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<quote by="The Imperial Constitution">The Civil Service shall serve The Throne and the people, and be bound in oaths of loyalty to the Empire. They will be civil in their dealings and treat each citizen by their virtues, without prejudice or favour regardless of wealth, nationality or title. They will choose amongst them those who will serve as magistrates, to ensure the law is a friend to no-one but instead the servant and the master of all.</quote>
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==Overview==
The Imperial Civil Service was established at the birth of the Empire but the roles and responsibilities were not codified until later, during the reign of [[Imperial_history#.2822_YE_-_34_YE.29_Reign_of_Emperor_Giovanni_the_Peacemaker|Emperor Giovanni]]. Every member of the Service [[Varushka_hearth_magic#Oaths|swears an oath]] to carry out their duties honestly and without favour to any party. As such, they do not vote in any elections, allowing citizens to trust the information and advice they provide is as fair and accurate as possible.


<ic>The Civil Service shall serve The Throne and the people, and be bound in oaths of loyalty to the Empire. They will be civil in their dealings and treat each citizen by their virtues, without prejudice or favour regardless of wealth, nationality or title. They will choose amongst them those who will serve as magistrates, to ensure the law is a friend to no-one but instead the servant and the master of all.
The civil servants who attend Anvil are generally based at the Civil Service Hub, located roughly at the centre of Anvil. However, their work takes them across various parts of Anvil, as is outlined [[Event schedule|here]].
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From the Imperial Constitution</ic>


The Imperial Civil Service was founded in its current form in the reign of [[Emperor Giovanni]].
'''All civil servants are NPC only positions. Their role is to enable the game to run effectively - providing dependable sources of information and preventing players from being bogged down in administration or bureaucracy. The roles are intended to be incorruptible, so that players can trust what the information implicitly. Profound Decisions will ''never'' run plot in Empire involving the corruption of magistrates or other civil servants.'''


Members of the Service are IC oath-bound, and the crew who play them are bound OOC, to the impartiality and neutrality that are the [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Game_overview#The_Civil_Service_and_magistrates finest traditions of the Service.]
==Institutional Civil Servants==
These civil servants are responsible for the smooth operation of a specific Imperial Institution. In all cases a single specific title exists, linked to each of the five great houses of the Empire, e.g. the Speaker for the Senate. Though such offices are always referred to in the singular, in practice there are usually multiple civil servants assigned specific to each role.<div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; clear: right;"><div>
===Speaker for the Senate===
The [[Speaker for the Senate]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Imperial Senate]]. The Speaker chairs all sessions of the Senate to ensure they are orderly, timely and effective. They are responsible for accepting [[Senate motion|motions]] from [[senator|senators]] and creating the agenda for each [[Senate session|session]], including any [[Senate address|addresses]] that are to be made.


As such, they do not vote in any elections, as that would undermine the reality that they are neutral supporters of the Empire.
The Speaker is the best in-character point of contact for queries about Senate motions, [[Commission|commissions]], creation of [[New Imperial titles|new Imperial titles]], and advice on how the Senate is run.


==Institutional Civil Servants==
The office of Speaker is expected to maintain the following records:
These civil servants are linked to specific Imperial Institutions to ensure their smooth operation.


* A list of all motions brought before Senate, the wording, their proposers, and the seconders.
* Whether or not each motion was passed, failed or withdrawn.
* Any disbursement from the Imperial treasury that was approved for the motion.
* A list of all announcements made before Senate.
* The location of suitable pro-formas for Senate [[:File:Senate_Motion_Sheet.pdf|motions]], [[:File:Senate_Address_Sheet.pdf|addresses]] and [[:File:Senate_Announcement_Sheet.pdf|announcements]].
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{{CaptionedImage|file=Speaker_John_of_Meade.jpg|title=John of Meade, Speaker for the Senate.|caption=John of Meade, Speaker for the Senate|width=500}}
{|
{|
| '''Civil Servant''' || '''Nation''' || '''Crew Name''' || '''Institution'''  
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
|-
| Abraham || Highguard || Matt Pennington ||  [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Scrutiny Constitutional Court]
| Bill Runner || David Proctor
|-
|-
| Leontes the Scribe || Marches || Andy Rafferty || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Scrutiny Constitutional Court] / Imperial Archivist
| Dyer Alys || Amy Mason
|-
|-
| Gerard La Salle || Dawn|| Graeme Jamieson || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Scrutiny Constitutional Court] Auditor of the Imperial Treasury / Military Council / Senate
| John of Meade || Harry Harrold
|-
|-
| Kaya || Wintermark || Clare Evans || General Secretary of the Civil Service
| Rialta di Regario || Amy Woodhead
|-
|-
| Marta Kovar || Varushka || Elinor Kershaw || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Bourse Bourse]
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
 
===Tribune of the Synod===
The [[Tribune of the Synod]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Imperial Synod]]. The Tribune is responsible for accepting and registering [[Judgement|Judgements]] raised by priests, and recording and announcing the votes of members of the Synod. It is also the Tribune who disburses the [[Liao#True Liao|True Liao]] to the Throne, the winner of the lot in the Public auction, any doses [[Rewarding|awarded]] from the Virtue Fund, and the doses awarded by the Gatekeepers.
 
