384YE Spring Equinox Senate sessions

Overview

• Imperial treasury during this season announced by the civil service at 2612 thrones and 2 crowns

Administrative

Four administrative motions were raised by the civil service.

• To amend the title "Talon of Kauppahall" to be appointed by the Tally of the Votes
• To abrogate the title "Grimnir of Wittal Grove" as detailed on the motion to construct the Healing House of Wittal Grove
• Appoint Ambassador to Otkodov
• Appoint Ambassador to the Commonwealth

Motions

Share the wealth of Lomaa

• Motion: To permanently give up the benefits of expanding the Crawling Depths, and instead share the wealth of the Lomaa to spready Prosperity across Ossium
• Proposed by: Miekarova
• Seconded by: Karsk
• Outcome: Passed
• Notes: This motion removes the under-populated quality in Drownbark Forest as detailed in the Blood makes noise wind of fortune

Appraisal of inciting slave uprising in Sarangrave

• Motion: To commission Graciana i Lopez i Guerra to appraise an opportunity for Imperial Citizens to use the spy network in Sarangrave to incite, coordinate & support slave uprising and raids in that territory, for the purpose of causing economic and military damage to the Druj.
• Proposed by: Temeschwar
• Seconded by: Redoubt
• Outcome: Passed
• Notes: An appraisal will be provided before the Summer Solstice 384YE

Abrogate Moonwater Hall

• Motion: To abrogate the Moonwater Hall in Upwold
• Proposed by: Reikos
• Seconded by: Semmerholm
• Outcome: Passed
• Notes: This motion abrogates the trade hub in Upwold

Amend membership of virtue assemblies

• Motion: Every path to virtue should be supported, human and orc alike. Senate requests that membership of virtue assemblies should be assessed by civil service along votes and liao calculation, not dedication.
• Proposed by: Therunin
• Seconded by: Skarsind
• Outcome: Passed
• Notes: This motion changes the way that membership of assemblies in the synod are determined as detailed in the Making your mind up wind of fortune

Make membership of Hand of Dumon a crime

• Motion: To make membership and aiding of the Hand of Dumon illegal, and to denounce this cabal of heretics
• Proposed by: Miaren
• Seconded by: Hercynia
• Outcome: Passed

Disburse funds for military and magical resupply

• Motion: Motion for dispersement of funds to Orrick of Bregasland for military and magical resupply
• Proposed by: Bregasland
• Seconded by: Mournwold
• Outcome: Passed at 400 thrones

Disburse funds to Academy

• Motion: Disbursement of funds to the Academy, to be spent on training children of the Empire. Accounts to be provided by the Academy to Auditor for Senatorial Accountability on request
• Proposed by: Casinea
• Seconded by: Holberg
• Outcome: Passed at 50 thrones

Ratify treaty with Axos

• The Empire apologises for the way in which independent fleet captains provided passage to orcs out of Axos
• The allocation of the Black Quay is amended to public bourse auction
• As a show of good faith Axos is moved to favourable trade tariffs for one season
• Axos accepts that the matter of the fleet action is settled
• Axos commits to restoring normal trade and ministry functioning

• Motion: Motion to empower the Ambassador to Axos to offer the following treaty which will be executed immediately if accepted by Ilarch Maxatious.
• Proposed by: Sarvos
• Seconded by: Madruga
• Outcome: Passed

Disburse funds to the Imperial Seer

• Motion: To disburse Senate funds intended for Jorma Steelhail, the Imperial Seer, for the purpose of scrying.
• Proposed by: Kallavesa
• Seconded by: Casinea
• Outcome: Passed at 80 thrones

Disburse funds to improve the Towerjacks

• Motion: To disburse funds to improve the Towerjacks providing the Engineer quality
• Proposed by: Astolat
• Seconded by: Conscience of the Senate
• Cost: 50 wains of mithril and 100 crowns
• Outcome: Passed at 140 thrones
• Notes: More information on the opportunity to upgrade the Towerjacks can be found in the Watches from the Wall wind of fortune

