Empire
Rules Reminder
The use of generative AI is prohibited at Empire and in our online spaces. See the Playing the game and Online pages for more information.
Previous rules reminders

Ambassador to the Commonwealth

(broken link)
 
(26 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
==Overview==
==Overview==
Despite being [[Construct Commonwealth embassy|commissioned]] in Summer 379YE, the Commonwealth [[embassy]] was not completed until shortly before the Spring Equinox 380YE. This followed several months of growing tension between the powerful south-eastern nation and the Empire, including a number of tariffs imposed by the Commonwealth government on Imperial imports and exports. The embassy stands in [[Madruga#Siroc|Siroc]], on the southern coast of [[Madruga]].
{{WingedMessenger|address=Militärattache Ludkhannah Schöningen, die Stahlhalle, Volkavaar, Commonwealth}}
Despite being [[Construct Commonwealth embassy|commissioned]] in Summer 379YE, the Commonwealth [[embassy]] was not completed until shortly before the Spring Equinox 380YE. This followed several months of growing tension between the powerful south-eastern nation and the Empire, including a number of tariffs imposed by the Commonwealth government on Imperial imports and exports. The Commonwealth port of Leerdam is home to a palatial estate that has been made available for the use of Imperial civil servants. The embassy stood in [[Madruga#Siroc|Siroc]], on the southern coast of [[Madruga]], before it was destroyed as part of the [[A beacon of smoke|sack of Siroc]] before the Winter Solstice 385YE.  


The Ambassador to the [[Commonwealth]] is an [[Imperial title]]. It is an Imperial position appointed by the Imperial Senate.
The Ambassador to the [[Commonwealth]] is an [[Imperial title]]. It is an Imperial position appointed by the Imperial Senate.
__TOC__
==Responsibilities==
The [[ambassador]]  is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the [[Commonwealth]]. They have all the responsibilities [[Ambassador#Responsibilities|common]] to an Imperial ambassador.
__NOTOC__
==Powers==
===Imperial Ambassador===
The title has all the [[Ambassador#Powers|common powers]] of an ambassador: they can receive a formal [[Ambassador#Delegation|delegation]]; are responsible for [[Ambassador#Communication|communication]]; and may present a [[Ambassador#Treaty|treaty]] with the Commonwealth.


==Responsibilities==
===Commonwealth Merchants===
The ambassador is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the Commonwealth.
The [[#Diplomatenschloss|Diplomatenschloss]] in [[Necropolis#Hedrossan|Hedrossan]], [[Necropolis]] means that the ambassador enjoys the benefits of [[Ambassador#Mercantile_Support|mercantile support]] from traders keen to curry their favour. As a [[ministry]], this allows them to purchase quantities of special materials at a set price. The ambassador spends their money and makes their choices during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.
<!--
<table><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Total Money Spent</td><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Production</td></tr>
<tr><td>8 Crowns</td><td>5 Green Iron, 5 Tempest Jade, 4 Ambergelt</td></tr>
<tr><td>30 Crowns</td><td>15 Green Iron, 15 Tempest Jade, 12 Ambergelt</td></tr>
<tr><td>60 Crowns</td><td>25 Green Iron, 25 Tempest Jade, 20 Ambergelt</td></tr>
<tr><td>120 Crowns</td><td>35 Green Iron, 35 Tempest Jade, 28 Ambergelt</td></tr>
</table><!-- Based on the production of a trade fleet dealing with Leerdam and Volkavaar-->
 
==Appointment==
The Ambassador to the Commonwealth is an Imperial position [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#Imperial_Position|appointed by the Senate]]. Any Imperial citizen can hold this title, and the ambassador serves for a year. They can be [[Revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]] and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].
{{RecentElections|Ambassador_to_the_Commonwealth}}
==The Diplomatenschloss==
Originally the Commonwealth embassy stood in [[Madruga#Siroc_(Ruined)|Siroc]] in [[Madruga]], far away on [[the Brass Coast]]. In 385YE however it was destroyed along with the city by an alliance of [[Grendel]] and [[Asavean Archipelago|Asavean]] forces (as recounted in the ''[[A beacon of smoke]]'' wind of fortune). The garrison there, along with several of the Commonwealth diplomats, fought bravely alongside their Freeborn neighbours, and paid a harsh blood price for doing so.


