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* '''Assembly:''' Wisdom
* '''Raised By:''' Tuuli
* '''Raised By:''' Tuuli
* '''Judgement:''' The Druj are active in Therunin, the Barrens and Morrow. They threaten the Eastern border from Ossium to Zenith. We call upon dedicants of Wisdom to investigate, question and report suspicious activity to the Assembly. The sword scholars have stated they will aid and protect you. See them out and act with vigilance and caution in your questioning.
* '''Judgement:''' The Druj are active in Therunin, the Barrens and Morrow. They threaten the Eastern border from Ossium to Zenith. We call upon dedicants of Wisdom to investigate, question and report suspicious activity to the Assembly. The sword scholars have stated they will aid and protect you. Seek them out and act with vigilance and caution in your questioning.
* '''Outcome:''' {{GM}} (356-0)
* '''Outcome:''' {{GM}} (356-0)
* '''Notes:''' The Druj have recently [[Ashes|invaded]] the territory of [[Therunin]], and launched attacks into [[Ashes#Twilight_(Morrow)|Morrow]] and [[Ashes#Fanning_the_Sparks_(The_Barrens)|the Barrens]]. [[The Mallum]] borders both [[Ossium]] and [[Zenith]].
* '''Notes:''' The Druj have recently [[Ashes|invaded]] the territory of [[Therunin]], and launched attacks into [[Ashes#Twilight_(Morrow)|Morrow]] and [[Ashes#Fanning_the_Sparks_(The_Barrens)|the Barrens]]. [[The Mallum]] borders both [[Ossium]] and [[Zenith]].

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The judgements of the Imperial Synod guide the spirits of the Empire's people.

Overview

During the Summer Solstice 386YE Summit, the Imperial Synod raised 216 judgements.

Veto

During the final Senate session of the summit, Sabella of the Silent Tide declared their intent to seek the veto following the decision of the Imperial Senate to criminalize preaching the Way in Asavea. The outcome of the veto will be determined by the General Assembly during the Autumn Equinox.

Statement of Principle

Judgement 7

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Herminius of the House of the Wanderer
  • Judgement: The Druj have returned! They are active in Therunin, the Barrens, and Morrow. They threaten our Eastern border from Ossium to Zenith. I call on all citizens to be proactive, report suspicious activity, check in on your neighbours, and be prepared to fight. Remember! You do not stand alone, Sword Scholars will be active in your territory, seek their protection, aid and Wisdom where needed.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (2478-74); Margin of 2404
  • Notes: The Druj have recently invaded the territory of Therunin, and launched attacks into Morrow and the Barrens.

Judgement 10

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Vivianne Barossa de Coeurdefer
  • Judgement: True Virtues guide the spirit to its highest potential, and build for the future. Earl Zadkiel de Coeurdefer, Cardinal of Pride, dedicates to Ambition so the legacy of the House may be Consecrated at Hounds' Gate, that were once the Spires of Dusk. Virtue drives us to actions greater than any one life.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1224-198); Margin of 1026
  • Notes: Refers to the consecration of the Houndsgate as detailed in the Poetry and prose wind of fortune. See also Judgement 9.

Judgement 13

  • Assembly: Varushkan
  • Raised By: Amris Johan Merikovich
  • Judgement: The Iron Helms have been shunned and slandered for years by many of the citizens they have protected. They have shown Courage, Loyalty, Pride and Vigilance in doing whatever their Generals and Military Council ask of them. All things grow and change and it is time for the Iron Helms to change. Based on their history and victories we believe they should now focus on their mastery of the dark magics & curses of Varushka. They have a strong magical heritage and would use such abilities Virtuously to advance the cause of our Empire.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (350-10); Margin of 340
  • Notes: The Iron Helms are a Varushkan army whose tactics have been a regular source of controversy within the Empire.

Judgement 14

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Sofonisba Amilcara di Sarvos
  • Judgement: "All citizens should work to benefit the Empire" our Emperor tells us - but the Empire is the servant of the Way, not its master. Loyalty to the Empire is not the whole of the Way. No authority can release you from your obligation to act in virtue. Obedience is the dry husk of Loyalty.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1350-420); Margin of 930
  • Notes: This appears to reference the Imperial addresses made by Empress Vesna following their coronation and after the Spring Equinox.

Judgement 15

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Prince Bishop Yakovitch
  • Judgement: We call for the Imperial Synod to perform a great undertaking, one that will sit alongside the magnificence of the great cathedral being built in Casinea, one that will inspire the priest of Timoj. We call for a census of the soul to be performed. We call for every child, and citizen, whether they serve in the armies or attend our academies to have their soul insighted. How many exemplars reborn, and spontaneous auras are we missing? How many malign spiritual influences go undetected? Let us strive for a greater majority and send word to every corner of the Empire and beyond that we will no longer walk in the dark.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1252-578); Margin of 674
  • Notes: The Grand Inspiration of the Way is actually being built in Bastion, rather than Casinea, as detailed in the Blood will thicken wind of fortune.

Judgement 17

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Lysimachus
  • Judgement: As an Empire you'd think it'd be unwise to go doing our enemies job for them. However it seems that nary a season goes by without hearing about citizens squabbling or cursing each other over something while we deal with an increasingly bigger world of threats. I'd say they're acting childish but it'd be an insult to the young folk of the academy. Before the empire has to consider if a mandatory 'juice and naptime' policy is required for its citizens, maybe folk should try focusing that energy on our adversaries instead? We've plenty of the bastards to take some frustration out on.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1162-430); Margin of 732

Judgement 18

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Able the Taller
  • Judgement: The Skyways project will be a true wonder of the Empire and the Entire world, allowing travel between our Spires, our Territories and even to the rest of the Empire in a way swifter than any before us could have imagined; gliding through the air like the messages of our Heliopticon. It is time for our Nation to demonstrate its Pride and show the rest of the Empire that we can build Wonders they would think impossible. The Urizen National assembly calls on all the Citizens of Urizen to contribute whatever their Prosperity allows to this great project. Let us show, in word and deed what our Arete can accomplish together.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (304-16); Margin of 288
  • Notes: References the construction of the sky roads in Urizen.

Judgement 27

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Aramis du Froste
  • Judgement: Pride exalts and uplifts those who have been laid low by the wicked. The Great Forest Orcs have reclaimed their home. The Karass seek to trade and grow together. The Rahvin wish to find a path away from the yoke of the Druj. Earls' council has raised its voice, it calls for the wait asked by Ser Dindrane's Mandate to be over! It calls for Dawn to venture forward and settle the lands of the Barrens! Should we answer this call, and let The Barrens bask in the light of our glorious nation?
  • Outcome: Not Upheld (126-220); Margin of 94
  • Notes: References the ongoing situation in the Barrens, specifically the mandate enacted by Ser Dindrane during the Summer Solstice 385YE.

Judgement 28

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Hendricks Lomond
  • Judgement: A way to end the Vallorn has been found, and Navarr look to their leadership at Anvil to ask - What now? Let them hear our voice, as we walk the Trods with them. Before the Trods are joined, and we turn to the Vallorn, we must look east. To the threat that strikes at our homes and the souls of those still here. Let us strike together and end the Druj first. And then we will turn our Glory to your cause unrestricted. We will call home the Questing Knights, we will call home those seeking Glory across the Empire and the Globe. And then, the unrelenting, unstoppable, and unflinching light of Dawn will burn the Vallorn away beside you.
  • Outcome: Upheld (268-110); Margin of 158
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement refers to Navarr discussions about what to do next.

Judgement 29

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Enchantress Areloe Larmavellevés
  • Judgement: Dawn says that great deeds are eternal, that what lives on is our legacy that we leave behind. We look to those who live Virtuous and glorious lives as inspiration, as a mark of what can be achieved. We should seek to uplift those that are ever pushing themselves, as such I urge the Troubadours of Dawn to spread the tales of the Most Glorious Knight-Erants who have worn the girding of our beloved Knight-Errant Egregore. Each Autumn Summit the Earls at Anvil hear the tale of those aspiring nobles, but we The Earls Council seek our Troubadours to spread the successes of our citizens. Let the Nation recognise the achievements of Morien Stewart (now de Carsenere) in 381YE, Caewel Smith (now Novarion) in 383YE, Claude Cutter (now Deeds) in 384YE and Ser Tunic of the Barrens in 385YE who have all worn the girding and been recognised by The Earls Council as The Most Glorious Knight-Errant for their year.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (368-10); Margin of 358

Judgement 32

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: James of the Cenotaph
  • Judgement: A year ago, Fintan called for every Navarr citizen to contribute whatever they could to support the raising of the Holy City at Bastion. Our Nations stand together, resolute in the face of the greatest Spiritual dangers. The Navarr act to ensure our Faith will be guarded, its future protected. The virtue of every Navarr citizen who contributed will enable others to find their place in the Dance. The Highborn recognise the Vigilance displayed in their commitment to safeguarding our souls from harm and invites the Navarr to send a delegation of Guides to teach in Bastion upon its completion. They have earned their alongside Highguard and should be welcomed to spread their perspective on the Way to pilgrims. Only through these bonds of kinship can the Grand Inspiration enable the Way to reach every soul in existence.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (552-20); Margin of 532
  • Notes: References the mandate raised by Corey Wayfarer in Autumn 385YE sending Fintan Nighthaven to urge the Navarr to support the Grand Inspiration of the Way being raised in Bastion, introduced in the Blood will thicken wind of fortune.

Judgement 33

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Tamar
  • Judgement: A year ago, Eldrid Vestardottir called for every citizen of Wintermark to contribute whatever they could to support the raising of the Holy City at Bastion. The Winterfolk considered if they should join this endeavour. They concluded that Nations, bound together in one breath, can build an unbreakable Legacy. The virtue of every Wintermark citizen who contributed will truly echo through history for a thousand years. They are heroes, every one. The Highborn recognise the Wisdom displayed in asking the right question and invites the Winterfolk to send a delegation of Stormcrows to teach in Bastion upon its completion. They have earned their alongside Highguard and should be welcomed to spread their perspective on the Way to pilgrims. Only through these bonds of kinship can the Grand Inspiration enable the Way to reach every soul in existence.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (572-20); Margin of 552
  • Notes: References the mandate enacted in Autumn 385YE sending Eldrid Vestardottir to urge the people of Wintermark to support the Grand Inspiration of the Way being raised in Bastion, introduced in the Blood will thicken wind of fortune.

Judgement 37

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Yarkin-Bo Embercast
  • Judgement: Liathaven doesn't just hold strategic value to our Empire but a huge national value to the people of Navarr. The Jotun threat must be dealt with and we must future proof our plan to reclaim it! We ask the steadings of Liathaven and every striding willing to return to their lost homeland to prepare the way for our thorns to march. Where they tread there will be provisions, where they strike will be spears and arrows to hand. Liathaven lives!
  • Outcome: Upheld (201-120); Margin of 81
  • Notes: There are very few steadings or stridings left in Liathaven, the majority having been destroyed or abandoned. (OOC Note: As of Spring 381YE, the only remaining steadings in Liathaven are player character groups.)

Judgement 40

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Severin de Rondell
  • Judgement: We, the Nobles and Yeofolk of Dawn, recognise the virtuous work of Marcher farmers as they sustain the armies of the Empire. Pride in small things, Loyalty to Great ones
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (424-0)

Judgement 41

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Claude Deeds
  • Judgement: Dawnish senators knelt and begged for the Emperor to veto the treaty with the Rahvin, after Senate had approved the treaty and Military Council had voted wholeheartedly in its support. The Emperor vetoed the treaty because it would have given the Rahvin land where the Dawnish make their homes - in the Carmine Fields, in Bitter Strand. There are no Dawnish homes in the Fangs mithril mine. The Rahvin were kept there as Druj slaves. They worked the mine - they slept, ate, and lived their lives there. Then they seized the mine from their slavers, and now they hold it. Where we toil, where we sleep, where we eat, where we live, where we hold - that is our hearth and homestead. Our Empress and Dawn's Senators tell us to value our homestead. So any decision about the future of the Fangs must take into account the claim of the Rahvin. We must reach out to them, and demonstrate our Virtue. We must not forced them out of their home.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (424-74); Margin of 350
  • Notes: References the Spring 386YE treaty passed by the Imperial Senate, but vetoed by Emperor Vesna, and the Rahvin sept who currently occupy the Fangs mithril mine there.

Judgement 44

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Maelfaisance Remys
  • Judgement: Once again we face the Grendel and their beasts; on the battlefield and in the waters of Catazar. For some of the soldiers and sailors of this empire, this is the first time they have seen such creatures. These monsters may be dreadful, but they are not immortal. Courage is when we face that which we fear - Wisdom allows us to do so equipped to defeat it. The Virtuous apply what they have learned; Wisdom knows all knowledge is incomplete. Therefore I call upon my siblings in Wisdom to seek the veterans of this empire and hear their tales of shark-slaying and kraken-killing. Learn of the soft underbelly, the armour-chink and the most effective tactics. Then, tell those tales at the firesides of our armies and in the inns of our docks. Inspire our citizens - grant them the knowledge they need to win.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (368-0)

Judgement 51

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Warsmith the Iron Way
  • Judgement: To be born a human is to have failed to become a Paragon. To be born a human is proof you weren't virtuous enough in a past life. If the Senate's budget is so tight they need to be propped up by the fines of criminals. Let us fine every human for the religious crime of being born
  • Outcome: Not Upheld (128-1936); Margin of 1808
  • Notes: The greater majority for this judgement was 2286. Among other things this judgement appears to reference the recent change to the way fines are dealt with by the magistrates and the related controversy raised in the Imperial Synod.

Judgement 55

  • Assembly: League
  • Raised By: Emil Radana von Temeschwar
  • Judgement: Citizens of Temeschwar, do not let fear and carelessness spread with this plague. Stay vigilant. The bishops of Temeschwar open their doors to provide sanctuary to the sick and afflicted. Seek anointings to drive off delusion, seek bladeroot and prismatic ink to cure sickness. We shall stock our supplies high. Let no single citizen go unchecked. Knock their doors and drive out plagues where they fester, rescue the sick and drag them to halls of healing, seek out poisons in your neighbour's fields lest it grow in every corner of our city. We shall not tire. Prepare. Thwart. Overcome.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (304-10); Margin of 298
  • Notes: Refers to the rat plague currently besetting Temeschwar, as detailed in the Pitter patter and They bit the cats winds of fortune.

Judgement 59

  • Assembly: League
  • Raised By: Erasmo di Tassato
  • Judgement: To all the brave orphans of Tassato, Who told the greedy herald where to go. The folks who come to Anvil see your deeds, And think you've got the mindset to succeed. He built a college in the town, You threw veggies to knock him down. You can better than this guest, And show who's best. A challenging rival is hard to beat, So show us your proposal for the way you'll compete. Isk got a grant to give him a start, Pitch us your better plan and we'll do our part.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (286-30); Margin of 256
  • Notes: Refers to the ongoing saga of Sanvar Isk, the Loom of Spells, and the herald's feud with the orphans of Tassato.

