386YE Autumn Equinox Senate sessions

Overview

The Imperial Senate governs the Empire, and its authority extends to all areas of Imperial life not already covered by the other houses of government. Each summit the senators meet several times to deliberate and vote on the motions they have raised.

After the summit the civil service enact those motions, and ensure a public record of each is made available to the citizens of the Empire. This page lists all the motions raised during the summit, along with the announcements made by citizens with Imperial titles. In each case, the motion and its effects are summarized including the wording; who proposed and seconded it; whether it passed or not; whether any funds were disbursed to support it; and what the outcome of the motion will be.

Many motions (especially the commissions) also have a Further Details section that provides a link to a wiki page dealing specifically with that motion in more detail, any commentary from the Constitutional Court, progress on commissions, or expanded information about the outcome of the motion.

Following the mandate enacted by Luca i Taziel i Riqueza after the Winter Solstice 385YE the number of commissions available has been reduced as the faithful have been convinced to withdraw their labour. This will continue until either the Imperial Senate uses a motion to assign fines from the magistrates to the Virtue fund or the Prosperity Assembly uses a clearly worded Statement of Principle upheld with a greater majority to encourage the faithful to once again take up their tools. More information can be found in the Forwards and Rewards wind of fortune.

Treasury

• Imperial treasury during this season announced by the civil service at 751 thrones and two crowns.

Administrative Motions

Amend Crystal Architect

• Motion: To amend the position of the Crystal Architect of the Spires to become an Imperial position allowing the holder to build a vis or mana sinecure in any Imperial territory instead of just Urizen. To be auctioned on the public bourse auction. This will reduce the number of commissions available to the Senate each season by one in the same manner as the Imperial Wayleaves and the Legion Engineer.
• Failed
• Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
• Further Details: This motion was initially proposed by the Senator for Zenith at the Summer Solstice. As the title will be auctioned this will necessitate reducing the number of commissions available to the Imperial Senate by one. As this was not communicated to the Senate at the time this administrative motion will be raised to confirm the method of appointment and eligibility for this title.

Amend Keeper of the Cox

• Motion: To amend the position of the Keeper of the Cox to become the Keeper of the Watch. The new title will benefit from the bounty of Golden Apples from the Grove of Golden Cox in Reikos and be responsible for protecting the grove if it were to be threatened in any way. In addition, they are responsible for ensuring the regio is watched in order that inappropriate misuses are dealt with. The title to be appointed by declaration of the Conclave this summit with the Keeper of the Cox being abrogated.
• Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
• Failed
• Further Details: This motion was initially proposed at the Summer Solstice. As the title has significant constitutional limitations and must be reappointed if confirmed, this administrative motion will be raised to confirm the Imperial Senate wishes to proceed with this amendment.

Assign Feroz

• Motion: To assign the territory of Feroz
• Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
• Passed: The territory of Feroz was assigned to the Brass Coast

Create title of Watcher of the Semmerlak

• Motion: To amend the motion to construct the Journeymage Towers to include the creation of the Watcher of the Semmerlak; a title with the responsibility to ensure that the nations surrounding the Semmerlak ensure they act with Vigilance and to act to counter threats from the Semmerlak. To be appointed yearly by the Vigilance Assembly and to receive bequests from the volhovs of Varushka, guisers of Dawn, and mountebanks of Holberg.
• Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
• Passed
• Outcome: The Watcher of the Semmerlak title was created and elected for the first time at the summit.
• Further Details: This motion was initially proposed by the Senator for Semmerholm at the Summer Solstice. This would create a title appointed by the Vigilance Assembly as per the opportunity presented in the Less welcome tenants wind of fortune.

Ratify treaty with the Iron Confederacy

• Motion: To amend the Summer Solstice 386YE treaty with the Iron Confederacy so that both clauses are affected by the three year period rather than just the outlawing of the sale of narcotics.
• Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
• Passed
• Further Details: This motion was initially proposed by the Senator for Segura at the Summer Solstice. There was some confusion over the format of the treaty. The three year period is a statement of intent as part of the treaty, it will still require motions to remove the status of free trade and to legalise the sale of narcotics to the Suranni.

Peace in Mareave

• Motion: To clarify that those inhabitants of Mareave outside Beoraidh and Sinfoyard who are not fighting the Empire are foreigners.
• Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
• Passed
• Further Details: Raised as a consequence of the recent appraisal undertaken in Mareave presented in the Here to stay wind of fortune.

