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DISSOLUTION AND SUMMONS 21 G.T 1764 The Dissolution of the 14th Imperial Diet With the proclamation of the Edict of Reform (1763), His Imperial Majesty does see fit to dissolve the fourteenth Imperial Diet, running from 1762 through to 1764 subsequent to the elections of 1762. The fourteenth Imperial Diet shall be the final session operated under the ‘dual edicts’ constitution (1736 to 1763). Thereafter, the reformed constitution shall be in effect. With this dissolution, His Imperial Majesty commands the members of the fourteenth session to return home to their constituents. The Summons for the 15th Imperial Diet The fifteenth Imperial Diet shall commence in the year of Our Lord 1765, after the members of the House of Commons are selected by the Imperial electorate through the national election of 1765. All factions competing in the election of 1765 are required to have their factional lists submitted to and approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs by the turn of the year 1765. Lists may be of any number under fifteen. ARTICLE I: The House of Lords for the 15th Imperial Diet His Imperial Majesty hereby summons the following seven peers or lords spiritual to comprise the House of Lords for the duration of the fifteenth Imperial Diet, until such time as the session’s dissolution. The Most Hon. The Marquess of Vasiland His Eminence The Bishop of Ves The Rt Hon. The Count of Metterden The Rt Hon. The Count of Nenzing The Rt Hon. The Count of Pompourelia The Rt Hon. The Count of Rochefort The Rt Hon. The Viscount Rillsworth ARTICLE II: The House of Commons for the 15th Imperial Diet His Imperial Majesty hereby summons the members of the House of Commons to the fifteenth Imperial Diet, the house’s composition pending the results of the election of 1765, with these elected members comprising the chamber until such time as the session’s dissolution. Those members summoned to comprise the House of Lords shall be entitled to the style of member of the House of Commons, along with the postnominal MHC after their name, throughout the duration of the fifteenth Imperial Diet. Signed, HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY Peter III, by the grace of GOD Holy Orenian Emperor, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Salvus, and Seventis, King-Elect of Kaedrin, Prince of Malinor, Grand Duke of Ves, Duke of Lorraine and Roden, Baron of Sedan, Vitzburg and Sedai, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera.

First Northland Resettlement 10th of Owyn’s Flame, 1764 TO OUR BELOVED NATION, With the survey and clearing of the territory formerly known as Warwick complete, the Crown has seen fit to land a number of subjects deemed fit to repopulate this abandoned region. To the following are apportioned sections of His Imperial Majesty’s land, The Lord Vasiland, Marquess Henrik Vanir, who is granted privileged ownership in accordance with his noble peerage. Mister Erik Othaman, who is granted ownership in contract with His Imperial Majesty. Mister Frederick Ludovar, who is granted ownership in contract with His Imperial Majesty. Mister Stefan Vyronov, who is granted ownership in contract with His Imperial Majesty. Mister Siegmund Wick, who is granted ownership in contract with His Imperial Majesty. This We Proclaim, Peter III, by the grace of GOD Holy Orenian Emperor, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Salvus, and Seventis, King-Elect of Kaedrin, Prince of Malinor, Grand Duke of Ves, Duke of Lorraine and Roden, Baron of Sedan, Vitzburg, and Sedai, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera.

