Empire

386YE Autumn Equinox Senate sessions

Overview

The Imperial Senate governs the Empire, and its authority extends to all areas of Imperial life not already covered by the other houses of government. Each summit the senators meet several times to deliberate and vote on the motions they have raised.

After the summit the civil service enact those motions, and ensure a public record of each is made available to the citizens of the Empire. This page lists all the motions raised during the summit, along with the announcements made by citizens with Imperial titles. In each case, the motion and its effects are summarized including the wording; who proposed and seconded it; whether it passed or not; whether any funds were disbursed to support it; and what the outcome of the motion will be.

Many motions (especially the commissions) also have a Further Details section that provides a link to a wiki page dealing specifically with that motion in more detail, any commentary from the Constitutional Court, progress on commissions, or expanded information about the outcome of the motion.

Following the mandate enacted by Luca i Taziel i Riqueza after the Winter Solstice 385YE the number of commissions available has been reduced as the faithful have been convinced to withdraw their labour. This will continue until either the Imperial Senate uses a motion to assign fines from the magistrates to the Virtue fund or the Prosperity Assembly uses a clearly worded Statement of Principle upheld with a greater majority to encourage the faithful to once again take up their tools. More information can be found in the Forwards and Rewards wind of fortune.

Treasury

  • The Imperial treasury during this season was announced by the civil service as 751 thrones and two crowns.
  • 28 thrones donated to the treasury by Magdalena Teyard von Holberg after the Autumn Equinox 386YE

Administrative Motions

Amend Crystal Architect

  • Motion: To amend the position of the Crystal Architect of the Spires to become an Imperial position allowing the holder to build a vis or mana sinecure in any Imperial territory instead of just Urizen. To be auctioned on the public bourse auction. This will reduce the number of commissions available to the Senate each season by one in the same manner as the Imperial Wayleaves and the Legion Engineer.
  • Failed
  • Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
  • Further Details: This motion was initially proposed by the Senator for Zenith at the Summer Solstice. As the title will be auctioned this will necessitate reducing the number of commissions available to the Imperial Senate by one. As this was not communicated to the Senate at the time this administrative motion will be raised to confirm the method of appointment and eligibility for this title.

Amend Keeper of the Cox

  • Motion: To amend the position of the Keeper of the Cox to become the Keeper of the Watch. The new title will benefit from the bounty of Golden Apples from the Grove of Golden Cox in Reikos and be responsible for protecting the grove if it were to be threatened in any way. In addition, they are responsible for ensuring the regio is watched in order that inappropriate misuses are dealt with. The title to be appointed by declaration of the Conclave this summit with the Keeper of the Cox being abrogated.
  • Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
  • Failed
  • Further Details: This motion was initially proposed at the Summer Solstice. As the title has significant constitutional limitations and must be reappointed if confirmed, this administrative motion will be raised to confirm the Imperial Senate wishes to proceed with this amendment.

Assign Feroz

  • Motion: To assign the territory of Feroz
  • Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
  • Passed: The territory of Feroz was assigned to the Brass Coast

Create title of Watcher of the Semmerlak

  • Motion: To amend the motion to construct the Journeymage Towers to include the creation of the Watcher of the Semmerlak; a title with the responsibility to ensure that the nations surrounding the Semmerlak ensure they act with Vigilance and to act to counter threats from the Semmerlak. To be appointed yearly by the Vigilance Assembly and to receive bequests from the volhovs of Varushka, guisers of Dawn, and mountebanks of Holberg.
  • Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
  • Passed
  • Outcome: The Watcher of the Semmerlak title was created and elected for the first time at the summit.
  • Further Details: This motion was initially proposed by the Senator for Semmerholm at the Summer Solstice. This would create a title appointed by the Vigilance Assembly as per the opportunity presented in the Less welcome tenants wind of fortune.

Ratify treaty with the Iron Confederacy

  • Motion: To amend the Summer Solstice 386YE treaty with the Iron Confederacy so that both clauses are affected by the three year period rather than just the outlawing of the sale of narcotics.
  • Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
  • Passed
  • Further Details: This motion was initially proposed by the Senator for Segura at the Summer Solstice. There was some confusion over the format of the treaty. The three year period is a statement of intent as part of the treaty, it will still require motions to remove the status of free trade and to legalise the sale of narcotics to the Suranni.

