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==Overview==
==Overview==
After several years of wrangling, an [[embassy]] to the citadels of [[Axos]] was [[commission|commissioned]] by the [[Imperial Senate]] during the  [[Construct_Axos_Embassy|Summer Solstice 380YE]], and work began almost immediately in [[Urizen]]. Built in the port-town of [[Redoubt#Cargo|Cargo]], in [[Redoubt]], construction was completed in a timely fashion and the Axou ambassador and their staff took residence shortly before the Autumn Equinox. With the opening of the embassy, the Axou in turn opened the port of [[Axos ports|Towers of Kantor]] to Imperial [[fleet|shipping]]. Closer ties between the two nations also saw a significant increase in the number of black-sailed vessels calling at Imperial ports not only on  the Bay of Catazaar, but also in [[Dawn|Dawnish]] and [[Varushka|Varushkan]] ports on [[the Semmerlak]].
The Ambassador to Axos is an [[Imperial title]]. It is an Imperial position appointed by the Imperial Senate.
The Ambassador to Axos is an [[Imperial title]]. It is an Imperial position appointed by the Imperial Senate.
 
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After several years of wrangling, an [[embassy]] to the citadels of [[Axos]] was [[commission|commissioned]] by the [[Imperial Senate]] during the  [[Construct_Axos_Embassy|Summer Solstice 380YE]], and work began almost immediately in [[Urizen]]. Built in the port-town of [[Redoubt#Cargo|Cargo]], in [[Redoubt]], construction was completed in a timely fashion and the Axou [[ambassador]] and their staff took residence shortly before the Autumn Equinox. With the opening of the embassy, the Axou in turn opened the port of [[Axos ports|Towers of Kantor]] to Imperial [[fleet|shipping]]. Closer ties between the two nations also saw a significant increase in the number of black-sailed vessels calling at Imperial ports not only on the Bay of Catazar, but also in [[Dawn|Dawnish]] and [[Varushka|Varushkan]] ports on [[the Semmerlak]].
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==Responsibilities==
==Responsibilities==
The ambassador is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the citadels of Axos.
The [[ambassador]]  is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the people of [[Axos]]. They have all the responsibilities [[Ambassador#Responsibilities|common]] to an Imperial ambassador.
 
===Consequence===
Foreign dignitaries expect Imperial Ambassadors to speak on behalf of the Empire. On some occasions, the Senate has granted an ambassador the right to declare war or peace with a foreign nation. However regardless of what powers the Senate has chosen to vest in the office, most visitors will assume that the ambassadors words carry the weight of the Empire and respond accordingly. An ambassador may not be able to declare war on behalf of the Empire - but history has shown that they can cause a foreign nation to declare war on the Empire - if suitably provoked.
 
==Powers==
==Powers==
===Authority===
===Imperial Ambassador to Axos===
The civil service provide support to allow the ambassador to speak on behalf of the Empire when dealing with foreign dignitaries from Axos. If the visitors are present at the summit and have requested an official audience, then the Senate room is made available for use by the Ambassador at least once. The ambassador is expected to receive guests from the Imperial throne and to decide on who will be present in the chamber during this audience.
The title has all the [[Ambassador#Powers|common powers]] of an ambassador: they receive a [[Ambassador#Briefing|briefing]], can receive a formal [[Ambassador#Delegation|delegation]], and may prepare a [[Ambassador#Treaty|treaty]].
 
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===Ministry===
<tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Total Money Spent</td><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Production</td></tr>
As a [[ministry]], the title of Ambassador to the Axos allows the holder to purchase quantities of special materials at a set price. The ambassador spends their money and makes their choices during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.
 
<table><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Total Money Spent</td><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Production</td></tr>
<tr><td>8 Crowns</td><td>5 Beggar's Lye, 4 Orichalcum, 3 Tempest Jade, 3 Crystal Mana</td></tr>
<tr><td>8 Crowns</td><td>5 Beggar's Lye, 4 Orichalcum, 3 Tempest Jade, 3 Crystal Mana</td></tr>
<tr><td>30 Crowns</td><td>15 Beggar's Lye, 12 Orichalcum, 9 Tempest Jade, 9 Crystal Mana</td></tr>
<tr><td>30 Crowns</td><td>15 Beggar's Lye, 12 Orichalcum, 9 Tempest Jade, 9 Crystal Mana</td></tr>
<tr><td>60 Crowns</td><td>25 Beggar's Lye, 20 Orichalcum, 15 Tempest Jade, 15 Crystal Mana</td></tr>
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===Axou Merchants===
The [[embassy]] in Cargo means that the ambassador enjoys the benefits of [[Ambassador#Mercantile_Support|mercantile support]] from traders keen to curry their favour. As a [[ministry]], this allows them to purchase quantities of special materials at a set price. The ambassador spends their money and makes their choices during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.


