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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
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| − | Technically, the Moot is supreme in the [[Third Imperium]], but its power is extremely limited. In practice, its deliberations are advisory to the [[Emperors of the Third Imperium|Emperor]], and he is wise to heed them. The Moot has only one power: to dissolve the [[Third Imperium]]. When this power is brought to bear, it compels compromise between opposing factions. | + | Technically, the Moot is supreme in the [[Third Imperium]], but its power is extremely limited. In practice, its deliberations are advisory to the [[Emperors of the Third Imperium|Emperor]], and he is wise to heed them. The Moot has only one power: to dissolve the [[Third Imperium]]. When this power is brought to bear, it compels compromise between opposing factions{{page cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=32|citeName=ImpEnc32}}. |
* When an Emperor dies, abdicates, or otherwise becomes unfit for office, the Moot becomes important as the validating body for the new Emperor. It has the power to examine the qualifications and credentials of the heir apparent and, in unusual situations, to reject him. | * When an Emperor dies, abdicates, or otherwise becomes unfit for office, the Moot becomes important as the validating body for the new Emperor. It has the power to examine the qualifications and credentials of the heir apparent and, in unusual situations, to reject him. | ||
* The Moot is largely based upon earlier political assemblies of a similar nature, the [[First Imperium]]'s [[Igsiirdi]] and the [[Second Imperium]]'s [[Council of Noble Officers]]. | * The Moot is largely based upon earlier political assemblies of a similar nature, the [[First Imperium]]'s [[Igsiirdi]] and the [[Second Imperium]]'s [[Council of Noble Officers]]. | ||
=== Factions & Politics (Leadership) === | === Factions & Politics (Leadership) === | ||
| − | The various political factions of the Imperium are traditionally identified with colors | + | The various political factions of the Imperium are traditionally identified with colors{{Page cite|name=Agent of the Imperium|page= 41|citeName=AotI1}}. The nobles meeting in the Moot on [[Sylea]] are divided into a number of factions including: |
| − | * ''[[Sparkle Party]]'': Conservative/Reactionaries: Traditionalists concerned with frustrating the agents of change | + | * ''[[Sparkle Party]]'': Conservative/Reactionaries: Traditionalists concerned with frustrating the agents of change{{Page cite|name=Agent of the Imperium|page= 106|citeName=AotI2}}. |
* ''[[Moot Monarchist Bloc]]'': The majority of regular Moot attendees are of the ''[[Moot Monarchist Bloc]]'' and supporters of the ''[[Imperial Monarchist Movement]]''. The majority are ''Conservative Monarchists'', though a minority subfaction consists of the ''[[Parliamentary Monarchists]]''. | * ''[[Moot Monarchist Bloc]]'': The majority of regular Moot attendees are of the ''[[Moot Monarchist Bloc]]'' and supporters of the ''[[Imperial Monarchist Movement]]''. The majority are ''Conservative Monarchists'', though a minority subfaction consists of the ''[[Parliamentary Monarchists]]''. | ||
:* ''[[Parliamentary Monarchists]]'': A subfaction of the ''Moot Monarchist Bloc'' and the ''Imperial Monarchist Movement'' want to retain the hereditary monarchy but want to expand the powers of the Moot. They are known as ''[[Parliamentary Monarchists]]''. | :* ''[[Parliamentary Monarchists]]'': A subfaction of the ''Moot Monarchist Bloc'' and the ''Imperial Monarchist Movement'' want to retain the hereditary monarchy but want to expand the powers of the Moot. They are known as ''[[Parliamentary Monarchists]]''. | ||
| − | * ''[[Orange Party]]'': Imperial Statists (Support authority of Imperial Power / The State) | + | * ''[[Orange Party]]'': Imperial Statists (Support authority of Imperial Power / The State){{Page cite|name=Agent of the Imperium|page= 41|citeName=AotI1}}. |
| − | * ''[[Red Party]]'': Centrists (Moderates) | + | * ''[[Red Party]]'': Centrists (Moderates){{Page cite|name=Agent of the Imperium|page= 41|citeName=AotI1}}. |