Establish the Ketsov Mir Mozga

• Motion: To invite the people of Ketsov to establish a vale in Mir Mozga
• Proposed by: Karov
• Seconded by: Ossium
• Outcome: Passed
• Notes: More information on the offer from the Ketsov can be found in the Blood makes noise wind of fortune

Raise the Burning Falcon

• Motion: To commission the raise of a Freeborn army, the Burning Falcon. The General of the Burning Falcon shall hold the Flame Rampant banner as their regalia. We request a disbursement of funds fromthe Senate for this commission.
• Proposed by: Madruga
• Seconded by: Miaren
• Cost: 200 wains of mithril and 50 thrones
• Outcome: Passed at 250 thrones

Disseminate Lowther' Gage

• Motion: To disseminate the following schema to be made available to artisans across the Empire: Lowther's Gage.
• Proposed by: Mitwold
• Seconded by: Upwold
• Cost: 10 thrones
• Outcome: Passed

Amend Preceptor of the Skarsind College of Warcasting

• Motion: To amend the title of Preceptor of the Warcaster College of Skarsind to include a ministry and to change how it is appointed to the Bourse voting style of the Imperial Orcs
• Proposed by: Skarsind
• Seconded by: Weirwater
• Outcome: Passed
• Cost: 12 wains of weirwood and 24 crowns
• Notes: More details on the opportunity to upgrade Skarsind College of Warcasting can be found in the Tired of sleeping wind of fortune

Amend Imperial Magus

• Motion: I propose a motion to amend the powers of the Imperial Magus to allow for 1 declaration per meeting of the Conclave to superceed the usual running order of the conclave for the usual cost of 1 mana crystal to allow smother discourse between Conclave and Senate. As supported by a declaration of Concord.
• Proposed by: Morrow
• Seconded by: Reikos
• Outcome: Passed

Senate acknowledges the debt to the Butchers Bank

• Motion: The Senate acknowledges the debt to the Butchers Bank
• Proposed by: Holberg
• Seconded by: Tassato
• Outcome: Withdrawn

Create title of Grandmaster of the Apothecaries Guild

• Motion: A motion to create a new Imperial sodality called the Apothecaries Guild. Purpose to act as an advisory body to the Senate and Conclave to be consulted regarding the legal and illegal use of herbs, potions and substances (not including liao and true liao) through the Empire. It shall be lead by the Grandmaster of the Apothecaries Guild. To be elected in Winter and held for 1 year. Revocable by the General Assembly and the Assembly of the Nine.
• Proposed by: Karsk
• Seconded by: Miekarova
• Outcome: Failed

Appraisal of Grendel prisoners

• Motion: To tell the civil service to conduct an appraisal of individual known to have been captured by the Grendel so that the Fleetmaster can request the return of those individuals in line with the Grendel Treaty.
• Proposed by: Necropolis
• Seconded by: Temeschwar
• Outcome: Failed

Amend Lepidean True Liao distribution

• Motion: To amend how True Liao which is produced by the Lepidean University. From a judgement of rewarding the General Assembly to assigned by Gatekeepers for distribution
• Proposed by: Conscience of the Senate
• Seconded by: Hahnmark
• Outcome: Failed

Appointments

Ambassador to Faraden

• Motion: To appoint an Ambassador to Faraden
• Proposed by: Upwold
• Seconded by: Mitwold
• Outcome: Passed
• Notes: Erasmo di Tassato of the League was elected

Imperial Spymaster

• Motion: Appointment of the Imperial Spymaster
• Proposed by: Hercynia
• Seconded by: Therunin
• Outcome: Passed
• Notes: Bernard Dugdale of the Marches was elected

Ambassador to Sumaah Republic

• Motion: Elect Ambassador to Sumaah Republic
• Proposed by: Segura
• Seconded by: Necropolis
• Outcome: Passed
• Notes: Accalon of Felix's Watch of Highguard was elected