Judgement 60

  • Assembly: Ambition
  • Raised By: Ilhelm
  • Judgement: In Spring 386 the Grendel took Kraken eggs to the bay of Catazar but Bronn of Hyrst Hall has proven a single Wintermark fleet can fell a Kraken. I call on Marchers and Wintermark fleetmasters to train their crews and empower their fleets so they too can face this threat.
  • Outcome: Upheld (264-34); Margin of 230
  • Notes: References the outcome of the battle in Madruga during the Spring Equinox 386YE in which the Children of Wrecks infested the waters around Free Landing with immature kraken.

Judgement 64

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Nekoda of the Shattered Tower
  • Judgement: Our legacy as Highborn is that of bringing the nations of the Empire together in bonds of kinship, yet our bonds with our neighbours could be forged stronger still. Let us look to build a ministry in Haros to create a trade network amongst those who share the River Couros, working with our Navarr and Urizen siblings to see the river filled with lumber from Reikos, with herbs from Therunin, with ores from Morrow, to uplift the Prosperity of us all.
  • Outcome: Upheld (372-22); Margin of 350
  • Notes: See also Judgement 65 and Judgement 168.

Judgement 65

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Esria of Balthazar's Vineyard
  • Judgement: Trade flows freely along the River Couros, but formalising this and providing structure would help enhance the Prosperity of the citizens of these regions. We support and encourage the development of a trade network of inter-connected ministries in Reikos (Highguard), Morrow (Urizen), and Therunin (Navarr) to begin this endeavour
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (240-0)
  • Notes: See also Judgement 64 and Judgement 168.

Judgement 68

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Larkin Shrike, of House Du Beste
  • Judgement: We stand on the cusp of a brighter future. For too long have the Vallorn polluted the souls of our friends, our families, and our loved ones. For too long have their abominable Hearts beat against the border of fair Semmerholm and beyond. No more. We will create a future for the generations to come, of fair forests and green groves, without the threat of the Vallorn. We stand on the cusp of Glory. We have the opportunity to defeat a foe that has tainted these lands for centuries. We know that great deeds are eternal. Shall we choose to live for centuries in the shadow of the Vallorn, or shall we choose to live forever, in eternal glory? The people of Dawn shall march, with our siblings in the Way, to destroy the Vallorn now. Let us commit to a war of thorns and flowers.
  • Outcome: Upheld (298-102); Margin of 196
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn, and the statement seems to call on the people of Dawn to actively pursue its destruction.

Judgement 70

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Eurybia of the Wanderers
  • Judgement: We've all had "that student" who thinks we can just mix the realms and harness the energy that results (or some other shortcut to power) and have seen what happens when they try it before actually listening to what we are trying to teach them. Remember, when visiting the Marchers, that their arete in farming is more developed than our own. If they're not doing something, there is probably a good reason why not. Do not change anything without running it by the steward. Engage with hard work first, rather than proposing alternatives to it. New ideas can be explored afterwards, but a harvest is a culmination of a year (or more) of someone else's work. Let's get it in.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (322-0)
  • Notes: See Judgement 8, the mandate encouraging Urizen magicians to visit the Marches presented in the Peaks and planes wind of fortune.

Judgement 71

  • Assembly: Ambition
  • Raised By: Tongs Barossa di Tassato Regario
  • Judgement: Education gives every citizen the ability to fulfill their own ambitions. With our goal to make a world where everyone can be born and die an Imperial citizen, we should establish the foundations to teach, support and uplift refugees, migrants, and the lost, to build their own future within our Empire to find their own path to Virtue.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (272-0)
  • Notes: Several locations around the Empire exist to support new Imperial citizens, including the College of the Liberated, the Hand of Guerra, the House of the Proffered Hand, the Abbess of Reconciliation among others.

Judgement 72

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Merari of Navigator's Virtue
  • Judgement: The Empress calls on us to "Let no corner of our Empire be anything less than a shining example of Prosperity." Yet in Highguard we often focus on completing ambition after ambition, rather than enjoying the fruits of our labours. So, I call upon my siblings to take advantage of the hard work of Asher of Felix's Watch and a band of courageous Highguard heroes in recovering the remains of the exemplar Permion, The Lawmaker, in Winter 378 and returning them to Necropolis. At a time when Highborn patricians had become especially corrupt, he refused to be a figurehead and instead attempted to serve all his people - not just the rich and privileged. He even dared not to unveil and wore his cambion horns with pride. So, when your courage is tested, and you must make the hard choice take a short pilgrimage to Permion's tomb, read his biography and look to his example for guidance.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (546-12); Margin of 534
  • Notes: Permion is an exemplar of Pride, whose remains were allegedly recovered some years ago. This statement appears to confirm speculation that Permion possessed the cambion lineage.

Judgement 74

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Lord Valour de Gauvin
  • Judgement: In Autumn 385 the Weavers of Culwich announced a contest over the next year, Dawn was to find the best new music or artwork ideally commemorating the victory in the Barrens and declare such in a statement of principle. We believe Emmeline Weaver and their song 'Race for the Barrens' that immortalises the Anvil heroes of those nations that fought in the battle to secure the territory should win the contest, with a Watcher's Flute as chosen instrument. The contest requires a Greater Majority to select a victor.
  • Outcome: Upheld (324-0)
  • Notes: The greater majority for this judgement was 344. The competition referred to is detailed in the Dog days are over wind of fortune.

Judgement 80

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Hazelelponi of the Shattered Tower
  • Judgement: Highguard, our kinship with Navarr is peerless. Our ability to support Imperial nations grew from the Pride and Loyalty shared with Navarr; so now we rise and officially support them in Peerless Kinship. As we supported Navarr in Broceliande, we now support them in Therunin to thwart the malice of the Druj and the rousing Vallorn. We gave strength to the Empire, now we give strength to Navarr.
  • Outcome: Upheld (424-52); Margin of 372
  • Notes: Refers to the peerless kinship, first introduced in the Full of sacred sound wind of fortune. The ability to declare peerless kinship was extended in the Kith and kin wind of fortune.

Judgement 82

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Oleander Ashwood
  • Judgement: The steadings of Rhonwen's Fall have been desecrated by the dying light of the Empty Hands. This last attempt to wipe the beauty and history at our nation's heart must not be the final mark upon this sanctuary. Our dance now echoes that of Rhonwen's time, and I implore Navarr to rebuild the falls as a beacon of both the sacrifice needed for our greatest battle, and the path we will walk on fulfilling our oldest oath.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (350-0)
  • Notes: Rhonwen's Fall in Miaren was significantly damaged by the scions of Cold Sun following the fight with the Empty Hands during the Spring Equinox.

Judgement 85

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Limonos
  • Judgement: Things are not easy, so the mountains tells us. This Assembly recognises the great ambition of Kespoena Archsky and Edmundo of Damakan's Forge in their plan to build an even higher peak for the Arch of the Sky in order to facilitate the Prosperity of Zenith and Urizen as a whole.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (322-18); Margin of 304
  • Notes: Refers to the opportunity presented in the Road out of nowhere wind of fortune

Judgement 87

  • Assembly: League
  • Raised By: Fabio Costas de Sarvos
  • Judgement: We applaud the assignment of Mareave to the Imperial Orcs and reach out in prosperity and friendship to our new neighbours. We encourage and promote the movement of people, material, goods, and fine things through Spiral, across the Apulian Way, and into Mareave by way of Prosperous trade. Raised by Fabio, Bishop of Apulian.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (376-0)
  • Notes: Relates to the assignation of the territory of Mareave during the Spring Equinox 386YE. The new Imperial Orcs territory struggles with the importing of goods and services, partly due to reticence by Imperial citizens to brave the malign atmosphere of Spiral, which presents the only land route to Mareave.

Judgement 91

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Caewel Novarion
  • Judgement: The Commonwealth believes that the Empire is not committed to the goals of the Liberty Pact. Let us show them that we know what loyalties command our hearts. We ask all citizens who wish to see the end of slavery across the known world to show this in the union of their words and deeds by taking every opportunity to end this evil.
  • Outcome: Upheld (428-74); Margin of 354
  • Notes: The greater majority for this judgement was 444. References concerns raised by the Commonwealth regarding the future of the Liberty Pact, detailed in the For the Common Good wind of fortune.

Judgement 92

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Brynmor Rootround
  • Judgement: We welcome the Great Forest Orcs into the Empire, and into Navarr. We invite all to a hearth, together as neighbours, as friends, and as family. I ask Navarri Senators, Brands, Great Forest Orcs and any willing citizen to swear an oath of Loyalty and to recognise: ONE HEARTH TOGETHER. May any Great Forest Orc see this symbol painted in blood and ink, and know they are among kin.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (352-20); Margin of 332
  • Notes: The Navarr nation has sworn a powerful oath to protect the Great Forest Orcs as if they were family. While there are several steadings established around weirwood groves in Therunin, Miaren, and Hercynia, no members of the sept have actually become Imperial citizens at this time.

Judgement 93

  • Assembly: Wintermark
  • Raised By: Ingrid Talon-of-the-Mark
  • Judgement: Seek out the poison in your neighbours field, lest your own be blighted. The boons of Siakha are tools unfit for the heroes of an inspirational Empire. The heroes of Wintermark will not seek these boons, and denounce those who do.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (284-0)
  • Notes: Siakha is an eternal who encourages destruction and bloodshed. During the Spring Equinox she offered boons to Imperial citizens, and has offered similar boons to the Children of Wrecks. Accepting the gifts of Siakha is a crime, as the eternal has been marked as an enemy of the Empire by the Imperial Conclave.

Judgement 95

  • Assembly: Imperial Orc
  • Raised By: Bloodcrow Pip
  • Judgement: A long march into the Abyss has begun. The Barrens is quiet, but it is the silence of dread, only broken by echoes of the past. The Rahvin watch as the families of their former Sept rip up their lives in their homelands, stumbling towards brutal slavery in Druj mines and fields. The Imperial armies watch as potential allies march to be grist in the mill between Imperial and Druj grindstones. Despite the decision of the representatives of this Empire, our Varushkan Emperor has forced us to stand and watch as thousands of orcs march toward slavery. "We agree to work towards the abolition of slavery throughout the entire world" - today, the words of the Liberty Pact ring hollow. The Imperial Orc National Assembly denounce the veto of the peace treaty with the Rahvin by our Emperor.
  • Outcome: Withdrawn (0-0)
  • Notes: References the complex situation in the Barrens, especially the situation with the Rahvin sept, the vetoed peace treaty, and the departure of the Black Wind sept to the Mallum.

Judgement 97

  • Assembly: Wintermark
  • Raised By: Aethelric the Grounded
  • Judgement: Kindra Surefoot has been repeatedly tested in word, soul and deed and has passed every trial. Her leadership of the Fist of the Mountain has been exemplary and demonstrates the highest traditions of the Mark. The stormcrows therefore recognise her virtue and heroism, and therefore add her to the Book of Heroes. A hero has a name.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (339-0)
  • Notes: Kindra Surefoot has been added to the Chronicle of Heroes

Judgement 98

  • Assembly: League
  • Raised By: Kasimir Vukovitch von Temeschwar
  • Judgement: The citizens of the League have always extolled the prosperity of paying a fair wage for fair labour. We reiterate that this has always been our plan for those skilled Urizen that can work on "the Block" in Spiral. We look forward to employing them in prosperous work and helping each other grow past the damage caused by the Grendel.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (334-20); Margin of 314
  • Notes: References the situation in Spiral, and negotiations around access to the techniques needed to build structures imbued with the power of the Block that protect them and their inhabitants from the influence of the Black Plateau.

Judgement 99

  • Assembly: Freeborn
  • Raised By: Annalaya
  • Judgement: When Thrace and the orcs who followed him demanded that we acknowledge their personhood, Ahraz listened. Let the Freeborn now follow that example. In Judgement 190 at Autumn 385, Skywise Gralka and the Imperial Orc National Assembly asked us to acknowledge their identity as the Unshackled. They should not have to repeated themselves. The Unshackled, the Imperial Orcs, two names for one people, as we have the Brass Coast and the Freeborn. We congratulate our sister nation as their new name.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (162-0)
  • Notes: See Judgement 190 from Autumn 385YE.

Judgement 100

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Silk Farkas
  • Judgement: Wisdom is not always knowing the right answer, but it is finding the right questions. Wisdom loves questions! The joy of curiosity and the reward of good work. There are agencies within the Empire where study, curiosity and questioning are vital to development; magical colleges, runeforges, prognosticators office, and the historical research office. I call upon dedicants of wisdom to aid these functions so we may see the rewards of the right questions asked.
  • Outcome: Withdrawn (0-0)
  • Notes: Refers to the Empire's colleges of magic, runeforge, the Prognosticator's Office, and the Department of Historical Research.

Judgement 101

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Callista of the Dark Shard
  • Judgement: Restricting, impairing, or otherwise reducing the ability of anyone (be it an individual or a social group) in spreading the tenets of the Way is unvirtuous.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1194-380); Margin of 814
  • Notes: May refer to the Senate motion to criminalise preaching in the Asavean Archipelago.

Judgement 102

  • Assembly: Ambition
  • Raised By: Eli of the Cenotaph
  • Judgement: To push beyond what has come before is integral to the nature of Ambition. To be able to spread the Way to every corner of the world, we must push beyond our limits of what has been explored before. Esteban i Del Rio Blanco i Guerra wishes to pursue this vision and we should support him and those fleet captains who wish to pursue this goal.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (336-16); Margin of 320
  • Notes: May refer to the opportunity to support Imperial missionaries visiting the Asavean Archipelago detailed in the Drumbeat of war wind of fortune. See also Judgement 73

Judgement 104

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Edward Watcher
  • Judgement: Dawn's founding story was once condemned to History. Our Founders were Asaveans who rejected their Empires' fall to decadence. Holding firm to their values, first they rose in rebellion and when hope of victory was lost, they set sail to lands unknown rather than abandon their philosophy of Glory. As all Asaveans at the time they were Idolaters, but their understanding of glory, in seeking greatness, would lead them to create a more virtuous society than the one they left and prove fertile ground for the Way. While we should not replicate their follies, Pride teaches we should not be ashamed of our past. Let our nation's first tale inspire Dawn to keep growing in Glory and Virtue.
  • Outcome: Upheld (310-44); Margin of 266
  • Notes: References the historical origins of Dawn, and the belief that the founders originated in the Asavean Archipelago.

Judgement 109

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Tuuli
  • Judgement: The Druj are active in Therunin, the Barrens and Morrow. They threaten the Eastern border from Ossium to Zenith. We call upon dedicants of Wisdom to investigate, question and report suspicious activity to the Assembly. The sword scholars have stated they will aid and protect you. Seek them out and act with vigilance and caution in your questioning.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (356-0)
  • Notes: The Druj have recently invaded the territory of Therunin, and launched attacks into Morrow and the Barrens. The Mallum borders both Ossium and Zenith.