As the Synod holds no formal sessions, the Tribune is based solely within the Hub. They are able to answer queries relating to appointment to Synod titles, the raising of and voting for Judgements, as well the opportunities and powers available to the Synod.
 
The Tribune is expected to maintain the following records:
 
* The set of all judgements raised by the Synod at the summit.
* Votes made by Synod priests on judgements.
* Appointments by assemblies of the Synod.
* Definitive wordings for any mandates that have been assessed by the Civil Service.
* Rewardings made from the Virtue fund to the priests who raised the corresponding Judgements
* The names of those who are to receive visions of past lives
* The location of a suitable pro-forma for [[:File:Judgement_Sheet.pdf|Synod Judgements]]
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{{CaptionedImage|file=Tribune_Leonardo_i_DelToro_i_Riqueza.jpg|title=Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza, Tribune of the Synod.|caption=Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza, Tribune of the Synod|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
|-
| Khaytanus Everwatch || Urizen || James Littlewood || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Conclave Conclave]  / Academy
| Grimmr Reinholz || Martin Verran
|-
|-
| Casiphea, daughter of Anne, of Basilisk's Rest || Highguard || Clare Selley || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Conclave Conclave]
| Kiersten Grimmrsdottir || Harriette King
|-
|-
| Merlot || League || Paul Wilder || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Imperial_elections Elections] / [[Conclave]]
| Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza || Jonathan Kidger
|-
|-
| Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani || Varushka || Sam Sulkin||  [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Imperial_Military_Council Military Council]
| Orva Pirittasdottir || Kirsty Horne
|-
|-
| Dart || Imperial Orcs || Ben Woodhead ||  [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Imperial_Military_Council Military Council]
| Taskel di Apulian || Laurie Ingram
|-
|-
| John of Meade || Marches || Harry Harrold || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Speaker_for_the_Senate Senate]
| Ulysses of Enduring Light Citadel || Mel Meghen
|-
|-
| Rialta di Regario || League || Amy Woodhead || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Speaker_for_the_Senate Senate]
| Varran || Valentine Verrijken
|-
|-
|Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza || Brass Coast || Jonathan Kidger || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Synod Synod]
| Vollo || Isaac Pethick
|-
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
| Almodis Bolholt || Marches|| Vikiy Myers || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Synod Synod]
 
|-
===Herald of the Council===
| Teagan || Navarr|| Susan Whitaker || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Synod Synod]
The [[Herald of the Council]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Military Council]]. The Herald chairs all official meetings, the [[Muster]] and all regular [[Council session|sessions]] of the Military Council to ensure they are orderly, timely and effective. They are responsible for creating the agenda for each session, accepting any [[Council address|addresses]] that are to be made.
|-
| Kiersten Grimmrsdottir || Wintermark|| Harriette Westmacott-Verran || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Synod Synod]
|-
| Orva Pirittasdottir || Wintermark|| Kirsty Horne || [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Synod Synod]
|}
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==Institutional responsibilities for recording keeping==
The Herald is well-placed to answer any queries relating to the operation of the Military Council and how best to bring matters before it. They provide information on the disposition of the Empire's military forces to the Imperial generals at the start of the muster.


In additional to other duties, civil servants are expected to keep the following records.
The Herald is expected to maintain the following records:


===Speakers of the Senate ===
* The disposition and strength of the Empire's armies and fortifications.
* The battle opportunities chosen by the military council
* Which nations are taking the field for each battle.
* The field marshal commanding each battle.
* The orders given by generals to their armies.
* Any pardons issued by the Military Council.
* Any distribution of [[spoils of war]] made by the Military Council.
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{{CaptionedImage|file=Herald_Ekaterijna_Nadyovna_Gremani_cropped.jpg|title=Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani, Herald of the Council.|caption=Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani, Herald of the Council|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani || Sam Sulkin
|-
| Verus Gorolfson || Ben Woodhead
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
===Agent of the Bourse===
The [[Agent of the Bourse]] comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the [[Imperial Bourse]]. They organise the [[Tally of the Votes|election of all National Bourse Titles]] recording the votes cast and identifying each winner. They also arrange and oversee the [[Auction of the Seats]] and the auction of a dose of [[Liao#True Liao|True Liao]]. The Agent is responsible for issuing [[Currency#Bourse_Certificates|Bourse certificates]] for [[Weirwood|weirwood]], [[Mithril|mithril]] and [[White granite|white granite]] to new seat holders when they win an auction or election.