Senate Motions

Amend Challenger in Waiting

• Motion: To amend the position of Challenger in Waiting to be appointed by Dawnish National Assembly and remove the Tourney
• Proposed: Semmerholm
• Seconded: Segura
• Passed
• Outcome: The Challenger in Waiting will continue to be appointed by the Dawnish Assembly. More information can be found on the The fayre fight wind of fortune

Amend Challenger in Waiting II

• Motion: To amend the Position of Challenger in waiting, to grant the bounty of the chapel to the Silver Nightingales in return for their committed support for the position and to set the responsibilities to take the field against the Throne when they challenge for the Monarch of Dawn, to ensure their virtue is sufficiently challenged. The Challenger in Waiting to be a Martial title elected by tourney.
• Proposed: Weirwater
• Seconded: Mitwold
• Failed

Amend Challenger in Waiting III

• Motion: To amend the title of Challenger in Waiting so that their responsibilities are to measure the Virtue of the Throne, should they challenge for monarch of Dawn, and to spread word of what they find. They would also be responsible for encouraging nobles to stand for or against the Throne on the tourney field. They will continue to receive liao and funds, but not any gifts offered by the Silver Nightingales.
• Raised by: Speaker of the Senate
• Further Details: Follows the previous motion to amend the title.

Amend Power of Revocation

• Motion: Any citizen whose title has been revoked shall be ineligible to hold that same title until 1 year after the date of revocation.
• Proposed: Conscience of the Senate
• Seconded: Holberg
• Failed
• Note: This motion required a constituional vote and would have seen extended scrutiny.

Amend Strategos of Wintermark

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• Motion: To amend the title Strategos of Wintermark to also hold the mana sinecure 'Vale's Might' in Wood Heath, Hahnmark. There is no current keeper of the Crystal Vale - let Wintermark's Prosperity support our heroes
• Proposed: Hahnmark
• Seconded: Bregasland
• Outcome: If successful, the Keeper of the Crystal Vale position will be abrogated

Appraise interfering with Mallum supply

• Motion: To appraise how best to damage the ability of the orcs of the Mallum to be able to support their armies now we have maps of Ulnak, Sanath, and Sarangrave.
• Proposed: The Barrens
• Seconded: Upwold
• Withdrawn on the floor
• Outcome: The Challenger in Waiting will continue to be appointed by the Dawnish Assembly. More information can be found on the The fayre fight wind of fortune

Appraise interfering with Mallum supply

• Motion: To appraise how best to damage the ability of the orcs of the Mallum to be able to support their armies now we have maps of Ulnak, Sanath, and Sarangrave.
• Proposed: The Barrens
• Seconded: Upwold
• Withdrawn on the floor
• Outcome: The Challenger in Waiting will continue to be appointed by the Dawnish Assembly. More information can be found on the The fayre fight wind of fortune

Appraise interfering with Salt Lord relationships

• Motion: To request Naomi appraise how we disrupt relations between each Grendel Salt Lord and their allies, both internal and external.
• Proposed: Necropolis
• Seconded: Miaren
• Passed
• Outcome: The results of this appraisal will be presented before the Winter Solstice 386YE

Appraise interfering with Salt Lord relationships

• Motion: The Upwold Seed Exchange project was setup to companion plant farm crops and herb seeds to bolster yields and increase resistance. This motion therefore is an appraisal to expand upon the work of the Seed Exchange to: 1) promise companion planting with other corps in other regions 2) build seed banks which will preserve cultivars that could be lost in devastated regions, and be used in territory resilience and regrowth.
• Proposed: Bregasland
• Seconded: Kallavesa
• Passed
• Outcome: No prognosticator was requested, one will be assigned by Gerard La Salle. The results of this appraisal will be presented before the Winter Solstice 386YE

Criminalise hunting turtles in Bay of Catazar

• Motion: Motion to make it illegal to hunt or harm turtles in the Bay of Catazar.
• Proposed: Mareave
• Seconded: Reikos
• Passed
• Outcome: It is now illegal to harm or hunt turtles in the Bay of Catazar. This has reduced the taxation from territories across the Bay of Catazar by a total of four thrones each season. More information on this motion can be found in the Here to stay wind of fortune.