Peace in Mareave

  • Motion: To clarify that those inhabitants of Mareave outside Beoraidh and Sinfoyard who are not fighting the Empire are foreigners.
  • Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
  • Passed
  • Further Details: Raised as a consequence of the recent appraisal undertaken in Mareave presented in the Here to stay wind of fortune.

Senate Motions

Abrogate the Overseer of the Gloaming Road

  • Motion: To abrogate the Overseer of the Gloaming Road. Requires disbursal of funds.
  • Proposed: Holberg
  • Seconded: Astolat
  • Passed at 9 thrones
  • Outcome: The Overseer of the Gloaming Road title has been abrogated. Nine thrones to be disbursed to the Senator for Holberg at the first Senate session of the Winter Solstice 386YE.

Amend Challenger in Waiting

  • Motion: To amend the position of Challenger in Waiting to be appointed by Dawnish National Assembly and remove the Tourney
  • Proposed: Semmerholm
  • Seconded: Segura
  • Passed
  • Outcome: The Challenger in Waiting will continue to be appointed by the Dawnish Assembly. More information can be found on the The fayre fight wind of fortune

Amend Challenger in Waiting II

  • Motion: To amend the Position of Challenger in waiting, to grant the bounty of the chapel to the Silver Nightingales in return for their committed support for the position and to set the responsibilities to take the field against the Throne when they challenge for the Monarch of Dawn, to ensure their virtue is sufficiently challenged. The Challenger in Waiting to be a Martial title elected by tourney.
  • Proposed: Weirwater
  • Seconded: Mitwold
  • Failed

Amend Challenger in Waiting III

  • Motion: To amend the title of Challenger in Waiting so that their responsibilities are to measure the Virtue of the Throne, should they challenge for monarch of Dawn, and to spread word of what they find. They would also be responsible for encouraging nobles to stand for or against the Throne on the tourney field. They will continue to receive liao and funds, but not any gifts offered by the Silver Nightingales.
  • Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
  • Further Details: Follows the previous motion to amend the title.

Amend Grieftender of the Forgotten

  • Motion: To amend appointment of the title "Grieftender of the Forgotten" to be appointed by the Varushkan National Assembly
  • Proposed: Karov
  • Seconded: Necropolis
  • Passed
  • Outcome: The Grieftender of the Forgotten will be appointed by the Varushkan Assembly at the Winter Solstice 386YE

Amend Power of Revocation

  • Motion: Any citizen whose title has been revoked shall be ineligible to hold that same title until 1 year after the date of revocation.
  • Proposed: Conscience of the Senate
  • Seconded: Holberg
  • Failed
  • Note: This motion required a constituional vote and would have seen extended scrutiny.

Amend Strategos of Wintermark

  • Motion: To amend the title Strategos of Wintermark to also hold the mana sinecure 'Vale's Might' in Wood Heath, Hahnmark. There is no current Keeper of the Crystal Vale - let Wintermark's Prosperity support our heroes
  • Proposed: Hahnmark
  • Seconded: Bregasland
  • Passed
  • Outcome: The Keeper of the Crystal Vale title has been abrogated. The Strategos of Wintermark will receive an income of ten mana crystals each season

Appraise interfering with Mallum supply

  • Motion: To appraise how best to damage the ability of the orcs of the Mallum to be able to support their armies now we have maps of Ulnak, Sanath, and Sarangrave.
  • Proposed: The Barrens
  • Seconded: Upwold
  • Withdrawn on the floor

Appraise interfering with Salt Lord relationships

  • Motion: To request Naomi appraise how we disrupt relations between each Grendel Salt Lord and their allies, both internal and external.
  • Proposed: Necropolis
  • Seconded: Miaren
  • Passed
  • Outcome: The results of this appraisal will be presented before the Winter Solstice 386YE

