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. The current Imperial Advisory Council for Kaiser Mors V consists of Jonas and Ari Rahikkala.

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. The idea behind selection is 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 allows the Kaiser to get a general overview of the spectrum of thought in the nation.

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.

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See Also: The Kaiser, The Landsraad, Imperial Decrees