THE IMPERIAL DIET EDICT OF REFORM, 1763 An edict to reform the Imperial Diet, repealing and replacing the Edict of Establishment (1736) and the Edict of Election (1736) with an improved and more consistent system, as well as the re-establishment of the powers afforded to this body. INTRODUCTION The Diet of the Holy Orenian Empire, known in shorthand as the Imperial Diet, has served as the country’s legislature for over twenty years since the proclamation of the dual edicts of 1736. While many aspects of this system have been successful, others require reform. Legislation passed under the former constitution shall remain in effect unless otherwise repealed by these reformed bodies. SECTION I: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS The House of Commons, as the lower house of the Imperial Diet, shall be the chamber concerned with matters of active governance and shall sit when called to session by the Crown, through the expression of a national election, until such time as its dissolution by the Crown. It shall pass bills into acts by virtue of a simple majority. The House of Commons shall comprise fifteen seats. Two factions, divided on ideological lines, will compete for these seats in national elections. After elections, seats will be allocated based on the percentage of national vote each faction receives. The factions shall be as follows: The Josephites The Everardines Prior to an election, these factions shall publish a maximum of a fifteen-member list agreed upon by their leadership. In accordance with the percentage of the vote that these factions receive in a national election, these seats shall be proportionally allocated. Those who succeed in election to the House of Commons shall be members of the House of Commons for the duration of that session, entitled to the postnominal MHC (Member of the House of Commons). (i.e John Smith MHC) A separate gazette for factions and platforms shall be maintained elsewhere than this edict. No person may sit in the House of Commons if: They concurrently sit in the House of Lords. They are eligible to sit in the House of Lords, such in the case of a peer bearing a title such as baron, count, duke, etcetera, or a lord spiritual such as a bishop or archbishop. They hold an active commission in any military organization. Upon the swearing-in of a member, these positions priorly held are automatically considered to be resigned. If the newly-elected member in question fails to announce resignation or abdication from all aforementioned positions, he is forbidden from taking his seat and it will be considered vacant. A member may be an untitled member of a noble family, but if he ascends to a peerage, his position is automatically resigned and considered vacant. Should a seat be vacated for any reason before a term has expired, including the aforementioned reasons a newly elected member’s seat could be vacated, then that seat shall go to the next eligible person on the list of that vacated member’s faction. The House of Commons, through majority vote, elects from among their membership a member to act as presiding officer over the chamber, who shall be entitled with the office of President of the House of Commons. Typically, this will be from the faction who attains a majority. SECTION II: THE HOUSE OF LORDS The House of Lords, as the upper house of the Imperial Diet, shall be an appointed chamber of sober review for legislation. It shall comprise seven seats, each appointed by the Crown as an Imperial Diet is called to sit. Those who sit upon the House of Lords are, for the duration of that session, styled as imperial grandees, entitled to the postnominal IG. (i.e. John Smith IG) Imperial grandees must be either peers recognized with imperial letters, or lords spiritual who are placed with a diocese (bishop or archbishop) within the Empire’s jurisdiction. The House of Lords is populated by the Emperor’s personal discretion, and only legislates independently on matters concerning nobility and aristocracy. They may review legislation passed through the House of Commons, however can not explicitly veto it and only serve in this role in an advisory capacity. The House of Lords may consider ennoblement, settle inheritance disputes and legitimization (barring those limited by Section VII), and nominate those worthy to awards and orders of chivalry. SECTION III: ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENT The Crown, expressed in the person of His Imperial Majesty the Holy Orenian Emperor, is the linchpin of the reformed system. He shall call the Imperial Diet to session through a summons. In respect to the House of Commons, this is expressed through a national election. In respect to the House of Lords, this is expressed through his appointees. As a session of the Imperial Diet draws to its conclusion for one reason or another, the Crown shall dissolve the Imperial Diet. When the Crown summons the Imperial Diet again, the process is repeated. A session of the legislature shall sit for an amount of time that is flexible. SECTION IV: JURISDICTIONS The following matters, as the topic of bills, need only to be passed formally through the House of Commons, however, the House of Lords may undertake an advisory role for legislation passed. Bills of Taxation, concerning all matters of taxation and excise within the Empire. Bills of Appropriation, also known as budgets, concerning all matters of income and expenditure. Bills of Law, concerning the passage of both civil and criminal law, including but not limited to legislation concerning offenses and penalties. Bills of Regulation, concerning the regulation of other matters of import to the realm not aforementioned. Writs of Confirmation, concerning the confirmation by the House of Commons of the Crown’s appointments on the Council of State or the Judiciary, in conjunction with their role as a body to provide advice and consent for these appointments. Writs of Impeachment, concerning the impeachment of a member of the Council of State for offenses of a categorically serious extent, such as ‘improperly exceeding or abusing the powers of their office’, or ‘using their office for an improper purpose or for personal gain’. These must be passed with a two-thirds majority. Writs of Summons, defined as bills summoning a member of the Council of State to issue a report or testify before the House of Commons. SECTION V: LEGISLATIVE PROCESS A summary of the legislative procedure for the Imperial Diet shall be as follows: A bill (a draft of a law) or a writ (a special bill compelling an action) is initiated in the chamber concerned with the subject matter, by a member.* The chamber debates the content of the bill, with neither fear nor favor being given to any particular member of the chamber, and all being given a chance to make their case. The necessary amendments are made, or not made. The presiding officer calls for a division, or a vote, and the votes are tallied. The bill passes. The bill proceeds to the Crown, which either grants, withholds or withholds conditionally imperial assent. If imperial assent is withheld, the bill is declared void. If imperial assent is withheld conditionally, the process is repeated from the first step until the process is complete. If imperial assent is granted, the bill becomes an Act of the Imperial Diet, and hence formal law, to be published in the legislative gazette. *If the topic concerns aristocracy or nobility, specifically new membership, it is expected that it is considered by the House of Lords in an advisory capacity. SECTION VI: THE COUNCIL OF STATE The Crown appoints the Archchancellor and the Vice Chancellor, his deputy, to build a ministry. This formal appointment also extends to their officers who sit upon the Council of State, however, in practice these Ministers of the Crown shall be selected by the Archchancellor and affirmed by the House of Commons. SECTION VII: LIMITATIONS The Imperial Diet’s functions and legislation, as a whole, are prohibited from interaction with the following matters of state, which remain the exclusive purview of the Crown. The military and appointment of generals and other commanders. The Crown, the succession, its authority, and the Imperial household. Diplomacy and foreign affairs, exempting when permitted by the Crown in special circumstances. Any political party or faction not previously approved by the Crown shall remain disbarred and unable to receive a position on the ballot. Unlike in the ‘dual edicts’ constitution of 1736 to 1758, legislators may sit in either house of the Imperial Diet and upon the Council of State (and other civil bureaucracies) simultaneously. Leaders of factions may or may not sit in either chamber.

