379YE Autumn Equinox Synod judgements

The Imperial Titles of the Synod

At the end of the Autumn Equinox, 379 YE, the Imperial Titles in the Synod were held by:

Virtue	Cardinal	Gatekeeper / Conscience	Virtue Inquisitor
Ambition	Bishop Olek of the League	Silent John of the Marches	Serrusto Caeli Rezia di Tassato of the League
Courage	Asher of Felix's Watch in Highguard	Agnieszka Katrinova Prochnost of Varushka	Lady Eleanor de Rondell of Dawn
Loyalty	Jared of the Suns of Courous, Highguard	Oberon Caeli Rezia di Tassato of the League	Julius Cavita of the League
Pride	Ozren de Orzel of Dawn	Lady Josephine Novarion of Dawn	Ephreal of Highguard
Prosperity	Edythe Dunne of Wintermark	Wilhemina Maryenkovich Poltova of Varushka	TBC
Vigilance	Silas of the Suns of Couros, Highguard	Aarne Ceorling of Wintermark	Irada von Temeschwar of the League
Wisdom	Agnetha De Rondell of Dawn	Livia Cascade of Urizen	Ana-Marina Ferreira da Mestra of the League
The Way	Beodun Snowlock of Wintermark	Lisabetta Giacomi von Holberg of the League	Yarrick Ursan of Wintermark

Other Synod-Appointed Titles

Title	Held By	Appointed By	Renews
High Exorcist	Solas of Urizen	Assembly of Nine	Winter Solstice
Auditor of Senatorial Accountability	Sargon of Felix's Watch, Highguard	Assembly of Nine	Until death, revocation or abdication
Imperial Inquisitor	Severin Teyhard von Holberg of the League	Assembly of Nine	Spring Equinox
Custodian of the Imperial War Memorial	Ira of Felix's Watch, Highguard	Assembly of Nine	Sinecure; until death, revocation or abdication
Imperial Chaplain Consular	Hywel Summercrow, Navarr	Cardinal of The Way	Spring Equinox

Appointments

At the Summit, the following appointments were made by the Virtue Assemblies of the Synod:

Appointment of the Cardinal of Loyalty

Candidate	Votes Received	Outcome
Jared of Highguard	86 votes	Appointed as Cardinal
Oberon Caeli Rezia di Tassato of the League	64 votes	-
Veli Garwulfson of Wintermark	20 votes	-
Tarquinius of Urizen	10 votes	-
Veli Garwulfson, the unchallenged proxy of Cardinal Jared appointed Anna-Valeria Cascade of Urizen as Gatekeeper	-	-
Veli Garwulfson, the unchallenged proxy of Cardinal Jared appointed Julius Cavita of the League as Virtue Inquisitor	-	-

The appointment of the Cardinal of Loyalty was later successfully challenged as Jared was not present at the summit and he was nominated by a proxy. The Cardinal of Loyalty reverts back to the incumbent; Jared and the Gatekeeper of Loyalty reverts to the incumbent Oberon. Appointment of the Virtue Inquisitor stands as valid by the proxy of the Cardinal. The Constitutional Court will clarify the validity of proxies in Synod elections and the election for Cardinal of Loyalty will be held again at Winter Solstice 379YE.

Appointment of the Cardinal of Pride

Candidate	Votes Received	Outcome
Ozren de Orzel of Dawn	52 votes	Appointed as Cardinal
Eadread of Wintermark	34 votes	-
Cardinal Ozren retained Lady Josephine Novarion as Gatekeeper	-	-
Cardinal Ozren appointed Ephreal of Highguard as Virtue Inquisitor	-	-

Synod Judgments

At the Summit, the following judgments were made by the Assemblies of the Synod:

Number	Assembly	Judgment	Raised By	Outcome
1	Loyalty	Appointment of the Cardinal	The Civil Service	Jared of Highguard was reappointed
2	Pride	Appointment of the Cardinal	The Civil Service	Ozren of Dawn was appointed
3	General	Rewarding. The Court of Inquisitors request 10 thrones for the payment of informants who are currently investigating three fear cults within the Empire.	Cuthbert	Upheld 412 - 128
4	General	Rewarding of the Indomitable Sun coven. In the last year the Indomitable Sun coven have summoned over 9000 warriors from the Summer Realm, raised seven frozen fortresses and magically enhanced warriors to fight for the Empire - an offensive force of, on average, a medium strength army every season and an additional defensive force of twice that (7000) every season. To maintain this magic, the coven consumes over 200 resources for rings and staves, costing over 25 Thrones, every season. Nadezhda Nadyovna Gremani leads the coven's artisans and raises the money for materials. Without her exceptional artisanry and determination this magical support would not be possible. This rewarding acknowledges her achievements and will allow the coven to continue this inspirational work.	Elka	Upheld 288 - 208
5	General	Rewarding to recognise the Courage shown by Marad the Steel Wind, of Jekal and Garad, commander of the Ten Banners and scion of House Ogudai of Faraden. He knew the risks of a True Liao vision for him and faced them with Courage. May virtues guide his soul. His contribution to the knowledge of the Way will not be forgotten.	Agnieszka Katrinova Prochnost	Upheld 126 - 0
7	General	A rewarding of 4 Thrones to purchase liao for use in the virtuous endeavours that face the priests of the Way in various nations, for example combating the Vyig in League cities.	Tabor the Fool	Not upheld 236 - 272
9	General	As Imperial Chaplain Consular I exercise my power of Rewarding to withdraw 5 Thrones to fund the activities of my office: Purchase of liao and mana and hire of services.	Hywel Summercrow	Upheld automatically
10	Vigilance	Recognition of Abraham of the Shattered tower for his extraordinary deeds and acts, his inspiration to others, and many other reasons.	Azmon	Not upheld 98 - 40; Greater Majority not achieved.
		The Civil Service incorrectly declared this judgment to be upheld at the summit, however it was later confirmed that a greater majority of the Vigilance Assembly (estimated to be a total voting strength of 270) had not been achieved. The Civil Service apologises for this lapse of Vigilance.
15	General	Veto of the motion to ban trade of bourse materials with Asavean Archipelago: the motion is half-hearted and unprosperous, banning only the trade we most need, and not all trade, inflating the price of forts. Whilst banning trade with the slavers would damage the empire's economy, but would at least send a consistent message, this harms the economy without benefit.	Soratio	Not upheld 196 - 100 Greater Majority not achieved.
16	Courage	Inquisition of General Carr of Navarr for blasphemy. The motion was given to Senator Henry Ward to be made in the Senate to trade liao to Freedom Heretics in the Barrens as part of a treaty.	Eleanor De Rondell	Upheld 120 - 24
17	Marches	The villages of Alum, Bregasland, represented by Mary Bregasland, Bloody Jack, Calum Roboto their physick and their mother, on suspicions of Heresy, Blasphemy and idolatry (the latter Mary only) for preaching the existence of the virtue of "Peace", and an "exemplar" of this false virtue.	James Appleseeder	Upheld 66 vs 0
19	General	Inquisition of the abnormally high number of civil servants under the Imperial Historical Research department that have retired early following the recent murders by the Whispering Gallery. The Inquisition will be held at the Winter Solstice.	Celwyn Brackensong	Not upheld 146-186
28	Courage	The theoarchaeological evidence now tells us that the First Empress ought to be recognised as a Exemplar of Courage, while her precise doctrinal status is decided, in order to further inspire the Citizens to Virtue. Inspiration: Exemplars are defined above all by their capacity to Inspire. Whoever has been moved to strive for the Empire has been Inspired by the First Empress. Benevolence: Created the Imperial People. Salvation: Extension of the writ of the Synod. Legacy: Her Crown and Empire.	Tullius Cascade	Upheld 118 - 0 Greater Majority achieved.
23	General	Rewarding of 5 Thrones for the payment of informants for courage inquisitorial duties.	Lady Eleanor de Rondell	Upheld 68 - 74
24	General	Six Thrones to the Suns of Couros for 1: Having one of their number be experimented on as part of finding a cure for Reikos Flux. 2: Participating in a training exercise for young academy students resulting in many bruises. These acts, alongside steadfast military service, commend them as virtuous citizens.	Benedict Pacelli Von Holberg	Not upheld 78 - 148
37	General	Rewarding of 40 Thrones, 4 Crowns for the purchase of resources needed for the building of an Embassy to Sumaah, the other large nation that follows the Way of Virtue.	Isabella Renzi di Sarvos	Upheld 350 - 64
45	General	Inquisition of Wulfric (Formerly of Hunters of the Mark).	Jorma Steelhail	Upheld of 226 - 22
46	Dawn	Inquisition of Lord Tristram Novarion, at the Winter Solstice, regarding accusations of Idolatry.	Agnetha de Rondell	Upheld 56 - 0

