382YE Winter Solstice Synod judgements

Overview

During the Winter Solstice 382YE Summit, the Imperial Synod raised TBC judgements.

Change of doctrine

No change of doctrine was proposed during the Winter Solstice summit. TBC

Veto

The veto was not sought during the Winter Solstice 382YE. TBC

Statement of principle

The following statements of principle were presented to the assemblies of the Imperial Synod. TBC of these statements achieved a Greater Majority, meaning they will be distributed to appropriate assemblies.

Judgement X

• Assembly: X
• Raised By: X
• Judgement: X
• Outcome: Upheld (X - X)

Mandate

The following mandates were passed during the Winter Solstice. Where there are competing mandates, the one that passes with the largest margin is successful and all other competing mandates are considered to have failed.

Judgement 3

• Assembly: Dawn national
• Raised By: Ranaee e Rondell
• Judgement: The green forest of Brocéliande is a wilderness like few others; now the vallorn that lies at its heart rises against our friends among the Navarr. The opportunity for glory here cannot be ignored; nor should the people of Semmerholm and Astolat ignore the sacrifices the Navarr have made to protect them against the malign force of the power that dwells there. The Dawn assembly sends Ranae de Rondell with 50 doses of liao to encourage knights and witches to offer their aid to the Navarr fighting to stem the green tide of the vallorn. Let knights-errant and questing knights alike face the challenge of the dark forest, and show the abhorrent power of the vallorn the might of Dawnish steel!
• Outcome: Upheld (102 - 0)
• Notes: The opportunity is detailed here

Judgement 4

• Assembly:General
• Raised By: Eska Crowspeaker
• Judgement: The Way binds us together, guiding all citizens on a virtuous path. We send Eska Crowspeaker with 50 liao to spread the Way to those we have rescued from Dubhtraig to allow them to find a place for themselves in the Empire.
• Outcome: Upheld (1388 - 36)
• Notes: The opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 8

• Assembly: General
• Raised By: Erasmo di Tassato
• Jugement: The Way was founded in Bastion, and the Sumaah were among the first to follow in our footsteps. We are not tyrants however; we do not seek to chain those who accept the truth of the Way to a single dogma. The Imperial Synod acknowledges Timoj as the equal of Bastion, and the Sumaah Houses of Virtue as equal to the Imperial Senate. Equal yet separate; we seek no dominance over them but likewise grant them no authority over those pilgrims who look to Bastion for guidance. We may be in opposition, but we are not enemies, and may gain as much together by cooperation as we do alone through ambitious pursuit of the truth. We send Erasmo di Tassato with 150 doses of liao to bring this message to the people of Sumaah, and the world.
• Outcome: Not Upheld (274 - 837)
• Notes: The opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 9

• Assembly: General
• Raised By: Rafe
• Judgement: All members of the Synod have a duty to represent their congregations. Those who are neither raising judgements in pursuit of their goals, nor voting in support of their understanding of Virtue, shame themselves. We send Rafe with 100 doses of liao to urge any priest in the Empire who does not make full use of their powers to take up arms and lead their congregations in heroic battle.
• Outcome: Upheld (1006 - 204)
• Notes: The opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 10

• Assembly: Wintermark
• Raised By: Severi Jarlmarison
• Judgement: Those Winterfolk who are members of the Synod have a duty to represent their congregations. Those who are neither raising judgements in pursuit of their goals, nor voting in support of their understanding of Virtue, shame themselves. We send Severi Jarlmarison with 50 doses of liao to urge any priest of Wintermark who does not make full us of their powers to take up arms and lead their congregations in heroic battle.
• Outcome: Upheld (167 - 25)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 11

• Assembly: General
• Raised By: Solas
• Judgement: The Way of Virtue is an enlightened faith; while we have Pride in its roots in Bastion, the Highborn discovery of True Liao, and the understanding this brought us. The true heart of the Way is anywhere discoveries are being made and understanding realised. Such events can happen anywhere and are not bound to any individual location in the Empire, Sumaah, or anywhere else. True pilgrims of the way, those who seek to understand and thus pursue Virtue, should challenge and combine their experiences and understanding so that the resulting faith is built on the strongest possible foundations. We send Solas with 150 doses of liao to bring this message to the people of Sumaah, and the world.
• Outcome: Not upheld (405 - 661)
• Notes: The opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 13

• Assembly: General
• Raised By: Bartimeus
• Judgement: The virtuous build up their fellows, and take pride in their people. Rather than looking to line their own pockets, Imperial citizens should seek ways to strengthen their own nations - and by doing so strengthen the Empire as a whole. We send Bartimeus with 75 liao to urge Imperial citizens to consider how best the bounty of their nations might be used for the benefit of their people.
• Outcome: Upheld (879 - 276)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 14

