Editing Council of Commentary

The Council of Commentary began with good intentions and interesting results. It had a mandated membership that crossed Amber Society and included members of the Golden Circle. Not a law-making body initially it has grown bold. The council is comprised of 100 people. 20 positions are held by certain Households and Establishments from Amber. 10 positions are held by specific Golden Circle Kingdoms. 5 are assigned by the King of Amber but will not be Princes of the blood of Amber. 10 are specifically from the city of Amber. 8 members represent other governmental bodies on the sphere of Amber. 46 members are chosen from a general lottery that any person may enter regardless of citizenship or rank; These are the Populace Members. The King holds one seat but rarely attends.

A term on the Council is one Year.  It requires an extensive commitment of time and therefore each member is compensated with a stipend of 1000 Gold Wings. They are expected to take a leave from their current occupation.   This sum is approximately 10 times the salary of a regular working man's wage and is the reason many commoners vie for the seat. Having served a term each past member may receive a yearly stipend of 3 Goldwings for life. 

The role has developed that even the poorest employer is delighted to let an employee take a year to serve the kingdom because of the prestige involved, and the access to public policy the council allows.  Many a poor business celebrates putting a "CC" symbol in their window, denoting that an employee of theirs has served on the council.

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'''Council of Commentary'''
==='''House Council Member Feldane:''' Duke Shannon Feldane===
Duke Shannon nearly always holds this seat.  Occasionally his brothers have held it but he is too narcissistic to pass on the position.

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===Constabulary Council Member:===
The Constabulary is essentially the police force of the city of Amber.  Tasked with all the normal functions of a major police department, they often send a ranking member of its organization to speak on police matters.

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*From time to time the Masters of theaters Council imposes on Bleys to represnt them.  Over the years he has obliged and given the 3 gold wing life stipend to needy friends.

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The Messenger Guild over sees a wide variety of forms of delivery services from foot, horse, bicycle, and winged.  Their representitive oftens speaks of crimes against messengers.

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The reform of the methods of both material and personal refuse, including personal wasts, has led to the need for a commission to oversee the new underground sewer system, the material collection and recycling programs.  Its council member is usually a member of a department's leadership, tasked with discussing the needs of the commission in maintaining the strict rules of cleanliness Random demands.

===Rebman Representative Council Member===
The Empire of Rebma, a Golden Circle Kingdom, sends one of its elite nobility to represent it. The role, as many of the CoC members from [[GCST]] kingdoms, is often seen as a second Ambassador.

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===Garn Representative Council Member:===
The city of Garn has become the breadbasket of Amberlin since the Patternfall War.  It was an ancient city of seascapes and grand mansions of the nobility, a resort town for the prosperous, and a comfortable sea town with a thriving fishing industry, till the war.  With the Black Road coming through the vale of Garn up the coast to tha Castle & City of Amberlin

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The Church does not typically send a member of the clergy to the Council. It usually sends a reliably devoted member of the lay membership to represent its interests.

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==='''Golden Circle Member Diega:'''=== Duke Yaroslav of Sancan Diega
The founder of the vigilantes group the [[Jeweled Walkers]], Duke Yaroslav was a controversial person for Diega to send to advise the king.

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The king usually assigns this spot to a member of the ranking Military.

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The king usually assigns this to a member of the Castle Hospitality staff.

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he king usually assigns this seat to a member of the Royal Servants staff.

===King's Assigned Council Member:Dame Margot of Ainsi===
A nearly constant member of the council as a member appointed by the King.

==='''Rebma Planetary Member:''' Duke Honsol Moir Tral===

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==='''Tyalece Planetary Member:''' Lady Mistril Tenen===
The Tyalece pick their representative at random from a lottery of volunteers.  Any person born in Tyalese may put their token in the lottery.  Service on the Council is considered a point of pride and reputation if the term is accomplished without scandal.

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==='''Far Isle Member:''' Lord Captain(Ret.) Sir Callowas Dresid ===

Traditionally the Far Isle member is someone who arrived in the Far Isle in retirement, and in time, grew young again as [[Aging in Amber]] happens.  Since the Far Isle has little government and is officially an unincorporated part of the Kingdom of Amber, the representative, has often been a retired naval officer or a devotee of the Unicorn, and is chosen by an essentially unofficial gathering and agreed to or vetoed by the sitting member.  There is a general prohibition against active serving members of the military holding the council seat.  

Every 5 terms they hold a open lottery and some of the more unsavory members of the are Isles toss in their token.  This lead to the notorious retired Madame Shein tan Masa serving a term as the Far Isle representative to the scandal of the prim and proper Amberites.

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The King is technically a member of the Council but rarely attends.  When he does he has the right of First Speaker.  When he attends it is often to put a specific question to the membership.  

















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