Voice of Barbs
Overview
Once the House of Barbs is complete, it will create the title Voice of Barbs. This will be an Imperial title in the Synod, and will grant custodianship of a sinecure.
The title was established by a motion of the Imperial Senate during the Spring Equinox 379YE. The motion sommissioned the construction of a gathering place for Navarr guides in Hercynia; the House of Barbs. Once complete, a Navarr citizen would be appoitned to liase with these guides and represent them at Anvil (creating a sinecure.
Responsibilities
The Voice of Barbs is responsible for ensuring the maintainance of the House, and for representing the concerns of the Navarr guides in the Imperial Synod.
Powers
Point of Pilgrimage
The Voice of Barbs receives 6 liao and 12 votes in the Imperial Synod. These votes apply to all appropriate assemblies. If the holder of the title is not already a member of the Synod, it automatically includes membership of all appropriate assemblies (usually the General Assembly, the Assembly of the Way, and the Navarr national assembly).
Selection
The Navarr National assembly appoints the Voice of Barbs. This is a National title, and may be held by any Navarr citizen.
The title is appointed each year on the anniversary of the completion of the House of Barbs.
Removal
Unlike many titles granted by sinecures, the Voice of Barbs serves for an annual term, or until they die, step down, or are revoked. They can be revoked by a simple majority of the General Assembly, or the Navarr national assembly.
History
Commissioned by Senator Rhain of Hercynia, work on the House of Barbs began shortly after the Spring Equinox 379YE but progress was slow.
The House of Barbs
The house is built after the style of a traditional Navarr wayhouse on the slopes of the Northpines in north-western Hercynia.
It was intended as a place where Navarr guides unable to attend Anvil could raise and discuss issues affecting them, or concerns related to their role as spiritual advisors to the Navarr people. It also serves as a place for stridings travelling through Hercynia to find spiritual guidance in the absence of their own guides. The House also acts as a point for the collection and forwarding of messages throughout Hercynia and beyond.
The House consists of a central meeting hall, communal sleeping area, kitchen, stables for oxen, and extensive wagon-yard. Separate from the main compound is a meditation labyrinth, and a secluded funeral grove. The grove includes a small memorial to the family of Senator Rhain who were laid to rest there long before the House of Barbs was constructed.