| − | * ''[[Republican Faction]]'': A minority but vocal Moot faction dating from the era of the so-called [[Imperial Republic]], members of the ''[[Republican Faction]]'' want to amend the [[Warrant of Restoration]] in order to abolish the [[Iridium Throne]]'s hereditary monarchy in favor of an ''Elected Executive''. | + | * ''[[Republican Faction]]'': A minority but vocal Moot faction dating from the era of the so-called [[Imperial Republic]], members of the ''[[Republican Faction]]'' want to amend the [[Warrant of Restoration]] in order to abolish the [[Iridium Throne]]'s hereditary monarchy in favor of an ''Elected Executive''. |
: ''The subfactions of this Bloc include:'' | : ''The subfactions of this Bloc include:'' | ||
| − | :* ''[[Elected Monarch]]'': The more conservative elements support a ''Moot-elected Emperor'' (the ''[[Elected Monarch]]''), most of whom support a limited term of office, though a minority support a lifelong elected monarch. | + | :* ''[[Elected Monarch]]'': The more conservative elements support a ''Moot-elected Emperor'' (the ''[[Elected Monarch]]''), most of whom support a limited term of office, though a minority support a lifelong elected monarch. |
:* ''[[Executive Council]] (Elected Oligarchy)'': The more radical elements agitate for the abolition of the Monarchy in favor of a ''Moot-elected [[Executive Council]]'' (or ''[[Executive Council|Elected Oligarchy]]'') composed of elected Moot-members with term-limited tenures in office. | :* ''[[Executive Council]] (Elected Oligarchy)'': The more radical elements agitate for the abolition of the Monarchy in favor of a ''Moot-elected [[Executive Council]]'' (or ''[[Executive Council|Elected Oligarchy]]'') composed of elected Moot-members with term-limited tenures in office. | ||
=== Imperial Moot Facilities === | === Imperial Moot Facilities === | ||
| − | * ''[[Moot Spire]]:'' The Moot holds its sessions in the [[Moot Spire]], which, at 1.75 kilometers high, is the tallest building on Capital. By tradition, the Spire is the only building allowed to tower above the [[Imperial Palace]], which is 4.25 kilometers away. | + | * ''[[Moot Spire]]:'' The Moot holds its sessions in the [[Moot Spire]], which, at 1.75 kilometers high, is the tallest building on Capital. By tradition, the Spire is the only building allowed to tower above the [[Imperial Palace]], which is 4.25 kilometers away{{page cite|citeName=ImpEnc32}}{{page cite|name=The Treavellers' Digest 09|page=28|citeName=TD9_pg28}}. |
| − | * ''[[High Moot]]:'' At the top of the Moot Spire is the [[High Moot]], where select committees hold the most private deliberations. Elevators with [[Gravity control technology|gravitic compensators]] can speed visitors from the bottom to the top in eighteen seconds. | + | * ''[[High Moot]]:'' At the top of the Moot Spire is the [[High Moot]], where select committees hold the most private deliberations. Elevators with [[Gravity control technology|gravitic compensators]] can speed visitors from the bottom to the top in eighteen seconds{{page cite|citeName=ImpEnc32}}{{page cite|citeName=TD9_pg28}}. |
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
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=== Proxy Voting === | === Proxy Voting === | ||
Due to the vast distances involved with interstellar travel in an area as large of the [[Third Imperium]] or the even larger [[Charted Space]], it sometimes becomes necessary to delegate voting franchise to other members of one's party of political faction located on a central [[capital]] world. This practice used by many [[polities]] throughout [[Charted Space]] has often led to controversy or even scandal. Some Imperial histories have even attributed the venerable practice of the proxy vote to periods of instability or civil war. | Due to the vast distances involved with interstellar travel in an area as large of the [[Third Imperium]] or the even larger [[Charted Space]], it sometimes becomes necessary to delegate voting franchise to other members of one's party of political faction located on a central [[capital]] world. This practice used by many [[polities]] throughout [[Charted Space]] has often led to controversy or even scandal. Some Imperial histories have even attributed the venerable practice of the proxy vote to periods of instability or civil war. | ||
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| + | The practice of assigning proxies to the Moot was initially weakly regulated, with proxies bought and sold with little limitations through chains of buyers, sometimes such that the originating noble might not even know who spoke for them in the Moot, if at all. The practice reached its peak in the [[700s]] when a bloc of [[Cassildan]] nobles and socialites from [[Massilia Sector|Massilia]] accumulated sufficient proxies through multiple surrogates to, through carefully timed voting, forcibly forward issues of personal and racial interest{{page cite|name= Imperiallines 8|page=5|citeName=ImpLin8_pg4}}. The most dangerous of these motions were stopped, but in the incidents' aftermath many nobles were required to visit the Moot in person by order of the Emperor to explain themselves and forcibly reset their proxies. The practice of derivative proxies, the sale through multiple steps beyond the knowledge of the original noble, was banned in [[716]]{{page cite|name= Imperiallines 8|page=5|citeName=ImpLin8_pg5}}. | ||
=== History-Era: Rebellion === | === History-Era: Rebellion === | ||
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{{Advanced}} | {{Advanced}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
| − | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page=12, 32}} |
| − | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name= The Travellers' Digest 09 |page=28}} |
| − | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name= Agent of the Imperium |page=41, 106-107}} |
| − | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name= Imperiallines 8|version= Traveller 5th |page=3-5}} |
| − | | | + | | Complier: [[WHULorigan]] |
| + | | Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{LE|Imperial|Institution}} | {{LE|Imperial|Institution}} | ||
Revision as of 20:21, 5 September 2025
Imperial Moot: It is the Imperial government of the Third Imperium's only deliberative body, an Imperial Assembly. It has few powers and even more rarely exercises them.
- In theory, the Moot includes all Imperial nobles of baronial or higher status, but most nobles do not find it convenient to travel to Capital/Core (Core 2118), and so many of those seated hold or delegate proxy votes.
- Large blocks of these votes can be wielded by a single influential Noble under the reformed proxy system of 622.
Description (Specifications)
Technically, the Moot is supreme in the Third Imperium, but its power is extremely limited. In practice, its deliberations are advisory to the Emperor, and he is wise to heed them. The Moot has only one power: to dissolve the Third Imperium. When this power is brought to bear, it compels compromise between opposing factions[1].
- When an Emperor dies, abdicates, or otherwise becomes unfit for office, the Moot becomes important as the validating body for the new Emperor. It has the power to examine the qualifications and credentials of the heir apparent and, in unusual situations, to reject him.
- The Moot is largely based upon earlier political assemblies of a similar nature, the First Imperium's Igsiirdi and the Second Imperium's Council of Noble Officers.
Factions & Politics (Leadership)
The various political factions of the Imperium are traditionally identified with colors[2]. The nobles meeting in the Moot on Sylea are divided into a number of factions including:
- Sparkle Party: Conservative/Reactionaries: Traditionalists concerned with frustrating the agents of change[3].
- Moot Monarchist Bloc: The majority of regular Moot attendees are of the Moot Monarchist Bloc and supporters of the Imperial Monarchist Movement. The majority are Conservative Monarchists, though a minority subfaction consists of the Parliamentary Monarchists.
- Parliamentary Monarchists: A subfaction of the Moot Monarchist Bloc and the Imperial Monarchist Movement want to retain the hereditary monarchy but want to expand the powers of the Moot. They are known as Parliamentary Monarchists.
- Orange Party: Imperial Statists (Support authority of Imperial Power / The State)[2].
- Red Party: Centrists (Moderates)[2].
- Republican Faction: A minority but vocal Moot faction dating from the era of the so-called Imperial Republic, members of the Republican Faction want to amend the Warrant of Restoration in order to abolish the Iridium Throne's hereditary monarchy in favor of an Elected Executive.
- The subfactions of this Bloc include:
- Elected Monarch: The more conservative elements support a Moot-elected Emperor (the Elected Monarch), most of whom support a limited term of office, though a minority support a lifelong elected monarch.
- Executive Council (Elected Oligarchy): The more radical elements agitate for the abolition of the Monarchy in favor of a Moot-elected Executive Council (or Elected Oligarchy) composed of elected Moot-members with term-limited tenures in office.
Imperial Moot Facilities
- Moot Spire: The Moot holds its sessions in the Moot Spire, which, at 1.75 kilometers high, is the tallest building on Capital. By tradition, the Spire is the only building allowed to tower above the Imperial Palace, which is 4.25 kilometers away[1][4].
- High Moot: At the top of the Moot Spire is the High Moot, where select committees hold the most private deliberations. Elevators with gravitic compensators can speed visitors from the bottom to the top in eighteen seconds[1][4].
History & Background (Dossier)
The Imperial Moot has long been the traditional legislative body of the Third Imperium. The actual vested powers of the body have waxed and waned over the years. Stronger executive in the office of the Emperor have frequently diminished the power of the moot. As of 1105, the power of the moot is greatly diminished while the power of the Emperor is ascendant.
The Moot has about 6,000 participating nobles and about 12,000 total votes. Demographic studies indicate its membership is slightly less than half Human, with the next largest sophont blocs being Vargr and Aslan. Other sophonts are rarely more than half a percent each. Some nobles spend their entire lives on Capital participating in the Moot (and exercising proxies, often at the behest of special interests).[5]
Proxy Voting
Due to the vast distances involved with interstellar travel in an area as large of the Third Imperium or the even larger Charted Space, it sometimes becomes necessary to delegate voting franchise to other members of one's party of political faction located on a central capital world. This practice used by many polities throughout Charted Space has often led to controversy or even scandal. Some Imperial histories have even attributed the venerable practice of the proxy vote to periods of instability or civil war.
The practice of assigning proxies to the Moot was initially weakly regulated, with proxies bought and sold with little limitations through chains of buyers, sometimes such that the originating noble might not even know who spoke for them in the Moot, if at all. The practice reached its peak in the 700s when a bloc of Cassildan nobles and socialites from Massilia accumulated sufficient proxies through multiple surrogates to, through carefully timed voting, forcibly forward issues of personal and racial interest[6]. The most dangerous of these motions were stopped, but in the incidents' aftermath many nobles were required to visit the Moot in person by order of the Emperor to explain themselves and forcibly reset their proxies. The practice of derivative proxies, the sale through multiple steps beyond the knowledge of the original noble, was banned in 716[7].
History-Era: Rebellion
Rebellion Era (Click "show" to reveal)
In the resulting turmoil after Strephon’s assassination, Prince Lucan ordered the the Moot dissolved for a year in an effort to prevent any infiltrators from convincing the Moot to approve Dulinor’s claim to the throne.
See also
Third Imperium
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References & Contributors (Sources)
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 12, 32.
- Gary L. Thomas. The Travellers' Digest 09 (Digest Group Publications, 1987), 28.
- Marc Miller. Agent of the Imperium (Far Future Enterprises, 2015), 41, 106-107.
- James Kundert, Robert Eaglestone, Matthew Kerwin, Thomas Jones-Low. Imperiallines 8 (Far Future Enterprises, 2025), 3-5.
- Complier: WHULorigan
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 32.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Marc Miller. Agent of the Imperium (Far Future Enterprises, 2015), 41.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Agent of the Imperium (Far Future Enterprises, 2015), 106.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Citation Missing - The Treavellers' Digest 09
- ↑ Marc Miller. Agent of the Imperium (Far Future Enterprises, 2015), 107.
- ↑ James Kundert, Robert Eaglestone, Matthew Kerwin, Thomas Jones-Low. Imperiallines 8 (Far Future Enterprises, 2025), 5.
- ↑ James Kundert, Robert Eaglestone, Matthew Kerwin, Thomas Jones-Low. Imperiallines 8 (Far Future Enterprises, 2025), 5.