THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY  

The commotion of the Temesch Hall comes to an eerie quiet as the Burgess Alstreim takes to the seat of the Speaker, presiding over the meeting of that midday. Mathilda Christina’s voice booms over the hall. 

THE FOURTH SITTING OF HIS MAJESTY’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS HEREBY COMMENCED, HITHERTO WITH THOSE FOLLOWING IN ATTENDANCE.

RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF VIENNE

THE BARONET OF WESTFALL

THE BARONET OF CASTILE

THE BARONET OF OBEDIA

THE BARONY OF POMPOURELIA

THE BARONY OF ALDERSBERG

THE MARCH OF GRODNO

 PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE ASSEMBLY: LADY MATHILDA VON ALSTREIM @valecu

SITTING LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY: MR. DIETRICH BARCLAY @MadOne

TRANSCRIPT: 

THE IMPEACHMENT OF THE LORD VIZIER

After the inquiry of Burgess Komnenos which has prolonged through the Second and Third sitting of the General Assembly, the legislative body has heard many witnesses each sworn under oath to utter of the Lord Vizier’s immoral actions and have decided to remove Father Goderyc @Gambit from his office.

12  AYES

1 NAYS

0 ABSTAIN

THE DISSOLUTION OF THE OFFICE OF LORD VIZIER

After much deliberation and debate, the legislative body concluded that the office created through the Edict of Temesch is useless, corrupt and unnecessary and not befitting our society whilst the Royal Inquisition and the Petran Legion exists. Therefore, the General Assembly sent a plea to the Crown to consider amending the document to abolish such a position.

9  AYES

4 NAYS

0 ABSTAIN

**Pending retort regarding the General Assembly’s plea for the Crown to alter the Edict of Temesch.

THE ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE ACT

In the short period of time that the General Assembly has been established by virtue of the Edict of Temesch we have witnessed chaos and lack of order, both of which are obstacles to producing and reviewing legislation. Therefore this Assembly Procedure is to establish the much needed order through numerous points.

6  AYES

2 NAYS

0 ABSTAIN

**Pending Assent. 

THE NOBLE AMENDMENT ACT

With the recent inclusion and vassalisation of the Margravial House of Jazloviecki within the Kingdom’s Peerage, it has been noted that within the Revised Orenian Code there is no official mention or classification of such a title. Section I of this Act aims to legally recognize these noble peers.Aditionally, Section II of this Act attempts to further protect and associate the Noble Peerage of the realm with the rest of the state’s leadership, including the State Office and the Direct Royal House. Those holding lordly titles within the realm hold the vital responsibility of overlooking and leading subjects of his Majesty’s kingdom, yet their position is not distinguished in Title II of the Revised Orenian Code, “Lex Criminalis”

5  AYES

1 NAYS

0 ABSTAIN

**Pending Assent. 

**The agenda set for this sitting was not completed due to the diplomatic affair occurring at Castle Stassion, therefore resulting in loss of quorum and adjournment.

In the Year of our Lord, 1879

CATALOGUE
 

I. ON STRUCTURE

II. ON OBLIGATIONS

III. ON INDUCTION
 

ON STRUCTURE 

 The Lord Viceroy, or the Head of the Interior Office
The Lord or Lady Viceroy, as appointed by the King himself, oversees both the Department of Stewards and the Department of Architects. Furthermore, they represent the interests of the office on the King’s Privy Council.

  The Lord Steward, or the Head of the Department of Stewards
  The Lord or Lady Steward, appointed by the Lord or Lady Viceroy, manages the clerical upkeep of the Orenian capital, Vienne. They are tasked with the inspection of all Vienne ledgers, the sale of properties within the city and if need be, the eviction of inactive tenants. 

   The Stewards
    Capital Stewards or more simply referred to as just, Stewards manage the day to day transactions of property sales in Vienne. They are typically enrolled by the Lord Steward and assist them in their tasks.

  The Lord Architect, or the Head of the Department of Architects
  The Lord or Lady Architect, appointed by the Lord or Lady Viceroy, manages the various construction projects around the Kingdom. They work closely alongside the King and Viceroy as their tasks range from the removal of abandoned estates such as the Carrington Estate to the beautification of a region as recently seen with Lower Petra. 

   The Architects
  Royal Architects or more simply referred to as just, Architects aid the Lord Architect in his numerous projects, and some more senior ones may even direct on their own. They are typically enrolled by Lord Architect.

ON OBLIGATIONS
The Interior Office
The bureau oversees its lower branches, ensuring they are operating as presumed. Furthermore the collection of revenue from the city through purchases of homes and taxation and granting of projects to the Department of Architects, acting as official correspondence between the entire agency and the King. The handing of plots of land is reserved and determined by the Lord Viceroy with assent from the Crown.  

  The Department of Stewards
The subdivision oversees the management of properties in our capital, therefore their selling, taxation, eviction and any housing issues that may arise. 

  The Department of Architects
The subdivision oversees the various building projects and construction around the country, their tasks ranging from beautification of lands to drafting of blueprints and demolishing abandoned estates, yet not delimited to such.

ON INDUCTION

 If one wishes to enroll in the Interior Office, and respectively one of the two branches they are to contact the respective Heads of said subdivisions and get in communication regarding employment. The Stewardry requires expertise in trade, business, persuasion, and knowing the bits of handling ledgers, on the other hand, the Department of Architects demands profound expertise in architecture, construction, and building.

SIGNED,

HER ROYAL EXCELLENCY, The Princess Victoria, 

Lady Viceroy, Countess of Carolustadt, Baroness Dowager of Rivia, Baroness Consort of Ames

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, Lady Mathilda Christina von Alstreim, 

Lady Steward

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, Franz Arthur Sarkozic, 

Baron of Pomporeulia, Lord Architect

12th of Owyn’s Flame, 1879

ISSUED AND CONFIRMED BY 

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY KING FREDERICK I 

The Crown has become aware of the dangers that lurk within our forests, in the grey depths of our seas, and inside the hearts of the descendants. This dark corruption saunters the land, seeking to taint our provisions of wheat and game, spreading malaise like the rot, and leading the beasts of Dobrov across acres of forests to the borders of our capital, where they’ve defiled the holy wood in blood. Our horror is only quenched by the knowledge of the masters of the Arcane, entities of knowledge who divulge the truths of the dark for our security. 

In his Epistle to the Magi, Exalted Owyn received God’s word: 

“But GOD’s is the eternal power, the mysterious power with no part nor piece, no lowly anatomy. For who can imitate the most Unknowable.” (Auspice 7:6-7)

The Owynist Rite follows the canticle of the Epistle absolutely, admonishing all those magi that attempt to mimic God’s glory. In spite of the King’s zealous fervour, the augmentation of the presence of dark creatures folds the hand of the Privy. Hence, our borders have agreed to the toleration of this practice so long as they are sworn to give caution and information regarding threats that lurk within, such as the WENDIGO of the woods. 

However, the Void, as we know it, is often prone to corruption – for all is witness to the taint that had surrounded the lands of my father, the elves, and the dwarves. 

To regulate the authority of magic and serve the King’s ear in all related judgements, the Privy has chosen to install Anordal Elverhillin into the Privy Council as Lord Magnus, a title he has held in its imperial iteration, and a title he shall hold once more. His responsibilities are enumerated:

✶ To regulate and uphold legal magic licenses in the realm.

✶ To give the King advice on matters related to the supernatural.

✶ To innovate the safe practices of magic to be used in medicine, battle, etc., within his lands of the Pale.

IN NOMINE DEI,

HIS MAJESTY, Frederick I, King of Oren, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duke of Ves, Duke of Vienne, Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Petra, Oltremont, South Arentania, and Lorraine, Count of Mardon, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders and Farfolk, etcetera

HIS EXCELLENCY, Conrad de Falstaff, Lord Chancellor of the Kingdom of Oren, Baron of Guise

In libris libertas - In books there is freedom

The purpose of the Lady Registrar and her office is to aid the King and Lord Chancellor in keeping records of the various archives of the Royal Crown, including the upkeep of letters patent, the awarding of honors and academic degrees, and researching events of our nation’s rich history. In the past, the office, under its former designation as the Office of Civil Affairs, has served as exclusively a keeper of archives and publisher of public information, but in recent years the office has expanded to a place of research on the Orenian apparatus we so desire to see fruitful.

Under the leadership of Lady Registrar Sophie of Provins, the office seeks to act as an archivist of cultures of the Kingdom in large-scale public documents that may be accessed by anyone of the general public, while also studying historic documents to create easily accessible knowledge to the subjects of the Crown regarding the nation’s past. 

The Lady Registrar 

The senior most role of the office, held by Her Excellency Lady Sophie Pruvia. This position sits on the Privy Council and acts as an advisor to the King. The Lady Registrar also acts, within her own office, as the head of all affairs- devising plans for the office and tasking the members with objectives to complete said plans. 

The Master Archivist 

Second to the Lady Registrar, and equal with the Master of Entry, the Master Archivist acts as head of historical research, keeping of archives, and scribing of current events At this time the position lies empty and is temporarily held by the Lady Privy Seal [amyselia]. Current objectives include drafts of a short timeline of Modern History of Royal and Imperial Oren as well as petitioning the Kingdom’s peers for the creation of their own documentation detailing their individual house’s history and culture. 

The Master of Entry

    Lastly is the Master of Entry, one of the most important and highly regarded roles within the Royal government. The Master of Entry acts as the head of any Orenian Entry Officers who invite new citizens in and aid them in their integration into the city. Currently the office is headed by Mister Ebereth Iomharach [6byte]. The office’s objectives are to invite new citizens into the city and the creation of a simple guide for the aforementioned new citizens to be better integrated into the city. 

SIGNED, 

Her Excellency, Lady Sophie Clementine of Provins

Lady Registrar of Oren & Countess consort of Susa

His Excellency, Lord Conrad Armande

Lord Chancellor of Oren & Baron of Guise

Her Excellency, the Princess Claude of Savoy

the Lady Privy Seal 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY  

The commotion of the Temesch Hall comes to an eerie quiet as the Chancellor takes to the seat of the Speaker, presiding over the meeting of that midday. Conrad de Falstaff’s voice booms over the hall.

THE SECOND SITTING OF HIS MAJESTY’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS HEREBY COMMENCED, HITHERTO WITH THOSE FOLLOWING IN ATTENDANCE.

RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF VIENNE

THE BARONET OF WESTFALL

THE BARONET OF CASTILE

THE BARONY OF CORWINSBURG

THE BARONY OF ACRE

THE BARONY OF ROSIUS

THE COUNTY OF AZOR

THE MARCH OF GRODNO

THE DUCHY OF CATHALON

SITTING LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY: MR. DIETRICH BARCLAY @MadOne

TRANSCRIPT: 

THE ELECTION OF THE LORD VIZIER

As established by the Edict of Temesch (1872), the Lord Vizier is the public officer of morality for the town of Vienne.

Mr. Dietrich Barclay

7  AYES

5 NAYS

1 ABSTAIN

Father Goderyc

6  AYES

6 NAYS

1 ABSTAIN

Cesar Komnenos

3  AYES

10 NAYS

Ben Jones

2 AYES

10 NAYS

1 ABSTAIN

**Given the resignation of the former leader and the election of Dietrich Barclay to the Assembly Leader, the title of Lord Vizier has been defaulted to Father Goderyc @Gambit, holder of the second most votes.

LEASING OF COURIER SERVICES

A directive voted by the General Assembly that all properly functioning and privately ran courier services within the Orenian country, be it through the use of an aviary or not, must be registered with the Office of the Prefecture and held accountable to the state. The Assembly renders that there will be no public or state-mandated courier service, rather, funding and liability will be given to private businesses to exercise freedom to create their own services, in order to promote healthy competition - effectively aiding the local economy.

10  AYES

0 NAYS

3 ABSTAIN

**Pending Assent.

TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

I write this letter in order to petition the General Assembly to create a nationwide courier service. After much research, I have found that many letters I have sent to my wife have gone UNRESPONDED. The only reason for this is because we do not have a NATIONAL COURIER SERVICE. Almaris has seen unrecorded levels of unemployment, and in order to solve this, we need JOBS.

Formalizing the ORENIAN COURIER SERVICE will mean that we will have a plethora of JOBS within Oren. Therefore, I call upon the burgesses of the Assembly to discuss this important issue within our next sitting.

Signed,

Augustus Rozenfeld

Proprietor of Ivanovich 3

ON THE ECONOMY 

5th of Horen’s Calling, 1875 

BURGESS AND BURGESSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

The Chancellery applauds the recent convocation of His Majesty’s General Assembly, and the great tenures of state that are to occur within the bounds of its legislative capacity.

Since its conception, the General Assembly has served as an open forum for all denizens of the Kingdom to voice their ideals in mimicry of change, reminiscent of the very lively Dumas of Belvitz. In my office, I have observed that legislatures of Orenian history have had very tethered relationships to the Councils of their Sovereign. Assemblies such as these have and will continue to serve as the staging ground of our next iterations of Orenian leadership, and the Privy Council intends that some of its future members are to be drawn from successful tenures within the Assembly.

Nonetheless, I have authored this article to detail this very sacred relationship, and garner the thoughts of our burgesses on a matter that has been prevalent even before the King assumed his rule. That is, the direction towards a prosperous economy. In decades past, the city of Providence was littered with empty streets, empty stalls, and few companies that would take initiative.

When the city of Vienne was birthed after nearing completion from the remnants of the Derfeyist riots, it was populated with active storefronts, some of which hold true to this day, even. We see around us the activity of the Savoyard Smirk, the Falcone storefront, the MacPherson bakery, or even the O’Rourke pub.

But, there is always more work than can be done, to emerge even greater illustrious business. We must encourage the culture of ambition, and encourage more mercantile endeavors. We must expand this trade to the lands beyond our capital. I urge this Assembly to merit discussion on how we must create a lively environment of tradesmen and fanfare to litter the streets within both Vienne, and our heartlands.

FOR PROVIDENCE,

His Royal Excellency, Conrad Armande Ashford de Falstaff, Lord Chancellor to the Kingdom of Oren

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY  

 

Constituents situated in the hall of Temesch, a diverse array of men and women, both old and juvenile, from areas across the Kingdom. Ravens and Savoyards alike joined the hall in congregation, their representation separate, but their ideals as countrymen: one. From a podium central to the hall, the Lord Chancellor de Falstaff stood, opening the first sitting with an address to the burgess and burgesses. @Chennster

Men and women of Oren, I welcome you to our first congregation of His Majesty's Grand Assembly. I beseech ye, today, to ponder on the many developments of recent we have become privy to.” Conrad announced, his voice echoing through the hall. The AsAhford’s eye glistened with redeem, as he faced the constituents that had chosen to serve their country.

In comparison to the wars that preceded our ancestors, we live, now, in simpler times. We are graced with the authority of peace, and is our mantle as the leaders - the stewards of this great Kingdom, to put it to use.

As of recently, we have mandated peace as our authority. Our military grows, our businesses flourish, and our nobles lavish in privilege and sacred duty. Our government has completed itself, and today, this final instrument of government marks our longstanding vows to prosperity and autonomy.

Our predecessors had one item in common: The Nenzing rebels, the Aster visionaries, and our very own King Frederick? It was the mandate of the governed, the reconciliation of the very sacred contract that tethers us, men, together.

Our sole presence here marks this fact. So, let this be a reminder that we are men of free will. I implore this assembly, that we may enact legislation that enacts the will of our governed.

Be it law of order, appropriations for finances, or even the stewardship of the development of our culture - we Orenians will soar to heights never known, as the late Archchancellor described it - let us be the jewel of the civilized world. He paused, concluding.

May God bless us. Let us commence, now, the first sitting of His Majesty's General Assembly, and its ground rules. A hand thudded against the desk, ending his opening remarks.

