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Imperial Court positions are IC jobs available mostly to Nobility (but with good exception, also commoners) which allow one to garner prestige by working at the Imperial Palace, but also engage with the nobility at large through these occupations. They all factor into the Noble Prestige and title progressions, but are jobs in that they do require a modicum of investment to pay off. All positions are accountable, meaning they can be fired and dismissed without warning if Court politics go a certain way, including the Mistress or Master of Ceremonies who can be complained about through the Master or Mistress of Letters to the Emperor directly.
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Mistress of Ceremonies
Countess Amelina Peirgarten
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The Mistress of Ceremonies (or Master of Ceremonies) Is in control of the entire Imperial Court’s hiring apparatus, while also acting as a Mistress or Master of Celebrations. The Mistress is in personal contact with the Emperor, passing along hiring as well recommendations for dismissal from service for those who do not perform well in the Imperial Court. The Mistress has the following functions.
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- Review applications for Court officials, and hire them appropriately by interview.
- Review performance of officials, and pass recommendations for removal to the Emperor.
- Host Social events, similarly to the Mistress of Celebrations, as secondary duty.
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Master of Finances
Grand Duke Markus Delmotte
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The Master of Mistress of Finances manages the financial intake and spendage of the Court. Primarily is their duty to convince the peerage to send part of their finances to the Court finances, and then to divvy out the Finances to the relevant Court and Kade parties. The Master of Finances has the following functions.
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- Convince nobles and other wealthy groups to donate to the court and pay homage.
- Divide stipends to the Kades and Court Servants for their work.
- Purchase Court-owned objects for the Mistress of Ceremonies to reward to favorites.
- Ensure the Court does not go bankrupt, or to recover from bankruptcies.
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Master of Cuisines
Haeddi Harhold
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The Master of Cuisines has the job to select the drinks and foods to cater to events. This means that for each event hosted by the Celebrations or Ceremonies, the Master of Cuisines (or Mistress) must provide a list of adequately versatile and varied drinks and foods with rich descriptions and themes. The Master or Mistress of Cuisines must also decide every month what types of food are “in fashion” in the Imperial Court, and which are recommended for consumption by the nobility.
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- Cater every event with unique drinks and foods, even while not present at them.
- Set Court dining and drinking style for the month with relevant themes.
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Master of Occults
Dame Valerie Howlester
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The Master of Occults is the Imperial Investigator of all things related Occult, when something like that has been reported to the Imperial Court itself. The Master of Occults has an Imperial Warrant, meaning they can investigate any property, any ledger, and any account, as long as the Emperor has decreed it for an Occult investigation (relating to afflictions, magic, etc.). The Master (of Mistress) of Occults eventually proceeds to report about the situation to the Emperor, who may modify Empire-wide law on the matter depending the outcome. The Master of Mistress of Occults has the following functions:
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- Investigate specific Occult matters and reach a report conclusion for the Emperor.
- Advise the Emperor on unknown Occult matters that are not yet recorded.
- Give permits for Occult individuals to enter the Imperial Palace without guards.
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Master of Inquests
Imperial Lord Vhilomir Kade
Countess Kaya Sorenvik
Cinna Eledhwen
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The Master of Inquests is somewhat a callback to the Inquisition, but far less religion oriented. The Master (or Mistress) of Inquests must be observant at all times, scouting for potential Imperial Family disloyal nobles, or nobles who speak out or commit thought crimes against the Feudal Contract and the duty of nobility (for example, by engaging in Jacobinist thoughts). The Emperor sends the Inquestors on missions to contact the Imperial Guard to apprehend suspects, and investigate them humanely in the Imperial Palace dungeon to figure out where their true loyalties lie. The Master of Inquests is not a thug organization like the Inquisition was in the past, it is a dignified investigative force without any militant or torture practices. The Master or Mistress of Inquests has the following tasks:
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- Be vigilant against anti-Imperial sentiment and anti-noble sentiment among Nobles.
- Conduct investigations against anti-Imperial and anti-noble things among Nobles.
- Work with the Imperial Guard to apprehend suspects for investigation.
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Master of Hotiers
Countess Milena Cadieux
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The Master of Hotiers decides the standards for Court permitted clothing. That is to say, while the Honneurs code of behavior prescribes a certain set of clothing as permissible in public life, the Hotiers code of clothing dictates the freedom of clothing in the Imperial Court. While for example the Honneurs permits a woman to have bare shoulders, the Hotiers may ban bared shoulders at the Imperial Court, and as such expel anyone breaking the rules. The Master or Mistress of Hotiers also sets the court style every month, the “high fashion” of what is in at the Palace, and as such recommended for nobility, while also dragging nobles who insist on wearing family colors as clothing all the time. The Master or Mistress of Hotiers has the following tasks:
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- Set the Hotiers Code of clothing at the Imperial Court, the high class society dress code.
- Set the monthly high fashion styles at the Imperial court for noble recommendations.
- Criticize nobles who have a lacking fashion sense and self-styling that degrades them.
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Master of Conduces
Duke Augustin Reinard
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The Master of Conduces produces the actual Honneurs Code of Behavior for the nobles, how they should interact with each other, how they should talk to each other, what subtextual behavior is permitted, and what kinds of actions and gestures are permitted in public and in private. The Master or Mistress of Conduces produces the primary Honneurs Code and is able to modify it, while also producing the Calemberg Honneurs (specifically aimed at Conservatives) and the Souvereine Honneurs (specifically aimed at Liberals), while then also dictating which family is expected to follow which code, whether it be core, liberal, or conservative. The Master of Conduces must also strictly enforce these rules. The Master or Mistress of Conduces has the following tasks:
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- Set the Honneurs Code of behavior and interactions for the nobles (core).
- Set the Calemberg Code of behavior and interactions for the conservative nobles.
- Set the Souvereine Code of behavior and interactions for the liberal nobles.
- Enforce all of these codes, while also dictating codes to various families.
- Be of the most upstanding protocol and behavior themselves.
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Master of Celebrations
Baron Garth Viduggla
Count Merdoc Slumberwood
Imperial Lady Rowena Kade
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The Master or Mistress of Celebrations is simplest put, an event hoster for the Imperial Court, both big public displays, as well as social gatherings at the Palace for a limited crowd.Additionally, the Masters of Celebrations may also come together and issue a Court Favor Competition (for example, best gift to the Emperor, or best donation to the court celebrating the military) which challenge all the Nobility to perform at their best in the eyes of the Court. This is all the Mistresses and Masters of Celebrations do, but they are very involved and busy tasks.
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Master of Hunts
Count-Consort Rodrigo Peirgarten
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The Master or Mistress of Hunts is similar to the Mistresses and Masters of Celebrations, but more unique in that they specifically host events outside near horse racing arenas, the Imperial hunting grounds and the outlying forests. It is their task to host hunts and outdoor activities, as well as the less social and more rambunctious events that the nobility might want to be spectator to, as well as viably contact ongoing commoner events, and arrange for a reserved noble spectator stand or booth away from the commoners for the nobles to watch the commoners go about their business. This is all the Master or Mistress of the Hunts does, but they are involved and busy tasks.
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