest margin.

Sometimes, a representative of the sodality might need to speak with the priest who raised the statement, looking for as many details as possible about the threat. Regardless, they will then direct their attentions to finding any leads they can, and make them available to the priest at the next summit. In the past, this has often taken the form of a verbal or written report, but in past years the order's commitment to transparency, and being seen to serve the Empire as a whole, has often seen them making their findings public rather than restricted them to any one individual.

Previously, the sodality took instruction from the Assembly of Nine. This [[Know_your_enemy#War_Within_a_Breath|changed]] shortly before the Summer Solstice 387YE, following the actions of some members of the Assembly of Nine. There was some concern when this method was agreed on that while it openly encourages the faithful to look into a specific topic, it might also potentially provide a warning to the enemies of the Empire. A more secretive method was also proposed, but ultimately declined, in which the Silent Bell answered directly to the [[Cardinal of Vigilance]] rather than the Council of the Nine as a whole. In the event, it became pretty clear that most of the people the Silent Bell were likely to end up investigating remained broadly oblivious to the statements of the Synod.

Malachai, the current preceptor of the Silent Bell is keen to avoid being drawn into the complex political machinations of Anvil as has sometimes happened in the past. The sodality exists to track down and investigate threats to the Empire. While they are not so foolish to imagine that none of those threats are present during the summit, this is not their area of expertise and as such they are determined to ensure that they stay out of Anvil politics. Consequently, the one restriction they insist on is that they will only investigate threats whose primary source lies outside Anvil. They are happy to follow those leads wherever they go - but they will not investigate the affairs of an individual or band while they are at Anvil.
<box>'''The capabilities of the Silent Bell'''<br>
The Silent Bell is most effective when gathering information about threats to Imperial citizens. As such, it is only effective when it is working within the borders of the Empire. It has some ability to gather information in places that are not Imperial territories but have a significant Imperial presence - for example, they have some success operating in barbarian territories where the Imperial armies are present, especially if one of those armies contains trained [[Army qualities#Scouting|scouts]] (the Seventh Wave and the Narwhal's Spear are the obvious examples).

They are ineffective at gathering information outside Imperial borders. For example, they are rarely able to make contact with foreigners or barbarians, or infiltrate non-Imperial settlements. However, they can still investigate the influences such things may have closer to home. The Silent Bell will struggle to provide any useful intelligence about a [[Grendel]] Salt Lord, for example, but might still be able to identify someone who has that information within the Empire.

'''OOC Note:''' The Silent Bell are also significantly less effective at investigating PvP scenarios. However, regardless of their limitations, their investigations will tend to turn up ''something'' for the next event, at least tangentially related to the matter they were instructed to investigate.</box>

==Previous Investigations==
<table>
<tr><th>Topic</th><th>Investigation</th><th>Year</th><th>By</th></tr>
<tr><td>Wemba the Bloody, Kalina White-Eye, and their followers</td><td>Investiate the location of Wemba the Bloody, Kalina White-Eye, and their followers</td><td>[[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_138|388YE Summer]]</td><td>Brother Geoffrey Orchard</td></tr>
<tr><td>Grendel spy networks in the Bay of Catazar</td><td>Investigate Grendel spy networks in the Bay of Catazar</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_131|387YE Winter]]</td><td>Lady Laudine duLac</td></tr>
<tr><td>Grendel spy networks in Sarvos</td><td>The presence of the two Grendel spy networks in Sarvos</td><td>[[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_103|387YE Autumn]]</td><td>Laurencio di Sarvos</td></tr>
<tr><td>Fear</td><td>The Druj use of the malign spiritual force of Fear</td><td>[[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_195|387YE Summer]]</td><td>Lady Laudine of House duLac</td></tr>
<tr><td>Followers of the Falconer</td><td>The followers of the Falconer, a cult spreading across the Empire and influenced by the Claw</td><td>[[387YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_183|387YE Spring]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Boons of Yaw'nagrah</td><td>Imperial farms, forests, or mana sites touched by the malign influence of Yaw'nagrah in the Marches, Varushka, Urizen, and Navarr.</td><td>[[386YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_196|386YE Winter]]</td><td>Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Watching you well|The Hand of Dumon]]</td><td>The actions of the Hand of Dumon and any of their efforts around the {{Black Plateau}}.</td><td>[[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_213|386YE Autumn]]</td><td>Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra</td></tr>
<tr><td>The Warhound Assembly</td><td>The group known as the Warhound Assembly in Karsk and Karov, and the source of their support and funding.</td><td>[[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_214|386YE Summer]]</td><td>Vesna Borkovna Prochnost</td></tr>
<tr><td>The Sovereign Dho'uala</td><td>The threat that the Sovereign Dho'uala poses to Imperial citizens around the Semmerlak.</td><td>[[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_203|386YE Spring]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>The Dry Patrician Blight</td><td>The Blightheart of Madruga, its connections to the Tutamen family of the Brass Coast, and their place in the history of Highguard.</td><td>[[385YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_223|385YE Winter]]</td><td>Vesna Borkovna Prochnost</td></tr>
<tr><td>Missing artefact</td><td>Silent Bell of Brian Heathford allegedly stolen by Agramant cultists</td><td>[[385YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_196|385YE Autumn]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>King of the Crossroads</td><td>The whereabouts of the Labyrinth spirit, the "King of the Crossroads."</td><td>[[385YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_205|385YE Summer]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chaos fruit</td><td>Imperial forests cultivating "Chaos Fruits" and any farms where plants touched by the vallorn are grown </td><td>[[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_185|385YE Spring]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Blood-on-the-Snow</td><td>The spread of Blood-on-the-Snow cults in Sermersuaq</td><td>[[384YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_164|384YE Winter]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Axou Narcotics</td><td>The distribution of Axou narcotics throughout the Empire and their effects on Imperial citizens</td><td>[[384YE Autumn Equinox Synod judgements#Judgement_163|384YE Autumn]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Confirm Historical Research</td><td>The provenance of the historical research on the Doctrine of Human Destiny</td><td>[[384YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_153|384YE Summer]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Skywise Tulva</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vengeance</td><td>Vengeance followers in the Empire and the claims of the Modnos family, Faraden</td><td>[[383YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_60|383YE Winter]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Astrid Fjellrevening Rezia di Tassato</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hatred</td><td>The practice of Hatred in the Mournwold with the aid of the Grey Pilgrims</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;>[[383YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_125|383YE Autumn]]</td><td>Ser Ancél Watcher
<tr><td>Heirs of Terunael</td><td> Investigate the Heirs of Terunael</td>
<td style="white-space: nowrap;>[[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_125|383YE Summer]]</td><td>Sariel
<tr><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Trade of liao to Iron Confederacy</td><td>Search for trade of liao to the Iron Confederacy</td><td>[[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_91|382YE Winter]]</td><td>Veikko Bondforger
<tr><td>Heirs of Terunael</td><td>The Heirs of Terunael in Brocéliande</td><td>[[382YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_94|382YE Autumn]]</td><td>Irada von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Eater of Hope anchors</td><td>New anchors that the Eater-of-Hope may use to reform after its defeat in the {{Black Plateau}}</td><td>[[382YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_92|382YE Summer]]</td><td>Irada von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Freeborn of the Maw</td><td>The names of notable persons of the Freeborn of the Maw believed to be in Fontargenta, Feroz</td><td>[[382YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_79|382YE Spring]]</td><td>Irada von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Unvirtuous auras of cruelty</td><td>Find evidence of unvirtuous auras caused by cruel tactics alone</td><td>[[381YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements|381YE Winter #62]]</td><td>Irada Von Temeschwar
<tr><td>The lost shield of Oath-Heart</td><td>The location of “Oath-Heart”, the legendary shield of Loyalty, once borne by Drumlin the Sworn of Wintermark.</td><td>[[381YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements|381YE Autumn #75]]</td><td>Veikko Bondforger
<tr><td>Grendel in Redoubt</td><td>Details on the creation of a covert organisation in Redoubt by the Grendel</td><td>[[381YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements|381YE Summer #72]]</td><td>Irada Von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Janon cults</td><td>Janon the Eternal of Night and cults associated with them</td><td>[[381YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements|381YE Spring #90]]</td><td>Levitia Endsmeet
<tr><td>Hand of Glory</td><td>The activities of the Hand of Glory</td><td>[[380YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements|380YE Winter #66]]</td><td>Oberon Caeli Rezia di Tassato
<tr><td>Spear of Empress Teleri</td><td>The theft of the Spear of Empress Teleri from her tomb in Necropolis</td><td>[[380YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements|380YE Spring #32]]</td><td>Silas of the Suns of Couros
<tr><td>Lady Barkheart</td><td>The heretic known as Lady Barkheart, preacher of the false exemplar Mikkal of Freedom</td><td>[[379YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements|379YE Autumn #24]]</td><td>Silas of the Suns of Couros
<tr><td>Eater of Hope</td><td>The labyrinth spirit called the Eater-of-Hope</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;>[[379YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements|379YE Summer #31]]</td><td>Jared of the Suns of Couros</tr>