Judgement 110

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Viviane Knotes
  • Judgement: Dawn has never lost an allocated territory to the barbarians. We reaffirm this commitment to the people of Dawn and the Empire. The Barrens is now Dawnish, and we will no more countenance its loss than we would Astolat, Weirwater or Semmerholm. We call on the generals, weavers and combatants of Dawn to ensure the Barrens remains resolutely Dawnish forever more. We expect that defence to be extended to those people of the Barrens we regard as foreigners, and for their lands to be defended with equal fervour - to do less would still be an insult to our pride.
  • Outcome: Upheld (320-48); Margin of 272
  • Notes: Refers to the complex political situation in the Barrens, with particular reference to the non-Imperial orc septs living there.

Judgement 111

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Kish of the Flame Beneath the Earth
  • Judgement: With Vigilance we look ahead. As Cyrus, of Ebon's Hall has said to me. The Druj have shown they will never accept the Way, and we have no choice but to remove them from this continent so that we may fulfill our Destiny. Once the Druj are defeated, and their subjects liberated from under their boot, and are free Imperial Citizens, we must find the right nation to govern and rebuild the Salt Flats of Sanath. We say with Ambition, Highuard is this Nation. The city of Leen, a mess of buildings and a monument to the corrupt husk that is Druj society, will be rebuild into a beacon of the Way, and one day, a place of Pilgrimage as a turning point in our Empires history. This is our Destiny.
  • Outcome: Upheld (338-66); Margin of 272
  • Notes: The Salt Flats of Sanath, and the city of Leen, are part of the Mallum.

Judgement 112

  • Assembly: Vigilance
  • Raised By: Fintan Nighthaven
  • Judgement: The virtuous must not be complacent or blind to the threat of non-Imperial virtues. We support the vigilant learning the philosophies, attitudes and auras associated with these virtues so that they may be alert to those dangers.
  • Outcome: Withdrawn (0-0)
  • Notes: “Non-Imperial virtues” likely refers to malign spiritual presences such as vengeance and anarchy.

Judgement 113

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Caspian
  • Judgement: We, the Synod, will vote down any judgement that is unclear, imprecise, or lacking relevant evidence. The Synod voting exists to allow priests to vote on matters of virtue. Any decision taken without appropriate information is just pointless guesswork. As such, any proposed judgement must contain any necessary information. Failure to do so is a direct attack on virtue.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1144-468); Margin of 676

Judgement 115

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Lithagoros of the Lighthouse of Nikephoros
  • Judgement: Things change and transform. Things matter. As a national position Warmage can become something great. Let Urizen lore be its grimoire. Let boons be its blade. Let us show the Empire true magical might, and support this position.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (288-0)
  • Notes: Refers to the recent amendment to the warmage to make it an Urizen national position, and to the body of magical lore available only to the magicians of Urizen.

Judgement 116

  • Assembly: League
  • Raised By: Kaspar Yakovitch von Holberg
  • Judgement: For centuries the Navarr have sacrificed to shield our civilisation from the vallorn which seeks to subsume our lives. We the League recognise this debt and will answer this reckoning. Whatever Navarr choose to do as they stand at this momentous crossroads, the full might of the five great cities of the League supports them. Claim your destiny, Navarr: we stand with you.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (288-48); Margin of 240
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement refers to Navarr discussions about what to do next.

Judgement 117

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Larkin Otterways
  • Judgement: Last summit, the Marcher generals swore oaths of deep Loyalty to the people of their territory. Loyalty is not displayed by word or deed alone, but by the unity of both - Let the generals of all Nations be given this opportunity to match word with deed.
  • Outcome: Upheld (268-38); Margin of 230
  • Notes: References the powerful oaths sworn by the generals of the Strong Reeds, Drakes, Bounders, and Tusks, as detailed in the I already know you wind of fortune.

Judgement 118

  • Assembly: Pride
  • Raised By: Harwyn Eternal
  • Judgement: Among the Imperial Orcs, when something has been listened to and seriously considered it is said that words have weight. What weight has been given to their statement in Autumn 385 when they claimed the name Unshackled for their nation? Was it shared by the civil service or discussed among the nations? Pride uplifts, and we, the Pride Assembly, wish to value the weight of those words, of the nation's new name alongside its existing one. We congratulate them on this step in developing their identity as a nation.
  • Outcome: Upheld (264-20); Margin of 244
  • Notes: Refers to Judgement 190 from the Autumn Equinox 385YE. The statement was shared with the Imperial Orcs but did not result in a large-scale response. The greater majority for this judgement was 285.

Judgement 120

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Jedediah Boon
  • Judgement: 60 years ago, our ancestors came down the hillside to show the ferocious Pride miners possess. We bleed for every inch of our land, surface and below. Miners of the Mourn; I will be the last to tell you need to prove yourself again. But you called on me to lead us to suffrage, to Exemplify our ancestors. We must be prepared to act like them. So sharpen your picks; let us show the Jotun a fight they will remember for 60 years! The Tusks will relieve us. Until then; Plan. Arm. Enchant. Resist. Exalt. Remember. Like our rebellious ancestors, we are coming down the hillside - this time, to Sarcombe!
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (170-64); Margin of 106
  • Notes: The greater majority for this judgement was 159. References the Ore Hills rebellion, and the recent Jotun invasion of the Mournwold.

Judgement 122

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Jules von Holberg
  • Judgement: For centuries the Navarr have striven to protect all nations from the vallorn. We commend their loyalty, and recognise the loyalty of those nations who choose to stand with them in their mission to secure final victory in our lifetime.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (460-0)
  • Notes:Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement may refer to Navarr discussions about what to do next.

Judgement 123

  • Assembly: Wintermark
  • Raised By: Cynerik
  • Judgement: The mystics of Ishal will be travelling Wintermark on quests and visions that serve us all. Open your doors to them. Go beyond hospitality! Mysticism is our oldest and most sacred tradition. Empower them to find the answers they seek.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (369-0)
  • Notes: Mysticism is a magical tradition of Wintermark, originating with the Kallavesi. The mystics of Ishal tend the Aviary of Ishal.

Judgement 124

  • Assembly: Freeborn
  • Raised By: Martha i Guerra
  • Judgement: Consequences are the price of ambition. To cleanse the blight from the Great Grasses requires bursting the banks of the Scorrero. Those living along its banks should be aware and prepare accordingly.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (152-0)
  • Notes: The Unfettered Mind have created an arcane projection that promises to purge the dessicating blight from the Great Grasses. Doing so requires causing the Scorrero river to break its banks, as detailed in the Parched earth wind of fortune.

Judgement 125

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Sister Meredith
  • Judgement: The Marcher Assembly calls on all those adept at farming arid land. Take up your tools and head to Mareave for our Imperial Orc friends have need for your skills to remove the arid quality and make the land grow.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (204-0)
  • Notes: Refers to the arid nature of the new Imperial Orcs nation of Mareave. See also Judgement 153.

Judgement 127

  • Assembly: Vigilance
  • Raised By: Irada Von Temeschwar
  • Judgement: The Lepidean Librarian has commissioned research with our approval on the life of Vardas, following reports of a Past Life Vision that brings what we know into question. The Vigilance Assembly will seek out Falsehoods and expose the Truth; We are conducting an investigation into this matter will make the results public only when it is complete. Exemplars and Paragons stand at the heart of our faith and we will chastise any fool that spreads hearsay against them, but we will not build our journey to Enlightenment on lies.
  • Outcome: Upheld (252-0)
  • Notes: Refers to the recent historical research on the life of Vardas presenting evidence the paragon never existed. See also Judgement 167 and Judgement 191. The greater majority for this judgement was 265.

Judgement 129

  • Assembly: Pride
  • Raised By: Nisha Strascovich
  • Judgement: Pride inspires us to despise the half hearted, the uncommitted and the pretender. We celebrate Navarr's commitment to fulfilling their national oath by utilising the knowledge uncovered by Siân Eternal and Nathair Autumngale to bring an end to the vallorn.
  • Outcome: Upheld (238-0)
  • Notes:Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement most likely references Navarr discussions about how to proceed as detailed in the The final countdown wind of fortune.

Judgement 130

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Enfys Larksong
  • Judgement: The actions of the Druj in Therunin are terrible, but we must not succumb to hatred. I call on all Navarr, to guard against hatred, by vigilance amongst your fellows for actions guided by hatred, and use insight to check for hatred auras and inquisit those inciting hatred.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (312-19); Margin of 293
  • Notes: The Druj have invaded the territory of Therunin and engaged in horrible acts there. This judgement urges Navarr to avoid the malign spiritual presence of Hatered.

Judgement 131

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Veikko Bondforger
  • Judgement: For each land we claim, we pay a measure in blood. Each new Imperial home we secure is paid through strife and toil. To cede territory is to cede their home, their land, their hearth and their history, straining their bonds to kith, kin and Empire alike. Asking for secession before exhausting all other options puts unnecessary strain on a lifetime of loyalties.
  • Outcome: Upheld (270-82); Margin of 188
  • Notes: The Imperial Senate has the power to concede land and other resources, often as part of a treaty. Where a region or territory belonging to an Imperial nation is to be ceded, the National assembly of that nation gains the ability to veto that Senate motion.

Judgement 133

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Sibling Amos
  • Judgement: Even the mightiest forest can be felled one tree at a time. Our sibling, Aemon of the Suns of Couros, has worked tirelessly against the agents of the Shadow Courtiers and yet still they plague Reikos. These idolaters have been stealing the faces of our siblings and stringing them up over porcelain creations. We seek the aid of Conclave and the Shuttered Lantern in bringing the fire of virtue to seek out these Whisper Gallery cultists and expunge them.
  • Outcome: Upheld (428-0)
  • Notes: Seems to refer to agents of the Whisper Gallery, sinister eternals of the Night realm who are declared enemies of the Empire by the Imperial Conclave.

Judgement 134

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Ser Purslaine Artorigus
  • Judgement: This is the final statement of principle from Lord Percival Goldvein, who died fighting the Cold Sun: We are loyal to the people of Navarr. Their ambitions, be they to start the final fight against the vallorn or to wait and bolster their communities in the Empire are shared by Dawn.
  • Outcome: Upheld (196-36); Margin of 160
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement may reference Navarr discussions about how to proceed, as laid out in the The final countdown wind of fortune.

Judgement 136

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Telyn Stormtree
  • Judgement: Should the Empire Commission the creation of the Court of the Spider King and Cede the Fane to the Eternal Arhallogen, the Thorns of Navarr will swear solemn oath that if it becomes a threat to the Citizens of the Empire, in body or spirit, they will march to reclaim the Fane for the Empire. It has been Navarr's duty to protect the world from the malign influences of the Spring Realm since our foundation. We will not allow the folly of the past to repeat. We will be prepared for the malice of the Spider King should the day come that it rejects our favour, the spears and arrows of our Nation will be sharp for the day they are needed. In Vigilance, we will be ready.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (303-10); Margin of 293
  • Notes: Seems to reference plans to build a fane dedicated to the Spring eternal Arhallogen.

Judgement 137

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Lochias
  • Judgement: Urizen recognises the loyal, courageous, and vigilant actions of those Marchers who defended the regio with their Urizen brethren in order to prevent the further cursing of Urizen land, and we thank the Marches for their provision of mana for the same ends. Your virtuous actions are witnessed.
  • Outcome: Upheld (176-0)
  • Notes: Seems to reference tensions between the Marches and Urizen related to curses placed during the Winter and Spring summits, as discussed in the Peaks and planes wind of fortune.

Judgement 145

  • Assembly: Pride
  • Raised By: Deronica of House Castellan
  • Judgement: The Highborn made the expedition to form the Empire, fleeing the plague of apathy. The Empire was forced to become something better, pride despises the half hearted. Commerce flowed freely in this pride-filled Empire. The introduction of debts re-introduces apathy once again debts introduces stagnation, and halts the production of ideas, of virtue, and of pride. It is proposed instead of debts paid, monies of debts go to projects instead, so the Empire can be proud once again.
  • Outcome: Not Upheld (60-92); Margin of 32

Judgement 146

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Dolce di Sarvos
  • Judgement: We invite the Sandfishers of Misericorde to attend an Anvil summit in the near future. They are invited to a cultural exchange with the Prosperity Assembly, and given a tour of Anvil by Dolce di Sarvos to experience the best of all our great nations. The Sandfishers have shown excellence in prosperity, and have made the land of Misericorde all the more prosperous for their presence and discovery of a great weirwood grove. Including their work on the Flaxen Pillars, they have exchanged in prosperous trade with the League. Our wisdom and prosperity only stand to benefit from this cultural and spiritual exchange. To invite them also to learn about all the virtues so essential to our souls would make the exchange mutually beneficial.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (230-0)
  • Notes: The Sandfishers are a former sept of orcs from Ossium, subjects of the Druj, now resident in Holberg. The region of Misericorde was ceded to the sept by the Imperial Senate, and recently entered into a cooperative enterprise with the Empire to exploit the Flaxen Pillars weirwood grove. See also Judgement 147.

Judgement 147

  • Assembly: League
  • Raised By: Novella di Sarvos
  • Judgement: We invite the Sandfishers of Misericorde to attend an Anvil summit in the near future. They are invited to a cultural exchange with the League National Assembly, and given a tour of Anvil by Dolce di Sarvos to experience the best of all our great nations. The Sandfishers have shown excellence in prosperity, and have made the land of Misericorde all the more prosperous for their presence and discovery of a great weirwood grove. Including their work on the Flaxen Pillars, they have exchanged in prosperous trade with the League. Our Wisdom and Prosperity only stand to benefit from this cultural and spiritual exchange. To invite them also to learn about all the virtues so essential to our souls would make the exchange mutually beneficial.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (296-0)
  • Notes: The Sandfishers are a former sept of orcs from Ossium, subjects of the Druj, now resident in Holberg. The region of Misericorde was ceded to the sept by the Imperial Senate, and recently entered into a cooperative enterprise with the Empire to exploit the Flaxen Pillars weirwood grove. See also Judgement 146.

Judgement 149

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Cato Hypation
  • Judgement: Is it not a lovely day here under the eye of the Wanderer? We all feel his hot gaze, like an angry parent seeking a lost child. Things are not what you think. We exhort followers of wisdom to search the folklore and stories of their nations for tales of the star and to send them to the House of the Wanderer that we may try to find the right question.
  • Outcome: Upheld (186-20); Margin of 166
  • Notes: The Wanderer is a constellation evoked by astronomancers. The Minister of Historical Research and the Imperial Senate both have the ability to commission historical research.

Judgement 150

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Halkyon of Sojourn's Heart
  • Judgement: Eudokia of the Spheres blazed the path of the questor and showed that wisdom is in finding the right question. Yet the truth of their odyssey and their brass spheres is unclear. We call upon the questors, torchbearers and scholars of Urizen to turn their wisdom towards the quest for greater understanding of their work and legacy.
  • Outcome: Upheld (180-8); 172
  • Notes:The greater majority for this judgement was 198. Eudokia is a historical figure credited with influencing the formation of the questor tradition in Urizen. The Minister of Historical Research and the Imperial Senate both have the ability to commission historical research.

Judgement 151

  • Assembly: Varushkan
  • Raised By: Vaclav Mladenovich Kosti
  • Judgement: When Karsk was attacked our Navarri cousins stood with us. When they call us to work with them to end the vallorn threat, we will not be found wanting. One Empire in loyalty
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (222-10); Margin of 212
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement likely refers to Navarr discussions about how to proceed as detailed in the The final countdown wind of fortune.

