NINTH WALDENIC DIET, Second Session, 1984

[Toffee 2843]

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Second Session, 1984

 

 

HEXENWALD

REINMAR-SUTICA

MINITZ

MERRYWEATHER-ALSTREIM

VOHENHEIM

VELEN

HOHENGARTEN

 

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MOTIONS

ANTRÄGE

 

THE WALDENIC REGELWERK

Vote upon the introduction of a rulebook (Regelwerk) to the Waldenic Diet, supplementary to the Sacred Law of Waldenia.

 

WALDENIC SYMBOLS OF MERIT

Clarifying the criteria for the awarding of the Waldenic Symbols of Merit.

 

Vote upon the posthumous awarding of the Ferrum Cross to ULRICH LOTHAR von ALSTREIM  for his exceptional contributions to Waldenian culture.

 

WALDENIAN RELICS

Vote upon the criteria for a relic being named in the Record of Waldenian Relics.

 

Call for all Electors to submit a catalogue of relevant relics held by their Electorate.

 

INTERIM PRESIDENT OF THE WALDENIC DIET

Vote upon the Interim President of the Waldenic Diet while the Lady Vandalore embarks on a lengthy pilgrimage.

 

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THE WALDENIC REGELWERK

NIKOLAUS von LEOPOLD, sponsored by the Electorate of HOHENGARTEN, raised the motion to introduce a rulebook to the Waldenic Diet. This Regelwerk would serve to compile and record customs, formalities, and petty laws that are not part of the Sacred Law of Waldenia, but are nonetheless important to the Diet.

 

If the Regelwerk was accepted, the first law enclosed would be Siegmund’s Law, first suggested by the Elector of VELEN, SIEGMUND von REUSS, during the Eighth Waldenic Diet. This law was voted upon and approved during the Eighth Waldenic Diet, but never formally written. After discussion amongst the Electors, the following wording was settled on and put to a vote to confirm.

 

Those non-adherents to the Waldenic culture shall not take up a seat within the Diet Hall, with the exception of guests who the Diet extends the honour to.

 

While not included in the wording of Siegmund’s Law, the intention was for this to extend to liege lords, their royal households, and envoys from the Salvian Syndicate.

 

 

Spoiler

Proposal for the Regelwerk of the Waldenic Diet 

 

VOTE: Affirmation of Siegmund’s Law

JA

Hexenwald

Reinmar-Sutica

Minitz

Merryweather-Alstreim

Vohenheim

Velen

Hohengarten

 

Siegmund’s Law with its current wording is unanimously approved.

 

VOTE: Drafting of the Regelwerk

JA

Hexenwald

Reinmar-Sutica

Minitz

Merryweather-Alstreim

Vohenheim

Velen

Hohengarten

 

With unanimous approval, NIKOLAUS von LEOPOLD and the LADY VANDALORE will draft the Regelwerk in full for consideration by the Waldenic Diet.

 

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WALDENIC SYMBOLS OF MERIT

Originally, this motion was to vote upon the criteria for awarding the Waldenic Symbols of Merit: the torse, the Ferrum Cross, and the Black Ferrum Cross. After some discussion, it became clear that this was not feasible without first seeing a list of all who had been awarded these honours. 

 

Talk also turned to the criteria for being inducted into the Waldenian Hall of Heroes, with a suggestion that all Waldenian soldiers earned a place in the Hall of Heroes upon death, while the Black Ferrum Cross was reserved for notable acts of bravery and valour. This distinction, as well as a motion to build a physical Hall of Heroes, will be raised once a list is compiled.

 

A matter that could be voted upon separately was whether these symbols could be awarded posthumously and, if so, a vote to bestow ULRICH LOTHAR von ALSTREIM with the Ferrum Cross for his considerable contributions to the Waldenic culture. The discussion turned soon thereafter to whether the descendants of award recipients were able to wear the award, as was stipulated in the Affirmation of the Waldenic Symbols of Merit, or whether this should be amended.

 

 

Spoiler

Affirmation of the Waldenic Symbols of Merit

 

 

VOTE: Posthumous Award of Symbols of Merit

JA

Hexenwald

Reinmar-Sutica

Minitz

Merryweather-Alstreim

Vohenheim

Velen

Hohengarten

 

With unanimous approval, Symbols of Merit may be posthumously awarded.