Appraise Seed Exchange

  • Motion: The Upwold Seed Exchange project was setup to companion plant farm crops and herb seeds to bolster yields and increase resistance. This motion therefore is an appraisal to expand upon the work of the Seed Exchange to: 1) promise companion planting with other corps in other regions 2) build seed banks which will preserve cultivars that could be lost in devastated regions, and be used in territory resilience and regrowth.
  • Proposed: Bregasland
  • Seconded: Kallavesa
  • Passed
  • Outcome: No prognosticator was requested, one will be assigned by Gerard La Salle. The results of this appraisal will be presented before the Winter Solstice 386YE

Assign Bronze Bowls of the Three Seasons

  • Motion: To assign the Bronze Bowls of the Three Seasons to the Imperial Orcs. Appointment annually by Tally of the Votes.
  • Proposed: Skarsind
  • Seconded: Kahraman
  • Passed
  • Outcome: The title associated with the sinecure will be available to elect by the Imperial Orcs for the first time at the Winter Solstice 386YE. More information on the sinecure can be found on the Digging for fire wind of fortune

Create title of Stipulator of Stipends

  • Motion: To create the title of Stipular of Stipends who can, once per season, announce a reduction to a stipend. Appointed by Senate; follows standard revocation processes.
  • Proposed: Spiral
  • Seconded: Karov
  • Passed
  • Outcome: This motion is undergoing extended scrutiny

Criminalise hunting turtles in Bay of Catazar

  • Motion: Motion to make it illegal to hunt or harm turtles in the Bay of Catazar.
  • Proposed: Mareave
  • Seconded: Reikos
  • Passed
  • Outcome: It is now illegal to harm or hunt turtles in the Bay of Catazar. This has reduced the taxation from territories across the Bay of Catazar by a total of four thrones each season. More information on this motion can be found in the Here to stay wind of fortune.

Disburse funds for Diplomatenschloss

  • Motion: Disburse funds for the Diplomatenschloss
  • Proposed: Casinea
  • Seconded: Bastion
  • Passed at 125 thrones
  • Outcome: 125 thrones disbursed to Senator for Casinea. Refers to the ongoing construction in Necropolis

Disburse funds for Five Cities Military Academy

  • Motion: That there be a disbursal of funds to continue work on the construction of the Five Cities Military Academy.
  • Proposed: Tassato
  • Seconded: Temeschwar
  • Passed at 100 thrones
  • Outcome: 100 thrones disbursed to Senator for Tassato. Refers to the ongoing construction in Tassato

Disburse funds for Temeschwar Great Works

  • Motion: Disburse funds to the Senator for Temeschwar for the construction of tax producing great works: the Sawmill of Vardstein Vale and the Mines of Temeschwar. This is not a commission.
  • Proposed: Temeschwar
  • Seconded: Tassato
  • Passed at 200 thrones
  • Outcome: 200 thrones disbursed to Senator for Temeschwar. Refers to the opportunities presented in the Don't blame me wind of fortune

Statement on Preaching in Asavea

  • Motion: Last season this Senate passed a law to criminalise preaching the Way in Asavea. This season, the Synod vetoed that motion. This system of scrutiny, oversight, and accountability is how our Empire functions. This Senate respects and upholds the veto and the decision of the Synod, and their guidance of us in Virtue.
  • Proposed: Kallavesa
  • Seconded: Hahnmark
  • Passed

Upgrade the Red Wind Corsairs

  • Motion: To upgrade the Red Wind Corsairs to take on the "Forayers" quality which will allow the army to take orders to change from an army to a navy and back again. At a cost of 80 weirwood and 240 crowns.
  • Proposed: Chiara Zayden Riqueza, Citizens' Voice
  • Passed
  • Outcome: Once complete the Red Wind Corsairs will gain the Forayers quality as per the An angry blade wind of fortune
  • Further reading: Upgrade the Red Wind Corsairs

Appointments

Ambassador to Sarcophan Delves

Ambassador to the Grendel

  • Motion: Elect Ambassador to the Grendel
  • Proposed: Astolat
  • Seconded: Karsk
  • Outcome: The title of Ambassador to the Grendel will be appointed at the first Senate session of the Winter Solstice 386YE

