The Royal Council

[kingsnake]

Strategos Aratos stands up.

Greetings honourable Strategoi and Basileus,

I have just arrived this morning from the Syrian Army's camp, this army is currently on its way for recruitment, so does not need my presence until its arrival at Antiocheia, so I will be present this whole Emergency Council.

Before I second anything I wish to know, if eddict E1.1's war strategy includes the conquest of every Ayguptos settlement between until Alexandreia, wise Basileus.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Antiochos answers..

Just like it says - Alexandreia must be taken. I don't want the other settlements there since it would be too difficult to defend them. Also, once Alexandreia is in our hands they must realize that there is no point of fighting us and perhaps they will sign the peace treaty. If not then I'll destroy every Ptolemaioi army in Aigiptos until they do want peace!

[johnhughthom]

Lykikos stands

I hereby second Edict E1.1: Alexandreia must be taken and Edict E1.2: If Alexandreia is taken peace will be proposed to the Ptolemaioi offering them to become our Protectorate.

I also am a man who can admit when he is wrong, quoting the laws of the Arche "Edicts require a simple majority of votes to pass and remain in effect until the next normal session of the Council." Perhaps this should be changed to "remain in effect until superseded by another edict." Unfortunately I don't have the rank to propose such a change. Leaving the law as it is seems open to problems in the future in my opinion.

He returns to his seat

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Antiochos responds to Polyxenidos..

Perhaps we need a new kind of Edicts. Permanent Edicts that will "remain in effect until superseded by another edict." This way normal Edicts will have an effect on current Chancellors term and the permanent ones will be.. well.. permanent until decided otherwise??

[The Celtic Viking]

"That is a good point, Antiochos. I fully agree with that, and I would also like to note that I second Edict E1.1 and Edict E1.2. However, I also have an own Edict to propose:

Edict E1.3: If Alexandreia is taken, the inhabitants are not to be enslaved, and should remain as unharmed as realistically possible. Stealing from them should also be kept as low as possible.

I have also got word from Sarpedon that he has two Charter Amendments he'd like to propose:

Charter Amendment E1.1: Hypaspistai units should be limited to the Basileus' Royal Army, which can only have one of them. Hetairoi and Hetairoi Aspidophoroi should be limited to the Royal Armies.

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OOC: There are two reasons why I propose this. The first is that I think they should be rare and special, and secondly it is more historically correct as I understand it.

Charter Amendment E1.2: A satrap's aid should be allowed to lead the Kleronomos Basileios' Royal Army under the condition that the Kleronomos Basileios is also the satrap he is aligned to.

The reason why Sarpedon suggests this one is because he wish to make Arrhenides his aid, but under the current set of rules doing so would mean he can't use him as a second-in-command as he has intended. If Sarpedon had not been the heir, he could have let him be that over the satrapal army he then would've had, so this shouldn't be against the spirit of the rule."

[navarro951]

Message from Panaitolos Ankyrikos is brought in and handed to the Basileus...

The general seconds Edicts E1.1 , 1.2, 1.3, and Charter Amendment E1.2.

[MerlinusCDXX]

Phanias L. Lydikes strides into the council chambers with a pronounced bowlegged appearance and the dust of the East still clinging to him. "So, we are bickering again over the fate of the Ptolemaic dogs again, are we? Are we ever going to learn that time spent vacillating over 'should we attack here, should we attack there?' just give them yet another chance to catch us with our chitons around our ankles?" Glaring at Polyxenidos Lykikos "AND YOU, YOU BABYLONIAN FREAK, If I Didn't know Mardakou well, I'd be inclined to think you're all a bunch of whiny, poppy addled jackarses who can't help meddling in things they obviously know nothing about. Just because you can't tell the business end of an army from your arsehole doesn't mean you should all of a sudden question the way an obviously seasoned warrior conducts a war. So shut your hole, smoke this" throwing a large bundle of Skythian herb at him "and stick to your trade contracts. Who do you think protects your precious caravans anyway. If it weren't for warriors like the Basileus, you'd be nothing but a poor arsed dirt scrabbler like the rest of the peasants."

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OOC: It seems that every time Phanias leaves town, he gets the "unquenched anger" trait, so I'm gonna RP that for emergency sessions and such. Remember, he probably killed several remounts to get here from Parthava so quickly.