* A list of all motions brought before Senate, their proposers, seconders and wording by one hour before each session
The Agent is best-placed to answer questions relating to any Bourse titles, either auctioned or elected, as well as questions about the current state of Bourse seats.  
* Whether or not each motion passed after each session
* If a motion had a financial element, at what level of expenditure it passed
* A list of all Announcements made before Senate and their contents
* The location of a suitable [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lYOkBmRhK_7uDKhEHO6b10opGSok9THZ/view a suitable pro-forma for Senate motions.]


===Heralds of the Military Council ===
The Agent is expected to maintain the following records:


* The battle opportunities chosen by the military council
* Appointments by the Auction of Seats including who is appointed and how much was paid.
* The combination of nations taking part in each opportunity
* Appointments by the Tally of Votes including who is appointed, the total winning votes and the winning margin.
* The field marshal commanding each battle opportunity
* Values of any small quantities of Bourse resources auctioned at each summit.
* The orders given by generals to their armies
* The winning bid for the dose of True Liao auctioned via the Bourse.
* Any pardons issued by the Military Council
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* Any distribution of spoils of war made by the Military Council
{{CaptionedImage|file=Marta_Kovar_cropped.jpg|title=Marta Kovar, Agent of the Bourse.|caption=Marta Kovar, Agent of the Bourse|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member''' || '''Role'''
|-
| Marta Kovar || Elinor Kershaw || Agent of the Bourse
|-
| Rialta di Regario || Amy Woodhead || Auctioneer
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>


===Tribune of the Synod===
===Prefect of the Conclave===
The civil servants who serve the [[Imperial Conclave]] oversee its sessions in the Hall of Worlds. They accept Declarations made in advance of each session, create the agenda, and ensure each session is run in a timely, efficient and orderly fashion. They are also responsible for taking the crystal mana required to speak in Conclave, which is then added to the [[Conclave vault|Conclave vaults]] and disbursed to [[Grandmaster|Grandmasters]] of each [[Conclave order|Order]].


* Appointments by assemblies of the Synod.
The Prefect is available in the Hub in advance of each session to receive Declarations for the Agenda, as well as to answer procedural questions on how things might be brought before Conclave.
* Votes made by Synod priests on Judgements
* Rewardings made from the Virtue fund to the priests who raised the corresponding Judgements
* Names of those who receive visions of their past lives
* The location of a suitable [https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/File:Synod_Judgement_Sheets_EDITABLE.pdf pro forma for Synod Judgements]


===Conclave civil servants===
The Prefect is expected to maintain the following records:


* Appointments to Imperial Title
* Appointments to Imperial titles.
* Addresses made on each day, and who made each one
* Addresses made on each day, and who made each one
* Declarations made on each day, who made each one, and whether or not it passed
* Declarations made on each day, who made each one, and whether or not it passed
* The Strengths of each order at each Conclave session
* The Strengths of each order at each Conclave session
* The contents of each Order's Vault at the beginning and end of the Summit
* The contents of each Order's Vault at the beginning and end of the Summit
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{{CaptionedImage|file=Khaytanus_Conclave.jpg|title=Khaytanus Everwatch, Prefect of the Conclave.|caption=Khaytanus Everwatch (right), Prefect of the Conclave, next to Merlot, the Overseer of Imperial Elections (left).|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Aitana i Riqueza || Laura Knighton
|-
| Khaytanus Everwatch || James Littlewood
|-
| Merlot || Paul Wilder
|}</div></div>


===Agents of the Bourse===
==Non-Institutional Civil Servants==
A number of key Civil Service roles are not tied to a single official body of state. These positions are responsible for providing advice and service across multiple different houses or directly to individual citizens.<div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
===Constitutional Court===
The [[Scrutiny#Constitutional_Court|Constitutional Court]] is a body of civil servants whose job is to ensure that the [[Senate motion|motions]] passed by the [[Imperial Senate]] can be implemented in accordance with the Imperial Constitution. The Court provides [[scrutiny]] of every motion after it passes the Imperial Senate, checking that it is in accordance with the Imperial Constitution and that it can be effectively implemented by the Civil Service. It exists to allow Profound Decisions to check that any motion that changes the way Empire plays will not adversely affect the enjoyment of the game in the years to come.