Statements of Principle

The Imperial Synod made the following Statements of Principle:

Number	Assembly	Statement of Principle	Priest	Outcome
6	General	The National Assemblies of the Synod would benefit from being able to elect a Prelate from their number to help coordinate national religious concerns. This would also create a Prelates' Assembly to foster international co-operation and co-ordination.	Stormcrown Thaka	Upheld 274 - 244
8	General	The Synod would benefit from being able to create, amend and remove "Articles of Faith". Articles of Faith would sit between Statements of Principle and Doctrines of the Faith and include beliefs that are held to be true but are not Doctrine, such as the Signs of the Paragon and Exemplar and the effects of ceremonies on the human spirit.	Serrusto	Upheld 246 - 240
11	General	To reprimand the Senate for lack of vigilance in not replacing the captain of the Senate Guard and allowing two barbarians to be present at the extensive military discussion at the last senate session.	Chaplain Attla	Upheld 414 - 44
12	General	We wish to appoint Tarryn of Exile's End to lead the Synod delegation to the Lasambrian orcs in Segura.	Elowen Exile's End	Upheld 342 - 44
13	General	That Urizen at the last summit (Summer 379YE) showed an utter lack of Vigilance in allowing the murder of Zdenka (the singing trader) of Varuska to occur in broad daylight in the middle of their camp with no investigation or prevention by them.	Vukomir	Upheld 198 - 102
14	Pride	Orc priests who are unable to be dedicated to their chosen virtue should be able to enjoy the benefits and rights that any other priest of their chosen virtue can. The Pride Assembly would support a change in the law to allow them to join Virtue Assemblies.	Tiago Barossa	Upheld 54 - 20
18	Wisdom	Wisdom is in the action, not in the outcomes. We should celebrate those who make Wise decisions, even when those decisions have disastrous consequences.	Ana-Marina Ferreira da Mestra	Upheld 76-0
20	Loyalty	That those of Skarsind be discouraged from their course of over-production & damage to the Skarskind mines prior to the territory passing to the Imperial Orcs in line with decision of the Senate, the Crow of the Mark and the Moot of the Mark, as these actions are unvirtious in their disloyalty to the Empire.	Hawkfrost	Upheld 170 - 0
21	General	It is clear that the First Empress is a Paragon. She is currently not recognised as the Synod process will not allow the recognition of Paragons not linked to a singular virtue. This should be rectified.	Marcus Dromond	Upheld 268 - 216
22	Wintermark	We wish to discourage aggressive mining of Skarsind land. It is understood that the people of Skarsind deserve to prosper from their holding. However, we believe that to continue mining is correctly being practices involves risks to Imperial lives that cannot be adequately justified. We also hold to to be more prosperous to mine in a steady, safe manner for the people who will live in Skarsind in the future, for those living there now, and for the Empire currently and in future.	Gunnbrand Ironwill	Upheld 100 - 10
24	The Nine	The Assembly of Nine would like the Silent Bell to investigate the heretic known as Lady Barkheart, who is known to preach of the false exemplar Mikkal of Freedom.	Silas	Upheld 8 - 0
25	Wisdom	The Synod would support the Senate in the creation of religious sinecures to enable priests to lead small military units alongside existing units supporting our foreign allies. This would allow priests to monitor the impact on our citizens of serving alongside forces of different beliefs.	Wyn	Upheld 254 - 84
26	Wintermark	Despite the feeling amongst the Wintermark regarding the decision of Silver Peaks and the treaty with the Thule, we are proud to overcome any issue we may have for the good of the Empire and with Loyalty in our hearts and minds.	Myrun	Upheld 120 - 20
27	Courage	We the Assembly of Courage recognise the efforts of Sisters Cossie and Ruth, Brother Ezehial and Mary, all of Reikos in keeping, through their actions and martyrdom, the flame of Courage alive through the long years of Druj occupation in the mines of the Vigilant Swan. We call on all brave citizens to be led by their examples and seek always to act as becomes the Courage of others in the darkest times. May their souls pass swiftly onwards.	Esphelo Barossa	Upheld 100 - 0
30	Marcher	The Marcher Assembly would dispatch James Appleseader to spread virtuous auras to support the Hearth Tithe.	Bedwig of Hay	Upheld 54 - 0
33	Wintermark	The Wintermark National Assembly endorses the reintroduction of the Hearth Tithe and empowers Ealstan of Stormspire to create the aura necessary to bring about.	Ealstan	Upheld 120-0
34	General	A sodality should be established with extensive remit to investigate theology and perfect doctrine, for a better understanding of The Way.	Isaac Carlino di Sarvos	Upheld 308 - 80
35	General	The people of the Empire should make pilgrimage to the Necropolis to stand in solidarity with the dead heroes of the Empire and carry tales of their Virtue home to inspire the nations and the Empire.	Ira of Felix's Watch	Upheld 240 - 180
36	Wintermark	In addition to the excessive and risky practices undertaken by the miners Skarsind, the people of Wintermark of all professions are informed that the damaging production practices being considered by many are unvirtous, offending the virtues of Pride, Prosperity, Vigilance and Loyalty.	Aarne Ceorling	Upheld 68 - 10
38	Ambition	We endorse Regina Alcee Caeli Salvatici von Temeschwar our chosen priest to reward, acknowledge and encourage the virtuous citizens of Temeschwar as they continue the legacy of the Exemplar Ratibor di Temeschwar in finally crushing the Vyig. Liao has already been gathered for this effort.	Dietrich Elias der Holburghan	Upheld 46 - 0
39	Loyalty	Oberon of the Gilded Horn faced a panel of Inquiry (Anna-Valeria, Snowbear and Sister Meridith). The panel found Oberon to be performing his priestly duties poorly. Due to this the panel declare: "Oberon must fulfil the chosen penance as decided by the Loyalty assembly, and until such time this is completed to the assembly's satisfaction he should not be allowed to hold, stand or proxy for any assembly position".	Julius Cavita	Upheld 74 - 54
40	Vigilance	I will go to Holberg to use Vigilance in the interdiction of the Vyig. I will do this by holding sermons to preach the virtue of ridding the Empire of this blight. I will promote the militia and encourage the citizens to step up and join. In will oversee the Vigilance auras put upon the municipal buildings and markets, people of import and inspirational objects. I go with 100 liao and the support of the League assembly.	Vladimir von Temeschwar	Upheld 70 - 0
41	Vigilance	I go to Tassato to use Vigilance in the interdiction of the Vyig. I will do this by holding sermons to preach the virtue of ridding the Empire of the Vyig. I will promote and work with the militia. I will encourage the citizens to step up and join the militia. I will oversee Vigilance auras placed upon municipal buildings and markets and parks and people of import and inspirational objects. I will go with 100 liao and the support of the League and the national assemblies.	Valimir von Temeschwar	70 - 0
42	Vigilance	I go to Temeschwar to use Vigilance in the interdiction of the Vyig. I will do this by holding sermons to preach the virtue of ridding the Empire of the Vyig. I will promote the militia to work with them. I will encourage the citizens to step up and join the militia. I will oversee Vigilance auras placed upon municipal buildings, markets and parks and people of import and inspirational objects. I come with Regina de Temeschwar to capitalise on the legacy of Ratibor de Temeschwar, Exemplar of Ambition.	Irada von Temeschwar	Upheld 70 - 0
43	General	We nominate the High Exorcist, Solas of Urizen, to organise the exorcism of the Vigilant Swan in Reikos over the coming season.	Solas	Upheld 314 -32

