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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Ambassador to the Iron Confederacy is an [[Imperial title]] It is an Imperial position appointed by the [[ | The Ambassador to the [[Iron Confederacy]] is an [[Imperial title]] It is an Imperial position appointed by the [[Senate]]. The [[Sarvos#Suranni_Embassy|Suranni embassy]] is located in [[Sarvos]], while the Imperial embassy to the Iron Confederacy stands in the port of [[Bay_of_Catazar#Robec|Robec]]. | ||
Despite their proximity, and long history with the Empire, the Iron Confederacy remains something of a mystery; the full extent of Suranni lands is unknown, for example. At the moment they are at peace with the Empire, they are by no means allies. Courted by both the Empire and the [[Asavean Archipelago|Asaveans]], the Suranni Dukes are content to to play both interests off against each other. They made some concessions to the Liberty Pact by "redefining" their slaves as "serfs", but those who have actually visited Suranni lands say that the lives of the lowest class of their society have barely improved with this change in terminology. A militaristic nation, they recently captured former Children of Wrecks strongholds in [[Feroz]] and [[Madruga]], and now control the [[Feroz#Cazar Straits|Cazar Straits]] and [[Madruga#Free Landing|Free Landing]]. It seems their successes against the Wreckers have inspired the Suranni to begin a war of conquest against the Lasambrian Jotun as well, fighting in the hills of [[Reinos]], . | |||
Prior to the Winter Solstice 387YE, the Ambassador was able to purchase goods from merchants and those seeking favour. This was changed, along with the rest of the ambassadors, when the Senate voted to [[387YE_Winter_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Amend_Imperial_Embassies|amend]] the embassies to end the practice, removing mercantile support and the upkeep costs at the same time. | |||
==Responsibilities== | ==Responsibilities== | ||
The [[ambassador]] is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the [[Iron Confederacy]]. They have all the responsibilities [[Ambassador#Responsibilities|common]] to an Imperial ambassador. | The [[ambassador]] is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the [[Iron Confederacy]]. They have all the responsibilities [[Ambassador#Responsibilities|common]] to an Imperial ambassador. | ||
==Powers== | ==Powers== | ||
===Imperial Ambassador | ===Imperial Ambassador=== | ||
The title has all the [[Ambassador#Powers|common powers]] of an ambassador: they receive a [[Ambassador# | The title has all the [[Ambassador#Powers|common powers]] of an ambassador: they can receive a formal [[Ambassador#Delegation|delegation]], and may prepare a [[Ambassador#Treaty|treaty]]. As such they are responsible for representing the Empire to the Confederacy, and to a degree vice versa. They are presented as the primary contact for any official Imperial business relating to the Suranni people, so their letters carry much greater weight and importance than anyone bar [[the Throne]]. They are expected to conduct or oversee any [[Ambassador#Treaty|treaty negotiations]] with that nation, and receive official [[Ambassador#Delegation|delegations]]. The [[civil service]] will direct representatives and citizens of the foreign power to the ambassador wherever appropriate. | ||
{{Diplomacy|nation=The [[Iron Confederacy]]|port=[[Foreign_ports#Robec|Robec]]|status=Foreigner|ambassador=Tethros i Zuhri i Erigo|counterpart=[[Ambassador_to_the_Iron_Confederacy#Suranni_Ambassador|Baroness Katerine Lavasse of Meore]]}} | |||
==Powers== | |||
===Imperial Ambassador=== | |||
The title has all the [[Ambassador#Powers|common powers]] of an ambassador: they can receive a formal [[Ambassador#Delegation|delegation]], and may prepare a [[Ambassador#Treaty|treaty]]. | |||
===Stipend=== | |||
The Ambassador receives a [[Imperial_treasury#Stipends|stipend]] of four thrones each season. | |||
{{RecentElections|Ambassador_to_the_Iron_Confederacy}} | |||
==Appointment== | |||
The Ambassador to the Iron Confederacy 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]]. | |||
==Iron Confederacy Lore== | |||
===Suranni Embassy=== | |||
The Senate commissioned the [[Construct_Iron_Confederacy_embassy|construction]] in [[Sarvos]] of an embassy with the Iron Confederacy during the Spring Equinox 379YE. The embassy was completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 379YE, and '''Lukash Biessek von Temeschwar''' was appointed as the first ambassador. Rumour at the time suggested that the Iron Confederacy expressed a preference for Lukash specifically. | |||