 

Election for the Leader of the General Assembly

Lord Dietrich Barclay

8 Ayes

Lord Vincent Keen

12 Ayes

**Bills proposed were tabled for the next sitting, due to the first sitting being responsible for establishment of ground procedure.

INDEX

I. ABOUT THE TREASURY

II. STRUCTURE OF THE TREASURY

III. JOB APPLICATIONS

ABOUT THE TREASURY

The Royal Treasury of Oren manages the finances of the Kingdom of Oren. It makes sure that there is a steady income and a financial pillow, in case the kingdom falls on hard times. Our treasurers work tirelessly in order to keep the ledgers organised.

Bank Accounts

The Royal Treasury of Oren keeps strict records of their finances. Nothing goes unrecorded, and for that reason, many Orenians see the Royal Treasury as an excellent place to store their money tax free.
A lot of people store their money in the Cloud Temple Bank. In exchange for their banking services, the Monks of the temple charge 1% of the stored money per year. This is not the case when people store their money in the Royal Treasury of Oren. We charge neither tax nor interest from your stored funds and you are able to withdraw or deposit any amount of money at any time.
To create a bank account in the Royal Treasury, simply contact one of the treasurers and inquire about getting one. The only condition is that you make an initial deposit of 500 royal marks. You are able to withdraw or deposit any amount of marks after the initial deposit.
 

Excise Tax

Excise Tax is the tax that landowners of Oren pay annually to cover for their estates, keeps, farms, etc. Usually the tax will have a flat rate of 100 Royal Marks per year, but more or less is also quite possible. The Royal Treasury ensures that every peer pays their taxes in time.

If you are a peer and unsure on how you are able to pay your taxes, follow these simple instructions:

Walk into the Great Orenian Financial Building in the square. Take a right and head into the Excise Tax office. Check the tax barrels, make sure there is one for your property. Check how much you owe per year. Walk over to the royal excise tax slip shop and buy enough tax slips to cover your taxes. Put the tax slips into the barrel labelled with your property’s name. And Done!

Alternatively, you are able to have an Auto-Paying Bank Account set up by the Treasury Staff. All you have to do is to fill it with enough Royal Marks to cover for your taxes for any amount of time.

STRUCTURE OF THE TREASURY
 

The hierarchical structure of the treasury is as follows:

I. The Lord/Lady Treasurer
* Oversees the income, bank accounts and manages the work of the treasury employees.
 

II. The Deputy Treasurer
* When the Lord Treasurer is unavailable, the Deputy Treasurer jumps in to take over. Other than that, the deputy’s duties are similar to those of a Treasury Aide.

III. Treasury Aide
* Tends to excise tax and bank account withdrawals and deposits.

JOB APPLICATIONS
 

The Royal Treasury of Oren is seeking Treasury Aides. If you are interested, please consider writing a letter to the Lady Treasurer so that she may review your application and possibly invite you to an interview.

Signed,

Her Excellency, Aloisia Caroline Helvets
Lady Treasurer of the Royal Treasury of Oren

EDICT OF TEMESCH 

ISSUED AND CONFIRMED BY HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, FREDERICK I IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1872

TO OUR MOST LOYAL SUBJECTS,

We, acting through our chosen representatives, have determined that we shall secure for ourselves and our posterity the fruits of harmonious true democracy for all our subjects and enact the blessings of liberty throughout this land. We proclaim that the Instruments of Government should reside with the people and firmly establish the structure necessary for such a dream to be born.

We desire peace across Our Realm for all time and are deeply conscious of the high ideals controlling our relationship, and we have determined to preserve our birthright and existence while trusting in the justice and faith placed in the Crown by our subjects who have maintained it. We desire to occupy an honored place in a new regnal framework striving for the banishment of tyranny and oppression. We recognize to that end that all our subjects have the right to live in peace, free from fear and want. Free from the division which plagued the former Imperial project. The laws of political morality are universal, and obedience to such laws is incumbent upon all who would sustain in perpetuity their loyalty to the sovereign.

This reformed Kingdom of Oren is a sacred trust. An intimate and unbreakable bond between Our Majesty and that of the people. Our authority derived from GOD may only be maintained through the people. We rule insofar as men follow. Thus, the benefits We enjoy must be shared amongst all our loyal subjects despite any inconvenience to our person. We reject and revoke all constitutions, laws, ordinances, and rescripts in conflict herewith.

We pledge our national honor to accomplish these high ideals and purposes with all our resources and the power we possess.

ARTICLE I, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

In accordance with the Nenzing Proclamation, the authority given by GOD to govern the People must be reconciled with the need of Government to govern with consent and consultation of the People themselves. However, the divisions of Class have consistently plagued the citizenry, which has shown through each successive legislature's composition. As a consequence, the Edict of Reform, Edict of Petra, and all documents or decrees related to the structure of Government are revoked by the Crown. The entrenched traditions of the Imperial Diet are abolished in favor of an enlightened and more responsible Government.

A Government is founded and responsible to the people. There is only one penultimate route. Established forthwith is one Unitary Government with no division between the Nobility and Gentry. There shall be one unified chamber vested with the right to regulate relevant affairs of the State. The nomenclature of the chamber itself is confirmed as "The General Assembly of Oren," or shorthand as "Estates-General." As a tool of direct consultation, this General Assembly shall not hold elections and be an open and free legislature devoid of representation: all propertied citizens shall be welcome to propose and vote on the business of State. Sitting members of the chamber are to be referred to as "Burgesses" and singularly as "Burgess" and shall be presided over by a Lord Speaker and Leader of the Assembly, both elected by majority amongst their peers.

Convocation of the General Assembly shall occur once per annum, emergency notwithstanding; called to order at the beginning of each successive year. Regular procedure shall begin as the chamber is led in a reaffirmation of loyalty to the Crown, followed by a State of Affairs surmising the most expedient contemporary measures. Each legislative Act passed into Law must first be proposed by a sitting member and seconded thereafter. After debate on the subject, a final vote will decide the outcome of the proposal. Finally, all legislation passed through the General Assembly must be given assent by the Crown. Furthermore, all legal documentation given assent prior is grandfathered into the current system.

ARTICLE II, THE OFFICES OF STATE

The Executive Government shall be established in conjunction with the nation's legislature and be drawn hereafter from sitting members of the chamber upon resignation or removal, present members notwithstanding. Government is formed by the Lord Chancellor upon appointment by His Majesty, the King. This preeminent body comprises the State Bureaucracy and is referred to as the "Privy Council of Oren" or "Privy" shorthand, while Councilors themselves are to be referred to as "Officers of State." Each is designated according to the charge of the Office and confirmed below:

I. Vice-Chancellor, Deputy to the Lord Chancellor,

II. Lord Privy Seal, the Seal of the Chancellery

III. Inquisitor-General, charged with jurisprudence,

IV. Lord Whisperer, charged with intelligence,

V. Lord Commissioner, charged with diplomacy,

VI. Lord Registrar, charged with civil statistics,

VII. The Chief of War, charged with the command of the Legion,

VIII. Lord Treasurer, charged with the State Treasury,

IV. Lord Vicegerent, charged with the management of the Crown's territories.

ARTICLE III, PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES

By virtue of the Edict of Petra, the Imperial Circles are reformed in nomenclature and purpose. The following changes are thereby refined according to the will of the Crown. Regions of the State will now be divided upon two primary bases according to density and cultural significance. 

Provinces shall be distinguished as a region of the State which contains within it a numerically significant population or distinct subnational culture. Each standing province will be managed by a Governor, a Crown magistrate mandated for each designated Province of the Realm. Said representative shall govern on behalf of the Crown in the interest of the locality. He shall maintain His Majesty’s Law and maintain order within his charge.

Territories are defined conversely to prior terminology and are to be understood as designations that denote largely unpopulated areas within the Realm that are directly held as Crown land, largely administered by the Lord Vicegerent. Territories require no Governor to steward them nor staff to maintain the region. Such regions are remote and wild in designation, lands claimed, or uncolonized borderlands.

ARTICLE IV, DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS

The authority and powers granted to the General Assembly are as stated below, in these affairs all may be drafted by Writ, or Bill of Law, and subsequently passed as Legislative Act pending assent of the Crown:

I. Matters of Law; regarded as criminal or civil statutes as enforced by the State Inquisition.

II. Matters of Purse; budget statutes, Taxation, Banking, Currency, all opportunities for appropriation of monetary valuables, etc.

III. Matters of Measurement, concerning the regulation of weight, dimension, volume, and mass.

IV. Matters of Ownership, concerning the regulation of technological discovery, invention, property, and resources.

V. Matters of Identity, concerning issues of citizenship, immigration, naturalization, and renunciation.

VI. Matters of Reform, regarding any public institution of the Realm and its function.

Any power unlisted within this document shall consequently be considered as domains exclusive to the authority of the Crown and thus, unavailable for legislation amendment notwithstanding. Furthermore, the General Assembly may declare public resolutions, summon members of the Privy Council for public review, and petition His Majesty should any deliberation become deadlocked.

Thus, in addition to these treatises of prohibition, what shall be required of the chamber is the regular election of a Lord Usher, whose responsibility it must be to protect the chamber's sanctity and maintain its constructs of faith as centered in the capital.

ARTICLE V, PROHIBITIONS

The limitations of the General Assembly are stated as follows:

I. The General Assembly may not regulate any matter pertaining to external diplomacy or establish treatise or alliance.

II. The General Assembly may not regulate any matters relating to Defense, not the Legion, nor their Auxiliary units.

III. The General Assembly may not regulate any matters of the Crown nor dictate upon the affairs of the Monarchy or the Royal Household.

IV. The General Assembly may not endorse, sponsor, or indulge, any Political Association without the assent of His Majesty, the King.

The Assembly is the deliberate and regulatory heart of His Majesty's Realm; it shall contain the direct democratic spirit of His people. It shall be the State and the place where generations shall be reared and raised into His Government to lead the Realm forward into the future. Through the chamber, the People's voice shall be made manifest. Nevertheless, it is a voice that must always be Patriotic in nature.

IN NOMINE DEI,

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Frederick I, King of Oren, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duke of Ves, Duke of Helena, Novellen, Sunholdt, Furnestock, Petra, Oltremont, South Arentania, and Lorraine, Count of Mardon, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders and Farfolk, etcetera

HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Vivienne of Savoy, Queen-Consort of Oren, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Sunholdt, Furnestock, Petra, Oltremont, South Arentania, and Lorraine, Countess of Mardon, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders and Farfolk, etcetera

ROYAL PRIVY COUNCIL

The Petrine Legion 

Become a soldier of the Imperial Legion and serve your Kingdom! Serve dutifully and rise in the ranks to be etched into history, alongside the many heroes of Oren.

Seeking: Footmen

Managed by: Lord Anton Draskovic, Lord Commander [Budaq]

The Prefect’s Office 

Become a Clerk in the capital of Vienne and help newcomers to Oren get settled! You will get a commission of the houses you sell.

Seeking: Stewards, Secretaries.

Managed by: Princess Victoria, Countess of Caroludstadt [Asutto]

The Treasury 

We are employing those who wish to work in the finances of His Majesty’s Treasury. The Treasury will take apprenticeships with those who are keen on working with ledgers, counting marks, or collecting His Majesty’s tax.

Seeking: Treasury Aids, Tax Collectors

Managed by: Lady Luisa Galbraith, Lady Treasurer of Oren, Duchess consort of Cathalon [Fieee]

The Inquisition 

The Royal Inquisition, is tasked with both the prosecution and punishment of criminals throughout the entirety of the Orenian realm. We are seeking inspectors who are interested in inspecting crimes and collecting evidence of cases.

Seeking: Inquisitors, Inspectors 

Managed by: Lord Elijah Keen, Inquisitor-General of Oren, Baron of Ames [HeyItsNano]

The Commissioner's Office 

The Foreign Office is looking for ambassadors to other friendly nations of Oren. If you wish to learn about other cultures and nations, this is for you!

Seeking: Foreign Ambassadors, Mail Couriers, Secretaries & Stenographers

Managed by: Mister Dante Falcone, Lord Commissioner [BenjiBot_]

The Royal Registry 

The Royal Registry is seeking hard-working and driven individuals to help bring immigrants to the various opportunities within the Orenian country. Those who become successful in this endeavor are entitled to compensation and recognition from the Crown.

Seeking: Immigration Officers, Historians, Scribes

Managed by: Lady Sophie Pruvia, Lady Registrar of Oren, The Countess consort of Susa

Local Businesses 

Savoyard’s Smirk Tavern&Inn -

We are employing bartends for the Savoyard Smirk tavern! The position is paid by commission, and you make how much you earn. If you enjoy meeting people and learning about new things, this is for you! We are searching for opportune people that can help organize events, drinking games, tavern nights, and get people to work in the tavern!

Seeking: Bartenders, Waiters, Entertainers, &VCinters

Located At: Amadeus Sq. 2

Managed By: Dietrich Barclay; The Barclay Family [MadOne2k]

Wynasul and Wynasul -

Become an assistant to Valyris Wynasul and learn how to sell magic items, ranging from potions to blasting bows! Apprenticeships may be acquired.

Seeking: Suppliers, Clerks, & Secretaries

Located At: Helena Ave. 9

Managed By: Valyris Wynasul [Cephied_]

Palatial Pastries -

Palatial Pastries is a small bakery located on the main street of Vienne, near the entrance of the capital. We offer apprenticeships to teach bakers how to mold our unique Platial recipes, including white bread and velvet cake!

Seeking: Bakers 

Located At: Helena Ave. 7

Managed By: Odessa MacPherson [tillicent] 

Vino e Sigari de Falcone -

Salve! Greetings! Vino E Sigari- the most prestigious, and luxurious manufacturer for wine and quality tobacco institution is now scouring the Kingdom for new employees in our establishment! Searching for those in particular with quantifiable salesperson know-how and those who are willing to learn our catalog by heart - located on the central street, there shall be no shortage of experience to be undertaken!

Seeking: Salespeople 

Located At: Helena Ave. 4

Managed By: Cosimo Falcone [Motherchild] 

Mortaciune Bakery -

A quaint shop nestled at the forefront of the Carolustadt Circle. Once you pass through the threshold of the shop you’re greeted by the strong smell of  fresh baked goods. Some of the nicest bakery items in Vienne. 

Seeking: Bakers & Suppliers 

Located At: Carolustadt Circle 5

Managed By: Marcela [Melpomenne] 

Kovachev Smithery -

Looking to get a sword smithed, or a musical lute chipped from wood? Come on over, and work for us. We’ll teach you how to make items, and sell them on the street!

Seeking: Suppliers, Miners, & Lumberjacks 

Located At: Helena Ave. 3

Managed By: Rickard Barrow [CalvinOP]

- THE FOREIGN OFFICE -

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THE OFFICE OF THE LORD

COMMISSIONER

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“ FIRST, DO NO HARM ”

The Olive Branch; Offered and Outstretched.

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THE GRAND INTENT, THE PURPOSE

Written by HE, Mr. Dante Falcone - 1870.

The Office of the Lord Commissioner, also known in layman’s terms as The Foreign Office, is one among many of newly established and re-established facets of government appointed and restored by the Royal Chancellery following the dissolution of the EMPIRE. - With this, they carry the express purpose of tending to all matters pertaining to foreign policy, including the facilitation and operation of diplomatic endeavours, the awarding of immigration privileges, keeping all international relations stable and free from undesirable political turbulence on behalf of the undaunted, intransigent desires stemming directly from the resplendent monarch they serve.

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In leadership of the ministry sits the Lord Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, who will hold a seat upon the Privy Council of the Kingdom, and oversees and maintains all functions of their ministry, yet they must attempt, and strive to calibrate it at such efficiency it may become autonomous, or at least exceptionally productive in the event of their resignation and/or death. The ULTIMATE goal however, will always be to serve their crown with fealty- upholding their position to the best of their abilities for the duration of their tenure, however long it may be.