===Consequence===
Almost a year later in Summer 386YE, the Commonwealth ambassador to the Empire ''Militärattache Ludkhannah'', proposed a new embassy be built. Rather than a simple bureaucratic office, she suggested the Empire might work with the COmmonwealth to establish a ''[[For_the_Common_Good#Fighting_Talk|diplomatenschloss]]''. The Senate accepted, and work began [[Construct Diplomatenschloss|almost immediately]].
Foreign dignitaries expect Imperial Ambassadors to speak on behalf of the Empire. On some occasions, the Senate has granted an ambassador the right to declare war or peace with a foreign nation. However regardless of what powers the Senate has chosen to vest in the office, most visitors will assume that the ambassadors words carry the weight of the Empire and respond accordingly. An ambassador may not be able to declare war on behalf of the Empire - but history has shown that they can cause a foreign nation to declare war on the Empire - if suitably provoked.


==Powers==
A diplomatenschloss is a specialised embassy built to also serve as a ''schloss'', a Commonwealth [[fortification]]. Similar to the [[Dean_of_the_Lyceum#The_Lyceum_Schloss|Lyceum Schloss]], but built on a much larger scale, it houses all the embassy staff but is also sufficiently fortified that it provides an effective defence to the entire territory where it is built. Indeed the Commonwealth have sent a detachment of soldiers - the ''Diplomatenschloss guard'' - to garrison it at their own expense (meaning there is not additional upkeep beyond that for a traditional embassy). The guard, resplendent in traditional uniforms, not only protect their own staff, but stand ready to help their hosts defend should Necropolis ever be endangered.
===Authority===
The civil service provide support to allow the ambassador to speak on behalf of the Empire when dealing with foreign dignitaries from the relevant nation. If the visitors are present at the summit and have requested an official audience, then the Senate room is made available for use by the Ambassador at least once. The ambassador is expected to receive guests from the Imperial throne and to decide on who will be present in the chamber during this audience.


===Ministry===
Work on the Hedrossan ''diplomatenschloss'' was overseen by''Poldi Hellebrant'', a respected Commonwealth siege engineer. She was initially pleased both with the land set aside for the construction and the modernity of the docks at Hedra compared to the more traditional facilities of [[Necropolis#Longbeach|Crown's Quay]]. Almost immediately however she [[Beneath_mithril_spires#The_New_Embassy|expressed concern]] over the proximity of the [[Principalities of Jarm|Jarmish]] embassy across the river in [[Redoubt#Cargo|Cargo]]. The close location of the two embassies means that that Jarmish and Commonwealth vessels are both travelling along the Couros river and Poldi several times pointed out that given relationships between the two nations this might cause problems down the line.
As a [[ministry]], the title of Ambassador to the Commonwealth allows the holder to purchase quantities of special materials at a set price. The ambassador spends their money and makes their choices during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.


<table><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Total Money Spent</td><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Production</td></tr>
Obviously building the ''diplomatenschloss'' meant giving control of a powerful fortification to the Commonwealth, but the benefits were judged to outweigh the potential disadvantages. Should relationships with the Commonwealth collapse, it would represent an armed force within Imperial borders that could potentially prove to be a problem.
<tr><td>8 Crowns</td><td>5 Green Iron, 5 Tempest Jade, 4 Ambergelt</td></tr>
<tr><td>30 Crowns</td><td>15 Green Iron, 15 Tempest Jade, 12 Beggar's Lye</td></tr>
<tr><td>60 Crowns</td><td>25 Green Iron, 25 Tempest Jade, 20 Beggar's Lye</td></tr>
</table>
<!-- Based on the production of a trade fleet dealing with Leerdam and Volkavaar -->


==Selection==
(The ''diplomatenschloss'' is a rank one [[fortification]]. The [[Fortification#Bastion|bastion]] stands in Hedrossan, and the [[Fortification#Garrison|garrison]] is made up of Commonwealth soldiers. There is no additional upkeep to the Empire to maintain these troops.)
This title is appointed during the Spring. The ambassador is [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#Appointment|appointed]] by the Imperial Senate.  


Any Imperial character may hold the title.


==Removal==
The Ambassador to the Commonwealth is appointed every year. They can be [[revocation|revoked]] by the General Assembly or the Council of Nine of the [[Imperial Synod]].
==History==
Following a significant increase in international tension, the embassy was completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 380YE. For their part, the Commonwealth has sent word that a reciprocal arrangement has been made in the port of Leerdam, where a palatial estate has been made available for the use of Imperial civil servants.


[[Category:Imperial Titles]]
{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
[[Category:Foreigners]]
{{Commonwealth Links}}
[[Category:Senate]]
[[Category:Ambassador]][[Category:Title]][[Category:Foreign Nations]][[Category:Senate]]

Latest revision as of 17:49, 5 March 2026

Overview

WingedMessenger.png
Militärattache Ludkhannah Schöningen, die Stahlhalle, Volkavaar, Commonwealth.

