Challenger in Waiting
Overview
The Challenger in Waiting is an Imperial title awarded to a citizen of Dawn. Construction of the Challenger in Waiting was announced by Valentin Ivarovich Orzel as Bearer of the Second Imperial Wayleave during the Spring Summer 385YE.
Responsibilities
The Challenger in Waiting has a responsibility to scrutinise the Virtue of any potential challengers to the Monarch of Dawn. If the sinecure were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Challenger in Waiting to deal with those threats.
Powers
A Portion of Liao
The sinecure provides 6 doses of liao to the Challenger in Waiting each season, to be used as they see fit.
Voice in the Synod
The Challenger in Waiting may sit in the Imperial Synod, and possesses 12 votes in Synod affairs (or an additional 12 votes if they already have a congregation). They may use these votes in any assembly for which they are eligible.
Appointment
The Challenger in Waiting is a national position appointed by the Synod. It is elected by judgement of the National Assembly of Dawn each year during the Autumn Equinox. The expectation is that the appointment will follow a tourney in the same style as the seasonal grand tourneys that appoint the Knights-protector. There is no legal requirement for the National Assembly of Dawn to arrange, or acknowledge, such a tournament however.
There is an expectation that the title can only be held once in a lifetime but this is very much not a legal limit, as with the Conscience of the Senate, and is not enforceable in any way.
The title can be held by any citizen of Dawn. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Dawn National Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.
| Summit | Elected | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Equinox 386YE | Lady Laudine of House duLac | 104 Votes |
| Autumn Equinox 385YE | The Earl of Fools | 84 Votes |
Recent Elections
This title is currently held by Lady Laudine of House duLac; it will be reelected at Autumn Equinox 387YE. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.