THE HIERARCHY OF CASTLE STASSION

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The Queen of the Orenians and her Court, stood before the Ivory Gates of Paradisus, c. 1883 

 

 

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TO THE LOYAL DENIZENS OF OREN AND ITS ADJOINED TERRITORIES,

 

Through tenure of quandary and hitches in such times of dismay betwixt the Kingdom of Oren and its territories, those within the Stassion Court still manage to oversee up-keeping with duty and rendering new implementations within the courts frequently. In repercussions of the manifold of altercations, the significance of concision and shrewdness within the Royal Court's has become patently pertinent when executing exertion into that of written work, duties perpetrated outside of commitment and our daily lives. The court is the heart and glorified core of the Kingdom; and so, it must be conducted virtuously and with prudence so the Lordships of the realm may dutifully follow in its blueprint.

 

Consequently, the structure within the Court’s should be revised to conform to the solemnity of our times: No longer is it the age of elaboration in which our Court requires a myriad of positions that have gone unfulfilled. 

The Court of His Majesty the King, henceforth, will be reduced. 

THE QUEEN’S CAMARILLA:

 

Her Royal Majesty,

The Queen-Consort of Oren

The Queen of Oren has always been dubbed the head of the Royal Court’s, and is entrusted with a clutter of responsibilities. Through her marriage with the King, Her Majesty is regarded as the paramount lady in the realm. Firstly, she is in charge of operating and ensuring the progress of all Astercalia’s; alongside ensuing progress and or noble tours, and hosting noble assemblies. Traditionally, she is also encharged with taking up two female wards beneath her.

 

His Royal Highness,

The Prince of Providentia

The Prince of Providentia, as heir to the throne, serves as the bridge between age-old institutions of the Kingdom and the forthcoming generation of Orenian lords, militants, and philosophers at large. He takes on a ceremonial role within the courts, being tasked with taking up a single male ward and being encharged as a liaison between the Crown and government.

 

Her Royal Highness, 

The Princess Royal

The Princess Royal serves as the hand of the Queen-Consort and collaborates alongside Her Royal Majesty, the Royal Legate and the Keeper of Ceremonies as a whole. In her lifelong capacity in this office, in the absence of the Queen, the Princess Royal takes on the tasks of Astercalia- and hosts noble assemblies with the Royal Legate and Keeper of Ceremonies. She too, is traditionally encharged with taking up a single lady in waiting and is also tasked with assigning young ladies and lords in waiting.

 

Her / Her Excellency, 

The Royal Legate of Stassion Court

The Royal Legate, alongside the Queen, is tasked with numerous duties within the Royal Courts and is acknowledged by the legal authority of Her Majesty’s court as the paramount officer. He / She, as the de facto governor of the Castle, is encharged firstly with taking up an apprentice, and ensures the fulfilling and deposing of court positions such as servantry. Additionally, he / she is also tasked with providing castle keys to rooms and important doors. With the Keeper of Ceremonies, they are additionally in charge of cultivating an array of fetes and ceremonies to bolster the Orenian Courts alongside overseeing the work of the court staff.  In conjunction with the Princess Royal, he or she assigns young ladies and lords in waiting.

 

His / Her Excellency, 

The Keeper of Ceremonies

The Keeper of Ceremonies functions as the primordial agent of celebration in the Castle Stassion works a majority of their time alongside the Royal Legate  in hosting events and putting together city and palatial events. They set the criteria for event curator

 

His / Her Excellency, 

The Court Secretariat

The Court Secretariat works in conjunction with Her Royal Majesty specifically, aiding in her writing and conjuring up original and newfangled covers of the Queen’s Gazette.

 

THE HIERARCHY AT STASSION COURT:

 

1. The Royal Family 

From the very beginning, each member of the Royal Household has been notorious for building a blueprint of devoting time to remarkable acts of piety and charity. Reverence for religion has always been a major principal in that of the resplendent family. With this, the Royal women of House Novellan are entrusted with keeping at pace with shifts in modern fashion, and being foremost examples of present vogue. Indisputably does the Royal Family uphold certain expectations that shepherds the direction that presents the best of the Kingdom. They all should work with charity, and establish causes of importance to the realm. Upon achieving an age of maturity, they are entitled to their own household secretaries- handpicked, or selected by the King and Queen.

 

2. The Noble Houses

Noble houses of the Kingdom contribute majorly to the Stassion Courts, and will now be tasked with implemented drafts. From each aristocratic house within Oren, a single person should be drafted and lended in aid of fulfilling positions necessary in the courts- whether this be a chosen member, or handpicked by the Queen’s Camarilla. 

 

3. Courtiers and Staffing

The courtiers and staff of the court uphold the majority of duties amidst the general members of the Stassion Court. They are expected to fulfill all assigned tasks to the best of their capabilities and must uphold an abundance of responsibility for their duties. With diligence and perseverance, one may be able to gradually climb out of the minor roles at court and into that of more distinctive positions.

 

PRECEDENTS OF STASSION COURT:

As promulgated by the 1876 missive:

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Ladies in Waiting & Handmaids 

 

Managed by the Royal Legate, an entourage of the female members of the royal household act as both advisors and attendants to the Queen. They write and deliver letters on behalf of their lady, especially invitations and other correspondence. Within the ranks of the Queen’s mistresses is a small hierarchy, arranged both by social standing in the court itself and the Queen’s personal liking to her different mistresses. The hierarchy is as follows; 

 

 

 

Lady of the Bedchamber - head lady-in-waiting, the queens right hand (usually a high standing lady, although it could be anyone the queen takes a liking to in high society)

 

Mistress of the Wardrobe - curator of the queen’s closet

 

Ladies of the Household - married ladies, countesses and baronesses.