</table>

==Further Reading==
* [[Know your enemy]] - Summer 387YE Wind of Fortune detailing the shift in the sodality supporting the Vigilance Assembly
* [[Tend to the Flame]] - Winter 383YE Wind of Fortune detailing the Silent Bell investigation of the Whittlefolk and their sect of Hatred
* [[Rise of Terunael]] - Autumn 383YE Wind of Fortune detailing the Silent Bell investigation of the Heirs of Terunael
* [[Double_or_nothingness#The_Silent_Bell|Double or nothingness]] - Spring 383YE Wind of Fortune detailing investigation of liao smuggling to the Iron Confederacy
* [[No_evil_shall_escape_our_sight|No evil shall escape our sight]] - the Winter 380YE Wind of Fortune that determined how the Silent Bell would interact with the Assembly of the Nine

Silent Bell (Sodality)

2026-08-17T12:48:54Z

Emmanovi: /* Previous Investigations */ Updated to Summer 388YE

[[Category:Synod]]
{{Disambiguation|This page details the Vigilant association; for the magic item see [[Silent Bell]]}}
==Overview==
The Silent Bell was an [[Imperial sodality]] made up of citizens dedicated to the cause of [[Vigilance]]. Initially set up in the early years of the reign of [[Emperor Nicovar]], they were intended to serve as an investigative arm of the [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies|Vigilance Assembly]]. Unfortunately, being so closely associated with the Mad Emperor led to their short-lived order being officially disbanded in 210YE as the dust of Nicovar's rampage started to settle. They have continued to operate in an unofficial capacity ever since.

The first (and officially, only) preceptor of the Silent Bell, Esther of Sybela, responded to the instruction to disband the order with a polite note to the then [[Cardinal]] of Vigilance that read simply "''be alert to all dangers; within and without.''" Denied official sanction, the Silent Bell continued to operate in the background, occasionally bringing news of potential threats to the Empire to the attention of the Vigilance assembly.

During the reign of Emperor Nicovar, the Silent Bell were allegedly used by the Synod to suppress opposition to the increasingly extreme demands of [[the Throne]]. In the century and a half since, they remained largely in the background but are known to have helped to uncover a number of internal threats to the Empire. At various times they were accused of helping to discredit political and social movements that were threats to entrenched positions within the Empire, rather than existential threats to the empire as a whole. As such the order has had something of a mixed reputation over the years.
==Recent History==
During the reign of [[Empress Britta]], the leadership of the Silent Bell allegedly met with members of the Assembly of the Nine in secret and offered to take a more active role in the Empire. They stressed a new commitment to remain apolitical; to focus on the vigilant defence of the Empire as a whole rather than one political faction or another. At first their involvement in Imperial affairs remained limited, but throughout 380YE, they Silent Bell became significantly more active. Having undergone a clandestine period of recruitment, they began to strengthen their ties with the [[Synod]].

A resurgence of interest in the [[Paragons_and_exemplars|exemplar]] [[Berechiah]] - never a member of the Silent Bell himself but allegedly a quiet supporter of their mission - the leadership of the order decided to cement those relations officially and [[No_evil_shall_escape_our_sight|emerge from the shadows]]. Particularly in light of the [[Matter of faith|challenges faced by the Synod]] at the time, the leadership wished to be very clear in their relationship with the Assemblies, so that there would be no misunderstanding of the role they were to play or how they were to play it.

The current preceptor of the Silent Bell, '''Malachai of the Silent Bell, in [[Casinea#Casfall|Casca's Doom]]''', suggested a way that the Imperial Synod might wield the Silent Bell effectively, but with enough transparency to allay fears of a "secret militia answering only to the cardinals." During the Winter solstice 380YE, the Imperial Synod declared their support for the Silent Bell, and the Council of the Nine issued their first instruction as to where the sodality should turn its gaze. The Highborn Esau executed a mandate in support of the Silent Bell, leading to improved attendance at congregations of priests dedicated to Vigilance across the Empire.
==The Order==
The sodality they represent is small, but committed. Their goal is to gather information about internal threats to the Empire. They operate a loose, but extensive, network of informants throughout the Vigilance sects in the Empire. By drawing on that network, they can potentially track down information about specific threats. They are at their most effective, however, when they operate with a clear focus from the Imperial Synod.

They are not in a position to actually ''deal'' with threats - their members are investigators and informants, not effective combatants, but they can often suggest practical ways to deal with those threats and are adept at identifying opportunities for the Synod to use the Sentinel Gate to act on the information they have provided.
==Ringing the Bell==
Any member of the [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies|Vigilance Assembly]] is empowered to issue a [[statement of principle]] instructing the Silent Bell to pursue information relating to a specific topic. Such a statement of principle must begin with the wording "'''The Assembly of Vigilance directs the Silent Bell to investigate...'''". If the statement is supported by the lesser majority of the Assembly, then the Silent Bell will turn its attention towards investigating the designated topic. In the event that multiple such statements are issued in a single summit, the Silent Bell will take instruction from the judgement that achieves the highest margin.

Sometimes, a representative of the sodality might need to speak with the priest who raised the statement, looking for as many details as possible about the threat. Regardless, they will then direct their attentions to finding any leads they can, and make them available to the priest at the next summit. In the past, this has often taken the form of a verbal or written report, but in past years the order's commitment to transparency, and being seen to serve the Empire as a whole, has often seen them making their findings public rather than restricted them to any one individual.