Disburse funds for Diplomatenschloss

• Motion: Disburse funds for the Diplomatenschloss
• Proposed: Casinea
• Seconded: Bastion
• Passed at 125 thrones
• Outcome: 125 thrones disbursed to Senator for Casinea. Refers to the ongoing construction in Necropolis

Disburse funds for Five Cities Military Academy

• Motion: That there be a disbursal of funds to continue work on the construction of the Five Cities Military Academy.
• Proposed: Tassato
• Seconded: Temeschwar
• Passed at 100 thrones
• Outcome: 100 thrones disbursed to Senator for Tassato. Refers to the ongoing construction in Tassato

Disburse funds for Temeschwar Great Works

• Motion: Disburse funds to the Senator for Temeschwar for the construction of tax producing great works: the Sawmill of Vardstein Vale and the Mines of Temeschwar. This is not a commission.
• Proposed: Temeschwar
• Seconded: Tassato
• Passed at 200 thrones
• Outcome: 200 thrones disbursed to Senator for Temeschwar. Refers to the opportunities presented in the Don't blame me wind of fortune

Appointments

Ambassador to Sarcophan Delves

• Motion: Appoint Ambassador to Sarcophan Delves
• Proposed: Speaker for the Senate
• Outcome: Dino i Riqueza was elected as Ambassador to the Sarcophan Delves
• Notes: This appointment was initially raised in the last session of the Summer Solstice 386YE

Commissions (Senate)

Construct Library of Worth

• Motion: Motion to construct the Library of Worth in Guildenheim, Skarsind. This is a folly and will cost at least 12 white granite and 42 crowns. Funded by the Imperial Orc nation. It will allow them to add a word and symbol to their collection each history, to preserve history.
• Proposed: Reikos
• Seconded: Skarsind
• Passed
• Outcome: Constructs a folly in Gildermark, Skarsind as per the The Deer in the Sun wind of fortune
• Further Reading: Construct Library of Worth

Construct Last Battle Wayhouse

• Motion: To construct Last Battle Wayhouse in the Bleaks, the Barrens. The Wayhouse will be a vital strategic tool in our fight against the Druj, providing crucial reconnaissance into Sarangrave. Appointed annually by Generals of Navarr. Self funded.
• Proposed: Hercynia
• Seconded: Semmerholm
• Passed
• Outcome: Constructs a wayhouse in the Bleaks, the Barrens as per the The way home wind of fortune
• Further Reading: Construct Last Battle Wayhouse

Convert the Temple of the Four Winds

• Motion: Convert the Temple of the Four Winds to the Monastery of the Four Winds as detailed by the civil service opportunity. Position to be elected by the Urizen National Assembly. Fully funded by Urizen. Requires a commission.
• Proposed: Redoubt
• Seconded: Zenith
• Passed
• Outcome: Converts the Temple of the Four Winds as per the Thresher's summer wind of fortune
• Further Reading: Convert the Temple of the Four Winds

Expand the Bone Hives

• Motion: To upgrade the Bone Hives. To both improve the structures of the hives and to provide the Amber Scorpion, who work the hives, with housing. Total cost is 26 weirwood and 52 78 crowns.
• Proposed: Ossium
• Seconded: Volodmartz
• Passed
• Outcome: Expands the Bone Hives as per the Thousands or more wind of fortune
• Further Reading: Expand the Bone Hives

Construct Floerstrand

• Motion: To build Floerstrand, a "Hot Spring Hall", in Tanikipari as detailed in last season's appraisal of Sermersuaq's prosperity
• Proposed: Sermersuaq
• Seconded: Hercynia
• Passed at 15 thrones
• Outcome: 15 thrones disbursed to Senator for Sermersuaq. Constructs a sinecure in Tanikipari, Sermersuaq as per the Farm, fur, and fish wind of fortune
• Further Reading: Construct Floerstrand

Construct Landskeeper's Study

• Motion: To construct the "Landskeeper's Study", a mana ministry in Oakwood, Ashbrook, Upwold. This will create the position of "Keeper of the Study" appointed annually by Marcher Senators, with the responsibility to spread knowledge of the magical arts used to enchant farms. It will cost 12 white granite and 36 crowns in labour. Self funded by prosperous citizens of the Marches.
• Proposed: Upwold
• Seconded: Redoubt
• Passed
• Outcome: Constructs a ministry in Ashbrook, Upwold as per the Thresher's summer wind of fortune
• Further Reading: Construct Landskeeper's Study