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THE LORD COMMISSIONER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

HIS EXCELLENCY, DANTE ALDO FALCONE

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Lord Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, c.1870

 “ The Lord Commissioner of Foreign Affairs will be the council member responsible for the Foreign Office. As such, he is in charge of the country’s external diplomatic efforts with foreign bodies, as well as the maintenance of the Kingdom’s network of ambassadors and emissaries. He is expected to receive foreign dignitaries as well as travel extensively to represent the Kingdom of Oren’s interests abroad, crafting the government’s foreign policy in conjunction with the wishes of his monarch. “

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CORPUS DIPLOMATICA

Written by TH, Dame Celestine Herbert - 1783. 

Revised by HE, Mr. Dante Falcone - 1870.

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His Royal Majesty’s Diplomatic Service, often called by the shorthand; the Diplomatic Corps is the assembly of all the ambassadors, diplomats, and their attaches under employ by the Foreign Office in the service of a diplomatic mission. The Diplomatic Corps constitutes the majority of the personnel under the employ of the Foreign Office. Those employed by the  Diplomatic Corps are deployed in various nations abroad and also in offices throughout the Kingdom to facilitate communication between the Kingdom and the nations that it holds diplomatic communication with.

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Those employed by the Diplomatic Corps are afforded certain benefits and privileges that all civilised nations adhere to. These privileges are to be upheld with any nation or power that the Kingdom of OREN holds official diplomatic ties with. For a nation to break the privileges bestowed unto diplomats shall be considered as hostile to our Kingdom and diplomatic ties shall be severed until the situation is resolved and civility is restored.

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 THE TERMS OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY & OTHER PRIVILEGES 

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The diplomat in question shall not be persecuted or prosecuted while on a diplomatic mission, kept safe from the sting of foreign law to avoid diplomatic incidents.

The diplomat shall not be harmed while on a diplomatic mission, a show of good faith to return them in adequate health - ‘lest they suffer during their work abroad.

The diplomat shall not be detained while on a diplomatic mission, not be held or kept from leaving at summons demanding immediate return to the Kingdom, as would be respectful - anything else would be seen as a DEPLORABLE insult.

The host nation at any time can declare a member of the diplomatic staff a persona non grata and revoke their diplomatic immunity given a reasonable amount of time to remove themselves from the host nation, though this scant mercy will NEVER extend to traitors of the crown; thusly being revoked or granted after careful deliberation by the Foreign Office personnel - meetings will be called, and refreshments served.

Actions not covered under diplomatic immunity are those outside of the diplomat’s official functions, therefore their safety can not be ensured by the greater Office should they breach these terms, and stray outside of their purposes whilst travelling abroad on their behalf.

The family members of those on a diplomatic mission shall enjoy the same protections - for as long as the diplomat is employed, and registered with an exclusively purposed courier protected pass, a series of compiled documents outlining their responsibilities for the duration of their tenure.

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 SAFE PASSAGE & INVIOLABILITY 

( IMPERIAL AMBASSADORS OF YORE, THE COURTS OF SAVOY - circa. 1853 )

RIGHT OF SAFE PASSAGE:

1.  Diplomats moving throughout foreign nations in which official diplomatic relations are established are to ensure the safe passage of all diplomatic persons.

2.  Dangers on the roads are to be dealt with in a timely manner by each host nation with established diplomatic relations, those being brigands, marauders, and wildlife.

INVIOLABILITY:

1. The premises of a diplomatic mission, such as an embassy, are inviolable and must not be entered by the host country except by permission of the head of the diplomatic mission. Furthermore, the host country must protect the mission from intrusion or damage. The host country must never search the premises, nor seize its documents or property.

2. The archives and documents of a diplomatic mission are inviolable. The receiving country shall not seize or open such documents.

3. The host country must permit and protect free communication between the diplomats of the mission and their home country without fear of the host nation’s Intelligence Services.

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RANKS OF OFFICE

The diplomatic rank is the standardised system of professional and social ranks used within the Royal Diplomatic Corps and within the world of foreign diplomacy. The rank of a diplomat is determined upon the size and scope of the diplomatic mission they are entrusted with. A diplomat not currently serving in an official capacity within a diplomatic mission is not granted the privilege of a diplomatic rank, and thus is to be referred to as merely a diplomat. 

The prestige and longevity of a foreign nation also determines the size and scope of a diplomatic mission which the Empire determines to send. The diplomatic ranking schema, as established in 1736, remains unchanged, and is as follows:

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- AMBASSADOR -

In modern diplomacy, the ambassadorial position is the most coveted and highest ranking of the diplomats charged with the undertaking of a diplomatic mission. An ambassador is given their letter of credence from their sovereign and is treated as the personal representative of the sovereign as well as his government. An ambassador’s diplomatic mission is defined as an embassy, which must be located within the Capital of the host nation.

- ENVOY - 

The rank of Envoy is short for Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, who also holds the charge of a diplomatic mission. The envoy heads a diplomatic mission on a smaller scale than that of an ambassador and may serve in a temporary or permanent posting within the host country. While the envoy holds plenipotentiary powers, i.e full authority to represent one’s home government, an envoy does not represent their country’s head of state.

- ATTACHE -

The rank of attaché is that of a diplomat which assists the head of a mission in the fulfilment of the duties charged by the mission. The rank of attaché makes up the majority of the Diplomatic Corps as it includes all the diplomats attached to a mission who are not granted a charge of their own. They are granted authority which is passed down to them by the head of a diplomatic mission when it is necessary for them to represent their home nation.

- COURIER -

A diplomatic courier is an official who transports official diplomatic documents, instructions, or correspondence between foreign countries. Diplomatic couriers are afforded all diplomatic privileges and protections while performing their duties and any documents that they carry are protected under the Inviolability of Documents clause. Diplomatic couriers are used most often in modern diplomacy to initiate diplomatic correspondences and facilitate communication either between the Foreign Office and its respective diplomatic missions or between the Foreign Office and foreign nations without a sustained diplomatic mission.

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ENROLLMENT

The Foreign Office is requesting that the candidates that present themselves to be of good standing in the view of the Kingdom of Oren, post the dissolution of the Empire. Travel is expected of all statesmen, negotiators, and diplomats- as it is for the most part, the primary duty. Temporary residence within a foreign power may be required depending on the posting. Diplomatic immunity and writ of safe passage are bestowed to all public servants acting on behalf of the Foreign Office by the Kingdom of Oren and its protectorates.

Please send a bird to His Excellency, The Lord Commissioner, if interested in applying for a position within the office hierarchy.

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SIGNED, 

HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. DANTE “DURANTE” ALDO FALCONE

LORD COMMISSIONER - HEAD OF HOUSE FALCONE

[[Please contact Benji#5000 if you wish to seek employment - A forum letter or bird should suffice !]]

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ISSUED AND CONFIRMED BY HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, FREDERICK I IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1870

TO OUR MOST LOYAL SUBJECTS,

It has pleased the Royal Throne to reward the service of Our loyal subject, Hannes de Vilain, with a tenure in fealty to Our Royal Crown, beneath His Royal Majesty, Frederick I. Accordingly, with this grace of God and the counsel of Our court, We do enfeoff Hannes Vilain to the Baron of Acre, a role they and their legitimate issue shall hold in trust to Our throne for the duration of their loyal service. They are enjoined to maintain the law of Our realm, to abide peacefully by Our rule, and to rise to Our defense when necessary. In return, and as a sign of Our august graciousness, We do privilege their head to levy law and taxes upon their vassals.

    IN NOMINE DEI,

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Frederick I, King of Oren, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duke of Ves, Duke of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Petra, Oltremont, South Arentania, and Lorraine, Count of Mardon, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders and Farfolk, etcetera

HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Vivienne of Savoy, Queen consort of Oren, forever August, Queen consort of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess consort of Ves, Duchess consort of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Petra, Oltremont, South Arentania, and Lorraine, Countess consort of Mardon,  Baroness consort of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders and Farfolk, etcetera

The Royal Census of 1870

As His Majesty, King Frederick I has ascended to the throne, and Lord Chancellor, Conrad de Falstaff, has built a government in his name it is time we take count of the beloved subjects of the crown. The decree of the King and Lord Chancellor has ordered the administration to conduct a Royal Census to ascertain the population of His Royal Majesty's subjects for purposes of demographic and electoral.

Join the Count!

THE LEX ARCANA

Overhauled Regulations of Magick

FOREWORD, ensuing the Empire’s dissolution, the restoration of the Kingdom of Oren and the abolition of treacherous recusants and followers of the False ‘Emperor’, the Arcanic Court of the Imperial Empress Anastasya I fell between the cracks of the tumultuous war - forgotten. It is therefore not surprising that its prestiged members resolved to pack their belongings and leave.

YET, we prevail.

In the aftermath of said recent events, Madame Zhione Dagre’sae and Lady Hera de Rosius have endeavored to preserve the careful oversight of magical ongoings within the Kingdom’s borders. With the blessing of His Royal Majesty, King Frederick, the LEX ARCANA shall be founded to oversee matters of the arcane. 

The goals of the Lex Arcana are thus:

• The regulation of magic within the Kingdom of Oren as a means to protect the lives of its people and limit the use of dangerous arts.

• The responsible administration of allowances of such magics, so that those in service to the Kingdom might use these arts to protect its borders and peoples. 

• The advisement of the King and his court on all matters arcane.

• The protection of the King and his court from all threats, be them mundane, magical, or otherwise.

• The teaching of those who desire to serve the Kingdom in the arcane that is safe, and ensure the knowledge of the dangers and responsibilities are clear to them. 

POTENTIA TRIUM

The POTENTIA TRIUM is a concept which embodies each and every aspect pertaining to the goals of the LEX ARCANA, dividing the said in three different titles and /or paths. 

VETUS ORACULI; or archaic mentor, is the individual entasked with the propagation of education and information. 

Through mediums such as apprenticeship, colleges, scholars and many-a more, an oraculi shares their wisdom and enlightens the Kingdom’s people about the dangers & safe ways of magick.

EQUES MAGA; or mage-knight, is the individual entasked with the enforcement of the regulations and the tackling of any would-be dissidents of the said.

In other words, the eques ensures the goals of the LEX ARCANA are accordingly met by every inhabitant of the Kingdom, including the removal of potential corrupted practitioners.

DUX ARCANA; or arcane guide, are the individuals beseeched with this very title once their regulation and/or Licentia Arcana is approved by the LEX ARCANA and its prestiged members.

LICENTIA ARCANA

For far too long have magical crimes and misdeeds been done within the land of our noble Kingdom, so thence it has been decided that certain restraint must be applied over the usage of such minacious practices.

A regulation is to be reincorporated. Effective as of the publishment of this notice, wielders of magical gifts are to contact the LEX ARCANA on the matters of their practices, as to enter a documentation process in which, if passed in totality, said individual shall receive a license and an identifying trinket; enabling their usage of such arts within the Kingdom, though to a rather restricted state per whatever role they are assigned. 

The acquisition of said license, however, is not free. As it shall be accompanied by an identifying trinket with the gift of augmenting the magick of a DUX ARCANA, a minimum fee of 150 mina must be paid. This is subsequent to a then (OOC) monthly fee of 50 in order to keep their privileges in constant vigor. 

On the matters of magical constructs, such as obelisks or special forges for the creation of Atronach-kind, these shall be completely restricted to the bounds of the Kingdom’s palace; under careful surveillance of the LEX ARCANA. In order to acquire a private construct, one must pay a minimum fee of 300 mina and officiate that they shall carefully look after the said; as to prevent calamity.

As well, warranted searches in said spaces are to be expected every now and then to account for the state of the construct paid for. These will be out of cost, and if all seems well, the owner may also be rewarded for upkeeping their duties and responsibilities.

Those interested in joining the ranks of the LEX ARCANA are encouraged to contact Madame Zhione Dagre’sae or Lady Hera de Rosius.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S ADDRESS

Delivered at the Providence Theater, 1869

Transcribed by Cornelius Derfey.

Men and women of Oren, I bequeath to you today, I stand with you, a mere civil servant. I was nothing before today, and I will be nothing afterward save a vessel by which all may vest themselves within. I will live for this country. I look out before you all and see so many different faces, yet so too do I see unity in each of you.

I look to my right, and I see an Ivanovich. A Raevir warrior, born a bastard, a man pledged fealty to this King to prove his birthright. I see pride. 

I look to my left, and see the Rivian. The farmer, the laborer, the worker. The man beholden to his family, to earn the coin that feeds his family. I see devotion.

Each and every one of us, we are people of different origins, but we are united in our cause. We are dreamers, men and women who have envisioned a promised kingdom. A kingdom dreamt for glory. We are many men, but we are one heart. Our legacy will be the incandescent sun of which the future of humanity will look to as their guiding light. The mantle of what will come tomorrow is not one that lies with one man, but as all for one united people.

We embark upon a new path together, a pilgrimage of progress that will build before our eyes this nation that we have forged. No more now will theatrics of old be played as pieces in some paltry political game. No more will such a game divide us. I ask this upon the precipice of formalizing my fledgling Ministries: work now in tandem with your neighbor as together we shape the very ground beneath your feet. Victory has brought change with it, and that change will become the foundation of this great Kingdom.

I have charged my council with a specific set of duties, but none other than to see our august Providence flourish. Our treasury blossoms with coin, coin that will be reinvigorated into each and every fledgling business that seeks to secure their own future. We will alleviate finances for those who seek to make change. Our diplomatic couriers roam these lands as we make treatises of compromise and reconciliation. Our Civil Affairs will be armed with a reformed office of Immigration like never before, as we integrate every Orenian into opportunities to craft their own future. Our Interior will construct the most grand keeps known since the Johannians, as they tear across the sky, while on the ground, our Inquisitors will deliver fair justice. They will know the Kingdom of Oren to be the promise of opportunity.

Nevertheless, even immersed within the prospects of such a glorious future, the past fought through must never be forgotten – for as long as each here shall live, never forget that this dream could be borne and become eternal. Here as I stand, the strife faced has dissipated; it has been scattered to the wind and been broken upon the shield of our pride, our courage, and gathered here, we will establish a renewed tradition for all to follow. 

Not since King Andrew Vydra have we entertained such a beloved and charismatic monarch as we do now, our great King Frederick. Not since centuries passed has there been such opportunity flowing unbound, or freedom unchained, our spirits unbroken.
 

We shall become giants within this reformed Kingdom of Man. It will be our shoulders they will stand on; all generations to come hereafter.

His Royal Excellency, Conrad de Falstaff, Lord Chancellor to the Kingdom of Oren

THE PRIVY COUNCIL OF THE KINGDOM OF OREN

"We are in the company of champions, those who will herald a golden age for humanity." - The final address of Prince Olivier I.

A depiction of young Conrad on his trusted steed, Franz.

PREAMBLE

The Privy Council holds a collective responsibility for the maintenance and administration of the Kingdom of Oren. Above all, the Council is tasked with the duty to aid and advise the King, and may be amended at will by him. The Councilors are bestowed the distinction of Lord for the duration of their tenure upon the council, and are to be addressed by the courtesy of Excellency.

The Privy Council is directed by the Lord Chancellor and may convene without the presence of the King. In prolonged absences, interregnum, or minority the Privy Council is invested with the Regency of the Kingdom.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR

Conrad Armande Ashford de Falstaff was born in 1844 as the sole son of Conrad Nicholas Ashford de Falstaff. His father having served as an advisor to the Prince de Joannes in the aftermath of the Sedan rebellion against Emperor John VIII, the ancestral County of Leuven was stripped from Conrad The Elder’s older brother. Now disgraced to mere gentry, the young Conrad often found himself partaking in brisk and intrepid excursions with his father. Having found himself traversing around Sedan, Sutica, and Haense; it was in these young experiences that Conrad developed his primitive fashions as an outdoorsman.

