Astral Arcanist

Overview

The Astral Arcanist is an Imperial title appointed by the Conclave. The motion to create the title was brought by Thalia of Netherwatch, as Senator for Redoubt, to the Imperial Senate during the Summer Solstice 386YE. The Astral Arcanist is a position in the Conclave with an expectation to support the magicians of the Empire with information about constellations and tulpas.

Responsibilities

The Astral Arcanist has a responsibility to disperse knowledge about the constellations to Imperial magicians. They are also expected to guide and advise astronomancers through the Astronomancy Symposium. The Astral Arcanist does not have the legal power to prevent any interaction between citizens and constellations or tulpas.

Appointment

The appointment, replacement, or removal of the Astral Arcanist is made by the declaration of candidacy as part of a Conclave session. Any Imperial citizen may hold the title.

The Astral Arcanist serves until they are replaced by another magician using the Declaration of Candidacy. As a title in the Conclave, they cannot be revoked.

The Title in Play

The role does not provide additional information about events in the Empire, nor allow the player holding it to request special reports or downtime actions. These details are assumed to be below the abstraction layer. The title holder is encouraged to create their own stories about their activities within reasonable limits and to get involved in events appropriate to their title during the game, but they do not have any powers beyond those explicitly listed in the section on powers.

These details exist partly to provide context and character to the role - and partly to allow our writers to use the title as a plot hook. Plot that involves the position will be rare - but all the campaign positions in Empire have these details to create the potential for it to happen.