Judgement 152

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Luciana Valesi
  • Judgement: The Synod is the political machine of the Way, but it is not the sum total of priesthood. Priests of Anvil must not forget to look to the virtue of those attending the summit - guide your fellows in virtue by offering a listening ear and virtuous counsel. This is as much our job as the politics of the assemblies and Synod mandates.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1402-44); Margin of 1358

Judgement 153

  • Assembly: Freeborn
  • Raised By: Maria i Espiri i Guerra
  • Judgement: The farmers of the Brass Coast are known far and wide as experts in farming arid lands. We have had a request from our friends in the Imperial Orcs, Mareave needs a lot of work, and as such they ask our aid in teaching them how to farm their new lands. We call upon the farmers of the coast to travel to Mareave and help cultivate a prosperous new territory
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (166-0)
  • Notes: Refers to the arid nature of the new Imperial Orcs nation of Mareave. See also Judgement 125.

Judgement 154

  • Assembly: Wintermark
  • Raised By: Vauras "Prosperity's Force" Korpatkotka
  • Judgement: During the appraisal of Sermersuaq, Graciana reminded us of a proposal to exploit the peaks below Gunnar's Deeps. We commend her vigilance and wisdom. We must look to how we can increase the prosperity of our mines by taking what mithril they find and can share, whilst providing our goods and services to them, be that mana to enhance their mines, herbs to heal their workers or crafted items to help them. Talk to the miners so that we can look to create Gunnar's Deephall to improve their prosperity and the prosperity of Wintermark.
  • Outcome: Upheld (248-0)
  • Notes: The greater majority for this judgement was 250. References both the recent appraisal into the prosperity of Sermersuaq, and the Great prosperity and strength wind of fortune. The opportunity to create Gulnar's Deephall was dependent on the circumstances of Autumn 383YE, and even then would have required a greater majority to encourage the people of Wintermark to revisit it (even with the suggestion of Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra).

Judgement 155

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Tunic of the Barrens
  • Judgement: We swore to be liberators, not conquerors. As our new army is raised, I hark back to the rebellions of the Barrens, the yeofolk and knights that threw off the yoke of the Druj to seek greater glory. We are called to further inspiration in the Mallum. Our knights should BREAK THE CHAINS, as the Winter Sun does, to raise the subjugated septs of the Mallum to greater virtue.
  • Outcome: Upheld (162-66); Margin of 96
  • Notes: References the new Dawnish army being raised. The soldiers of the Winter Sun army of the Imperial Orcs possess the unique Freedom Fighters quality that allows them to take the Break the Chains order (which they gained following a powerful spiritual revelation).

Judgement 156

  • Assembly: League
  • Raised By: Rozjenca Vokovitch von Temeschwar
  • Judgement: Any tour to the Black Plateau, especially those of the Company of the Venturesome Harrier are a SCAM. They are robbing anyone who goes on these tours. Do NOT trust them, you will lose your money, and likely your life. If you are approached about such a tour, report the individual involved to the militia immediately.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (262-0)
  • Notes: The Company of the Venturesome Harrier, a successful company of merchant-adventurers from Apulian, has for the past year been running a series of adventurous walking tours within Spiral. Two recent tours that visited the Black Plateau ran into trouble during the Summer Solstice.

Judgement 159

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Tree of Goatsbridge
  • Judgement: We recognise the loyalty the Imperial Orcs repeatedly display towards the Marches. They have sent the Autumn Hammers to push back against the Jotun Invasion of the Marches. They have raised their voices in support of the Marches to battle in Bregasland at Military Council. They have shown their support in word and deed at Anvil fighting by our side. We exalt thee!
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (198-0)
  • Notes: References the ongoing invasion of Bregasland by the Jotun orcs. The Autumn Hammers are the third, recently mustered, army of the Imperial Orcs.

Judgement 161

  • Assembly: Way
  • Raised By: Tabris, Son of Armisael
  • Judgement: It behooves us as an Empire to teach and spread knowledge of the Way of Virtue, at every possible opportunity. We encourage all those who want to see the Way spread across the world to support those missionaries travelling to Asavea in whatever way they are able.
  • Outcome: Upheld (194-12); Margin of 182
  • Notes: References ongoing efforts to spread the Way in the Asavean Archipelago, detailed in the Drumbeat of war wind of fortune.

Judgement 162

  • Assembly: Pride
  • Raised By: Friar John of the Mourn
  • Judgement: Following the commission of the Orchard of the Watch, we the Pride assembly call upon the artists, artisans and the proud folk of the Empire to aid its construction. The Orchard is a memorial, constructed in the ruins of Overton, to honour those that died during the liberation of the Mournwold. Myriad spirits still haunt those lands, restless and yearning to be remembered. Let us construct a memorial that will stand the test of time, and show that the Empire will not let these people be forgotten. Pride tells us to embrace the past, be it the horrific choices that cost lives or the sacrifices of heroic souls. Let this memorial be our testament to that,
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (300-0);
  • Notes: The Pride Assembly can call on artists and labourers to lend their skills to a single civilian commission each season as per the Watercolours in the rain wind of fortune. The labour costs for the Orchard of the Watch has been reduced.

Judgement 164

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Fredegar Bloodmouth
  • Judgement: O captains, our captains! Show courage as many Marchers have done so before you. Answer Esteban i Del Rio Blanco i Guerra's call to explore the beyond the Sea of Steel. Virtuous for its extension of wisdom, ambition, courage, loyalty to our nation and our Empire, pride in your achievements, the prosperity of our people and vigilance of what lies beyond. Where we used to say "Nothing further beyond" let us change our tune!
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (160-0)
  • Notes: The Sea of Steel lies to the far east of the known world, and is bordered by the Commonwealth and the Principalities of Jarm. A recent expedition to the northern islands there is recounted in the A star is born wind of fortune. See also Judgement 183.

Judgement 165

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Julius Soloman
  • Judgement: A way to end the vallorn has been found, and Navarr are looking to the leaders to ask - What now? Let them hear our voice, as those who walk the trods with them. Before the trods are connected, and we turn to the vallorn, we must with Courage and Vigilance look East. To the threat that will never accept Virtue, that burns our homes, kill and enslave our friends and family, and threatens the security of the Empire. As Cyrus, of Ebon's Hall, has said to me, The Druj have shown they will never accept the Way, and we have no choice now but to remove them from this continent so that we may fulfill our Destiny. We must join our Dawnish and Navarri siblings, and strike together to end the Druj threat completely. To remove a front and threat to all, and so we have access to the Sarangrave Vallorn Heart for research.
  • Outcome: Upheld (268-20); Margin of 248
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement proposes that the nation focus on the destruction of the Druj in the Mallum, rather than pursue the immediate war against the vallorn.

Judgement 166

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Neala Blackhawk
  • Judgement: The Granite Pillar saved the citizens of Miaren from the Cold Sun in our hour of need. To recognise their show of tremendous Loyalty this summit Asenath of Felix's Watch, Ardeniel of Woodwych Harts and Cyrus of Ebon's Hall received the testimony of LOYAL PILGRIM, each at the strength of 7. We do this in gratitude of their Loyalty, Courage, and Vigilance
  • Outcome: Upheld (178-0)
  • Notes: The Granite Pillar and the Valiant Pegasus armies of Highguard helped defend Miaren from the scions of the Empty Hand following the Spring Equinox, as detailed in the Eclipse wind of war.

Judgement 167

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Solas of the Spire of the Waxing Sun
  • Judgement: In testing received knowledge, the Vigilance Assembly and Lepidean Library learned that Vardas did not exist. Inspiration takes many forms, and we defer to the Vigilance Assembly on how to move forward there. However, an understanding of Paragons is key to the Way. As Vardas did not exist, we must reject and excise any teachings from the accounts of Vardas from our understanding of Paragonhood.
  • Outcome: Upheld (152-48); Margin of 104
  • Notes: Refers to the recent historical research on the life of Vardas presenting evidence the paragon never existed. See also Judgement 127 and Judgement 191.

Judgement 168

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Broc Splitroot
  • Judgement: The people of Navarr are the lifeblood of the Empire, all with our own place in the Great Dance. So let us take our places side by side with our allies that we may all stand stronger. Let us look to build a ministry in Peakedge Stead to create a trade network amongst those who share the River Couros, working with our Highborn and Urizen allies to see the river filled with herbs from Therunin, with lumber from Reikos, with ores from Morrow, to uplift the Prosperity of us all.
  • Outcome: Upheld (194-0)
  • Notes: See also Judgement 64 and Judgement 65.

Judgement 169

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Brother Nicodemus of Balthazar's Vineyard
  • Judgement: Sister Seretia, Highguard Strategos and one of the most Virtuous among us, was slain. Guardian of Highguard: do not let her sacrifice be in vain! Now is the time - let us go forth from our chapters and defend the people of Navarr from the Druj, as she did. For Seri, for Highguard, for the Empire!
  • Outcome: Upheld (292-0)
  • Notes: References the ongoing invasion of Therunin by the Druj.

Judgement 170

  • Assembly: Vigilance
  • Raised By: Brother Geoffrey Orchard
  • Judgement: The Vigilance Assembly recognises our partners in the Sumaah Republic are restricting the sale of Liao so it can be used in the vital war effort against the slavers of the Asavean Archipelago. In solidarity with the House of Vigilance, we call for the dedicants of Vigilance in the Synod and among the sea captains of the Empire to donate and trade Liao to the Sumaah Republic to help them in this vital time. Despise any who would threaten our siblings in the Way.
  • Outcome: Upheld (238-12); Margin of 226
  • Notes: References the recent encouragement of the Sumaah House of Vigilance to encourage their people not to trade liao to foreign traders as mentioned in the guide the spirit wind of fortune.

Judgement 171

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Duther von Holberg
  • Judgement: In recognition of his prosperous deeds: Offering his sweat and toil to the reconstruction of the orchard of the Good Walder.Through his action, earning the dose of true liao that consecrated it. We welcome Tom Appleseed to the roll of benefactors.
  • Outcome: Upheld (184-0)
  • Notes: Adding a name to the Roll of Benefactors requires a greater majority

Judgement 172

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Eurydice Starchaser
  • Judgement: Navarr seek the fulfilment of an ages-old Ambition to destroy the vallorn once and for all. In loyalty and courage, Urizen is urged to support this, by seeking out the opportunities to strike against the hearts of the vallorn.
  • Outcome: Upheld (196-0)
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement refers to Navarr discussions about what to do next. The greater majority for this judgement was 198

Judgement 173

  • Assembly: Nine
  • Raised By: Gaelen Embercast
  • Judgement: The vallorn is the Greatest Spiritual Threat to the Empire; the threat it poses to the Souls of all living beings will remain a stain on Creation till it is destroyed. With the research of the Great Library of Hacynian victory is possible as soon as we have the Courage to see it through. It will surely be difficult, but there will never come a time when it will be easy, there will never not be a cost to be paid in lives and suffering. We must be willing to make the Sacrifice now, to safeguard the souls of every generation to follow. Navarr has stood against this foe since its creation, and been joined by their Virtuous siblings in Highguard. We urge every other Nation of the Empire to take up this most Ambitious call. The time to fight is now.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (7-1); Margin of 6
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn.

Judgement 174

  • Assembly: Imperial Orc
  • Raised By: Ashborn Atla
  • Judgement: We have succeeded in our plan, let us lend our support to the Navarr in theirs! Barbarian enemies can kill or enslave our bodies. The vallorn subvert our destiny by enslaving souls indefinitely! End the threat and release them all.
  • Outcome: Upheld (30-24); Margin of 6
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement refers to Navarr discussions about how to proceed, as discussed in the The final countdown wind of fortune.

Judgement 175

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Kasjay
  • Judgement: Many spires now lie vacant in Spiral, hidden in shadow. I call upon the ambitious and courage to explore those spires to see what lost knowledge and resources of our kinsfolk can be recovered.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (202-22); Margin of 180

Judgement 176

  • Assembly: Way
  • Raised By: Yosephus Morningson
  • Judgement: We will march with you! The Navarri have shown 1000 years of ambition, courage and vigilance in their work to defeat the vallorn. We call on all followers of the Way to support their quest to end this ancient abomination for good. It's pruning time!
  • Outcome: Upheld (176-0)
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement refers to Navarr discussions about how to proceed as discussed in the The final countdown wind of fortune.

Judgement 177

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Caoimhe Tendfallen
  • Judgement: The people of Navarr have shared binding oaths with the Great Forest Orcs. The priests of Navarr ask the citizens of the Empire to treat them as they would us. Any who wish to provide assurance to them that they are welcome should use this symbol.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1582-86); Margin of 1496
  • Notes: References the Navarr decision to take binding oaths, dedicating their people to the protection of the sept of the Great Forest Orcs as if they were family.

Judgement 178

  • Assembly: Courage
  • Raised By: Damascius
  • Judgement: We cleave to what we know to be true - virtue and the Way lead us into and through the Labyrinth. We despise cowardice that leads to inaction - when the spark is lit, we fan the flame rather than letting it die. The souls in Asavea need to be shown the Way. Teach them Courage. Prove your own.
  • Outcome: Upheld (126-0)
  • Notes: References the ongoing effort by missionaries to spread The Way to the Asavean Archipelago, as detailed in the Drumbeat of war wind of fortune.

Judgement 180

  • Assembly: Varushkan
  • Raised By: Vasilimir Radovanovich Esskiviz
  • Judgement: We are familiar with the beast that builds its nest in Lorenzo's Deep Pockets. We know it. We know its kind. With vigilance we ask citizens of Varushka to lend our steel and our wisdom to the Rod and Shield, to help fight the malice of this greater plaguewulf
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (216-0)
  • Notes: References the creature apparently making a lair in the depths of the Lorenzo's Deep Pockets sinkhole-mine. Also references the recent declaration by the Rod and Shield that they will take steps to deal with the problem.

Judgement 181

  • Assembly: Varushkan
  • Raised By: Anatoly Vassian Tatischev
  • Judgement: Our walls grow high! The fires of our forges burn hot! The looms drum out a rhythm of industry! Delev is open for business for traders across the Empire and beyond. Invest, grow, thrive, and share in our prosperity.
  • Outcome: Upheld (186-0)

Judgement 182

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: John Sawyer
  • Judgement: The Marcher national assembly recognise Orson Bogmyrtle for his numerous acts of prosperity, in the Marches and across the Empire. These include but are not limited to providing ten out of the fifteen thrones required to refill the Imperial breadbasket, creating "Orson's Bounty"; sharing fifteen thrones with Marchers who sent military units to Skallahn. He also started a lottery where a large proportion of the proceeds go to "Myrtly's Bounty"; a fund set up to support small build projects that might otherwise be overlooked. Such prosperity should not be overlooked by the national assembly and I for one would like to personally thank him for all he has done and continues to do for our nation.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (190-0)

Judgement 183

  • Assembly: Freeborn
  • Raised By: Estevanico i Hayim
  • Judgement: Freeborn Captains! We appeal to the Ambition of our fleet owners to answer the call to adventure and Courageously sail over the horizon, discovering lands unknown to the East, and bring the Wisdom you earn back to the Empire.
  • Outcome: Upheld (86-8); Margin of 78
  • Notes: See also Judgement 164.

