The greatest plurality - Revision history

Twiggy at 00:34, 19 March 2026

2026-03-19T00:34:25Z

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	That, as it transpired, proved too high a hurdle. The Synod considered the [[mandate]] that arose from the sermon, and it also considered three other judgements - all presenting alternatives for the greatest Ambition of the Empire. Alongside these were some noble attempts to consider them all very important but to be done in order (which would of course beg the same question of which one to do first). There was even one judgement that called on the Synod to attempt them all at the same time which was definitely Ambitious, but ultimately a call to focus on many things is the same as a call to focus on none.		That, as it transpired, proved too high a hurdle. The Synod considered the [[mandate]] that arose from the sermon, and it also considered three other judgements - all presenting alternatives for the greatest Ambition of the Empire. Alongside these were some noble attempts to consider them all very important but to be done in order (which would of course beg the same question of which one to do first). There was even one judgement that called on the Synod to attempt them all at the same time which was definitely Ambitious, but ultimately a call to focus on many things is the same as a call to focus on none.
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	{{SOPInner\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the ~~Vallorn~~ should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the ~~Vallorn~~.\|size=small\|vote=1726-290\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the vallorn.\|size=small\|vote=1726-290\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on spreading The Way to Asavea above all other ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 480-1344 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Jules von Holberg, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on spreading The Way to Asavea above all other ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 480-1344 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Jules von Holberg, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on completing the Grand Inspiration of the Way above all other Ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 376-1370 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Novella di Sarvos, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on completing the Grand Inspiration of the Way above all other Ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 376-1370 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Novella di Sarvos, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=Even the most impenetrable forest may fall one treat at a time. We send Corey Wayfarer with 250 liao to urge the faithful to focus on destroying the vallorn above all other ambitions. No price is too high.\|vote=Failed 800-1275\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Corey Wayfarer, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=Even the most impenetrable forest may fall one treat at a time. We send Corey Wayfarer with 250 liao to urge the faithful to focus on destroying the vallorn above all other ambitions. No price is too high.\|vote=Failed 800-1275\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Corey Wayfarer, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe the faithful should focus on the ambitious task to defeat one enemy at a time. If we try to pursue everything we achieve nothing. Let the Synod vote to defeat the Druj first, before seeking other long term challenges.\|vote=Failed 818-538 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Val, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe the faithful should focus on the ambitious task to defeat one enemy at a time. If we try to pursue everything we achieve nothing. Let the Synod vote to defeat the Druj first, before seeking other long term challenges.\|vote=Failed 818-538 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Val, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We choose all four! Enlighten Asavea! Kill the Druj! Destroy the ~~Vallorn~~! Renovate Bastion! No price is too high. We will wage no other wars: negotiate what we can, cede what we must. We will build no other commissions: pause what we can, abandon what we must. We will pursue no other projects: adapt what we can, redirect what we must. Fight no other battle, study no other topic, sing no other song. We choose these four!\|vote=Failed 191-1176\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Yosephus Morningson, General Assembly\|size=small}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We choose all four! Enlighten Asavea! Kill the Druj! Destroy the vallorn! Renovate Bastion! No price is too high. We will wage no other wars: negotiate what we can, cede what we must. We will build no other commissions: pause what we can, abandon what we must. We will pursue no other projects: adapt what we can, redirect what we must. Fight no other battle, study no other topic, sing no other song. We choose these four!\|vote=Failed 191-1176\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Yosephus Morningson, General Assembly\|size=small}}
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Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

2026-01-15T22:11:19Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The [[The_hard_way\|inspiring sermon]] delivered by the [[Archbishop of Capodomus\|Archbishop of the Capodomus]] Cathedral presented the [[General Assembly]] of the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]] with a unique opportunity to identify the greatest threat facing the Empire, the highest [[Ambition]] to which the Virtuous should ascribe.		The [[The_hard_way\|inspiring sermon]] delivered by the [[Archbishop of Capodomus\|Archbishop of the Capodomus]] Cathedral presented the [[General Assembly]] of the [[Synod]] with a unique opportunity to identify the greatest threat facing the Empire, the highest [[Ambition]] to which the Virtuous should ascribe.