Construct Open Fan Cicisbeo Academy

• Motion: To commission the construction of the Open Fan Cicisbeo Academy. A self funded money sinecure costing 10 white granite & 3 thrones 6 crowns in labour. It will provide income and create a title of "Headmistress of the Open Fan Academy" as appointed by senators of the League. This title has tenure and will be built in Cigno, Sarvos.
• Proposed: Sarvos
• Seconded: Spiral
• Passed
• Outcome: Constructs a sinecure in Cigno, Sarvos.
• Further Reading: Construct Open Fan Cicisbeo Academy

Construct Gallery of Memories

• Motion: To build the Gallery of Memories, a business sinecure to create a permanent exhibition of the workers in the Sunless Depths mine. Built in Lomaa with 10 wains of white granite and 30 crowns in three months. Creates the title "Curator of Memories" to look after the Gallery. Appointed, with tenure, by the Varushkan Nationl Assembly. Self Funded by the Proferred Hand network.
• Proposed: Volodmartz
• Seconded: Ossium
• Failed

Construct Beneficiary of the Golden Cascade

• Motion: To build the Beneficiary of the Golden Cascade, a sinecure paying 10 crowns to the Virtue Fund. Creates the title of the Beneficiary of the Golden Cascade receiving herbs and potions. Appointed by Urizen National Assembly. Responsible for seeking out allies in other nations, using the harvest of the Golden Cascade to help and reward them for the aid they have or will give Urizen. Dispursal of funds.
• Proposed: Zenith
• Seconded: Miekarova
• Withdrawn on the floor
• Further Reading: More information on this opportunity can be found in the Forwards and Rewards wind of fortune

Construct Blades of Semmerlak

• Motion: To construct the Blades of the Semmerlak. 24 Weirwood, 72 crowns. No funding needed. Knightly estates in Lacuve, Semmerholm. Warden house in Bittershore, Ossium. Creates martial title "Knight-warden of the Semmerlak," appointed by test of arms between Varushkans and Dawn. Responsible for protecting Semmerlak communities from threats mundane and magical, and for opposing the depredations of Dhou'ala.
• Proposed: Karsk
• Seconded: The Barrens
• Withdrawn on the floor
• Further Reading: More information on this opportunity can be found in the Less welcome tenants wind of fortune

Commissions (Announcements)

Construct Cascade of Living Flame

• Motion: Commission a 10 wain of mithril mana sinecure. Location; Peregro, Morrow. Name: Cascade of Living Fire. Self funded. Appointed by Urizen senators
• Announced by Tiberius Echostorm, Crystal Architect of the Spires
• Outcome: Constructs a sinecure in Morrow
• Further Reading: Construct Cascade of Living Flame

Construct Garden City of Holberg

• Motion: To announce the commission the Garden City of Holberg as specified in the civil service records.
• Announced by Gustavus Tolski van Temeschwar, Chair of the Wolf
• Outcome: Continues the work started in Winter 385YE. As per the The greatest city in the world wind of fortune.
• Further reading: Construct Garden City in Holberg

Announcements

Assign Regalia to Generals of Navarr

• Motion: The following artifacts are to be made regalia of the three Navarri generals: Broker's Tear for Isaella's Dance; Anaira's Talon for the Quiet Step; Trystan's Lament for the Black Thorns
• Announced by: Athiel Westernborn, Benefactor of Regalia
• Outcome: This motion is undergoing extended scrutiny

Hand of the Chancellor

• Motion Use of Hand of the Chancellor to withdraw 100 Thrones for the continued construction of the Dawnish army.
• Announced by Vesna Borkovna Prochnost, The Throne
• Outcome: 250 thrones disbursed to Empress Vesna

Research Emperor Ahraz

• Motion: The Priests and Mages of The Empire have made their commitment to Asavea known, and so we MUST go armed with Virtue. We have brought back unsavoury auras in previous endeavours so we look to one who has previously walked this path with Virtue. As such, I ask The Lepidean University to look further into the Auras and Courage surrounding Emperor Ahraz, so that knowledge gained may gird those who seek liberation, both tomorrow and in years to come.
• Announced by: Hazelelponi of the Shattered Tower, Lepidean Librarian
• Outcome: Historical Research on the matter will be delivered to the Librarian at the Winter Solstice 386YE

Resupply and Imperial Guerdon

• Motion: The Tusks to receive emergency resupply. The Wolves of War, the Iron Helms, and the Black Thorns to receive the Guerdon
• Announced: by Natalia 'The Falcon' Barossa, Quartermaster General of the Imperial Armies
• Outcome: Military units supporting the three armies will receive shares in the Imperial Guerdon