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he Clans: Volume II. Hope you enjoy it.
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The Clans: Volume II - Trial of SupplicationVolume I of our work on the Clans detailed the Trial of Supplication, the primary tool used to discipline wayward Clans and bring them back to the Honor Road. Our ongoing research has determined that there have been seventeen calls for Supplication since the Trial came into use, five of which have passed. This has equated to a call for Supplication little over one per decade, and Supplication occurring about twice to three times per Century. Therefore, whilst common enough to remain a threat within living memory for each Clan, it is a tool not often used, as it can backfire upon the accuser.
As the single most important Clan wide Trial, it is interesting to note that the implementation of Supplication was not set in stone for some forty years. This stems from the fact that Supplication was originally an emergency measure, created quickly and with little debate.
The first use of Supplication was the famous Wolverine Supplication, a plot hatched by Sarah McEvedy and Andery Kerensky to save the Wolverines, one that was at first grudgingly supported by Nicholas Kerensky, but something he warmed to once he had the chance to remodel the Wolverines. This original application had McEvedy invoke the Rite of Supplication, something that was not made clear to the other Clans until later, a fact that enraged the Wolverine’s enemies even more when they learned the implications.
The second Supplication, that of the Widowmakers, was far more structured, however, it was implemented in a rather haphazard way, due to the chaos of Nicholas Kerensky’s death. However, the end result followed the intention of the Rite of Supplication, so little was said at the time regarding any irregularities in its undertaking.
However, following their return to status as a regular Clan, Clan Widowmaker petitioned the Grand Council and Loremaster Andery Kerensky to standardize the process of Supplication for any future events.
Twenty-six years later, Clan Mongoose would try to use the now properly codified Supplication rite against the Smoke Jaguars and Star Adders. Khan Walter Martindale accused both Clans of open and un-Clanlike political collusion and demanded both face Supplication. The Clans' Loremaster Eloy Varga would hear none of the Mongoose Khan’s false accusation however, dismissing the charge as baseless according to Clan lore.
However, Khan Theodore Osis of the Smoke Jaguars, scenting the kill, immediately counter-charged Clan Mongoose for
their un-Clanlike ways in attempting to use Clan Law to cover for their military failure. Loremaster Varga, after consulting quietly with ilKhan Danforth, accepted the charge against Clan Mongoose. In Clan eyes, the Adders and Jaguars were little more than allies of convenience, striking back at a shared aggressor. However, Clan Mongoose was trying to use politics and Grand Council procedure to cover for their military failures, and this was not the first time that Clan Mongoose’s activities had raised the ire of the Grand Council.
With the Loremaster accepting the charge, the Grand Council went into recess for twenty-four hours, per the new code, to allow each Clan time to discuss the matter internally. The Ebon Keshik took Khans Martindale and Knox into custody, pending the Grand Council’s decision. Additionally, the Ebon Keshik, with assistance from the Katyusha Keshik, also put all members of Clan Mongoose in the city under temporary arrest. This was to prevent word reaching the Mongoose enclaves before the vote had been taken.
The following day, debate was opened in the Grand Council, with the accuser and the accused being the first to speak. Following this, any Khan could address the Grand Council on the matter, with Clan Mongoose given a final response, followed by the Smoke Jaguars as the accusers. In the end, the vote was heavily against Clan Mongoose, with the matter now preceding to the Trial of Supplication itself. The immediate Mongoose bid of two Galaxies and their fleet over Circe, saw fierce bidding from the other Clans reduce the attacking force from at potential eight Galaxies to three Smoke Jaguar Galaxies. The defeat of Clan Mongoose on Circe saw them Supplicated.
Khans Martindale and Knox were then forced to step down, as ilKhan Danforth took personal control of the Clan and began mending its ways. The Loremaster and most Galaxy Commanders, along with no small number of Star Colonels, were demoted and two years of internal trialling saw a new command echelon arise in the Clan. At the end of the first two years of the Supplication, Clan Mongoose could Trial against other Clans, just as they these were again allowed to Trial against Clan Mongoose. Eight years later, under ilKhan Ward, Clan Mongoose could vote again in the Grand Council, being accepted back into the mainstream of the Clans.
This format has not been deviated from since, with each Supplication call dealt with in the same manner.
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