Previously, the sodality took instruction from the Assembly of Nine. This [[Know_your_enemy#War_Within_a_Breath|changed]] shortly before the Summer Solstice 387YE, following the actions of some members of the Assembly of Nine. There was some concern when this method was agreed on that while it openly encourages the faithful to look into a specific topic, it might also potentially provide a warning to the enemies of the Empire. A more secretive method was also proposed, but ultimately declined, in which the Silent Bell answered directly to the [[Cardinal of Vigilance]] rather than the Council of the Nine as a whole. In the event, it became pretty clear that most of the people the Silent Bell were likely to end up investigating remained broadly oblivious to the statements of the Synod.

Malachai, the current preceptor of the Silent Bell is keen to avoid being drawn into the complex political machinations of Anvil as has sometimes happened in the past. The sodality exists to track down and investigate threats to the Empire. While they are not so foolish to imagine that none of those threats are present during the summit, this is not their area of expertise and as such they are determined to ensure that they stay out of Anvil politics. Consequently, the one restriction they insist on is that they will only investigate threats whose primary source lies outside Anvil. They are happy to follow those leads wherever they go - but they will not investigate the affairs of an individual or band while they are at Anvil.
<box>'''The capabilities of the Silent Bell'''<br>
The Silent Bell is most effective when gathering information about threats to Imperial citizens. As such, it is only effective when it is working within the borders of the Empire. It has some ability to gather information in places that are not Imperial territories but have a significant Imperial presence - for example, they have some success operating in barbarian territories where the Imperial armies are present, especially if one of those armies contains trained [[Army qualities#Scouting|scouts]] (the Seventh Wave and the Narwhal's Spear are the obvious examples).

They are ineffective at gathering information outside Imperial borders. For example, they are rarely able to make contact with foreigners or barbarians, or infiltrate non-Imperial settlements. However, they can still investigate the influences such things may have closer to home. The Silent Bell will struggle to provide any useful intelligence about a [[Grendel]] Salt Lord, for example, but might still be able to identify someone who has that information within the Empire.

'''OOC Note:''' The Silent Bell are also significantly less effective at investigating PvP scenarios. However, regardless of their limitations, their investigations will tend to turn up ''something'' for the next event, at least tangentially related to the matter they were instructed to investigate.</box>

==Previous Investigations==
<table>
<tr><th>Topic</th><th>Investigation</th><th>Year</th><th>By</th></tr>
<tr><td>Wemba the Bloody, Kalina White-Eye, and their followers</td><td>Investiate the location of Wemba the Bloody, Kalina White-Eye, and their followers</td><td>[[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_138|388YE Summer]]</td><td>Brother Geoffrey Orchard</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wemba the Bloody, Kalina White-Eye, and their followers</td><td>Investiate the location of Wemba the Bloody, Kalina White-Eye, and their followers</td><td>[[388YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_138|388YE Summer]]</td><td>Brother Geoffrey Orchard</td></tr>
<tr><td>Grendel spy networks in the Bay of Catazar</td><td>Investigate Grendel spy networks in the Bay of Catazar</td><td>[[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_131|387YE Winter]]</td><td>Lady Laudine duLac</td></tr>
<tr><td>Grendel spy networks in Sarvos</td><td>The presence of the two Grendel spy networks in Sarvos</td><td>[[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_103|387YE Autumn]]</td><td>Laurencio di Sarvos</td></tr>
<tr><td>Fear</td><td>The Druj use of the malign spiritual force of Fear</td><td>[[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_195|387YE Summer]]</td><td>Lady Laudine of House duLac</td></tr>
<tr><td>Followers of the Falconer</td><td>The followers of the Falconer, a cult spreading across the Empire and influenced by the Claw</td><td>[[387YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_183|387YE Spring]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Boons of Yaw'nagrah</td><td>Imperial farms, forests, or mana sites touched by the malign influence of Yaw'nagrah in the Marches, Varushka, Urizen, and Navarr.</td><td>[[386YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_196|386YE Winter]]</td><td>Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Watching you well|The Hand of Dumon]]</td><td>The actions of the Hand of Dumon and any of their efforts around the {{Black Plateau}}.</td><td>[[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_213|386YE Autumn]]</td><td>Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra</td></tr>
<tr><td>The Warhound Assembly</td><td>The group known as the Warhound Assembly in Karsk and Karov, and the source of their support and funding.</td><td>[[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_214|386YE Summer]]</td><td>Vesna Borkovna Prochnost</td></tr>
<tr><td>The Sovereign Dho'uala</td><td>The threat that the Sovereign Dho'uala poses to Imperial citizens around the Semmerlak.</td><td>[[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_203|386YE Spring]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>The Dry Patrician Blight</td><td>The Blightheart of Madruga, its connections to the Tutamen family of the Brass Coast, and their place in the history of Highguard.</td><td>[[385YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_223|385YE Winter]]</td><td>Vesna Borkovna Prochnost</td></tr>
<tr><td>Missing artefact</td><td>Silent Bell of Brian Heathford allegedly stolen by Agramant cultists</td><td>[[385YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_196|385YE Autumn]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>King of the Crossroads</td><td>The whereabouts of the Labyrinth spirit, the "King of the Crossroads."</td><td>[[385YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_205|385YE Summer]]</td><td>Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chaos fruit</td><td>Imperial forests cultivating "Chaos Fruits" and any farms where plants touched by the vallorn are grown </td><td>[[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_185|385YE Spring]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Blood-on-the-Snow</td><td>The spread of Blood-on-the-Snow cults in Sermersuaq</td><td>[[384YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_164|384YE Winter]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Axou Narcotics</td><td>The distribution of Axou narcotics throughout the Empire and their effects on Imperial citizens</td><td>[[384YE Autumn Equinox Synod judgements#Judgement_163|384YE Autumn]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Gaelen Embercast</td></tr>
<tr><td>Confirm Historical Research</td><td>The provenance of the historical research on the Doctrine of Human Destiny</td><td>[[384YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_153|384YE Summer]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Skywise Tulva</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vengeance</td><td>Vengeance followers in the Empire and the claims of the Modnos family, Faraden</td><td>[[383YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_60|383YE Winter]]</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Astrid Fjellrevening Rezia di Tassato</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hatred</td><td>The practice of Hatred in the Mournwold with the aid of the Grey Pilgrims</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;>[[383YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_125|383YE Autumn]]</td><td>Ser Ancél Watcher
<tr><td>Heirs of Terunael</td><td> Investigate the Heirs of Terunael</td>
<td style="white-space: nowrap;>[[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_125|383YE Summer]]</td><td>Sariel
<tr><td style="white-space: nowrap;">Trade of liao to Iron Confederacy</td><td>Search for trade of liao to the Iron Confederacy</td><td>[[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_91|382YE Winter]]</td><td>Veikko Bondforger
<tr><td>Heirs of Terunael</td><td>The Heirs of Terunael in Brocéliande</td><td>[[382YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_94|382YE Autumn]]</td><td>Irada von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Eater of Hope anchors</td><td>New anchors that the Eater-of-Hope may use to reform after its defeat in the {{Black Plateau}}</td><td>[[382YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_92|382YE Summer]]</td><td>Irada von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Freeborn of the Maw</td><td>The names of notable persons of the Freeborn of the Maw believed to be in Fontargenta, Feroz</td><td>[[382YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_79|382YE Spring]]</td><td>Irada von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Unvirtuous auras of cruelty</td><td>Find evidence of unvirtuous auras caused by cruel tactics alone</td><td>[[381YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements|381YE Winter #62]]</td><td>Irada Von Temeschwar
<tr><td>The lost shield of Oath-Heart</td><td>The location of “Oath-Heart”, the legendary shield of Loyalty, once borne by Drumlin the Sworn of Wintermark.</td><td>[[381YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements|381YE Autumn #75]]</td><td>Veikko Bondforger
<tr><td>Grendel in Redoubt</td><td>Details on the creation of a covert organisation in Redoubt by the Grendel</td><td>[[381YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements|381YE Summer #72]]</td><td>Irada Von Temeschwar
<tr><td>Janon cults</td><td>Janon the Eternal of Night and cults associated with them</td><td>[[381YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements|381YE Spring #90]]</td><td>Levitia Endsmeet
<tr><td>Hand of Glory</td><td>The activities of the Hand of Glory</td><td>[[380YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements|380YE Winter #66]]</td><td>Oberon Caeli Rezia di Tassato
<tr><td>Spear of Empress Teleri</td><td>The theft of the Spear of Empress Teleri from her tomb in Necropolis</td><td>[[380YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements|380YE Spring #32]]</td><td>Silas of the Suns of Couros
<tr><td>Lady Barkheart</td><td>The heretic known as Lady Barkheart, preacher of the false exemplar Mikkal of Freedom</td><td>[[379YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements|379YE Autumn #24]]</td><td>Silas of the Suns of Couros
<tr><td>Eater of Hope</td><td>The labyrinth spirit called the Eater-of-Hope</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;>[[379YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements|379YE Summer #31]]</td><td>Jared of the Suns of Couros</tr>