It would be after the departure of his father that Conrad sought to discover his Ashford roots of antiquity once more. Following the death of the Queen of Sutica, and reforming of the Principality of Savoy, the de Falstaff found himself thrusted in the familiarity of his Ashford kin. The young man quickly enlisted to serve the Savoyard Sun under Marshal Alexandre d’Aryn, and quickly his successor, Marshal Joseph Brandt, where he was elevated to status both as a Corporal and patrician of Savoy. Yet, after the regency of Oliver II and the succession crises of Lucien I that found the Principality into troubles, Conrad would find himself traversing the lands, embellishing in his love for the sea. 

The Ashford’s fate then fell to the River Petra, where he discovered the small town of Vienne - of the City of Mardon. In consideration to his entrepreneurial instincts and knowledge obtained from his time in the Principality, Conrad found himself in the post as a businessman and a leader of the Viennian government, and in this shared time, Conrad had befriended Frederick I, a mere princeling at the time. The two shared a close relationship in Mardon, discussing several affairs of military and statecraft over their daily congregations in the tavern. As Frederick I took his tenure over the Royal throne, it was this friendship that would become to steward a new age of Orenia.

The Battle for New Providence, 1838

THE FALSTAFF ASSERTIONS

The last years of the Imperium Octingenti have been characterized by troubles, both turmoil within, and abroad. The late Emperor Philip, third of his name, had inherited a war not seen since the political offensive of John I himself, as human and heathen had coalitioned to see the end of the Imperial foreign diplomacy. Despite the perseverance of Philip against these hazards to his internal stability, the Orenian people would see its crown passed to a prince that was absent, marking the inception of the catastrophic Brothers’ War. The 14th of Sun's Smile proved to be the rebirth of the nation, and for the traitors that revealed themselves to be crushed; of the “Peterists'' desired to continue its Empire  into an era of decadence and weakness.

Having served years in these successive conflicts, the Lord Chancellor de Falstaff seeks the reconcile and unify the Orenian people once more, pursuant to a  directive to work towards rebuilding the former Imperial hegemony as a Kingdom reborn; to bring this Kingdom to heights of prosperity that have not been reached for hundreds of years, and to ensure that the Dragon never falls from the sunset upon the horizon. 

The Lord Chancellor keenly recognizes that the former Imperial offensive abroad has come at its cost to effective economical productivity within the heart of Orenia; Providence. The directives of His Majesty’s Privy Council are one that seeks both political and economic revitalization within the city; spurring business and guild growth through investment of funds from the Orenian treasury. 

The long term goals of the Council will be characterized as streamlined government for accessibility; notably seeking to integrate the Orenian Civil Service, a dream once echoed by Lord Chancellor Jonah Stahl-Elendil. Those pursuant to residency in the Empire, both domestic and abroad, must be privy to the exclusive opportunities that lie in our governance.

 The Lord Chancellor seeks to retain the diplomatic cues of Sir Simon Basrid, while retaining the affirmative character of Sir Frederick Armas.

A drawing of the Lord Chancellor, the King and the Vice-Chancellor c. 1868

THE CHANCELLERY

The Chancellery is the body of administration that makes up all personal assistants and advisors to the Lord Chancellor. It is headed by the Vice-Chancellor, the penultimate minister of government. 

The standing Vice-Chancellor is His Excellency Lord Philip Galbraith, Viscount of Rivia. @Josef_Rippelberg

The Lord Privy seal shall be His Imperial Highness Prince Adrian Marcellus, Count of Temesch @Tiresiam

THE PRIVY COUNCIL

Designated as all those serving directly beneath the wing of the Lord Chancellor subsequently also the Vice-Chancellor respectively. The department includes direct special advisory functions, as well as encompassing all the necessary utilities cohesion required for inter-governmental affairs and is headed nominally by the Vice-Chancellor in official capacity.

THE INQUISITOR-GENERAL:

This office is stewarded by His Excellency, Lord Elijah Keen, Baron of Ames. @HeyitsNano

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES

1. During the administration of Philip III, the Imperial Inquisition system was designed after the eventual stagnation of the first Imperial courts, designed by Emperor Peter III. Despite its glorious peak in the Ruby City of Helena, the first Imperial courts found itself mellow and unused, and was halted by its unneeded bureaucratic barriers; many courts falling through to injustice as no solicitors nor judges were to be available. 
2. The Inquisitor-General is now tasked with maintaining this Inquisition system, employing those seeking to expand their knowledge of Orenian law into a fine corps of administrators of justice.

THE LADY VICEROY:

This office is stewarded by Her Imperial Highness, Lady Athenais Olivienne Marie, Countess-consort of Temesch. @Dasdi

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES

1. In previous Imperial administration, the land surrounding the capital of Oren were subject to a substantially profound, even unneeded, amount of manors - each with different constructs with no cementing Royal identity. While it was only during the reign of Philip III that these mistakes were corrected, the Viceroy’s Office will be charged with the responsibility of creating a unilateral commission that preserves current and future standards for cultural structures. 
2. In light of the liberation of the Kingdom of Oren and its subsequent split with the lands of Westmarch, the Viceroy’s Office will also be determined to divide up the Royal land accordingly amongst peers, towns, estate holders, and manage future petitioners of land.

THE LORD/LADY WHISPERER:

This office is stewarded by [classified].

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES

[CLASSIFIED]

THE LORD COMMISSIONER:

This office is stewarded by His Excellency, Mr. Dante Falcone. @BenjiBot

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES

1. The aftermath of the 20 years war with the Tripartite and the subsequent claim for the Royal crown has left the foreign department of the Kingdom in disarray. The Lord Commissioner is tasked with the rehabilitation of relations with humanity and beyond, as well as hosting foreign delegations to merriment both domestic and abroad.

THE LORD REGISTRAR:

This office is stewarded by His Excellency, Mr. Guillaume Louis Vuiller @kazoo

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES

1. The Registrar’s Office has always been one recognized as a dual-headed arm of the Orenian governance. The primary focus of this office has, and will continue to be integration of the immigrants to Providence within their suitable niches. The Registrar’s Office will be tasked with upholding the Orenian Immigration Office, allowing opportunities for those who wish to serve our beautiful country.
2. The office is furthermore two-fold; they are also charged with drafting articles to cohesively represent the Orenian cultures that stand widespread around the lands of the King. This iteration of the Registrar’s Office will be directed to the practice of anthropology, framing the numerous cultures of the world through an Orenian lens. The steward of the cultural office will be directed to Lady Sophie of Pruvia @ncarr.

THE CHIEF OF WAR:

This office is stewarded by His Excellency, Mr. Darius of Mardon.  @Mamluk

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES

1. The current Imperial legion is both fledgling and newborn, and in accordance, the War Office will need its visionaries who will stewards the next generation of our officers and non-commissioned officers. This vision will be accompanied by the Lord Marshal of the Petrine Legion, who will delegate the tasks of maintaining audits on Royal auxiliaries, maintaining and building new fortifications, and expanding a ledger of enlisted within the Royal Legion.

THE LORD TREASURER:

This office is stewarded by His Excellency, Mr. Kennard Armas @SortedJarhead

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES

1. The predecessors of the Kingdom of Oren were renowned for their great economic talents. The inhabitance of Almaris land by Joseph II, marked the great expanse of the Orenian treasury. It has seen only growth since then, the treasury of Philip III known for being quite sufficient in funds. Thus, the Treasurer’s Office will be charged with reinvesting these funds into the Orenian people, supplying grants and loans to businesses across the Empire to flourish. They, first and foremost, are charged to audit the Royal ledgers, and inform the ministry on its transactions.

IMPERIAL APPOINTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT, 1867

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8th of Tobias’ Bounty, 1867

Our esteemed subjects,

As Our Empire is in need of promoting competent statesmen, loyal subjects, and valiant warriors we do hereby make the following changes unto Our government.

The Right Honorable, Philip Rupert Galbraith, Viscount of Rivia, shall take the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs in Our ministries.

The Right Honorable, Hieran Livarai de Melphestaus, shall take the role of Colonel within the Imperial Legion and Minister of War in Our ministries.

It is Our innate command that these appointees carry out their duties with bold vigor and determination to improve Our Empire.

AD DEI GLORIAM,

HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duke of Ves, Helena, Novellen, Furnestock and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera 

HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, ANASTASIA I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera.

Imperial Diet Election Commission Now Hiring!

Mission Statement

The Imperial Election Commission (IEC), has been tasked with oversight over the new electoral reforms. The “IEC” shall ensure that all elections are carried out and follow the new system. It shall protect voters' integrity and provide the necessary management of the electoral process. 

IEC IS HIRING!
 

The Imperial Election Commission is now looking for staff. We are looking for people who wish to be active in their community and be a part of the electoral process. Requirements to apply are:

1. One must be at least sixteen years of age.

2. Cannot be an active member of a political party.
3. Cannot run for political office while working for the IEC.

The IEC will allow one to see first hand how Imperial Elections take place. Some of the jobs may include:

1. Encouraging people to register to vote.
2. Hosting debates during election terms.
3. Taking notes down about the Imperial Diet.
4. Writing up Voter Cards.
5. Returning Voter Cards after elections.
6. Managing and helping the electoral process.
7. And MORE!

Each member of the IEC will receive a PAY every saints week based on their work.

Positions open:

Deputy Commissioner: The Deputy Commissioner is the Commissioners right hand. They help the Commissioner carry out their job and take over should the Commissioner be unavailable.

IEC Receptionist: They will be in charge of the IEC office and making sure everything is in order. They will also be the face of the IEC office and help anyone who comes in with questions or pass them along to another member of the staff.

IEC Electoral Staff: These are the IEC staff who are out in the field doing everything they need. They may be signing people up to vote, passing out Voter Cards or helping with IEC events.

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Election Commissioner Cicero Lulainus Cato

CITY ELECTION,

3rd of Tobias’ Bounty 1866

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LET ALL BE AWARE that on this day, the 3rd Of Thomas’ Bounty, in the year of Our Lord GOD 1866,  The City Election ellections shall commence. All those eligible to vote are  entitled to cast their ballot to the Department of Civil Affairs. All ineligible votes shall be invalidated.

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The 1866 Edition

Doors Of Law (1863)

The Final Offensive

The Battle To End The War

Year eighteen of the war, Imperial Soldiers are now marching into the lands of the savage Urgunai, after long and exhausting battles in Lower Petra region, which led to a supreme imperial victory, it is time to send the pitchfork to Urgaun and liberate Blackvale from the clutches of the hands of the Urgunai brutes. While it has been proven that the church of canon has taken up arms against the empire and its people, the Imperial Crown issued the statement that no men of the cloth, not aiding the war, shall remain safe. This shall do well for church relations within the empire that we have yet forsaken our faith even if it has forsaken us. 

While mixed emotional statements have been cast out by the Kingdom of Haenseti-Ruska. Blaming the empire, instead of working with the empire to solve generational-based issues. The brutes, however, have made the statement they do not wish for peace. As all peace talks have ceased and been ignored by the new underking, it means to undermine the effect of the war and its toll upon the people. The Crown and the Imperial Forces ask all loyal subjects of the empire to take up arms, do donations to the effort so it will end swiftly and with a grand imperial victory.

Emperor Peter III In Mardon (1866)

Empress Anne I

The Journey To The Imperial Throne

Empress Anne Augusta Helane of the Holy Orenian Empire was born at the Palace of Novellen in New Helena on the 12th of Owyn’s Flame, 1735. Being the eldest daughter of the at time, Crown Prince-pretender. Emperor Peter III of the Holy Orenian Empire and his wife, the future empress-consort. Lorena Christana of Cascadia. Last of the Cascadian line of Horen. The last Cascadian claimant to the Imperial Throne.

After her birth. She was quickly betrothed to the son of the Lord Regent at the time, Joseph Clement de Sarkozy. The Current Duke of Helena. Suddenly. The Lord Regent had died and her father was elevated to the Imperial Throne. Instead of opting the title of Crown Princess. She was titled, Princess Imperial. As her mother was expected to birth sons.

In the auspicious position of being heir-presumptive as her mother and father never truly did have any sons. Her father only had illegitimate sons with his mistress. Was given a good education by many scholars and governess. Being educated by the likes of Simon Basrid and other notable men of Oren. Simon Basrid became a father figure, a guide for the young Princess Imperial.

The time finally came. She was wed to Joseph Clement de Sarkozy. On 15th of Sun's Smile 1753. The wedding was known to be beautiful and a showcase of the crown’s power. After the union, there was jousts, drinks. Celebrations at Selm. Only two years after the union, they introduced their first child. Elizabeth Anne. Then many others. Which included Emperor John VIII of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

After many triumphs. Her time for the Imperial Throne came when her father died thirty two years later. Upon the 12th of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1785. Where both Anne and Joseph were crowned as co-monarchs. The era of Anne and Joseph had begun. 

Acting Director Of Civil Affairs, 

Mister Guillaume Louis Pruvia

Deputy Director Of Civil Affairs, 

Miss Héloïse Thérèse Halocurt d’Artois

THE EDICTS OF THE HOLY ORENIAN EMPIRE

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A Compendium of All Edicts

Issued Under Imperial Authority since 1736

Edict of Establishment

1736

In the Name of the Lord Protector

Edict of Elections

1736

In the Name of the Lord Protector

Edict of Reform

1763

In the Name of Emperor Peter III

Amendment to the Edict of Reform

1773

In the Name of Emperor Peter III

Amendment to the Edict of Reform

1787

In the Name of Empress Anne I & Emperor Joseph II 

Amendment to the Edict of Reform

1794

In the Name of Empress Anne I & Emperor Joseph II 

Edict of Providence

1798

In the Name of Empress Anne I & Emperor Joseph II 

Amendment to the Edict of Reform

1799

In the Name of Empress Anne I & Emperor Joseph II 

Edict of Rosemoor

1807

In the Name of Emperor Joseph II

Edict of Sunholdt

1808

In the Name of Emperor Joseph II

Edict of Revaluation

1807

In the Name of Emperor Joseph II

Edict of Renzfeld

1815

In the Name of Emperor John VIII

Edict of Furnestock

1837

In the Name of Emperor Philip II

Edict of Visiga

1840

In the Name of Emperor Philip II

Amendment to the Edict of Visiga

1841

In the Name of Emperor Philip II

Edict of Kositz

1853

In the Name of Emperor Philip III

Edict of Reform

1854

In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I

Edict of Settlement

1854

In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I

Edict of Petra

1855

In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I

Edict of Inquisition

1859

In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I

Edict of Aster

1864

In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I

Amendment to the Edict of Reform

1864

In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I

THE IMPERIAL CENSUS, 1865 - 1875

The census records have been scattered, torched and lost to the whirlwind of the Aster Revolution. Thus, His Imperial Majesty has ordered the administration of a new census to ascertain the population of His Imperial Majesty's subjects for purposes demographic and electoral.

This being so, the Department of Civil Affairs now clears the rolls and reissues the census. This census shall last from the years 1865 - 1875.

SECTION I: THE IMPERIAL CENSUS

The following matters shall define the purpose and extent of the Imperial Census.

The Imperial Census shall be administered throughout the Empire for a duration of ten years.

Upon the completion of a census period, the rolls of citizenship shall be cleared, and a new census administered to which subjects are obligated to take.

All subjects of the Imperial Crown are obligated by law to take the census, and sworn under oath to the truth of their responses.

All magistrates are duty-bound to further the administration of the census within their jurisdictions

SECTION II: NATIONAL ELECTIONS

The following matters particularly pertain to elections.

If the Imperial subject so chooses, he may be registered to vote in the Municipality, Region or district of his residential address.

The Imperial subject may not be hindered from registering to vote in the district of his residential address.

If fraud is to be discovered in the registration of voting addresses, the accused may be prosecuted by the full extent of the law, up to and including felony impersonation.