	'''Estella Lucati’s''' stirring words singled out the vallorn as the goal above all others and in isolation many would agree. The Synod has repeatedly called the [[vallorn]] the greatest single threat facing the Empire. But nothing exists in a vacuum and to say that defeating the vallorn is the single most important Ambition is to also say that other Ambitions - defeating the Druj, [[Drumbeat_of_war#A_Fulcrum\|anchoring the Way in Asavea]], completing the [[Blood_will_thicken#A_Question_of_Scale\|Grand Inspiration of the Way]]... were all less important.		'''Estella Lucati’s''' stirring words singled out the vallorn as the goal above all others and in isolation many would agree. The Synod has repeatedly called the [[vallorn]] the greatest single threat facing the Empire. But nothing exists in a vacuum and to say that defeating the vallorn is the single most important Ambition is to also say that other Ambitions - defeating the Druj, [[Drumbeat_of_war#A_Fulcrum\|anchoring the Way in Asavea]], completing the [[Blood_will_thicken#A_Question_of_Scale\|Grand Inspiration of the Way]]... were all less important.

Twiggy at 17:10, 16 August 2025

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	==Many Votes, Many Ambitions==		==Many Votes, Many Ambitions==
	* '''The Synod has not united behind a single grand spiritual ambition for the Empire		* '''The Synod has not united behind a single grand spiritual ambition for the Empire
	That, as it transpired, proved too high a hurdle. The Synod considered the [[mandate]] that arose from the sermon, and it also considered three other judgements - all presenting alternatives for the greatest Ambition of the Empire. Alongside these were some noble attempts to consider them all very important but to be done in order (which would of course beg the same question of which one to do first). There was even one judgement that called on the Synod to attempt them all at the same time which was definitely Ambitious, but ultimately a call to focus on many things is the same as a a call to focus on none.		That, as it transpired, proved too high a hurdle. The Synod considered the [[mandate]] that arose from the sermon, and it also considered three other judgements - all presenting alternatives for the greatest Ambition of the Empire. Alongside these were some noble attempts to consider them all very important but to be done in order (which would of course beg the same question of which one to do first). There was even one judgement that called on the Synod to attempt them all at the same time which was definitely Ambitious, but ultimately a call to focus on many things is the same as a call to focus on none.
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	{{SOPInner\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the Vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the Vallorn.\|size=small\|vote=1726-290\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the Vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the Vallorn.\|size=small\|vote=1726-290\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly}}

Matt: /* Many Votes, Many Ambitions */

2025-08-15T14:24:54Z

Many Votes, Many Ambitions

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	The statement to take the fight to the Druj very clearly had the majority of the support of the General Assembly, but it was telling that it did not get a [[greater majority]]. Faced with the prospect of failing to unite around the only viable choice, priests stuck to their principles. However tempting it might be to try to fashion a bold vision for the Empire for years to come, priests refused to compromise their ideals. The fight against the [[Druj]] might be important but it was ''not'' the greatest Ambition of the Empire.		The statement to take the fight to the Druj very clearly had the majority of the support of the General Assembly, but it was telling that it did not get a [[greater majority]]. Faced with the prospect of failing to unite around the only viable choice, priests stuck to their principles. However tempting it might be to try to fashion a bold vision for the Empire for years to come, priests refused to compromise their ideals. The fight against the [[Druj]] might be important but it was ''not'' the greatest Ambition of the Empire.

	At ''first'' there is disappointment - particularly from those who visited Capodomus and heard the inspirational sermon, but also from any who had dared to dream that their preferred choice might be the one elevated by the Synod. That frustration doesn't last long, but the idea of the Empire unifying behind one grand Ambition, putting everything else aside to achieve that one thing - was such an inspiring idea that people are initially disappointed when it doesn't happen. The ~~hope of achieving that~~ seemed to offer the prospect of achieving something truly extraordinary, something monumental, something to echo down the ages. That was appealing and of course everyone who watches the Synod had naively hoped that it was their preferred option that would win. They were looking to the Synod to validate their goals - and when that didn't happen they were unsurprisingly disappointed.		At ''first'' there is disappointment - particularly from those who visited Capodomus and heard the inspirational sermon, but also from any who had dared to dream that their preferred choice might be the one elevated by the Synod. That frustration doesn't last long, but the idea of the Empire unifying behind one grand Ambition, putting everything else aside to achieve that one thing - was such an inspiring idea that people are initially disappointed when it doesn't happen. The choice seemed to offer the prospect of achieving something truly extraordinary, something monumental, something to echo down the ages. That was appealing and of course everyone who watches the Synod had naively hoped that it was their preferred option that would win. They were looking to the Synod to validate their goals - and when that didn't happen they were unsurprisingly disappointed.