</table>

==Further Reading==
* [[Know your enemy]] - Summer 387YE Wind of Fortune detailing the shift in the sodality supporting the Vigilance Assembly
* [[Tend to the Flame]] - Winter 383YE Wind of Fortune detailing the Silent Bell investigation of the Whittlefolk and their sect of Hatred
* [[Rise of Terunael]] - Autumn 383YE Wind of Fortune detailing the Silent Bell investigation of the Heirs of Terunael
* [[Double_or_nothingness#The_Silent_Bell|Double or nothingness]] - Spring 383YE Wind of Fortune detailing investigation of liao smuggling to the Iron Confederacy
* [[No_evil_shall_escape_our_sight|No evil shall escape our sight]] - the Winter 380YE Wind of Fortune that determined how the Silent Bell would interact with the Assembly of the Nine

Civil service

2026-08-15T20:09:07Z

Emmanovi: /* Imperial Magistracy */ testing gallery

<quote by="The Imperial Constitution">The Civil Service shall serve The Throne and the people, and be bound in oaths of loyalty to the Empire. They will be civil in their dealings and treat each citizen by their virtues, without prejudice or favour regardless of wealth, nationality or title. They will choose amongst them those who will serve as magistrates, to ensure the law is a friend to no-one but instead the servant and the master of all.</quote>
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==Overview==
The Imperial Civil Service was established at the birth of the Empire but the roles and responsibilities were not codified until later, during the reign of [[Imperial_history#.2822_YE_-_34_YE.29_Reign_of_Emperor_Giovanni_the_Peacemaker|Emperor Giovanni]]. Every member of the Service [[Varushka_hearth_magic#Oaths|swears an oath]] to carry out their duties honestly and without favour to any party. As such, they do not vote in any elections, allowing citizens to trust the information and advice they provide is as fair and accurate as possible.

The civil servants who attend Anvil are generally based at the Civil Service Hub, located roughly at the centre of Anvil. However, their work takes them across various parts of Anvil, as is outlined [[Event schedule|here]].

'''All civil servants are NPC only positions. Their role is to enable the game to run effectively - providing dependable sources of information and preventing players from being bogged down in administration or bureaucracy. The roles are intended to be incorruptible, so that players can trust what the information implicitly. Profound Decisions will ''never'' run plot in Empire involving the corruption of magistrates or other civil servants.'''

==Institutional Civil Servants==
These civil servants are responsible for the smooth operation of a specific Imperial Institution. In all cases a single specific title exists, linked to each of the five great houses of the Empire, e.g. the Speaker for the Senate. Though such offices are always referred to in the singular, in practice there are usually multiple civil servants assigned specific to each role.<div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; clear: right;"><div>
===Speaker for the Senate===
The [[Speaker for the Senate]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Senate]]. The Speaker chairs all sessions of the Senate to ensure they are orderly, timely and effective. They are responsible for accepting [[Senate motion|motions]] from [[senator|senators]] and creating the agenda for each [[Senate session|session]], including any [[Senate address|addresses]] that are to be made.

The Speaker is the best in-character point of contact for queries about Senate motions, [[Commission|commissions]], creation of [[New Imperial titles|new Imperial titles]], and advice on how the Senate is run.

The office of Speaker is expected to maintain the following records:

* A list of all motions brought before Senate, the wording, their proposers, and the seconders.
* Whether or not each motion was passed, failed or withdrawn.
* Any disbursement from the Imperial treasury that was approved for the motion.
* A list of all announcements made before Senate.
* The location of suitable pro-formas for Senate [[:File:Senate_Motion_Sheet.pdf|motions]], [[:File:Senate_Address_Sheet.pdf|addresses]] and [[:File:Senate_Announcement_Sheet.pdf|announcements]].
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Speaker_John_of_Meade.jpg|title=John of Meade, Speaker for the Senate.|caption=John of Meade, Speaker for the Senate|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Bill Runner || David Proctor
|-
| Dyer Alys || Amy Mason
|-
| John of Meade || Harry Harrold
|-
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Tribune of the Synod===
The [[Tribune of the Synod]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Synod]]. The Tribune is responsible for accepting and registering [[Judgement|Judgements]] raised by priests, and recording and announcing the votes of members of the Synod. It is also the Tribune who disburses the [[Liao#True Liao|True Liao]] to the Throne, the winner of the lot in the Public auction, any doses [[Rewarding|awarded]] from the Virtue Fund, and the doses awarded by the Gatekeepers.

As the Synod holds no formal sessions, the Tribune is based solely within the Hub. They are able to answer queries relating to appointment to Synod titles, the raising of and voting for Judgements, as well the opportunities and powers available to the Synod.

