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Revision as of 21:47, 2 January 2010
The Institute of Diplomacy serves as a Beluaterra-wide guild for diplomatic communication. This should allow easier methods of contact and facilitate understanding between nobility.
Additionally, it serves as an independent mediator service by a select few that show a keen skill in diplomacy, as well as a school to teach the more refined elements of diplomacy, compromise, and negotiation.
I invite all council members, dukes, ambassadors, diplomats, and anyone interested in such a guild to join.
Structure
Our motto is Diplomacy! Ingenuity! Excellence! (DIE!)
Diplomatic Communication
The major purpose of the guild is to facilitate communication for purposes of diplomacy. Ranks are specially designated for council members, dukes, lords, ambassadors, and diplomats. Patrons(those who build a guildhouse from their own funds) and Rulers have the ability to promote and demote nobility, within their realm, to the appropriate position. Other elder ranks can adjust ranks of all member as is needed.
Additional purposes are to offer services resolving differences and to educate others on diplomatic skills of negotiation and compromise.
Mediation and Arbitration Services
To request services mediating differences(can include anything from realm differences to personal disputes between nobility), contact the Benefactor with your request. It is necessary that both sides(or their representative) of the dispute are members of the guild. There are two services. Those of a mediator and those of an arbitrator. The mediator will work between both sides to see a solution discovered. An arbitrator will do the same, but will also have the ability to make a binding decision that affects both. When choosing an arbitrator, both sides are expected to abide by their decision.
University
To educate on skills of negotiation and compromise, a Professor, Mediator, Arbitrator, or Benefactor will occasionally intervene in discussions in order to point out beneficial methods of discussion when egos are more potent than diplomacy. Successful diplomatic interactions are also recorded as lessons to the student body.
Ranks
All members hold the highest position they are eligible for. For example, a Duke Ambassador holds the rank of a Duke, a Ruler Duke holds the rank of a Ruler, and an Ambassador trusted by the Benefactor to be an Arbitrator holds the rank of an Arbitrator.
Elders
Benefactor: Jefferson Vita. Oversees smooth running of the Institute.
Arbitrator: Chosen by the Benefactor after demonstrated skill mediating.
Mediator: Chosen by the Benefactor after demonstrated skill diplomatically.
Professor: Chosen by the Benefactor after demonstrated skill diplomatically.
Patron: Builder of a guildhouse. Responsible for adjusting member ranks of their realm.
Ruler: Ruler of a realm. Responsible for adjusting member ranks of their realm.
Members
General: General of a realm.
Judge: Judge of a realm.
Banker: Banker of a realm.
Duke: Duke of a realm.
Lord: Lord of a realm.
Ambassador: Diplomat recognized by a ruler.
Diplomat: Diplomat that is unrecognized by a ruler.
Student: Interested nobility who hold no higher rank who paid the 10 gold entrance fee.
Aspirants
Applicant: Interested nobility unwilling or unable to pay the 10 gold entrance fee.
