Advisor on the Vallorn

Latest revision as of 09:24, 19 April 2024

Overview

The Advisor on the Vallorn is an Imperial title that may be held by any Navarr. The position was established by majority vote of the Senate in Spring 378YE. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE the Advisor had the power to commission historical research. That power was removed following changes to how the Department was organised.

The Advisor of the Vallorn has been the target of several attacks by agents of the Whisper Gallery. These eternals appear to object to the Advisor's role in directing the Empire's historical research agenda. It remains to be seen whether the removal of the power of historical research will change the attitude of the sinister eternals.

Responsibilities

The title is responsible for advising the Senate on matters relating to the vallorn, and protecting the Empire from the influence of this mysterious force or entity. As custodian of the Great Library of Hacynian, if the commission were to be threatened in any way, it would be their responsibility of the Advisor to deal with those threats. Likewise, if any opportunity relating to the library presented itself, they would make any decisions needed to take advantage of that.

Powers

Right of Address

The Advisor on the Vallorn has the right to make an address to the Senate once per summit. This is intended to allow them to present important information for the Senators consideration. It is extremely impolite not to inform the Speaker's seat of your intention to use the Right of Address in advance of a session.

The advisor speaks to the Senate, but is often prepared to offer expert assistance to anyone who needs it.

Merel Pathfinder (centre) advises General Merryn (right) and General Carr (left)

Custodian of the Great Library

The Advisor has custodianship of the Great Library of Hacynian in Hercynia. They are not automatically assumed to be involved in the day to day operation of the library but are assumed to direct those efforts. The custodian cannot take any action that would require a legal power to authorize, such as abrogating or ceding the commission (which are powers of the Imperial Senate).

Appointment

The Advisor on the Vallorn is appointed by unanimous decision of the Navarr senators. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title may be appointed by the Imperial Senate instead.

The title can be held by a Navarr citizen. The advisor has tenure, and serves until they die or step down. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Navarr National Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.

Publication

Notes presented to the Imperial Senate by Neb, a previous Advisor on the Vallorn, have been made available to anyone who is interested. Nathair Autumngale has also made two reports available: one on the Heirs of the Terunael, and the other on the Terunael mineworkings.

The Advisor on the Vallorn has also commissioned a number of historical research projects. Details of these projects can be found here.

Nathair Autumngale, Advisor on the Vallorn

Summit	Elected
Spring Equinox 384YE	Nathair Autumngale
Summer Solstice 382YE	Siân Eternal
Spring Equinox 380YE	Siân Eternal
Winter Solstice 378YE	Neb
Spring Equinox 378YE	Merel Pathfinder

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Nathair Autumngale. This title has tenure, the occupant may hold the title until it is revoked, they die or they relinquish the position. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.

The Great Library of Hacynian

The Great Library of Hacynian is a folly constructed with small amounts of weirwood, white granite, and mithril, and incorporates parts of an older Terunael structure. It was built at Mourning Hollow, an old battlefield on the south-eastern borders of Summersend, in Hercynia.

The new building has been constructed as much as possible in the style of the old ruins, incorporating their original stone wherever possible. The structure is not especially large, but it is exceptionally beautiful, filled with shelves of scrolls and parchments written by students of Navarr history. It also incorporates a small shrine dedicated to the virtue of Wisdom. The shrine is lit by a single lightstone held by a wooden candlestick with swirling vines carved on its surface. The candlestick is another relic of the ancient temple. Carved by Jhessail Cedny, one of the founders of the nearby steading of Foxden, the candlestick apparently also sat in the original library before it was destroyed by the Vard.

Siân Eternal was instrumental in claiming and establishing the Great Library of Hacynian

In the central chamber sits a large weirwood table, the surface engraved with intricate swirling patterns and serving as a focus for blood magic of the vates who visit the library to study. In the middle of the table rests a battered cauldron, the Bowl of Phaleron, which once served as a covenstone for the magicians who tended the original library.

History

Mourning Hollow was for a very long time haunted by the unquiet spirits of dead Vard and Navarr warriors, apparently trapped there as the result of some forgotten curse or betrayal. Following a heroic expedition to the Hollow in Winter 379YE, there have been no further sightings of ghosts. The same expedition located the ruins of an old building, a so-called "Temple of Phaleron" dedicated to the eternal of the same name. Built in a peculiar regio that seemed to cycle alignment between Day and Night realms, there was evidence that the temple was once a large library built by the Terunael people of the city of Hacynian (from which the entire territory takes its name).

