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{{Synod Judgement Summary|General Assembly|Lesser Majority}}
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==Overview==
The General [[Assembly]] of the [[Imperial Synod]] controls the Virtue Fund - a pool of money endowed to the Synod so that they may directly reward virtuous behaviour. The mainstay of the fund usually comes from the auction of a dose of true liao but it is supplemented with donations of Imperial currency from wealthy citizens who wish to use the benefits of their prosperity to encourage virtue.
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In Autumn 383YE, the Senate determined that the dose of [[liao#True Liao|true liao]] provided by the [[Construct_Lepidean_University|Lepidean University]] would be distributed by the Synod through the [[judgement]] of Rewarding. This led to some [[Construct_Lepidean_University|additional guidance]] issued by the Constitutional Court as to how competing judgements would be handled. In Spring 386YE, the Senate made a [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Lepidean_University_True_Liao|further amendment]] as to how the dose of true liao should be allocated, instead using a form of [[appointment]]


<ic>At the Winter Summit 376 YE, Harald Johnson, of the Marches and The Way, called for the General Assembly to reward the Orc Generals with 20 crowns from the Virtue Fund.</ic>
==Judgement==
Any member of the Synod may submit a judgement of rewarding for consideration by the General Assembly. The judgement must specify a single individual who will receive the reward and must state the size of the proposed reward. It is not possible to reward a band or group - but it is possible to proclaim the virtue of a group of characters and then name the individual who will be rewarded accordingly.
 
A judgement of rewarding requires a lesser majority to pass.
 
<div style="float:right;"><quote by="Marcher Proverb">Better to earn a ring than be given a crown</quote></div>
 
==Outcome==
If the judgement is successful, then the Tribune will arrange for the money to be deducted from the Virtue Fund and given to the priest who raised the judgement to apportion.


The Synod has a fund devoted to rewarding and supporting virtuous citizens and thus positively encourage virtue throughout the Empire. This Virtue Fund grows by:
It is common for individuals to ask for money from the Virtue Fund for a specific goal. It is perfectly acceptable to reference the goal in the judgement of rewarding, but this is not legally binding. On receipt of the funds, they become the legal property of the recipient who may dispose of them as they choose.
* Donations from prosperous citizens who wish to use their prosperity to encourage virtue.
* The auction of [[pure liao]] through the Bourse.
* Other activities arranged by the Synod, civil service or other virtuous citizens.


The Virtue Fund is restricted to donations of Imperial currency. Any non-monetary donations are encouraged by the civil service to be given to the smaller Synod assemblies for dissemination.
It is not possible for the Virtue Fund to go into debt. If a reward judgement is upheld but there is not enough in the Virtue Fund when the judgement's scrutiny ends, then the entirety of the current fund is paid to the priest who raised the judgement, but the priest cannot collect the remainder later. This is noted on the judgement. If the Virtue Fund is empty, the judgement can still pass, but the recipient receives no money.


The rewarding requires a lesser majority of the General Assembly and can be targeted upon an individual or small group, such as a banner, sect or coven.
If multiple rewards are upheld at the same time then allocation is made beginning with the judgement that has passed with the greatest margin, and continuing in order to the judgement with the smallest margin. In the event of two judgements having the same margin of error and there being insufficient funds remaining to support either, then the remaining money is split equally between the two judgements.


===Rewards that exceed the Virtue Fund===
It is '''not''' possible for a judgement to specify that a reward be made at some future time beyond the close of scrutiny. Any money to be granted from the Virtue Fund must be issued at the time the judgement passes.
It is not possible for the Virtue Fund to go into debt. Nor is it possible for a judgment to specify that a reward be made at some future time beyond the close of scrutiny.


If a reward judgment is upheld but there is not enough in the Virtue Fund for when the judgment's scrutiny ends, then the entirety of the current fund is paid to the priest who raised the judgment, but the priest cannot collect the remainder later. This is noted on the judgment.
<ic>At the Winter Summit 376 YE, Harald Johnson, of the Marches and The Way, called for the General Assembly to reward the Orc Generals with 20 crowns from the Virtue Fund.</ic>


If a reward judgment is upheld but there is no money in the Virtue Fund, then the successful vote is noted but the judgment is automatically failed due to lack of funds.
==Counting Houses==
<div style="width: 500px; float: right; clear: left; margin-right:10px;"><table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th>Territory</th><th>Completed</th><th>Virtue Fund Income</th></tr>
<tr><td>[[Reikos]]</td><td>Spring Equinox 386YE</td><td>10 crowns per season</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Tassato]]</td><td>Summer Solstice 386YE</td><td>16 crowns per season</td></tr>
</table></div>
In the months leading up to the Winter Solstice 385YE, the [[architect]] Dialogos of the Isles of the Spires [[Forwards_and_Rewards#Prosperity_and_Posterity|proposed construction of]] a series of counting houses in ten Imperial territories, to collect donations for the Virtue Fund and keep record of these Prosperous donations for posterity. Each of these [[folly|follies]] would see a consistent amount of money donated to the Virtue Fund each season, depending on the affluence and propensity of the territory in question. A counting house will only start producing income for the Virtue Fund in the first full season after it is constructed.