The embassy itself is a severe building by Sarvosan standards - a circular granite and white marble keep surrounded by six stubby towers. It serves as a base for a small number of Suranni bureaucrats who are notable both for their standoffishness and for the fact all of them bear the [[naga]] [[lineage]]. It also hosts a cadre of lawkeepers - knights of the Iron Confederacy charged with enforcing the laws laid down by the Dukes - who cooperate with Imperial magistrates in hunting members of the Hand of Dumon secret society. Suranni diplomats posted to the Empire come and go regularly, with the staff changing at least as often as the Empire's own ambassador does. This is believed to be a consequence of the complex politics of the Iron Confederacy and the various rivalries between the Dukes. However it is an enduring rumour that the embassy itself is run by a prestigious Suranni priest of [[Suranni_pantheon#Arav_the_Judge,_Maiden_of_Silence|Arav the Judge]] who never leaves the building and ensures everyone working there maintains the right level of idealogical "purity" despite exposure to the "corruption and vice" of [[the League]]. | |||
The Imperial embassy in [[Foreign_ports#Robec|Robec]] is similarly somewhat at odds with the surrounding buildings, being a fusion of Freeborn and League architectural styles. The priesthood of [[Suranni_pantheon#Kavol.2C_the_Veiled_King|Kavol]] make no secret of the fact that they keep the embassy and its staff under constant observation, vigilant for signs of espionage or attempts to propagate the assorted heresies and blasphemies that Imperial citizens take for granted - virtues, for example, or the practice of magic. | |||
{{WingedMessenger|address=Baroness Katerine Lavasse of Meore, Tour Lavasse, Chaubrette, Iron Confederacy}} | |||
===Suranni Ambassador=== | |||
The Suranni ambassador to the Empire is ''Baroness Katerine Lavasse of Meore'', who operates from the Tour Lavasse in Chaubrette, a territory unknown to Imperial citizens that apparently lies to the west of Veroigne. A noble naga, she replaced the significantly more dogmatic Jeanne de Hibernat, a High Priestess of the Suranni god [[Suranni_pantheon#Evra_the_Smith,_Maiden_of_the_Forge|Evra the Smith, Maiden of the Forge]]. She has already indicated that she is very much more pragmatic than her predecessor and more interested in compromise. She still reports to the Dukes of the Iron Confederacy, however, and so her apparent goodwill toward the Empire cannot be relied upon. | |||
===Ambassadorial Briefings=== | |||
As discussed in the 388YE Autumn Equinox wind of fortune '''[[So_little_I_wanted,_so_little_I_got#Ambassadorial_Briefings|So little I wanted, so little I got]]''', the [[civil service]] have recently reinstituted Ambassadorial briefings. At least in the short term, the civil service have resumed furnishing Imperial ambassadors ''who are supported by [[embassy]] staff'' with individual briefings where necessary and appropriate. To maintain transparency and preserve continuity, the briefings are made available to those who wish to review them ''after'' the summit where they are delivered, in a similar way to which [[historical research]] is made public. Only those elements of a briefing that are specifically personal to the ambassador may be removed, and only where they are clearly not of interest to the Empire. At the end of the year, this procedure will be reviewed again, to ensure that it is fit for purpose. | |||
* [[388YE Autumn Iron Confederacy ambassador briefing]] | |||
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===Suranni Merchants=== | ===Suranni Merchants=== | ||
The [[embassy]] in Sarvos 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. | The [[embassy]] in Sarvos 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. | ||
<div style="display:inline-block; float:right; width: 500px; margin-left: 10px;"> | |||
<table><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Suranni Merchants'''</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>160 Rings</td><td>6 marrowort, 6 green iron, 4 ambergelt, 2 orichalcum</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>600 Rings</td><td>12 marrowort, 20 green iron, 14 ambergelt, 6 orichalcum</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>1440 Rings</td><td>21 Marrowort, 34 Green Iron, 22 Ambergelt, 10 Orichalcum</td></tr> | |||
</table></div> | |||
Following the [[Ratify Liberty Pact|imposition]] of [[Tariffs#Sanctions|sanctions]] on trade with [[Iron Confederacy]] in Winter 382YE the cost to benefit from the [[ministry]] increased by roughly a fifth | Following the [[Ratify Liberty Pact|imposition]] of [[Tariffs#Sanctions|sanctions]] on trade with [[Iron Confederacy]] in Winter 382YE the cost to benefit from the [[ministry]] increased by roughly a fifth | ||
TBC Robec is vaguely statted at rank 1 with 3 Green Iron, 3 Ambergelt, 3 Marrowort and 0 Orichalcum until around rank 4, plus cash representing luxuries | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:32, 9 October 2026
Overview
The Ambassador to the Iron Confederacy is an Imperial title It is an Imperial position appointed by the Senate. The Suranni embassy is located in Sarvos, while the Imperial embassy to the Iron Confederacy stands in the port of Robec.