Ambassador to the Iron Confederacy

  • Motion: Appoint an Ambassador to the Iron Confederacy
  • Proposed: Miaren
  • Seconded: Sermersuaq
  • Outcome: The title of Ambassador to the Iron Confederacy will be appointed at the first Senate session of the Winter Solstice 386YE

Ambassador to Axos

  • Motion: To elect the Ambassador to Axos
  • Proposed: Kahraman
  • Seconded: Mareave
  • Outcome: The title of Ambassador to Axos will be appointed at the first Senate session of the Winter Solstice 386YE

Commissions (Senate)

Construct Library of Worth

  • Motion: Motion to construct the Library of Worth in Guildenheim, Skarsind. This is a folly and will cost at least 12 white granite and 42 crowns. Funded by the Imperial Orc nation. It will allow them to add a word and symbol to their collection each season, to preserve history.
  • Proposed: Reikos
  • Seconded: Skarsind
  • Passed
  • Outcome: Constructs a folly in Gildermark, Skarsind as per the The Deer in the Sun wind of fortune
  • Further Reading: Construct Library of Worth

Construct Last Battle Wayhouse

  • Motion: To construct Last Battle Wayhouse in the Bleaks, the Barrens. The Wayhouse will be a vital strategic tool in our fight against the Druj, providing crucial reconnaissance into Sarangrave. Appointed annually by Generals of Navarr. Self funded.
  • Proposed: Hercynia
  • Seconded: Semmerholm
  • Passed
  • Outcome: Constructs a wayhouse in the Bleaks, the Barrens as per the The way home wind of fortune
  • Further Reading: Construct Last Battle Wayhouse

Convert the Temple of the Four Winds

  • Motion: Convert the Temple of the Four Winds to the Monastery of the Four Winds as detailed by the civil service opportunity. Position to be elected by the Urizen National Assembly. Fully funded by Urizen. Requires a commission.
  • Proposed: Redoubt
  • Seconded: Zenith
  • Passed
  • Outcome: Converts the Temple of the Four Winds as per the Thresher's summer wind of fortune
  • Further Reading: Convert the Temple of the Four Winds

Expand the Bone Hives

  • Motion: To upgrade the Bone Hives. To both improve the structures of the hives and to provide the Amber Scorpion, who work the hives, with housing. Total cost is 26 weirwood and 52 78 crowns.
  • Proposed: Ossium
  • Seconded: Volodmartz
  • Passed
  • Outcome: Expands the Bone Hives as per the Thousands or more wind of fortune
  • Further Reading: Expand the Bone Hives

Construct Floerstrand

  • Motion: To build Floerstrand, a "Hot Spring Hall", in Tanikipari as detailed in last season's appraisal of Sermersuaq's prosperity
  • Proposed: Sermersuaq
  • Seconded: Hercynia
  • Passed at 15 thrones
  • Outcome: 15 thrones disbursed to Senator for Sermersuaq. Constructs a sinecure in Tanikipari, Sermersuaq as per the Farm, fur, and fish wind of fortune
  • Further Reading: Construct Floerstrand

Construct Landskeeper's Study

  • Motion: To construct the "Landskeeper's Study", a mana ministry in Oakwood, Ashbrook, Upwold. This will create the position of "Keeper of the Study" appointed annually by Marcher Senators, with the responsibility to spread knowledge of the magical arts used to enchant farms. It will cost 12 white granite and 36 crowns in labour. Self funded by prosperous citizens of the Marches.
  • Proposed: Upwold
  • Seconded: Redoubt
  • Passed
  • Outcome: Constructs a ministry in Ashbrook, Upwold as per the Thresher's summer wind of fortune
  • Further Reading: Construct Landskeeper's Study

Construct Open Fan Cicisbeo Academy

  • Motion: To commission the construction of the Open Fan Cicisbeo Academy. A self funded money sinecure costing 10 white granite & 3 thrones 6 crowns in labour. It will provide income and create a title of "Headmistress of the Open Fan Academy" as appointed by senators of the League. This title has tenure and will be built in Cigno, Sarvos.
  • Proposed: Sarvos
  • Seconded: Spiral
  • Passed
  • Outcome: Constructs a sinecure in Cigno, Sarvos.
  • Further Reading: Construct Open Fan Cicisbeo Academy