The Imperial Synod did not make the following Statements of Principle:

Number	Assembly	Statement of Principle	Priest	Outcome
23	General	The effects of Hearth Magic on a human soul's passage to and through the Labyrinth are potentially dangerous to Human Destiny.	Yael of Felix's Watch	Not upheld 116 - 286
29	General	The act of cursing Imperial Citizens is a cowardly and unprosperous act. The use of resources in such a manner is explicitly detrimental to the Empire and its citizens.	Sivar	Not upheld 92 - 262
30	Prosperity	The question is put "does passion inspire virtue, or does virtue inspire passion?" The assembly judges that: "Passion inspires virtue".	Cristoff	Not upheld 14 - 20

Synod Funds

The following represents the Virtue Fund of the Synod:

Starting Value	1 Throne / 6 Crowns / 0 Rings
Income	65 Thrones	The price paid in the Bourse Auction for the dose of True Liao
Rewards	10 Thrones	Rewarding made to the Virtue Inquisitors
	15 Thrones	Rewarding made to the Indomitable Sun coven.
	5 Thrones	Rewarding made to Imperial Chaplain Consular Hywel Summercrow
	36 Thrones / 1 Crown	Rewarding made for the building of an Embassy to the Sumaah Republic
Closing Value	0 Thrones / 0 Crowns / 0 Rings