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The Count Rochfort prepares for himself a fresh wig just for the occasion.

“It is a shame these Josephites take their inspiration from the good Emperor Joseph of Marna. They do his name a great disservice. What is an even greater horror is the ambition of some medievalists in our own party”

The Count of Rochefort contemplates, looking upon the parchment with great worry.

“Our own traditions which the wide majority consider are those of the oldest Johannian honors, before the menaces of a dark age Romstun pretender to the throne of the Empire itself. We must see to it that these disgusting beasts are curtailed into party lines and offered a proper path to true support in the rule of law; real education in the face of the propaganda of a bi-gone dark age. It is not a lack of fair trial or kin-slaying, not the chaos of a usurper’s illegitimate and arbitrary rule. As the rot of the Liberal majority will be this gross exaggeration of our rule of law, so will the backwater of the old barbarian dictatorship plague we Conservatives.”

“Once again the hypocrisy of the decedent has been laid low by our heavenly bound Archbishop. Let these folk see for themselves the hypocrisy of that Friar Boniface’s words. Good bloody riddance.” states the Count of Rochefort

one might say this lore is very down to earth, very rooted in a strong base.

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“If I could only read the font, I would praise your great victory” squints the count of rochefort

“Verily, the tradition of democracy in this Golden Valley!” announces the Count of Rochefort

“So fine the penmanship, so fine the man.” gushes the Count of Rochefort

“Well spoken! The dear Bishop has grown so much since I first laid eyes upon him.” exclaims the Count ROCHEFORT

“This Premier is out of control: he is simply too good at his job, these documents are being popped out like hot cakes from the oven: SO UNSEEMLY” Richard exclaims loudly

HOUSE OF ELECTORS

OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KAEDRIN

It is according to the constitution that the Kingdom’s peers reserve the right to assemble as a congregation of equals for the purpose of sober second thought. We thereby formally establish this HOUSE OF ELECTORS for the dual purpose(s) of representing the interests of the first and second estate(s) and the election of a new King to the Crown of Kaedrin in the event of death or abdication of the former.

CURRENT HOUSE OF ELECTORS

INCUMBENT KING OF KAEDRIN

HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY,

Peter III

Holy Orenian Emperor

King of Kaedrin and Grand Duke of Ves

LORD MAGNATE OF THE HOUSE

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE,

Richard Victor Helvets

Count of Rochefort

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE

LORDS TEMPORAL 

Duke of Cathalon, Henry Frederick Helvets

Count of Halstaig, Oisin O’Rourke

Viscount of Pruvia-Albarosa, Alexander Laurence Pruvia

Viscount of Rillsworth, Riordain MacDroch-Armas

LORDS SPIRITUAL

 Bishop of Ves, Guy de Soissons

Prince-Archbishopric, Amadeus d’Aryn

FUNCTIONALITY

The House of Electors has been the traditional seat of power within the Commonwealth of Kaedrin. In the decades past with the absence of a lower house it was by all means the sole institution of power; by the right of responsible government, it is the business of the state to never allow dissolution of that sort to ever come again. To that end legislative power of this House of Electors is null save that of it’s defined purpose: sober advice and royal affair. In no way may members of the House tread upon the will of the Commons.

The chamber itself is presided over by the Lord Magnate to the House of Electors, the foremost peer of the house who is thereby endowed with the duty of preserving the integrity of the congregation in session and record keeping after the fact. The appointment is for life. As such he is invested with the exclusive authority to:

I). Speak with the weight of the Chamber in affairs of state;

II). Call for royal elections as stipulated by the constitution;

III). Appoint new members upon the recommendation of the Commons and the assent the King;

IV). Call members to Committee for the purpose of legislative review and discussion;

V). Name a Deputy-Magnate to preside over session in their place;

VI). Silence or interrupt another peer.

Membership within the House of Electors is defined formally as thus: peerage within the realm gained via appointment or inheritance. Landed Nobility gains immediate membership, while peers appointed by provincial institution shall be hereafter be known as Lords Pro Tempore (Common: ‘For the time being’). Appointment is for life, and is dissolved upon death.

