Speaker of the Magpies

The Speaker represents the Magpies Imperial Sodality.

Overview

The Speaker of the Magpies is an Imperial title created by the Imperial Senate in Summer 385YE. The Speaker of the Magpies is recognised as the primary liaison for communication with the body of artefact researchers known as the Magpies. The title was originally created as a position with tenure and appointed by the Imperial Senate, this was amended to a yearly appointment by the Assembly of Vigilance.

Responsibilities

The Speaker of the Magpies serves as the representative of the Magpies Imperial Sodality. They are expected to be a mouthpiece for the sodality, with the responsibility to represent their sodales' views to other parts of the Empire, to recruit new members, and to advance the sodality's goals and the members' interests.

Publication

Notes collated by Morgan Waystone Path on certain items have been made available to anyone who is interested.

OOC Note: It is important to remember that the information in this publication is presented by a player character(s) and so could be heavily biased.

Appointment

The Speaker of the Magpies is selected by members of the sodality during the Summer Solstice. Only a member of the sodality can present themselves for the title, and only a member of the sodality can vote in the election. The candidate who gains the most votes from the members of the sodality is elected to the title.

The title can be revoked by the General Assembly, and the Assembly of the Nine.

History

Prior to the Summer Solstice 387YE, the Speaker of the Magpies was appointed by the Vigilance Assembly. When the Senate chose to recognise the Magpies as a formal Imperial Sodality, the appointment method changed to that traditional for all such fellowships - vote by the members of the sodality itself.

Morgan Waystone Path, Speaker of the Magpies

Summit	Nation	Elected
Summer Solstice 387YE	Navarr	Morgan Waystone Path
Winter Solstice 385YE	Navarr	Morgan Waystone Path

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Morgan Waystone Path; it will be reelected at the next summit. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.

The Title in Play

The role does not provide additional information about events in the Empire, nor allow the player holding it to request special reports or downtime actions. These details are assumed to be below the abstraction layer. The title holder is encouraged to create their own stories about their activities within reasonable limits and to get involved in events appropriate to their title during the game, but they do not have any powers beyond those explicitly listed in the section on powers.

These details exist partly to provide context and character to the role - and partly to allow our writers to use the title as a plot hook. Plot that involves the position will be rare - but all the campaign positions in Empire have these details to create the potential for it to happen.