In Spring 381YE the Imperial Senate voted to restore the library there. Work on the new structure was quickly completed, shortly before the Summer Solstice 381YE, and the first librarians and archaeologists arrived within the week. Not much is known about the history of the original structure, although the interest of Phaleron is obvious. There is some evidence that at least one other eternal, perhaps Sung or the Whisper Gallery have an interest in the area as well. The eternals' influence presumably cycles along with the peculiar regio.

Terunael Lorekeeper

There was briefly an Imperial title - Terunael Lorekeeper - created to oversee the library but that role was effectively abrogated when the Senate passed a motion to amend the powers of the Advisor on the Vallorn granting them custodianship of the library. The Lorekeeper was expected to take on a specific oath: "I will protect the Library for as long as I can." The oath was apparently that sworn by a pre-Imperial Navarri vate whose spirit was kept captive in Mourning Hollow by the grim magic of a volodny. The tormented spirit was freed in 379YE when this oath was taken up by the heroic explorers visiting Mourning Hollow to deal with the dark curses found there.

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+[[Category:Navarr]][[Category:Title]][[Category:Senate]]
 ==Overview==
-The Advisor on the Vallorn is an [[Imperial title]] that may be held by any [[Navarr]]. The position was established by [[Create title of Advisor on the Vallorn|majority vote of the Senate]] in Spring 378YE.
+The Advisor on the Vallorn is an [[Imperial title]] that may be held by any [[Navarr]]. The position was established by [[Create title of Advisor on the Vallorn|majority vote of the Senate]] in Spring 378YE. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE the Advisor had the power to commission [[historical research]]. That power [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research|was removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research|Department]] was organised.
+The Advisor of the Vallorn has been the target of several attacks by agents of the [[Whisper Gallery]]. These [[eternal|eternals]] appear to [[Bloody_murder|object]] to the Advisor's role in directing the Empire's [[historical research]] agenda. It remains to be seen whether the removal of the power of historical research will change the attitude of the sinister eternals.
-The Advisor of the Vallorn has been the target of several attacks by agents of the [[Whisper Gallery]]. These [[eternal|eternals]] appear to [[Bloody_murder|object]] to the Advisor's role in directing the Empire's [[historical research]] agenda.
 ==Responsibilities==
 The title is responsible for advising the Senate on matters relating to the [[vallorn]], and protecting the Empire from the influence of this mysterious force or entity. As custodian of the Great Library of Hacynian,  if the commission were to be threatened in any way, it would be their responsibility of the Advisor to deal with those threats. Likewise, if any [[opportunity]] relating to the library presented itself, they would make any decisions needed to take advantage of that.
 ==Powers==
-===Historical Research===
-The advisor has the power to authorize a single [[historical research]] request each season. The civil service is able to process up to ''two'' research requests in total per season - research requests authorized by the Senate, the advisor or the [[Minister of Historical Research]] all count against this limit. The results of the research are compiled by the civil service then presented to the advisor.
-To use this power, the advisor provides an [[Senate_announcement|announcement]] to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the [[Imperial Senate]]. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the advisor. The [[Imperial Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise their [[veto]] over the advisor's decision.
 ===Right of Address===
 The Advisor on the Vallorn has the right to [[Senate address|make an address]] to the Senate once per summit. This is intended to allow them to present important information for the Senators consideration. It is extremely impolite not to inform the Speaker's seat of your intention to use the Right of Address in advance of a session.
 {{CaptionedImage|file=VallornAdvisor.jpg|align=right|title=The advisor speaks to the Senate, but is often prepared to offer expert assistance to anyone who needs it. |caption=Merel Pathfinder (centre) advises General Merryn (right) and General Carr (left)|width=500}}
-===Declaration of Interdiction===