PROCEDURE

Each peer is granted by ancient right the privileges granted them by Imperial Law, and all the boons of one listed in the provincial registry. It is therefore the inherent right of every member as well to abide by the following:

I). The right to vote in the election of a new King of Kaedrin;

II). The right to elect a new Lord Magnate to preside over the House itself;

III). The right to participate in legislative committees pertaining to provincial government;

IV). The right to present the result of said committees to the Commons at the behest of the Lord Magnate;

V). The right to deputize next of kin to attend session in the event of complication.

Two stipulations exist for the purpose of good government which serves a critical purpose in maintaining business as usual: Peer(s) of the House of Electors may never revoke legislation of the lower house. Only to amend or advise upon it. Right to participate in Royal Elections are also restricted exclusively to lettered peers and thereby those held as Pro Tempore are barred from this in perpetuity.

SESSION BEGINS, with the review of legislation which has been passed in any prior capacity, thereafter being added to a roll of procedure in random order.

THE PROCESS OF SESSION then continues, down through each matter. The concerned member is first granted the floor in a period of debate, with each member’s concerns to be voiced thereafter according to the Lord Magnate. In the event of debate between members the respondent shall point to the defendant member in question and will be given the floor. All questions are answered, then the proposal will move to a vote.

VOTING is handled in three ways, a member may oblige one on any singular topic: AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

COMMITTEES

IN the event of an outstanding political issue it is the duty of the Lord Magnate to call into session a specific Committee to address and confirm the position of the house on the topic in question. Committee proceeds according to the same rules as a general session of the House.

“Truely, my brother has remained innocent for far too long. You would think he would have dirtied his little white nose after years of piracy; apparently not.” States the Count of Rochefort

HIS GRACE’S GRAND GALA, 1765

THE DUKE OF CATHALON DEMANDS A WIFE,

THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR COMMISSIONS A BALL.

JóiPé x KRÓLI - BOBA

The Duke of Cathalon strutting his stuff

Let it be known to all throughout the realm that His Grace the Duke of Cathalon, Robert Castor Helvets, seeks a maiden of fair skin and temperate character so that he may continue his most esteemed line of succession for the Duchy of Cathalon.

Let it furthermore be known that any would-be Lady Cathalon must meet the following requirements;

Is human, has fair skin and temperate character, who was not born in a mud hovel, and does not primarily use a river to bathe in.

A description of His Grace.

Let it be known conclusively that His Grace the Duke of Cathalon is ludicrously handsome, dashingly intelligent and elegantly clothed: the ideal man for any woman above Suffonian intellect. Only his luxurious bloodline and immense fertility (proven by his eight siblings) prevents the good court of Kaedrin from declaring him the finest bargain in the Empire’s recent history.

This opportunity is to take the form of the most luxurious of balls, hosted by the Minister of Interior Mariana Dubois herself. The eligible ladies, along with any debutantes otherwise, shall appear before the Kaedreni court in full and formal dress attire, where they might make their case before the radiant Duke and his court.

His Grace’s Ball shall take place in Varoche Palace at [[Friday May 1^st 8PM EST]].

“The finest man Kaedrin has produced...ever, really.” 

• Anonymous Female of Great Renown

“Sinfully dashing..”

• His Holiness the High Pontiff James II

“...His thick ginger locks waved through the wind as the Duke ventured through the palace, his symmetrical expression gazing upon the lady resting on the couch. The Duke of Cathalon approached her slowly, placing his firm and robust hand onto her exposed shoulder as he said in a authoritative tone: “You look beautiful today, m’lady.” The woman looked up to his mesmerizing green eyes, her frail hand now resting onto his strong one: “You’re the only man in Oren that compliments me this regularly, Robert..”

• Excerpt from the memoirs of Katarina Angelika Ekaterina Druzhov Reza Ivana Natalya Barbanov-Alimar

“Of all my family members he is the most wonderful in my belief, even if I died centuries before he was actually born.”

• Queen Eleanora of Krinford

“I’ve never met a man so humble, he said so himself”

• Conrad Barclay

“Pretty good in bed, not going to lie.” 

• Vexalia Lothryne

“If only the existing laws were different pertaining to family relationships...”

