The Senate - Revision history

AlexD: typos

2025-10-20T07:41:20Z

typos

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:41, 20 October 2025
Line 9:		Line 9:

	==Gathering==		==Gathering==
	Every three days, the Senate gathers at the [[Old City Hall]] to ratify new laws and pass edicts from The Court of The Legislators, also called "The First Chamber".		Every three days, the Senate gathers at the [[Old City Hall]] to ratify new laws and pass edicts from '''The Court of The Legislators''', also called "The First Chamber".

	Before ratifying proposed edicts and other government contracts~~. The~~ Senate holds an Audi Homines, which translates to "Hear The Men" - a tradition that dates back to [[The Dark Age\|the dark ages]]. It is a session where landowners and other people meeting the qualifications of oratoris capitonem (where a citizen of Ikaanos becomes a licensed Orator with access to the lower floors of The Senate if he owns enough land, factories, or has a government-issued "declaration of great achievements", per rule Sr-2b (2398).) can sway the support in ~~the Court of~~ The Court of The Legislators where appointed ~~legislators~~ pass suggestions and bills from the ~~audi homines~~ session to The Senate.		Before ratifying proposed edicts and other government contracts, the Senate holds an '''''Audi Homines''''', which translates to "Hear The Men" - a tradition that dates back to [[The Dark Age\|the dark ages]]. It is a session where landowners and other people meeting the qualifications of '''''oratoris capitonem''''' (where a citizen of Ikaanos becomes a licensed '''Orator''' with access to the lower floors of The Senate if he owns enough land, factories, or has a government-issued "declaration of great achievements", per rule Sr-2b (2398)) can sway the support in The Court of The Legislators, where appointed Legislators pass suggestions and bills from the Audi Homines session to The Senate.

	After a quick adjournment, The Court of The Legislators brings the topics of the day where the gathering happens to The Senate for ratification.		After a quick adjournment, The Court of The Legislators brings the topics of the day where the gathering happens to The Senate for ratification.

Grimdark at 12:11, 9 July 2025

2025-07-09T12:11:22Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:11, 9 July 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	'''The Senate of Ikaanos''', also known as '''The Senate''', is the governing body of the [[The Republic\|Republic~~]], comprised of [[Ikaanos]] colony and its orbiting [[Mastersphere~~]]. It was formerly called '''[[The Council]]''' until '''Chancellor [[Mordecai Adler\|Mordecai]]''' shook things up about 50 years ago in order to cement his power.		'''The Senate of Ikaanos''', also known as '''The Senate''', is the governing body of the [[The Republic of Ikaanos\|Republic]]. It was formerly called '''[[The Council]]''' until '''Chancellor [[Mordecai Adler\|Mordecai]]''' shook things up about 50 years ago in order to cement his power.

	==Overview==		==Overview==

Q.T: Reformatted the page and added more lore.

2025-07-09T08:25:57Z

Reformatted the page and added more lore.

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:25, 9 July 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	The Senate is the governing body of the [[The Republic\|Republic]] comprised of [[Ikaanos]] colony and its orbiting [[Mastersphere]]. ~~They appoint a~~ [[The ~~Mayor~~\|~~Mayor~~]] to ~~manage~~ the ~~colony on the ground while they spend their days idling~~ in ~~decadent luxury on~~ the 5,~~000 capacity space station. And in practice~~ it is ~~the~~ The [[Chancellor]] who holds the most power; he is '''High Commander of the Mastersphere''' and he controls the [[Space Marines\|Ikaanian Marine Corps ("space marines")]]. The Senate ~~used~~ to ~~be called~~ [[The ~~Council~~]] ~~until '''Chancellor Mordecai''' shook things up about 50 years ago~~ in ~~order~~ to ~~cement his power~~.		'''The Senate of Ikaanos''', also known as '''The Senate''', is the governing body of the [[The Republic\|Republic]], comprised of [[Ikaanos]] colony and its orbiting [[Mastersphere]]. It was formerly called '''[[The Council]]''' until '''Chancellor [[Mordecai Adler\|Mordecai]]''' shook things up about 50 years ago in order to cement his power.

			==Overview==
			The Senate is ruled by 24 appointed senators, consisting of [[Spheremasters]], prominent landowners or leaders of Great Houses, either appointed by The [[Chancellor]] or through climbing the ranks at The Court of The Legistlators.

			Each Senator has one vote and is formally led by '''The High Senator of Ikaanos''', considered one of Ikaanos' most powerful men, swaying a total of six votes in the final ratification round.

			In reality, it is The [[Chancellor]] who holds the most power; he is '''High Commander of the Mastersphere''' and he controls the [[Space Marines\|Ikaanian Marine Corps ("space marines")]].

			==Gathering==
			Every three days, the Senate gathers at the [[Old City Hall]] to ratify new laws and pass edicts from The Court of The Legislators, also called "The First Chamber".

			Before ratifying proposed edicts and other government contracts. The Senate holds an Audi Homines, which translates to "Hear The Men" - a tradition that dates back to [[The Dark Age\|the dark ages]]. It is a session where landowners and other people meeting the qualifications of oratoris capitonem (where a citizen of Ikaanos becomes a licensed Orator with access to the lower floors of The Senate if he owns enough land, factories, or has a government-issued "declaration of great achievements", per rule Sr-2b (2398).) can sway the support in the Court of The Court of The Legislators where appointed legislators pass suggestions and bills from the audi homines session to The Senate.

			After a quick adjournment, The Court of The Legislators brings the topics of the day where the gathering happens to The Senate for ratification.

Grimdark at 08:36, 31 March 2024

2024-03-31T08:36:34Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:36, 31 March 2024
Line 1:		Line 1:
	The Senate is the governing body of the [[The Republic\|Republic]] comprised of [[Ikaanos]] colony and its orbiting [[Mastersphere]]. They ~~appoint~~ appoint a [[The Mayor\|Mayor]] to manage the colony on the ground while they spend their days idling in decadent luxury on the 5,000 capacity space station. And in practice it is the The [[Chancellor]] who holds the most power; he is '''High Commander of the Mastersphere''' and he controls the [[Space Marines\|Ikaanian Marine Corps ("space marines")]]. The Senate used to be called [[The Council]] until '''Chancellor Mordecai''' shook things up about 50 years ago in order to cement his power.		The Senate is the governing body of the [[The Republic\|Republic]] comprised of [[Ikaanos]] colony and its orbiting [[Mastersphere]]. They appoint a [[The Mayor\|Mayor]] to manage the colony on the ground while they spend their days idling in decadent luxury on the 5,000 capacity space station. And in practice it is the The [[Chancellor]] who holds the most power; he is '''High Commander of the Mastersphere''' and he controls the [[Space Marines\|Ikaanian Marine Corps ("space marines")]]. The Senate used to be called [[The Council]] until '''Chancellor Mordecai''' shook things up about 50 years ago in order to cement his power.

AlexD: Created page for The Senate.

2024-03-29T06:19:59Z

Created page for The Senate.

New page

The Senate is the governing body of the [[The Republic|Republic]] comprised of [[Ikaanos]] colony and its orbiting [[Mastersphere]]. They appoint appoint a [[The Mayor|Mayor]] to manage the colony on the ground while they spend their days idling in decadent luxury on the 5,000 capacity space station. And in practice it is the The [[Chancellor]] who holds the most power; he is '''High Commander of the Mastersphere''' and he controls the [[Space Marines|Ikaanian Marine Corps ("space marines")]]. The Senate used to be called [[The Council]] until '''Chancellor Mordecai''' shook things up about 50 years ago in order to cement his power.