	At first there is anger, a perception that this is a failure. There is a brief moment when some suggest that the Synod ought to be reformed - with folk imagining that a different formulation might have produced the "right" answer. There are a few who try to suggest that the Synod has failed the Empire, or at least that their leadership has. How could they look at this moment and fail to make a choice about what the greatest Ambition of the Empire should be (by which they really mean, how could the Synod have failed to agree with ''them'' on what the most important thing was).		At first there is anger, a perception that this is a failure. There is a brief moment when some suggest that the Synod ought to be reformed - with folk imagining that a different formulation might have produced the "right" answer. There are a few who try to suggest that the Synod has failed the Empire, or at least that their leadership has. How could they look at this moment and fail to make a choice about what the greatest Ambition of the Empire should be (by which they really mean, how could the Synod have failed to agree with ''them'' on what the most important thing was).

Kirkbride at 23:26, 22 July 2025

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	If this mandate is enacted - and it requires no liao - it will fundamentally weaken the authority of the General Assembly. Statements of principle that get a greater majority will remain important to everyone in the Empire - as they demonstrate common purpose and unity. But statements of principle that do ''not'' get a greater majority will be ''completely ignored'' by everyone - the judgement will be assumed to be ~~relevant~~ to priests and pilgrims of other nations and other virtues.		If this mandate is enacted - and it requires no liao - it will fundamentally weaken the authority of the General Assembly. Statements of principle that get a greater majority will remain important to everyone in the Empire - as they demonstrate common purpose and unity. But statements of principle that do ''not'' get a greater majority will be ''completely ignored'' by everyone - the judgement will be assumed to be irrelevant to priests and pilgrims of other nations and other virtues.

	The counterpoint is that people will be more likely to take an interest in the judgements of their national and virtue assembly. If that happens, it will be easier for the national assemblies and the Virtue assemblies to ensure that their followers respond to a statement of principle provided it is identified as something of significant importance. People's lives are busy with many things, even the virtuous are not going to respond to claims that ''this'' particular issue is the most important thing ever, if it is the second time they've heard that this year... But if the assembly used the power sparingly - picking and choosing when to emphasize that something was truly crucial - then it would be guaranteed to have an effect, just as a greater majority in the General Assembly does now.		The counterpoint is that people will be more likely to take an interest in the judgements of their national and virtue assembly. If that happens, it will be easier for the national assemblies and the Virtue assemblies to ensure that their followers respond to a statement of principle provided it is identified as something of significant importance. People's lives are busy with many things, even the virtuous are not going to respond to claims that ''this'' particular issue is the most important thing ever, if it is the second time they've heard that this year... But if the assembly used the power sparingly - picking and choosing when to emphasize that something was truly crucial - then it would be guaranteed to have an effect, just as a greater majority in the General Assembly does now.

Kirkbride: /* Many Nations, Many Virtues */

2025-07-22T22:56:38Z

Many Nations, Many Virtues

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	If this mandate is enacted it will fundamentally weaken the authority of the General Assembly. Statements of principle that get a greater majority will remain important to everyone in the Empire - as they demonstrate common purpose and unity. But statements of principle that do ''not'' get a greater majority will be ''completely ignored'' by everyone - the judgement will be assumed to be relevant to priests and pilgrims of other nations and other virtues.		If this mandate is enacted - and it requires no liao - it will fundamentally weaken the authority of the General Assembly. Statements of principle that get a greater majority will remain important to everyone in the Empire - as they demonstrate common purpose and unity. But statements of principle that do ''not'' get a greater majority will be ''completely ignored'' by everyone - the judgement will be assumed to be relevant to priests and pilgrims of other nations and other virtues.