Commissions

Construct Bounders Hall

• Motion: To construct a Bounders Hall in Sarcombe to be overseen by a Bailiff of the Downs. This will costs twelve wains of white granite to build.
• Proposed by: Mournwold
• Seconded by: Bregasland
• Outcome: Passed at 13 thrones
• Notes: Once work on the hall is completed the title of Bailiff of the Downs will be available to be appointed

Construct Hufi's Garden

• Motion: In support of the People of the Mark's wishes following the Autumn 383YE, unanimous Greater Majority Judgement of the Wintermakr National Assembly: A Time-Limited , Must Happen Now, motion, to: Create a vibrant new herb-garden sinecure outside Masi in Kallavesa Marsh named "Hufi's Garden". Creating at the request of healers and herbalists of Wintermark a position for it's holder, reocgnised and acknowledge across the mark via the new Imperial Title - the "Woundbinder of the Mark." The Woundbinder of the Mark would have a responsibilty to inspire the grimnir and healers of the nation and ensure the wounded heroes of Wintermark are well tended to. If Wintermark heroes pay the Wounderbinder whatever coin they coulds spare. The herbalists of Wintermark pledge their support in the form of a supply of additional herbs the Woundbinder may acquire to save more lives. Estimated to a maximum of 67 additional herbs available. The Grimnirs and Healers of Wintermark feel that this title should lead by example rather than be appointed by the Thanes Council, and as such they il make their wishes clear to the Senators of Wintermark who shall appoint unanimously. Cost: 16 wains white granite and 32 crowns and requires an imperial commission. The sinecure produces 10 doses of true vervain, 4 doses of bladeroot, 4 doses of imperial roseweald, 4 doses of marrowort and 2 doses of rare realmsroot.
• Proposed by: Hahnmark
• Seconded by: Kallavesa
• Outcome: Passed at 80 thrones
• Cost: 16 wains of white granite and 32 crowns
• Notes: Once work on the hall is completed the title of Woundbinder of the Mark will be available to be appointed. This opportunity is detailed in the All lift together wind of fortune.

Expand Mana Ministries of the League

• Motion: There there be a disbursal of funds to upgrade mana ministries in Tassato, Sarvos and Temeschwar, taking advantage of the opportunity to upgrade the grandmasters of the conclave orders respective ministry by so doing.
• Proposed by: Tassato
• Seconded by: Astolat
• Cost: 60 wains of mithril and 120 crowns
• Outcome: Passed at 200 thrones
• Notes: More details on the opportunity to upgrade of the mana ministries can be found in the Honey and Vinegar wind of fortune

Construct Sanctuary for Justicars

• Motion: To build a sanctuary for justicars on the isle of Osseini. This will create the title "Justicar of Osseini" and be ministry for exorcism, cost 15 wains of white granite and 30 crowns. 30 crowns to be provided by High Exorcist.
• Proposed by: Kahraman
• Seconded by: Bastion
• Cost: 30 wains of white granite and 60 crowns
• Outcome: Passed at 70 thrones
• Notes: More details on the opportunity to construct a Sanctuary of the Justicars can be found in the Bones in the ocean wind of fortune

Construct Great Harbour of Elos

• Motion: To disburse funds for and commission the restoration of the Great Harbour of Elos in Redoubt, a great work yielding prosperous returns to the territory and the tax budget. Overseen by the Elosian Architect, an Imperial title appointed by Imperial Bourse Auction, with the right to purchase foreign herbs
• Proposed by: Volodmartz
• Seconded by: Sarvos
• Cost: 35 wains of weirwood, 35 wains of white granite, and 140 crowns
• Outcome: Passed at 300 thrones
• Notes: More details on the opportunity to construct the Great Harbour of Elos in the To see what you sell wind of fortune

Expand the Iron Roads to Ossium

• Motion: To expand the Iron Roads project into Ossium and to request the dispersement of funds for this project.
• Proposed by: Ossium
• Seconded by: Volodmartz
• Cost: 70 wains of white granite and 140 crowns
• Outcome: Passed at 128 thrones
• Notes: More details on the opportunity to expand the Iron Roads can be found in the Thousands or more wind of fortune

