Imperial Favour - Revision history

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	==Empress Britta==		==Empress Britta==
	As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[Synod]], [[Senate]], and [[~~Conclave\|~~Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.		As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[Synod]], [[Senate]], and [[Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.

	The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.		The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.

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	==Empress Britta==		==Empress Britta==
	As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[~~Synod\|~~Synod]], [[Senate]], and [[Conclave\|Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.		As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[Synod]], [[Senate]], and [[Conclave\|Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.

	The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.		The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.

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	==Emperor James==		==Emperor James==
	Likewise, [[Emperor James]] is recorded as specifically issuing a favour to someone giving them the power to replace a general – though reports as to who and why are virtually nonexistent. There is some circumstantial evidence that this favour was actually used during the [[Imperial_history#.28281_YE_-_300_YE.29_The_Second_Interregnum\|Second Interregnum]], shortly before Empress Deanne came to the Throne, to provide additional defence for the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] territory of [[Necropolis]] against [[Grendel]] raiders. Sadly, records from the [[~~Military Council\|~~Military Council]] can be patchy at best and it is difficult for a scholar to confirm this one way or another.		Likewise, [[Emperor James]] is recorded as specifically issuing a favour to someone giving them the power to replace a general – though reports as to who and why are virtually nonexistent. There is some circumstantial evidence that this favour was actually used during the [[Imperial_history#.28281_YE_-_300_YE.29_The_Second_Interregnum\|Second Interregnum]], shortly before Empress Deanne came to the Throne, to provide additional defence for the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] territory of [[Necropolis]] against [[Grendel]] raiders. Sadly, records from the [[Military Council]] can be patchy at best and it is difficult for a scholar to confirm this one way or another.

	==Empress Brannan==		==Empress Brannan==

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	==Empress Britta==		==Empress Britta==
	As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[Synod\|Synod]], [[~~Senate\|~~Senate]], and [[Conclave\|Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.		As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[Synod\|Synod]], [[Senate]], and [[Conclave\|Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.

	The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.		The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.

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	==Empress Britta==		==Empress Britta==
	As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod\|Synod]], [[Senate\|Senate]], and [[Conclave\|Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.		As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[Synod\|Synod]], [[Senate\|Senate]], and [[Conclave\|Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.

	The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.		The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.

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	==Empress Britta==		==Empress Britta==
	As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[Imperial Synod\|Synod]], [[Senate\|Senate]], and [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave\|Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.		As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[Imperial Synod\|Synod]], [[Senate\|Senate]], and [[Conclave\|Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.

	The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.		The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.

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	==Emperor Walter==		==Emperor Walter==
	[[Emperor Walter]] made extensive use of the Imperial Favour to empower his agents to operate in the Senate - in particular his brother Edward would regularly employ the [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|Hand of the Chancellor]] on behalf of the notoriously Senate-averse throne. He barely used the favour for anything else. It was generally assumed that his final favour (used to acquire money from the treasury for use in [[~~Imperial~~ Bourse]] bids as usual) represented the last such effort - after all, he was not expecting to die and presumably had made no plans for his posterity.		[[Emperor Walter]] made extensive use of the Imperial Favour to empower his agents to operate in the Senate - in particular his brother Edward would regularly employ the [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|Hand of the Chancellor]] on behalf of the notoriously Senate-averse throne. He barely used the favour for anything else. It was generally assumed that his final favour (used to acquire money from the treasury for use in [[Bourse]] bids as usual) represented the last such effort - after all, he was not expecting to die and presumably had made no plans for his posterity.

	Despite this, however, rumours have surfaced from time to time that Walter did in fact prepare a secret Imperial Favour - either just before his death or perhaps even earlier but dated to be usable only after a certain point - which he used as surety on a loan. The civil service will neither confirm nor deny the existence of such a favour of course.		Despite this, however, rumours have surfaced from time to time that Walter did in fact prepare a secret Imperial Favour - either just before his death or perhaps even earlier but dated to be usable only after a certain point - which he used as surety on a loan. The civil service will neither confirm nor deny the existence of such a favour of course.

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	==Empress Britta==		==Empress Britta==
	As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[Imperial Synod\|Synod]], [[~~Imperial~~ Senate\|Senate]], and [[Imperial Conclave\|Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.		As Throne, [[Empress Britta]] of course made use of the Imperial Favour. Having seen the mistakes of the previous three incumbents ([[Emperor Walter\|Walter]], [[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]], and [[Emperor Hugh\|Hugh]]), [[Empress Britta]] vowed openly not to repeat them. She had the courage to speak her mind, but she tempered this with the wisdom to select competent advisors, and give those advisors the freedom to act on behalf of the Empire. While her primary focus for much of her reign was on the defence of the Empire's borders, and on liberating those territories lost to the barbarian, her representatives focused on bringing the [[Imperial Synod\|Synod]], [[Senate\|Senate]], and [[Imperial Conclave\|Conclave]] back to the service of the Empire.