	The counterpoint is that people will be more likely to take an interest in the judgements of their national and virtue assembly. If that happens, it will be easier for the national assemblies and the Virtue assemblies to ensure that their followers respond to a statement of principle provided it is identified as something of significant importance. People's lives are busy with many things, even the virtuous are not going to respond to claims that ''this'' particular issue is the most important thing ever, if it is the second time they've heard that this year... But if the assembly used the power sparingly - picking and choosing when to emphasize that something was truly crucial - then it would be guaranteed to have an effect, just as a greater majority in the General Assembly does now.		The counterpoint is that people will be more likely to take an interest in the judgements of their national and virtue assembly. If that happens, it will be easier for the national assemblies and the Virtue assemblies to ensure that their followers respond to a statement of principle provided it is identified as something of significant importance. People's lives are busy with many things, even the virtuous are not going to respond to claims that ''this'' particular issue is the most important thing ever, if it is the second time they've heard that this year... But if the assembly used the power sparingly - picking and choosing when to emphasize that something was truly crucial - then it would be guaranteed to have an effect, just as a greater majority in the General Assembly does now.
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	If this mandate is enacted with a greater majority, it will cause the citizens of the Empire to pay less attention to statements of principle in the virtue and national assemblies. It would be rare for statements of principle in those assemblies to lead to a response. The focus of the Empire's virtuous citizens would instead be on the General Assembly.		If this mandate is enacted with a greater majority, - and it requires no liao - it will cause the citizens of the Empire to pay less attention to statements of principle in the virtue and national assemblies. It would be rare for statements of principle in those assemblies to lead to a response. The focus of the Empire's virtuous citizens would instead be on the General Assembly.

	It is important to note that this mandate will '''only''' have an effect if it is upheld with a greater majority. These two mandates are, unsurprisingly, [[Mandate#Competing_Mandates\|competing]].		It is important to note that this mandate will '''only''' have an effect if it is upheld with a greater majority. These two mandates are, unsurprisingly, [[Mandate#Competing_Mandates\|competing]].

Kirkbride: /* Many Nations, Many Virtues */

2025-07-22T22:40:59Z

Many Nations, Many Virtues

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	If this mandate is enacted with a greater majority, it will cause the citizens of the Empire to pay less attention to statements of principle in the virtue and national assemblies. It would be rare for statements of principle in those assemblies to lead to a response. The focus of the Empire's virtuous citizens would instead be on the General Assembly.		If this mandate is enacted with a greater majority, it will cause the citizens of the Empire to pay less attention to statements of principle in the virtue and national assemblies. It would be rare for statements of principle in those assemblies to lead to a response. The focus of the Empire's virtuous citizens would instead be on the General Assembly.

	It is important to note that this mandate will '''only''' have an effect if it is upheld with a greater majority.		It is important to note that this mandate will '''only''' have an effect if it is upheld with a greater majority. These two mandates are, unsurprisingly, [[Mandate#Competing_Mandates\|competing]].

	==One Empire==		==One Empire==

Kirkbride at 22:39, 22 July 2025

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	{{SOPInner\|statement=We choose all four! Enlighten Asavea! Kill the Druj! Destroy the Vallorn! Renovate Bastion! No price is too high. We will wage no other wars: negotiate what we can, cede what we must. We will build no other commissions: pause what we can, abandon what we must. We will pursue no other projects: adapt what we can, redirect what we must. Fight no other battle, study no other topic, sing no other song. We choose these four!\|vote=Failed 191-1176\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Yosephus Morningson, General Assembly\|size=small}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We choose all four! Enlighten Asavea! Kill the Druj! Destroy the Vallorn! Renovate Bastion! No price is too high. We will wage no other wars: negotiate what we can, cede what we must. We will build no other commissions: pause what we can, abandon what we must. We will pursue no other projects: adapt what we can, redirect what we must. Fight no other battle, study no other topic, sing no other song. We choose these four!\|vote=Failed 191-1176\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Yosephus Morningson, General Assembly\|size=small}}
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	The statement to take the fight to the Druj very clearly had the majority of the support of the General Assembly, but it was telling that it did not get a [[greater majority]]. Faced with the prospect of failing to unite around the only viable choice, priests stuck to their principles. However tempting it might be to try to fashion a bold vision for the Empire for years to come, priests refused to compromise their ideals. The fight against the [[Druj]] might be important but it was ''not'' the greatest Ambition of the Empire.
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			The statement to take the fight to the Druj very clearly had the majority of the support of the General Assembly, but it was telling that it did not get a [[greater majority]]. Faced with the prospect of failing to unite around the only viable choice, priests stuck to their principles. However tempting it might be to try to fashion a bold vision for the Empire for years to come, priests refused to compromise their ideals. The fight against the [[Druj]] might be important but it was ''not'' the greatest Ambition of the Empire.

