SPQRSenātus Populusque Reyvadinus.
The people of Reyvadin have evolved into a republic.
Despite
Desire's Elderly Woman's benevolent rule... or perhaps because of it (people being what the are), the happy populace of Reyvadin have formed their own republic. And Elderly Woman was happy to comply, being more concerned about the 'Eternal City' rather than the stoopid politics of Strat.
So, just so you know: this is a Republic.
This means if you join, you have a chance at being a leader. But... we will follow our own sort of "Cursus honrum'. Which means you start as a tribune, then, if you are active, you can be elected a military tribune, then a Quaestor, then an Aedile, then a Legatus, and then one of two consuls. After that you may become Censor if everyone loves you and trusts you enough.
So then, let me lead you on a little tutorial of our nice little republic:
First of all, we vote for our leaders. On the ides of whatever month, which means the 15th. But we vote by how active we are,
To gain votes, you must give either troops to the censor or silver to the Aedile. They will record what you have given, which means votes, and if you are a military tribune will give you a bunch of shiny troops. So, the more ticks you bring or the more silver you bring, then the more votes you get. BUT! We are an archaic society, mixed between plebian and patricians. So, to be nice to the old school, renown will add votes as well. "cuz the old ways are the good ways".
So, what does this tell you? First of all you can advance. None of this 'leader for life' which most clans do. You join us, and do your duty as a military tribune, then a quaestro, and after that an Aedile, you could then become Legatus or perhaps a consul. Then, if everyone likes you enough, you could be censor.
And you're like WHAT?
Okay, let me give you the run down:
Tribunes: a non elected role, just people who's parents were noble. They either just breed troops or, if they are active with a bit of ambition, they run errands for the elected bunch. They are allowed to add tribunus to their name. They are the free-est of our people, and can win votes by giving money or troops to the people. And the Senate. And etc era.
Military Tribunes are active players who are promoted by the leaders. They are the people who run armies, ready to attack or reinforce or do whatever the Legatus tells them to do. They may add tribunus militum to their name.
The elected roles. To advance, you must be elected in order. IE, you must be Quaestor before you are Aedile, and you must be Aedile before you are Legatus, and you must be Legatus before you are consul, and you gotta be consul before.... fuck that, Desire is the only one we trust as Censor.
Quaestor is in charge of keeping crime down. The Quaestor will trade, and tell tribunes to trade, to keep crime down. The Quaestors's immediate concern will be Eternal City of Reyvadin, but will also ensure the crime rates of any other fief are .... well, decent.
Aedile: The gent in charge of the cash. He will take your cash and convert it to armour. He will also keep track of your money that you donate, and convert it to votes.
Legatus: the person in charge of military shit. He will run the military tribunes and anyone else that fields an army for the republic.
Two consuls: They decide the political action we take. Consuls have full power, and do not need answer to anyone.... until the next election. But they choose who we fight and who we are allied to. They can order the Legatus, who can order the military tribunes, to do what they want. And the Legatus must obey. Each consul has veto power, so unless they agree, they are fucked.
And then there is the Censor. While having no real political power, the censor oversees the voting, and disperses the troops to the military tribunes.
So, join this faction, if you are ambitious enough. All other clans have their leaders, and that will not change. But if you do your strat bullshit well, and impress us you could eventually become a leader.
current seat holders
Censor: Elderly Woman *aka Desire*
Consuls
Blue and NSIV
Legatus
Brigandius_Rufus_Legatus
Aedile
JayJrod
Quaestor
Doctor Professor