The Tribune is expected to maintain the following records:

* The set of all judgements raised by the Synod at the summit.
* Votes made by Synod priests on judgements.
* Appointments by assemblies of the Synod.
* Definitive wordings for any mandates that have been assessed by the Civil Service.
* Rewardings made from the Virtue fund to the priests who raised the corresponding Judgements
* The names of those who are to receive visions of past lives
* The location of a suitable pro-forma for [[:File:Judgement_Sheet.pdf|Synod Judgements]]
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=LeoSecGen.jpg|title=Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza, Tribune of the Synod.|caption=Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza, Tribune of the Synod|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza || Jonathan Kidger
|-
| Orva Pirittasdottir || Kirsty Horne
|-
| Taskel di Apulian || Laurie Ingram
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Herald of the Council===
The [[Herald of the Council]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Military Council]]. The Herald chairs all official meetings, the [[Muster]] and all regular [[Council session|sessions]] of the Military Council to ensure they are orderly, timely and effective. They are responsible for creating the agenda for each session, accepting any [[Council address|addresses]] that are to be made.

The Herald is well-placed to answer any queries relating to the operation of the Military Council and how best to bring matters before it. They provide information on the disposition of the Empire's military forces to the Imperial generals at the start of the muster.

The Herald is expected to maintain the following records:

* The disposition and strength of the Empire's armies and fortifications.
* The battle opportunities chosen by the military council
* Which nations are taking the field for each battle.
* The field marshal commanding each battle.
* The orders given by generals to their armies.
* Any pardons issued by the Military Council.
* Any distribution of [[spoils of war]] made by the Military Council.
</div>
<div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Herald_Ekaterijna_Nadyovna_Gremani_cropped.jpg|title=Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani, Herald of the Council.|caption=Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani, Herald of the Council|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani || Sam Sulkin
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
===Agent of the Bourse===
The [[Agent of the Bourse]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Bourse]]. They organise the [[Tally of the Votes|election of all National Bourse Titles]] recording the votes cast and identifying each winner. They also arrange and oversee the [[Auction of the Seats]] and the auction of a dose of [[Liao#True Liao|True Liao]]. The Agent is responsible for issuing [[Currency#Bourse_Certificates|Bourse certificates]] for [[Weirwood|weirwood]], [[Mithril|mithril]] and [[White granite|white granite]] to new seat holders when they win an auction or election.

The Agent is best placed to answer questions relating to any Bourse titles, either auctioned or elected, as well as questions about the current state of Bourse seats.

The Agent is expected to maintain the following records:

* Appointments by the Auction of Seats including who is appointed and how much was paid.
* Appointments by the Tally of Votes including who is appointed, the total winning votes and the winning margin.
* Values of any small quantities of Bourse resources auctioned at each summit.
* The winning bid for the dose of True Liao auctioned via the Bourse.
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Marta_Kovar_cropped.jpg|title=Marta Kovar, Agent of the Bourse.|caption=Marta Kovar, Agent of the Bourse|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Marta Kovar || Elinor Kershaw
|-
| Probus || Martin Denton
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Prefect of the Conclave===
The civil servants who serve the [[Conclave]] oversee its sessions in the Hall of Worlds. They accept Declarations made in advance of each session, create the agenda, and ensure each session is run in a timely, efficient and orderly fashion. They are also responsible for taking the crystal mana required to speak in Conclave, which is then added to the [[Conclave vault|Conclave vaults]] and disbursed to [[Grandmaster|Grandmasters]] of each [[Conclave order|Order]].

The Prefect is available in the Hub in advance of each session to receive Declarations for the Agenda, as well as to answer procedural questions on how things might be brought before Conclave.

The Prefect is expected to maintain the following records:

* Appointments to Imperial titles.
* Addresses made on each day, and who made each one
* Declarations made on each day, who made each one, and whether or not it passed
* The Strengths of each order at each Conclave session
* The contents of each Order's Vault at the beginning and end of the Summit
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Khaytanus_Conclave.jpg|title=Khaytanus Everwatch, Prefect of the Conclave.|caption=Khaytanus Everwatch (right), Prefect of the Conclave, next to Merlot, the Overseer of Imperial Elections (left).|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Abelard the Assiduous || Tom Gilbert
|-
| Khaytanus Everwatch || James Littlewood
|-
| Merlot || Paul Wilder
|}</div></div>

==Non-Institutional Civil Servants==
A number of key Civil Service roles are not tied to a single official body of state. These positions are responsible for providing advice and service across multiple different houses or directly to individual citizens.<div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
===Constitutional Court===
The [[Scrutiny#Constitutional_Court|Constitutional Court]] is a body of civil servants whose job is to ensure that the [[Senate motion|motions]] passed by the [[Senate]] can be implemented in accordance with the Imperial Constitution. The Court provides [[scrutiny]] of every motion after it passes the Imperial Senate, checking that it is in accordance with the Imperial Constitution and that it can be effectively implemented by the Civil Service. It exists to allow Profound Decisions to check that any motion that changes the way Empire plays will not adversely affect the enjoyment of the game in the years to come.

Members of the Court will attempt to provide constitutional advice to any citizen who requests it, to give citizens the best chance of ensuring that any motions presented to the Senate are legitimate. However, advice given by any individual member is not considered binding by the Court, and all Senate motions are subject to further scrutiny once they have been passed on the floor of the Senate.

Some members of the Court have a number of their own responsibilities. The Auditor of the Imperial Treasury is responsible for providing funds disbursed from the Imperial treasury by the Senate and producing the accounts for the [[Master of the Imperial Mint]] each summit. The Imperial Archivist is responsible for historical research and for all Civil Service publications, while the Chief Magistrate is the senior magistrate for the Empire. These Civil Servants sometimes attend sessions of the Senate to provide important further context on the opportunities and powers available to it.
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Abraham_Leontes_Gerard_cropped.jpg|title=Three members of the Constitutional Court.|caption=Magistrate Abraham (left) considers his position whilst Leontes the Scribe (centre) and Gerard La Salle (right) discuss matters of state.|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Title''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Abraham || Magistrate || Matt Pennington
|-
| Cosme i Zuhri i Guerra|| Chief Magistrate || Nat Saunders
|-
| Gerard La Salle || Auditor of the Imperial Treasury || Graeme Jamieson
|-
| Leontes the Scribe || Imperial Archivist || Andy Rafferty
|-
| Stanislav Karkovich || Chief Magistrate || Jon Creek
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Secretariat of the Civil Service===
The Secretariat are responsible for the recruitment and appointment of new civil servants, as well as the day-to-day operation of the Service. Citizens who have an issue with the behaviour of a civil servant are best advised to raise the matter with a member of the Secretariat who will try to assist. At Anvil, when not facilitating the needs of the Civil Service as a whole, they usually fill other roles in line with their specialisms.

At present, the two members of the Secretariat are the Secretary General who directly oversees all civil service operations and the Cultural Liaison, who works directly with the egregores of each nation whole to ensure that all Imperial citizens, especially those new to Anvil, have access to the support they need.
</div><div style="margin-top: 15px;>
{{CaptionedImage|file=CulturalLiaison.jpg|title=Kaya, Cultural Liaison.|caption=Kaya, Cultural Liaison|width=200}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Title''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Kaya || Cultural Liaison || Clare Evans
|-
| Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza || Secretary General || Jonathan Kidger
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Overseer of Imperial Elections===
The Overseer of [[Imperial elections|Imperial Elections]] is responsible for administering the appointment for all Imperial titles not managed by another office of the Civil Service, and ensuring all elections adhere to the strictures of Imperial Law. This includes, but is not limited to, elections for senators and generals each summit.