Construct Gallery of Memories

  • Motion: To build the Gallery of Memories, a business sinecure to create a permanent exhibition of the workers in the Sunless Depths mine. Built in Lomaa with 10 wains of white granite and 30 crowns in three months. Creates the title "Curator of Memories" to look after the Gallery. Appointed, with tenure, by the Varushkan Nationl Assembly. Self Funded by the Proferred Hand network.
  • Proposed: Volodmartz
  • Seconded: Ossium
  • Failed

Construct Beneficiary of the Golden Cascade

  • Motion: To build the Beneficiary of the Golden Cascade, a sinecure paying 10 crowns to the Virtue Fund. Creates the title of the Beneficiary of the Golden Cascade receiving herbs and potions. Appointed by Urizen National Assembly. Responsible for seeking out allies in other nations, using the harvest of the Golden Cascade to help and reward them for the aid they have or will give Urizen. Dispursal of funds.
  • Proposed: Zenith
  • Seconded: Miekarova
  • Withdrawn on the floor
  • Further Reading: More information on this opportunity can be found in the Forwards and Rewards wind of fortune

Construct Blades of Semmerlak

  • Motion: To construct the Blades of the Semmerlak. 24 Weirwood, 72 crowns. No funding needed. Knightly estates in Lacuve, Semmerholm. Warden house in Bittershore, Ossium. Creates martial title "Knight-warden of the Semmerlak," appointed by test of arms between Varushkans and Dawn. Responsible for protecting Semmerlak communities from threats mundane and magical, and for opposing the depredations of Dhou'ala.
  • Proposed: Karsk
  • Seconded: The Barrens
  • Withdrawn on the floor
  • Further Reading: More information on this opportunity can be found in the Less welcome tenants wind of fortune

Commissions (Announcements)

Construct Bounders Hall of Meade

  • Motion: To commission the building of a Bounders Hall in Meade. This will create a Marcher National title of the "Bailiff of Meade" appointed by Marcher senators. This was funded by the prosperous house of Talbot and the House Mudd, both of Mitwold.
  • Announced by Protectorate Thenrik, Legion Engineer
  • Outcome: Constructs a Bounder's Hall in Mitwold that Marcher beaters can send their military units to support as per the Kith and kin wind of fortune
  • Further Reading: Construct Bounders Hall of Meade

Construct Cascade of Living Flame

Construct Curstag's Way

  • Motion: To construct a Grand Highway, named for the first League orc to die in battle for the Empire, Curstag von Apulian Crimson Way. Which will connect Redoubt, Spiral, and Mareave through Urizen vision and League skill Curstag's Way will support out unshackled cousins and show the septs of Mareave how the Empire builds up its people. In Curstag's final words: "There are so many people on the Broken Shores who deserve saving".
  • Announced by Laughlan Vi Temeschwar, Master of Rings
  • Outcome: Constructs a great work in Spiral as per the We all stand wind of fortune
  • Further Reading: Construct Curstag's Way

Construct Garden City of Holberg

Construct Hartford Brewery

  • Motion: As the holder of an Imperial Wayleave, this is to announce the construction of the Hartford Brewery. This money sinecure will be appointed by Marcher senators and the position held in tenure. This sinecure will be built in Hartford (Stockmarch, Upwold). Name of Sinecure: Hartford Brewery. Title of Holder: Hartford Brewmaster. Type of Sinecure: Money producing sinecure of 16 wains. Election: Tenure, appointed by Marcher senators.
  • Announced by Edmund Forster, Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave
  • Outcome: Constructs a sinecure in Upwold
  • Further Reading: Construct Hartford Brewery

