Decreebook of Yardistan
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:09 am
For reference, to keep track, so I don't lose them...
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DUCAL DECREE #1
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I, Duke Benkern of Yardistan, do declare the following:
First that our trustee Prodigy Almighty is hereby named Baron of Absentia if he should take the honor to replace myself, the Duke of Yardistan;
Second that, having looked at the map of Shireroth it has been made clear to me that there should exist a County named the County of Western Absentia, there shall now be a County of Western Absentia located within the Barony of Absentia, and Prodigy Almighty shall be its Count (if he took the honor of Baron of Absentia);
Third that our trustee Jess von Amokolia is hereby named... Baron of the Holy Lands of Shireroth to replace the Most Lovable and Huggable but Unfortunately Absent Greg "Gman" Russell (though if he can come up with a more fitting title I'll be happy to grant it my seal of approval).
Fourth that our trustee the Baron Prodigy Almighty is hereby named Steward, 2-i-C, Vice Duke etc. (the only stipulation is he must come up with his own nice-sounding title).
Be it so enacted!
Signed & Sealed by Dolphin-Duke Benkern
INSANIA VULT
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DUCAL DECREE #2
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I, Duke Benkern of Yardistan and Anarch of Yardistan, do declare the following:
First that our trustee and the former Duke Yardistan Jacobus is hereby named Count Florencia UNLESS he opposes on understandable grounds.
Second that in the case in which Count Jacobus opposes his appointment to Florencia he is given permission to rename said County.
Third that if Count Jacobus does not wish to rename the County he has been assigned he is hereby named Count Yardistan until such a time as Nick the Yardistani returns, at which point this issue shall be reconsidered.
Be it so enacted!
Signed & Sealed by Dolphin-Duke Benkern, Anarch of Yardistan
INSANIA VULT
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DUCAL DECREE #3
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I, Duke Benkern of Yardistan and Anarch of Yardistan, do declare the following:
First that the long absent but ever loved and oh so huggable trustee Gryphon Avocatio, Nick the Yardistani, shall be replaced as Count of Yardistan;
Second that the Duchy of Yardistan does recognise the fact that, unofficially or no, said trustee holds the position of Count Yardistan for life and also its duty never to act contrary this fact.
Be it so enacted!
Signed & Sealed by Dolphin-Duke Benkern, Anarch of Yardistan
INSANIA VULT
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DUCAL DECREE #4
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I, Duke Benkern of Yardistan and Anarch of Yardistan, do declare the following:
First that our newly arrived trustee Mike Fors shall be appointed Bailiff of the Territory of Lac Glacei;
Second that the Sheriff of that fife, H4773r 3lfs0n the Baron Vorpmadal, shall retain his title of Sheriff, but all powers he had as Sheriff shall be transferred to the new Bailiff and he (the Sheriff) shall be placed subordinate to the new Bailiff.
Third that we do thank our trustee Jacobus Loki (I.R.E.) for his suggestion of the position of Bailiff and his continued co-operation with the Yardistani control of the aforementioned territory.
Fourth that, in light of recent discussions about a Baronial Chamber in the Landsraad and the issue of the economy and Barons backing their Duke, a "Diet of Yardistan" shall be created for the Barons of Yardistan to voice their opinion on any Bill put before the Landsraad.
Fifth that the Duke of Yardistan shall shortly present a Charter before the Diet of Yardistan for its approval.
Be it so enacted!
Signed & Sealed by Dolphin-Duke Benkern, Anarch of Yardistan
INSANIA VULT
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DUCAL DECREE #5
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I, Duke Benkern of Yardistan and Anarch of Yardistan, do declare the following:
First that in consideration of acts performed by a certain Yardistani Noble there shall be a tax known as the "Trust Tax" in our Duchy.
Second that the Trust Tax shall initally set to be a one-off payment of 50.
Third that the Trust Tax shall be employed against nobles of Yardistan whom the Duke cannot trust with the Erbs he has.
Fourth that the punishment for refusal to pay the Trust Tax shall be consideration by the Duke for their title of nobility to be stripped from them and granted to another resident of Yardistan.
Fifth that the Duke of Yardistan may on his own initiative compensate those who must pay the Trust Tax with the same amount of Erbs back if he believes they are trustworthy enough to have those Erbs once again.
Be it so enacted!
Signed & Sealed by Dolphin-Duke Benkern, Anarch of Yardistan
INSANIA VULT
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DUCAL DECREE #6
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I, Duke Benkern of Yardistan and Anarch of Yardistan, do declare the following:
That any Baron or other noble within the Duchy of Yardistan who withholds his Erbs by moving them to a non-Yardistani account in order to weaken my vote shall be considered in revolt against the Ducal throne.
Be it so enacted!
Signed & Sealed by Dolphin-Duke Benkern, Anarch of Yardistan
INSANIA VULT
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DUCAL DECREE #7
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I, Duke Benkern of Yardistan and Anarch of Yardistan, do declare the following:
First that with the enactment of this Decree I shall no longer be Duke and Anarch of Yardistan.
