Imperial Delegate to the Temple in Feroz

Overview

"The Imperial intermediary to the priests of Balo and the Black Bull" is charged with maintaining good relations between Imperial citizens and the Asavean priests at the Temple of Balo and the Black Bull. As part of their work, they are able to purchase Asavean good at a set price.

The position of Intermediary is not an Imperial title; rather it represents access to a Campaign resource.

Responsibilities

The intermediary is responsible for maintaining the relationship between the Imperial Synod, the people of Oran, and the priests and worshippers at the Temple of Balo and the Black Bull. For the most part, this is likely to involve smoothing over any conflicts, and dealing with any problems of opportunities related to the Temple.

Powers

Point of Contact

The Asavean priesthood, both that local to Feroz and the temples of Asavea, will look to the Intermediary to resolve any issues between the Asaveans and Imperial citizens, in conjunction with the Ambassador to Asavea.

Ministry

Total Money Spent	Production
8 Crowns	6 Cerulean Mazzarine, 5 Orichalcum, 4 Iridescent Gloaming, 3 Tempest Jade
30 Crowns	18 Cerulean Mazzarine, 15 Orichalcum, 12 Iridescent Gloaming, 9 Tempest Jade
60 Crowns	30 Cerulean Mazzarine, 25 Orichalcum, 20 Iridescent Gloaming, 15 Tempest Jade

As a ministry, the title Imperial Intermediary is able to purchase quantities of special materials at a set price. The Intermediary 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.

Selection

The decision as to who will serve as intermediary is in the hands of the Asavean priesthood. The speaker for the Asavean priests involved in this project, Hueva Joãon, has indicated that he would like the temporal power in the land where the temple is being built - specifically the Senator for Feroz - to guide the selection by presenting a candidate or candidates who would be open-minded and interested in cementing closer ties between the Archipelago and the Empire.

Anyone may hold the position of intermediary; as this is not an Imperial title, there is no requirement for the holder to be an Imperial citizen.

Removal

The intermediary can be removed at any time by the Asavean priesthood. The Imperial senate could close down the Temple of Balo and the Black Bull, making the title meaningless..

As this is not an Imperial title, the holder cannot be revoked, and would not lose access to the benefits of their position even if they were the subject of a Writ of Excommunication.

History

During the Spring Equinox 379YE, Jimenez i Erigo (a representative of a group of priests living in the northern principality of Limitu) approached the Imperial Synod for assistance building a temple of the Way. The Magician-Prince Hillar of Limitu had given the priests - most of them Imperial missionaries - permission to build a "significant temple" in his principality, provided they arranged all the construction themselves. With the assistance of the Imperial priests, the missionaries were able to secure the materials and labour to create the temple, and work was completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 379YE.

During their visit, the missionary representative requested that the Assembly of Nine appoint someone specifically to co-ordinate Imperial support for the new temple of the Way. Eadread Oswinson of Fjellrevening Hall in Wintermark was chosen by the Cardinals to serve as liaison with the missionaries.

The current liason with the missionaries is the Dawnish troubadour Marcus Drommond.

OOC Note

The position of Co-ordinator is not an Imperial title. A character could hold this position and still have an Imperial title. The Empire has little control over the position; in theory possession of the title and how it works is at the mercy of non-player characters. The Senate cannot abrogate the existence of the position, nor amend its powers or responsibilities. Likewise, while the Assembly of Nine can appoint someone to the position, there is no requirement for the missionaries (or the Jarmish princes) to recognise a candidate they deem unsuitable.

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.

In addition, the Asaveans have indicated that they would like a named individual to serve as liaison with the priests of Balo and the Black Bull.

This appointment would not represent an Imperial title because the power to appoint or remove it would lie with the Asaveans, not with the Empire. Indeed, the Imperial Synod would have no authority to revoke this position at all, and even a Writ of Excommunication would not automatically disbar a citizen from serving as liaison. Rather, the Asavean priesthood itself has the ability to remove, or appoint a replacement for, the liaison at their discretion.

The likely benefit to the citizen appointed as liaison would be an opportunity to purchase goods at reduced prices from the Asavean merchants and sailors who visit the temple (almost certainly in the manner of a ministry similar to that available to the Ambassador to Asavea.