Earth 93 - The Arcane Parley

## Background

After the last great shadow war (the bronze age collapse) the magical and mundane powers of the
 world met in the ruined city of Carthage and wrote the Great Parley,
which established rules regarding the way magical entities and powerful
Mortals should interact.

The original Arcane Parley was signed by a council of gods, magical creatures, and mortals. The three mortals were King Wu (representing the civilization of China), Ashurnasirpal (representing Assyria and the cradle of civilization), and Parikshit (representing the Kuru kingdoms).

## Provisions

It set up a caste system for its signatories and set rules for duels
and treaties. All members agree to shun anyone who breaks a treaty of
the Parley, or breaks the laws of the Parley. Different ranks have
different rights under the accords.

## Rankings

The Parley set up a ranking system for its members. At the top were
Scriptors, those who directly signed the Parley on behalf of their
realms. This included high gods and emperors. In rare cases the Scriptor
 could be a group, corporation, or a legal document (like the Roman
Senate for Rome, and the American constitution for the United States).
No one can become a new Scriptor unless they are recognized by all
current Scriptors or if they can sue for status as a Scriptor from a
previous source. At most there has been 29 Scriptors at one time.

Next were subscriptors. Those who commanded realms and could hand
 down authority to the people of their realms, but relied on Scriptors
to be recognized under the Parley. This included Kings, Ministers, and
other powerful individuals. While subscriptors technically derive
authority from their scriptors, in practice they cannot be removed from
the Parley by their Scriptors except in extreme cases.

After that there is nobility. This can be powerful corporate leaders, literal barons and dukes, or elected officials.

Then there are retainers, tradesmen and warriors sword in service to Scriptors, subscriptors, or nobles.

Some retainers and nobles are Knights, they technically have only
 their own rank, but when on missions they act as if they had the
authority of the people they are sworn to. This includes both literal
Knights Errant and Navy Seals.

The last rank is subjects, those who are subject to the
Signatories of the Arcane Parley. They might not even be aware of the
Arcane Parley. However, there are also outsiders. These can be killed by
 Parley members without repercussions.

### Rights of Ranks

#### Nobility and Above

Even in war, a Noble may not be killed by a lower Caste except in self defense. This is one reason why knights are so important, as they are considered to have the Rank of their Liege for purposes of combat.

A noble will have an Estate, a Parley backed piece of property tied to their title. If a noble loses their title their estate is now considered to be owned by the new holder of the title according to the Parley.

In addition to their estate, a Noble can register up to a million dollars (the exact sum is updated every 13 years) of their own property.

Nobles may have retainers legally sword to them. By Parleyed law, a retainer must follow the laws and orders of their noble for their term of service. Those laws will be considered Parley law for that retainer, and a violation of Noble law will be considered a breach of Parley law.

## Current Scriptors - 26

Humans Nations - 8

* The British Crown,
* The United States Constitution,

* The Russian Emperor (Claim to be third Caesar),
* The Chinese Communist Leader (Derived from Chinese imperial history),

* The Indian Parliment (Derived from Great Khan through Muhgal Empire, also claimed unsuccessfully by Pakistan),

* The Caliphate (Currently unoccupied, claimed by many),

* The Great Sultan (Currently unoccupied),
* Brazilian President
* Franco-European Hegemony (EU President)

Spellfolk - 7

* The Seelie Court,
* The Unseelie Court,

* Temptation Incorporated,
* The First One (Legendary vampire patient zero),

* The Throne of Ljosalfheim (Elves),
* Throne of Kjagz (Legendary Founder of largest dwarf culture, derived from the Deep Gods),
* Lycaon Council

Deities - 7

* The Aenir-Vanir Throne
* The Court of Ra
* The Buddha

* The Holy See
* The Throne of Jupiter,

* The Brahman Council,
* Jade Emperor's Court

Organizations - 2

* The Council of the Wise,
* The Guildpact
* Shadowguild

## Political Relationships

### Alliances

These are groups of Scriptors and Subscriptors who organize in loose political organizations.

* The Mortalmoot is the loose coalition of Human nations. To the public they are known as the United Nations.

The holy see remains neutral unless another diety intervenes in which case it usually will throw its weight one way or another.

