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==Overview==
==Overview==
Work on an embassy for the [[Thule]] [[orc|orcs]] was [[commission|commissioned]] in Summer 381YE by [[Construct_Embassy_to_the_Thule|order]] of the [[Imperial Senate]], and completed just before the Autumn Equinox that year. This followed on from some disagreements with the northern orcs about [[Spear_of_the_stars#Ambassador_to_the_Thule|how an ambassador might be appointed]]. At the time the embassy was completed the [[Varushka|Varushkan]] Juha the Cave Spider  of the Circle of Zulgan Tash was [[Appoint_Thule_Ambassador|already serving]] as ambassador for several seasons.  
The Ambassador to the Thule orcs of [[Otkodov]] is an [[Imperial title]] It is an Imperial position appointed by the [[Imperial Senate|Senate]].


The Ambassador to the Thule orcs of [[Otkodov]] is an [[Imperial title]], appointed by the Imperial Senate.
Work on an embassy for the [[Thule]] [[orc|orcs]] was [[commission|commissioned]] in Summer 381YE by [[Construct_Embassy_to_the_Thule|order]] of the [[Imperial Senate]], and completed just before the Autumn Equinox that year. This followed on from some disagreements with the northern orcs about [[Spear_of_the_stars#Ambassador_to_the_Thule|how an ambassador might be appointed]] - they made clear that a uniquely [[Varushka|Varushkan]] [[ambassador]] would be particularly appealing to them, to the point where a physical embassy would be unnecessary. The Imperial Senate declined their offer.  


The embassy itself stands in [[Miekarova]], just across the lake from Wendell's Hope in [[Miekarova#Mieriada|Mieriada]]. Isolated, snowed under for nearly half the year, the embassy is already seen as a poor posting for civil servants. By the time the embassy was completed the [[Varushka|Varushkan]] Juha the Cave Spider  of the Circle of Zulgan Tash was [[Appoint_Thule_Ambassador|already serving]] as ambassador for several seasons.
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==Responsibilities==
==Responsibilities==
The ambassador is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the Thule orcs of Otkodov.
The [[ambassador]]  is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the [[Thule]] of [[Otkodov]]. 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 Otkodov===
The civil service provide support to allow the ambassador to speak on behalf of the Empire when dealing with foreign dignitaries from the relevant nation. 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===
As a [[ministry]], the title of Ambassador to Otkodov 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>12 crystal mana </td></tr>
<tr><td>30 Crowns</td><td>36 crystal mana</td></tr>
<tr><td>60 Crowns</td><td>60 crystal mana</td></tr>
</table>
 
<table><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Total Money Spent</td><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Production</td></tr>
<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>10 crystal mana </td></tr>
<tr><td>12 Crowns</td><td>10 mana crystals</td></tr>
<tr><td>24 Crowns</td><td>20 crystal mana</td></tr>
<tr><td>36 Crowns</td><td>24 mana crystals</td></tr>
<tr><td>48 Crowns</td><td>30 crystal mana</td></tr>
<tr><td>80 Crowns</td><td>40 mana crystals</td></tr>
</table>
<tr><td>144 Crowns</td><td>54 mana crystals</td></tr>
</table></div>


<table><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Total Money Spent</td><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Production</td></tr>
===Thule Merchants===
<tr><td>12 Crowns</td><td>10 crystal mana </td></tr>
The [[embassy]] in Miekarova 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.
<tr><td>36 Crowns</td><td>24 crystal mana</td></tr>
<tr><td>80 Crowns</td><td>40 crystal mana</td></tr>
</table>


==Selection==
Following the [[Ratify Liberty Pact|imposition]] of [[Tariffs#Sanctions|sanctions]] on trade with [[Otkodov]] in Winter 382YE the cost to benefit from the [[ministry]] was increased by roughly a fifth.
This title is appointed during the Spring. The ambassador is [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#Appointment|appointed]] by the Imperial Senate.
===Heating Provision===
 
During Spring 383YE, the ambassador of the time Yevgeni Katzev, liaised with the civil service to arrange additional supplies for the embassy. This allows the ambassador to spend 1 crown to provide firewood to the Thule who live there. Apart from possibly improving the mood of Rak Who-Speaks-For-The-Dragons-Undivided in the colder months (which for Wendell's Hope is essentially every month except the very height of Summer), there is no tangible benefit for doing this.
Any Imperial character may hold the title.
 
==Removal==
The Ambassador to Otkodov is appointed every year. They can be [[revocation|revoked]] by the General Assembly or the Council of Nine of the [[Imperial Synod]].
==History==
The Thule initially expressed an interest in receiving an Ambassador appointed as a National appointment by the Varushkan people. The Senate declined their offer, and went ahead with the construction of the Embassy after the Summer Solstice 381YE.


==Appointment==
The Ambassador to Otkodov 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]].
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 26 June 2024

Juha the Cave Spider
The first Ambassador to Otkodov was appointed by the Imperial Senate in Spring 381YE.

Overview

The Ambassador to the Thule orcs of Otkodov is an Imperial title It is an Imperial position appointed by the Senate.

Work on an embassy for the Thule orcs was commissioned in Summer 381YE by order of the Imperial Senate, and completed just before the Autumn Equinox that year. This followed on from some disagreements with the northern orcs about how an ambassador might be appointed - they made clear that a uniquely Varushkan ambassador would be particularly appealing to them, to the point where a physical embassy would be unnecessary. The Imperial Senate declined their offer.

The embassy itself stands in Miekarova, just across the lake from Wendell's Hope in Mieriada. Isolated, snowed under for nearly half the year, the embassy is already seen as a poor posting for civil servants. By the time the embassy was completed the Varushkan Juha the Cave Spider of the Circle of Zulgan Tash was already serving as ambassador for several seasons.

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Rak Who-Speaks-For-The-Dragons-Undivided, Embassy to Otkodov, Mieriada, Miekarova.

Responsibilities

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

Powers

Imperial Ambassador to Otkodov

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
12 Crowns10 mana crystals
36 Crowns24 mana crystals
80 Crowns40 mana crystals
144 Crowns54 mana crystals

Thule Merchants

The embassy in Miekarova 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.

Following the imposition of sanctions on trade with Otkodov in Winter 382YE the cost to benefit from the ministry was increased by roughly a fifth.

Heating Provision

During Spring 383YE, the ambassador of the time Yevgeni Katzev, liaised with the civil service to arrange additional supplies for the embassy. This allows the ambassador to spend 1 crown to provide firewood to the Thule who live there. Apart from possibly improving the mood of Rak Who-Speaks-For-The-Dragons-Undivided in the colder months (which for Wendell's Hope is essentially every month except the very height of Summer), there is no tangible benefit for doing this.

Appointment

The Ambassador to Otkodov 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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Kindra Surefoot, Ambassador to Otkodov
SummitNationElected
Spring Equinox 386YEWintermarkKindra Surefoot
Spring Equinox 385YEVarushkaFania Vessely-Vanek
Spring Equinox 384YEVarushkaYevgeni Katzev
Spring Equinox 383YEVarushkaYevgeni Katzev
Spring Equinox 382YEVarushkaYevgeni Katzev
Autumn Equinox 381YEJuha the Cave Spider

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Kindra Surefoot; it will be reelected at Spring Equinox 387YE. 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.