==Selection==
==Appointment==
This title is appointed during the Autumn. The ambassador is [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#Appointment|appointed]] by the Imperial Senate.  
The Ambassador to Axos is an Imperial position [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#Imperial_Position|appointed by the Senate]]. Any Imperial citizen can hold this title, and the ambassador serves for a year. They can be [[Revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]] and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].
 
{{CaptionedImage|file=Fintan8448.png|caption=Fintan Nighthaven, Ambassador to Axos|align=left|width=250}}
Any Imperial character may hold the title.
{{RecentElections|Ambassador_to_Axos}}
 
==Removal==
The Ambassador to Axos is appointed every year. They can be [[revocation|revoked]] by the General Assembly or the Council of Nine of the [[Imperial Synod]].
==History==
During the Autumn Equinox 380YE, Tarquinius of Ankarien of [[Urizen]] was appointed by the Senate as the first ambassador to Axos.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:22, 20 June 2024

Overview

The Ambassador to Axos is an Imperial title. It is an Imperial position appointed by the Imperial Senate.

After several years of wrangling, an embassy to the citadels of Axos was commissioned by the Imperial Senate during the Summer Solstice 380YE, and work began almost immediately in Urizen. Built in the port-town of Cargo, in Redoubt, construction was completed in a timely fashion and the Axou ambassador and their staff took residence shortly before the Autumn Equinox. With the opening of the embassy, the Axou in turn opened the port of Towers of Kantor to Imperial shipping. Closer ties between the two nations also saw a significant increase in the number of black-sailed vessels calling at Imperial ports not only on the Bay of Catazar, but also in Dawnish and Varushkan ports on the Semmerlak.

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Ilarch Maxatios, The Towers of Kantor, Axos.

Responsibilities

The ambassador is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the people of Axos. They have all the responsibilities common to an Imperial ambassador.

Powers

Imperial Ambassador to Axos

The title has all the common powers of an ambassador: they receive a briefing, can receive a formal delegation, and may prepare a treaty.

Total Money SpentProduction
8 Crowns5 Beggar's Lye, 4 Orichalcum, 3 Tempest Jade, 3 Crystal Mana
30 Crowns15 Beggar's Lye, 12 Orichalcum, 9 Tempest Jade, 9 Crystal Mana

Axou Merchants

The embassy in Cargo means that the ambassador enjoys the benefits of mercantile support from traders keen to curry their favour. As a ministry, this allows them to purchase quantities of special materials at a set price. The ambassador spends their money and makes their choices during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.

Appointment

The Ambassador to Axos is an Imperial position appointed by the Senate. Any Imperial citizen can hold this title, and the ambassador serves for a year. They can be revoked by the General Assembly and by the Assembly of the Nine.

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Fintan Nighthaven, Ambassador to Axos
SummitNationElected
Winter Solstice 385YENavarrFintan Nighthaven
Winter Solstice 384YENavarrFintan Nighthaven
Winter Solstice 383YEUrizenTarquinius
Winter Solstice 382YEUrizenTarquinius
Winter Solstice 381YEUrizenTarquinius
Winter Solstice 381YEUrizenTarquinius
Winter Solstice 380YEUrizenTarquinius of Ankarien
Autumn Equinox 380YEUrizenTarquinius of Ankarien

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Fintan Nighthaven; it will be reelected at the next summit. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.

The Title in Play

The role does not provide additional information about events in the Empire, nor allow the player holding it to request special reports or downtime actions. These details are assumed to be below the abstraction layer. The title holder is encouraged to create their own stories about their activities within reasonable limits and to get involved in events appropriate to their title during the game, but they do not have any powers beyond those explicitly listed in the section on powers.

These details exist partly to provide context and character to the role - and partly to allow our writers to use the title as a plot hook. Plot that involves the position will be rare - but all the campaign positions in Empire have these details to create the potential for it to happen.