With requested revisions implemented, the Everardine Bill of 1762 is granted assent by the Crown. Regarding the May Amendment to the Judiciary Bill of 1740: The justice system must be built on a fair and free application of Imperial Law. To discriminate between the provinces of a circuit in the manner suggested by the May Amendment may serve to do violence to this principle, potentially leading to corruption and bias. The Scholastic Subsidization Bill of 1761 is granted assent by the Crown. The Provincial Census Information Bill of 1761 is granted assent by the Crown.

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His Imperial Majesty prorogues this thirteenth session. God with us.

His Imperial Majesty has reviewed the bills passed this session and given the following terms: To the revised Civil Unions Bill: since the requested amendments have been made, We do give full assent. To the Provincial Census Information Bill: in Section I, Item II the Crown believes there is a conflict of interest in allowing all senators to unilaterally request information on their constituents. This power of subpoena should lie solely with provincial heads. In Section I, Item III the Chair of Civil Affairs should not authorize, but request, for this body has no granted powers over census data. To the National Land Survey Bill: We give full assent. To the Judicial Reform Bill: We withhold assent. The bill requires a full redrafting and vote. To the Goblin Bill: We give full assent. To the Rotation Bill: We withhold assent. The Imperial Senate is the Emperor’s legislative body, and shall by default meet close to the seat of his governance, the Imperial Capital.

Moved to The Great Library. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly. If you feel this is a mistake, please contact myself or any FM and we'll restore it.

After conference with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Amyas Bill and Entrepreneurship Bill are given full assent.

His Imperial Majesty has reviewed and passed judgement on the following acts: The Battlements Bill receives full assent. The Ratibor Bill receives full assent. The Gwali Bill’s name conflicts with the established national language of Oren, contains mistakes such as the presence of “livres” rather than “marks”, and is filled with errors otherwise. These errors must be corrected to receive assent. The Child Labour Bill receives full assent. The Amyas Bill may receive assent or modifications based on conference with the Secretary of the Treasury. The Railroad Bill receives full assent. The Committee Reform Bill receives full assent. The Entrepreneurship Bill may receive assent or modifications based on conference with the Secretary of the Treasury. The Civil Unions Bill is found redundant when compared against the Orenian Revised Code passed prior by the Senate. Assent is witheld.

A squadron of wigged bureaucrats invites Levian to the Imperial capital of Helena, city of dreams.