• Assembly: General
• Raised By: Ephron of Adina's Charge
• Judgement: The Way was founded in Bastion and the Sumaah follow in our footsteps. But the Proud seek to raise others up not cast them down. The Imperial Synod issues a challenge: if the Houses of Virtue wish the world to look to them for guidance, they must prove their claim. Send us not a trickle of missionaries but a flood. Let the vision of the Way that shines the brightest inspire the faithful. The Imperial Synod still leads the Virtuous and shall prevail. We send Ephron of Adina's Charge with 50 liao.
• Outcome: Not Upheld (548 - 549)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 18

• Assembly: Highguard
• Raised By: Yarona of the Chantry
• Judgement: The purpose of our Pilgrimage is to save souls; certainly those who have fallen to the Vallorn, but also those who are in danger of being lost to false beliefs. We the Highborn Assembly acknowledge that no citizen follows the Way perfectly. We all have room to grow, and faults to address. We send Lilith of the Chantry with 25 liao to urge the Grey Pilgrims to act as guides for all the human nations of this great Empire. As they walk the trods in the years to come, let there be no dark corner into which they cannot shine the light of Virtue.
• Outcome: Upheld (410 - 192)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 20

• Assembly: General
• Raised By: Jorma Steelhail
• Judgement: The Way was founded in Bastion, and the Sumaah were among the first to follow in our footsteps. For so long Bastion has been a single light in sea of savagery and ignorance - the Imperial Synod is heartened to learn there are now two with Bastion's counterpart in Timoj. Rather than seek division through political pettiness, the Imperial Synod has a grander vision and so sends Jorma Steelhail with 150 doses of Liao to urge the citizens of the Empire and the Sumaah Republic to seek common ground and focus on our shared Ambition in spreading the Way to the world.
• Outcome: Upheld (897 - 274)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 22

• Assembly: Highborn
• Raised By: Josephine of Adina's Charge
• Judgement: The monstrous infestation that is the Vallorn is a danger beyond any other that now faces us. There is no sacrifice too great that we cannot meet it to defeat this terror. The walking of the trods will weaken the vallorn, but we must not be blind to the danger it poses to humanity. The time has come to raise sword and brand against it in defence of our allies - and to strike at the horror in Brocéliande before it becomes a threat to our own people. We send Hazel of the Shattered Tower with 50 doses of liao to urge the vigilant faithful of Highguard to aid the Navarr in the defence of Brocéliande.
• Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (514 - 0)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 24

• Assembly: Prosperity
• Raised By: Edna of the Chantry
• Judgement: As Edna has declared, the building of the Cinderpath Exchange is a virtuous endeavour that both increases the Prosperity of the Empire as a whole, and ensures that those who sell white granite receive a fair and virtuous reward for their labours. We send Edna with 100 doses of liao to urge those Prosperous citizens who have white granite to refrain from auctioning it through the Bourse Auction at Anvil until such time as the Cinderpath Exchange is completed.
• Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (160 - 14)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 25

• Assembly: Navarr
• Raised By: Corey Wayfarer
• Judgement: The Empire is beset on all fronts; sacrifices must be made. Brocéliande will not be one of those. The Navarr national assembly sends Corey Wayfarer with 25 doses of liao to urge the people of the steadings and stridings of Brocéliande to find the Courage in their hearts to take up arms against our ancient enemy and stand firm in the face of such horror. The Navarr are coming to aid you, remain firm till we arrive, we will hold it back.
• Outcome: Withdrawn at the request of the raising priest. When withdrawn there were 76 votes in favour and 0 against.
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 26

• Assembly: Highguard
• Raised By: Dinah of Jeremsah's Welcome
• Judgement: Highguard were those who founded The Way and first spread it to the peoples of the Empire's nations. They have now shown their Loyalty in kind for this great enlightenment Highguard gave to them, and it is time to spread The Way further afield through the people of foreign nations. We send Able of the Shattered Tower with 25 liao to urge the grey pilgrims to convert travelling foreigners to The Way, so that they may go back to their lands and pass on the truth.
• Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (511 - 25)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 31

• Assembly: Highborn
• Raised By: Raziel of the Shattered Tower
• Judgement: As Bartimaeus has already vouchsafed, virtuous people set prices for things which are fair, and buy and sell them accordingly. The Senate disagrees; it denies the virtue of engaging in trade in a virtuous manner. We send Raziel of the Shattered Tower with 25 doses of liao to urge those Highborn citizens in possession of white granite to refuse to deal with the greed embodied by the Bourse Auction at Anvil until such time as the Cinderpath Exchange is completed.
• Outcome: Upheld (436 - 14)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 33

• Assembly: General
• Raised By: Severin von Holberg
• Judgement: The Way is an ever-evolving faith, whose truths must be Ambitiously pursued. While The Way of Sumaah fails to alter its Doctrines to address The Imperial Way's Doctrines of the Howling Abyss and the Ancestors, the Imperial Synod considers them nonconformist to the Imperial Way, but not enemies. We claim no temporal authority over those who look to Timoj, and we will continue to spiritually aid all those who cleave to the true Virtues. We fully reject any notion that the Sumaah Houses of Virtue have any authority over those who look to Bastion. Where souls can be saved by Sumaah, we will aid them, if they hinder us in the salvation of others, we will resist them. We send Severin von Holberg with 200 doses of liao to bring this message to all nations of the world, excepting Sumaah.
• Outcome: Withdrawn at request of raising priest; when withdrawn there were 655 votes in favour and 321 against
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 34