Hereafter is the Imperial Census of the Year 1865, extending until 1875:

Fill The Census 

The Holy Orenian Empire’s Code of Laws, be they Civil, Criminal or Natural

The Imperial Code

INTRODUCTION - General Provisions and Exordium 

TITLE I - Classifications of Crimes

TITLE II - The Ten Tables (Lex Criminalis) or Criminal Law 

CH 201 - On Defining the Tables

CH 202 - Injury against the Person

CH 203 - On Injury against Property

CH 206 - On Injury against Morality

CH 207 - On Injury against Order

CH 208 - On Injury against the Imperial Office and Direct Imperial Hous

CH 209 - On Inchoate Offenses

CH 210 - On Legal Classifications

CH 211 - Youth Justice Act (1501): On Minors in Court

TITLE III - Lex Haraccene or Civil Law 

CH 301 - Barclay Reform Act (1784): On Personhood

CH 302 - On Paternity, Filiation and Bastardry

CH 304 - On Obligation

CH 305 - On Contracts

CH 306 - On Succession (Elizabeth Roosemoore Succession of 1836)

CH 307 – The Battlements Act (1759): On Fortifications

CH 308 - Judicial Customs

TITLE IV - Lex Aristocratia or Peerage Law 

CH 401 - On the Estates and Nature of the Nobility

CH 402 - On Rights and Privileges of the Nobility

CH 403 - On Duties of the Nobility

CH 404 - On Provision and Regency

CH 405 - On Succession Crisis

CH 406 - Taxes within the empire

CH 407 - Excise Act (1803): On Excise Taxation

CH 408  Acts & Edicts

TITLE V - The Ten Laws of Magick

CH 501 - On the Ten Laws of Magicka

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS 

In accordance to the Cut The Red Tape Act (1859) and Barclay Reform Act (1779), the Pandectarum Johannes Fredericus Imperator, shall be known as The Imperial Code or TIC for short, shall be the legal code of all laws pertaining to the Holy Orenian Empire and her Provinces.

Holy Orenian Empire (Oren): The country, the nation of which these laws apply. Constitutes both provinces or colonies. 

Holy Orenian Emperor (or Empress): The head of state of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

The Crown: The sovereign of the Holy Orenian Empire, which controls the Imperial State Military and the Imperial Peerage and rules under the direction and advice of the Council of State and the Imperial Diet.

The Imperial Code (TIC): The lawbook of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

Archchancellor (Edict of Pompourelia (1787): The Archchancellor is the head of the government of the Empire and is ex officio the President of the Council of State. He is the prime minister of the country and is responsible for presiding over a government, which is also known as a ministry. The ministry bears the Archchancellor’s name (i.e the Basrid Ministry) or, if he has one, the name of his peerage (i.e the Selm Ministry). Ultimately, all agencies of the country are accountable to him, and he is expected to serve as His Imperial Majesty’s right hand in the governance of the realm. Like the Great Offices of State, the Archchancellor holds the rank of minister of the Crown (see TIC 601.02).

Vice Chancellor (Edict of Pompourelia (1787): The Vice Chancellor is the deputy head of the government of the Empire and can be described as a deputy prime minister. This somewhat amorphous role is expected to serve as an understudy to the Archchancellor, aiding him in the discharge of any of his official duties. In this way, the office has a rather broad scope of powers and authority. In the event of the absence or incapacitation of the Archchancellor, it is typically expected that the Vice Chancellor will be able to take up his roles. The Vice Chancellor is also a minister of the Crown (see TIC 601.03).

Council of State (Edict of Pompourelia (1787): The Council of State is the formal legal name for what is typically referred to as the Cabinet. This institution, in existence since the Council of State Establishment Edict (1732), is the foremost body of advisors to His Imperial Majesty The Holy Orenian Emperor. They are the conciliary body concerned with the active executive government of the Empire, and are themselves a special committee of the wider Privy Council, which at time of publishing is a vestigial and honorary body. The Cabinet can be informally divided into two parts. Firstly, there is the head of government, the Archchancellor, who presides over it, and his deputy the Vice Chancellor. Secondly, there are the Great Offices of State, composed of the six most senior cabinet ministers in charge of various departments and government bodies (see ITC 601).

Great Offices of State (Edict of Pompourelia (1787): The Great Offices of State are the six most senior ministers of the Crown in charge of the six most important political ministries within the Holy Orenian Empire. Together with the Archchancellor and the Vice Chancellor, they make up the government, or ‘ministry’ (see TIC 601).

Imperial Peerage: The lettered nobility of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

Imperial Diet: The legislative body of the Crown, made up of Imperial Grandees and the elected Representatives.

Imperial Iquestion: The judiciary body of the Crown

EXORDIUM ON IMPERIAL AUTHORITY 

Excerpt Upon the Nature of Imperial Authority 

It is the crown of piety that adorns the Emperor above all other ornaments of kingship. Wealth vanishes; glory perishes, but the gift of God-given government is eternal, and it sets its possessors beyond the reach of oblivion. 

By the hand of Holy Pontiffs, the Emperor is bestowed a dignity beyond all honors, for it is a dignity bestowed by God. His soul is rendered pure upon ascent and thenceforth reflects the state of his dominions; if sallow be his domain, his spirit languishes in its equal. He weighs the sins of men, and is thus burdened to toil towards a realm kin to the heavens. 

By the nature of his body, the Emperor is alike to other men--but by his authority, he is above all others, and no man can claim greater jurisdiction. The Imperial Office is that of the Lord’s vice-regent in this world, and is wholly unbound by common or temporal law. He is inalienable and indomitable, as he must be so as to govern justly and fairly. 

In receiving this dignity, the Emperor is compelled to emulate He who granted it, for though all men serve him, he is servant to God. Earthly pomp degrades the majesty of his office, as does wickedness and laxity. To afford wisdom and mercy akin to the Lord’s is the Emperor’s greatest faculty; he is credited with greater capacity than any other to work justice. 

Yet no man is his judge, and God his only confessor. The Emperor is eminent in all things; he is above the sun that retreats before darkness, and the seas which accede to the ravings of the stars. He is greater than the winds which toss without abandon, and the earth that lays indolent still despite calamity. The Emperor is Oren manifest: successor to its prophets and master to the world, the sovereign of all humanity who provides that esteemed folk with just governance. 

- Prince-Father Charles Polycarp, Metropolitan of Felsen, 1527 

ADDENDUM 

Excerpt Upon the Rights of Man 

Humanity, created by God in the image of His Prophets, is bestowed upon through His Divine Power the guaranteed, inalienable rights of Man, held above all law and rule. Through the power of the Imperial Crown, they are enforced and protected immaculate and indefinite, only transgressed by committing a mortal sin. 

The Rights of Man include; 

● THE RIGHT TO LIFE, so no man will ever be taken to the Skies so soon. 

● THE RIGHT TO LIBERTY, so no man will ever be bonded by the shackles of slavery. 

● THE RIGHT TO TRIAL, so no man accused of a crime shall be subject to punishment or penalty without first having been judged so by a jury of his peers; having been allowed fair and proper representation; and to always be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

These rights are the backbone of human liberty and law, preventing the slip of chaos as seen in time immemorial, acting as a shield before the dark arrows of tyranny and selfish ambition. All sons of the First Prophet, no matter of blood, language, or culture, carry upon them these golden laurels of freedom, through right of birth and sapienic kinship. 

- Emperor Joseph I, 1718 

ADDENDUM 

General Principles of Law 

The Binding Contract Principle; 

“A binding contract exists by an expressed offer that is taken up upon by an expressed acceptance of said offer”. 

The Eminent Domain Principle; 

“All soil, and the structures and elements upon it, are under Imperial ownership, unless specified otherwise by referenceable documents from the Imperial government”. 

The Rightful Ownership Principle; 

“A human with uncontested physical ownership of a good, legal tender or produce, with an absent pretext of criminality, is assumed to be the rightful legal owner.”

The Penalty Principle; 

“The gravity of a crime can exceed the amount of justice the conventional punishments could bring, and therefore might require the execution of the criminal”. 

The Exclusion (Leumont) Principle; 

“Everything established within the physical, administrative and diplomatic dimension that is not in accordance with the rule of law; is considered to have never existed.” 

TITLE II - THE TEN TABLES (LEX CRIMINALIS) 

CH 201 - On Defining the Tables 

201.01 - The activity of the Ten Tables is to elucidate our wishes for the dispensation of justice within our realm. At our charge, its precepts are enacted, and in our absence, they shall service the state in contending against iniquity. We thus commit our servants to see to its righteous execution, in accordance with the three principles of law: to live virtuously, to trespass no one, and to give each his due. 

201.02 - Thus we consider all crime as injury against the well being of one of seven parties, each the subject of an equal number of preceding Tables: the individual, property, the state, the faith, the public morality, public order, and the Imperial office. Approximately, the ninth table concerns inchoate offenses, and the tenth legal defenses for mitigation of punishment. 

201.03 - Of the offenses enumerated herein, each is classified according to its degree, of which there exist three, and upon which culpability and just punishment shall be evaluated. The applicable sanction for each crime and degree of injury are recorded within Title I. These degrees are: 

201.03A - Infractions, of least severity, include the appropriated sentences: monetary fine up to two thousand mina, disbarring from public office for up to two annum, confinement to prison for up to two annum, banishment up to two annum, conscription up to five annum, designated service to faith up to five annum, flogging up to fifteen lashes, birching up to fifteen lashes, pillory up to one hour, branding by hot iron on the chest or buttocks. 

201.03B - Misdemeanors, of middling severity, include the appropriated sentences: monetary fine up to fifteen thousand mina, disbarring from public office for up to ten annum, confinement to prison for up to ten annum, banishment up to ten annum, conscription up to twenty annum, designated service to faith up to twenty annum, flogging up to thirty lashes, birching up to thirty lashes, pillory up to three hours, branding by hot iron on a limb, chest, or buttocks. 

201.03C - Felonies, of great severity, include the appropriated sentences: monetary fine up to fifty thousand mina, disbarring from public office for up to a lifetime, confinement to prison for up to a lifetime, banishment up to a lifetime, conscription up to a lifetime, designated service to faith up to a lifetime, flogging up to sixty lashes, birching up to sixty lashes, pillory up to three hours, branding by hot iron on a limb, chest, buttocks, or face, execution by hanging. 

201.03D - Treason, of intolerable severity, includes the appropriate sentences: execution by hanging, execution by crossbow or arbalest if offender is an enlisted soldier, attainder. 

201.05 - Retroaction Act (1788): All laws, unless otherwise stated, take effect on the moment of ascent and do not apply retroactively to previous time periods. Laws which act retroactively must state such in an ex post facto clause. 

CH 202 - Injury against the Person 

202.01 - On Assault 

202.01A - Where an individual intentionally makes an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another, this shall be assault, a misdemeanor. 

202.02 - On Battery 

202.02B - Where an individual intentionally commits upon another an unlawful act of violence which brings about lasting but not permanent injury, incapacitates for any length of time, or utilizes a dangerous weapon, this shall be battery, a misdemeanor.

202.03 - On Manslaughter 

202.03B - Where an individual brings about the death of another without malice upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion, this shall be voluntary manslaughter, a felony. 

202.04 - On Murder 

202.04A - Where an individual intentionally commits such an act of violence upon another which brings about their death, with or without premeditation, a felony. 

202.05 - On Mayhem 

202.05C - Where an individual intentionally or negligently commits such an act as to bring about the dismemberment of another, the destruction of an eye, castration, or other irreparable loss of an appendage or organ, this shall be mayhem, a felony. 

202.05D - Shearing Act (1839): Imposing, threatening, or engaging in the clipping of ears is illegal, a felony.

202.06 - On Kidnapping

202.06A - Where an individual intentionally abducts, restrains, or confines another individual against their will without physical harm or endangerment of the victim, this shall be kidnapping, a misdemeanor. 

202.06B - Where an individual intentionally abducts, restrains, or confines another individual against their will, and in the course of this brings about physical harm or endangerment of the victim, this shall be kidnapping, a felony. 

202.07 - On Hostages 

202.07A - Where an individual who commits the offense of kidnapping, as defined in section 202.06, against a person for the purposes of protection from arrest, which substantially increases harm to the victim, these shall be hostages, a felony. 

202.08 - On Defamation 

202.08A - Where an individual disseminates false information about an individual, with intent to harm the reputation of that individual, this shall be defamation, an infraction. 

202.08B - Where an individual disseminates false information about an individual, with intent to harm the reputation of that individual, in a public space or by distribution of printed materials, this shall be defamation, a misdemeanor. 

202.09 - On Impersonation 

202.09A - Where an individual intentionally assumes the identity of another individual for any purpose except the carrying out of high treason, this shall be impersonation in the second degree, an infraction. 

202.09B - Where an individual intentionally assumes the identity of another individual in order to carry out high treason, this shall be impersonation in the first degree, treason. 

202.010 - Criminal Justice Reform Act (1746): On Torture and Cruel and Unusual Punishment 

202.010A - Where an individual intentionally afflicts another with injury for revenge or coercion of one party to another, this shall be torture, a felony.

202.010B - Where an individual sustains the imprisonment of an individual who is below the age of majority, this shall be minor imprisonment, a misdemeanor. 

202.010C - Uses of torture and enhanced interrogation may only be employed with an expressed written and signed writ from an Imperial magistrate in a court of law. The provision of this amendment and due process for the permission of torture by a court of law shall be waived for those deemed as enemy combatants of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

202.11 - Medical Validation Act (1738): On Malpractice 

202.11A - Where an individual knowingly mistreats or denies necessary care to a patient to a point of great damage, this shall be defined as malpractice in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

202.11B - If an individual knowlingly mistreats or denies necessary care to a patient to the point of death, this shall be treated as murder. A felony.

CH 203 - On Injury against Property 

203.01 - On Theft 

203.01A - Where an individual intentionally deprives another of moveable property without the consent of its owner, and this property totals less than fifty minas in value, this shall be theft in the third degree, an infraction. 

203.01B - Where an individual intentionally deprives another of moveable property without the consent of its owner, and this property totals greater than fifty minas but less than five hundred minas in value, this shall be theft in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

203.01C - Where an individual intentionally deprives another of moveable property without the consent of its owner, and this property totals greater than five hundred minas in value, this shall be theft in the first degree, a felony. 

203.02 - On Burglary 

203.02A - Where an individual unlawfully enters an uninhabited property this shall be burglary in the second degree, a misdemeanor.

203.02B - Where an individual unlawfully enters an inhabited property, this shall be burglary in the first degree, a felony. 

203.03 - On Burglary Tools 

203.03A - Where an individual is in possession of any tool, explosive or any other device commonly used in the commission of a burglary, theft or other crime with the intent to make use thereof in commission of a crime, this shall be burglary tools, an infraction.. 

203.04 - On Robbery 

203.04A - Where an individual intentionally deprives an owner of his moveable property through violence or threat of violence, this shall be robbery, a felony. 

203.05 - On Forgery 

203.05A - Where an individual, with the intent to defraud, knowing that he or she has no authority to do so, signs the name of another person or of a fictitious person, this shall be forgery, an infraction. 

203.06 - On Vandalism 

203.06A - Where an individual intentionally or negligently damages or defaces the property of another, and this damage is of small or moderate amounts, this shall be vandalism in the second degree, an infraction. 

203.06B - Where an individual intentionally or negligently damages or defaces the property of another, and this damage is of great amounts, this shall be vandalism in the first degree, a misdemeanor. 

203.07 - On Arson 

203.07A - Where an individual negligently damages or defaces the property of another through fire, this shall be arson in the second degree, an misdemeanor. 

203.07B - Where an individual intentionally damages or defaces the property of another through fire, this shall be vandalism in the first degree, a felony. 

203.08 - On Trespassing 

203.08A - Where an individual refuses to leave another’s property, or returns to a property they’ve been barred from, this shall be trespassing, an infraction. 

203.10 - On Bad Debt 

203.10A - Where an individual fails to resolve a relatively small or moderate debt to another individual in a reasonable amount of time, this shall be bad debt in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

203.10B - Where an individual fails to resolve a relatively large debt to another individual in a reasonable amount of time, this shall be bad debt in the first degree, a felony. 

