Arbiter of the Four Winds

Latest revision as of 22:03, 17 February 2025

This title is appointed by the Urizen Assembly

Overview

The Arbiter of the Four Winds is an Imperial title awarded to a citizen of Urizen. The motion to convert the Temple of the Four Winds into the Monastery of the Four Winds was passed by the Imperial Senate in Autumn 386YE. The Arbiter of the Four Winds is expected to facilitate the discussion of the Way, encouraging debate and inquiry into spiritual matters across the Empire. The title was created as a result of an opportunity presented in the Thresher's summer wind of fortune.

Originally created when the Temple of the Winds was commissioned in Summer 382YE, construction was delayed during the invasion of the Druj the next season. The orcs sacked the building site, slaying a great many sword scholars in the process. The project was halted, and did not resume until the following year following the liberation of Peregro. The reconstruction was completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 383YE.

During the Spring Equinox 386YE the Senator for Kahraman, Delara i Fijadoz i Guerra, raised a motion to abrogate the original motion to construct the temple and create the title which was upheld by the Imperial Senate. More information on the circumstances leading up to the abrogation can be found in the Broken sword wind of fortune.

Responsibilities

Aspar served as the first Arbiter of the Four Winds

The Arbiter of the Four Winds serves to ensure the safety of the monastery and its guests and facilitate the discussion of the Way, encouraging debate and inquiry into spiritual matters. If the Monastery of the Four Winds, or those visiting the monastery, were to be threatened then it would be the responsibility of the Arbiter to deal with those threats.

Powers

A Portion of Liao

The sinecure provides twelve doses of liao to the Arbiter of the Four Winds each season.

Prosperous Gardens

The Monastery of the Four Winds has extensive orchards and gardens tended by Marcher monks drawn to the monastery by vigorous debate. Fruit crops as well as flowers and herbs from the gardens are sold across Peregro, and the Arbiter receives eight crowns a season from the profits.

The Monastery of the Four Winds benefits from a synergy with the Landskeeper's Study. For as long as the study remains in good standing the income from the orchards and surrounding gardens is increased by four crowns, included above.

Appointment

The Arbiter of the Four Winds is appointed at the Winter Solstice by the Urizen National assembly.

The title can be held by any Urizen citizen. The Arbiter of the Four Winds serves until the next election, or until they die, step down, or are revoked. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Urizen National Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.

Summit	Elected	Votes
Summer Solstice 385YE	Herminius of the House of the Wanderer	235 Votes
Summer Solstice 384YE	Cato Hypation	92 Votes
Summer Solstice 383YE	Aspar	26 Votes

Recent Elections

This title is vacant and 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.