* Results of auctions of Bourse seats; the names of those successful and how much they paid
Members of the Court will attempt to provide constitutional advice to any citizen who requests it, to give citizens the best chance of ensuring that anys motion presented to the Senate are legitimate. However, advice given by any individual member is not considered binding by the Court, and all Senate motions are subject to further scrutiny once they have been passed on the floor of the Senate.
* Resources disposed of in the private auction
* Buyers and prices of lots in the private auction
* Prices of lots in the public auction


===Overseers of Imperial Elections===
Some members of the Court have a number of their own responsibilities. The Auditor of the Imperial Treasury is responsible for providing funds disbursed from the Imperial treasury by the Senate and producing the accounts for the [[Master of the Imperial Mint]] each summit. The Imperial Archivist is responsible for historial research and for all Civil Service publications, while the Chief Magistrate is the senior magistrate for the Empire. These Civil Servants sometimes attend sessions of the Senate to provide important further context on the opportunities and powers available to it.
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{{CaptionedImage|file=Abraham_Leontes_Gerard_cropped.jpg|title=Three members of the Constitutional Court.|caption=Magistrate Abraham (left) considers his position whilst Leontes the Scribe (centre) and Gerard La Salle (right) discuss matters of state.|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Title''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Abraham || Magistrate || Matt Pennington
|-
| Gerard La Salle || Auditor of the Imperial Treasury || Graeme Jamieson
|-
| Leontes the Scribe || Imperial Archivist || Andy Rafferty
|-
| Stanislav Karkovich || Chief Magistrate || Jon Creek
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
===Secretariat of the Civil Service===
The Secretariat are responsible for recruitment and appointment of new civil servants, as well as the day-to-day operation of the Service. Citizens who have an issue with the behaviour of a civil servant are best advised to raise the matter with a member of the Secretariat who will try to assist. At Anvil, when not facilitating the needs of the Civil Service as a whole, they usually fill other roles in line with their specialisms.
 
At present the two members of the Secretariat are the Secretary General who directly oversees all civil service operations and the Cultural Liaison, who works directly with the egregores of each nation whole to ensure that all Imperial citizens, especially those new to Anvil, have access to the support they need.
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{{CaptionedImage|file=CulturalLiaison.jpg|title=Kaya, Cultural Liaison.|caption=Kaya, Cultural Liaison|width=200}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Title''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Kaya || Cultural Liaison || Clare Evans
|-
| Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza || Secretary General || Jonathan Kidger
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px;"><div>
 
===Overseer of Imperial Elections===
The Overseer of [[Imperial elections|Imperial Elections]] is responsible for administering the appointment for all Imperial titles not managed by another office of the Civil Service, and ensuring all elections adhere to the strictures of Imperial Law. This includes, but is not limited to, elections for senators and generals each summit.
 
The Overseer can be approached with any query regarding elections to the Senate, Military Council or Bourse. Appointments by the Imperial Synod are best directed to the Tribute of the Synod. Appointments by the Conclave are the remit of the Prefect of the Conclave, (Merlot, the current Overseer of Elections is also a Prefect of the Conclave). 
 
The Overseer is expected to keep the following records:


* Results of elections to the Senate
* Results of elections ''by'' the Senate
* Results of appointments of generals and admirals of the Military Council
* Other appointments made ''by'' the Bourse
* The list of current Imperial title holders
* The list of current Imperial title holders
* The list of changes from the last summit's list of current Imperial title holders
* The list of titles awaiting election
* All elections ''to'' the Senate or appointments ''by'' the Senate
* Results of appointments ''to'' or ''by'' the Military Council
* All elections and appointments ''to'' the Bourse
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{{CaptionedImage|file=Merlot_Book.jpg|title=Merlot, Overseer of Imperial Elections.|caption=Merlot, Overseer of Imperial Elections|align=left|width=500}}
{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
| Merlot || Paul Wilder
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>
 
===Imperial Magistracy===
Magistrates are responsible for enforcing [[Imperial Law]]. They appoint members of the militia and coordinate their activities, directing them to investigate potential crimes that have been reported. They administer trials, overseeing the proceedings and determining the verdict and setting the punishment. They oversee executions, as well as the collection and redistribution of fines.


==Imperial Magistracy==
Magistrates can be be approached to provide advice on any aspect of Imperial Law, as well as to offer advice on how to bring a [[Civil Claims|civil claim]]. They are currently based at the magistrate's office, near the Hub.  
These civil servants co-ordinate the militia and are responsible for administering trials and Imperial justice. They are often found near the Hub.


The Chief Magistrate oversees the magistrate and is responsible for appointing and promoting new magistrates. The Constitutional Court always includes the Chief Magistrate and the longest serving magistrate, so the Chief Magistrate can also provide constitutional advice.
The Magistracy, especially the Chief Magistrate, are also responsible for assisting in the creation of [[The Throne#Imperial Favour|Imperial Favours]].
The Magistracy publishes the [[Court Reports|Court Report]] following each summit that details all trials and their outcome.
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{|  
{|  
| '''Magistrate''' || '''Nation''' || '''Crew Name''' || '''Specialism'''
| '''Magistrate''' || '''Specialism''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
|-
| Stanislav Karkovich || Varushka || Jon Creek || Criminal / Religious law / [[http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Scrutiny Constitutional Court]]
| Stanislav Karkovich || Chief Magistrate, Criminal & Religious law || Jon Creek
|-
|-
| Avedon de Remourics || Dawn || Oliver Facey || Criminal / Religious Law
| Avedon de Remourics || Criminal & Religious Law || Oliver Facey
|-
|-
| John Cooper || Marches || Richard Squires || General
| John Cooper || General || Richard Squires  
|-
|-
| Grimmer Reinholz || Wintermark || Martin Verran || General
| Kuura Tuomisbarn || General || Nat Saunders
|-
|-
| Zofia Justynova Garnovska  || Varushka || Christi Scarborough || General
| Kasimir Nikovitch Sokolov || General || Jon Nimick
|-
|-
| Mercer || Navarr || Tom Owen || General
| Nihm Farkas || General || Sophie Earnshaw
|}</div></div><div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30%; grid-column-gap: 10px; "><div>
 