	The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.		The most common use of her favour during this time was to give one of her staunch supporters Maxwell Heshel di Temeschwar the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|power of Veto]]. He employed this favour on three occasions in 374YE and 375YE to block attempts by Senators of the “old guard” from enacting self-serving or unpopular policies while the Throne was busy elsewhere. She also made careful use of favour in the military council - granting the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|Defender of the Empire]] to an ally, she could ensure that a disruptive or recalcitrant [[general]] could be replaced before they could cause any damage to the ongoing campaign without having to take the generalship herself.

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	==Emperor James==		==Emperor James==
	Likewise, [[Emperor James]] is recorded as specifically issuing a favour to someone giving them the power to replace a general – though reports as to who and why are virtually nonexistent. There is some circumstantial evidence that this favour was actually used during the [[Imperial_history#.28281_YE_-_300_YE.29_The_Second_Interregnum\|Second Interregnum]], shortly before Empress Deanne came to the Throne, to provide additional defence for the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] territory of [[Necropolis]] against [[Grendel]] raiders. Sadly, records from the [[~~Imperial~~ Military Council\|Military Council]] can be patchy at best and it is difficult for a scholar to confirm this one way or another.		Likewise, [[Emperor James]] is recorded as specifically issuing a favour to someone giving them the power to replace a general – though reports as to who and why are virtually nonexistent. There is some circumstantial evidence that this favour was actually used during the [[Imperial_history#.28281_YE_-_300_YE.29_The_Second_Interregnum\|Second Interregnum]], shortly before Empress Deanne came to the Throne, to provide additional defence for the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] territory of [[Necropolis]] against [[Grendel]] raiders. Sadly, records from the [[Military Council\|Military Council]] can be patchy at best and it is difficult for a scholar to confirm this one way or another.

	==Empress Brannan==		==Empress Brannan==

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Empress Giselle

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	[[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]] was one of the more profligate users of the Imperial Favour, granting it freely to her allies to act not only on her behalf but in pursuit of their own ambitions. There are extensive records of favours offered and spent throughout her reign, sometimes more than one during the course of a single Anvil summit. Often. Such favours involved the [[The_Throne#Powers_of_State\|Powers of State]] - especially the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|Veto]] and power of [[The_Throne#Power_of_Exclusion\|Exclusion]] – and they were invariably given to her supporters in [[the League]].		[[Empress Giselle\|Giselle]] was one of the more profligate users of the Imperial Favour, granting it freely to her allies to act not only on her behalf but in pursuit of their own ambitions. There are extensive records of favours offered and spent throughout her reign, sometimes more than one during the course of a single Anvil summit. Often. Such favours involved the [[The_Throne#Powers_of_State\|Powers of State]] - especially the [[The_Throne#Power_of_Veto\|Veto]] and power of [[The_Throne#Power_of_Exclusion\|Exclusion]] – and they were invariably given to her supporters in [[the League]].

	There are civil service records of a final unspent favour bestowed on Edward Cavaliero de Tassato, a [[naga]] [[~~The_League_lineage_and_species_attitudes~~#Reckoners\|Reckoner]]. By all accounts, it did not remain in his hands long and was extensively traded back and forth within the League for several years after Empress Giselle's death. Its precise nature is unclear, although there is a widespread belief that it allowed the bearer to raise a [[Senate_motion\|motion in the Senate]]. This is of course impossible – the ability to raise a motion is not a power of the Throne - and further investigation has traced the notion back to a little-known intrigue-romance story called ''The Empress and the Serpent'' published by an anonymous writer in [[Tassato]] in 362YE. The lurid story is quite clearly a work of fiction.		There are civil service records of a final unspent favour bestowed on Edward Cavaliero de Tassato, a [[naga]] [[The_League_culture_and_customs#Reckoners\|Reckoner]]. By all accounts, it did not remain in his hands long and was extensively traded back and forth within the League for several years after Empress Giselle's death. Its precise nature is unclear, although there is a widespread belief that it allowed the bearer to raise a [[Senate_motion\|motion in the Senate]]. This is of course impossible – the ability to raise a motion is not a power of the Throne - and further investigation has traced the notion back to a little-known intrigue-romance story called ''The Empress and the Serpent'' published by an anonymous writer in [[Tassato]] in 362YE. The lurid story is quite clearly a work of fiction.

	==Emperor Ahraz==		==Emperor Ahraz==