 

Maids of Honour - beginning spots for unmarried women at courts.

 

 

 

Master of the Adriatic Court - The Lady or Lord Privy Seal

 

Manages the events of the adriatic court that happen every four years within the Adriatic Tent. Coordinates hunts so that both non-hunters and hunters will be entertained, as well as many other events pertaining to the nobility. Can also be the chamberlain, but if so desired they can be someone else. 

 

 

 

Court Tutor 

 

The Court Tutor is a job of utmost importance, in charge of educating the future generations of the Orenian nobility, along with the royal family themselves. They are to ensure that the children of the next generation are well versed in proper courty and worldly affairs, along with proper etiquette and manners. There can be multiple court tutors to dish out within our vast population of growing children.

 

 

General Etiquette

 

While the expectations of etiquette are to be taught and managed by the Keeper of Ceremonies, we recommend that the courtiers follow these basic rules to avoid embarrassment and ruin within the court.

 

     ♔ Courtier must respect their superiors within court at all times and address them by their proper titles when conversing.

 [See Titles & Addressment].

 

     ♔ A respectful demeanor, particularly how one carries themselves, must be maintained at court.

 

     ♔ Courtiers of the palace are prohibited from wearing any diadem, crown, circlet, or tiara if they are not members of the royal family. The only exception to this is during wedding ceremonies or a debutante, where the daughters of dukes and counts may wear small tiaras and sons of dukes and counts may wear circlets. Courtiers may never outshine the Queen’s attire, for it is seen as discourteous and disrespectful and such would be asked to remove it accordingly. 

 

 

 

In the Royal Presence 

 

     ♔ Courtiers must not touch the King, Queen or the immediate family of the King and Queen   

 

(brothers, sisters, and children).

 

♔ All must stand with a countenance of utmost respect when either the King or Queen enter within a room, until they are seated. Only after then may everyone else be seated. 

 

     ♔ Those of the court must avoid turning their backs on the royal family, as it is seen as disrespectful. 

 

     ♔ Avoid the use of nicknames regarding or referring to the royal family outside of private settings unless otherwise permitted. 

 

     ♔ Courtiers must curtsy or bow at the beginning and end of the conversation and address them by their title properly.

 

 

 

Titles & Addressment

 

     ♔ King: “Your Royal Majesty” in introduction; followed by “Your Majesty” or “sire”

 

     ♔ Queen: “Your Royal Majesty” in introduction; followed by “Your Majesty” or “ma’am”

 

 

 

♔ Royal Prince: “Your Royal Highness” in introduction; followed by “Your Highness” or "Prince [first name]"

 

     ♔ Royal Princess: “Your Royal Highness” in introduction; followed by “Your Highness” or "Princess [first name]

 

 

 

     ♔ Imperial Prince: “Your Imperial Highness” in introduction; followed by “Your Highness” or "Prince [first name]"

 

     ♔ Imperial Princess: “Your Imperial Highness” in introduction; followed by “Your Highness” or "Princess [first name]

 

 

 

     ♔ Duke: “Your Grace” or “Duke of  [title]” in introduction, followed by "Lord [surname]"

 

     ♔ Duchess: “Your Grace” or “Duchess of  [title]” in introduction, followed by "Lady [surname]"

 

 

 

     ♔ Count: “The Right Honourable [title or surname]” or “Count [title or surname]” in introduction, followed by “Lord [surname]”

 

     ♔ Countess: “The Right Honourable [title or surname]” or “Countess [title or surname]” in introduction, followed by “Lady [surname]”

 

     ♔ Children of Dukes / Duchesses, Counts / Countesses are to be addressed as “Lady [name]” or “Lord [name]”

 

 

 

     ♔ Viscount: “The Right Honourable [title or surname]” or “Viscount [title or name]” in introduction, followed by “Lord [surname]”

 

     ♔ Viscountess: “The Right Honourable [title or name]” or “Viscountess [title or surname]” in introduction, followed by “Lady [surname]”

 

 

 

     ♔ Baron: “The Honourable [title or name]” or “Baron [title or surname]” in introduction, followed by “Lord [surname]”

 

     ♔ Baroness: “The Honourable [title or name]” or “Baroness [title or surname]” in introduction, followed by or “Lady [surname]”

 

     ♔ Children of Barons / Baronesses, Viscounts / Viscountesses are to be addressed as “Lady [First name]” or “Lord [First name]

 

 

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Confirmed by the Office of the Incumbent Legate of Castle Stassion 

Lady Mathilde Cyprielle of Provins

On the Year of Our Lord

1883

On the Behalf of 

Her Majesty The Queen Vivienne

&

Her Royal Highness Maude, Princess Royal

[Petsch2k 1851]

Petsch von Minitz would be in his candle lit barracks, his brother in arms seem to be out exploring the world for there was no one here tonight. As he took off his uniform and armor and changed into more comfortable clothing he began to take a stack of important looking paper off the counter. He has been collecting important looking paper from the notice boards of  Vienne and Mardon in hopes to get better a reading. He squinted at the lengthy paper before sighing 

 

"Stassion." he sounded out as he continued to "read" he began to squint so hard - the writing was so small he had a hard time "reading" the paper in his dimly lit room. He pinched his upper nose before placing the paper back on the counter. As he did he blew the candles out before heading off to bed. He'd attempt to "read" the lengthy important looking paper in the morning.