	At ''first'' there is disappointment - particularly from those who visited Capodomus and heard the inspirational sermon, but also from any who had dared to dream that their preferred choice might be the one elevated by the Synod. That frustration doesn't last long, but the idea of the Empire unifying behind one grand Ambition, putting everything else aside to achieve that one thing - was such an inspiring idea that people are initially disappointed when it doesn't happen. The hope of achieving that seemed to offer the prospect of achieving something truly extraordinary, something monumental, something to echo down the ages. That was appealing and of course everyone who watches the Synod had naively hoped that it was their preferred option that would win. They were looking to the Synod to validate their goals - and when that didn't happen they were unsurprisingly disappointed.		At ''first'' there is disappointment - particularly from those who visited Capodomus and heard the inspirational sermon, but also from any who had dared to dream that their preferred choice might be the one elevated by the Synod. That frustration doesn't last long, but the idea of the Empire unifying behind one grand Ambition, putting everything else aside to achieve that one thing - was such an inspiring idea that people are initially disappointed when it doesn't happen. The hope of achieving that seemed to offer the prospect of achieving something truly extraordinary, something monumental, something to echo down the ages. That was appealing and of course everyone who watches the Synod had naively hoped that it was their preferred option that would win. They were looking to the Synod to validate their goals - and when that didn't happen they were unsurprisingly disappointed.

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	{{Mandate\|mandate=Aim high; pursue ''your'' dreams. We send (named priest) to urge every citizen to find common cause with those pilgrims of the Way with whom they share bonds of nation and virtue. Trust your heart and follow that which commands its devotion.\|assembly=General Assembly}}		{{Mandate\|mandate=Aim high; pursue ''your'' dreams. We send (named priest) to urge every citizen to find common cause with those pilgrims of the Way with whom they share bonds of nation and virtue. Trust your heart and follow that which commands its devotion.\|assembly=General Assembly}}
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	If this mandate is enacted it will fundamentally weaken the authority of the General Assembly. Statements of principle that get a greater majority will remain important to everyone in the Empire - as they demonstrate common purpose and unity. But statements of principle that do ''not'' get a greater majority will be ''completely ignored'' by everyone - the judgement will be assumed to be relevant to priests and pilgrims of other nations and other virtues.		If this mandate is enacted it will fundamentally weaken the authority of the General Assembly. Statements of principle that get a greater majority will remain important to everyone in the Empire - as they demonstrate common purpose and unity. But statements of principle that do ''not'' get a greater majority will be ''completely ignored'' by everyone - the judgement will be assumed to be relevant to priests and pilgrims of other nations and other virtues.
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	The actual mandate in the General Assembly to create this opportunity does not require a greater majority - but if it fails to get one, it will not have an effect in the nations that have rejected the authority of the general assembly - [[Varushka]], [[Urizen]] or [[Wintermark]]. Those nations will remain as sceptical of the General Assembly as they currently are, and citizens there won't be moved to pay closer attention to their national assembly or the virtue assemblies.		The actual mandate in the General Assembly to create this opportunity does not require a greater majority - but if it fails to get one, it will not have an effect in the nations that have rejected the authority of the general assembly - [[Varushka]], [[Urizen]] or [[Wintermark]]. Those nations will remain as sceptical of the General Assembly as they currently are, and citizens there won't be moved to pay closer attention to their national assembly or the virtue assemblies.

			'''Rhubarb Ironwood''' has provided the wording for an alternate mandate:

			{{Mandate\|mandate=The Empire has been the light of revelation since its founding, and strongest when we all stand together. Let us send (named priest) to remind citizens of our common destiny, as enshrined in the constitution - to spread across the face of Creation together in unity, not disparate and lost.\|assembly=General Assembly}}
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			If this mandate is enacted with a greater majority, it will cause the citizens of the Empire to pay less attention to statements of principle in the virtue and national assemblies. It would be rare for statements of principle in those assemblies to lead to a response. The focus of the Empire's virtuous citizens would instead be on the General Assembly.

			It is important to note that this mandate will '''only''' have an effect if it is upheld with a greater majority.

