Ambassador to the Commonwealth

Latest revision as of 15:57, 13 April 2023

Overview

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 embassy stands in Siroc, on the southern coast of Madruga. 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.

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

Militärattache Ludkhannah Schöningen, die Stahlhalle, Volkavaar, Commonwealth.

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 to the Commonwealth

The title has all the common powers of an ambassador: they receive a briefing, can receive a formal delegation, and may prepare a treaty.

Commonwealth Merchants

The embassy in Siroc 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.

Total Money Spent	Production
8 Crowns	5 Green Iron, 5 Tempest Jade, 4 Ambergelt
30 Crowns	15 Green Iron, 15 Tempest Jade, 12 Ambergelt
60 Crowns	25 Green Iron, 25 Tempest Jade, 20 Ambergelt
120 Crowns	35 Green Iron, 35 Tempest Jade, 28 Ambergelt

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.

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.

Summit	Nation	Elected
Spring Equinox 385YE	The League	Lucia Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato
Spring Equinox 384YE	The League	Lucia Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato
Spring Equinox 383YE	The League	Lucia Sanguineo di Tassato
Summer Solstice 382YE	The League	Lucia Sanguineo di Tassato
Summer Solstice 381YE	Navarr	Cael Splitroot
Spring Equinox 380YE	The League	Beatrix Amalia De Rondell zu Holberg

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Lucia Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato; 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.

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 ==Overview==
-Despite being [[Construct Commonwealth embassy|commissioned]] in Wummer 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.
+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]]. 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.
 The Ambassador to the [[Commonwealth]] is an [[Imperial title]]. It is an Imperial position appointed by the Imperial Senate.
+{{WingedMessenger|address=Militärattache Ludkhannah Schöningen, die Stahlhalle, Volkavaar, Commonwealth}}
 ==Responsibilities==
-The ambassador is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the Commonwealth.
+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.
-===Consequence===
-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==
-===Authority===
+===Imperial Ambassador to the Commonwealth===
-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.
+The title has all the [[Ambassador#Powers|common powers]] of an ambassador: they receive a [[Ambassador#Briefing|briefing]], can receive a formal [[Ambassador#Delegation|delegation]], and may prepare a [[Ambassador#Treaty|treaty]].
+===Commonwealth Merchants===
-===Ministry===
+The [[embassy]] in Siroc 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.
-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>
-<tr><td>8 Crowns</td><td>5 Green Iron, 4 Ambergelt, 3 Tempest Jade, 2 Weltsilver</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, 12 Ambergelt, 9 Tempest Jade, 6 Weltsilver</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, 20 Ambergelt, 15 Tempest Jade, 10 Weltsilver</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>
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-==Selection==
-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.
+==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]].
+{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
+[[Category:Title]]
+[[Category:Foreign Nations]]
+[[Category:Senate]]
-==Removal==
+{{RecentElections|Ambassador_to_the_Commonwealth}}
-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==
-The Embassy was constructed in [[Madruga#Siroc|Siroc]], shortly before the Spring Equinox 380YE. It consists of several buildings built after the severe Commonwealth style, which stand in beautifully laid out and maintained gardens, surrounded by a low white granite wall. Despite the severity of the architecture, the embassy is surprisingly welcoming - the gates stand permanently open, albeit under the watchful gaze of a cadre of Commonwealth soldiers attached to the ambassador. The majority of the staff are human, although there are apparently half-a-dozen orcs whose role in the ambassadorial staff is not clear.
-[[Category:Imperial Titles]]
-[[Category:Foreigners]]
-[[Category:Senate]]