-Once per summit, the Advisor on the Vallorn can raise a [[Declaration#Declaration of Interdiction|Declaration of Interdiction]] to the agenda of a [[Conclave session]] without spending crystal mana. They follow all other rules and guidelines for submitting an article for the Conclave agenda (it must be in advance, with the assistance of a civil servant, and they are responsible for any [[Declaration#Presentation|presentation]]).
+===Custodian of the Great Library===
-==Custodian of the Great Library==
+The Advisor has [[New_Imperial_titles#Custodian|custodianship]] of the [[#The_Great_Library_of_Hacynian|Great Library of Hacynian]] in [[Hercynia]]. They are not automatically assumed to be involved in the day to day operation of the library but are assumed to direct those efforts. The custodian cannot take any action that would require a legal power to authorize, such as [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Abrogation|abrogating]] or [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Concedence|ceding]] the commission (which are powers of the [[Imperial Senate]]).
-The Advisor has [[New_Imperial_titles#Custodian|custodianship]] of the [[Great Library of Hacynian]] in [[Miaren]]. They are not automatically assumed to be involved in the day to day operation of the library but are assumed to direct those efforts. The custodian cannot take any action that would require a legal power to authorize, such as [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Abrogation|abrogating]] or [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Concedence|ceding]] the commission (which are powers of the [[Imperial Senate]]).
 ==Appointment==
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 ==Publication==
-Notes presented to the Senate by Neb, a previous Advisor on the Vallorn, have been made available to anyone who is interested - [[File:Vallorn Notes.pdf]].
+Notes presented to the Imperial Senate by '''Neb''', a previous Advisor on the Vallorn, have been [https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/File:Vallorn_Notes.pdf made available] to anyone who is interested. '''Nathair Autumngale''' has also made two reports available: one on the [[Heirs of the Terunael report|Heirs of the Terunael]], and the other on the [[Report on Terunael mineworkings|Terunael mineworkings]].
 The Advisor on the Vallorn has also commissioned a number of [[historical research]] projects. Details of these projects can be found [[Historical_research#Recent_Historical_Research|here]].
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+{{CaptionedImage|file=Nathair9261.jpg||caption=Nathair Autumngale, Advisor on the Vallorn|align=left|width=250}}
-[[Category:Senate]]
+{{RecentElections|Advisor_on_the_Vallorn}}
-[[Category:Navarr]]
+==The Great Library of Hacynian==
+The Great Library of Hacynian is a [[folly]] constructed with small amounts of [[weirwood]], [[white granite]], and [[mithril]], and incorporates parts of an older Terunael structure. It was built at Mourning Hollow, an old battlefield on the south-eastern borders of [[Hercynia#Summersend|Summersend]], in [[Hercynia]].
+The new building has been constructed as much as possible in the style of the old ruins, incorporating their original stone wherever possible. The structure is not especially large, but it is exceptionally beautiful, filled with shelves of scrolls and parchments written by students of Navarr history. It also incorporates a small shrine dedicated to the virtue of [[Wisdom]]. The shrine is lit by a single lightstone held by a wooden candlestick with swirling vines carved on its surface. The candlestick is another relic of the ancient temple. Carved by Jhessail Cedny, one of the founders of the nearby [[steading]] of Foxden, the candlestick apparently also sat in the original library before it was destroyed by the Vard.
+<div style="float:right; width: 350px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Terunael Lorekeeper.jpg|align=right|caption=Siân Eternal was instrumental in claiming and establishing the Great Library of Hacynian|width=350}}</div>
+In the central chamber sits a large weirwood table, the surface engraved with intricate swirling patterns and serving as a focus for [[blood magic]] of the [[Navarr_magical_traditions#Vates|vates]] who visit the library to study. In the middle of the table rests a battered cauldron, the ''Bowl of [[Phaleron]]'', which once served as a [[:Category:Paraphernalia|covenstone]] for the magicians who tended the original library.
+===History===
+Mourning Hollow was for a very long time [[Rubies on the Snow|haunted]] by the unquiet spirits of dead [[Varushka|Vard]] and [[Navarr]] warriors, apparently trapped there as the result of some forgotten curse or betrayal. Following a heroic expedition to the Hollow in Winter 379YE, there have been no further sightings of ghosts. The same expedition located the ruins of an old building, a so-called "Temple of Phaleron" dedicated to the [[eternal]] of [[Phaleron|the same name]]. Built in a peculiar [[regio]] that seemed to cycle alignment between Day and Night realms, there was evidence that the temple was once a large library built by the Terunael people of the city of Hacynian (from which the entire territory takes its name).