• The Rt. Honorable Count Rochefort

“Few can hold balls as good as he”

• A Helena Boys Grammar School student

“So charming a man I nearly thought him a Turnbull heretic and had him quartered”

• Bl. High Pontiff Everard II ‘the Wise’

The powerful Count of Rochefort mutters something to the effect of  “We was kings.” an ancient Nordling motto.

“What is truly a SIN is the misuse and ABUSE of clerical authority. To try and revoke the right to trial, how inane! Many before and in future will be of the cloth; many still will be called to answer for wrongs committed!” issues the Count of Rochefort from his office in Varoche 

“And if this foolhardy cur had bothered. This statement is false and twisted. If a priest of the faith can file a suit against our government under secular law then it stands to reason that we of the Commonwealth can do the same in-kind. Save your blathering for the court you fiend. Our own suit which has been provided in counter to this homeless wretch and his own original subpoena, calls this Boniface to account for his negligence during his tenure as our sacred bishop and his subsequent disruptions thereafter.”

The Count of Rochefort huffs most frustratingly

”Your own faction started this fight, and so you will pay the consequences in a court of law like any other Imperial Subjects. If your own two points are all you can muster as you run into the skirts of our most holy and merciful High Pontiff then you too are also far too inept for the position you hold.”

”PREPARE YOURSELF good sir!” he howls, signing a most angry and well worded letter with a final flick of his pen.

SUBPOENA

6^th S.S. 1764

The Commonwealth of Kaedrin

Richard Victor Helvets, lead attorney

Joseph Barnabas Renzfeld, attorney

Laurence August Pruvia, attorney

John Everard Pruvia, attorney

Erasmus von Getreide, papal attorney

Jeremiah of Ves, papal attorney

DESIRES TO SUMMON THE FOLLOWING PARTY TO COURT;

Arthur K. Callahan

ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLE(S), DOCTRINE(S), EDICT(S) OR ARTICLES OF LAW:

Quote

 

CH 205 - On Injury against the Faith

 

205.01 - On Blasphemy

205.011 - Where an individual intentionally speaks sacrilegiously or in contrary to the teachings or dogma of God or the heavens, this shall be the crime of blasphemy in the second degree. (Class V)

205.04 - On Atheism

205.041 - Where an individual intentionally rejects the existence of God or the heavens, this shall be the crime of atheism in the second degree. (Class V)

205.06 - On Evangelization of Heresy

205.061 - Where an individual intentionally spreads the false belief of unorthodox and untrue dogma or teachings to other individuals, this shall be the crime of evangelization of heresy or false doctrines in the second degree. (Class V)

 

 

Defendant has publicized letters that befall under the category of atheism, blasphemy and the evangelization of heresy.  Such as:

Quote

 

 

• “Someone who acts according to their ‘conscience’ can act contrary to the order of the Church, from the Red Faith followers of the Nordisch, the Lendians of the Haeseni, the Owynists of the Kaedreni, and so on and so forth... To stop them from this choice is inherently breaching the Free Will given to us, as claimed by Canonists, from God and Divine Providence, and therefore breaking the very scripture which they claim to hold close to their hearts.”

 

• “Morality has become subjective and arbitrary, inconsistent and prone to the biases and willful interpretations.”

 

• “To enforce a state religion based solely upon ‘moral order’ brings to ruin the very fabric of our courts and legal system, which interprets based not on whimsical morality but on time-proven legalities.” 

 

• “In order to defend the rights of consciousness from the rabid zealots, the Crown must bear the responsibility of maintaining the freedom of the people to their own Free Will and conscience, away from the tyrannical attempts to enslave the minds of men.”

 

• “By allowing this corrupt body to maintain monopoly over the rulings of what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ (i.e. the judgement of what is ‘heresy’), the absolute power of the Crown is brought to horrendous heel, making the very Imperial Monarch a slave to another state.”

 

• “The greatest myth of our age is that ‘Canonism unites Humanity’. But this is entirely false, a social construct built by the ambitious clerics to maintain their jaws on the heart of man.”