Second that we do thank the noble trustees across the Imperial Republic of Shireroth for their support of our reign as leader of the Yardistani people, and grant them assurance that their kindness will not be quickly forgotten, and in the spirit of this, we do grant certain Shirerithians certain awards and honours as detailed in the first schedule to this decree.
Third that there shall be a chivalric order within the Duchy of Yardistan named the Order of Mischievous Intent. New members shall be granted on the abdication of a Duke of Yardistan, in recognition of and in thanks to people who have been a special help during their reign. All members of the Order (and administrators of the forum, apparently) shall be granted access to a new private board in the Duchy of Yardistan, the Lodge of Mischievous Intent, along with their Patron and fons honorum, the Duke of Yardistan.
Fourth that the ranks of this order shall be: Knight/Dame (K/DOMI), Knight-/Dame-Guardian (K/DGOMI), and Knight-/Dame-Commander (K/DCOMI).
Fifth that there shall be two special ranks; first, a rank equal to that of Knight/Dame, is Knight-/Dame-Comrade (KcOMI), reserved for members of the order with a shady past - a past shaded red; second, a rank omitted from the structure, is Dux Emeritus/Emerita (DEOMI), awarded to Dukes when they abdicate. Unlike the other ranks, where you are granted a rank higher than you already have you give up your older one, if former Dukes are later admitted to the OMI they may keep their DE title (for example if Dux Emeritus Gman DEOMI was made a Knight-Guardian, he would become Dux Emeritus Sir Greg DEKGOMI).
Sxith that with the the enactment of this decree I shall be a member of the Order of Mischievous Intent in the grade of Dux Emeritus.
Seventh that with the enactment of this Decree Baron Prodigy Almighty of Absentia, the Second Dude in the Yardistani Chain, shall become Duke and Anarch of Yardistan.
Eighth that we do grant permission for the Duke-to-Be Prodigy to use the "Insania Vult" Ducal seal if he so chooses, as well as the Decree templates we have used throughout our reign. Indeed we urge him to for the sake of consistency!
Ninth that I by no means or measure retire from Shireroth, its government or its politics and shall retain my position as Count of Mar Sara.
Be it so enacted!
For the final time, Signed & Sealed by Dolphin-Duke Benkern, Anarch of Yardistan
INSANIA VULT
First Schedule:
First, Jacobus, our trusted friend and mentor, who first granted us the Ducal throne. To him we grant the title of "Ducal Sage" for his wisdom, his attention to detail, and of course his age. A holder of this title is granted the choice to affix the epiphet "Wise" to their name in official documents and so forth. He is also granted membership to the Order of Mischievous Intent in the grade of Knight-Commander. Finally, as he was formerly a Duke, he is granted membership also in the grade of Dux Emeritus, and may therefore now style himself "Dux Emeritus Sir Jacobus the Wise DEKCOMI".
Second, Carol (aka Hypatia's Mom), Baroness Lumina's Light in the Duchy of Kildare, who has long been a friend of Yardistan and the Duke since his immigration to Shireroth (and indeed before). She is granted membership to the Order of Mischievous Intent in the grade of Dame-Guardian, and may therefore style herself "Dame Carol DGOMI".
Third, Ardashir, Duke of Elwynn, who has needless to say battled nobly against enemies within and without Shireroth, but also thoughtfully included me in many of those escapades. He is granted membership to the Order of Mischievous Intent in the grade of Knight-Guardian, and may therefore now style himself "Sir Ardashir KGOMI".
Fourth, Hesam (or Hasan - I forget), Count Bjorngard in the Duchy of Elwynn, who has long entertained the Duke with his brilliant stories of a most interesting alternate course of history, and who helped the Duke to get what he needed done in the Landsraad by instituting the Economy. He is granted membership to the Order of Mischievous Intent in the grade of Knight-Comrade, and may therefore now style himself "Sir Hesam KcOMI".
Fifth, Krasniy, Baron of Vorpmadal - formerly a Yardistani territory - in the Duchy of Brookshire, whose recent stories of murder and intrigue have made the recent cataclysmic times of economic chaos (read: success) that much easier. He is granted membership to the Order of Mischievous Intent in the grade of Knight-Comrade, and may therefore now style himself "Sir Krasniy KcOMI".
Sixth, Ari, Duke Straylight, who is both awesomely Finnish and Finnishly awesome. Since forever he has assisted the Duke - and many others - with updating the boards and making them look nice. He is granted membership to the Order of Mischievous Intent in the grade of Knight, and may therefore now style himself "Sir Ari KOMI".
Seventh, Stjepan Aracic, Nick the Yardistani, Greg Russell, Joe Whit, Scott Alexander, and Osmose, for their services as former Dukes, are granted membership to the Order of Mischievous Intent in the grade of Dux Emeritus, and may therefore now style themselves as "Dux Emeritus *name* DEOMI".
