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{{Synod Judgement Summary|General Assembly|Lesser Majority}}
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==Overview==
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The General [[Assembly]] of the [[Imperial Synod]] controls the Virtue Fund - a pool of money endowed to the Synod so that they may directly reward virtuous behaviour. The mainstay of the fund usually comes from the auction of a dose of true liao but it is supplemented with donations of Imperial currency from wealthy citizens who wish to use the benefits of their prosperity to encourage virtue.
  
<ic>At the Winter Summit 376 YE, Harald Johnson, of the Marches and The Way, called for the General Assembly to reward the Orc Generals with 20 crowns from the Virtue Fund.</ic>
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==Judgement==
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Any member of the Synod may submit a judgement of rewarding for consideration by the General Assembly. The judgement must specify a single individual who will receive the reward and must state how the size of the proposed reward. It is not possible to reward a band or group - but it is possible to proclaim the virtue of a group of characters and then name the individual who will be rewarded accordingly.
  
The Synod has a fund devoted to rewarding and supporting virtuous citizens and thus positively encourage virtue throughout the Empire. This Virtue Fund grows by:
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A judgement of rewarding requires a lesser majority to pass.
* Donations from prosperous citizens who wish to use their prosperity to encourage virtue.
 
* The auction of [[Liao#True_Liao|pure liao]] through the Bourse.
 
* Criminal [[Criminal_trial#Punishments and sentencing|fines]], if the presiding magistrate deems it appropriate due to the circumstances of the case.
 
* Other activities arranged by the Synod, civil service or other virtuous citizens.
 
  
The Virtue Fund is restricted to donations of Imperial currency. Any non-monetary donations are encouraged by the civil service to be given to the smaller Synod assemblies for dissemination.
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<div style="float:right;"><quote by="Marcher Proverb">Better to earn a ring than be given a crown</quote></div>
  
The rewarding requires a lesser majority of the General Assembly and can be targeted upon an individual or small group, such as a banner, sect or coven.
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==Outcome==
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If the judgement is successful, then the Tribune will arrange for the money to be deducted from the Virtue Fund and given to the named recipient or their proxy.
  
===Rewards that exceed the Virtue Fund===
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It is common for individuals to ask for money from the Virtue Fund for a specific goal. It is perfectly acceptable to reference the goal in the judgement of rewarding, but this is not legally binding. On receipt of the funds, they become the legal property of the recipient who may dispose of them as they choose.
It is not possible for the Virtue Fund to go into debt. Nor is it possible for a judgment to specify that a reward be made at some future time beyond the close of scrutiny.
 
  
If a reward judgment is upheld but there is not enough in the Virtue Fund for when the judgment's scrutiny ends, then the entirety of the current fund is paid to the priest who raised the judgment, but the priest cannot collect the remainder later. This is noted on the judgment.
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It is not possible for the Virtue Fund to go into debt. If a reward judgment is upheld but there is not enough in the Virtue Fund for when the judgment's scrutiny ends, then the entirety of the current fund is paid to the priest who raised the judgment, but the priest cannot collect the remainder later. This is noted on the judgment. If the Virtue Fund is empty, the judgement can still pass, but the recipient receives no money.
  
If a reward judgment is upheld but there is no money in the Virtue Fund, then the successful vote is noted but the judgment is automatically failed due to lack of funds.
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If multiple rewards are upheld at the same time then allocation starts with the earliest judgement raised until the Fund is empty or all endowments have been disbursed.  
  
If multiple reward judgments are upheld at the same scrutiny time with insufficient money in the Virtue Fund to pay for them all, then the allocation starts with the earliest raised (by judgment number) until the Fund is empty. Again, a note is added to the judgment that the vote was successful but the judgment failed due to lack of funds.
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It is '''not''' possible for a judgment to specify that a reward be made at some future time beyond the close of scrutiny. Any money to be granted from the Virtue Fund must be issued at the time the judgement passes.
  
===Further Reading===
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<ic>At the Winter Summit 376 YE, Harald Johnson, of the Marches and The Way, called for the General Assembly to reward the Orc Generals with 20 crowns from the Virtue Fund.</ic>
*[[Imperial Synod |Synod Processes and Powers]]
 
**[[The Assemblies of the Synod|Information about the different Assemblies]]
 
 
 
** [[The Powers of Synod Priests|The powers of individual Synod Members]]
 
***[[How Assemblies make Judgments|Judgement]]
 
***[[Witness]]
 
***[[Sanctuary]]
 
***[[Clemency]]
 
 
 
**[[The Judgments of the Synod|The Judgements of the Synod]]
 
***[[Appointment]]
 
***[[Inquisition]]
 
***[[Condemnation]]
 
***[[Statement of Principle]]
 
***[[Revocation]]
 
***[[Recognition]]
 
***[[Veto]]
 
***[[Rewarding]]
 
***[[Changing Doctrine]]
 
***[[Writ of Excommunication]]
 
 
 
* Religion
 
** [[The Way|The Way of Virtue]]
 
** [[Imperial Theology]]
 
** [[Religious skills]]
 
**[[Religious Crimes]]
 
* [[Recent history]]
 
  
[[Category:Synod]]
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{{Synod Further Reading}}

Revision as of 09:41, 30 March 2017

Overview

The General Assembly of the Imperial Synod controls the Virtue Fund - a pool of money endowed to the Synod so that they may directly reward virtuous behaviour. The mainstay of the fund usually comes from the auction of a dose of true liao but it is supplemented with donations of Imperial currency from wealthy citizens who wish to use the benefits of their prosperity to encourage virtue.

Judgement

Any member of the Synod may submit a judgement of rewarding for consideration by the General Assembly. The judgement must specify a single individual who will receive the reward and must state how the size of the proposed reward. It is not possible to reward a band or group - but it is possible to proclaim the virtue of a group of characters and then name the individual who will be rewarded accordingly.

A judgement of rewarding requires a lesser majority to pass.

Better to earn a ring than be given a crown

Marcher Proverb

Outcome

If the judgement is successful, then the Tribune will arrange for the money to be deducted from the Virtue Fund and given to the named recipient or their proxy.

It is common for individuals to ask for money from the Virtue Fund for a specific goal. It is perfectly acceptable to reference the goal in the judgement of rewarding, but this is not legally binding. On receipt of the funds, they become the legal property of the recipient who may dispose of them as they choose.

It is not possible for the Virtue Fund to go into debt. If a reward judgment is upheld but there is not enough in the Virtue Fund for when the judgment's scrutiny ends, then the entirety of the current fund is paid to the priest who raised the judgment, but the priest cannot collect the remainder later. This is noted on the judgment. If the Virtue Fund is empty, the judgement can still pass, but the recipient receives no money.

If multiple rewards are upheld at the same time then allocation starts with the earliest judgement raised until the Fund is empty or all endowments have been disbursed.

It is not possible for a judgment to specify that a reward be made at some future time beyond the close of scrutiny. Any money to be granted from the Virtue Fund must be issued at the time the judgement passes.

At the Winter Summit 376 YE, Harald Johnson, of the Marches and The Way, called for the General Assembly to reward the Orc Generals with 20 crowns from the Virtue Fund.

Further Reading

Core Brief

Additional Information