203.10C - Before convicting an individual of bad debt, a court should look to seize an individual's assets. 

CH 204 - On Injury against the State 

204.01 - Treason and Sedition Act (1751): On Treason 

204.01A - Where an individual commits acts with the intent to compromise the integrity of the Crown and its constituent institutions by waging insurrection and seeking the destruction of the Imperial State by impugning the character and person of the Crown through subversive means such as collusion with enemy entities and actors against the State, this shall be the crime of treason. 

204.01B - Where an individual commits acts with the intent to compromise the integrity of the Crown and its constituent institutions by waging insurrection, committing acts of violence, or raising flag in rebellion against the Imperial State, this shall be the crime of treason.

204.04 - On Contraband 

204.04A - Where an individual knowingly possesses illegal substances, literature, or items, this shall be the crime of contraband, an infraction. 

204.04B - Where an individual knowingly sells, markets, purchases, or transfers ownership of illegal substances, literature, or items, this shall be the crime of contraband, a misdemeanor. 

204.04C - Where an individual knowingly manufactures illegal substances, literature, or items, this shall be the crime of contraband, a felony. 

204.05 - On Obstruction 

204.05A - Where an individual interferes with, obstructs the progress of, or otherwise hinders government officials and prosecutors during the apprehension or investigation of a criminal or criminal activity, this shall be the crime of obstruction, an infraction. 

204.07 - On Absconding 

204.07A - Where an individual fails or intentionally avoids surrendering oneself to the custody of Imperial officials at the appropriate time, this shall be the crime of absconding, and in the case of the awaiting trial immediately confirms guilt, dismissing the need for lawful hearing. 

204.08 - On Bribery 

204.08A - Where an individual persuades or attempts to persuade any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, public official, government official, or any person who may be authorized by the law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with the intent to influence their vote, opinion or decision with a monetary gift, this shall be bribery, a misdemeanor. 

204.08B - Where an judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, public official, government official, or any person who may be authorized by the law to hear or determine any question or controversy accepts or attempts to accept a monetary gift, for the intent of influencing their vote, opinion or decision, this shall be bribery, a felony. 

204.09 - On Extortion 

204.09A - Where an individual obtains money, titles, or other property from another with his or her consent, or the obtaining of an official act from a public office, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, this shall be extortion, a misdemeanor. 

204.010 - On Perjury 

204.010A - Where an individual intentionally misleads, deceives, or withholds pertinent information from an interrogating agent of the law during the course of a criminal or civil trial, this shall be perjury, a felony. 

204.010B - Where an individual intentionally misleads, deceives, or withholds pertinent information from an interrogating agent of the law during the course of a trial of treason, this shall be perjury, charged with the penalty of treason. 

204.011 - On Fraud 

204.011A - Where an individual intentionally or negligently fails to abide by the terms of a written or verbal contract, misleads regarding its terms, or provides insufficient consideration for its completion, to the detriment of another, and this detriment is of small or moderate amounts, this shall be fraud , an infraction. 

204.011B - Where an individual intentionally or negligently fails to abide by the terms of a written or verbal contract, misleads regarding its terms, or provides insufficient consideration for its completion, to the detriment of another, and this detriment is of great amounts, this shall be fraud in the first degree, a misdemeanor.

204.012 - On Embezzlement 

204.012A - When a government official intentionally or negligently, steals, withholds, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the Orenian Empire, this shall be embezzlement, treason. 

204.013 - On Unauthorized Military Organizations 

204.013A - When an individual intentionally or negligently operates as a part of an organization that meets the definition of a private military organization and is operating under an expired authorization, this shall be an Unauthorized Military Organization in the second degree, an infraction. 

204.013B - When an individual intentionally or negligently operates as a part of an organization that meets the definition of a private military organization and has not received proper authorization, this shall be an Unauthorized Military Organization in the first degree, a misdemeanor. 

204.014 - Strong Institutions Act (1791): On Disobedience

204.014A - Where an individual refuses to appear before the Imperial Diet after being summoned by one of its chambers, this shall be the crime of disobedience, an infraction. 

204.014B - Where an individual refuses to appear before the Imperial Courts after being summoned by its presiding Justice, this shall be the crime of disobedience, an infraction. 

204.014C - Where an agent of the law refuses to enforce a ruling, writ or order of the Imperial Courts, this shall be the crime of disobedience in second degree, a misdemeanor. 

204.014D - Where an agent of the law refuses a direct order of the Imperial Office, this shall be the crime of disobedience, a felony. 

CH 206 - On Injury against Morality 

206.01 - On Indecency 

206.01A - Where an individual intentionally and deliberately dresses in an immoral or obscene fashion, usually in a sexual manner, this shall be the crime of indecency, an infraction. 

206.02 - On Deviancy 

206.02A - Where an individual intentionally acts in unusual or unaccepted standards, especially in social or political behavior, this shall be the crime of deviancy, an infraction. 

206.03- On Obscene Materials 

206.03A - Where an individual possesses materials that are determined to be obscene to a reasonable person, this shall be the crime of obscene materials, an infraction. 

206.04 - On Witchcraft 

206.04A - Where an individual intentionally partakes and practices the dark arts, such as blood magic, or other sacrilegious activities, this shall be the crime of witchcraft, a felony.
 

205.07 - On Devilry 

205.07A - Where an individual intentionally and actively participates in the worship of demons and devils, evangelizes the worship of demons and devils, or encourages the growth of devilic cults, this shall be the crime of devilry, a felony. 

206.05 - On Fornication

206.05A - Where an unmarried individual intentionally fornicates another individual in a public or private location, this shall be the crime of fornication, an infraction. 

206.06 - On Adultery 

206.06A - Where a married individual intentionally fornicates with another who is not the spouse, this shall be the crime of adultery, a misdemeanor. 

206.07 - On Consanguinity 

206.07A - Where an individual intentionally fornicates or has an immoral relationship with one’s close family, such as with father, with mother, with siblings, or with offspring, this shall be the crime of consanguinity, a misdemeanor. 

206.07B - Certain cases of consanguinity may be allowed by decree of the Holy Orenian Emperor. 

206.08 - On Miscegenation

206.08A - Where an individual intentionally fornicates with one not of his race, such as man and elf or man and dwarf, this shall be the crime of miscegenation, a misdemeanor. 

CH 207 - On Injury against Order 

207.01 - On Vagrancy 

207.01A - Where an individual intentionally lives the life of a vagrant, participating in improper begging, and illegally staying in residences and towns, this shall be the crime of vagrancy, a misdemeanor. 

207.02 - On Concealment of Identity 

207.02A - Where an individual intentionally conceals or hides oneself’s identity to an agent of the law, this shall be the crime of concealing one’s identity, an infraction. 

207.03 - On Vigilantism 

207.03A - Where an individual intentionally apprehends, convicts, or punishes another individual of a crime but is not an agent of the law or given permission by the Imperial Office, this shall be the crime of vigilantism, a felony. 

207.04 - On Disturbing the Peace 

207.04A - Where an individual intentionally and deliberately hinders or interrupts the common peace by embellished performance or immoral behavior, this shall be the crime of disturbing the peace, a misdemeanor. 

CH 208 - On Injury against the Imperial Office and Direct Imperial House 

208.00 - Defining an Imperial Office:A member of the Council of State or the Palace Council.

208.00A - Defining Direct Imperial House: A member of the Imperial Family with no other peerages or titles. They are permanent residents of the palace.

208.01 - On Injured Majesty 

208.01A - Where an individual intentionally and deliberately defames the Imperial Office or the Direct Imperial House, this shall be injured majesty, a felony. 

208.02 - On Harmed Majesty

208.02A - Where an individual unintentionally physically harms a member of the Imperial Office or the Direct Imperial House, this shall be harmed majesty, a felony. 

208.02B - Where an individual intentionally physically harms a member of the Imperial Office or the Direct Imperial House, this shall be harmed majesty, and charged with the punishment of treason. 

208.03 - On Imperial Homicide 

208.03A - Where an individual kills a member of the Imperial Office or the Direct Imperial House, this shall be the crime of Imperial Homicide, charged with the punishment of treason. 

CH 209 - On Inchoate Offenses 

209.04 -  Inchoate Offenses Act (1788): On Punishment of Criminal Organizations & Entities

209.04A - Where an individual of a criminal organization, or entity, has been convicted of a minimum of two offenses within the following tables of the TIC; CH202, CH203, CH204, CH206, CH207 & 209 or treason. In which scenario any executive legal bodies of the Empire may enact the following law to further arrest, investigate and prosecute any individuals of the associated organization or entity, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime committed by the instigator.

209.04B - Where an individual of a criminal organization, or entity, has been convicted of a minimum of two offenses within the following tables of the TIC; CH202, CH203, CH204, CH206, CH207 & 209 or treason. In which scenario any executive legal bodies of the Empire may enact the following law to further cease and withhold any assets belonging to the specified criminal organization or entity.

209.05 -  Inchoate Offenses Act (1788): On Crime by Association

209.05A - Where an individual is directly associated with any convicted criminal, wherein evidence provided suggests cooperation between the convicted criminal and the individual, this shall be crime by association, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime of which the individual is associated with.

209.05B - In which scenario any executive legal bodies of the Empire may enact the following law to further arrest, investigate and prosecute any individuals of the associated organization or entity, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime committed by the instigator.

CH 210 - On Legal Classifications 

210.01 - On Conspiracy - Where an individual knowingly signals intent to commit a crime at a future time, this shall be the crime of conspiracy, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime which conspiracy is caused for. 

209.02 - On Incitement - Where an individual intentionally incites or encourages another individual into committing a crime, this shall be the crime of incitement, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime which incitement is caused for. 

209.03 - On Attempt - Where an individual actively attempts, but fails to commit, a crime, the individual shall be held liable with a mitigated punishment according to the crime which was attempted. 

210.0- From a dishonourable cause an event does not arise - Where an individual accuses another of a crime where evidence was obtained through criminal means, the individual accused is not held liable. 

210.05 - To a willing person, it is not a wrong - Where an individual consents or actively places oneself in a position of harm or danger, that individual may not bring a claim against another party in tort or delict. 

210.06 - In Equal Fault - Where the individual held liable for a crime and the party convicting the individual for a crime is deemed both at fault, whether for the same crime or similar, both the individual and the convicting party shall not be held liable. 

210.07 - On Duress  - Where an individual commits a crime intentionally, but under reasonably proximate threat of force equal to or less than the severity of the crime committed, that individual shall not be held liable. Rather, the individual responsible for the threat shall be held liable. 

210.08 - On Entrapment - Where an individual is encouraged or compelled by an agent of the law to commit a crime they otherwise would not have intended to commit, that individual shall not be held liable. 

210.09 - On Infancy - Where an individual is below the age of twelve years and commits a third degree or lesser crime, that individual shall not be held liable. If the individual commits a second degree or greater crime, the individual shall be held liable with mitigated punishment or lesser conviction. 

210.10 - On Necessity - Where an individual is compelled by circumstances beyond their control, as a last resort, to commit a crime in order to prevent a more injurious outcome, that individual shall not be held liable. 

210.11 - On Provocation - Where an individual is invoked or compelled by another individual to act with a sudden or temporary loss of self control and commits a crime as a response, the individual shall be held liable with mitigated punishment or lesser conviction. 

210.12 - On Incapability - Where an individual is physically or mentally unable to meet the requirements given by law for punishment or conviction, the individual shall not be held liable. 

210.13 - On Immunity - Where an agent of the law, in the course of their duties and acting within the bounds assigned to them, is compelled to commit a violation of the law, that agent shall not be held liable.

CH 211 - Youth Justice Act (1501): On Minors in Court

211.01 - On Definition and Rights of a Minor

211.01A - A minor is defined as any individual below the age of fifteen.

211.01B - Minors may benefit from the advantages provided to legal entities within the Holy Orenian Empire but punishment should not by any means be harsher or surpass that of the punishment for an adult. In cases of serious offenses such as first degree felonies they may be held to the same degree of punishments as adult legal entities depending on the individual case.

211.01C - Accused young persons under the age of 15 must have their rights explained by the responsible officer in a language appropriate to their age and level of understanding. Therefore, the officer must assess the accused youth's ability to understand their rights before attaining a statement from the youth. It is imperative that the officer states the rights to the youth in a manner that he or she fully understands due to the fact that the courts will not assess whether the child fully understood the rights informed to them by the officer but whether or not the officer explained their rights at a level appropriate to their age and understanding.

211.02 - On Sentences for Minors - If any minor has committed a non-violence offense, unless the offender has a history of failing to comply with noncustodial sentences, has an extensive pattern of non-violent offending, or other exceptional circumstances a court shall not impose a custodial sentence unless the court has considered all alternatives to custody raised at the sentencing hearing that are reasonable in the circumstances, and determined that there is not a reasonable alternative, or combination of alternatives.

211.02A - In determining whether there is a reasonable alternative to custody, a court shall consider submissions relating to:

(i) the alternatives to custody that are available;

(ii) the likelihood that the young person will comply with a non-custodial sentence, taking into account their compliance with previous non-custodial sentences; and

(iii) the alternatives to custody that have been used in respect of young persons for similar offenses committed in similar circumstances.

211.02B - In determining the youth sentence, the court shall take in account: the degree of participation of subjected youth in offense, the degree of harm inflicted and intentions of offender, any reparations provided to victim or community by youth offender, any time spent in detention by youth due to offense, any other case of guilt found against the offender, and whether there is any additional aggravating or mitigating information against the offender that might influence the sentence.

211.03 - On Adult Sentences

211.03A - If a young person is found guilty of an indictable offense, an offense where an adult would be liable to receive as mentioned in 201.04C a felony class punishment or greater punishments, an order for an adult sentence shall be imposed on a young offender in the following cases:

(i) if the young person gives notice to the court that he or she doesn't oppose the application for an adult sentence or if the other punishments would not have sufficient length to hold the young person accountable for their offending behavior in relation to an offense committed after the young offender has just acquired fifteen years of age.

211.03B - There are three categories of offenses that may attract an adult sentence:

(i) Presumptive "a" offences: Specified offences (murder, attempted murder, manslaughter)

(ii) Presumptive "b" offenses: repeating of serious violent offenses

TITLE III - LEX HARACCENE 

CH 301 - Barclay Reform Act (1784): On Personhood

301.01 - On Establishing Citizenship

301.01A - A citizen is to be defined as a person who maintains permanent residence within the Empire and has sworn an oath of fealty to the Emperor.

301.01B - The possession and continued use of property within the Empire for a period as so judged by a magistrate can be used as legal proof of citizenship if so requested by the citizen.

301.01C - Citizenship may be granted or revoked by decree of the Holy Orenian Emperor.

301.01D - Citizens of the nation shall maintain suffrage in national elections.

301.01E - Criminal Justice Reform Act (1746): In cases of conviction by a court of law, suffrage for the individual is waived.

301.01F - Citizens of the nation shall maintain the exclusive right to occupy public or government office.

301.01G - Citizens shall bear the responsibility of heeding the call to arms should the Empire conscript them.

301.01H - Residency within the Empire is verified on a regular basis through the office of a censure and the signing of the census by the citizen. A refusal to do this is an implied, but not explicit, rescission of citizenship.

301.02 - On Establishing Entities

301.02A - Corporations, companies, associations, and foundations are recognised as entities under law and are accountable hereafter to the laws governing them.

301.02B - Legal entities enjoy the same privileges, including the possession and acquisition of property, chattel et al. afforded to citizens, excluding suffrage in national elections.

301.02C - Imperial decree may revoke entity status if so required.

301.03 - On Marriage

301.03C - It is the right of the Emperor, his privy, and the ministry of civil affairs to render nullity of marriage should this be deemed necessary.

301.03D - All marriages require the consent of the man and the legal patriarch of the woman participating in matrimony. If this patriarchal prerogative is withheld and the marriage proceeds, it is to be considered unlawful and null.