Despite being commissioned in Summer 379YE, the Commonwealth embassy was not completed until shortly before the Spring Equinox 380YE. This followed several months of growing tension between the powerful south-eastern nation and the Empire, including a number of tariffs imposed by the Commonwealth government on Imperial imports and exports. The Commonwealth port of Leerdam is home to a palatial estate that has been made available for the use of Imperial civil servants. The embassy stood in Siroc, on the southern coast of Madruga, before it was destroyed as part of the sack of Siroc before the Winter Solstice 385YE.

The Ambassador to the Commonwealth is an Imperial title. It is an Imperial position appointed by the Imperial Senate.

Responsibilities

The ambassador is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the Commonwealth. They have all the responsibilities common to an Imperial ambassador.

Powers

Imperial Ambassador

The title has all the common powers of an ambassador: they can receive a formal delegation; are responsible for communication; and may present a treaty with the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth Merchants

The Diplomatenschloss in Hedrossan, Necropolis means that the ambassador enjoys the benefits of mercantile support from traders keen to curry their favour. As a ministry, this allows them to purchase quantities of special materials at a set price. The ambassador spends their money and makes their choices during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.

Appointment

The Ambassador to the Commonwealth is an Imperial position appointed by the Senate. Any Imperial citizen can hold this title, and the ambassador serves for a year. They can be revoked by the General Assembly and by the Assembly of the Nine.

SummitNationElected
Spring Equinox 387YEWintermarkFinn Pridetalker
Spring Equinox 386YEThe LeagueLucia Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato
Spring Equinox 385YEThe LeagueLucia Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato
Spring Equinox 384YEThe LeagueLucia Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato
Spring Equinox 383YEThe LeagueLucia Sanguineo di Tassato
Summer Solstice 382YEThe LeagueLucia Sanguineo di Tassato
Summer Solstice 381YENavarrCael Splitroot
Spring Equinox 380YEThe LeagueBeatrix Amalia De Rondell zu Holberg

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Finn Pridetalker; it will be reelected at Spring Equinox 388YE. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.

The Diplomatenschloss

Originally the Commonwealth embassy stood in Siroc in Madruga, far away on the Brass Coast. In 385YE however it was destroyed along with the city by an alliance of Grendel and Asavean forces (as recounted in the A beacon of smoke wind of fortune). The garrison there, along with several of the Commonwealth diplomats, fought bravely alongside their Freeborn neighbours, and paid a harsh blood price for doing so.

Almost a year later in Summer 386YE, the Commonwealth ambassador to the Empire Militärattache Ludkhannah, proposed a new embassy be built. Rather than a simple bureaucratic office, she suggested the Empire might work with the COmmonwealth to establish a diplomatenschloss. The Senate accepted, and work began almost immediately.

A diplomatenschloss is a specialised embassy built to also serve as a schloss, a Commonwealth fortification. Similar to the Lyceum Schloss, but built on a much larger scale, it houses all the embassy staff but is also sufficiently fortified that it provides an effective defence to the entire territory where it is built. Indeed the Commonwealth have sent a detachment of soldiers - the Diplomatenschloss guard - to garrison it at their own expense (meaning there is not additional upkeep beyond that for a traditional embassy). The guard, resplendent in traditional uniforms, not only protect their own staff, but stand ready to help their hosts defend should Necropolis ever be endangered.

Work on the Hedrossan diplomatenschloss was overseen byPoldi Hellebrant, a respected Commonwealth siege engineer. She was initially pleased both with the land set aside for the construction and the modernity of the docks at Hedra compared to the more traditional facilities of Crown's Quay. Almost immediately however she expressed concern over the proximity of the Jarmish embassy across the river in Cargo. The close location of the two embassies means that that Jarmish and Commonwealth vessels are both travelling along the Couros river and Poldi several times pointed out that given relationships between the two nations this might cause problems down the line.

Obviously building the diplomatenschloss meant giving control of a powerful fortification to the Commonwealth, but the benefits were judged to outweigh the potential disadvantages. Should relationships with the Commonwealth collapse, it would represent an armed force within Imperial borders that could potentially prove to be a problem.

(The diplomatenschloss is a rank one fortification. The bastion stands in Hedrossan, and the garrison is made up of Commonwealth soldiers. There is no additional upkeep to the Empire to maintain these troops.)


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.

Commonwealth Further Reading

About the Commonwealth

Winds of Fortune

Titles Associated with the Commonwealth


Click Expand to see a summary of various pages related to the Commonwealth.

Retrieved from "https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Ambassador_to_the_Commonwealth&oldid=135040"