The Overseer can be approached with any query regarding elections to the Senate, Military Council or Bourse. Appointments by the Imperial Synod are best directed to the Tribute of the Synod. Appointments by the Conclave are the remit of the Prefect of the Conclave, (Merlot, the current Overseer of Elections is also a Prefect of the Conclave).

The Overseer is expected to keep the following records:

* The list of current Imperial title holders
* The list of titles awaiting election
* All elections ''to'' the Senate or appointments ''by'' the Senate
* Results of appointments ''to'' or ''by'' the Military Council
* All elections and appointments ''to'' the Bourse
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Merlot_Book.jpg|title=Merlot, Overseer of Imperial Elections.|caption=Merlot, Overseer of Imperial Elections|align=left|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Merlot || Paul Wilder
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>
===Imperial Magistracy===
Magistrates are responsible for enforcing [[Imperial Law]]. They appoint members of the militia and coordinate their activities, directing them to investigate potential crimes that have been reported. They administer trials, overseeing the proceedings, determining the verdict, and setting the punishment. They oversee executions, as well as the collection and redistribution of fines.

Magistrates can be approached to provide advice on any aspect of Imperial Law, as well as to offer advice on how to bring a [[Civil Claims|civil claim]]. They are currently based at the magistrate's office, near the Hub.

The Chief Magistrates oversee the magistrates and are responsible for appointing and promoting new magistrates. The Constitutional Court always includes the Chief Magistrates and the longest serving magistrate, so the Chief Magistrates can also provide constitutional advice.

The Magistracy, especially the Chief Magistrates, are also responsible for assisting in the creation of [[The Throne#Imperial Favour|Imperial Favours]].

The Magistracy publishes the [[Court Reports|Court Report]] following each summit that details all trials and their outcome.
</div><div style="margin-top: 15px;">
<gallery heights=250 mode="packed">
file:MagistrateKarkovich.jpg|Stanislav Karkovich, Chief Magistrate
file:116_103_7872813_56749560_6.png|Cosme i Zuhri i Guerra, Chief Magistrate
</gallery>

{|
| '''Magistrate''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Chief Magistrate Stanislav Karkovich || Jon Creek
|-
| Chief Magistrate Cosme i Zuhri i Guerra || Nat Saunders
|-
| Jack Forrester || Pacome Cardon
|-
| Kasimir Nikovitch Sokolov || Jon Nimick
|-
| Lizabet Tiller || Gail Bartlett
|-
| Nihm Farkas || Sophie Earnshaw
|-
| Sayid i Zuhri i Erigo || Cian Scattergood
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>

===Attendants of the Gateway===
These civil servants take instruction from those individuals awarded or in possession of [[Liao#True_Liao|True Liao]]. Where individuals seek to use the True Liao to have [[Past life vision|visions of their past lives]], it is the responsibility of these civil servants to interview them, to explain the process, and then to administer to the ceremony after the True Liao has been suitably prepared.

They aim to make themselves available to all potential visionaries for interviews and discussions at the Hub - both on the Saturday night of each summit as well as at 1:30pm on the Sunday.

These civil servants are also responsible for keeping records of which citizens are due to receive visions of their past lives, which are published in the Hub. The Civil Service does not record the details of previous Visions - the responsibility for this lies with the [[Seer of the Gateway]].
</div><div style="margin-top: 15px;">
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Anushka Djeskova || Jessica Simpson
|-
| Barak of the Inheritance of Atun || David Sheridan
|-
| Walt Scriber || Ian Horne
|}
</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>

===War Scouts & Prognosticators===
Imperial war scouts provide vital intelligence to the Military Council on the disposition and movement of enemy forces. This information is combined with divinations performed by the Imperial prognosticators to identify conjunctions of the [[Sentinel Gate]]. Each summit, the department produces a set of briefings for the Council, detailing all major conjunctions that have been identified, along with objectives and potential outcomes.

The prognosticators and war scouts also work together to produce briefings for the smaller military conjunctions that are published before each summit. In consultation with the Constitutional Court, they decide which Imperial title should be given dominion over the conjunction. The war scouts are the best people to talk to if you have any questions about a military conjunction. At Anvil, the war scouts maintain a post near the [[Sentinel Gate]] in order to advise on known [[conjunctions]].

The Imperial Archives also employ numerous prognosticators to help create the Winds of Fortune, the accurate forecasts and reports which are published before each summit.
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=War Scout Tirsa_cropped.jpg|title=Tirsa i Duran i Guerra, War Scout.|caption=Tirsa i Duran i Guerra, War Scout|width=500}}
{|
| '''Name''' || '''Role''' || '''Crew Name'''
|-
| Harald Fareye || Prognosticator || Tom Hancocks
|-
| Tirsa i Duran i Guerra || War Scout || Katherine Catchpole-Simmons
|-
|}</div></div>

===The Academy===
The Imperial Academy at Anvil runs various activities for the younger heroes of the Empire. A list of dedicated Academy staff can be found [[The_Academy#Academy_Staff|here]].

[[Category:Civil Service]]

Civil service

2026-08-15T20:05:48Z

Emmanovi: /* Imperial Magistracy */ further updates

<quote by="The Imperial Constitution">The Civil Service shall serve The Throne and the people, and be bound in oaths of loyalty to the Empire. They will be civil in their dealings and treat each citizen by their virtues, without prejudice or favour regardless of wealth, nationality or title. They will choose amongst them those who will serve as magistrates, to ensure the law is a friend to no-one but instead the servant and the master of all.</quote>
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==Overview==
The Imperial Civil Service was established at the birth of the Empire but the roles and responsibilities were not codified until later, during the reign of [[Imperial_history#.2822_YE_-_34_YE.29_Reign_of_Emperor_Giovanni_the_Peacemaker|Emperor Giovanni]]. Every member of the Service [[Varushka_hearth_magic#Oaths|swears an oath]] to carry out their duties honestly and without favour to any party. As such, they do not vote in any elections, allowing citizens to trust the information and advice they provide is as fair and accurate as possible.

The civil servants who attend Anvil are generally based at the Civil Service Hub, located roughly at the centre of Anvil. However, their work takes them across various parts of Anvil, as is outlined [[Event schedule|here]].

'''All civil servants are NPC only positions. Their role is to enable the game to run effectively - providing dependable sources of information and preventing players from being bogged down in administration or bureaucracy. The roles are intended to be incorruptible, so that players can trust what the information implicitly. Profound Decisions will ''never'' run plot in Empire involving the corruption of magistrates or other civil servants.'''

==Institutional Civil Servants==
These civil servants are responsible for the smooth operation of a specific Imperial Institution. In all cases a single specific title exists, linked to each of the five great houses of the Empire, e.g. the Speaker for the Senate. Though such offices are always referred to in the singular, in practice there are usually multiple civil servants assigned specific to each role.<div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; clear: right;"><div>
===Speaker for the Senate===
The [[Speaker for the Senate]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Senate]]. The Speaker chairs all sessions of the Senate to ensure they are orderly, timely and effective. They are responsible for accepting [[Senate motion|motions]] from [[senator|senators]] and creating the agenda for each [[Senate session|session]], including any [[Senate address|addresses]] that are to be made.