Judgement 186

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Sylvia of Phoenix Reach
  • Judgement: Those who claim virtuous actions examine their hospitality and virtuous examples. Are their bounds beaten? Is their plough rusted and their flock untended? Do their actions and words poison your orchards and fields? Question those who poison the fields of others, for they may leave yours fallow! (I have consulted with Marchers regarding wording and intent)
  • Outcome: Upheld (762-70); Margin of 692

Judgement 188

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Crassus
  • Judgement: Urizen - Navarr is preparing to realise their greatest Ambition: to destroy the vallorn and root out the poison in our lands. The need aid - physical, spiritual, and magical, as this is beyond one nation's power. Now is not the time to strike, but now is the time to prepare the stroke. We are the Empire's peerless mages. Look to the stars - the time is coming. Mages, Gather your power. Sentinels, sharpen your blades. Architects, build our strength. Torchbearers, show the way. When the War of Thorns and Flowers comes, Urizen must be ready.
  • Outcome: Upheld (124-82); Margin of 42
  • Notes: Research at the Great Library of Hacynian has provided a way to end the vallorn. This statement refers to Navarr discussions about how to proceed, as detailed in the The final countdown wind of fortune.

Judgement 189

  • Assembly: Vigilance
  • Raised By: Ira Burningbranch
  • Judgement: On recent increased sightings, and curses by, tulpas: Many at Anvil have suffered at this summit alone because they did not know they were dealing with a tulpa or thought it could not bring them harm. The vigilance assembly urges Imperial citizens to trade carefully. Listen to the instinct that says something is amiss. Go to your priests for help - the vigilant will not turn you away. We do not know why tulpas are appearing so often, but we know this - as we learn about them, they learn about us. Do not teach them that we are careless in protecting ourselves and each other.
  • Outcome: Upheld (160-0)
  • Notes: Tulpas are connected with the constellations evoked by magicians practicing astronomancy.

Judgement 191

  • Assembly: Varushkan
  • Raised By: Lenochka
  • Judgement: The Varushkan Assembly recognises the vigilant actions of the wardens of Varushka previously attributed to the newly-recognised-as-fictional Paragon of Vigilance, Vardas. Look to their examples and remember that any of us can follow in their footsteps.
  • Outcome: Upheld (204-0)
  • Notes: Refers to the recent historical research on the life of Vardas presenting evidence the paragon never existed and that many of their deeds were actually performed by wardens whose names are now lost to time. See also Judgement 127 and Judgement 167. The greater majority for this judgement was 265.

Judgement 194

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Hembeneth i Guerra
  • Judgement: The artisans of the artisans guild have shown their prosperity both personally and for the Empire as a whole. We encourage citizens to work with the artisan's guild members either as artisans or patrons.
  • Outcome: Upheld (174-0)
  • Notes: The Artisan's Guild is an Imperial sodality, overseen by the Guildmaster of the Artisans.

Judgement 197

  • Assembly: Varushkan
  • Raised By: Alexei
  • Judgement: Wardens of Varushka, do your duty. There are reports of wolves on the roads. Look to your vigilance, protect the the hearths of Varushka and its people and investigate the rising threat.
  • Outcome: Upheld (154-0)
  • Notes: The Protect the Vales of Varushka adventure represents efforts to protect the roads and vales of Varushka.

Judgement 199

  • Assembly: Varushkan
  • Raised By: Roooslan Stanvich Prochnost
  • Judgement: Citizens of Varuhska, look to the roads! There have been reports across the nation of wolves strong enough to cross the wards and walk the roads. When you travel take extra care. Be vigilant! Look to your wardens and if you see anything different, new or unusual along the roads as you travel then report it to your boyars, wise one, or wardens.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (210-0)
  • Notes: The roads of Varushka have traditionally offered protection to those who walk them but in the last six months or so stories are beginning to spread that their power is waning.

Judgement 200

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Elagabala
  • Judgement: The hallowing of Avigliana teaches the wise to spread ideas. The Empire exists to spread the idea of the revelation. We call on the wise to support the priests of the Synod and magicians of the Sevenfold Path as they venture to Asavea to spread the revelation. In the focus of wisdom, know this appears the most efficient and effective moment we may ever get. To the Senate, remember the worth of wisdom teaches we need apply what we have learned, doing nothing always makes the situation worse.
  • Outcome: Upheld (200-0)
  • Notes: References the ongoing efforts to spread the Way to the Asavean Archipelago, as detailed in the Drumbeat of war wind of fortune. May also be referencing the Senate motion to criminalize preaching the Way in the Archipelago.

Judgement 201

  • Assembly: Freeborn
  • Raised By: Asier i Elia i Guerra
  • Judgement: We, the Freeborn, hear Sumaah and thank them for their words of support, echoing them during this time of mutual difficulty. We well know that there is not much to spare at this moment, in the face of Asavean aggression, so in place of resources, we would offer a shared vision: In the burning of Siroc the Parador of the Kindled Flame, a modest building housing an orphanage, was destroyed. When we rebuild Siroc, when Sumaah heals its wounds, let us rebuild this sanctuary of virtue together, perhaps alongside a Sumaash sister, in order to house those who were previously lost. Together we stand in loyalty Virtue Exults!
  • Outcome: Upheld (82-8); Margin of 74
  • Notes: Refers to the words of support offered by the Sumaah Republic to the people of the Brass Coast, and the destruction of the orphanage during the burning of Siroc.

Judgement 209

  • Assembly: Imperial Orc
  • Raised By: Skywise Gralka
  • Judgement: In virtue we gathered and many came to speak with all our pride the unshackled have chosen these words for artist oathwright Skywise Gralka to paint for our cultures language of symbols. Destiny, death, unknown, worth, poison, strength, ancestors, magic, war, liberty, change, warlord, sacrifice, garden, preacher, bridge, forge, shaman, legend, love, bonesetter, traitor, pit fighter, life, barbarian, reaver, thief taker, oathwright, warcaster
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (44-0)
  • Notes: Appears to refer to the opportunity to construct a Great Library of Worth that would allow the Imperial Orcs to add a single word and accompanying symbol each season. The library has not yet been constructed.

Judgement 210

  • Assembly: Imperial Orc
  • Raised By: Bloodcrow Knott
  • Judgement: Mithril can not fill empty stomachs, armour will not warm cold bones, and swords do not light up dark mines. With winter fast approaching, the Rahvin sept stands to face it once again without heart and home - as they did nearly a year ago. Three seasons ago, the Imperial Orcs saved the Rahvin from the unyielding brutality of winter. This season we invite the Rahvin back once more so that we can find a solution to your survival.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (44-0)
  • Notes: References the situation of the Rahvin orc sept in the Barrens. The Imperial Orcs provided significant support to the sept to help them endure the last Winter.

Judgement 213

  • Assembly: Nine
  • Raised By: Silas of the Cenotaph
  • Judgement: We the Nine, with the support of the Imperial Inquisitor, call on the Throne to use the power of Custodian of Virtue to raise the requirement of statement 160 in the Assembly of the Way to a greater majority. We believe this did not fulfil the tenets of a fair inquisition,
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (9-0)
  • Notes: References Judgement 160, and the power of the Throne to require a judgement to achieve a greater majority.

Judgement 214

  • Assembly: Nine
  • Raised By: Vesna Borkova Prochnost
  • Judgement: The Council of Nine directs the Silent Bell to investigate the group known as the Warhound Assembly in Karsk and Karov, and discover where their support and funding comes from.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (9-0)
  • Notes: The Silent Bell sodality have been asked to investigate the Warhound Assembly of Karsk on their behalf.

Judgement 215

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Siân Eternal
  • Judgement: Agramant is seeking to take advantage of Therunin being outside of the Empire's influence. He is threatening to offer his vile boons to those he sees as desperate. Be vigilant of the Whisper in Pines and know that the Empire is sending its aid.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (313-0)
  • Notes: Agramant is an eternal of the Winter realm, generally considered an enemy of the Empire by the Imperial Conclave. Therunin is not currently an Imperial territory, which means it does not have the protection offered by the power of enmity.

Judgement 216

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Jonathon Piper
  • Judgement: Hue and cry, hue and cry. Marchers hear my words. We believe the forces of Asavea seek the heart of Mitwold. They will some to sack and raze your homes in Meade. It is time again for your vigilance. Look after your neighbours. Look out for your kin. Flee if you must. But trust the Drakes are coming home.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (194-159); Margin of 35
  • Notes: Warns of an attack on Meade by forces sent from the Asavean Archipelago.

Mandate

Judgement 6

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Corey Wayfarer
  • Judgement: We march to war! We send Corey Wayfarer with 200 liao to urge every Navarr to remember the oaths they swore. Let us eradicate the ancient abomination and fulfil our nation's ambition to see the end of the vallorn for good.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (464-18);
  • Special: Custodian of Virtue used, greater majority required.
  • Enacted: Commits the nation of Navarr to fighting the vallorn as per The final countdown wind of fortune

Judgement 8

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Clytemnestra
  • Judgement: Strive, toil and claim the just rewards of your labours. We send Clytemnestra with 75 liao to urge mages, sentinels and sword scholars to help bring the Marcher harvest home. All that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (358-0);
  • Enacted: A large number of Urizen citizens will abandon their work for the season and travel to the Marches to do what they can to help bring in the harvest. As detailed in the Peaks and planes wind of fortune

Judgement 9

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Zadkiel de Coeurdefer
  • Judgement: Nothing is beyond our reach. We send Zadkiel de Coeurdefer with a dose of True Liao to consecrate the Spires of Dusk to ambition. Where they sewn fear, we will make flowers bloom.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1660-80);
  • Enacted: Creates a true consecration of Ambition at Spires of Dusk in the Barrens. As detailed in the Poetry and prose wind of fortune. See also Judgement 7.

Judgement 12

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Aspar
  • Judgement: The Fire of Virtue smoulders on the archipelago. It is our duty to nurture this flame. We send Aspar with 100 liao to show Asavea the power of virtue exalts all.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1734-302); margin of 1402
  • Enacted: Allows Imperial citizens to provide the pilgrims of Asavea with the resources they need. Missionaries can work to identify sects. Large amounts of white granite will help them to establish shrines and meeting places, either in secret or in places where they can resist the attention of Plenum. Large amounts of money will help them secure the other materials they need, pay captains to help get the wains to Asavea under the noses of the Asavean government. As detailed in the Drumbeat of war wind of fortune.

Judgement 21

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Aster Acaeae
  • Judgement: Even the most impenetrable forest may fall one tree at a time. We send Sufyan i Zuhri i Erigo with 50 doses of liao to urge those loyal to our young siblings in Virtue, to spread the Way and support the virtuous rebels in Asavea.
  • Outcome: Withdrawn;

Judgement 26

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Starac Sijed Orzel
  • Judgement: Ozren de Orzel was an inspiration to all those who take pride in their nation. We send Starac Sijed Orzel with a dose of true liao to consecrate an academy in Sandling Weirwater in the name of Pride.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1234-248); Margin of 986
  • Enacted: Creates a true consecration of Pride in Sandling, Weirwater. As detailed in the An eagle in song wind of fortune.

Judgement 31

  • Assembly: Freeborn
  • Raised By: Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra
  • Judgement: It is the Empire's destiny to unite the world under the Way. We send Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra with 50 doses of liao to urge every citizens to contribute what resources they can to support the creation of a new Holy City at Bastion. The road ahead is hard, but we are walking it together.
  • Outcome: Not Upheld (52-94);

Judgement 35

  • Assembly: League
  • Raised By: Lia Adelaar van Holberg
  • Judgement: Seek out falsehood and expose the truth! We send Kanute Adelaar van Holberg (Custodian of the Bloody Great Sausage) with 25 doses of liao to root out the conspiracy of murder and abomination that hides beneath the surface of Holberg.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (376-0);
  • Enacted: Creates an opportunity for League characters with military units to undertake the Hunt the Cannibal Butchers of Holberg adventure. As detailed in the How the sausage is made wind of fortune.

Judgement 36

  • Assembly: League
  • Raised By: Paulus Adelaar van Holberg
  • Judgement: The city of Apulian should include the best of Urizeni culture. We send Lia Adelaar van Holberg with 25 liao to urge Apulians to embrace our Urizeni neighbours. Let us change the world together!
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (370-10);
  • Enacted: Encourages the citizens of Apulian to welcome the Urizen magicians of Spiral to the city. As detailed in The city below wind of fortune.

Judgement 38

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Nigel Hornbeam
  • Judgement: Despise that which threatens what you watch over. Dalton Royse has betrayed the Marchers. We send Nigel Hornbeam with 15 liao to urge all Vigilant beaters to thwart this malice before it strikes.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (216-0);
  • Enacted: Encourages beaters to hunt down Dalton Royse and do what must be done to bring him to justice. As detailed in the Kith and kin wind of fortune.

Judgement 39

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Athiel Westernborn of the Cenotaph
  • Judgement: The souls of Asavea cry out for salvation. Now is the time to reach out to those who need our guidance, to find a way or make one. We send Athiel Westernborn of the Cenotaph with 100 liao to urge every Highborn to show the Asaveans that the power of Virtue exalts all.
  • Outcome: Not upheld (198-460);

Judgement 43

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Dagon
  • Judgement: Even the most impenetrable forest may fall one tree at a time. We send Dagon with 50 doses of liao to urge those loyal to our young siblings in Virtue to spread the Way and support the Virtuous rebels in Asavea.
  • Outcome: Upheld (400-128);
  • Enacted: Encourages Imperial citizens to find other ways to support the “virtuous rebels” in Asavea. As detailed in the Drumbeat of war wind of fortune.

Judgement 49

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Rhubarb Ironwood
  • Judgement: The Virtuous face unwelcome truths as bold as any barbarian charge. We send Rhubarb Ironwood with 50 doses of liao to lead threshers in frankly discussing the truth with Urizen, about the consequences of irresponsible magic, and the Urizen's imperious nature in its use. We wish to share our traditions of responsibility to build a better world for everyone.
  • Outcome: Not upheld (76-154);

Judgement 58

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Kalina Jadwigowna Piosnkowa Prochnost
  • Judgement: The wise know that their knowledge is incomplete and there is always more to learn. We send Kalina Jadwigowna Piosnkowa Prochnost with 50 liao to support the volhov of Varushka working with guisers and mountebanks to protect the people of the Semmerlak from Dho'uala, both to teach and to learn.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (370-0);
  • Enacted: Encourages virtuous folk from around the Semmerlak and beyond to contribute to the Journeymage Towers. It also assures Varushkans that the Wise approve of this coming-together of nations. It will recognise that while guisers and mountebanks are not often trusted by their people, their skills are nonetheless important. As detailed in the Less welcome tenants wind of fortune.

Judgement 67

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Grey Stone
  • Judgement: The Prosperous are not selfish; all that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it. We send Jedediah Boon with 50 doses of liao to encourage friars to share their virtue with Urizen. Let us break new ground with Pride.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (172-64);
  • Enacted: Encourages Marcher priests to travel to Urizen to engage in spiritual debate with the virtuous there. The exchange of views is likely to be lively, to say the least. As detailed in the Peaks and planes wind of fortune.