T H E P E A C E O F NOVELLEN 1760 Issued and confirmed on the 15th of Horen’s Calling, 1760 ARTICLE I - Morsgrad shall withdraw from the Alliance of Independent States and concede defeat in its attempt to topple the empire. ARTICLE II - The Duchy of Morsgrad accepts culpability in starting a fruitless war and acknowledges the Duke Godric’s role in organizing the unprecedented slaughter of innocents, resulting in a great loss of economy and life. ARTICLE III - The Duchy of Morsgrad shall recognize His Imperial Majesty, Peter III as Holy Orenian Emperor, master over his own lands, and acknowledges all associated titles relevant to his styling, most notably his reign over the provinces of Helena, Haense, Kaedrin, Curon, and the province-in-rebellion of Warwick. ARTICLE IV -The signatories agree to full cessation of hostilities as of the promulgation of this document. Signed, HIS IMPERIAL EXCELLENCY, Sir Simon Basrid KCS, Imperial Archchancellor Signed, Chadmyr Edvarsson Ruric, Regent of The Duchy of Morsgrad

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P E A C E O F K R U G M A R 1759 Issued and confirmed on the 12th of Sun’s Smile, 1759 ARTICLE I - The signatories agree to full cessation of hostilities as of the promulgation of this document. Signed, HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Peter III Anthony, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Renatus, Curon, Salvus, and Seventis, King-Elect of Kaedrin, Prince of Malinor, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera. Signed, THE REX, sKalP’rAguK dA BOZZ

Freebuild allows the same “race to the bottom” that charters have. Any conflict or desire for ego expansion becomes a new settlement – and then roleplay suffers as we’ve seen.

Excellent step towards putting roleplay back at the forefront of priorities. In the end, everyone will be grateful for this bravery against the status quo.

The Emperor reviews the end of session from his front study, kitted fully in military costume. “After discussion with the office in question, the Crown does give assent to the Rivaini Act of 1756. The Crown does give eager assent to the Paddington Act of 1756. When the ages of participation are adjusted to nine through seventeen years, the Crown will give full assent to the Imperial Exchange Program of 1754. All issues concluded, the Crown hereby declares this tenth session prorogued.” At that, Peter the Third sets sails for adventure, wig billowing in the ocean wind.

Battle of Rubern 15th of Owyn’s Flame, 1756 A few Orenian troopers of the 1st regiment - including Cpt. d’Arkent on horseback and Lt. Octavian fully armored on the right. At the edge of the Emperor’s personal demesne, where the fertile Heartlands give way to sparse and abandoned fields about Rubern, a small team of surveyors and engineers spotted some seven-hundred coalitioners crossing Oren’s borders. Falling back along the highway, the team was speedily reinforced by garrisons from throughout the Crownlands. Once the incursionary force caught up to the Imperial troopers, the Empire’s defense had swelled to nine-hundred. Building a tight formation against the invaders, Orenian lines responded to ineffectual Qali arrows with a single volley, quickly routing their opponent back along the highway. The Imperial troopers pursued in orderly fashion, preventing the primitive enemy from gaining an advantage by skirmish. The chase persisted until reaching the low walls of Rubern, from which the coalition flung hurried arrows at the behest of their Renalian commander. The Imperial troopers slowly withdrew from the highway, lying in wait for their foe to recover morale. They did not have to wait long, skirmish picking back up in the weeds and tall grasses around the town. Spotting an opening between the invaders’ scattered positions and their escape route to the gate, Lieutenant Octavian directed the troopers in a coordinated charge, opening a bloody melee in which hardly a single coalitioner was able to escape. At the end of the day, the troopers were able to return home with their spoils and hurrahs, seeing the Empire defended against chimaeric hordes once again. The coalition’s dwindling supply of fighters does not know why they fight and die, but every Orenian knows their own purpose here: for God, Emperor, and Country!

