Prelate of Adelmar's Shrine

Overview

The Prelate of Adelmar's Shrine is an Imperial title appointed by the Assembly of Ambition. The Academy of Arms was commissioned by the Imperial Senate during the Spring Equinox 385YE as part of an opportunity to create a place of pilgrimage.

Responsibilities

The Prelate of Adelmar's Shrine has a responsibility to protect the pilgrims who visit the Academy. In addition if the Academy of Arms were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Prelate to deal with those threats.

Powers

Bounty of Liao

The sinecure provides ten doses of liao to the Prelate each season, to be used as they see fit.

Voice in the Synod

The Prelate receives twenty votes in the Imperial Synod. They may use these votes in any appropriate assembly, following the normal rules for votes provided by a Sinecure.

Academy Training

The Prelate can allow a single military unit to train in the gymnasium and palaestra. The Prelate is able to grant permission to a single military unit to train there each season. At the end of that time, the starting military unit is upgraded by one rank to reflect the gain in skills and training. A military unit that is already upgraded is unable to gain the benefits.

Appointment

The Prelate of Adelmar's Shrine is a virtue position which is appointed by judgement of the Ambition assembly each year during the Summer Solstice.

The title can be held by any Imperial citizen. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Ambition Virtue Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.

Recent Elections

The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.