Keeper of Oaths
Overview
The Keeper of Oaths is an Imperial title appointed by the Assembly of Loyalty. The motion to construct the Forge of Bonds was passed by the Senate in Autumn 387YE. The Keeper of Oaths is responsible for the collection, preservation and upholding of important oaths. The title was created as a result of an opportunity presented in the Carved in stone wind of fortune.
Responsibilities
The Keeper of Oaths is responsible for the collection, preservation and upholding of important oaths. If the Forge of Oaths, or the pilgrims who visit, were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Keeper of Oaths to deal with the threat.
Powers
Carved in Stone
If the Keeper of Oaths has a congregation and is a member of either the Wintermark or Loyalty assemblies, they can use their judgement to raise a statement of principle to draw attention to an important oath. If the statement of principle is upheld, then the details of the oath will be engraved on the walls of the Forge of Bonds.
Appointment
The Keeper of Oaths is a virtue position which is appointed by judgement of the Loyalty Assembly.
The title can be held by any Imperial citizen. The Keeper has tenure and serves until they die or step down. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Assembly of Loyalty, and 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.
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.