Despite their proximity, and long history with the Empire, the Iron Confederacy remains something of a mystery; the full extent of Suranni lands is unknown, for example. At the moment they are at peace with the Empire, they are by no means allies. Courted by both the Empire and the Asaveans, the Suranni Dukes are content to to play both interests off against each other. They made some concessions to the Liberty Pact by "redefining" their slaves as "serfs", but those who have actually visited Suranni lands say that the lives of the lowest class of their society have barely improved with this change in terminology. A militaristic nation, they recently captured former Children of Wrecks strongholds in Feroz and Madruga, and now control the Cazar Straits and Free Landing. It seems their successes against the Wreckers have inspired the Suranni to begin a war of conquest against the Lasambrian Jotun as well, fighting in the hills of Reinos, .
Prior to the Winter Solstice 387YE, the Ambassador was able to purchase goods from merchants and those seeking favour. This was changed, along with the rest of the ambassadors, when the Senate voted to amend the embassies to end the practice, removing mercantile support and the upkeep costs at the same time.
Responsibilities
The ambassador is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the Iron Confederacy. They have all the responsibilities common to an Imperial ambassador.
Powers
Imperial Ambassador
The title has all the common powers of an ambassador: they can receive a formal delegation, and may prepare a treaty. As such they are responsible for representing the Empire to the Confederacy, and to a degree vice versa. They are presented as the primary contact for any official Imperial business relating to the Suranni people, so their letters carry much greater weight and importance than anyone bar the Throne. They are expected to conduct or oversee any treaty negotiations with that nation, and receive official delegations. The civil service will direct representatives and citizens of the foreign power to the ambassador wherever appropriate.
The Iron Confederacy
- Status: Foreigner
- Ports: Robec
- Ambassador: Tethros i Zuhri i Erigo
- Counterpart: Baroness Katerine Lavasse of Meore
Powers
Imperial Ambassador
The title has all the common powers of an ambassador: they can receive a formal delegation, and may prepare a treaty.
Stipend
The Ambassador receives a stipend of four thrones each season.
| Summit | Nation | Elected |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Solstice 387YE | The Brass Coast | Tethros i Zuhri i Erigo |
| Winter Solstice 386YE | The Brass Coast | Tethros i Zuhri i Erigo |
| Winter Solstice 385YE | The Brass Coast | Tethros i Zuhri i Erigo |
| Winter Solstice 384YE | Navarr | Cedric Gallows |
| Winter Solstice 383YE | Dawn | Lord Colwynn de Rondell |
| Summer Solstice 383YE | Varushka | Vladimir Sasha Volkov |
| Summer Solstice 382YE | Dawn | Lord Colwynn de Rondell |
| Summer Solstice 381YE | Dawn | Zadkiel de Coeurdefer |
| Summer Solstice 380YE | Dawn | Starac Sijed Orzel |
| Summer Solstice 379YE | Varushka | Lukash Biessek von Temeschwar |
Recent Elections
This title is currently held by Tethros i Zuhri i Erigo; 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.