Judgement 73

  • Assembly: Freeborn
  • Raised By: Pacheco i Shartha i Guerra
  • Judgement: Do not fear to act: only be shamed by inaction. We send Pacheco i Shartha i Guerra with 50 liao to urge our ship captains to ensure the aid offered to the people of Asavea reaches their shores.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (142-0);
  • Enacted: Creates a new Freeborn adventure Smuggle the Way to Asavea for fleets; the skill of the Freeborn will ensure that wherever possible those missionaries arrive safely, ready to avoid the Plenum and the Asavean priesthood. As detailed in the Drumbeat of war wind of fortune.

Judgement 81

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Lutobor Branislavovich Glinka
  • Judgement: Let us focus our vision and begin where idolatry corrupts will and the virtuous are chained. We send Lutobor Branislavovich Glinka with 150 doses of liao to urge Imperial citizens to assist Asavean followers of the Way to spread the faith.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1228-292); margin of 936
  • Enacted: Encourages missionaries to focus on Asavea. Imperial missionaries, both lay pilgrims and priests alike, will spread out from the Empire across the Asavean Archipelago. As detailed in the Drumbeat of war wind of fortune.

Judgement 84

  • Assembly: Wintermark
  • Raised By: Rafe
  • Judgement: The Sumaah are our cousins in Virtue, and we are united in our shared love for the inspiration of Zemress. It behoves us to build up our fellows, rather than let them suffer at the hands of hateful idolaters. We send Rafe with 50 doses of liao to urge the sailors and fleet captains of Wintermark to journey to Sumaah, in order to help them resist the depredations of Asavean pirates and privateers.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (309-0);
  • Not Enacted: This judgement was superseded by Judgement 184

Judgement 96

  • Assembly: Urizen
  • Raised By: Tarquinius Ankarien
  • Judgement: All that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it. We send Tarquinius Ankarien with 25 liao to urge Urizeni magicians to once again use the mithril block to defend their minds from the plateau.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (242-62);
  • Enacted: Removes the current penalties affecting economic development in Spiral caused by the Black Plateau. As detailed in the The city below wind of fortune.

Judgement 103

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Ivana Petara Vodjavic
  • Judgement: All that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it. We send Ivana Petara Vodjavic with 50 doses of liao to reassure the faithful that is not unvirtuous or idolatrous to pay tolls or tribute, as long as this is payment and not an offering.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (226-20);
  • Enacted: This mandate ensures that the Waterroad Ring and their allies in other nations will contribute to the Semmerlak Tollbooth if it is constructed. For now, the penalty to fleets from Holberg has been removed. As detailed in the Less welcome tenants wind of fortune.

Judgement 105

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Arsenio Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato
  • Judgement: We send Aurelio Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato with 25 doses of liao to support the reconciliation between Urizen and League citizens in Spiral by turning the eyes of loyalty to the League mandate: "The city of Apulian should include the best of Urizeni culture. We send Lia Adelaar van Holberg with 50 liao to urge Apulians to embrace our Urizeni neighbours. Let us change the world together!"
  • Outcome: Upheld (428-12);
  • Enacted: Supports judgement 36

Judgement 114

  • Assembly: Vigilance
  • Raised By: Bryce the Hare
  • Judgement: We prepare for malice, but must always thwart malice but it strikes against you. We send Bryce the Hare with 25 liao to Temeschwar Spiral Redoubt to urge all vigilant citizens to seek out threats and drag them into the light.
  • Outcome: Upheld (246-0); margin of 246
  • Enacted: The vigilant from across the Empire will travel to Redoubt and work with pilgrims in the territory to root out threats. As detailed in the Knocking on every door wind of fortune from Winter 385YE

Judgement 135

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Olyvar of Esther's Sanctum
  • Judgement: Let us seek out the poison in our neighbour's fields. We send Samuel of Balthazar's Vineyard with 15 liao to urge all vigilant unconquered to root out the threat in Southmoor before it is too late.
  • Outcome: Upheld (402-18); margin of 384
  • Enacted: This will encourage unconquered to root out and spoil the caches of supplies the Jotun have hidden in Southmoor. As detailed in the Kith and kin wind of fortune.

Judgement 138

  • Assembly: Vigilance
  • Raised By: Jared of the Sentinels Tower
  • Judgement: We call all citizens to be vigilant to the machinations of the eternal Agramant and his wicked followers. We send Jared, the Champion of Vigilance with 75 doses of liao to root out all those who embrace this unspeakable act and bring them to justice.
  • Outcome: Upheld (260-0);
  • Enacted: Creates an opportunity for all Imperials with military units to undertake the Root out the Feasters adventure. Every business and farm in the Empire will produce 18 fewer rings in the coming season as people search for the cannibal cultists. As detailed in the How the sausage is made wind of fortune.

Judgement 157

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Aliss Thorn
  • Judgement: Wisdom knows all knowledge is incomplete. We send Aliss Thorn with 15 liao to encourage artisans to travel to Oakwood to help the smiths recover and rediscover the lost art. The Virtuous apply what they have learned.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (244-0);
  • Enacted: Artisans from all over the Marches will travel to Oakwood to speak with the smiths. The Marches nation will be reconciled with the lost tradition of their forebears - the smith archetype will be added to the list of Marcher archetypes after the Autumn Equinox 386YE. As detailed in the Rock and a hard place wind of fortune.

Judgement 184

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Maarit Suvidottir
  • Judgement: The Sumaah are our cousins in Virtue, and we are united in our shared love for the inspiration of Zemress. The Asaveans are enemies of the Way, whether a pilgrim looks to Timoj or Bastion. In their time of need, let us build up our fellows. We send Isolde Hannasdottir with 150 doses of liao to urge the virtuous sailors and fleet captains of the Empire to journey to Sumaah, in order to help them resist the depredations of Asavean pirates and privateers.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1082-22); Margin of 1060
  • Enacted: Fleet captain from across the Empire will be able to join the efforts in the west to help the Sumaah resist the Asavean-inspired pirates and privateers. The Thwart the Blockade is now available to all fleets in the Empire bar those of two nations. As detailed in the Guide the spirit wind of fortune. Varushka and Urizen have not been affected by this mandate so the fleets of that nation cannot take the action.

Judgement 211

  • Assembly: Imperial Orc
  • Raised By: Skywise Tulva
  • Judgement: One nation, woven from six strong strands. Each of these septs has its own expertise, that will help us to show the people of Mareave we are not their enemies. We send Skywise Gralka with 25 doses of liao to urge the Tamazi to seek ways we may make Mareave a home for our people by using their skill in stone masonry and magical defences to aid against the Grendel threat let the first sept we send be one to protect these new lands and people.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (44-0);
  • Enacted: Members of the Tamazi will make a point of travelling to Mareave to explore the opportunities there. As detailed in the Set my lands in order wind of fortune.

Revocation

The following judgements of revocation were raised during the summit.

Judgement 11

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Lady Josephine of Adina's Charge
  • Judgement: I call for the Revocation of Senator Bohemond de Rondell. His relentless pursuit of the conquest of the Barrens for Dawn, and only Dawn, has destroyed the Empire's reputation and cause those we could have brought into the Empire to see us as nothing more than human Druj. He has shamed his national assembly who said they came as liberators. He claims this is all for his Ambition, but if the cost of that ambition is the Empire's honour and integrity then it is not a price we should, or have, to pay. He says he does these things for the good of the Empire, but only a Fool or a Liar would think our standing on the international stage and the souls we could have saved was a worthy trade. Neither of those should be a senator.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1898-484); Margin of 1414. Bohemond de Rondell has been removed as the Senator for Astolat

Judgement 63

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Konstantin Rabovich Bolotnikov
  • Judgement: Xanthius, Guildmaster of Artisans. While their decision to assist the slavers of Jarm in their war against our Commonwealth allies disgusts me, I call for revocation due to the unprosperous way they intend to fulfil this order. The guild will profit 70 thrones and yet they intend to pay 2 crowns for each item made. 22 thrones to the hardworking artisans. 48 thrones to the Guildmaster!
  • Outcome: Withdrawn, Not Upheld (1150-108); Margin of 1042

Judgement 187

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Darian Numbers
  • Judgement: Seeks the revocation of Hugh Farrier for acting in apparent hate during the inquisition. His words and actions where clearly designed to drive division and to sow hatred amongst the Marches.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (230-0). Hugh Farrier has been removed as the Champion of Prosperity

Challenge

The following judgement of challenge was raised during the summit

Judgement 203

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Soratio i Del'toro
  • Judgement: Challenging Vivane Knotes for the position of Prelate of the Little Mother. They have presented no justification for their suitability, and the cardinal - their housemate - acted to ensure the position wasn't debated. A proper debate next season - rather than a last minute block vote by a single house, will ensure legitimacy
  • Outcome: Upheld (92-84); Margin of 8. A new election for the Prelate of the Little Mother will take place at the Autumn Equinox 386YE; as per the process of Appointment, candidates, including the incumbent, will need to speak to the Tribune of the Synod to have a Judgement raised and their names added

Inquisition

The following judgements of inquisition were raised during the summit.

Judgement 25

  • Assembly: Way
  • Raised By: Morwenna Witheredrose
  • Judgement: Last season a knight asked me to hold a knife to their nations throat and in doing so curb the cruellest impulses of Dawn. This season I hand them the blade so they may hold a superior office to account. Vesna Prochnost is called to inquisition on the Saturday of this summit at the Vates Claw Camp, at a reasonable time of her own convenience. The inquisiting priest will be Tunic of the Barrens, with assistance from Morwenna Witheredrose. Discussion will involve foreign policy, and our treatment of potential converts.
  • Outcome: Upheld (82-0)

Judgement 53

  • Assembly: Freeborn
  • Raised By: Azir i Shartha i Riqueza
  • Judgement: At the behest of Hakima Khan i Erigo and others, I call Ramos i Inigo i Riqueza to Inquisition to discuss their actions around their bid for custodianship of the Red Depths, and threats of violence made against other members of the Dhomiro Council at Anvil. The Inquisition is to be held at a time TBC (subject to skirmish timetables) Saturday afternoon, at the Taziel camp.
  • Outcome: Upheld (36-0)

Judgement 56

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Kalina Jadwigowna Piosnkowa Prochnost
  • Judgement: Five seasons have passed and now Aspar wishes to walk a new Path. I call the Cardinal, while that is still his title, to Inquisition. May he face the Wise One and tell me what he has learned during his time as Cardinal. Let us weigh his Wisdom upon the scales. 12:00 Hearth and Honey. Witness if you wish.
  • Outcome: Upheld (230-0)

Judgement 57

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Father Edmund
  • Judgement: I call Amberlain P. Black to inquisition, to take a measure of her virtue, at 5pm Saturday in the Marcher Community Hall.
  • Outcome: Upheld (58-18); Margin of 40

Judgement 75

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Halwyn Splitroot
  • Judgement: I, Halwyn Splitroot, Guide of Navarr, Vate of the Sevenfold Path, call my own coven, the Voice of the Quiet Forest, to inquisition to examine their virtue pertaining to their meetings with the heralds of Arhallogen at the Autumn Equinox.
  • Outcome: Upheld (246-10); Margin of 236
  • Note: Names were added to the reverse of the judgement

Judgement 76

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Kellin Embercast
  • Judgement: Aerowen Embercast is uncertain of her own Virtue. There seem to be countless other people who are more certain, one way or another. This is causing growing issues across our nation. I call Aerowen to inquisition at 2pm on Saturday, at her own camp. We will discuss virtue, and ensure that her sense of Loyalty is satisfied.
  • Outcome: Upheld (166-0)

Judgement 77

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Kellin Embercast
  • Judgement: "Even the strongest may err, but deceivers will lie again." Rhisiart Dancewalker is a prominent figure in Navarr. A senator for three years, a General for one; his voice carries sway. However, I am not convinced that he knows what commands his heart's devotion. I believe he is conflicted, uncertain whether the bond with his banner outweighs his oaths to Navarr and the Empire. A general's heart cannot afford such a division; An Inquisitor's mind cannot abide to see this go unquestioned. I call Rhisiart Dancewalker to Inquisition on Saturday at 7:00pm, at Mhorish, where we will discuss the truth of his Loyalty.
  • Outcome: Upheld (158-0)

Judgement 107

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Luca i Taziel i Riqueza
  • Judgement: I call Xanthius, Guildmaster of the Artisans, to inquisition regarding the now defunct deal with Jarm. 11am - Sun - Artisans Guild. Prosperity Provides.
  • Outcome: Upheld (236-0)

Judgement 126

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Elisandre de Rondell
  • Judgement: I call Severin de Rondell to Inquisition at 11 Saturday night to answer questions pertaining to their meeting with Agramant.
  • Outcome: Upheld (248-0)

Judgement 140

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Dag Kinnad
  • Judgement: Calls Alric 'Jackdaws Voice' Burmoth to inquisition at 11:00am Saturday at Eira Spire, Wintermark. Alric, coven leader of the Starlit Council, has performed research into Night Eternal under Enmity, the Whisper Gallery, in agreement with the Archmage of Night past and present. Wisdom knows all knowledge is incomplete, but this should not risk the souls of Imperial citizens to complete said knowledge. The inquisition aims to find if the research is of value with all risks considered to be held Autumn Equinox 386YE.
  • Outcome: Upheld (228-0)

Judgement 141

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Galahad Avolcia
  • Judgement: To those who would shirk their virtue, conscience appears as tyranny. Valentin Orzel has challenged the Pride of all members of Dawn's National Assembly, labelling us "Political Zealots". I call him to inquisition alone after battle on Sunday, so that we may begin to heal the rift in our nation. If he is truly virtuous, let him prove it
  • Outcome: Upheld (174-0)

Judgement 143

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Sebastiano
  • Judgement: Those who work rituals and interact with eternals must always ensure they walk in virtue. I call the following members of the coven of the Horned Hare to inquisition. Cynekendra "Open handed", Kaisa Denmother, Halvar Sten, Salyen, Tallis Garmsdottir, Taavi Kettusson, Morghott,'Tact "Wellspring" Landstander, Tor'Vaal Eklund, Tupilek, Saewyn Penhall, Twla, Lorcan, Enna, Æðthelric Dagursson, Oola Dunning, Inga Svensborn, Deerlah Yrhara. To be held at the Yrhara Hall 1pm Sunday Autumn 386.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1380-30); Margin of 1350

Judgement 163

  • Assembly: Navarr
  • Raised By: Brynn Tendfallen
  • Judgement: For extolling Hatred and Vengeance to the nation, I call Travid Longest Path to inquisition at the Autumn Equinox 386YE. Time and place to be confirmed between summits.
  • Outcome: Upheld (188-0)

Judgement 183

  • Assembly: Wintermark
  • Raised By: Hengest Dunn
  • Judgement: I call Tarrick of Ashenhall, the High Bard, to inquisition. On Saturday at 1pm during the Autumn Equinox 386YE at the Wintermark hearthfire to discuss his prosperity and other virtues whilst raising funds to assist Senate motions.
  • Outcome: Withdrawn (40-0)

Judgement 190

  • Assembly: Courage
  • Raised By: Maarit Suvidottir
  • Judgement: I call Redhand Tut to inquisition at the Orc Fighting Pit at 18:00 Friday of the Autumn Summit concerning their trial and the actions that led to it.
  • Outcome: Upheld (92-0)

Judgement 202

  • Assembly: Courage
  • Raised By: Masha Sigeling
  • Judgement: In her role as Lepidean Librarian, Hazelelponi of the Shattered Tower has discovered unwelcome truths about the exemplar Vardas. I call her to inquisition to speak on the virtue of her actions at the upcoming Autumn Equinox 386YE at a time convenient to both of us.
  • Outcome: Upheld (108-0)
  • Notes: Refers to the recent historical research on the life of Vardas commissioned by the Lepidean Librarian. Vardas is a recognised paragon of Vigilance.