	==One Empire==		==One Empire==
	* '''The Virtue fund will gain 8 wains of white granite, 8 wains of weirwood and 6 wains of mithril each season'''		* '''The Virtue fund will gain 8 wains of white granite, 8 wains of weirwood and 6 wains of mithril each season'''

Kirkbride: /* Many Votes, Many Ambitions */

2025-07-20T19:29:44Z

Many Votes, Many Ambitions

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	{{SOPInner\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the Vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the Vallorn.\|size=small\|vote=1726-290\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the Vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the Vallorn.\|size=small\|vote=1726-290\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on spreading The Way to Asavea above all other ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 480-1344\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Jules von Holberg, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on spreading The Way to Asavea above all other ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 480-1344 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Jules von Holberg, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on completing the Grand Inspiration of the Way above all other Ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 376-1370\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Novella di Sarvos, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on completing the Grand Inspiration of the Way above all other Ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 376-1370 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Novella di Sarvos, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=Even the most impenetrable forest may fall one treat at a time. We send Corey Wayfarer with 250 liao to urge the faithful to focus on destroying the vallorn above all other ambitions. No price is too high.\|vote=Failed 800-1275\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Corey Wayfarer, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=Even the most impenetrable forest may fall one treat at a time. We send Corey Wayfarer with 250 liao to urge the faithful to focus on destroying the vallorn above all other ambitions. No price is too high.\|vote=Failed 800-1275\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Corey Wayfarer, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe the faithful should focus on the ambitious task to defeat one enemy at a time. If we try to pursue everything we achieve nothing. Let the Synod vote to defeat the Druj first, before seeking other long term challenges.\|vote=Failed 818-538 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Val, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe the faithful should focus on the ambitious task to defeat one enemy at a time. If we try to pursue everything we achieve nothing. Let the Synod vote to defeat the Druj first, before seeking other long term challenges.\|vote=Failed 818-538 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Val, General Assembly}}

Matt: /* Many Votes, Many Ambitions */

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Many Votes, Many Ambitions

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	At ''first'' there is disappointment - particularly from those ~~who had hoped,~~ who visited Capodomus and heard the inspirational sermon, but also from any who had dared to dream that their ~~own~~ preferred choice might be elevated by the Synod. That frustration doesn't last long, but the idea of the Empire unifying behind one grand Ambition, putting everything else aside to achieve that one thing - was such an inspiring idea that people are initially disappointed when it doesn't happen. The hope of achieving that seemed to offer the prospect of achieving something truly extraordinary, something monumental, something to echo down the ages. That was appealing and of course everyone who watches the Synod had naively hoped that it was their preferred option that would win. They were looking to the Synod to validate their goals - and when that didn't happen they were unsurprisingly disappointed.		At ''first'' there is disappointment - particularly from those who visited Capodomus and heard the inspirational sermon, but also from any who had dared to dream that their preferred choice might be the one elevated by the Synod. That frustration doesn't last long, but the idea of the Empire unifying behind one grand Ambition, putting everything else aside to achieve that one thing - was such an inspiring idea that people are initially disappointed when it doesn't happen. The hope of achieving that seemed to offer the prospect of achieving something truly extraordinary, something monumental, something to echo down the ages. That was appealing and of course everyone who watches the Synod had naively hoped that it was their preferred option that would win. They were looking to the Synod to validate their goals - and when that didn't happen they were unsurprisingly disappointed.

	At first there is anger, a perception that this is a failure. There is a brief moment when some suggest that the Synod ought to be reformed - with folk imagining that a different formulation might have produced the "right" answer. There are a few who suggest that the Synod has failed the Empire, or at least that their leadership has. How could they look at this moment and fail to make a choice about what the greatest Ambition of the Empire should be (by which they really mean, how could the Synod have failed to agree with ''them'' on what the most important thing was).		At first there is anger, a perception that this is a failure. There is a brief moment when some suggest that the Synod ought to be reformed - with folk imagining that a different formulation might have produced the "right" answer. There are a few who try to suggest that the Synod has failed the Empire, or at least that their leadership has. How could they look at this moment and fail to make a choice about what the greatest Ambition of the Empire should be (by which they really mean, how could the Synod have failed to agree with ''them'' on what the most important thing was).

