Royal Council

The Royal Council were a select group of individuals named by the Blackthorne Royal Family to assist in their governance of the Isles of Aradia. The institution was created by King Jaster the First under the advice of his uncle, Lord Yven Monmoth--the latter was also the first named member of the organisation, named as Hand of the King. The council is broken up into several offices or institutions, each tasked with overseeing a respective role in the realm's governance. The roles were considered a high honor for those named, noted by Arianne West as being the only step above "mere" Lordship that a noble could attain. In addition to monetary benefits, the position also granted a great deal of influence and control over the Monarch's dealings. The system, at it best, could be beneficial because it allowed a Monarch to draw in a wide array of experiences and wiser heads to allow their expertise to benefit the realm in areas they may not be so skilled in; at its worse, the council could be used for political manuvering and cronyism for sycophants, as seen in the conflict between the future King Gordon and his ambitious sister Valoria during the 1060s and 70s.
The Royal Council was abolished after the 1077 Revolution and the ensuing end of the monarchy, but the core idea of the system was combined with the previous institution of the Senate and led to the creation of the Aradian Parliament under the new regime.
== Offices ==
Office of the Monarch's Hand
Office of the Exchequer
Department of Defence
Department of Marine & Naval Affairs
Department of Justice
Office of Espionage
Department of Magic
== Members ==
Regent ~ Valoria Blackthorne (1030s, 1050s) Gordon Blackthorne(1070s)
Hand ~ Yven Monmoth (1016-1037), ? (1037-) Valoria Blackthorne (1060s-1075) ? (rest)
Coinmaster ~ Garton Holloway (1015), Helaena Highcliffe (1016-1037), Caradoc Rookwood (1037-1061), Jaster Monmoth (1061-1075), Sinbadgo of the Gilded Isle (1075-1077)
Warmaster ~ Ser Arianne Wildthorne (1016-1070), Edmund Blackthorne (1070-1075), ? (1075-1077)
Shipmaster ~ Mancel Holdenholme (1015-?), Quella Cogworth (1035-1049), Wilhaelmina Thormund (1049-1051),  ? (rest)
Lawmaster ~ Dennis Mannister (1015-1019), Ronnet McNair (1019-1037), Xeke Lorka(1038-1077), Cormoran Yaxley (1075-77)
Spymaster ~ Darius Black (1015-1037), ?(rest)
Court Sorcerer ~ Isabella Karhall {1015), Metheryl (1015-1075) Darcy (1075-77)