Construct Churnspire

• Motion: I propose that a motion that a folly be built in Peregro and then ceded to Meraud. This tower will be taller than Pakaanan's Pass as per designed by Megaris of Glowspire. It will create the position of Churnspire Adjutor, an Urizeni national position elected by the mages of Urizen. The position would receive regalia from Meraud and a regular gift of mana.
• Proposed by: Bastion
• Seconded by: Morrow
• Cost: 20 wains of white granite, 10 wains of mithril, and 60 crowns
• Outcome: Passed at 100 thrones
• Notes: More details on the opportunity to construct the Churnspire in the The Net of the Realms wind of fortune

Construct Grendel Embassy

• Motion: To amend the title of Imperial Fleetmaster by constructing an embassy to the Grendel in Cargo. It costs 25 weirwood and 25 white granite
• Proposed by: Redoubt
• Seconded by: Kahraman
• Outcome: Passed
• Cost: 25 wains of weirwood, 25 wains of white granite, and 100 crowns in labour costs
• Notes: Once completed the Imperial Fleet Master will have access to the standard benefits of an embassy

Announcements

The Imperial Guerdon

• Motion: To assign the Guerdon to the Green Shield, Wolves of War, the Citadel Guard, the evacuation of Feroz, the raid into Skallahn, and the assault on Isember.
• Announced by: Quartermaster General of the Imperial Armies

The Bread Basket

• Motion: As the Citadel Guard does not need the Bread Basket this season, and no other army is eligible or requesting the help it would provide, in recognition of the sacrifices made by the Marchers as a whole, and by Bregasland farmers and citizens especially, I hereby allocate the Bread Basket and the prosperity it provides to the Marcher territory of Bregasland. May it help to alleviate its citizens' suffering.
• Announced by: Keeper of the Bread Basket

Construct the Pelican Tower

• Motion: Self-funded to build a sinecure in Foracci known as the Pelican Tower, the custodian of which will be known as the Custodian of the Pelican Tower. Appointment as a tenure position (until death, resignation, or reallocation) by the Senators of the League
• Announced by: Achille di Sarvos, Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave

Construct spy network in Spiral

• Motion: I hereby commission a spy network in Spiral, to be constructed at the Spire of Oblivion's Edge using ten mithril. This spy network will be ceded to the Night eternal Sung, and incurs no ongoing cost to the budget
• Announced by: Imperial Spymaster

Construct Twilight Demesne

• Motion: Commissioning a mana sinecure to be overseen by the Curator of the Twilight Demesne in Skarsind
• Announced by: Legion Engineer

Expand the Docks at Korotny

• Motion: To enlarge and expand the docks at Korotny and create the title of Harbourmaster of the Semmerlak
• Announced by: Pavel Novak, Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave

Research Sister Ruth of the Seven Stars

• Motion: I instruct the Heirs of Lepidus to research the life and example of Sister Ruth of the Seven Stars in order to determine her virtue.
• Announced by: Lepidean Librarian

Improve the Court of the White Fountain

• Motion: I, Sagua i'Ezmara, Master of the Koboldi, am announcing the plans to improve the Court of the White Fountain in Redoubt in order to make it unbreakable. Edmundo of Damakhan's Forge has agreed to supply the ilium required. Cato Auricspire of the Scarlet Guard is organising the casting of the ritual on it's completion. As part of this improvement there will be a small office and suit of rooms provided for the Captain of the Fountain's Guard, a tenured national position chosen by the general(s) of Urizen. This title will be responsible for the fortress and the morale and training of the guards stationed there.
• Announced by: Master of the Koboldi

Research General Cretatus

• Motion: To conduct historical research into the actions of General Cretatus and their involvement with the 'Claw of the Dragon' with specific reference to the history of the Sword Scholars
• Announced by: Minister of Historical Research

Research Feverwater and the Docks of Terunael origin

• Motion: I submit a historical research into the Feverwater and the dock of Terunael origin
• Announced by: Advisor on the Vallorn

Commissions

The Senate can commission nine projects during the coming season; two commissions that can be made by a Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave, and one commission by the Legion Engineer.

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