301.03E - In the case of marriages of the princes, landed lords, and their immediate heirs, express permission to marry must be sought from and granted by the Crown. If this Imperial prerogative is withheld and the marriage proceeds, it is to be considered unlawful and null.

301.03F- Elizabeth Rosemoore Succession Edict of 1836. All marriages between a man of noble birth and a female peer shall be required to be matrilineal in nature.

(i) Upon his marriage to the bride, the groom shall adopt her family surname and hers alone.

(ii) Any children born of such a marriage are also to bear the surname of the female peer. 

(iii) The property, land, and titles of the bride shall remain under the personal jurisdiction of the female peer following this matrimony

(iv) Should the peer in question become deceased, her family titles and possessions shall be passed onto her eldest child or, in absence of one, her eldest sibling or their progenity.

(v) Rosemoore Addendum Act of 1840. A woman who is married patrilineally is excluded from inheriting a peerage. 

301.04A – Civil unions shall be defined as the enjoining of heathen non-human individuals into the institution of marriage as recognized by the Holy Orenian Empire.

301.04B – The bride and the groom must be of the same race and opposite sex.

301.04C – Children born of a civil union legally recognized by a court of law in the Holy Orenian Empire shall, by right, be lawfully entitled to their inheritance.

301.04D – Civil unions are dissolved upon the case of legal separation and or death of either spouse.

301.04E – Civil unions shall be performed by The Department of Civil Affairs of the Holy Orenian Empire.

301.04F - There shall be no union without freely given consent from both parties.

301.04G - Persons already joined in a civil union may not enter into another.

301.04H - Minors may not enter into civil unions.

301.04I - Direct line relatives of consanguinity may not be united with each other. 

301.04J - Collateral relatives by consanguinity of up to and including the third degree may not be united with each other.

301.04K – It shall be the right of the Emperor, his privy, and The Ministry of Civil Affairs which created the union, to render the nullity of union should this be deemed necessary.

301.04L – A registry is to be established and maintain a list of marriages officiated under the provision of civil unions in The Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Holy Orenian State.

301.04M – The Ministry of Civil Affairs shall maintain the official record of all civil unions officiated by The Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

301.05 - On the Legal Status of Living Things

301.05A - All living things are to be divided into the following four legal classifications:

(i) Persons.

(ii) Intelligent non-persons.

(iii) Flora and fauna.

(iv) Abominations.

    301.06 - On Persons

301.06A - Persons shall enjoy the protection of the laws of the Empire, and the rights they so afford, as well as legal liability for themselves should they breach them. 

301.06B - Persons shall be legally liable for their own actions, lest they be under the age of twelve years, in which case their legal guardians shall be liable.

301.06C - Criminal Justice Reform Act (1746): Persons shall maintain the right to due process when convicted.

301.06D - The aforementioned right shall be waived by agents of foreign states or organizations which are in a state of war with the Empire.

301.06E - Persons are eligible for citizenship.

301.06F - Persons are defined as pure-blooded members of one of the four primary Descendent races (human, elf, dwarf, orc), or mixed-blooded individuals whose blood is a combination of Descendent races. 

301.06G - Goblins do not fall into the category of personhood unless granted a Certificate of Personhood by a court of law.  Ologs do not fall into the category of personhood and are barred from seeking a Certificate of Personhood.

301.07H - Intelligent non-persons may be granted the protections under the law as Persons of the Empire should they be granted a Certificate of Personhood by a court of law.

    301.07 - On Intelligent Non-Persons

301.07A - An intelligent non-person is afforded the Right to Life.

301.07B - Intelligent non-persons are ineligible for citizenship. 

301.07C - An intelligent non-person must have a legal sponsor, who shall represent them in all legal affairs of state and serve as their legal guardian.

301.07D - An intelligent non-person may not own property, it is instead the duty of their legal sponsor to shelter them.

301.07E - Intelligent non-persons are defined as Hou-Zi, wonks, goblins, ologs, kharajyr, and mixed-blooded individuals who are part orc. 

301.07F - An individual who was previously a pure-blooded or mixed-blooded person, who is no longer a descendant but who is not necrotic in nature, will be regarded as an intelligent non-person and not as their former race.

301.07G - Intelligent Non-Person Testimony Act (1782): Intelligent Non-Persons shall be allowed to testify in a legal court, providing they have their legal sponsor present at the time of the trial.

    301.08 - On Flora and Fauna

301.08A - Flora and fauna are considered property under the law.

301.08B - Flora and fauna are defined as plants and animals, and also constructs including but not limited to golems, atronachs, and animii.

301.08C - The owner of such property will be legally liable for any damage caused by it.

    301.09 - On Abominations

301.09A - Abominations are afforded no legal rights.

301.09B - Abominations are defined as all creatures of a necrotic, demonic, or otherwise unholy nature or origin.. 

301.09C - An individual who was previously a pure-blooded or mixed-blooded person, who is no longer a descendant and who is necrotic in nature, will be regarded as an abomination.

301.10 - Personhood Pathway Act (1812): On Certificate of Personhood 

301.10A - Intelligent non-persons from birth are considered intelligent non-persons.

301.10B - An intelligent non-persons may be granted a Certificate of Personhood by a court of law through the following process in order:

(i) - The intelligent non-persons are registered to a legal sponsor through a court of law.

(ii) - The intelligent non-persons are mentored by their legal sponsor for a 2 year mentorship period subsequent to court registration.

(iii) - The intelligent non-persons appears in a court of law and proves to meet the following criteria:

(iiiA) - The intelligent non-person has no criminal record or signs of deviancy.

(iiiB) -  The intelligent non-person has an understanding of Imperial culture and has taken steps to adopt Imperial culture, customs, norms, values and appearances.

(iiiC) - The intelligent non-person has taken steps to  use the common tongue as much as physically possible.

(iiiD) - The intelligent non-person has acquired the skills to pursue a path of economic sustainability in Oren society.

(iv) - Should the presiding court of law find the intelligent non-persons meets such criteria, the presiding court of law shall:

(ivA) - Issue the intelligent non-persons a surname deemed of cultural acceptance.

(ivB) - Shall issue a Certificate of Personhood to the intelligent non-persons. 

301.10C - An intelligent non-persons granted a Certificate of Personhood is considered a Person and has full rights to citizenship.

(i) - A Certificate of Personhood is not inherited by children of the intelligent non-person.

301.10D - Intelligent non-persons with personhood may only wed another intelligent non-person.

(i) - An intelligent non-person may  not wed or produce offspring with a Descendant race.

(ii) - Should an intelligent non-person be found guilty of producing offspring with one of Descendant race, mates and offspring shall all be charged with miscegenation and their assets be seized.

301.10E - Should an intelligent non-person with a Certification of Personhood be found guilty of a felony or a court of law rules the intelligent non-person to have regressed into savagery and no longer meets the criteria or a Certification of Personhood, the court of law may revoke the Certification of Personhood.

301.10F  - An intelligent non-person may also utilize The Personhood Pathways Act through the Director of Civil Affairs to apply for a certificate of personhood in extenuating circumstances.

(i) - The intelligent non-persons must apply for personhood through the Director of Civil Affairs in person to determine suitability for personhood.

(ii) - The intelligent non-persons and Director of Civil Affairs shall meet with the Archchancellor who will review the intelligent non-Persons for final approval, at which time the Director of Civil Affairs shall issue a certificate of personhood.

CH 302 - On Paternity, Filiation and Bastardry 

302.01 - On Filiation 

302.01A - Filiation is assumed when the child is born to parents in a marriage or civil union, and is assumed to be absent otherwise. A child with a recognised filial relation to their father is deemed “legitimate”. Children born outside wedlock are deemed “illegitimate”. 

302.01B - Filiation determines surnames. 

302.01C - Filiation is determined by the paternal line. 

302.01D - It is the obligation of the father to care for the child. 

302.01E - Any person of significant interest may declare filiation or lack thereof. This prerogative is perpetually maintained and reserved by the Crown and subsequent courts of law thereof. 

302.01F - Illegitimate children enjoy no legal entitlement to inheritance. 

302.01G - In the case of Matrilineal marriages, all filiation law shall apply to the mother and maternal line, rather than the father and the paternal line.

302.02 - On Guardianship 

302.02A - It is the right of the Church of the Canon to take wards of the church, should there be no sufficient guardian by blood. 

302.02B - It is the right of the Emperor to decide wards of the state, should there be no sufficient guard by blood and the refusal of the Canon.

302.03 - On Adoption

302.03A - Adoption is defined as the legal acquisition of guardianship over an individual under the age of majority who has no living parents or guardians.

302.03B - Adoption cases are handled through the ministry of civil affairs, which grants the permission to adopt.

302.03C - Adoption does not overrule filiation, and therefore the adoptee retains their original surname. If they have no surname, they will be given one by the courts.

302.03D - Adoptees gain no right to the inheritance of the adopter.

CH 303 - On Property Ownership 

303.01 - On Classification 

303.01A - All things subject to appropriation shall be considered either immovable or movable property. 

303.01B - The classification of property may be decided by the Emperor. 

303.01C - Property is either public or private domain, as decided by the Emperor. 

303.01D - Should a piece of public domain property be ceded, enclosed or no longer be destined for general use, it shall become the property of the Imperial Crown. 

303.02 - On Ownership 

303.02A - Ownership is the right to enjoyment and disposal of a thing, without limitation beyond the law. 

303.02B - Ownership is acquired through occupancy, by gift, testament and intestate succession, and as a result of contracts of tradition. 

303.02C - Nobody may be deprived of ownership by another. 

303.02D - The owner of a plot of land is the owner of the surface and that beneath it. 

303.02E - Property capable of appropriation without an owner, such as abandoned movable things or wild game, are acquired by occupancy. 

303.02F - Game (as in, wild animals) that pass from their respective breeding place to lands owned by a different owner shall be the property of the latter, unless found to have been attracted through fraud, artifice or lure.

303.02G - A person who finds a movable thing must return it to its owner, unless it is declared treasure. The movable thing must be held for two years, and the thing shall belong to the person who found it after the lapse of this period of time. If it cannot be held without severe maintenance that would otherwise cause detriment to the value of the movable thing, it will be publicly auctioned. If unable to be auctioned, it shall be redistributed by the Imperial Crown. 

303.02H - If the owner is to appear within this time, the finder is entitled to a prize for finding equal to one tenth of the value of the thing. 

303.02I - Treasures belong to the owner of the land of which it is found, or if conflicted, to the Imperial Crown. The status of treasure is decided by judgment of the magistrate. The Imperial Crown is entitled to fifty percent of the value of the treasure from the finder.

303.02J - Paddington Act (1756): Creatures that are not produced by natural means, will be considered property of the owner, therefore making the owner liable for any actions done by the creature. These include: Golems, Atronachs, Animii. 

303.03 - On Absence 

303.03A - Following a public absence, as decided by a magistrate or the Emperor, of eight years or more, it is the right of these parties to redistribute the patrimony of the absentee among his heirs. 

303.03B - If no heir is present to make claim to the patrimony, it may be placed under the Imperial Crown until such an heir should arise. 

303.04 - On Accession 

303.04A - The fruits of the property, be they civil, industrial or natural, belong to the owner of the property. 

303.04B - Anything built, sewn or produced in another’s plot of land belongs to the owner of the plot of land. 

303.05 - On Boundaries 

303.05A - Any owner is entitled to mark and define the boundaries of their properties and lands and hold the right to define the boundaries as such when brought to a court of law. 

303.05B - These boundaries may not be defined if they infringe or encroach upon the boundaries of the lands and properties of another, if this is deemed a matter of legal conflict, it is the duty of the steward of the lands and the magistrates of the crown to decide the boundaries. 

303.06 - On Possession and Acquisition 

303.06A - Possession is the holding of a thing, or the enjoyment of a right by a legal person. 

303.06B - Possession is to be assumed to be being acted in good faith. 

303.06C - Hereditary property is transferred to the heir without interruption from the moment of death of the descendant. 

303.06D - Possession may not occur violently. If a man believes they have the right to deprive another of their property, it is to be brought before a court if it is refused to be delivered by the owner. 

303.06E - A possessor may lose the thing; 

(i) By abandonment.

(ii) By total destruction or loss. 

(iii) By another’s possession, even against their will, should the new possession last uncontested for more than ten years. 

CH 304 - On Obligation 

304.01 - On Defining Obligation 

304.01A - All obligations consist of giving, doing or refraining from doing an act. 

304.01B - Obligations arise from law and contract. 

304.01C - Those that arise from acts or omissions of fault or negligence shall be governed by the following provisions. 

304.02 - On The Extinguishing of Obligation 

304.02A - The promise of the delivery of a thing is a promise of delivery of the thing with all fitting entirely, even if not so mentioned.

304.02B - If a person obliged to do something has not done it, it is ordered to be done at his expense. 

304.02C - All obligations are enforceable from the present unless their performance depends on the fulfillment or action of a future event. 

304.02D - Obligations that face impossible conditions shall be deemed in bad faith and not written.

304.02E - The condition should be fulfilled should the obligor purposefully prevent its fulfillment. 

304.02F - Obligations are extinguished by their payment or performance, forgiveness of the debt, rule of bad faith by a judge, or the loss of the thing owed. 

304.03 - On Private Documents and Deeds 

304.03A - Private documents shall have the same value as a deed between those who executed it and their successors. 

304.03B - Private documents may not alter the covenants of a contract if to the detriment of the debtor. 

304.03C - If a debtor wishes to accept private documents with provisions beneficial to him, he must also accept those provisions detrimental. 

CH 305 - On Contracts 

305.01 - On Consent 

305.01A - There is no contract without the consent of the parties, cause of the obligation of agreement and object of agreement. 

305.01B - Consent is the coincidence of the offer and the acceptance over the thing and the cause which constitute the contract. 

305.01C - Minors may not consent to contracts, unless ruled otherwise by a magistrate. 

305.01D - Consent is null and void if caused by error, coercion, intimidation or fraudulent misrepresentation. 

305.01E - Fraudulent is not nullifying if used by both parties. 

305.02 - On Matter of Contract 

305.02A - All things not beyond the bounds of commerce between men of the Empire may be bound by contract. 

305.03 - On Cause of Contract

305.03A - Contracts without a cause, unlawful causes or false causes are null and void. An unlawful cause is a cause ruled to be against the laws or morals of the land. 

305.04 - On Interpretation 

305.04A - All parties must abide by the literal meaning of clauses of contracts if they are clear and leave no doubt to the intention of the contract. 

305.04B - Words with multiple meanings are to be understood in the meaning in accordance to the nature and subject of the agreement, or, in cases when this may be conflicted, in the benefit of the debtor. 

305.04C - Obscure clauses may not favor the party who created the obscurity. 

305.04D - In the event of doubts of the intention of contracts and the intention cannot be known, the contract is null and void due to this obscurity. 

305.05 - On Rescission and Nullity 

305.05A - Contracts validly entered may be rescinded by agreement of both parties or the decision of the Emperor and his magistrates of law. 

305.05B - No contracts shall be rescinded as a result of injury, unless the injury is a result of a fraudulent contract. 

305.05C - Rescission shall oblige the return of the things subject of the contract and its fruits. 

305.05D - Rescission may not take place when the object of the contract is in possession by a third party. 

305.05E - If this third party acquired the object through bad faith, he must return the object disposed of illegally on the rescission of the contract. 

305.05F - Contracts may be annulled by the rule of law. 

305.05G - The action for legal annulment must be from a signing party. 

305.05H - Confirmation of a contract may be implied; written assent is not necessary. 

305.06 - Child Labour Act (1759): On Child Labour Contracts 

305.06A - Children below the age of ten will not be allowed to engage in any form of labor. 

305.06B - Children above the age of ten will be allowed to engage in office and servantry labor. 

305.06C - Children above the age of fifteen will be allowed to engage in manual labor.

305.06D - Businesses that are found to be in violation of this statute (see: 305.061, 305.062, 305.063) shall be charged with tax evasion 

305.06E - The several provinces shall administer the charge in violation of this statute. 

