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{{Synod Judgement Summary|General Assembly|Lesser Majority}}
 
{{Synod Judgement Summary|General Assembly|Lesser Majority}}
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==Overview==
 
==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.  
 
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.  
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In Autumn 383YE, the Senate determined that the dose of [[liao#True Liao|true liao]] provided by the [[Construct_Lepidean_University|Lepidean University]] would be distributed by the Synod through the [[judgement]] of Rewarding. This led to some [[Construct_Lepidean_University|additional guidance]] issued by the Constitutional Court as to how competing judgements would be handled.
  
 
==Judgement==
 
==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.
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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 the size of the proposed reward (or that the reward will be the dose of true liao provided by the Lepidean University). 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.
 
A judgement of rewarding requires a lesser majority to pass.
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==Outcome==
 
==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.
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If the judgement is successful, then the Tribune will arrange for the money (or true liao) to be deducted from the Virtue Fund and given to the priest who raised the judgement to apportion.
  
 
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 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.
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It is not possible for the Virtue Fund to go into debt. If a reward judgement is upheld but there is not enough in the Virtue Fund when the judgement's scrutiny ends, then the entirety of the current fund is paid to the priest who raised the judgement, but the priest cannot collect the remainder later. This is noted on the judgement. 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.  
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If multiple rewards are upheld at the same time then allocation is made beginning with the judgement that has passed with the greatest margin, and continuing in order to the judgement with the smallest margin. In the event of two judgements having the same margin of error and there being insufficient funds remaining to support either, then the remaining money is split equally between the two judgements. In the case of [[Liao#True_Liao|true liao]] if there is not enough to divide it equally, ''none'' of the remaining judgements receive the reward.
  
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.
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It is '''not''' possible for a judgement 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.
  
 
<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>
 
<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>
  
 
{{Synod Further Reading}}
 
{{Synod Further Reading}}

Latest revision as of 18:05, 29 December 2023

The Virtue Fund allows the Synod to offer material reward to the virtuous
The Prosperity Assembly in particular often pays close attention to a judgement of rewarding.

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.

In Autumn 383YE, the Senate determined that the dose of true liao provided by the Lepidean University would be distributed by the Synod through the judgement of Rewarding. This led to some additional guidance issued by the Constitutional Court as to how competing judgements would be handled.

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 the size of the proposed reward (or that the reward will be the dose of true liao provided by the Lepidean University). 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 (or true liao) to be deducted from the Virtue Fund and given to the priest who raised the judgement to apportion.

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 judgement is upheld but there is not enough in the Virtue Fund when the judgement's scrutiny ends, then the entirety of the current fund is paid to the priest who raised the judgement, but the priest cannot collect the remainder later. This is noted on the judgement. 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 is made beginning with the judgement that has passed with the greatest margin, and continuing in order to the judgement with the smallest margin. In the event of two judgements having the same margin of error and there being insufficient funds remaining to support either, then the remaining money is split equally between the two judgements. In the case of true liao if there is not enough to divide it equally, none of the remaining judgements receive the reward.

It is not possible for a judgement 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