Ambassador to Axos
Overview
After several years of wrangling, an embassy to the citadels of Axos was commissioned by the Imperial Senate during the Summer Solstice 380YE, and work began almost immediately in Urizen. Built in the port-town of Cargo, in Redoubt, construction was completed in a timely fashion and the Axou ambassador and their staff took residence shortly before the Autumn Equinox. With the opening of the embassy, the Axou in turn opened the port of Towers of Kantor to Imperial shipping. Closer ties between the two nations also saw a significant increase in the number of black-sailed vessels calling at Imperial ports not only on the Bay of Catazaar, but also in Dawnish and Varushkan ports on the Semmerlak.
The Ambassador to Axos is an Imperial title. It is an Imperial position appointed by the Imperial Senate.
Responsibilities
The ambassador is expected to represent the Empire in relations with the citadels of Axos.
Consequence
Foreign dignitaries expect Imperial Ambassadors to speak on behalf of the Empire. On some occasions, the Senate has granted an ambassador the right to declare war or peace with a foreign nation. However regardless of what powers the Senate has chosen to vest in the office, most visitors will assume that the ambassadors words carry the weight of the Empire and respond accordingly. An ambassador may not be able to declare war on behalf of the Empire - but history has shown that they can cause a foreign nation to declare war on the Empire - if suitably provoked.
Powers
Authority
The civil service provide support to allow the ambassador to speak on behalf of the Empire when dealing with foreign dignitaries from Axos. If the visitors are present at the summit and have requested an official audience, then the Senate room is made available for use by the Ambassador at least once. The ambassador is expected to receive guests from the Imperial throne and to decide on who will be present in the chamber during this audience.
Ministry
As a ministry, the title of Ambassador to the Axos allows the holder to purchase quantities of special materials at a set price. The ambassador spends their money and makes their choices during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.
| Total Money Spent | Production |
| 8 Crowns | 5 Beggar's Lye, 4 Orichalcum, 3 Tempest Jade, 3 Crystal Mana |
| 30 Crowns | 15 Beggar's Lye, 12 Orichalcum, 9 Tempest Jade, 9 Crystal Mana |
| 60 Crowns | 25 Beggar's Lye, 20 Orichalcum, 15 Tempest Jade, 15 Crystal Mana |
Selection
This title is appointed during the Autumn. The ambassador is appointed by the Imperial Senate.
Any Imperial character may hold the title.
Removal
The Ambassador to Axos is appointed every year. They can be revoked by the General Assembly or the Council of Nine of the Imperial Synod.
History
During the Autumn Equinox 380YE, Tarquinius of Ankarien of Urizen was appointed by the Senate as the first ambassador to Axos.
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.