===Attendants of the Gateway===
These civil servants take instruction from those individuals awarded or in possession of [[Liao#True_Liao|True Liao]]. Where individuals seek to use the True Liao to have [[Past life vision|visions of their past lives]], it is the responsibility of these civil servants to interview them, to explain the process, and then to administer to the ceremony after the True Liao has been suitably prepared.
 
They aim to make themselves available to all potential visionaries for interviews and discussions at the Hub - both on the Saturday night of each summit as well as at 1:30pm on the Sunday.
 
These civil servants are also responsible for keeping records of which citizens are due to receive visions of their past lives, which are published in the Hub. The Civil Service does not record the details of previous Visions - the responsibility for this lies with the [[Seer of the Gateway]].
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{|
| '''Character''' || '''Crew Member'''
|-
|-
| Urlik The Lucky || Wintermark || Michael Pye || General
| Anushka Djeskova || Jessica Simpson
|-
|-
| Adile i Mata i Riqueza || Brass Coast|| Shanine Gill || General
| Barak of Haros || David Sheridan
|-
|-
| Adam || Highguard|| John Kearney || Religious law
| Walt Scriber || Ian Horne
|}
|}
==Prognosticators Office==
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Prognosticators use a combination of divinatory magic and careful record keeping to provide infallible briefings to the [[Imperial Senate]] and the [[Imperial Military Council]]. In modern times, the civil service is careful to ensure they include members of every nation; the first Imperial prognosticators were all [[Urizen]] [[seer|seers]], though their ranks were quickly bolstered by volunteers, especially from the [[mystic|mystics[]] of [[Wintermark]] and diviners from [[the Brass Coast]]. The office is ultimately overseen by the Imperial Auditor, Gerard La Salle, who is a member of the Constitutional Court. Their primary duties involve divining the [[Sentinel_Gate#Conjunctions|conjunctions]] of the [[Sentinel Gate]] and using a combination of magic and mundane expertise to prepare [[appraisal|appraisals]] for the Imperial Senate.


{|
===War Scouts & Prognosticators===
| '''Name''' || '''Nation''' || '''Crew Name''' || '''Specialism'''
Imperial war scouts provide vital intelligence to the Military Council on the disposition and movement of enemy forces. This information is combined with divinations performed by the Imperial prognosticators to identify conjunctions of the [[Sentinel Gate]]. Each summit, the department produces a set of briefings for the Council, detailing all major conjunctions that have been identified, along with objectives and potential outcomes.
|-
|  Prognosticator Atraxes || Urizen || Tom Hancocks || War
|}


== Civil Servants==
The prognosticators and war scouts also work together to produce briefings for the smaller military conjunctions that are published before each summit. In consultation with the Constitutional Court, they decide which Imperial title should be given dominion over the conjunction. The war scouts are the best people to talk to if you have any questions about a military conjunction. At Anvil, the war scouts maintain a post near the [[Sentinel Gate]] in order to advise on known [[conjunctions]].
Individuals often out and about on the field in the service of the Empire:


The Imperial Archives also employ numerous prognosticators to help create the Winds of Fortune, the accurate forecasts and reports which are published before each summit.
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{{CaptionedImage|file=War Scout Tirsa_cropped.jpg|title=Tirsa i Duran i Guerra, War Scout.|caption=Tirsa i Duran i Guerra, War Scout|width=500}}
{|
{|
| '''Name''' || '''Nation''' || '''Crew Name''' || '''Specialism'''
| '''Name''' || '''Role''' || '''Crew Name'''
|-
|-
| Prognosticator Atraxes || Urizen || Tom Hancocks || War
| Alexandrina Ivanova || War Scout || Kim St Clair
|-
|-
| War scout Orn Eidrmutr || Wintermark || David Henderson || War
| Harald Fareye || Prognosticator || Tom Hancocks
|-
|-
| War scout Will of Overton || Marches || Andy Connell || War
| Tirsa i Duran i Guerra || War Scout || Katherine Catchpole-Simmons
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|-
|  Ezekiel of Samson's Feasting || Highguard || Wrenna Robson ||
|}</div></div>
|-
| Barak of Haros || Highguard || David Sheridan || Past Life Visions
|-
| Wylfa Bechod || Navarr || Dom Carroll || Past Life Visions
|-
| Jenny Fletcher || Dawn || Stephen Kirkbride || Historical Research
|}
 
==The Academy==


[http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/The_Academy Dedicated Academy staff are listed here.]
===The Academy===
The Imperial Academy at Anvil runs various activities for the younger heroes of the Empire. A list of dedicated Academy staff can be found [[The_Academy#Academy_Staff|here]].


