385YE Autumn Equinox Synod judgements

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Overview

During the Autumn Equinox 385YE Summit, the Imperial Synod raised 202 judgements.

Change of Doctrine

The following change of doctrine was proposed during the Autumn Equinox.

Judgement 3

• Assembly: General
• Raised By: Clarice Novarion
• Judgement: To remove the Doctrine of Human Destiny and replace it with

The Doctrine of Enlightenment

Virtue lies in choice and action. Virtue's power to exalt transcends the boundaries of the soul, spirit, and species, guiding and inspiring both orcs and humans to their highest destiny. Through the practice of Virtue, orcs and humans develop the strength, knowledge and enlightenment which marks their highest potential as thinking beings .

The virtuous inspire others to greatness; they do not demean them. Let us celebrate the spiritual power of Virtue without degrading out fellow Pilgrims. Let us inspire orcs and humans as equals in the Way with a true expression of Pride and Ambition

• Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (3013 - 159)
• Notes: This historic judgement both rescinds the Doctrine of Human Destiny and creates a new Doctrine of Enlightenment. The full imlications of this significant change to the Doctrines of the Faith will be felt over the coming months.

Mandate

Judgement 11

• Assembly: Urizen
• Raised By: Aurum of the Nightingale Temple
• Judgement: The virtuous build up their fellows, they do not tear them down. Blue flowers bloom in Spiral, and if we are to hold true to the promise of this Empire we cannot laud one while cutting down another. Should the Empire shed Urizeni blood in this matter, it will prove they value thieves and slavers over virtuous citizens. It will prove they are unworthy of the oldest nation. We send Aurum of the Nightingale Temple with 25 doses of liao to encourage all Urizeni to stand in defiance of an Empire that treats our lives as an inconvenience, should they dare to enact violence against our people. Loyalty demands, and we cannot condemn the people of Spiral for having answered.
• Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (267-75)
• Enacted: If the Empire sends an army to suppress the Urizeni rebels in Spiral at any point before the start of the Autumn Equinox 386YE, the rebellion will spread to the rest of Urizen. Spires will take up arms and declare their support for the rebellion, and opposition to the Empire. As detailed in the A question of loyalty wind of fortune.

Judgement 26

• Assembly: Pride
• Raised By: Harwyn Eternal
• Judgement: The virtuous inspire others to greatness. We send Neala Blackhawk with 75 doses of liao to urge priest to engage with the Great Forest Orcs to learn their ways to discover if we might bring them to the Way.
• Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (468-63)
• Enacted: Sends Pride assembly priests to visit with the Great Forest Orcs and learn about their religion. As detailed in the Tooth by tooth Wind of Fortune.

Judgement 33

• Assembly: Urizen
• Raised By: Callista
• Judgement: The truly virtuous are loyal even through hardship and misfortune. We send Callista of the Dark Shard with 25 doses of liao to encourage the remaining Urizeni living in Spiral to take up arms and defend their homes. Loyalty is not displayed by words or deeds alone, but by unity of both.
• Outcome: Not upheld (30-379)
• Enacted: Sends Pride assembly priests to visit with the Great Forest Orcs and learn about their religion. As detailed in the Tooth by tooth Wind of Fortune.
• Notes: Had it been enacted, this mandate would have spread the Urizeni rebellion across the whole of Spiral. As detailed in the A_question_of_loyalty wind of fortune.

Special Considerations

The following considerations should be borne in mind when bringing judgements before the Imperial Synod during the Autumn Equinox.

Assembly	Consideration	Link	Duration
All Assemblies	Statements that prioritise the greater good over personal loyalties are less effective.	Eyes of Loyalty	Ongoing
All Assemblies	Statements that try to compel Loyalty will fail.	Eyes of Loyalty	Ongoing
All Assemblies	Revocations and Excommunications for disloyalty to the nation or Empire would risk causing dissent.	Eyes of Loyalty	Ongoing
All Assemblies	Any mandate that does not pass with a greater majority will have limited or no effect on Urizen or Varushka. It is not impossible that a mandate might lead to a response in one of the two nations, but it won't lead to any immediate consequences for the people of the nation.	Urizen Link, Varushka Link.	Ongoing
Highguard	The Highborn National Assembly can submit alternate mandates to mandates presented in any National Assembly.	Partner of Greatness	Lasts until the the end of the Winter Solstice 385YE
Highguard	The Highborn National Assembly can pass a statement of principle to call on their nation to support the Imperial Orcs, the Marches, or Wintermark.	Peerless Kinship	Lasts until the the end of the Winter Solstice 385YE
Urizen	The Urizen National Assembly can submit alternate mandates to mandates presented in the Highborn Assembly.	Partner of Greatness	Lasts until the the end of the Winter Solstice 385YE
League	The League National Assembly can submit alternate mandates to mandates presented in the Highborn Assembly.	Partner of Greatness	Lasts until the the end of the Winter Solstice 385YE
Varushka	The Varushkan National Assembly can submit alternate mandates to mandates presented in the Highborn Assembly.	Partner of Greatness	Lasts until the the end of the Winter Solstice 385YE

Alternative Mandates

Prior to the summit, the following alternative mandates were proposed by members of the Synod.

Member	Link to mandate	Notes
Aurum of the Nightingale Temple	A question of loyalty
Herminius of the House of the Wanderer	Not to conquer	A use of Partner of Greatness for the Urizen Assembly
Maximillian Ankarien	Not to conquer	A use of Partner of Greatness for the Urizen Assembly
Brynn Tendfallen	Not to conquer
Nathair Autumngale	Not to conquer
Enis RootBloom	Not to conquer
Corey Wayfarer	Not to conquer
Jared of the Suns of Couros	Restraint	A use of Partner of Greatness for the Highborn Assembly
Maria i Espiri i Guerra	Between two mounds
Ahraz i Guerra	Between two mounds

The Virtue Fund

The following represents the Virtue Fund of the Synod:

Starting Value	26 Thrones, 2 Rings
Rewarding	21 Thrones	Rewarding to Estella Lucati following Judgement 8 being upheld.
Income	12 Rings	Donation by the Secretary General of the Civil Service from the sale of writing implements.
Income	5 Rings	Donation by Lysimachus.
Income	70 Thrones	The price paid in the Bourse Auction for the dose of True Liao.
Rewarding	9 Thrones, 2 Crowns, 11 Rings	Rewarding to Lysimachus following Judgement 28 being upheld.
Rewarding	35 Thrones	Rewarding to Rafael Barossa di Tassato following Judgement 10 being upheld.
Rewarding	28 Thrones	Rewarding to Jules von Holberg following Judgement 45 being upheld.
Rewarding	2 Thrones, 6 Crowns, 8 Rings	Rewarding to Pontus Figures following Judgement 95 being upheld (insufficient funds for full rewarding).
Income	14 Rings	Donation by the Secretary General of the Civil Service from the sale of writing implements.
Closing Value	14 Rings

Doses of True Liao

Six doses of True Liao were disbursed this summit:

• One dose in connection to the Lepidean University to Fintan Founders' Dance via Judgement X
• One dose to Gisli by purchase in the Public Auction
• One dose to Anastasiya Volkov by decision of the Gatekeepers
• One dose to Esteban i Del Rio Blanco i Guerra by decision of the Gatekeepers
• One dose to Tom Appleseed by decision of the Gatekeepers
• One dose awarded by the Gatekeepers at a previous summit to Livia Cascade