• Assembly: General
• Raised By: Skywise Tulva
• Judgement: Skarsind offers a welcome home for the slaves liberated from the Broken Shore. Just as we once fought for our freedom, so you will have a chance to fight against those who once enslaved you. Those who do not fight, will still have a place, working to support our legions. We send Skywise Tulva with 50 liao to encourage the slaves to settle in Skarsind and let them know that those who choose to adopt our ways will be able to become Imperial Orcs in time.
• Outcome: Upheld (1203 - 54)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 47

• Assembly: General
• Raised By: Arno von Leche
• Judgement: Ambition is the lifeblood of the League. Near everyone who dreams of making something of their life, eventually finds their ways to one of the great cities of the Empire. We send Arno von Leche with 50 liao to encourage the slaves to settle in {named League city} and let them know of the many opportunities that await them there.
• Outcome: Upheld (443 - 248)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 55

• Assembly: Freeborn national
• Raised By: Tiana i Zayddan i Riqueza
• Judgement: Rescuing slaves is an act of great Virtue. Crushing a slave rebellion is an act that debases the Empire. We are born free, and it falls to us to uphold the right to a free life following the Way for all people. We send Tiana i Zaydan i Riqueza with 75 doses of liao to urge the people of the three tribes to take up arms and free not only the slaves of the Grendel, but those who had fought free who we condemned to return to their chains.
• Outcome: The Empress used her Custodian of Virtue power to require that this mandate reach a greater majority to pass. The judgement was upheld (86 - 16) but failed to achieve the required greater majority.
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 66

• Assembly: Varushka
• Raised By: Dovbravka Nadjaovna Vanek
• Judgement: Vasili Zoryakovich Zverokaz reminds us that slavery is unacceptable; Eska Crowspeaker urges us to open out homes to those who have found freedom. Yet in Varushka we cannot simply accept a stranger at face-value, and must be certain of the nature of those we invite into our homes. We send Belikov the Wolf of Karsk with 150 doses of liao to examine each of these strangers and determine whether each one is friend or foe.
• Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (106 - 0)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Judgement 72

• Assembly: Highguard
• Raised By: Shadrach
• Judgement: The purpose of our pilgrimage is to save souls, those who have fallen to the vallorn, but also those who are lost to malign forces and who bend the knee to eternals. We send Shadrach with 25 liao to urge the grey pilgrims to preach the rejection of False Virtues and idolatrous behaviour.
• Outcome: Upheld (343 - 20)
• Notes: This opportunity is detailed here.

Evaluation

The Synod made the following judgements of excommunication, inquisition, revocation, and sanction.

Judgement X

• Assembly: X
• Raised By: X
• Judgement: Specific Judgement. X.
• Outcome: Upheld (X - X)

Recognition

The following judgements of recognition were presented during the Winter Solstice.

Judgement 11

• Assembly: X
• Raised By: X
• Jugement: X.
• Outcome: Upheld (X - X).

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: X
• Raised by: X
• Judgement: Appointment of the title.
• Outcome: New Title Holder was appointed with X votes. Other candidate received X votes.

Rewarding

The following judgements of rewarding were proposed during the Winter Solstice.

Judgement X

• Assembly: General Assembly
• Raised By: X
• Judgement: X.
• Outcome: Not Upheld (X - X)

The Virtue Fund

The following represents the Virtue Fund of the Synod:

Starting Value	TBC
Income	TBC	The price paid in the Bourse Auction for the dose of True Liao.	Closing Value	TBC

Visionaries

The following individuals received visions of their past lives.

Assembly Strength

At the start of the summit the voting total of the General Assembly was calculated to be X.

The final voting total of the General Assembly was calculated to be X.

The Civil Service reminds citizens that determining whether a Judgement has achieved a Greater Majority counts from the estimation of the relevant Assembly strength when scrutiny on the Judgement closes, not the final Assembly strength at the end of the summit.

At the end of the Winter Solstice 382YE Summit the voting strength of the Virtue and National Assemblies were estimated to be:

Virtue Assembly	Initial Voting Strength	Final Voting Strength	Final Greater Majority
Ambition	X	X	X
Courage	X	X	X
Loyalty	X	X	X
Pride	X	X	X
Prosperity	X	X	X
Vigilance	X	X	X
Wisdom	X	X	X
The Way	X	X	X
General	X	X	X

National Assembly	Initial Voting Strength	Final Voting Strength	Final Greater Majority
Brass Coast	X	X	X
Dawn	X	X	X
Highguard	X	X	X
Imperial Orcs	X	X	X
The League	X	X	X
The Marches	X	X	X
Navarr	X	X	X
Urizen	X	X	X
Varushka	X	X	X
Wintermark	X	X	X
General	X	X	X