[[Category:Civil Service]]
[[Category:Civil Service]]

Latest revision as of 20:08, 10 September 2024

The Civil Service shall serve The Throne and the people, and be bound in oaths of loyalty to the Empire. They will be civil in their dealings and treat each citizen by their virtues, without prejudice or favour regardless of wealth, nationality or title. They will choose amongst them those who will serve as magistrates, to ensure the law is a friend to no-one but instead the servant and the master of all.

The Imperial Constitution

Overview

The Imperial Civil Service was established at the birth of the Empire but the roles and responsibilities were not codified until later, during the reign of Emperor Giovanni. Every member of the Service swears an oath to carry out their duties honestly and without favour to any party. As such, they do not vote in any elections, allowing citizens to trust the information and advice they provide is as fair and accurate as possible.

The civil servants who attend Anvil are generally based at the Civil Service Hub, located roughly at the centre of Anvil. However, their work takes them across various parts of Anvil, as is outlined here.

All civil servants are NPC only positions. Their role is to enable the game to run effectively - providing dependable sources of information and preventing players from being bogged down in administration or bureaucracy. The roles are intended to be incorruptible, so that players can trust what the information implicitly. Profound Decisions will never run plot in Empire involving the corruption of magistrates or other civil servants.

Institutional Civil Servants

These civil servants are responsible for the smooth operation of a specific Imperial Institution. In all cases a single specific title exists, linked to each of the five great houses of the Empire, e.g. the Speaker for the Senate. Though such offices are always referred to in the singular, in practice there are usually multiple civil servants assigned specific to each role.

Speaker for the Senate

The Speaker for the Senate comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the Imperial Senate. The Speaker chairs all sessions of the Senate to ensure they are orderly, timely and effective. They are responsible for accepting motions from senators and creating the agenda for each session, including any addresses that are to be made.

The Speaker is the best in-character point of contact for queries about Senate motions, commissions, creation of new Imperial titles, and advice on how the Senate is run.

The office of Speaker is expected to maintain the following records:

  • A list of all motions brought before Senate, the wording, their proposers, and the seconders.
  • Whether or not each motion was passed, failed or withdrawn.
  • Any disbursement from the Imperial treasury that was approved for the motion.
  • A list of all announcements made before Senate.
  • The location of suitable pro-formas for Senate motions, addresses and announcements.
John of Meade, Speaker for the Senate.
John of Meade, Speaker for the Senate
Character Crew Member
Bill Runner David Proctor
Dyer Alys Amy Mason
John of Meade Harry Harrold
Rialta di Regario Amy Woodhead

Tribune of the Synod

The Tribune of the Synod comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the Imperial Synod. The Tribune is responsible for accepting and registering Judgements raised by priests, and recording and announcing the votes of members of the Synod. It is also the Tribune who disburses the True Liao to the Throne, the winner of the lot in the Public auction, any doses awarded from the Virtue Fund, and the doses awarded by the Gatekeepers.

As the Synod holds no formal sessions, the Tribune is based solely within the Hub. They are able to answer queries relating to appointment to Synod titles, the raising of and voting for Judgements, as well the opportunities and powers available to the Synod.

The Tribune is expected to maintain the following records:

  • The set of all judgements raised by the Synod at the summit.
  • Votes made by Synod priests on judgements.
  • Appointments by assemblies of the Synod.
  • Definitive wordings for any mandates that have been assessed by the Civil Service.
  • Rewardings made from the Virtue fund to the priests who raised the corresponding Judgements
  • The names of those who are to receive visions of past lives
  • The location of a suitable pro-forma for Synod Judgements
Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza, Tribune of the Synod.
Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza, Tribune of the Synod
Character Crew Member
Grimmr Reinholz Martin Verran
Kiersten Grimmrsdottir Harriette King
Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza Jonathan Kidger
Orva Pirittasdottir Kirsty Horne
Taskel di Apulian Laurie Ingram
Ulysses of Enduring Light Citadel Mel Meghen
Varran Valentine Verrijken
Vollo Isaac Pethick

Herald of the Council

The Herald of the Council comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the Military Council. The Herald chairs all official meetings, the Muster and all regular sessions of the Military Council to ensure they are orderly, timely and effective. They are responsible for creating the agenda for each session, accepting any addresses that are to be made.

The Herald is well-placed to answer any queries relating to the operation of the Military Council and how best to bring matters before it. They provide information on the disposition of the Empire's military forces to the Imperial generals at the start of the muster.