Edict of Settlement 20th of Horen’s Calling, 1756 20th of Snow’s Maiden, 1756 TO OUR BELOVED NATION, It is the desire of His Imperial Majesty, acting on the basis of years of cooperation, collaboration and otherwise fraternity with the Sons of Malin and allies, to reserve for them a stake of land of his personal domain with which to settle under the protection of the Crown. This reservation, defined as the Pale of Aldemar or simply the Pale in shorthand, shall be established from the time of the proclamation of this decree, the terms of such settlement defined therein with this very resolution. As such, we do resolve... PROVISION I: On the Pale, sovereignty and nationality I. That the Pale is comprised of the former lands of East Sedai and Upper Adria, its eastern border defined by the southern tributary of the River Rubern and its western the village of Vitzburg. II. That the Pale be defined as a reservation for elvenkind under the personal protection of His Imperial Majesty. III. That the Pale be established as the sovereign territory of the Holy Orenian Empire with the status of a devolved, internally autonomous region, with specific details of governance established in further provisions of this document. IV. That the elves resident in the Pale be considered Imperial subjects, or in the shorthand Imperials, for all legal intents and purposes, and as such they are to be considered loyal countrymen of the Empire, who are hostile to all her enemies. PROVISION II: On jurisdiction, privileges and terms of settlement I. That the Pale be outside of the normal jurisdiction of the Holy Orenian Empire for the purposes of courts of judicature, national elections, civil government and ecclesiastical parishes, as a personal reservation of property set aside by His Imperial Majesty. II. That the Pale’s elven residents be granted freedom of religion along with immunity from any blasphemy or religious laws that may otherwise be in effect within the Empire. III. That the Pale be permitted to legislate its own laws in respect to its devolved powers, so long as said laws are compatible with the Imperial Constitution and the terms of this decree, and that in the case of any contradictions between such legislation and this decree, this document shall take precedence. IV. That the Pale’s jurisdiction over criminal and civil offenses extend only to those offenses committed within its territory. V. That the Pale’s elven residents, in the event that they were to commit criminal or civil offenses outside of the Pale, be subject to the normal jurisdiction of the Empire. VI. That the Pale be permitted to maintain its own military and policing force as it deems fit, outside of the command of the Imperial State Army, insofar as any combatants of said military force may be levied by the General Staff or the Emperor personally, in defense of the Empire and for other uses against her enemies. VII. That the Pale be free from the ordinary garrison or otherwise presence of a military force with the exception of cases whereby they are granted explicit permission from its government to enter its territory or in the instances of defense or an emergency. VIII. That the Pale be home only to elves with the exception of those non-elves granted explicit permission to be resident there by its government. IX. That the Pale retain protections for the elvish language provided every effort is taken to ensure that translations to common are readily available. PROVISION III: On the government of the Pale I. That the Pale be granted responsible self-government compatible with the general doctrines of internal autonomy and the terms of this decree. II. That the Pale be governed by the Council of Elders, comprised of six laurir and one saneyir, who elect an elven resident to represent them as their executive personage. III. That the Pale’s Council of Elders be its civil government, legislature and chief court of judicature. IV. That the Pale’s executive personage in question is entitled the Warden of the Pale, who shall serve as the territory’s head of government and the general representative of its elven residents, discharging his duties as a loyal subject of His Imperial Majesty. V. That the Pale’s Council of Elders be selected by whichever way its government deems fit by virtue of their own legislation which shall compliment this document. VI. That the Warden of the Pale serves at the pleasure of the Council of Elders, and may be dismissed by them as the outcome of a majority vote. PROVISION IV: On devolved and reserved powers I. That the Pale’s devolved powers, on which their government may enact legislation or otherwise act on within the bounds of their physical jurisdiction, consist of: • Agriculture, construction and forestry. • Courts and judicature, including law enforcement. • Education. • Health. • Religion. II. That the Empire’s reserved powers, on which the Pale’s government may not enact legislation involving or contradictory to, consist of: • Capital offenses (espionage, treason and murder). • Foreign affairs as well as terrorism both domestic and external. • Trade (exports, imports and tariffs). PROVISION V: On the interpretation of this document I. That in the case of any provision of this document’s wording being ambiguous or otherwise requiring interpretation, in the case of a dispute, it shall be subject to a civil case heard fairly and impartially by the Imperial Supreme Court on which the ruling shall be precedential. For the Glory of Our Empire, HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Peter III Anthony, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Renatus, Curon, Salvus, and Seventis, Prince of Malinor, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera.

Hunched over his desk in Novellen, the Emperor carefully scribes, “The Imperial Personhood Act of 1754 will receive Crown assent automatically upon the correction of ‘Orog’ to ‘Olog’. For the Varoche Act of 1753, the Crown requires that the protections afforded to the Edict of Establishment must be defined. Does this immunize that document from amendment? To the Shearing Act of 1752, the Crown vigorously assents.”

“An innocent man wouldn’t flee from justice.” Corporal Hinweiser declares as he closes in on the outlaw Jasper.

looks terrible, who worldpainted this ****?