From the Desk of the Chamberlin

[Storyteller]

Cainites of the Principality of Gaul;

It is with great pleasure and honour to declare the appointment of a Herald. The Herald acts with my authority and through me unto Didaskalos locally and reports to myself. The Herald will only judge cases within the Principality of Gaul and may only act within this jurisdiction. Didaskalos has declared that this position shall be made available to the most qualified Cainite regardless of station high or low. That being said any high clan whom disagrees with a ruling of the Herald may at their own personal cost dispute the judgement of the Herald but be forewarned that should you fail to present a proper case you maybe at risk of further scandal.

The Herald is a protected position under myself in line to Didaskalos any open attack on the Herald is an attack on myself and shall be treated as such.

For his impressive use of status, boons prestation and his ability to unify two domains into one voice. For his balanced and fair dealings with those who aggrieved him in front of Didaskalos.

Didaskalos through me appoints Father Balaam as Herald of Gaul.

Dorthia

Grand Chamberlin

[Rule Hound]

The Ard Rhi has determined that this position is more than a simple deputy.

As such the position of Herald as held by the Low Clan will gain the following status.

Confirmed – Abiding Herald
You enjoy complete control over your jurisdiction. You may issue praise and respect, or command punishment – corporal social or capital – to all those within.
Passive:

• While you possess Affirmed, you cannot be openly or effectively accused of lying unless the accuser possesses the status trait Regal or Affirmed. This does not mean other characters must believe what you say, only that they cannot publicly challenge its veracity.
• An individual who openly insults, threatens, or attacks you automatically receives the negative status Warned. Offences made entirely in private, or which are subtle enough to be obscured, do not trigger this passive effect. Characters that currently possess the Regal or Affirmed status traits are immune to this passive effect.

Spent:

• Expend Confirmed to pardon another character, removing the negative status Warned or Disgraced (minimum Major if forced).
• Expend any combination of the two either personally or in conjunction with another source, Affirmed, Confirmed, Discerning or Insightful to cancel any Bloodhunt (or downgrade Forsaken to Disgraced or Warned – your choice) in the Principality of Gaul. (minimum Blood if forced to counter for one domain, two blood for all domains. This is an exception to Bloodhunted individuals using or paying a boon).
• Expend Confirmed make a Duke's bloodhunt cross ALL domains within the Principality of Gaul (minimum Major if forced).
• Expend Confirmed to bestow upon another character, the negative status Warned (minimum Major if forced).
• Expend Confirmed to award the Respected fleeting status to up to two characters (equivalent minimum of a Major Boon per individual if forced).
• Expend Confirmed to award any individual the fleeting status Praised (equivalent minimum of a Blood Boon if forced). Doing so also pardons them from a recent social faux pas.

Insightful – Abiding Herald
You are society’s voice, and others listen to you on matters of propriety. You can determine which actions are proper social behavior and which actions are against the customs of your sect.

Passive:

• While you possess Insightful, you may award any individual the fleeting status Dignified without expending this status. (maximum of twice during a year)
• You may bestow upon someone the negative status of Vulgar for something you deem distasteful to proper society.
• While you possess Insightful, you may award the negative status Warned to anyone who does not respect the authority of your proclamations or for misrepresenting their social standing or ignorance of prestation and protocol. You may remove Warned if bestowed by yourself at no cost (min Major if forced).
  
  
• Award someone the negative status Disgraced in punishment for not having fulfilled a legitimate Boon, for misrepresenting their social standing or blatant/repeated ignorance or ignorance of prestation and protocol when they should know better. You may remove the Disgraced if bestowed by yourself at no cost (min Major if forced).
• You may remove one status trait (permanently if fleeting or until end of next game if abiding) instead of naming someone Vulgar or removing two status instead of naming them Disgraced.
  
  

Spent:

• Expend Insightful to pardon another character, removing the negative status Warned or Disgraced (minimum Major if forced).
• Expend Insightful to strip someone of ALL status until the end of next game or to impose a status ban on someone (must include conditions for removal)
• Expend any combination of the two either personally or in conjunction with another source, Affirmed, Confirmed, Discerning or Insightful to cancel any Bloodhunt (or downgrade Forsaken to Disgraced or Warned – your choice) in the Principality of Gaul. (minimum Blood if forced to counter for one domain, two blood for all domains. This is an exception to Bloodhunted individuals using or paying a boon).
  
  

Dorthia
Grand Chamberlin