 

• “Even further, the use of Canonism as a state religion has hampered our ability to fully unite humanity in any true form, for bygone are the days where Canonism reigned outright. Countless humans, from north to south, have sought spiritual comfort in diverse religions and codes of conduct, and no longer can we claim that humanity’s religion is truthfully Canonism.”

 

 

It is upon this basis that Mr. Callahan is in violation of the code, and in clear breach of his duties which are listed therein as the following:

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CH 707 - On Duties of the Bourgeoisie

    707.01 - The duty to maintain utmost loyalty to the Imperial State and sovereign, to never draw arms against the Imperial State and sovereign, and to uphold the law of the Imperial State.

    707.02 - The duty to maintain their faith of Canonism, to never deviate from their faith, and to uphold clerical teaching and law. 

 

His actions thereby stand as unruly and provocative. Thus, demanding of a response by this government in light of his careless efforts to uproot the public good. It is the necessity of the people by law to maintain staunchly their faith and never deviate from it, lest their privileges be revoked.

WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE FOLLOWING RELEVANT PARTY OR PARTIES:

His Holiness the High Pontiff James II

Bishop Anton Barclay of Jorenus

Terrence May

Lajos Sandor Károly

ON THE DESIRED DATE OF:

T.B.D.

YOURS HUMBLY,

Richard Victor Helvets

Varoche Palace, Owynsburg

SUBPOENA

6th S. S. 1764

The Commonwealth of Kaedrin

Richard Victor Helvets, lead attorney

Laurence August Pruvia, attorney

Joseph Barnabas Renzfeld, attorney

John Everard Pruvia, attorney

Erasmus von Getreide, papal attorney

Jeremiah of Ves, papal attorney

DESIRES TO SUMMON THE FOLLOWING PARTY TO COURT;

Friar Boniface 

ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLE(S), DOCTRINE(S), EDICT(S) OR ARTICLES OF LAW:

Quote

 

CH 207 - On Injury against Order

 

207.01 - On Vagrancy

207.011 - 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 in the first degree. (Class E).

 

207.02 - On Loitering

207.021 - Where an individual intentionally travels indolently and pauses frequently for socialization in order to disrupt trade, commerce, or business, this shall be the crime of loitering in the third degree. (Class E)

   

CH-705 - On Duties of the Clergy

705.01 - 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.

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

705.03 - 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.

 

 

Defendant has consistently loitered around the Commonwealth of Kaedrin as a vagrant and has, while he was Bishop of Ves, neglected his clerical duties as he was absent and unwilling to cooperate with the local congregation and government. 

WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE FOLLOWING RELEVANT PARTY OR PARTIES:

His Holiness the High Pontiff James II

Bishop Anton Barclay of Jorenus

Minister of the Interior Mariana Dubois

Mayor Edmund Bren

Lajos Sandor Károly

ON THE DESIRED DATE OF:

T.B.D.

YOURS HUMBLY,

Richard Victor Helvets

Varoche Palace, Owynsburg

“This man clearly has no head on his shoulders, the dear Bishop is the appointed speaker; he OVERSEES the assembly, he does not meddle in the affairs of the people. I can see why he was left with only that dirty barrel to live in.” The Count of Rochefort asides to his compatriot after reading the horrendously ill advised suite against their proud people.

“The election was most thrilling, with luck the good Mayor will serve his term most graciously!”

“A glorious occasion! A golden tradition of democracy has been restored to it’s natural place.”

Richard Helvets signs the Lorraine, ever honoured by the confidence of the dear Bishop Laurence

1 hour ago, Amayonnaise said:

Being the Izkuthii in question, she was posing as a creation of Felixii – the Wildcat Mani, not unlike the werewolves that Morea created in Sug’s Feral lore some time ago. Being a Trickster, she was actively spreading deceit and lies in order to gain access to Druid Groves and Elven Settlements. This is proven by her literally joining a Wood Elven Seed, the Arvellons, and the Druids falling under the impression that she was exactly that – One of Felixii’s creations.

 

In regards to the ‘metagaming’, it was not you that I called out for meta-gaming. It was Chase. Labelling her as a demon was whatever, but Chase made trickster-demon comments that were very obviously meta-gaming considering she had done nothing to expose herself as a trickster, in regards to being caught lying or playing pranks. The demon comment from you was fine. Chase’s Trickster Demon labelling IRP was blatant meta-gaming.