 

VOTE: Awarding of the Ferrum Cross to Ulrich Lothar von Alstreim

JA

Hexenwald

Reinmar-Sutica

Minitz

Merryweather-Alstreim

Vohenheim

Velen

Hohengarten

 

With unanimous approval, ULRICH LOTHAR von ALSTREIM was posthumously awarded with the Ferrum Cross for his significant contributions to the Waldenian culture during his tenure as the ninth Lord Vandalore and President of the Second Waldenic Diet. JOHANNA von ALSTREIM accepted this honour on behalf of the Electorate of MERRYWEATHER-ALSTREIM.

 

VOTE: Removing the Right of a Descendant to wear their Ancestor’s Honour

JA

Reinmar-Sutica

Minitz

Merryweather-Alstreim

Vohenheim

Velen

 

NEIN

Hexenwald

 

SICH DER STIMME ENTHALTEN

Hohengarten

 

With five in favour, one against, and one abstention, the amendment passes. Descendants are no longer permitted to wear the Symbol of Merit awarded to their ancestors. This change will be reflected in writing in the publication on the criteria for awarding the Symbols of Merit.

 

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WALDENIAN RELICS

The Lady Vandalore intends to compile a Record of Waldenian Relics and sought the counsel of the Waldenic Diet on the criteria for a relic being considered Waldenian. Much like the previous motion on the Waldenic Symbols of Merit, it was deemed impractical to decide criteria without first seeing a list.

 

The Electors were called to submit a list of their respective Electorates’ relics for consideration at the next session of Diet.

 

VOTE: Clarify Criteria on Waldenian Relics at the Next Session of Diet

JA

Hexenwald

Reinmar-Sutica

Minitz

Merryweather-Alstreim

Vohenheim

Velen

Hohengarten

 

With unanimous approval, this motion will be voted upon at the Third Session of the Ninth Waldenic Diet.

 

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INTERIM PRESIDENT OF THE WALDENIC DIET

The Lady Vandalore announced her intention to embark on a pilgrimage to Atheran Salvus, to pay homage to the Infant Martyr and visit each of the holy sites. She anticipated this journey would take two years, during which time an interim president should watch over the Waldenic Diet.

 

The LADY VANDALORE nominated the Elector for VOHENHEIM, AUREL von THEONUS.

 

VOTE: Aurel von Theonus as Interim President of the Waldenic Diet

JA

Hexenwald

Hohengarten

Reinmar-Sutica

Vohenheim

Merryweather-Alstreim

 

SICH DER STIMME ENTHALTEN

Minitz

Velen

 

With five votes in favour and two abstentions, AUREL von THEONUS is the interim President of the Waldenic Diet for a period of two years. He may style himself as President of the Waldenic Diet, but not as Lord Vandalore nor Margrave of Vanderfell.

 

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HOST OF THE NEXT WALDENFEST

The LADY VANDALORE nominated the Electorate of HOHENGARTEN to host the next session of the Waldenic Diet and the Waldenfest.

 

The Elector for MINITZ nominated the Electorate of VELEN.

 

VOTE: Host of the next Waldenfest

HOHENGARTEN

Hexenwald

Hohengarten

Reinmar-Sutica

 

VELEN

Minitz

Velen

Vohenheim

Merryweather-Alstreim

 

With four votes to Velen and three to Hohengarten, the next session of the Waldenic Diet and the Waldenfest will be held in the Electorate of VELEN.

 

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MOTION TO ADJOURN THE SECOND SESSION OF THE NINTH WALDENIC DIET

 

VOTE

JA

Hexenwald

Reinmar-Sutica

Minitz

Merryweather-Alstreim

Vohenheim

Velen

Hohengarten

 

The vote passed unanimously and the session was adjourned.

 

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WALDENFEST

 

The Electorate of MINITZ was responsible for hosting the year’s Waldenfest, having won the vote at the First Session of the Ninth Waldenic Diet. The Waldenfest of 1984 consisted of a joust and an archery competition, with KONRAD von KRETZEN emerging victorious from the joust, and CORINNA von RADEMACHER taking the title at archery.

 

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In the name of the sons and daughters of Waldenia,

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, ADALFRIEDE von HEXENWALD, Princess of Minitz, Margravine of Vanderfell, Lady Vandalore, Grandmaster of the Vandorian Order and the Order of the Black Eagle