Court Charterman
Experts on Local Laws
His royal highness is crippled in bed, peasant. I am the law now and the law deems you responsible for poaching in woods that belong to the crown.Court chartermen are lawspeakers who are employed by monarchs and their vassals. They memorize the charters of freedom and responsibilities that apply to their realm, look for ways to refine them, and offer judicial guidance to their employer. Court chartermen are well paid and receive special privileges that come with their rank. If their employer is unavailable to cast judgement or the realm is governed by a regent, the charterman is the only person who may deem people guilty or innocent.
Responsibilities
In addition to the standard tasks of a typical lawspeaker, court chartermen must actively seek to improve the code of law. Regular meetings are held to discuss judicial and legislative matters between court chartermen and the younger lawspeakers who've been assigned to their service. Ideas generated by such meetings will be presented to the king or any other ruler that employs their own court charterman. Chartermen coordinate efforts with other lawspeakers to ensure that local authorities enforce the law justly. If they or their subordinates discover proof of a figure of authority breaking or bending the law inappropriately, the court charterman must inform their employer.
Type
Civic, Professional
Alternative Naming
Royal Lawspeaker
Source of Authority
Employer
Length of Term
Lifetime
They sound really intimidating. Maybe it's just the quote at the top making it feel that way, or maybe it's because they know All The Law. Would not want to cross a court charterman!
Some of them are less intimidating and pretty friendly and then there's Alfred. He doesn't seem like a pleasant chap or maybe he woke up on the wrong side of the bed that day
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