Construct Monument in Bastion

  • Motion: I announce the construction of a monument to celebrate the work of Brother Olyvar of Esther's Sanctum, Lady Josephine of Adina's Charge, and Hazelelponi of the Shattered Tower, as well as countless others, to eliminate discrimination against lineaged people within Highguard and the wider Empire. To be constructed in Sybella, Sybella's Cross, Bastion following the design by Lady Josephine. One mithril, seven white granite, 24 crowns, with thanks to the exceptional generosity of Livia of the Spire of the Celestial Cascade.
  • Announced by Konstantin Rabovich Bolotnikov, Mistress of Monuments
  • Outcome: Constructs a folly in Bastion
  • Further Reading: Construct Monument in Bastion

Construct Proud Quill Parcel

  • Motion: The Proud Quill Parcel in Kalpaheim, Hahnmark. 16 wains of weirwood. A herb sinecure to be planted in open land behind the Proud Quill Ale Hall by unanimous agreement of Wintermark senators, title to have tenure
  • Announced by Cormack Dun, Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave
  • Outcome: Constructs a sinecure in Hahnmark
  • Further Reading: Construct Proud Quill Parcel

Construct Statue of the White Bear

Announcements

Assign Regalia to Generals of Navarr

  • Motion: The following artifacts are to be made regalia of the three Navarri generals: Broker's Tear for Isaella's Dance; Anaira's Talon for the Quiet Step; Trystan's Lament for the Black Thorns
  • Announced by: Athiel Westernborn, Benefactor of Regalia
  • Outcome: This motion is undergoing extended scrutiny

Decommission Reinos Spy Network

  • Motion A leaky ship is a dangerous ship. Subversive traitors, fools, malingerers, and vermin continue to steal our secrets and give them to eternals and enemies each season. Consider your speech. TATTLING TONGUES TAKE LIVES. As a result, to ensure operational security of our most valuable operatives, I announce the deconstruction of the Reinos spy network. Threats are within, not just without.
  • Announced by Bernard Dugdale, Imperial Spymaster
  • Outcome: The spy network in Reinos will be decommissioned over the coming season.

Hand of the Chancellor

  • Motion Use of Hand of the Chancellor for the continued construction of the Dawnish army.
  • Announced by Vesna Borkovna Prochnost, The Throne
  • Outcome: 250 thrones disbursed to Empress Vesna

Research Emperor Ahraz

  • Motion: The Priests and Mages of The Empire have made their commitment to Asavea known, and so we MUST go armed with Virtue. We have brought back unsavoury auras in previous endeavours so we look to one who has previously walked this path with Virtue. As such, I ask The Lepidean University to look further into the Auras and Courage surrounding Emperor Ahraz, so that knowledge gained may gird those who seek liberation, both tomorrow and in years to come.
  • Announced by: Hazelelponi of the Shattered Tower, Lepidean Librarian
  • Outcome: Historical Research on the matter will be delivered to the Librarian at the Winter Solstice 386YE

Research Origins of Alignment

  • Motion: The Department of Historical Research is to send Octavia of Stream's Source Spire to research: The Nature and Origin of Conclave's Amity, Enmity, and Neutrality.
  • Announced by: Silk Farkas, Minister of Historical Research
  • Outcome: Historical Research on the matter will be delivered to the Minister at the Winter Solstice 386YE

Thornsong Research

  • Motion: Thornsong House will begin its research. I thank the Senate and the citizens of the Empire for their generous contributions towards the building of Thornsong House. We will see the destruction of the vallorn in our lifetime. The research will be towards a potion to protect citizens from the effects of vallorn miasma, to reduce deaths on the battlefield, and to end the vallorn!
  • Announced by: Wren Dappledgrove, Thornsinger
  • Outcome: Work has begun on developing the herbal for the tonic. Research should be completed before the Autumn Equinox 387YE

Resupply and Imperial Guerdon

  • Motion: The Tusks to receive emergency resupply. The Wolves of War, the Iron Helms, and the Black Thorns to receive the Guerdon
  • Announced: by Natalia 'The Falcon' Barossa, Quartermaster General of the Imperial Armies
  • Outcome: Military units supporting the three armies will receive shares in the Imperial Guerdon

Click Expand to see the list of contributions made to the emergency resupply.

  • 20 wains of mithril and 5 thrones provided by Natalia 'The Falcon' Barossa after Autumn Equinox 386YE
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