Imperial Advisor

The position of Imperial Advisor was created in the Summer of 2004 by Kaiser Raynor XI. The position was created so that the Kaiser could get unbiased advice and help from some of the senior-most citizens in the nation. Raynor's original plan was to put three people on the Council - a "yes man" a "maybe man" and a "no man". The yes man would be someone who tended to share the Kaiser's opinions, the no man would be someone who tended to disagree with the Kaiser, and the maybe man would be someone who was often neutral. Few Kaisers have chosen to follow his example.

The Advisory Council

The Imperial Advisors meet in secret with the Kaiser and sometimes the Steward on the Imperial Advisory Council. In this secret council, the Kaiser may ask for the guidance of the advisors, or the advisors may make suggestions to the Kaiser without his asking.

Since its creation, the Council has been heavily used by Kaisers. There is no voting in the Council, and it holds no formal power in the Imperial government.

During the Fourth Era (started by Mors V), Leto III returned to the original plan of Raynor X by appointing a "yes man", a "no man" and a "maybe man", practice which quickly fell into disuse under subsequent Kaisers.

Selection of the Advisors

As the job of the Advisors is to help the Kaiser govern the nation, a good amount of experience is a prerequisite for the job of Advisor.

Typically, advisors have been citizens of Shireroth for years, and many have been former Kaisers themselves. In days past the idea behind selection was that the Kaiser ought to pick three advisors to serve him: one who shares his ideals, one who opposes his views, and one who is more or less neutral towards them. This theoretically allowed the Kaiser to get a general overview of the spectrum of thought in the nation.

Nowadays - due to profound changes in the governance of the Imperial Republic, among others the Imperial States becoming the backbone of Shireroth - the Imperial Advisors are usually composed of the Imperial Ministers, the heads of state of the Imperial States, a representative of the Imperial Dominions, and such other individuals as the Kaiser deems worthy for service as Imperial Advisor.

Specific Advisory Councils

• Kaiser Raynor XI - Rakesh Akabar, Gryphon the Pure, Gryphon Avocatio
  
• Kaiser Alejian I - Harvey Steffke, Shyriath, Gryphon Avocatio, Scott Alexander
  
• ??? - Gryphon Avocatio, James Raine, Joseph Strong, and Shyriath Bukolos.
  
• Mors V - Jonas Windsor and Ari Rahikkala
  
• Kaiseress Anandja I - Ari Rahikkala, Erik Mortis, Scott of Hyperborea and Andreas the Wise.
  
• Aurangzeb - Jacobus Loki, Ari Rahikkala, Andreas the Wise, Erik Mortis, Scott of Hyperborea.
  
• Leto III - Arviður, Scott of Hyperborea and Harvey Steffke.
  

Advisory Council of Kaiser Hjalmar

• Hallbjörn Haraldsson of the Houses of Ayreon-Kalirion and of the Descendants of Freyja, Minister of the Exterior;
• Fjǫrleif Hallbjörnsdóttir of the Houses of Ayreon-Kalirion and of the Descendants of Freyja, Minister of the Interior;
• Thorgils Tarjeisson, Minister of Military Affairs;
• King Noah, head of state of the Elwynnese Union;
• Queen Noor, head of state of the Kingdom of Goldshire;
• Queen Mira Raynora Major, head of state of the Kingdom of Lichbrook;
• Altea Lomax, representative of the Imperial Dominions;
• Shyriath Bukolos;
• Audun Joel of the Houses of Ayreon-Kalirion and of the Descendants of Freyja;
• Yumi Zotrasdóttir of the House of Kviteseid.

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See Also: The Kaiser, The Landsraad, Imperial Decrees