Judgement 205

  • Assembly: Pride
  • Raised By: Olyvar of Esther's Sanctum
  • Judgement: I call to inquisition Vasili and Yevanshka of the Seekers of the Woven Path at the Autumn Equinox, at a time and place to be decided. As Vasilisi is the Pride of Ossium, and a member of this assembly, we examine the events of his past life vision.
  • Outcome: Upheld (90-0)

Judgement 206

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Sam Wych
  • Judgement: We, the Marchers Assembly, call Hal Talbot, new Senator for Mitwold, to inquisition to discuss his motivations and ambitions regarding his position. Whenever he can late Friday, Community Hall.
  • Outcome: Upheld (118-24); Margin of 94

Judgement 207

  • Assembly: Vigilance
  • Raised By: Sam Wych
  • Judgement: I elect the proxy Inquisitor of Vigilance, Alistair of Esther's Sanctum, to inquisit my actions regarding Hugh Farrier's inquisition. 10pm Saturday Marchers camp. Vigilance guide us.
  • Outcome: Upheld (120-0)

Judgement 208

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Lenarius Ankarien
  • Judgement: As Imperial Inquisitor I call Kespoena of Urizen to inquisition to answer concerns about the Wanderer constellation and its influence on the mortal soul. This will take place at the Autumn Summit.
  • Outcome: Upheld without vote

Judgement 212

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Rhubarb Ironwood, as Arcane Inquisitor
  • Judgement: I call Arsenio, Grandmaster of the Golden Pyramid to speak about his lengthy career in magic, and involvement in magical events, big and small, and what it means for his soul.
  • Outcome: Upheld without vote

Sanction

The following judgements of sanction were raised during the summit.

Judgement 23

  • Assembly: Way
  • Raised By: Morwenna Witheredrose
  • Judgement: (Vindication) After much deliberation the Inquisitorial Court believes Sadogua has performed numerous virtuous deeds, but we cannot be sure if those deeds were deliberate and prosperous choices, or the product of his essential magical nature. We therefore challenge Sadogua to undertake a pilgrimage of spirit, and prove he can change his nature through deliberate and virtuous choice. If successful his case for Exemplardom will be incredibly strong. Should he require assistance in this task the Sevenfold Path of course stands ready to offer guidance.
  • Outcome: Upheld (200-42); Margin of 158

Judgement 24

  • Assembly: Way
  • Raised By: Morwenna Witheredrose
  • Judgement: (Vindication) Mud, rain, and a half dozen other fuck-ups have this vindication arriving seasons late with sincere apologies to Claudia Remys. Her only failing is that she allows the judgement of others to dull her own Pride. Of course people act weird around successful winter mages, few comprehend the realm properly and assume its foremost practitioners in some way foul. It is our job as more enlightened pilgrims to sing of our successes anyway, and in defiance of such pretenders find transcendent pride.
  • Outcome: Upheld (154-0)

Judgement 45

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Sam Wych
  • Judgement: (Penance) As you sow you shall reap. Brother Harvest. You have a year to redeem your evil ways. Accused Idolator and Murderer. A year in which you must reject hospitality. Refuse rest in spare rooms, church halls, and lofty barns. Stay vigilant outside, till you learn - what lesson? You shall know when you know. And when you have answered correctly, I will free you from this penance. If you do not have the answer in a year your throat will be cut and your blood will feed the next harvest.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (194-0)

Judgement 50

  • Assembly: Vigilance
  • Raised By: Sam Wych
  • Judgement: (Penance) I charge Fintan with dedicating his full focus to his true ambition, to share the wisdom, encourage discussion and the promotion of the Way across the Empire. He must spend the next year ensuring the New Scions is a robust, vigilant organisation aware of the damage it has the potential to cause and equipped to forestall it. This must be done without an Imperial position. It is not my belief that his testimony is due to any failing on Virtue on his part. His journey has only just begun to the great legacy he will leave behind.
  • Outcome: Upheld (158-66); Margin of 92

Judgement 54

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Luca i Taziel i Riqueza
  • Judgement: (Vindication) It cannot be said that Constanzi i Kalamar i Guerra is without Pride, and does not seek to inspire it in others. At her best, she is a testimony of Virtue, and (as well as this Prosperity can tell) lives and breathes it. But we are not always at our best. Sometimes it is hard to untangle the Virtue from the politics, politics which in this case have long since passed the point of being sleeping dogs who need to lie. But, during her inquisition when discussing what had happened in elections long gone, I believe her actions spoke to her. They spoke of a distance, between Constanza at her best and Constanza as she has acted. The Labyrinth can forgive a mistake, as long as it is one we learn from, and I trust it is a lesson she will carry forward as she and her Assembly move on, whatever those next steps may be. A formal Penance is unwarranted, Constanza reach her own verdict within the Inquisition. It is up to her to live up to her best.
  • Outcome: Upheld (962-32); Margin of 930

Judgement 108

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Luca i Taziel i Riqueza
  • Judgement: (Vindication) Having spoken to debtor and debtee alike I can find no failing of Prosperity in the deal between Freeborn senators and Words, Numbers, Figures, Knots, and Deeds. All met in trust and good faith.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (238-0)

Judgement 128

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Lenarius Ankarien
  • Judgement: (Condemnation) Belial of Ebon's Hold has admitted to excommunicating an Imperial citizen in an act of retribution (They confessed to me as Imperial Inquisitor). While they were motivated by Loyalty to their fellows, and not fully aware of the implications of their actions, this is still an abuse of priestly powers.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1058-30); Margin of 1028

Judgement 144

  • Assembly: Varushkan
  • Raised By: Yevanshka
  • Judgement: (Penance) Following Sławomir's inquisition into Desilav, the senator for Volodmartz in Winter 385, he finds that although Desilav is clear in his selfless need to do what is necessary to protect Varushka, he is failing dramatically in the understanding and enacting of the Empire's ultimate destiny. To cede land permanently subverts the purpose of the Way to encompass all of creation. He is committing Senate to make an oath they cannot keep, putting everyone at risk. I declare his penance to be a freezing brand to ensure he does not forget this lesson and aiding those who have been freed by the Empire's expansion, so he does not forget why the Empire strives forwards. Should he fail to uphold this, a stronger curse shall be called down and his revocation put before Varushka NA.
  • Outcome: Upheld (86-12); Margin of 74

Judgement 158

  • Assembly: Dawnish
  • Raised By: Earl of Fools
  • Judgement: (Penance) Dame Aurum, a rift has been formed thus a rift must be healed. Two tales lay before you; you must choose. Villany with Aura, perhaps of hate or Virtuous would be hero of Dawn. For a year you must choose and convince me.
  • Outcome: Upheld (160-0)

Judgement 160

  • Assembly: Way
  • Raised By: Morwenna Witheredrose
  • Judgement: (Castigation) While facilitating the inquisition run by Tunic of the Barrens I asked Vesna to choose between enlightenment for the world and the Empire. She chose the Empire. This, along with an uninspiring commitment to the "virtue of the hearth" over every other kind of virtue, speaks to a lack of conviction and a mediocrity of faith. The Empire serves virtue, not the other way around. The Way assembly calls on the throne to remember this, striving for enlightenment for all, not a scant Imperial minority.
  • Outcome: Not Upheld (124-124)
  • Notes: Custodian of Virtue was used on this judgement

Judgement 179

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Rinnah of the Shattered Tower
  • Judgement: (Vindication) Following the revocation of Acseh of the Sentinels Tower as general after blind faith and a lapse in virtue led to her dedication to purity she volunteered to undertake penance. Under the guidance of Keziah of the Suns of Couros she has undertaken acts of penance, pilgrimage, and study. For the last year she has worked tirelessly so she can never be led astray again. Veikko Bondforger and I inquisited her in Winter 385 as to her rehabilitation and penance and she is no more a risk to virtue then any other Imperial citizen. The loyal raise each other up.
  • Outcome: Upheld (204-46); Margin of 158

Judgement 192

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Ardens of the Wanderer
  • Judgement: (Vindication) After inquisiting Elagabala, it is my considered view that she is truly a virtuous soul, who would be a strong Grandmaster of the Sevenfold Path in the future. Should she gain the role, I would ask that she concentrate on developing the tools the Order needs to protect magician's souls and how to leverage the Synod to this goal.
  • Outcome: Upheld (98-24); Margin of 74

Judgement 193

  • Assembly: Freeborn
  • Raised By: Azir i Shartha
  • Judgement: (Castigation) Ramos took a contingent of kohan and marched on the dhomiro's meeting with the intention of killing some or all of the participants. Only the courage of those barring the way whilst the situation was deescalated prevented a massacre. A defence of vigilance is undermined by a lack of credible evidence presented regarding any potential threat. A defence of wisdom is undermined by the fact that neither Ramos nor any under their command knew which individuals within presented that threat. A defence of loyalty is undermined by the fact that several of those that may be slain were those with whom Ramos claims to share a bond. I fund this action wholly unvirtuous. Wholesale violence against our own has no place in Freeborn affairs.
  • Outcome: Upheld (80-18); Margin of 62

Judgement 195

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Kellin Embercast
  • Judgement: (Penance) Rhisiart Dancewalker attended inquisition in the company of his thornborn, and seemed to be wholly convinced of his heart's loyalty to Navarr. He made it clear that he does not see a distinction between Blackscar, Navarr, and the Empire. I commend his dedication to his kin, and theirs to him. However, in this time of great change for Navarr, I feel that he needs to consider the distinction between family, banner, nation, and Empire. I ask him to consult a priest of every nation on this matter, and report his findings to me before next summer's summit.
  • Outcome: Upheld (230-0)

Judgement 196

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Kellin Embercast
  • Judgement: (Penance) Aerowen Embercast displays her virtue openly, but clearly struggles with Pride. She should remember that her striding cares for her deeply, and that she needs to open her heart to them. I ask her to spend some time with a guide of Pride before the year is out, to hear their advice on kindling her own pride, and to report her findings to me once per season for the next year.
  • Outcome: Upheld (159-0)

Judgement 198

  • Assembly: Marcher
  • Raised By: Father Edmund
  • Judgement: (Vindication) Amberlain is a most Virtuous citizen, and her Loyalty to the Marches could not be more clear. Wherever she has fought she has sown Inspiration, and reaped victory for the Empire. I have recognised her Loyalty with a testimony of "Devoted Marcher", but she deserves far more. Bregasland Stands!
  • Outcome: Upheld (146-0)
  • Notes: The greater majority for this judgement was 159

Judgement 204

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Lenarius Ankarien
  • Judgement: (Penance) As Imperial Inquisitior, in the case of Finna of the Brass Coast I find the accusation that they have used excommunication inappropriately to be false. Despise some confusion over the exact effects it was a desperate situation and an attempt to deal with cursed Imperials who were close to death. Finna's attitude towards excommunication however is dangerously blasé and risks inspiring unvirtuous behaviour. As penance Finna must refrain from jokes, threats, or frivolous suggestions regarding the rite. Also they must stop tormenting Daigon of the Brass Coast.
  • Outcome: Upheld (598-52); Margin of 546

Recognition

The following judgements of recognition were raised during the summit.

Judgement 4

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Rafael Barossa d'Apulian
  • Judgement: We recognise Amika Acciai, sixth child of the House of Steel, as an Exemplar of Ambition. He reached out to Rafael Barossa d'Apulian, seeking help with his goal to "engulf Asavea in a firestorm of change". Pilgrimage:Amika travelled to the Temple of the Way in Nemoria and studied there under Sumaash and Imperial priests. Benevolence: Amika turned his family estate into a safe haven for followers of the Way fleeing persecution by the Plenum. Salvation: Amika freed his family's slaves and taught them the Way. These pilgrims infiltrated other estates and spread the Way to the slaves there. Amika led the attack on the Tarquinius family estate, killing the oppressors there and giving his life for the cause. Inspiration: Amika's death inspired his cousin Alberto, who led the attack on the city of Marlien that freed all the slaves there, and started the wave of unrest that is currently crashing across Asavea.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1610-162); Margin of 1438
  • Notes: Amika Acciai will be added to the list of known exemplars

Judgement 5

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Eevi of the Gadrai
  • Judgement: Dogri Thulebane is an Exemplar of Loyalty. The signs are clear. Inspiration: Dogri's words inspired more than 200 fighters to stand with him in defence of Crow's Keep and Skarsind. in 385YE Spring, Dogri's story was added to Wintermark's Chronicle of Heroism as a national inspiration. Benevolence: Dogri opened Crow's Keep to all Skarsind winterfolk who did not want to leave. When the battle of Crow's Keep was lost, he ordered his followers to escape with their lives rather than lead them to their death. Miracle: Upon his death, a spontaneous aura of Loyalty manifested on the amulet he was wearing with no intervention from practitioners of Liao ceremonies. Legacy: Crow's Ridge is the region where Crow's Keep is found. After Dogri's stand, Crow's Ridge was taken by the Thule but the scars of Thulebane remain. Crow's Ridge is Dogri's legacy and for that legacy we have been granted an opportunity in 385YE Sumer to create an inspirational tomb for him, in his final resting place; the Sovevann, Kallavesa with true liao
  • Outcome: Upheld (1751-464); Margin of 1287
  • Notes: Dogri Thulebane will be added to the list of known exemplars

Judgement 20

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Sufyan i Zuhri i Erigo
  • Judgement: We recognise Alberto Acciai, Martyr of Marilen, as an Exemplar of Loyalty, with the following signs: Benevolence: Inspired by his cousin Amika, Alberto led a rebellion of slaves in the mines surrounding Marilen. Alberto was a vintner, and freed these slaves solely in pursuit of Virtue rather than riches. Inspiration: After the rebellion, Alberto led the liberated miners to the city of Marilen, where they took over the city and slew its rulers, resolving to destroy the two coming armies of the Plenum in Virtue. Salvation: In freeing these slaves, Albero was able to teach them and the people of Marilen the Way of Virtue and the use of liao, spreading our shared faith across the oppressed of the Archipelago. Legacy: Based on correspondence with Rafael Barossa d'Apulian, we know that Alberto could have fled. Instead, out of Loyalty to those he had freed, he gave his life to ignite Virtue across Asavea.
  • Outcome: Not Upheld (288-68); Margin of 220
  • Notes: A judgement of recognition in a Virtue Assembly requires a greater majority to be upheld.