305.06F - Businesses with repeated offenses shall be barred from continuing their operations and must be given a notice of no less than seven saints days. 

305.06G - The Department of the Interior shall be tasked with the enforcement of business and employment by vesting this oversight unto the Secretariat of Imperial Employment Opportunities or other designated officers of state as deemed fit. 

CH 306 - On Succession (Elizabeth Roosemoore Succession of 1836)

306.01 - On Obligatory Heirs of the non-Imperial and Gentry 

306.01A - The obligatory heirs are the children and the children's descendants of the given peer. Inheritance of peerages shall be followed in absolute primogeniture succession.

306.01B - In the absence of above, parents and ascendants regarding their children and descendants. 

306.01C - In the absence of the above, it is the right of the Imperial Crown to redistribute the patrimony. 

306.01D - Inheritance Convention Act (1790): The obligatory heirs will be disqualified if they are an unwilling, non-naturalized Orenian subject. 

CH 307 – The Battlements Act (1759): On Fortifications 

307.01 - No Private entity, whether personal or corporate may construct battlements, fortifications, or otherwise ‘defensible’ structures on their land and buildings. 

307.02 - It is the complete purview of the Crown and its Government to oversee the construction, maintenance, and if necessary, deconstruction or mothballing of fortifications within the Empire. 

307.03 - On the Definition of Battlements and Fortifications:

307.03A - Watch Towers. 

307.03B - Palisades. 

307.03C - Earthworks. 

307.03D - Moats. 

307.03E - Battlements (Crenellations and parapets.) 

307.03F - Canted Steps. (Stumble Steps.) 

307.03G - Gates (Reinforced Doors and Portcullis.) 

307.03H - Slit windows. 

307.03I - Bocage slopes. 

307.03J - Slope walls. 

307.04 - Private individuals of Noble or Gentry status may send a written petition to His Majesty’s Government to seek special dispensation for the construction of fortifications should the situation require it and pay a lump sum for the right. 

307.05 - Any Private holder of a fortified land or building must renew the hitherto mentioned dispensation every decade and maintain a physical contract on the premises. 

CH 308 – Judicial Customs

CH 308 - The Rights of an Imperial Inquisitor

308.1 An Imperial Inquisitor may conduct a trial on sight for those charged with a crime under the Imperial Code.

308.1B An Imperial Inquisitor may hand out judgment and punishment to those found guilty, but may be subject to review if execution is the punishment recommended by the Inquisitor.

308.1C An Imperial Inquisitor may call upon third parties to testify or give a statement regarding an investigation. An Inquisitor may also call upon an expert for their opinion in regards to a subject.

308.1D An Imperial Inquisitor may question both the accused, victim, or witnesses to complete their investigation.

CH 308.2 The Duties of an Imperial Inquisitor

308.2A An Imperial Inquisitor is expected to conduct a fair investigation and gather any needed evidence.

308.2B An Imperial Inquisitor is expected to uphold the law and conduct fair and proper trials in a timely manner.

308.2C An Imperial Inquisitor may have an Investigator assigned under him, it is expected that the Inquisitor trains them to be promoted to an Inquisitor once deemed viable.

CH 308.3.The Rights of an Accused

308.3A The accused has a right to a fair and unbiased trial. An Inquisitor that was directly involved with the events of the crime may not conduct a trial with the accused and must call upon another inquisitor.

308.3B If the accused is found guilty and sentenced to death, they reserve the right to appeal the choice with the Inquisitor General or his appointed deputy.

308.3C An accused has a right to plead their case to an Imperial Inquisitor prior to judgment and sentencing. Remaining silent and refusing to give testimony is also within their rights and they cannot be compelled to do so.

308.3D  An accused has a right to fair sentencing. The punishment must equal the crime.

CH 308.4 Civil Lawsuits 

Civil Lawsuits are still accepted under the imperial inquisition and must follow this format:

Name of the plaintiff:

Name of the defendant: 

Reason for filing:

Laws broken(if any):

"i, [Plaintff name], hereby Request the Inquisitor General open a civil suit against [Defendant name]. [Additional information/reason for filing]."

TITLE VII - LEX ARISTOCRATIA 

CH 401 - On the Estates and Nature of the Nobility

401.01 - The Nobility is defined as the body of all individuals holding hereditary or honorary noble or lordly titles, typically holding land in tenure to the Imperial Office or other lord. 

401.01A - Noble rank is given to every direct member of the noble title holder’s house, to be called lord or lady respect, and henceforth passed between kin. 

401.01B - Nobility rank includes the following sovereign positions and peerages: 

(i) Emperor, defined as a sovereign or monarch of an empire, above the royal office of king, referred to as His or Her Imperial Majesty (fm. Empress). 

(iA) In relation to the monarch, siblings, offspring, and offspring of their male offspring carries the rank of Imperial Prince and is to be referred to as His or Her Imperial Highness. 

(ii) King, defined as a sovereign or monarch of a kingdom, above the princely office of prince and below the Imperial office of emperor, referred to as His or Her Majesty (fm. Queen). 

(iiA) In relation to the monarch, siblings, offspring, and offspring of their male offspring carries the rank of Prince and is to be referred to as His or Her Royal Highness. 

(iii) Grand Prince, defined as a sovereign of a principality or individuals of direct relation to an emperor or king, above the ducal office of duke and below the royal office of king, referred to as His or Her Serene Highness (fm. Grand Prince).

(iiiA) In relation to the Grand Prince, siblings, offspring, and offspring of their male offspring carries the rank of Prince and is to be referred to as His or Her Serenity. 

(iv) Archduke, defined as a sovereign duke holding more than one ducal title, referred to as His or Her Grace (alt. Grand Duke; fm. Archduchess, Grand Duchess). 

(v) Duke, defined as a sovereign lord of a duchy, above the comital office of count and below the princely office of prince, referred to as His or Her Grace (fm. Duchess). 

(vi) Count, defined as a sovereign lord of a county, above the vicecomital office of viscount and below the ducal office of duke, referred to as His or Her Right Honorable (fm. Countess). 

(vii) Viscount, defined as a sovereign lord of a viscounty, above the baronial office of baron and below the comital office of count, referred to as His or Her Honorable (fm. Viscountess). 

(viii) Baron, defined as a sovereign lord of a barony, above the gentry class and below the vicecomital office of viscount, referred to as His or Her Lordship (fm. Baroness). 

CH 402 - On Rights and Privileges of the Nobility 

402.01 - The right to hold noble titles within the Imperial State, regarded in high degree with both the title holder and the title holder’s family, to be known by their respective titles. 

402.02 - The privilege to hold landed secular peerage appertaining to their estates within the Imperial State, the created nature of peerage conveyed through Imperial Letters, issued singularly by the discretion of the sovereign. 

402.03 - The right to hold estates within the Imperial State, to manage and steward the allotted land as seen fit, and to pass forth their granted estates to their progeny and family.

402.04 - The right to call a diet of lords, gentry, and clergy within their estates, to petition the Imperial State, and to congregate with their fellow peers. 

402.05 - The right to organize marriage between their houses with their peers, bounding lords together through the act of matrimony. 

CH 403 - On Duties of the Nobility 

403.01 - The duty to maintain their estates, manage them with good nature and uphold the law of the Imperial State within their estates, and to prohibit any estates’ decline into decadence and debauchery. 

403.02 - The duty to maintain the faith of Canonism within their estates, to maintain orthodox views, and to uphold clerical teaching and law within their estates. 

403.03 - The duty to never draw arms against the Imperial State, to maintain the peace and law of the Imperial State, and to hold utmost loyalty to their sovereign and the Imperial State. 

403.04 - The duty to answer all calls to arms by the sovereign and Imperial State, to defend the Imperial State from all exterior and interior threats, and to combat all hostile forces in conflict with the Imperial State. 

403.05 - The duty to seek the permission of the sovereign for the case of the marriages of landed lords and their heirs.

CH 404 - On Provision and Regency

404.01 - Regency is defined as a person or persons chosen to administer an estate or office because of the incapacity of the current office holder, such as infancy, incapacitation or absence. 

404.02 - A designated regent is chosen by the capable lord, to administer and rule in the name of the lord or his heir in the case of incapability of the office holder. The person or persons designated to rule as regent is to be defined and listed with the will of the office holder. 

404.03 - If no designated regent is chosen and an office holder becomes incapable to rule, a regent is chosen by the Imperial State, to administer the estates as seen fit by the Crown. 

CH 405 - On Succession Crisis 

405.01 - A succession crisis is defined as a person or persons challenging a current incumbent lord for his or her office, through proper sanguineous claim and support of fellow noblemen and noblewomen. 

405.02 - A succession crisis, if brought forth, is to be first solved by the constituent parties through nonviolent and nonaggressive means. 

405.03 - If the constituent parties cannot resolve their matters through nonviolent and nonaggressive means, the crisis is to be brought forth to the Imperial State, to be decided on and resolved. 

405.04 - If any violent and aggressive actions occur between the constituent parties, it is to be considered a breach of the law of the Imperial State, to be seen as treason and the offending parties charged as seen fit by the Imperial State. 

CH 406 - Taxes within the empire

406.01 - Excise Act (1501): On Tax Evasion 

406.01A - Where a legal entity fails to render full payment in a timely manner for a lawfully enacted local, municipal or city tax, this shall be the crime of tax evasion in the third degree, an infraction. 

406.01B - Where a legal entity fails to render full payment in a timely manner for a lawfully enacted Imperial excise, this shall be the crime of tax evasion in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

406.01C - Where a legal entity fails to render full payment in a timely manner for a lawfully enacted wartime tax or mandatory tithe, this shall be the crime of tax evasion in the first degree, a felony. 

406.01D - Where a legal entity consistently, to a significant extent, fails or refuses to render full payment in a timely manner for a lawfully enacted tax and there exists no reasonable justification for such failure or refusal, this shall constitute an act of treason. 

 CH 407 - Excise Act (1501): On Excise Taxation

407.01 - On Excise Definitions

407.01A - His Imperial Majesty’s Commissioner of Revenue - His Imperial Majesty’s Commissioner of Revenue is charged with the Treasury Office’s efforts outside of Providence. The Commissioner’s duties are to enforce tax policy with landowners (public and private) as a subordinate of the Secretary of the Treasury.

407.01B - Estate - An estate is private land that is granted by the Crown for purposes that may include manors, farmland, guilds, or family estates.

407.01C - Peer estate - An estate (see: former) owned by a peer of the realm, bearing Imperial letters, with no charter of a higher level.

407.01D - Reservation - A parcel of Crown land reserved for a specific group of Imperial subjects who are extended particular rights and privileges on account of their extraordinary circumstances.

407.01E - Municipality - A town bearing a municipal charter issued by the Crown.

407.01F - City - A city bearing a city charter issued by the Crown.

407.01G - Legal entities - For the purposes of this legislation, a person or organization with a lawfully enacted tax liability.

407.01H - Imperial excise - A tax liability paid directly from a legal entity to the Crown, administered by the Treasury Office.

407.02 - On Excise Eligibility

407.02A - Estates (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of one hundred mina. 

407.02B - Peer estates (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of one hundred mina.

407.02C - Reservations (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of ninety mina. 

407.02D - Municipalities (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of one hundred mina.

407.02E - Cities (defined above) shall be subject to an annual payment, or Saint’s weekly, payment of 80% of internally collected city tax.

407.03- On Enforcement of Collections

407.03A - His Imperial Majesty’s Commissioner of Revenue shall be responsible for the collection of any taxes, duties or excises across the Empire upon the commencement of the next fiscal year, otherwise known as the commencement of the next Saint’s week.

407.03B - Collections shall be sent to the Commissioner of Revenue no later than two months (Saint’s days) after the end of a fiscal year, otherwise known as the Saint’s week.

(i) Legal entities who fail to meet their tax liabilities for a particular fiscal year/Saint’s week within three fiscal years/Saint’s weeks of that rotation shall be liable for charges of tax evasion under the Lex Criminalis (TIC: 204.06) or alternately may incur a Crown inquiry to review their establishing charters.

(ii) His Imperial Majesty’s Government may, at its discretion, enact sanctions against any legal entity which consistently fails to pay tax in the aforementioned timely manner.

407.03C - The Commissioner of Revenue shall be compelled to cooperate with peers, reservations, municipal and city governments, including local magistrates, to undertake their duties.

407.03D - If any legal entity unreasonably withholds cooperation to a lawfully enacted tax, duty or excise, the Treasury Office shall be compelled to enact the provisions of the Lex Criminalis (TIC: 204.06) provided that a reasonable period of negotiation has been undertaken.

407.04 - The Treasury Office shall be required to ensure that any legal entity is fully informed of the rate of excise taxation they are subject to under the provisions of this act.

407.04A- The system enacted with this legislation shall be subject to change. Any future addition with respect to a legal entity that may meet the criteria defined in the aforementioned may be grandfathered into this act without need for an amendment. If a legal entity falls outside of these established definitions, an amendment or further legislation shall be required.

407.04B- If any legal entity is granted funds for development or investment, no amendment shall be required to change the classification of said legal entity for the purposes of their excise tax liability.

CH 408  Acts & Edicts

Edict of Reform, 1854

Amendment to the Edict of Reform, 1864

Edict of Inquisition

     TITLE VIII - LEX ARCANIA 

CH 501 - On the Ten Laws of Magicka 

501.01 - As determined by the congregation of mages pre-existing, all magicka and its use is subservient to the Ten Laws of Magicka, defining what is proper and what is considered unsuited within the Imperial State. 

501.02 - Of the laws that ensure, the punishments are not categorized but rather determined through the judgment of the Imperial Arcane Specialist, and as such the severity and selection of said punishment is entirely determined upon each specific case. 

501.03 - The Imperial State may mandate more regulation of magicka and its use through individual acts and edicts not defined by the Ten Laws of Magicka. 

501.04 - The Ten Laws of Magicka ensues the following, 

501.04A - The First Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to kill another individual, unless through the defense of the individual from harm, with the use of magicka. 

501.04B - The Second Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to alter their own physical appearance where said individual is unrecognizable with the use of magicka. 

501.04C - The Third Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to alter the mind of another individual, unless through the use of sending messages between said individuals with the use of magicka.

501.04D - The Fourth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to practice or perform any magicka defined under the Dark Arts. 

501.04E - The Fifth Law of Magica, where an individual is forbidden to create unregistered magical objects not approved by the Imperial Arcane Specialist. 

501.04F - The Sixth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to alter with permission another individual’s property with the use of magicka. 

501.04G - The Seventh Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to actively worship the daemonic being contrarian to the Canonist Imperial State. 

501.04H - The Eighth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to perform unregistered magical research not approved by the Imperial Arcane Specialist. 

501.04I - The Ninth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to use or perform any reanimating magicka, specifically the Magic of Necromancy and the Magic of Wilvenism. 

501.04J - The Tenth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to harbor unregistered magical entities not approved by the Imperial Arcane Specialist. 

IMPERIAL APPOINTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT, 1865

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4th of Horen’s Calling, 1865

Our esteemed subjects,

As Our Empire is in need of promoting competent statesmen, loyal subjects, and valiant warriors we do hereby make the following changes unto Our government.

Her Imperial Highness, the Duchess of Westmarch, shall take the seat of Vice Chancellor in Our chancellery.

Her Imperial Highness, the Countess of Vanderfall, shall take the seat of Lord Privy Seal in Our chancellery.

His Grace, the Duke of Reutov, shall take the seat of Chief of Staff in Our chancellery while maintaining their post as Our Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The Honorable, Guillaume Louis Pruvia, shall take the role of Acting Minister of Civil Affairs in Our ministries.

It is Our innate command that these appointees carry out their duties with bold vigor and determination to improve Our Empire.

AD DEI GLORIAM,

HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duke of Ves, Helena, Novellen, Furnestock and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera 

HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, ANASTASIA I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera.