Show Posts
1
Guilds Forum / [GUILD] Nomothetes
« on: April 20, 2007, 12:12:58 pm »
| Nomothetes History of Nomethetes According to tradition, in the Second Era, Talad and Laanx prayed to Vodùl in order to lure to Yliakum races belonging to other gods. The name of the city, Yliakum, was derived from an inscription found in the Stone Labyrinths. The ancestors of the first Nomothetes come from a distant land in the Ionian Sea. They were lured to Yliakum by a warm wind that brought to them the melodic and enchanting prayer of Talad and Laanx. These ancestors have left a stone tablet with an inscription in their alphabet: νομοθέτης. It is widely held that this word means legislators, those who give the law. The original laws from those who came from Ionia have not survived in any manuscript form. However the harmony of the prayer that lured those from Ionia is still played today and it's air played with musical instruments. Histoire des Nomethetes Selon la tradition, à la deuxième ère, Talad and Laanx prièrent à Vodùl afin d'attirer vers les terres de Yliakum des peuples qui vivaient sous le regard d'autres dieux. Le nom Yliakum vient d'une inscription trouvée dans les labyrinthes creusés dans la pierre. Les ancêtres des premiers Nomothetes sont venus d'une terre lointaine qui se trouve en un lieu incertain de la mer ionienne. Ils virent à Yliakum attirés comme ils le furent par un vent doux qui portait avec lui la prière mélodique de Talad et Laanx. Ces ancêtres laissèrent une tablette sur laquelle est inscrit : νομοθέτης. Plusieurs soutiennent que ce mot veut dire législateurs, ceux qui donnent la loi. Les lois d'origine, celle des ioniens, n'ont survécu en aucune forme manuscrite. Par contre, l'harmonie de la prière qui autrefois attira les ioniens vers ces terres est joué sur des instruments par les musiciens. Die Geschichte der Nomotheten Gemäß der Tradition beteten Talad und Laanx in der zweiten Ära zu Vodùl, um andere Rassen, welche anderen Göttern angehörten, nach Yliakum zu locken. Der Name der Stadt, Yliakum, wurde von einer in den Steinlabyrinthen gefundenen Inschrift abgeleitet. Die Vorfahren der ersten Nomotheten kamen von einem entfernten Land im ionianischem Meer. Sie wurden durch einen warmen Wind nach Yliakum geführt, welcher ihnen ebenfalls die melodische und zauberhafte Botschaft von Talad und Laanx überbrachte. Diese Vorfahren hatten eine kleine Steinplatte mit der Inschrift "νομοθέτης" zurückgelassen. Es ist weitgehend bekannt, dass dieses Wort "Legislatoren" bedeutet, das sind jene Personen, die die Gesetze geben. Die Originalgesetze von denen, die von Ionia gekommen waren, gingen verloren. Dennoch... die Harmonie der Botschaft, welche die Vorfahren von Ionia nach Yliakum geführt hat wird auch heute noch verkündet. (source: http://nomothetes.game-host.org) |
| |
| First Constitution of the Nomothetes Enacted by a vote of the Prince, Ministers, Aristocrats and Emeriti. The authority of the presently enacted constitution is second to that of revealed Divine Law. Principles
Positions Public legislators:
Retired legislators:
Intermediary body:
Initial position:
Descriptions of positions The populace is the position of each newly contracted member. They will choose to become either a Tradesman or a Swordsman. This does not exclude a Tradesman from fighting just as it does not exclude a Swordsman from trading. Elite Tradesmen and Tradesmen are also merchants. Their virtue is temperance. Their economic activites are conditioned to the Economic charter. Elite Swordsmen and Swordsmen compose the militia. They execute the orders of the legislators and are armed for the defence of the Principality. Their virtue is courage. Both Elite levels, Elite Tradesman and Elite Swordsman are in charge of training the Tradesmen and the Swordsmen respectively. The Elite levels decide on an educational plan for their apprentices. These four levels will be known as the Intermediary body. Although they hold legislative powers over their trade, they do not over the political organisation of the Nomothetes. Aristocrats will execute the orders of the Ministers, the Ministers those of the Prince. The Constitution prevents possible future forms of despotism, by seperating legislative and executive powers. The Prince, Ministers and Aristocrats are in charge of informing and taking care of the Populace. The Emeriti will be allowed to retire from active legislative functions and work on their skills or complete a mission. In the absence of the Prince, the Emeriti have the highest position in the Nomothetes. Litigation between two or more members of the Emeriti is resolved by a simple majority vote. Points system The Prince, Minister and Aristocrats will be in charge of evaluating the progress of both the Elite levels and that of the Populace. The Elite levels will be in charge of evaluation the progress of the Tradesmen and Swordsmen. In order to do so, an informal points system is enacted. This system will serve as a memory, a way to remind ourselves of the good things done. After a promotion, the number of points is zero. Economic charter Economic transactions of those skilled in trades are subject to no tax. (source: http://nomothetes.game-host.org) | |
|