	==Many Nations, Many Virtues==		==Many Nations, Many Virtues==

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	That, as it transpired, proved too high a hurdle. The Synod considered the [[mandate]] that arose from the sermon, and it also considered three other judgements - all presenting alternatives for the greatest Ambition of the Empire. Alongside these were some noble attempts to consider them all very important but to be done in order (which would of course beg the same question of which one to do first). There was even one judgement that called on the Synod to attempt them all at the same time which was definitely Ambitious, but ultimately a call to focus on many things is the same as a call to focus on none.		That, as it transpired, proved too high a hurdle. The Synod considered the [[mandate]] that arose from the sermon, and it also considered three other judgements - all presenting alternatives for the greatest Ambition of the Empire. Alongside these were some noble attempts to consider them all very important but to be done in order (which would of course beg the same question of which one to do first). There was even one judgement that called on the Synod to attempt them all at the same time which was definitely Ambitious, but ultimately a call to focus on many things is the same as a call to focus on none.
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	{{SOPInner\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the ~~Vallorn~~ should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the ~~Vallorn~~.\|size=small\|vote=1726-290\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the vallorn.\|size=small\|vote=1726-290\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on spreading The Way to Asavea above all other ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 480-1344 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Jules von Holberg, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on spreading The Way to Asavea above all other ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 480-1344 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Jules von Holberg, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on completing the Grand Inspiration of the Way above all other Ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 376-1370 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Novella di Sarvos, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on completing the Grand Inspiration of the Way above all other Ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 376-1370 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Novella di Sarvos, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=Even the most impenetrable forest may fall one treat at a time. We send Corey Wayfarer with 250 liao to urge the faithful to focus on destroying the vallorn above all other ambitions. No price is too high.\|vote=Failed 800-1275\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Corey Wayfarer, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=Even the most impenetrable forest may fall one treat at a time. We send Corey Wayfarer with 250 liao to urge the faithful to focus on destroying the vallorn above all other ambitions. No price is too high.\|vote=Failed 800-1275\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Corey Wayfarer, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe the faithful should focus on the ambitious task to defeat one enemy at a time. If we try to pursue everything we achieve nothing. Let the Synod vote to defeat the Druj first, before seeking other long term challenges.\|vote=Failed 818-538 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Val, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe the faithful should focus on the ambitious task to defeat one enemy at a time. If we try to pursue everything we achieve nothing. Let the Synod vote to defeat the Druj first, before seeking other long term challenges.\|vote=Failed 818-538 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Val, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We choose all four! Enlighten Asavea! Kill the Druj! Destroy the ~~Vallorn~~! Renovate Bastion! No price is too high. We will wage no other wars: negotiate what we can, cede what we must. We will build no other commissions: pause what we can, abandon what we must. We will pursue no other projects: adapt what we can, redirect what we must. Fight no other battle, study no other topic, sing no other song. We choose these four!\|vote=Failed 191-1176\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Yosephus Morningson, General Assembly\|size=small}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We choose all four! Enlighten Asavea! Kill the Druj! Destroy the vallorn! Renovate Bastion! No price is too high. We will wage no other wars: negotiate what we can, cede what we must. We will build no other commissions: pause what we can, abandon what we must. We will pursue no other projects: adapt what we can, redirect what we must. Fight no other battle, study no other topic, sing no other song. We choose these four!\|vote=Failed 191-1176\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Yosephus Morningson, General Assembly\|size=small}}
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	{{SOPInner\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the Vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the Vallorn.\|size=small\|vote=1726-290\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the Vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the Vallorn.\|size=small\|vote=1726-290\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on spreading The Way to Asavea above all other ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 480-1344\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Jules von Holberg, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on spreading The Way to Asavea above all other ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 480-1344 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Jules von Holberg, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on completing the Grand Inspiration of the Way above all other Ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 376-1370\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Novella di Sarvos, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe that the faithful should focus on completing the Grand Inspiration of the Way above all other Ambitions. If we try to pursue everything, then we risk achieving nothing. Let the Synod vote for the objective they favour most and vote against the objective they favour least.\|vote=Failed 376-1370 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Novella di Sarvos, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=Even the most impenetrable forest may fall one treat at a time. We send Corey Wayfarer with 250 liao to urge the faithful to focus on destroying the vallorn above all other ambitions. No price is too high.\|vote=Failed 800-1275\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Corey Wayfarer, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=Even the most impenetrable forest may fall one treat at a time. We send Corey Wayfarer with 250 liao to urge the faithful to focus on destroying the vallorn above all other ambitions. No price is too high.\|vote=Failed 800-1275\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Corey Wayfarer, General Assembly}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe the faithful should focus on the ambitious task to defeat one enemy at a time. If we try to pursue everything we achieve nothing. Let the Synod vote to defeat the Druj first, before seeking other long term challenges.\|vote=Failed 818-538 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Val, General Assembly}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We believe the faithful should focus on the ambitious task to defeat one enemy at a time. If we try to pursue everything we achieve nothing. Let the Synod vote to defeat the Druj first, before seeking other long term challenges.\|vote=Failed 818-538 ([[The_Throne#Custodian_of_Virtue\|Custodian of Virtue]])\|when=378YE Spring Equinox\|by=Val, General Assembly}}