The Herald is expected to maintain the following records:

  • The disposition and strength of the Empire's armies and fortifications.
  • The battle opportunities chosen by the military council
  • Which nations are taking the field for each battle.
  • The field marshal commanding each battle.
  • The orders given by generals to their armies.
  • Any pardons issued by the Military Council.
  • Any distribution of spoils of war made by the Military Council.
Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani, Herald of the Council.
Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani, Herald of the Council
Character Crew Member
Ekaterijna Nadyovna Gremani Sam Sulkin
Verus Gorolfson Ben Woodhead

Agent of the Bourse

The Agent of the Bourse comprises those civil servants appointed to oversee the business of the Imperial Bourse. They organise the election of all National Bourse Titles recording the votes cast and identifying each winner. They also arrange and oversee the Auction of the Seats and the auction of a dose of True Liao. The Agent is responsible for issuing Bourse certificates for weirwood, mithril and white granite to new seat holders when they win an auction or election.

The Agent is best-placed to answer questions relating to any Bourse titles, either auctioned or elected, as well as questions about the current state of Bourse seats.

The Agent is expected to maintain the following records:

  • Appointments by the Auction of Seats including who is appointed and how much was paid.
  • Appointments by the Tally of Votes including who is appointed, the total winning votes and the winning margin.
  • Values of any small quantities of Bourse resources auctioned at each summit.
  • The winning bid for the dose of True Liao auctioned via the Bourse.
Marta Kovar, Agent of the Bourse.
Marta Kovar, Agent of the Bourse
Character Crew Member Role
Marta Kovar Elinor Kershaw Agent of the Bourse
Rialta di Regario Amy Woodhead Auctioneer

Prefect of the Conclave

The civil servants who serve the Imperial Conclave oversee its sessions in the Hall of Worlds. They accept Declarations made in advance of each session, create the agenda, and ensure each session is run in a timely, efficient and orderly fashion. They are also responsible for taking the crystal mana required to speak in Conclave, which is then added to the Conclave vaults and disbursed to Grandmasters of each Order.

The Prefect is available in the Hub in advance of each session to receive Declarations for the Agenda, as well as to answer procedural questions on how things might be brought before Conclave.

The Prefect is expected to maintain the following records:

  • Appointments to Imperial titles.
  • Addresses made on each day, and who made each one
  • Declarations made on each day, who made each one, and whether or not it passed
  • The Strengths of each order at each Conclave session
  • The contents of each Order's Vault at the beginning and end of the Summit
Khaytanus Everwatch, Prefect of the Conclave.
Khaytanus Everwatch (right), Prefect of the Conclave, next to Merlot, the Overseer of Imperial Elections (left).
Character Crew Member
Aitana i Riqueza Laura Knighton
Khaytanus Everwatch James Littlewood
Merlot Paul Wilder

Non-Institutional Civil Servants

A number of key Civil Service roles are not tied to a single official body of state. These positions are responsible for providing advice and service across multiple different houses or directly to individual citizens.

Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court is a body of civil servants whose job is to ensure that the motions passed by the Imperial Senate can be implemented in accordance with the Imperial Constitution. The Court provides scrutiny of every motion after it passes the Imperial Senate, checking that it is in accordance with the Imperial Constitution and that it can be effectively implemented by the Civil Service. It exists to allow Profound Decisions to check that any motion that changes the way Empire plays will not adversely affect the enjoyment of the game in the years to come.

Members of the Court will attempt to provide constitutional advice to any citizen who requests it, to give citizens the best chance of ensuring that anys motion presented to the Senate are legitimate. However, advice given by any individual member is not considered binding by the Court, and all Senate motions are subject to further scrutiny once they have been passed on the floor of the Senate.

Some members of the Court have a number of their own responsibilities. The Auditor of the Imperial Treasury is responsible for providing funds disbursed from the Imperial treasury by the Senate and producing the accounts for the Master of the Imperial Mint each summit. The Imperial Archivist is responsible for historial research and for all Civil Service publications, while the Chief Magistrate is the senior magistrate for the Empire. These Civil Servants sometimes attend sessions of the Senate to provide important further context on the opportunities and powers available to it.

Three members of the Constitutional Court.
Magistrate Abraham (left) considers his position whilst Leontes the Scribe (centre) and Gerard La Salle (right) discuss matters of state.
Character Title Crew Member
Abraham Magistrate Matt Pennington
Gerard La Salle Auditor of the Imperial Treasury Graeme Jamieson
Leontes the Scribe Imperial Archivist Andy Rafferty
Stanislav Karkovich Chief Magistrate Jon Creek

Secretariat of the Civil Service

The Secretariat are responsible for recruitment and appointment of new civil servants, as well as the day-to-day operation of the Service. Citizens who have an issue with the behaviour of a civil servant are best advised to raise the matter with a member of the Secretariat who will try to assist. At Anvil, when not facilitating the needs of the Civil Service as a whole, they usually fill other roles in line with their specialisms.