**The Anglophone Faction** (In order of closeness to the faction)

1. Britain

2. United States

3. India

3. The Elf Throne

3. Guildpact

4. The Seelie Court

4. The Aenir-Vanir Throne

4. The Kjagzic Dwarves

5. The Holy See

**The Vladychestvo Faction**

1. Russian Federation

2. The Throne of Jupiter

2. The Lycaon Council

2. The Winter Court

3. Temptation Incorporated

3. The Kjagzic Dwarves

3. Vampire Coalition

4. Shadowguild

## Scriptors and Major Subscriptors

* **The British Crown,**
	+ **Australia**
	+ **Canada**
	+ New Zealand
	+ Singapore
	+ Hong Kong
	+ Nigeria
* **The United States Constitution,**
	+ **South Korean President**
	+ **Japanese Diet**
	+ Mexico
	+ **Israel**
	+ **Colombia**
	+ Iraq
	+ **Egypt**
	+ Philippines

* **The Russian Emperor** (Claim to be third Caesar),
	+ **Venuzvela**
	+ **Cuba**
	+ **South Africa**
	+ Syria
	+ Mongolia
	+ Kazakhstan
* **The Chinese Communist Leader** (Derived from Chinese imperial history),
	+ **Taiwan** (Claim same title)
	+ **North Korean Supreme Leader**
	+ Occupied Tibet
	+ Vietnam
	+ Sinopec Group
	+ State Grid

* **The Indian Parliment** (Derived from Great Khan through Muhgal Empire, also claimed unsuccessfully by Pakistan),
	+ **Pakistan** (Claims Same Title)
	+ Nepal
	+ Tibet
	+ Bangladesh

* The Caliphate (Currently unoccupied, claimed by many),
	+ **Supreme Leadership Authority of Iran**
		- Azerbaijan
	+ **House of Saud** (Royal Family of Saudi Arabia)
		- UAE
	+ Indonesia

* The Great Sultan (Currently unoccupied),
	+ **Turkey**
	+ Armenia
* **Brazilian President** (Iberian Empire)
	+ **Argentina** (Rival Claimant)
	+ Bolivia
	+ Chile
	+ Peru

* **Franco-European Hegemony** (EU President)
	+ **France**
	+ **Germany**
	+ Italy
	+ Netherlands
	+ Poland
	+ Spain
	+ Switzerland (Begrudgingly)
* **The Seelie Court,**
* **The Unseelie Court**,

* **Temptation Incorporated**
* The First One (Legendary vampire patient zero),
	+ **House Cruor**
	+ **House Élőhalott**
	+ **House Mircallian**

* **The Throne of Ljosalfheim** (Elves),
	+ **High Elf Council**
	+ **Sylvan Queendom**
	+ The Nymphic Republic
	+ Yokai Court
	+ Aziza Kingdom
	+ Duende
* Throne of Kjagz (Legendary Founder of largest dwarf culture, derived from the Deep Gods),
	+ **Clan Khalgic**
	+ **Clan Zduln**
	+ Clan Rjunz
	+ **Clan Dern**
	+ Clan Valz
	+ Clan Jurnd
* Lycaon Council
	+ **Sang Tribe**
	+ **Mantel Tribe**
	+ Zahn Tribe
	+ Malheur Tribe

* **The Aenir-Vanir Throne**
	+ **Odin**
	+ Freya
	+ Thor
	+ Loki
	+ Freyr
* The Court of Ra
	+ Ra
	+ Isis (No, not that one)
	+ Horus
* The Buddha
	+ The Dali Lama

* The Mortal Church (Claimed by many)
	+ **The Holy See**
	+ **The Orthodox Patriarchs**
	+ The Presbytery
	+ Alliance of Lutheran Synods
	+ **The Council of Reformed Elders (**Secret Protestant Alliance**)**
	+ The Baptist Convention
* The Throne of Jupiter,
	+ Jupiter (Retired and mopey)
	+ **Neptune**
	+ Hades
	+ Juno
	+ **Mars**
	+ **Major Investments, Novel Enterprises, and Retail Ventures, Associated (MINERVA)**
	+ Apollo
	+ Diana

* **The Brahman Council** (Priests representing interests of Hindu deities),
	+ Brahma
	+ Vishnu
	+ Shiva
	+ Ganapati
* Jade Emperor's Court
	+ Yuanshi (the emperor himself)
	+ **Lingbao**
	+ Daode
	+ **Sun Wukong**

* **The Circle of the Wise,**
	+ **The Elder Conclave** (Also called the Avalon Conclave)
	+ **The Constantinople Conclave**
	+ **The Gondishapur Conclave**
	+ The House of Wisdom Conclave
	+ Recoleta Conclave
* The Guildpact
	+ **Alpha**
	+ **Numerica**
	+ General Electric
	+ Microsoft
	+ **House Walton** (Owns Walmart)
	+ **Exxon**
	+ Sinopec
	+ The Mafia
	+ **House Toyoda** (Owns Toyota)
	+ Royal Dutch Shell
	+ House Berkshire-Hathaway
	+ Volkswagen Group
* **Shadowguild**
	+ Ghoul Alliance
	+ King Gob (Gnome King)