Pillarhand

Local bureaucracy organization providing liaison services in specific regions for the Tower Council. The Pillarhand manage government liasons and diplomacy, serve as official magistrates in each populace, handle resource and emergency management as well as tax collection.
There are five principle tracks within the Pillarhand organization: Diplomat, Magistrate, Registrar, Excisemin, and Controller.

Structure

Diplomats

Traveling representatives of a region who stay in regular communication with the local Magistrates and other Diplomats of the same region level and try to resolve various issues surrounding the common good for the region and advocates for their represented area.

Ranks

Rank	Perks	Notes
Padd		Padds are essentially gophers, performing various low-level tasks for higher ranking members
Junior Emissary		Sets agendas and travel schedules for higher ranking diplomats, manages correspondence and delegates assignments to Padds
Emissary		Travels to other locales (could be in or out of the specific region), delivering messages and serving as go-between from Envoys, Ambassadors, and Consuls; handles low-level decision making; has authority to deliver decisions and votes on behalf of the regional Envoys and Ambassadors with signed backing documents
Envoy		Diplomatic representative serving on the Pillarhand committee within and representing the region assigned; they work closely with the foreign Ambassadors representing other regional areas
Ambassador		Diplomatic representative serving on a Pillarhand committee in a foreign area of the assigned region
Region Consul		Travels in a consistent circuit around the region conducting committee meetings and relaying results and concerns to the Grand Ambassador
Grand Ambassador		Diplomatic representative for the entire regional committee in the Tower Council's Local Advisory Corp

Committees

Pillarhand committees are made up of one local Envoy and multiple foreign Ambassadors. Their meetings are conducted by Region Consuls as part of their traveling circuit. For example, the Region Consul for Tolosau might make their circuit starting in Dighdural where they would meet with the committee there consisting of the local Envoy (representing Dighdural) and Ambassadors from perhaps Grasmere, Bol Badir, Geralur, and Nelaserin. Emissaries from Theleluma and Freywich and perhaps Bezokh might also be in attendance.
Some committees are tight-knit and always work together, others are ever-shifting or looser collectives who don't meet except when the Consul is in town.

Magistrates

Local judges and decision-makers for the region. These are leadership positions.

Ranks

Rank	Perks	Notes
Padd		Padds are essentially gophers, performing various low-level tasks for higher ranking members
Justikar		Justikars handle day-to-day decisions such as sentencing confessed criminals and running/staffing local prisons
Judge		Judges oversee contested trials, render verdicts, and sentence convicted criminals
Magistrate		Magistrates serve as Tower Kingdom representatives inside discreet kingdoms; they have the authority of the Tower Council but are chartered to work closely with local leadership and are generally given domain over specific areas designated by population density so some smaller towns or villages may have a single Magistrate while larger cities may have several who preside over various districts
Chief Justice		For heavily populated areas, up to three Chief Justices form the High Court which is responsible for both administration of lower-level Judges and Justikars but also hear appeals and grant Magisterial powers as needed
Governor		Governors must serve for at least one year on a High Court as a Chief Justice. There are only ever four Governors at a time, one for each region

Registrar

Clerks, record-keepers, scribes, and managers of bureaucratic necessity.

Ranks

Rank	Perks	Notes
Padd		Padds are essentially gophers, performing various low-level tasks for higher ranking members
Scribe		Scribes are generally responsible for issuing, cataloging, and updating Citizen's Booklets.
Clerk		Clerks are typically assigned to specific regions or population centers and supervise Scribes, manage disputes, and ensure timely communication with Record-Masters to maintain the central archives. Clerks are frequently called upon for CitBook validation, which is why most clerks are required to be accomplished spellcasters.
Record-Master		Record-Masters are assigned by region. They report directly to the Prothonotary and weild an incredible amount of power in the Tower Kingdom due to their ability to control the budgets used by the Tower Council. Because of this extreme power, Record-Masters are only allowed to serve for two cycles.
Prothonotary		A group and a title, the Prothonotary consists of all previous Record-Masters (it is a lifetime position though it can be stripped and many effectively retire by moving into "temporary deferrment" in which they lend their vote and veto to a trusted fellow Prothonotary).

Excisemin

Tax collectors and state bank operators.

Ranks

Rank	Perks	Notes
Padd		Padds are essentially gophers, performing various low-level tasks for higher ranking members
Collector		Collectors are tax collectors first and foremost, though they use the collected taxes as capital for their banking services (moneylending, investing, counseling, etc). Their primary function is to ensure their district revenues meet the targets dictated by the liability guidance (LG), which is administered by the Treasurers.
Auditor		Auditors are split into two halves. The Tax Auditors are responsible for making a systematic review and interview of a random sampling of Tower citizens to find their compliance with the law and their feedback on the tax burden. The Collector Auditors are charged with performing ongoing audits of every Collector to ensure they are using approved accounting measures, are following the LG guidelines, and are behaving in a way consistent with the tenets of the Song of Harmony.
Treasurer		Treasurers are responsible for crafting and managing the Liability Guidance. The Song dictates that each Kingdom is best equipped to manage its own tax burden for the united Tower Kingdom, given the distinct cultural complexities involved in convincing historic enemies to not just let go of their hate but to trust and share with them. Treasurers are given a lot of leeway with how to approach their tasks, under the umbrella of cultural sensitivity.
Chamberlain		There is one Chamberlain for each Pillar Kingdom, who are ultimately responsible for making sure the Tower Kingdom has enough resources to accomplish the Songtheory-approved goals.

Controllers

Manages resources, liases with the FWG (Farm Workers' Guild) and works closely with the Registrars and Excisemin to ensure accurate tallies are kept of available government-owned stockpiles (cash reserves and material goods). Controllers, particularly Comptrollers and Comptrollers General, also serve as oversight leads for the rest of the Pillarhand bureaucracy. Regional Comptrollers arrange cross-track teams for "Special Assignments" (the teams themselves are called "SAs") 

Ranks

Rank	Perks	Notes
Padd		Padds are essentially gophers, performing various low-level tasks for higher ranking members
Manager
Ombudsperson
Comptroller
Controller General

"The hand of the Council conducts the Song"

Type

Governmental, Department

Alternative Names

The Hand

Ruling Organization

Tower Council

Parent Organization

Tower Kingdom

Controlled Territories

• Grasmere Courthouse

Related Items

• Citizen's Booklet

Notable Members

• Esanor Kaeleigh
• Han Vahlen
• Huethea Torfiel
• Jamie Wappelode
• Thorkel Harte

Related Plots

• Olivia Vahlen Backstory