Judgement 62

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Maurice
  • Judgement: This judgement seeks to recognise the exemplarhood of Persephone Sage-Fletcher, Captain of the Harpy-Eagles. In an act of inspiration, she founded this brotherhood of archers, promoting solidarity and esprit de corps, both internally and with the archers of other nations. In benevolence, she did not profit from so doing, but strove instead to uplift her comrades. Whenever one marches to safeguard one's comrades, that is a pilgrimage of loyalty. The Harpy-Eagles marched often, and she stood with her comrades every time. In Broceliande she died, fighting in the army's rearguard to buy time for the wounded to be seen to safety. She has a legacy of unity: in her name, houses Orzel, Tallstag, Mortere, Griffinsong, Renard, Summerstrong and many others marched on Broceliande, putting the vallorn to the sword and bringing back her body.
  • Outcome: Not Upheld (186-124); Margin of 62
  • Notes: A judgement of recognition in a Virtue Assembly requires a greater majority to be upheld.

Judgement 142

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Rinnah
  • Judgement: Doctor Tolame as demonstrated signs of Exemplar: Inspiration: Tolame helped anyone in need of healing and provided guidance on and off the battlefield, teaching me and others the art of healing. Pilgrimage: Tolame started learning how the way impacted his belief in the way, especially loyalty, upon his return home Tolame was dedicated to loyalty and started to learn how to heal the bodies and souls as a priest. Legacy: Doctor Tolame established the ministry hospital in Sybella Cross bastion which provides herbs to the Anvil Hospital needed for treatment. Benevolence: Doctor Tolame saved souls that were ensnared by the whispering gallery by making a deal, knowing he would be sentenced as a sorcerer, after the souls were released, Tolame made sure that the souls passed safely into the labyrinth. In conclusion, I firmly believe Doctor Tolame is indeed an exemplar of Loyalty.
  • Outcome: Not Upheld (176-54); Margin of 122
  • Notes: A judgement of recognition in a Virtue Assembly requires a greater majority to be upheld.

Writ of Consecration

The following Writs of Consecration were requested during the summit.

Judgement 30

  • Assembly: Ambition
  • Raised By: Estella Lucati
  • Judgement: With the planned restoration of the Capodomus Cathedral in Sarvos, it is the Ambition of Prince-Bishop Estella Lucati di Sarvos - with the blessing of the Ambition Assembly - to consecrate the Cathedral with True Liao already granted to her by the Gatekeepers for the support given to newcomers to Anvil. May it become symbol of rebirth and new beginnings to Sarvos, the Empire and beyond.
  • Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (364-0)

Appointment

At the Summit, the following appointments were proposed by the Assemblies of the Synod. You can find the names of citizens who currently hold Imperial titles in the Synod here.

Judgement 1

  • Assembly: Courage
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Cardinal of Courage
  • Outcome: Skywise Tulva was appointed with 114 votes. Melchior of Adina's Charge received 56 votes. Maarit Suvisdottir received 20 votes. Pris, Jackadws Call received 10 votes

Judgement 2

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Cardinal of Wisdom
  • Outcome: Silas of the Cenotaph was appointed with 126 votes. Ardens of the Wanderer received 118 votes. Tuuli of Hearthfire Hall received 96 votes. Pallidus of Ravenspire received 46 votes

Judgement 3

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of true liao
  • Outcome: Nathair Autumngale received the true liao with 450 votes. Finna received 354 votes. Hazelelponi of the Shattered Tower received 128 votes. Zephaniah of Felix's Watch received 94 votes. Nina of Cantiarch's Hold received 88 votes. Ehud of Reumah's Redoubt received 88 votes. Lady Claudia Varukolva Remys received 56 votes. Morwenna Witheredrose received 34 votes. Lady Josephine of Adina's Charge received 30 votes. Pontius received 26 votes. Lleu Winter's Reach of Black Scar received 10 votes. Armand Remys received 0 votes.

Judgement 16

  • Assembly: Nine
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the High Bard
  • Outcome: Tarik of Ashenhall was appointed with 7 votes. Sofonisba Amilcara di Sarvos received 1 vote. Flynn Emberleaf received 0 votes. Lithagoras of the Lighthouse Nikephoros received 0 votes. Snapdragon Karsus Emberwreath received 0 votes. Alonso von Holberg received 0 votes. Mercy Summermuse received 0 votes. Jymi Handaxe Cinderheart received 0 votes.

Judgement 22

  • Assembly: Ambition
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Champion of Ambition
  • Outcome: Eldrid Vestardottir was appointed with 152 votes. Axel Forgeborn received 44 votes. Rhyffllann Karken's Crawl received 36 votes.

Judgement 34

  • Assembly: Highborn
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Benefactor of High Chalcis
  • Outcome: Enoch of the Navigators of Virtue was appointed with 184 votes.

Judgement 42

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Prelate of the Little Mother
  • Outcome: Viviane Knotes was appointed with 114 votes. Soratio i Del'toro i Guerra received 100 votes.

Judgement 46

  • Assembly: Wintermark
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Banner-bearer of Atkonaroq
  • Outcome: Liv Tidgaring was appointed with 136 votes. Rook Fellowship of the Broken Willows received 40 votes.

Judgement 48

  • Assembly: Ambition
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Voice of Ambition
  • Outcome: Eska Harakkadottir was appointed with 192 votes.

Judgement 52

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Tribute
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Bishop of the Navigators
  • Outcome: Keziah of the Suns of Couros was appointed with 444 votes. Tabris son of Armisael received 304 votes

Judgement 69

  • Assembly: Ambition
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Prelate of Adelmar's Shrine
  • Outcome: Tongs Barossa was appointed with 112 votes. Watt of Lambrook received 46 votes. Velika Belharovich Prochnost received 22 votes.

Judgement 79

  • Assembly: Way
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Mistress of Monuments
  • Outcome: Konstantin "Kosta" Rabovich Bolotnikov was appointed with 86 votes. Giacomo von Temeschwar received 60 votes.

Judgement 83

  • Assembly: Courage
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Voice of Courage
  • Outcome: Nina of Cantiarch's Hold was appointed with 38 votes. Pris, Jackdaw's Call received 32 votes. Damascius of Netherwatch Spire received 30 votes. Eurydice Starchaser received 10 votes.

Judgement 86

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Voice of Prosperity
  • Outcome: Merari Navigators of Virtue was appointed with 92 votes.

Judgement 88

  • Assembly: Prosperity
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Inquisitor of Prosperity
  • Outcome: Luca i Taziel i Riqueza was appointed with 172 votes.

Judgement 89

  • Assembly: Way
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Inquisitor of the Way
  • Outcome: Maximillian Ankarien was appointed with 112 votes. Yosephus Morningson received 0 votes.

Judgement 90

  • Assembly: Wisdom
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Voice of Wisdom
  • Outcome: Amris was appointed with 210 votes. Ruhadze Scrivener received 54 votes

Judgement 94

  • Assembly: Nine
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Imperial Inquisitor
  • Outcome: Lenarius Ankarien was appointed with 6 votes. Olyvar of Esther's Sanctum received 3 votes. Sam Wych received 0 votes.

Judgement 106

  • Assembly: Pride
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Voice of Pride
  • Outcome: Aldwyn Wyldrose was appointed with 68 votes. Nisha Strascovich received 52 votes.

Judgement 119

  • Assembly: Loyalty
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Voice of Loyalty
  • Outcome: Dagon of the Shattered Tower was appointed with 224 votes. Larkin Otterways received 36 votes.

Judgement 121

  • Assembly: Vigilance
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Voice of Vigilance
  • Outcome: Bryce the Hare was appointed with 122 votes.

Judgement 139

  • Assembly: Vigilance
  • Raised By: Tribune
  • Judgement: Appointment of the Champion of Vigilance
  • Outcome: Jared of the Sentinel's Tower was appointed with 150 votes.

Rewarding

The following judgements of rewarding were sought during the summit.

Judgement 19

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Rafael Barossa d'Apulian
  • Judgement: Silver Tongue of Virtue is a Night ritual created by Nathair Autumngale that swells Congregations by encouraging the passion of its members. It is a valuable tool in spreading the Way. Rafael Barossa d'Apulian had this ritual codified in the Loom of Spells at an equivalent cost of 5 Thrones and 10 rings, and then paid the 10 Thrones to have it entered into Imperial Lore so Virtuous magicians could master it and easily cast it on willing priests. We reward Rafael Barossa d'Apulian 15 for these actions.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1038-256); Margin of 782
  • Notes: Silver Tongue of Virtue is a Night ritual that affects congregations

Judgement 47

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Eska Harakkadottir
  • Judgement: I request a rewarding of 6 thrones from the virtue fund to be given to Merolf, Captain of the Militia, for dispersal to those in the militia who worked on the Brighteyes case (investigating and making arrests following the Netherwatch coven's casting of Bright Eyes Gleam in the Depths). This enormous undertaking was diligently performed with Vigilance, Courage, and Ambition, proving the militia are a credit to the Empire. It must be noted, the militia are not paid for their services. This is an embarrassment to the Empire's Pride and Prosperity. Let this be the first step in correcting this oversight.
  • Outcome: Upheld (845-264); Margin of 581

Judgement 61

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Albrecht von Holberg
  • Judgement: It is prosperous both that no magic should go unused, and that the deserving should be rewarded with all that is worthwhile. The Sumaah Republic have requested access to two rituals in Imperial Lore, both of which enhance fortifications, to aid them in the ongoing war against the institution of slavery. To create these ritual texts to be shared, the sum of ten thrones each is required. The Synod awards Albrecht von Holberg of the Temple of Nine Fingers ten thrones to assist in funding the dissemination of the requested ritual texts.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1068-246); Margin of 822

Judgement 66

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Sebastiano
  • Judgement: When the Cold Sun threatened his people Ostrik Vulpe, last Keeper of Berislav's Rest, drew a line in the snow. He sacrificed coin, mana, blood, and f finally the mines and title to Berislav's Rest. Through these actions was the Cold Sun army The Shepherds of Ash destroyed. Let there be no mistake, this was an act of great virtue, one that has gone unheralded. But the Synod should recognise the sacrifice of a valuable tenured sinecure for the good of the Empire. Let us reward Ostrike Vulpe with 20 thrones to account for the loss in income, coin and mana. Let me be an example to all.
  • Outcome: Upheld (596-340); Margin of 256

Judgement 78

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Khan i Erigo
  • Judgement: While fighting in the service of the High Exorcist, Kohan Gael i Guerra and Liovani i Erigo demonstrated loyalty in using their personal resources to ransom fellow citizens from an overwhelming opponent. I propose they each be reimbursed 1 throne to compensate them for this expense. 2 thrones total.
  • Outcome: Upheld (1090-96); Margin of 994

Judgement 132

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Iniska Ashwood
  • Judgement: I seek a rewarding of ten thrones for Corwyn Spear of the Seven. In fighting the Cold Sun he has led skirmishes, paying out of his own pocket for rituals, supporting those who went on the skirmishes and led the defence of those who repaired the trods damaged by the Cold Sun. His Loyalty to the Navarr and the Empire is clear.
  • Outcome: Upheld (574-158); Margin of 416

Judgement 148

  • Assembly: General
  • Raised By: Rhisiart Dancewalker
  • Judgement: Virtue requires action, action requires courage. A hero has a name, Fintan Nighthaven. Fintan worked tirelessly to secure the relic of Brawnwatch, showing courage, vigilance, and ambition. But action requires prosperity, so deserves recognition and rewarding. Brawnwatch cost twenty thrones, to be recovered from the the Axou, so twenty thrones is sought for his virtue.
  • Outcome: Upheld (702-198); Margin of 504

Special Considerations

The following considerations should be borne in mind when bringing judgements before the Imperial Synod during the Spring Equinox.

AssemblyConsiderationLinkDuration
All AssembliesStatements that prioritise the greater good over personal loyalties are less effective.Eyes of LoyaltyOngoing
All AssembliesStatements that try to compel Loyalty will fail.Eyes of LoyaltyOngoing
All AssembliesRevocations and Excommunications for disloyalty to the nation or Empire risk causing dissent.Eyes of LoyaltyOngoing
All AssembliesAny mandate that does not pass with a greater majority will have limited or no effect on Urizen or Varushka. It is not impossible that a mandate might lead to a response in one of the two nations, but it won't lead to any immediate consequences for the people of the nation. Urizen Link, Varushka Link.Ongoing

Alternative Mandates

Prior to the summit, the following alternative mandates were proposed by members of the Synod.

Member Link to mandate
Eli of the Cenotaph Drumbeat of war
Lutobor (Lut) Branislavovich Glinka Drumbeat of war
Elagabala Peaks and planes
Rhubarb Ironwood Peaks and planes

The Virtue Fund

The following represents the Virtue Fund of the Synod:

Closing value at previous summit 4 Crowns, 2 Rings
Donations 1 Throne, 2 Crowns Various donations received at the counting house of Reikos prior to the start of the summit
Starting value at this summit 1 Throne, 6 Crowns, 2 Rings
Donation 1 Ring Donation by Lysimachus.
Donation 1 Crown Donation by Tom Appleseed.
Donation 1 Crown, 7 Rings Donation by Crassus, for the Sand Fishers.
Donation 10 Rings Donation by an anonymous citizen.
Donation 1 Crown Donation by Berith Martel.
Income 110 Thrones The price paid in the Bourse Auction for the dose of True Liao.
Donation 1 Crown Donation by an anonymous citizen.
Rewarding 10 Thrones Rewarding to Albrecht von Holberg following Judgement 61 being upheld (a margin of 822).
Rewarding 15 Thrones Rewarding to Rafael Barossa D'Apulian following Judgement 19 being upheld (a margin of 782).
Rewarding 6 Thrones Rewarding to Eska Harakkadottir following Judgement 47 being upheld (a margin of 581).
Rewarding 20 Thrones Rewarding to Sebastiano following Judgement 66 being upheld (a margin of 256).
Donation 5 Rings Donation by Leonardo i Del'Toro i Riqueza in respect of extraneous payment for Civil Service duties.
Rewarding 10 Thrones Rewarding to Iniska Ashwood following Judgement 132 being upheld (a margin of 256).
Donation 3 Rings Donation by an anonymous citizen.
Donation 10 Rings Donation by Sorcha Ashwood.
Rewarding 2 Thrones Rewarding to Khan i Erigo following Judgement 78 being upheld (a margin of 994).
Rewarding 20 Thrones Rewarding to Rhisiart Dancewalker following Judgement 148 being upheld (a margin of 504).
Closing value at this summit 29 Thrones, 3 Crowns, 18 Rings

Doses of True Liao

Five doses of True Liao were disbursed this summit:

  • One dose to Vesna Borkovna Prochnost as the Throne
  • One dose in connection to the Lepidean University to Nathair Autumngale via Judgement 3
  • One dose to Gisli "The Provider" Baerson by purchase in the Public Auction
  • One dose to Lord Alexander Tallstag by decision of the Gatekeepers
  • One dose to Rafael Barossa D'Apulian by decision of the Gatekeepers