+In Spring 381YE the [[Imperial Senate]] voted to [[Construct_the_Great_Library_of_Hacynian|restore]] the library there. Work on the new structure was quickly completed, shortly before the Summer Solstice 381YE, and the first librarians and archaeologists arrived within the week. Not much is known about the history of the original structure, although the interest of Phaleron is obvious. There is some evidence that at least one other eternal, perhaps [[Sung]] or the [[Whisper Gallery]] have an interest in the area as well. The eternals' influence presumably cycles along with the peculiar regio.
+===Terunael Lorekeeper===
+There was briefly an [[Imperial title]] - '''Terunael Lorekeeper''' - created to oversee the library but that role was effectively abrogated when the Senate passed a motion to [[Amend powers of the Advisor on the Vallorn|amend]] the powers of the Advisor on the Vallorn granting them [[New_Imperial_titles#Custodian|custodianship]] of the library. The Lorekeeper was expected to take on a specific oath: "''I will protect the Library for as long as I can''." The oath was apparently that sworn by a pre-Imperial Navarri vate whose spirit was kept captive in Mourning Hollow by the grim magic of a [[volodny]]. The tormented spirit was freed in 379YE when this oath was taken up by the heroic explorers visiting Mourning Hollow to deal with the dark curses found there.
+<!--
+==Terunael Lorekeeper==
+The Terunael Lorekeeper is an [[Imperial title]].
+===Responsibilities===
+The Lorekeeper is responsible for overseeing the Great Library of Hacynian, and protecting the lore stored there.
+===Powers===
+The Lorekeeper has no legal powers.
+===Appointment===
+The Terunael Lorekeeper is appointed by unanimous decision of the [[Navarr]] [[senator|senators]]. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position|may be appointed]] by the [[Imperial Senate]] instead.
-{{RecentElections|Advisor_on_the_Vallorn}}
+The title can be held by any Navarr citizen. The Lorekeeper has [[Imperial_title#Term_of_office|tenure]], and serves until they die or step down. They can be [[revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the Navarr [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]]. -->
+{{Vallorn links}}
+<!--
+The
+ Great Library of Hacynian is built around the regio in the area known as Mourning Hollow in Summersend, Hercynia. It is built in the style of the Terunael library that once stood on the site. In the centre of the library sits a large weirwood table, its surface
+ adorned with carved swirling patterns. These twisted paths are marked by fresh bloodstains, marking the work of vates who have come to the area to study and compile the history of Navarr and their Terunael roots. At the centre of the table sits a battered
+ cauldron, The Bowl of Phaleron, an ancient covenstone that once held pride of place in the structure that has been returned to its original home.
+The shelves are filled with books, scrolls and research notes and several of them are constructed
+ using the broken pillars of the original structure as a focal feature. Librarians and researchers who work in the library are supported by the nearby Darkhaven Wayhouse and the stridings who travel through the area.
+An alcove within the structure contains a small shrine to Wisdom to encourage the virtuous application
+ of the knowledge uncovered and collected in the library. The shrine is lit by a single lightstone sat upon a wooden candlestick with swirling vines carved on its surface. The candlestick was carved by Jhessail Cedny, one of the founders of the nearby Steading
+ of Foxden. The table in front of the candlestick is inscribed with the words she spoke upon the blessing of her steading; "Trust and wisdom, and outfoxing others is what we will achieve for the glory and the good of the Empire" This candlestick also sat in
+ the original library before it was destroyed by Vard invaders.
+The
+ Great Library is overseen by the Terunael Lorekeeper. While not necessary it is recommended that the Lorekeeper take on the oath 'I will protect the Library for as long as I can' this oath was originally sworn by a pre-Imperial Navarri vate whose spirit was
+ kept captive in Mourning Hollow by the volodny Gorowac. His soul was freed in 379YE when his oath was taken on by Sian Eternal alongside other souls being freed from the area by the efforts of heroes of the Empire. It is the work of the Lorekeeper to not only
+ compile and preserve the history of Navarr but to protect it so the events of the past are not repeated.
+ooc: The item ID for the candlestick is 9968 and the ID of the bowl is 9989
+-->