My name is Phineas Elastopon, currently a citizen of Antica, Stormark and Ashkenatza, all nations well known and well beloved/hated by Shireroth. I was a citizen of Shireroth previously under the names "Benkern", "B3n|<3|\|" (or something similar) and "Bacchus". I had a religious thing while I was revising for a classics exam. Before that I was an honorary citizen and before that, I was just chillin' with Jonas, Jacobus, Carol, and a few others, back in '07, when Shireroth was dead-as.
I left Shireroth yesterday one year ago, to take a temporary break in Antica. I can't really remember why I left, such is the overwhelming power of the LIGHT OF ANTICA, but one of the main reasons was because the Church of Dionysus that I founded failed a bit. But I left my affairs in order- I established the first Trust in Shirerithian history to my knowledge, the Bacchic Trust. I definitely intended to return, you see. The trustees were Ardy and Jacobus and it was witnessed by your predecessor Kaiseress Anandja I Du'Grifos. It protected about 950 erb in a Shirerithian bank account called the Bacchic Fund and 2000 erbs-worth of troops called the Marechaussee of Mar Sara, which I paid for out of my own pocket under the SCIRA system.
Some reforms of the military have gone on since I left and essentially the Bacchic Trust has been stripped of ~2/3s of its worth. The Marechaussee has disappeared, but even if it was returned to me, it would be worthless due to the fact that the military system under which it was purchased no longer exists.
What I am petitioning the Kaiser for now is compensation for that loss. I'm not a citizen, and have no rights- not that citizens have many rights around these parts anyway
- but I'm not asking you to respect my wishes, but instead the requirements of the Bacchic Trust agreement which was witnessed and therefore affirmed into law by a Kaiseress. No Kaiser can bound zir successor, but for the sake of the rule of law, I would ask that Your Niftness respects the Trust agreement and agrees to compensate me 2000 erb for the loss of the Marechaussee.I first took the matter to the MiniTrade and you can read his opinion here. He stated that he believes were you to compensate me, you might have to compensate all those others who paid for troops under SCIRA. If you want to do that, you could. I would argue however that the 'Economic Circumstances' terms of the Bacchic Trust agreement guarantee lend weight to the idea that mine is a special case.
Thank you for reading, if you did read all that.
Here's a copy of the trust agreement for your delectation:
Kaiseress Anandja I wrote:THE BACCHIC TRUST
Between
Bacchus
(Settlor)
and
Jacobus Loki
(Trustee)
and
The Khan of Vijayanagara
(Trustee)
Settlement
1.0 Bacchus, hereafter referred to as the Settlor, of Yardistan, hereby settles the Bacchic Trust with Jacobus Loki of Yardistan and The Khan of Vijayanagara of Elwynn, as trustees, hereafter referred to as the trustees.
1.1 The settlor and his issue shall be the sole beneficiaries of the trust.
The Bacchic Fund
2.0 The assets over which the trustees have power shall be:
-The entirity of the liquid funds located in the Small Commonwealth Bank account "The Bacchic Fund", which stand at 955.59 erbs and;
-The Marechaussee of Mar Sara and the men, equipment and other assets contained therein.
Duty of Care
3.0 When dealing with official matters relating to the trust or the assets of the Bacchic Fund, a trustee must exercise such care and skill as is reasonable in the circumstances.
General Power of Investment
3.1 A trustee may make any kind of investment that he could make if he were absolutely entitled to the assets of the trust.
Power of Appointment
3.2 The trustees shall have the power to appoint the assets controlled by the Bacchic Trust to any beneficiary in proportions determined to be relevant and fair to all the circumstances of the beneficiaries of the trust.
3.3 The trustees shall be obliged to appoint any amount of the assets controlled by the Bacchic Trust to any beneficiary at the behest of the settlor.
Further Trustees
3.4 The trustees may make any person a trustee with the approval of the settlor.
Further Beneficiaries
3.5 The trustees may make any person a beneficiary with the approval of the settlor.
Economic Circumstances
4.0 Should the economic circumstances warrant, the trustees may invest the liquid assets contained in the Bacchic Fund into property or other tangible assets to preserve their worth.
4.1 The trustees must aim to preserve the worth of the assets of the Bacchic Fund.
Amendment
5.0 The terms regulating the Bacchic Trust as outlined in this document may be amended only with approval of the settlor.
Revocability
5.1 The settlor may only revoke this trust with the approval of the trustees.
SIGNED: Bacchus (Settlor)
BACCHUS DIONYSOS PSEUDANOR
3631 ASC
SIGNED: Jacobus Loki (Trustee)
__________
36** ASC
SIGNED: The Khan of Vijayanagara (Trustee)
ARDASHIR PIROZ MOQTADA AL OSMANI
3631 ASC
SIGNED: Kaiseress Anandja I (Witness)
KAISERESS ANANDJA I DU'GRIFOS
3631 ASC