Appointment
The Ambassador to the Iron Confederacy 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.
Iron Confederacy Lore
Suranni Embassy
The Senate commissioned the construction in Sarvos of an embassy with the Iron Confederacy during the Spring Equinox 379YE. The embassy was completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 379YE, and Lukash Biessek von Temeschwar was appointed as the first ambassador. Rumour at the time suggested that the Iron Confederacy expressed a preference for Lukash specifically.
The embassy itself is a severe building by Sarvosan standards - a circular granite and white marble keep surrounded by six stubby towers. It serves as a base for a small number of Suranni bureaucrats who are notable both for their standoffishness and for the fact all of them bear the naga lineage. It also hosts a cadre of lawkeepers - knights of the Iron Confederacy charged with enforcing the laws laid down by the Dukes - who cooperate with Imperial magistrates in hunting members of the Hand of Dumon secret society. Suranni diplomats posted to the Empire come and go regularly, with the staff changing at least as often as the Empire's own ambassador does. This is believed to be a consequence of the complex politics of the Iron Confederacy and the various rivalries between the Dukes. However it is an enduring rumour that the embassy itself is run by a prestigious Suranni priest of Arav the Judge who never leaves the building and ensures everyone working there maintains the right level of idealogical "purity" despite exposure to the "corruption and vice" of the League.
The Imperial embassy in Robec is similarly somewhat at odds with the surrounding buildings, being a fusion of Freeborn and League architectural styles. The priesthood of Kavol make no secret of the fact that they keep the embassy and its staff under constant observation, vigilant for signs of espionage or attempts to propagate the assorted heresies and blasphemies that Imperial citizens take for granted - virtues, for example, or the practice of magic.
Suranni Ambassador
The Suranni ambassador to the Empire is Baroness Katerine Lavasse of Meore, who operates from the Tour Lavasse in Chaubrette, a territory unknown to Imperial citizens that apparently lies to the west of Veroigne. A noble naga, she replaced the significantly more dogmatic Jeanne de Hibernat, a High Priestess of the Suranni god Evra the Smith, Maiden of the Forge. She has already indicated that she is very much more pragmatic than her predecessor and more interested in compromise. She still reports to the Dukes of the Iron Confederacy, however, and so her apparent goodwill toward the Empire cannot be relied upon.
Ambassadorial Briefings
As discussed in the 388YE Autumn Equinox wind of fortune So little I wanted, so little I got, the civil service have recently reinstituted Ambassadorial briefings. At least in the short term, the civil service have resumed furnishing Imperial ambassadors who are supported by embassy staff with individual briefings where necessary and appropriate. To maintain transparency and preserve continuity, the briefings are made available to those who wish to review them after the summit where they are delivered, in a similar way to which historical research is made public. Only those elements of a briefing that are specifically personal to the ambassador may be removed, and only where they are clearly not of interest to the Empire. At the end of the year, this procedure will be reviewed again, to ensure that it is fit for purpose.
Suranni Further Reading
- Soldiers of Suran - Historical Research into the military history of the Suranni and a travelogue
Winds of Fortune
- It's all wrong, but it's all right - 388YE Autumn diplomatic wind of fortune
- Seeds of discord - 388YE Summer diplomatic wind of fortune
- Gossamer threads - 388YE Spring diplomatic wind of fortune
- Red skies - 387YE Winter wind of war detailing the Suranni attack on the Children of Wrecks
- Bedight in veils - 387YE Autumn wind of fortune relating to Suranni diplomacy
- I wish you would - 387YE Summer wind of fortune about relations with the Suranni
- High hopes - 387YE Spring wind of fortune detailing the cattle aspirations of Baron de Hauteville
- Keep talking - 387YE Spring wind of fortune mentioning Iron Confederacy politics
- Bitter and absolute - 386YE Winter wind of fortune about diplomatic relations
- The price of peace - 386YE Summer wind of fortune summarising Suranni diplomatic matters
- Possibility days - 385YE Spring wind of fortune detailing the Suranni magicians seeking sancturay in the Empire
Suranni Related Titles
Click Expand to see a summary of various pages related to the Iron Confederacy.