If multiple reward judgments are upheld at the same scrutiny time with insufficient money in the Virtue Fund to pay for them all, then the allocation starts with the earliest raised (by judgment number) until the Fund is empty. Again, a note is added to the judgment that the vote was successful but the judgment failed due to lack of funds.
As of the end of the Summer Solstice 386YE, four have been commissioned by the Senate - in [[Construct_Semmerholm_Counting_House|Semmerholm]], [[Construct_Tassato_Counting_House|Tassato]], a [[Forwards_and_Rewards#High_Benefits|more extensive construction]] in [[Construct_Reikos_Counting_House|Reikos]], and one in [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Construct_Prosperous_Counting_House_in_Karsk_II|Karsk]].


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The table to the right shows the counting houses that have been constructed as of the start of the Summer Solstice 386YE.
{{Synod Further Reading}}

Latest revision as of 21:40, 5 August 2024

Synod Judgement

The Virtue Fund allows the Synod to offer material reward to the virtuous
The Prosperity Assembly in particular often pays close attention to a judgement of rewarding.

Overview

The General Assembly of the Imperial Synod controls the Virtue Fund - a pool of money endowed to the Synod so that they may directly reward virtuous behaviour. The mainstay of the fund usually comes from the auction of a dose of true liao but it is supplemented with donations of Imperial currency from wealthy citizens who wish to use the benefits of their prosperity to encourage virtue.

In Autumn 383YE, the Senate determined that the dose of true liao provided by the Lepidean University would be distributed by the Synod through the judgement of Rewarding. This led to some additional guidance issued by the Constitutional Court as to how competing judgements would be handled. In Spring 386YE, the Senate made a further amendment as to how the dose of true liao should be allocated, instead using a form of appointment

Judgement

Any member of the Synod may submit a judgement of rewarding for consideration by the General Assembly. The judgement must specify a single individual who will receive the reward and must state the size of the proposed reward. It is not possible to reward a band or group - but it is possible to proclaim the virtue of a group of characters and then name the individual who will be rewarded accordingly.

A judgement of rewarding requires a lesser majority to pass.

Better to earn a ring than be given a crown

Marcher Proverb

Outcome

If the judgement is successful, then the Tribune will arrange for the money to be deducted from the Virtue Fund and given to the priest who raised the judgement to apportion.

It is common for individuals to ask for money from the Virtue Fund for a specific goal. It is perfectly acceptable to reference the goal in the judgement of rewarding, but this is not legally binding. On receipt of the funds, they become the legal property of the recipient who may dispose of them as they choose.

It is not possible for the Virtue Fund to go into debt. If a reward judgement is upheld but there is not enough in the Virtue Fund when the judgement's scrutiny ends, then the entirety of the current fund is paid to the priest who raised the judgement, but the priest cannot collect the remainder later. This is noted on the judgement. If the Virtue Fund is empty, the judgement can still pass, but the recipient receives no money.

If multiple rewards are upheld at the same time then allocation is made beginning with the judgement that has passed with the greatest margin, and continuing in order to the judgement with the smallest margin. In the event of two judgements having the same margin of error and there being insufficient funds remaining to support either, then the remaining money is split equally between the two judgements.

It is not possible for a judgement to specify that a reward be made at some future time beyond the close of scrutiny. Any money to be granted from the Virtue Fund must be issued at the time the judgement passes.

At the Winter Summit 376 YE, Harald Johnson, of the Marches and The Way, called for the General Assembly to reward the Orc Generals with 20 crowns from the Virtue Fund.

Counting Houses

TerritoryCompletedVirtue Fund Income
ReikosSpring Equinox 386YE10 crowns per season
TassatoSummer Solstice 386YE16 crowns per season

In the months leading up to the Winter Solstice 385YE, the architect Dialogos of the Isles of the Spires proposed construction of a series of counting houses in ten Imperial territories, to collect donations for the Virtue Fund and keep record of these Prosperous donations for posterity. Each of these follies would see a consistent amount of money donated to the Virtue Fund each season, depending on the affluence and propensity of the territory in question. A counting house will only start producing income for the Virtue Fund in the first full season after it is constructed.

As of the end of the Summer Solstice 386YE, four have been commissioned by the Senate - in Semmerholm, Tassato, a more extensive construction in Reikos, and one in Karsk.

The table to the right shows the counting houses that have been constructed as of the start of the Summer Solstice 386YE.

Further Reading

Core Brief

Additional Information

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