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 ==Overview==
-The Envoy to the Disciples of the Tempest Jade Maiden is an [[Urizen]] [[Imperial title]] initially [[Construct_Temple of the Winds|commissioned]] in Summer 382YE. While work began on restoring the Temple of the Four Winds in [[Morrow]], it was interrupted by the [[382YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Lost_in_the_Echo_.28Morrow.29|invasion of the Druj]]. The [[orc|orcs]] sacked the building site, slaying a great many [[Sword scholar|sword scholars]] in the process. The project was halted, and did not resume until the following year following the [[383YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Morrow|liberation of Peregro]]. The reconstruction was completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 383YE.
+The Arbiter of the Four Winds is an [[Imperial title]] awarded to a citizen of [[Urizen]]. The motion to convert the Temple of the Four Winds into the Monastery of the Four Winds was [[Convert the Temple of the Four Winds|passed]] by the [[Imperial Senate]] in Autumn 386YE. The Arbiter of the Four Winds is expected to facilitate the discussion of the Way, encouraging debate and inquiry into spiritual matters across the Empire. The title was created as a result of an opportunity presented in the '''[[Thresher%27s_summer#A_New_Monastery|Thresher's summer]]''' wind of fortune.
+Originally created when the Temple of the Winds was [[Construct_Temple of the Winds|commissioned]] in Summer 382YE, construction was delayed during the [[382YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Lost_in_the_Echo_.28Morrow.29|invasion of the Druj]] the next season. The [[orc|orcs]] sacked the building site, slaying a great many [[Sword scholar|sword scholars]] in the process. The project was halted, and did not resume until the following year following the [[383YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Morrow|liberation of Peregro]]. The reconstruction was completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 383YE.
+During the Spring Equinox 386YE the Senator for [[Kahraman]], '''Delara i Fijadoz i Guerra''', raised a [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Abrogate_Temple_of_the_Four_Winds|motion]] to abrogate the original motion to construct the temple and create the title which was upheld by the Imperial Senate. More information on the circumstances leading up to the [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Abrogation|abrogation]] can be found in the '''[[Broken_sword#Shadow_of_the_Temple|Broken sword]]''' wind of fortune.
 ==Responsibilities==
-The Envoy serves as envoy to the sword scholar sect associated with the Temple of the Four Winds in Peregro. Now fully restored, the temple there is dedicated to the pursuit of [[Wisdom]], as seen through the lens of the teachings of the first sword scholar, Sulemaine, the so-called "Paragon of Blades". The Envoy is expected to liaise with the sword scholars, and present their philosophy at Anvil and to the Urizen people as a whole.
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+The Arbiter of the Four Winds serves to ensure the safety of the monastery and its guests and facilitate the discussion of the Way, encouraging debate and inquiry into spiritual matters. If the Monastery of the Four Winds, or those visiting the monastery, were to be threatened then it would be the responsibility of the Arbiter to deal with those threats.
 ==Powers==
-===Bounty of Liao===
+===A Portion of Liao===
-The sinecure provides eight measures of [[liao]] to the Envoy each season, to be used as they see fit.
+The sinecure provides twelve doses of [[liao]] to the Arbiter of the Four Winds each season.
-===Voice of the Sword Scholars===
-The Envoy supports the congregation of the sword scholars, and receives 16 votes in the Imperial Synod. They may use these votes in any appropriate assembly, following the [[Sinecure#Synod_Votes|normal rules for votes provided by a sinecure]].
+===Prosperous Gardens===
+The Monastery of the Four Winds has extensive orchards and gardens tended by Marcher monks drawn to the monastery by vigorous debate. Fruit crops as well as flowers and herbs from the gardens are sold across Peregro, and the Arbiter receives eight crowns a season from the profits.
-===The Labyrinth Sword===
+The Monastery of the Four Winds benefits from a synergy with the [[Keeper of the Study|Landskeeper's Study]]. For as long as the study remains in good standing the income from the orchards and surrounding gardens is increased by four crowns, included above.
-The Envoy of the Four Winds is the legal custodian of the ''Labyrinth Sword'', a relic believed to be associated with Sulemaine herself. If an individual loses the title, then the sword must be given to the new Envoy to the Disciples of the Tempest Jade Maiden. The sword is a unique artifact and cannot be replaced if it is lost or stolen.
 ==Appointment==
-The Envoy to the Disciples of the Tempest Jade Maiden is [[appointment|appointed]] at the Summer Solstice by the Urizen [[National assembly]].
+The Arbiter of the Four Winds is [[appointment|appointed]] at the Winter Solstice by the Urizen [[National assembly]].
-The title can be held by an Urizen citizen. The Envoy serves until the next election, or until they die, step down, or are revoked. They can be [[revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the Urizen [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].
-==Temple of the Four Winds==
+The title can be held by any Urizen citizen. The Arbiter of the Four Winds serves until the next election, or until they die, step down, or are revoked. They can be [[revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]], the Urizen [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].
-The Temple of the Four Winds was originally constructed in Peregro long before Urizen joined the Empire. It was destroyed during the purge of the sword scholars that took place in the reign of [[Emperor Giovanni]], but the ruins remained a place of pilgrimage for the sword scholars. It was especially important to the Disciples of the Tempest Jade Maiden [[sect]], the largest of the surviving fellowships. Its reconstruction was initially [[commission|commissioned]] with the [[An_ideal_for_living#Test_What_You_Learn|encouragement of the surviving sword scholar sects]] at the Spring Equinox 382YE.
-The Druj completed the work the enemies of the sword scholars had begun, further ruining the already dilapidated structure. When the work finally resumed, the temple practically needed to be rebuilt from the foundations upward. Very little of the original temple remains, and what little was preserved now stands as part of the gardens that surround the spire, an austere reminder of hidden dangers and the vicissitudes of fate.
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-The Temple consists of a slender tower, surrounded by quiet shrines and contemplation galleries. At night, the entire temple is illuminated by lanterns decorated with sword motifs, whose soft glow also reveals intricate scrollwork that cover the white granite walls depicting tiny white flowers.
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