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Constitution

Oaths

The realm of Asylon has a strong oath system, designed to guide the actions of her knights and bring order to the realm. A knight must have given a valid and binding oath, recorded by the judge, in order to be eligible for positions within the realm, and to participate fully in votes.

Required Oaths

Two separate oaths are required in order to be considered a full member of Asylon. These oaths must follow a prescribed format, or be approved by the judge in order to be registered as valid oaths by the realm. The Realm considers these oath to supersede all other oaths made by a Knight, including previous oaths to Lords, Duke and Rulers of other realms, oaths to a religion and oaths to a guild.

Oath to the Ruler

The first oath required of a Knight is the oath of Loyality to the Ruler of Asylon. This oath is given to the position of the Ruler, not the individual currently ruling the realm.

Oath to a Liege

The second oath is an oath to a liege Lord in order to establish an estate. This oath is not required by knights that do not wish to manage an estate.

Being Released from an Oath

A knight that wishes to swear loyalty to a new Lord, or a knight that has been given a Lordship. In order to be realised from their current liege oath, the Knight should send a request to their liege requesting to be released. If the Liege agrees both parties are required to request that the Judge updates the oath to reflect this.

If a Liege refuses to release a Knight from their oath, the Knight may take the matter to the Judge, who is empowered to make a decision based upon the individual case.

Positions that Require Oaths

It is mandatory to have made the required oaths before a knight may

• Own and Estate
• Become Lord of a Region
• Nominate for a Council Position

Council Positions

Powers and Responsibilities of the Ruler

• To dictate and implement Asylon Foreign Policy
• Appoint vacant Duchy positions
• Appoint a Lord to vacant imperial regions

Powers and Responsibilities of the General

• Devise and Implement military strategy in accordance with the foreign policy of Asylon
• Ensure prompt defence of Asylon from incursions by monsters and undead
• Head the Military Academy
  • Made up of the General, the Marshals and their seconds, the Ruler and up to four other "advisors".
  • Responsible for discussion and carrying out orders in the most efficient manner possible.
  • Secondary purpose is to integrate potential and current SiC's into the command structure, instructing them in the ways of the realm and war.

Powers and Responsibilities of the Judge

• Uphold Asylon Law and the Constitution
• To make judgement on alleged breaches of the Asylon Law and Constitution as required
• Approve and record all realm oaths
• Approve and record Coat of Arms
• Approve and record modifications to Coat of Arms
• Administer and maintain the regions of Asylon, with the assistance of the Banker

Powers and Responsibilities of the Banker

• Negotiate trade agreement in accordance with Asylon Foreign Policy
• Organise and oversee distribution of food within the realm
• Organise and oversee distribution of realm funds to realm approved projects
• Assist the Judge in the administration and maintenance of the regions of Asylon

Vote of No Confidence

A Vote of No Confidence may be initiated by the nobles of the realm against any member of the council.. For a vote of no confidence to be called a Motion of No Confidence must first registered and seconded by sufficient nobles of the realm as described below

• A Motion of No Confidence may be called for by any noble that has a legitimate and recorded oath that satisfies the requirements of the realm. To register a Motion of No Confidence the noble must post a message to the entire realm.
  1. The first line of the message should be as follows I call for a vote of no confidence against Nobles Full Name who currently holds the position of Council Position.
  2. Following the first line a brief description supporting the motion should be included
  3. The last line of the message should be as follows All those who agree with this motion
• A motion of no confidence by any other realm member must be seconded before a vote of no confidence is initiated. For the motion to be considered seconded sufficient nobles of the realm must publicly second the motion to produce a vote of five under the following weighting system
  • Duke and Duchess have a voting weight of 3
  • Landed Lords and Ladies have a voting weight of 2
  • Knights that have a legitimate and recorded oath have a voting weight of 1
• A motion of no confidence will stay open for a maximum period of five days. In addition a motion of no confidence will end if a day passes since the motion was last seconded
• The Monarch may call Vote of No Confidence against any of the other three council members. In this case a motion is not required and the Vote of No Confidence proceeds

If the Motion of No Confidence is successful a Vote of No Confidence will immediately be called. It is the responsibility of the Monarch or the Judge to monitor the support for the Motion of No Confidence, declare the motion passed or failed and initiate the Vote of No Confidence if required. A Vote of No Confidence is governed by the following

• Only the Monarch or Judge may initiate a Vote of No Confidence once the motion has passed. A vote initiated by any other realm member is not valid
• There is no weighting system for a Vote of No Confidence all Nobles with a legitimate and recorded oath that satisfies the requirements of the realm have an equal vote. The vote shall be open for a period of three days only and required a two thirds majority of votes to pass.
• If a Vote of No Confidence is passed, the council member has three days to step down.

Amendments to the Constitution

Any amendments to the constitution must be ratified by the Nobles of the realm by way of majority vote. The process is as follows.

• An amendment is proposed by the Ruler of the Realm. Only the Ruler has the power to call for a referendum to alter the constitution
• The referendum must pass by a two thirds majority in order for the amendment to be successful.