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The Charter of Oakstone
The organization of Oakstone
is dedicated to the preservation, maintenance and defense
of all of Nature. As such the Gods have seen fit to
place in the control of the Hierophants, the very wrath
of Nature Herself. This power is so awesome and deadly,
that each Hierophant, by the very nature of his or her
position is required, and does automatically swear upon
accepting said position, to put aside personal feelings
and to use this power in defense of the forest in accordance
with written Oakstone law and for no other purpose.
Members of Oakstone understand that the power of Oakstone
cannot be used to defend themselves. As such, they are
expected to defend one another as well as the forests,
plains, deserts, hills and mountains within their care.
JURISDICTION
Every natural area shall be under Oakstone's protection.
The gardens within city walls are no exception; Oakstone
protects these from extermination, fires. Those areas
within the confines of the temple of a God will have all
laws applied to them unless said God requests otherwise.
Let it be known that Oakstone claims no ownership over any
of the lands it protects. These lands belong to Nature alone
and may be owned by no one, nor can they be bought, sold or
given away.
LEADERSHIP
The ruling council of Oakstone consists of five Hierophants,
appointed by the Patrons of Oakstone and others that He or
She sees fit to aide.
None are above the laws of Oakstone.
If a Hierophant should commit an offence punishable by enemy
status, he or she will be removed from Oakstone until his or
her punishment has been served.
A Hierophant may be removed
from office in the following manners:
If a member of Oakstone is not
satisfied with the performance of a particular Hierophant,
he or she may bring his or her concerns to one of the
Patrons of Oakstone and those concerns will be investigated.
At any time, a Patron of Oakstone
has the right to ask a Hierophant of Oakstone to step down
from the Council of Eleusis if He or She does not feel the
Hierophant is adequately performing in both roles.
OFFICIAL
ACTIONS
Hierophants are expected to make all decisions based upon
the existing written laws of Oakstone and to report official
actions to Oakstone regularly.
When possible the Hierophants are
responsible to make the membership aware of any and all
issues which are not currently covered by Oakstone law or
for which no precedent is set before any decisions are made.
Since Oakstone is based upon the
principle of a council rather than a single leader, all
decisions should be made and agreed upon as a council.
At the same time, Hierophants may act independently of the
Council when necessary to respond to a clear and immediate
danger to Nature within the existing laws of Oakstone.
Under no circumstances is any enemy
of Oakstone to be relieved of their enemy status before payment
of his or her fine and the passing of the allotted time without
the unanimous consent of the council and approval of Oakstone's
Patron.
Any public announcement made by a Hierophant
of Oakstone, be it verbal or written, regarding an Oakstone matter
should be considered as being the voice of the entire Council.
MEMBERSHIP
Oakstone's purpose is to ensure that all of Nature thrives.
Members are expected to be committed to accepting responsibility
without any expectation of reward. Glory and power hold no place
here. All that comes with Oakstone membership is duty and the
expectation that it will be executed with dedication.
Membership in Oakstone is offered to
those who have dedicated their lives to Nature. Applicants must
not be on probation within their House or they must be a rogue.
They must be at least twenty-five years of age and must have
attained either the skill of dousing in survival, icewyrm in
metamorphosis or freeze in elementalism.
Only those who have not proven themselves
in the past to have caused harm to Nature or the organisation of
Oakstone will be considered for membership. Members will not be
allowed to be affiliated with Mhaldor or the Lords Shaitan and
Apollyon. This includes Houses and Clans that further the causes
of Shaitan and Apollyon, as well as Their Divine Orders. Furthermore,
applicants must not follow any God who has intentionally caused harm to
Nature in the past.
THE
FIANNA
The Fianna is a military organisation which works alongside and in
conjunction with the defences of Oakstone. It shall be lead by the
High Fion and any generals he or she sees fit to appoint. The High
Fion answers directly to the council of Hierophants and its Divine
Patron, but may act independently in case of any emergencies so long
as he or she does so within the laws governing the Council of Oakstone.
Only the Hierophants of Oakstone may declare a state of war. However
should a state of war be declared, the High Fion is authorised to use
any reasonable means necessary within Oakstone law to accomplish Oakstone
goals.
Membership to the Fianna is open to all who serve
Nature, at the discretion of the High Fion. The High Fion is to always be a
member of Oakstone, and can be appointed or dismissed on unanimous decision
of the Hierophants or their Patrons. An advisory board consisting of the
Hierophants of Oakstone, the House Leaders of the Druids, Sentinels and
Sylvans and the Patrons of Oakstone, are to always remain within the
Fianna in order to counsel the High Fion as to where to swing the sword
of Nature.
The Fianna differs from the other defences of
Oakstone in that it may be used to defend not just Nature, but the members of
Oakstone as well. Given this, members may engage in battle with enemies that
may not directly harm Nature, but instead actively harm forestals.
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The
Council of Oakstone is an organization that is devoted
to one thing: the preservation of the forests. Membership
in it precludes membership in a city, as citizenship in
a city inherently implies putting something else before
the forests. 