At present the two members of the Secretariat are the Secretary General who directly oversees all civil service operations and the Cultural Liaison, who works directly with the egregores of each nation whole to ensure that all Imperial citizens, especially those new to Anvil, have access to the support they need.

Kaya, Cultural Liaison.
Kaya, Cultural Liaison
Character Title Crew Member
Kaya Cultural Liaison Clare Evans
Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza Secretary General Jonathan Kidger

Overseer of Imperial Elections

The Overseer of Imperial Elections is responsible for administering the appointment for all Imperial titles not managed by another office of the Civil Service, and ensuring all elections adhere to the strictures of Imperial Law. This includes, but is not limited to, elections for senators and generals each summit.

The Overseer can be approached with any query regarding elections to the Senate, Military Council or Bourse. Appointments by the Imperial Synod are best directed to the Tribute of the Synod. Appointments by the Conclave are the remit of the Prefect of the Conclave, (Merlot, the current Overseer of Elections is also a Prefect of the Conclave).

The Overseer is expected to keep the following records:

  • The list of current Imperial title holders
  • The list of titles awaiting election
  • All elections to the Senate or appointments by the Senate
  • Results of appointments to or by the Military Council
  • All elections and appointments to the Bourse
Merlot, Overseer of Imperial Elections.
Merlot, Overseer of Imperial Elections
Character Crew Member
Merlot Paul Wilder

Imperial Magistracy

Magistrates are responsible for enforcing Imperial Law. They appoint members of the militia and coordinate their activities, directing them to investigate potential crimes that have been reported. They administer trials, overseeing the proceedings and determining the verdict and setting the punishment. They oversee executions, as well as the collection and redistribution of fines.

Magistrates can be be approached to provide advice on any aspect of Imperial Law, as well as to offer advice on how to bring a civil claim. They are currently based at the magistrate's office, near the Hub.

The Chief Magistrate oversees the magistrate and is responsible for appointing and promoting new magistrates. The Constitutional Court always includes the Chief Magistrate and the longest serving magistrate, so the Chief Magistrate can also provide constitutional advice.

The Magistracy, especially the Chief Magistrate, are also responsible for assisting in the creation of Imperial Favours.

The Magistracy publishes the Court Report following each summit that details all trials and their outcome.

Magistrate Specialism Crew Member
Stanislav Karkovich Chief Magistrate, Criminal & Religious law Jon Creek
Avedon de Remourics Criminal & Religious Law Oliver Facey
John Cooper General Richard Squires
Kuura Tuomisbarn General Nat Saunders
Kasimir Nikovitch Sokolov General Jon Nimick
Nihm Farkas General Sophie Earnshaw

Attendants of the Gateway

These civil servants take instruction from those individuals awarded or in possession of True Liao. Where individuals seek to use the True Liao to have visions of their past lives, it is the responsibility of these civil servants to interview them, to explain the process, and then to administer to the ceremony after the True Liao has been suitably prepared.

They aim to make themselves available to all potential visionaries for interviews and discussions at the Hub - both on the Saturday night of each summit as well as at 1:30pm on the Sunday.

These civil servants are also responsible for keeping records of which citizens are due to receive visions of their past lives, which are published in the Hub. The Civil Service does not record the details of previous Visions - the responsibility for this lies with the Seer of the Gateway.

Character Crew Member
Anushka Djeskova Jessica Simpson
Barak of Haros David Sheridan
Walt Scriber Ian Horne

War Scouts & Prognosticators

Imperial war scouts provide vital intelligence to the Military Council on the disposition and movement of enemy forces. This information is combined with divinations performed by the Imperial prognosticators to identify conjunctions of the Sentinel Gate. Each summit, the department produces a set of briefings for the Council, detailing all major conjunctions that have been identified, along with objectives and potential outcomes.

The prognosticators and war scouts also work together to produce briefings for the smaller military conjunctions that are published before each summit. In consultation with the Constitutional Court, they decide which Imperial title should be given dominion over the conjunction. The war scouts are the best people to talk to if you have any questions about a military conjunction. At Anvil, the war scouts maintain a post near the Sentinel Gate in order to advise on known conjunctions.

The Imperial Archives also employ numerous prognosticators to help create the Winds of Fortune, the accurate forecasts and reports which are published before each summit.

Tirsa i Duran i Guerra, War Scout.
Tirsa i Duran i Guerra, War Scout
Name Role Crew Name
Alexandrina Ivanova War Scout Kim St Clair
Harald Fareye Prognosticator Tom Hancocks
Tirsa i Duran i Guerra War Scout Katherine Catchpole-Simmons

The Academy

The Imperial Academy at Anvil runs various activities for the younger heroes of the Empire. A list of dedicated Academy staff can be found here.