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The Supreme Collegium

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The Supreme Collegium is the body of “wise men of Britain,” and the college is the sole source of great and ancient powers of Justice and Law. The Supreme Collegium first met during the time of the Roman Empire. It was in the year 306, and the empire was at civil war. The noble men of Britain met and named one from among themselves to be their High King and Imperator. Their choice was named Constantine, and he defeated his foes and brought justice and law back to the Empire. He went onward to become the Emperor Constantine the Great after he united the Roman Empire and made Christianity the official imperial religion.

In Britain, the august body of the Supreme Collegium met afterwards, and at times selected other High Kings. Thus, in 415 it selected Constantinus the Just to rule them, because the Roman Empire had again grown weak and selfish, abandoning the good folk of isle to the barbarians. The Collegium’s choices have always been respected as the legal rulers of the island.

The council was originally composed of the most distinguished people from all the British tribes and Roman institutions. Eventually, the number of seats was settled at 28, one for each of the Great Cities of Britain. Over time, the right to hold such a seat changed in various places. In some holdings it became the inheritance of one family or was appointed by the local leader, while in others the Legate was still selected from among the leading men of the land. The Supreme Collegium is subject only to itself. It is a legal political body and must conform strictly to its traditional rules to perform its function. The Collegium must meet whenever a new High King has to be selected, or whenever at least 15 of its 28 members decide mutually to meet. All members must be notified of the meeting six months in advance. Whoever attends the meeting may vote, but no proxies are allowed. All the other official proper procedures must be fulfilled, but when the result of the vote is announced, the results are permanent and the successful candidate reigns as High King for the rest of his life. Success requires that 3/4 of the attending members of the Collegium vote to elect someone as High King.

Seats of the Collegium in the Anarchy Period

Electorate Title Person Votes Location Faction
Alclud King ? Lot Strangorre The North
Caer Beris King ? Nanteleod Powys Escavalon
Caer Caradoc Duke Heli Nanteleod Glevum Escavalon
Caer Constantine King Idres Idres Ascalon Cornwall
Caerwent (city) King Nanteleod Nanteleod Escavalon Escavalon
Bridge on the Cam Count 'destroyed N/A Huntland Saxons
Canterbury Count 'destroyed N/A Kent Saxons
Carduel King Uriens Lot Gorre The North
Carlion Archbishop Dubricus ? Carlion Roman Church
Carohaise King Leodegrance Nanteleod Cameliard Escavalon
City of Legions Duke vacant N/A Cheshire N/A
Camulodunum Duke 'destroyed N/A Caercolun Saxons
Doncaster King ? Centurion-King Roestoc Malahaut
Durnovaria Praetor Jonathel ? Dorsette Logres
Eburacum King Centurion-King Centurion-King Malahaut Malahaut
Ex River Duke vacant Idres? Cornwall Cornwall
Jagent Count Tegfyn ? Jagent Logres
Linden Pool Duke Corneus Nanteleod Linden Escavalon
London Mayor 'destroyed N/A London Logres
Manchester King ? ? Amans N/A
Oroquelenes King ? Nanteleod Orofoise Escavalon
Sarum Count vacant ? Salisbury Logres
Silchester Duke Ulfius ? Silchester Logres
Sinadon Caernarfon King Pellinore Nanteleod Gomeret Escavalon
St. Albans Archbishop ? ? St. Albans British Church
Vertis King ? ? the Dean N/A
Wells King Cadwy ? Summerland Summerland
Winchester Count vacant N/A Gentian Logres

Seats of the Collegium in the Uther Period

The following list names the cities which send legates to the Collegium.

King of Summerland Bath Logres
Bishop of Camulodunum (Roman) Camulodunum Logres
Count of Salisbury Castle on the Rock Logres
Bishop of Durnovaria (Roman) Durnovaria Logres
Abbot-bishop of Exe River Exe River Cornwall
Bishop of Glevum (Roman) Glevum Logres
Abbot of Brightstream Jagent Logres
Abbot of Leirstown Leirstown Logres
Bishop of Linden Pool Linden Logres
Bishop of Londinium (Roman) Londinium Logres
Bishop of Silchester (Roman) Silchester Logres
Abbot-bishop of St Albans (British) St Albans Logres
Bishop of Venta (Roman) Venta Logres
Bishop of Noviomagus (Roman) Noviomagus Logres
Bishop of the White City White City Logres
Archbishop of Carlion (Roman) Carlion-on-Usk Cambria
King of Amans Amans Cambria
King of Cameliard Carohaise Cambria
Abbot-bishop of Fort Gwent Fort Gwent Cambria
Abbot-bishop of the City of Legions City of Legions Cambria
King of Powys Oroquelenes Cambria
Abbot-bishop of Seafort Seafort Cambria
King of Gomeret Sinadon Cambria
King of Galvoie Wigarons Fort Cambria
King of Roestoc Dontown Cumbria
King of Malahaut Eburacum Cumbria
Abbot-bishop of Lugh’s Walls Lugh’s Walls Cumbria
Abbot-bishop of the Fort of the Britons Fort of the Britons Caledonia
King of Garloth Garloth Caledonia
King of Lothian Lothian Caledonia
Abbot-bishop of Lookout Headland Lookout Headland Cornwall

Known members

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