The Speaker is the best in-character point of contact for queries about Senate motions, [[Commission|commissions]], creation of [[New Imperial titles|new Imperial titles]], and advice on how the Senate is run.

The office of Speaker is expected to maintain the following records:

* A list of all motions brought before Senate, the wording, their proposers, and the seconders.
* Whether or not each motion was passed, failed or withdrawn.
* Any disbursement from the Imperial treasury that was approved for the motion.
* A list of all announcements made before Senate.
* The location of suitable pro-formas for Senate [[:File:Senate_Motion_Sheet.pdf|motions]], [[:File:Senate_Address_Sheet.pdf|addresses]] and [[:File:Senate_Announcement_Sheet.pdf|announcements]].
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Speaker_John_of_Meade.jpg|title=John of Meade, Speaker for the Senate.|caption=John of Meade, Speaker for the Senate|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Bill Runner || David Proctor
|-
| Dyer Alys || Amy Mason
|-
| John of Meade || Harry Harrold
|-
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Tribune of the Synod===
The [[Tribune of the Synod]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Synod]]. The Tribune is responsible for accepting and registering [[Judgement|Judgements]] raised by priests, and recording and announcing the votes of members of the Synod. It is also the Tribune who disburses the [[Liao#True Liao|True Liao]] to the Throne, the winner of the lot in the Public auction, any doses [[Rewarding|awarded]] from the Virtue Fund, and the doses awarded by the Gatekeepers.

As the Synod holds no formal sessions, the Tribune is based solely within the Hub. They are able to answer queries relating to appointment to Synod titles, the raising of and voting for Judgements, as well the opportunities and powers available to the Synod.

The Tribune is expected to maintain the following records:

* The set of all judgements raised by the Synod at the summit.
* Votes made by Synod priests on judgements.
* Appointments by assemblies of the Synod.
* Definitive wordings for any mandates that have been assessed by the Civil Service.
* Rewardings made from the Virtue fund to the priests who raised the corresponding Judgements
* The names of those who are to receive visions of past lives
* The location of a suitable pro-forma for [[:File:Judgement_Sheet.pdf|Synod Judgements]]
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=LeoSecGen.jpg|title=Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza, Tribune of the Synod.|caption=Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza, Tribune of the Synod|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza || Jonathan Kidger
|-
| Orva Pirittasdottir || Kirsty Horne
|-
| Taskel di Apulian || Laurie Ingram
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Herald of the Council===
The [[Herald of the Council]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Military Council]]. The Herald chairs all official meetings, the [[Muster]] and all regular [[Council session|sessions]] of the Military Council to ensure they are orderly, timely and effective. They are responsible for creating the agenda for each session, accepting any [[Council address|addresses]] that are to be made.

The Herald is well-placed to answer any queries relating to the operation of the Military Council and how best to bring matters before it. They provide information on the disposition of the Empire's military forces to the Imperial generals at the start of the muster.

The Herald is expected to maintain the following records:

* The disposition and strength of the Empire's armies and fortifications.
* The battle opportunities chosen by the military council
* Which nations are taking the field for each battle.
* The field marshal commanding each battle.
* The orders given by generals to their armies.
* Any pardons issued by the Military Council.
* Any distribution of [[spoils of war]] made by the Military Council.
</div>
<div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Herald_Ekaterijna_Nadyovna_Gremani_cropped.jpg|title=Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani, Herald of the Council.|caption=Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani, Herald of the Council|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani || Sam Sulkin
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
===Agent of the Bourse===
The [[Agent of the Bourse]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Bourse]]. They organise the [[Tally of the Votes|election of all National Bourse Titles]] recording the votes cast and identifying each winner. They also arrange and oversee the [[Auction of the Seats]] and the auction of a dose of [[Liao#True Liao|True Liao]]. The Agent is responsible for issuing [[Currency#Bourse_Certificates|Bourse certificates]] for [[Weirwood|weirwood]], [[Mithril|mithril]] and [[White granite|white granite]] to new seat holders when they win an auction or election.

The Agent is best placed to answer questions relating to any Bourse titles, either auctioned or elected, as well as questions about the current state of Bourse seats.

The Agent is expected to maintain the following records:

* Appointments by the Auction of Seats including who is appointed and how much was paid.
* Appointments by the Tally of Votes including who is appointed, the total winning votes and the winning margin.
* Values of any small quantities of Bourse resources auctioned at each summit.
* The winning bid for the dose of True Liao auctioned via the Bourse.
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Marta_Kovar_cropped.jpg|title=Marta Kovar, Agent of the Bourse.|caption=Marta Kovar, Agent of the Bourse|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Marta Kovar || Elinor Kershaw
|-
| Probus || Martin Denton
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Prefect of the Conclave===
The civil servants who serve the [[Conclave]] oversee its sessions in the Hall of Worlds. They accept Declarations made in advance of each session, create the agenda, and ensure each session is run in a timely, efficient and orderly fashion. They are also responsible for taking the crystal mana required to speak in Conclave, which is then added to the [[Conclave vault|Conclave vaults]] and disbursed to [[Grandmaster|Grandmasters]] of each [[Conclave order|Order]].

The Prefect is available in the Hub in advance of each session to receive Declarations for the Agenda, as well as to answer procedural questions on how things might be brought before Conclave.

The Prefect is expected to maintain the following records:

* Appointments to Imperial titles.
* Addresses made on each day, and who made each one
* Declarations made on each day, who made each one, and whether or not it passed
* The Strengths of each order at each Conclave session
* The contents of each Order's Vault at the beginning and end of the Summit
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Khaytanus_Conclave.jpg|title=Khaytanus Everwatch, Prefect of the Conclave.|caption=Khaytanus Everwatch (right), Prefect of the Conclave, next to Merlot, the Overseer of Imperial Elections (left).|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Abelard the Assiduous || Tom Gilbert
|-
| Khaytanus Everwatch || James Littlewood
|-
| Merlot || Paul Wilder
|}</div></div>

==Non-Institutional Civil Servants==
A number of key Civil Service roles are not tied to a single official body of state. These positions are responsible for providing advice and service across multiple different houses or directly to individual citizens.<div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
===Constitutional Court===
The [[Scrutiny#Constitutional_Court|Constitutional Court]] is a body of civil servants whose job is to ensure that the [[Senate motion|motions]] passed by the [[Senate]] can be implemented in accordance with the Imperial Constitution. The Court provides [[scrutiny]] of every motion after it passes the Imperial Senate, checking that it is in accordance with the Imperial Constitution and that it can be effectively implemented by the Civil Service. It exists to allow Profound Decisions to check that any motion that changes the way Empire plays will not adversely affect the enjoyment of the game in the years to come.

Members of the Court will attempt to provide constitutional advice to any citizen who requests it, to give citizens the best chance of ensuring that any motions presented to the Senate are legitimate. However, advice given by any individual member is not considered binding by the Court, and all Senate motions are subject to further scrutiny once they have been passed on the floor of the Senate.