 

Also, the so-called whining was due to you acting as a Moderator in that situation and blatantly saying “Chase shut up so she stops whining about it”, which I found to be somewhat sexist and unprofessional, hence it was reported to a GM Manager.

As the reaction to my very well put and calmly made criticism proves; nothing has been learned since that situation prior. This is why your community suffers: for no other reason than because that very toxicity. This is why nobody outside of Sutica would reasonably want to put forth the time to interact, as I mentioned before in my initial vein of advice, this sort of battle gets incredibly tiresome. It’s not that these spaces are actively avoided, it is precisely because these creatures have been kicked out of the community for near constant mania and OOC bickering.

It’s also irrelevant as to what a character’s motives are: if the character can be blatantly observed as being a trickster demon based on appearance and attitude the fault isn’t with the player in question making the comment, but with one’s own personal RP and conduct. Being the Izkuthii in question, you can also see why I left your name out of the initial example, as the attitude I witnessed was for lack of a better word; unacceptable. Particularly for someone in that position.

What actually occurred during this event was an observation, made by a fourteen year old kid based on skin details and RP comments. That could generally be made by anyone and still have been effectively true (I.E walking around with massive horns will illicit an appropriate reaction.) That kid was then screamed at both in discord and in OOC server side in front of his peers. The arrogance that takes is beyond my capacity to explain without resorting to harsher phrases but it wasn’t something I had the patience to deal with at the time; nor did anyone else involved. It’s also why all was abated both roleplay and discord chats immediately calmed down and happily carried on without the incessant lack of understanding.

I’ve given feedback already though and it’s ultimately it’s up to you whether to accept it or not. Adios and enjoy arguing in the comments.

All the interactions I’ve had with this creature have been cancerous in some regard. From the vibes I got most often the appeal is just to be an immortal cute gal with horns; and one of the few times I actually decided to point out those weird physical abnormalities in roleplay I got whined at in OOC for meta-gaming. You would think that displaying bright red hair and giant antler horns would be reason enough to label someone a demoness or a weirdo, but apparently not. Either way whether or not the lore has changed is irrelevant because ultimately the only observation I was able to take away from my own personal engagements is that the type of people who roleplay this creature are extremely hard to get along with and don’t interact with wider communities enough to have an impact beyond their own circles anyway.

The writing itself isn’t bad, the spoilers make it a bit hard to read obviously but the descriptions are solid and the mechanics make sense; though that isn’t usually the problem with lore anyway. I’m in a late night paper writing faze so I’m far more accommodating in this reviewish state of mind. I’d get rid of the spoilers obviously and maybe expand on feeding as after running through that section I still don’t know what they’re feeding on or why they need to / are compelled to feed besides the fact that they need a mechanism to explain their immortality.

The concept of being a polymorphing trickster is also generally not distasteful to my RP pallet personally (as lets face it I wrote this newest iteration of Striga so it’s directly up my alley.) Hence my only concern is really in the interactions I’ve previously mentioned: being a trickster is fine, but also not very effective if you flex your CA on everyone else with every chance you get. It defeats the purpose of being a trickster in the first place.

It gets annoying, stale, un-interactive, ext. And outside of my own experience that was also the general consensus of the other people around me at the time, and this was in an elven settlement (seeing as there seems to be a focus on bashing human roleplay in this thread). An inability to take criticism and handle it effectively without crying wolf to some authority for punishment. That seems to be the prognosis and the problem which must be solved. My last bit of commentary however is in how ironic the solution to that problem is: a bit of old fashioned understanding and accountability.

The Count of Rochefort smirks upon his reading of the open letter, his eyes piercing the quaintly put literature as he sat at his desk in the Helveti Estate.

“One can always trust the Lord of Selm to devour or disown. His own drunken lack of propriety aside these Josephites would do well to find a less inane mascot than he to represent their essays. The obese old fool can barely even conduct himself at court; never-mind in a debate. He should leave his slander to his own mind before his public slander gets him into trouble.”