THE FIFTH ROUND TABLE

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THE FIFTH ROUND TABLE

 

Issued and Confirmed by Her Grace, the Archduchess of the Petra, Renilde I 

13th of Owyn’s Flame, 1912

 

LO, unto the Petrans,

 

On this day, by order and approval of HER GRACE, Renilde I, By the Grace of GOD, Archduchess of the Petra, Countess of Temesch and Moere, the Fifth Round Table has officially been formed. The new Chanzlé has been appointed to office to assist in the administration of the Commonwealth, and to counsel Her Grace. This Round Table swears to uphold the values and law of the Commonwealth and to endeavors to lead the Commonwealth to prosperity.

 

Let the Round Table Councilors be known to all who inhabit these thriving lands:
 

The Chanzlé of the Commonwealth: Sir Gerard Valcour @JamesTruwood

Maresc of the Petrine Regiment: Sir Laurens Halcourt @Chorale__

Régismont of the Commonwealth: Dame Emma Rhondon @Pompadour

Attachaunté of the Commonwealth: Sir Wolfgang de Vilain @Greehn

Bishop of the Commonwealth: Father Blackwater @Nectorist

 

The only seat left open on the Round Table is the Honne Chevaliyont (formerly 'knight paramount'), and that seat will be filled when the right candidate is found.

 

The Responsibilities of the Individual Round Table Councilors

 

The Chanzlé (formerly ‘chancellor’) will always:

-Maintain the confidence of the Archduchess

-Reserve the right to summon the Round Table Councilors 

-Attend matters of executive governance throughout the Commonwealth at the behest of the Archduchess.

-Hold regular sittings thereof for the gentry of Petra to discuss matters pertaining to governance and legislation as a collective body

 

The Maresc (formerly ‘marshal’) will always:

-Lead the Petran forces in the Archduchess’s name with integrity and honor

-Attend matters of dispute throughout the Petran realm to mediate and take proper legal action

-Raise a regiment of competent man/womanpower to protect the Commonwealth from all hostile forces

 

The Honne Chivaliyont (formerly ‘knight paramount’) will always:

-Defend the Commonwealth in the Archduchess’s name with integrity and honor
-Fear GOD and maintain His church

-Counsel the Archduchess and inform her government of changes within the knights’ realms

-To win glory and fame for the knightly orders on the field of battle

-Nominate knight-commanders to lead the three circles to prosperity

-Maintain the knightly orders through squiring only those worthy of becoming a knight of the Commonwealth

 

The Régismont (formerly ‘high steward’ combined with the roles of the ‘treasurer’) will always:

-Diligently collect the taxes from the Commonwealth’s taxpayers at the end of every Saint’s year

-Ethically report the monies taken in from said taxes, property sales, or trade deals on the behest of the Commonwealth

-Assemble a team of competent stewards and accountants to assist in city management

-Host the elections for city governmental positions

 

The Attachaunté (formerly ‘ambassador’) will always:

-Represent the Archduchess and her government with the utmost respect to foreign delegates 

-Assemble a team of competent Petran Délégines (delegates) to assist with large-scale meetings/summits in external nations/settlements

 

The Bishop will always:

-Provide pious guidance to the Archduchess and her council, to ensure that the standards of ethics in matters of conflicts are adhered to

-Represent the will of GOD within the Commonwealth with devout, pure intentions

-Perform religious sacraments for the people of the Petra in the form of mass, confession, weddings, baptism, etc.

 

 

O SAINTE RÈGNE PETRÉRE 

 

HER GRACE, Renilde I, By the Grace of GOD, 

Archduchess of the Petra, Countess of Temesch and Moere

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"Damn. My wife is climbing the ladders of society quickly." Björn remarked to himself as he read the decree made by the Archduchess