Some members of the Court have a number of their own responsibilities. The Auditor of the Imperial Treasury is responsible for providing funds disbursed from the Imperial treasury by the Senate and producing the accounts for the [[Master of the Imperial Mint]] each summit. The Imperial Archivist is responsible for historical research and for all Civil Service publications, while the Chief Magistrate is the senior magistrate for the Empire. These Civil Servants sometimes attend sessions of the Senate to provide important further context on the opportunities and powers available to it.
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Abraham_Leontes_Gerard_cropped.jpg|title=Three members of the Constitutional Court.|caption=Magistrate Abraham (left) considers his position whilst Leontes the Scribe (centre) and Gerard La Salle (right) discuss matters of state.|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Title''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Abraham || Magistrate || Matt Pennington
|-
| Cosme i Zuhri i Guerra|| Chief Magistrate || Nat Saunders
|-
| Gerard La Salle || Auditor of the Imperial Treasury || Graeme Jamieson
|-
| Leontes the Scribe || Imperial Archivist || Andy Rafferty
|-
| Stanislav Karkovich || Chief Magistrate || Jon Creek
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Secretariat of the Civil Service===
The Secretariat are responsible for the recruitment and appointment of new civil servants, as well as the day-to-day operation of the Service. Citizens who have an issue with the behaviour of a civil servant are best advised to raise the matter with a member of the Secretariat who will try to assist. At Anvil, when not facilitating the needs of the Civil Service as a whole, they usually fill other roles in line with their specialisms.

At present, the two members of the Secretariat are the Secretary General who directly oversees all civil service operations and the Cultural Liaison, who works directly with the egregores of each nation whole to ensure that all Imperial citizens, especially those new to Anvil, have access to the support they need.
</div><div style="margin-top: 15px;>
{{CaptionedImage|file=CulturalLiaison.jpg|title=Kaya, Cultural Liaison.|caption=Kaya, Cultural Liaison|width=200}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Title''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Kaya || Cultural Liaison || Clare Evans
|-
| Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza || Secretary General || Jonathan Kidger
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>

===Overseer of Imperial Elections===
The Overseer of [[Imperial elections|Imperial Elections]] is responsible for administering the appointment for all Imperial titles not managed by another office of the Civil Service, and ensuring all elections adhere to the strictures of Imperial Law. This includes, but is not limited to, elections for senators and generals each summit.

The Overseer can be approached with any query regarding elections to the Senate, Military Council or Bourse. Appointments by the Imperial Synod are best directed to the Tribute of the Synod. Appointments by the Conclave are the remit of the Prefect of the Conclave, (Merlot, the current Overseer of Elections is also a Prefect of the Conclave).

The Overseer is expected to keep the following records:

* The list of current Imperial title holders
* The list of titles awaiting election
* All elections ''to'' the Senate or appointments ''by'' the Senate
* Results of appointments ''to'' or ''by'' the Military Council
* All elections and appointments ''to'' the Bourse
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=Merlot_Book.jpg|title=Merlot, Overseer of Imperial Elections.|caption=Merlot, Overseer of Imperial Elections|align=left|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Merlot || Paul Wilder
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>
===Imperial Magistracy===
Magistrates are responsible for enforcing [[Imperial Law]]. They appoint members of the militia and coordinate their activities, directing them to investigate potential crimes that have been reported. They administer trials, overseeing the proceedings, determining the verdict, and setting the punishment. They oversee executions, as well as the collection and redistribution of fines.

Magistrates can be approached to provide advice on any aspect of Imperial Law, as well as to offer advice on how to bring a [[Civil Claims|civil claim]]. They are currently based at the magistrate's office, near the Hub.

The Chief Magistrates oversee the magistrates and are responsible for appointing and promoting new magistrates. The Constitutional Court always includes the Chief Magistrates and the longest serving magistrate, so the Chief Magistrates can also provide constitutional advice.

The Magistracy, especially the Chief Magistrates, are also responsible for assisting in the creation of [[The Throne#Imperial Favour|Imperial Favours]].

The Magistracy publishes the [[Court Reports|Court Report]] following each summit that details all trials and their outcome.
</div><div style="margin-top: 15px;">
{{CaptionedImage|file=MagistrateKarkovich.jpg|title=Stanislav Karkovich, Chief Magistrate|caption=Stanislav Karkovich, Chief Magistrate|width=175}}
{{CaptionedImage|file=116_103_7872813_56749560_6.png|title=Cosme i Zuhri i Guerra, Chief Magistrate|caption=Cosme i Zuhri i Guerra, Chief Magistrate|width=175}}
{|
| '''Magistrate''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Chief Magistrate Stanislav Karkovich || Jon Creek
|-
| Chief Magistrate Cosme i Zuhri i Guerra || Nat Saunders
|-
| Jack Forrester || Pacome Cardon
|-
| Kasimir Nikovitch Sokolov || Jon Nimick
|-
| Lizabet Tiller || Gail Bartlett
|-
| Nihm Farkas || Sophie Earnshaw
|-
| Sayid i Zuhri i Erigo || Cian Scattergood
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>

===Attendants of the Gateway===
These civil servants take instruction from those individuals awarded or in possession of [[Liao#True_Liao|True Liao]]. Where individuals seek to use the True Liao to have [[Past life vision|visions of their past lives]], it is the responsibility of these civil servants to interview them, to explain the process, and then to administer to the ceremony after the True Liao has been suitably prepared.

They aim to make themselves available to all potential visionaries for interviews and discussions at the Hub - both on the Saturday night of each summit as well as at 1:30pm on the Sunday.

These civil servants are also responsible for keeping records of which citizens are due to receive visions of their past lives, which are published in the Hub. The Civil Service does not record the details of previous Visions - the responsibility for this lies with the [[Seer of the Gateway]].
</div><div style="margin-top: 15px;">
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Anushka Djeskova || Jessica Simpson
|-
| Barak of the Inheritance of Atun || David Sheridan
|-
| Walt Scriber || Ian Horne
|}
</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>

===War Scouts & Prognosticators===
Imperial war scouts provide vital intelligence to the Military Council on the disposition and movement of enemy forces. This information is combined with divinations performed by the Imperial prognosticators to identify conjunctions of the [[Sentinel Gate]]. Each summit, the department produces a set of briefings for the Council, detailing all major conjunctions that have been identified, along with objectives and potential outcomes.

The prognosticators and war scouts also work together to produce briefings for the smaller military conjunctions that are published before each summit. In consultation with the Constitutional Court, they decide which Imperial title should be given dominion over the conjunction. The war scouts are the best people to talk to if you have any questions about a military conjunction. At Anvil, the war scouts maintain a post near the [[Sentinel Gate]] in order to advise on known [[conjunctions]].

The Imperial Archives also employ numerous prognosticators to help create the Winds of Fortune, the accurate forecasts and reports which are published before each summit.
</div><div>
{{CaptionedImage|file=War Scout Tirsa_cropped.jpg|title=Tirsa i Duran i Guerra, War Scout.|caption=Tirsa i Duran i Guerra, War Scout|width=500}}
{|
| '''Name''' || '''Role''' || '''Crew Name'''
|-
| Harald Fareye || Prognosticator || Tom Hancocks
|-
| Tirsa i Duran i Guerra || War Scout || Katherine Catchpole-Simmons
|-
|}</div></div>

===The Academy===
The Imperial Academy at Anvil runs various activities for the younger heroes of the Empire. A list of dedicated Academy staff can be found [[The_Academy#Academy_Staff|here]].

[[Category:Civil Service]]