The Mantle of Responsibility
Article 1 - Community
1. Everyone will be respectful to each other in public.
2. All community members will agree to abide by the laws set, whether they be old or new.
3. Everyone must go through their respective training.
4. Everyone must follow the Chain of Command.
5. Treason to the community will not be tolerated.
6. Anyone charged with Treason will go before the Capital Court for a trial.
7. Anyone convictied of commiting Treason will have all communications cut with them.
8. Anyone convicted of commiting Treason will be exhiled from the community.
9. Each rank and/or title in the community will have a different emblem secondary color.
10. Each Clan in the community will have a different emblem primary color. The emblem background color must be pepper.
11. Everyone in the community will have the community emblem on at all times to unite the Forerunners under one banner.
Article 2
1. No clan leader shall take over another clan without proper cause and should be done in a court setting of the Forerunner Ecumene. Failure to do so is a violation of the Mantle and said clan will be decommissioned and the leader considered a traitor. Failure to comply will result in removal from the Community and titles stripped and revoked.
2. No clan or person shall spy on other clans unless in war or overseen by the Director of the SFDF or the Didact to make sure war is not started. If violated, said clan will be under the Didact's control temporarily so there can be another leader to be voted on by said clan. Failure to comply will result in removal from the community and their titles stripped and revoked.
3. No clan or person shall disgrace the Mantle and its teachings unless if it's a peaceful petition against it. If there shall be violent acts of rebellion or treachery against the Mantle, said person or clan is put to Trial and if found guilty, exiled from said community.
4. If a clan or person denies the authority of the Mantle and does not show up for their trial, it is immediate removal from the community, or a Clan Leader will absorb the clan and make it's members follow the Mantle.
5. If there is an end war or a war involving more than one community, subjects that started the war are punished to the fullest extent of the court of that time. Any one who attempts to keep the war going are also punished.
6. There will be no disrespect between two clans or other members of a clan. If there is, they will be demoted if in a clan and if it is two other clans disrespecting each other, Councilors will step in and negotiate peace.
7. If the Forerunners have war declared upon them, there will be no hesitation. We will go full force and annihilate said clan to protect the Empire. After the war is over the Ecumene will gain control over the losing clan. If said clan leader fails to comply they will be punished by the fullest extent of the Mantle.
8. If the higher ranking officers in a Forerunner clan become corrupt, it is the members job to rise up and defend the Mantle by gathering hard evidence and giving it to the First Councilor. Then said officer is tried for their crime of corruption and if found guilty, exiled.
9. There will be no public trash talk to other sentient beings of any kind. Failure to comply will result in demotions then exile.
10. If a person or clan that is not Forerunner claims to hold the Mantle, we as the guardians of the Mantle are responsible to take action against that heresy. Failure to do so will be the down fall of our species as a whole.
11. If it comes to a time where a Councilor has to pass on their Title, a proper ceremony is needed and a proper candidate must accept the laws of the Mantle and its teachings and promise to uphold and enforce the Mantles laws. They must also promise to accept the Councilor position and carry out the positions duties.
12. No clan, race or person will assassinate any thing or anyone unless under direct order of the First Councilor or Didact. Failure to uphold this law will result in exile from the Forerunner community.
Article 3 - Clans
1. If a Forerunner is recruited into a clan, another clans leader cannot steal that Forerunner for their own clan.
2. There will be only 1 Enforcer Sentinel in each clan.
3. A clan leader can make a Third Form Warrior lead his warriors.
4. There can be a Clan Leader and a Clan Co-Leader for each clan.
7. Each Forerunner will follow their respective clans Chain of Command.
8. At anytime, members can ask for a transfer to another clan.
9. The Didact or The First Councilor must give approval before a new clan is formed.
Article 4 - Raids
1. There will be NO public trash talk of any kind in any form of engagement.
2. Disrespect of dead bodies of enemies and Forerunners will not be tolerated.
3. Basic raid rules still apply.
4. The Forerunner running the raid will be allowed to go make raid terms with the opposing force before the raid begins.
Article 5 -Councilors
1. At anytime the First Councilor can strip and revoke a Forerunner of their Title and their Status, other than the Didact.
2. The Didact has the ability to strip a Councilor of their title.
3. The First Councilor has the ability to give any title other than Didact to any Forerunner.
4. The First Councilor has the ability to revive fallen Forerunners.
5. All Councilors and Forerunner Clan Leaders have the ability to take a Sangheili or Human and make them fully Forerunner
6. At anytime the Second and Third Councilor can strip a Forerunner of their title other than the Didact or First Councilor but can not strip them of their Forerunner status.
7. Any Councilor has the ability to command other clans forces if their leader and co-leaders are not present.
8. The Second and Third Councilors have the ability to promote any Forerunner up to but not including Promethean Class.
Article 6 - The Ecumene
1. The Ecumene will convene regularly.
2. At anytime the Didact or a ranking Councilor of the Ecumene can call an emergancy meeting and lead the session for that duration.
3. The Ecumene will be led by the Didact.
4. In order to pass a motion, the Ecumene must have a majority vote or the motion fails.
5. Only the Ecumene has the ability to make declarations of war.
6. Only the Ecumene has the ability to make alliances with other clans.
7. At anytime, the Leader of the Ecumene can veto a motion.
8. The Ecumene is a council charged with leading the community at large.
9. Only the Ecumene has the ability to get a clan to merge into the Forerunner Community.
10. The Ecumene is a council made up out of the Didact, 3 Councilors, the Master Builder, the Promethean Commander, the Master Myrmidon, the Master Juridical and Guardians.
11. At anytime the rest of the Ecumene can over-rule the Leader's veto by having a unanimous vote to do so by the Councilors present.
12. If someone is charged with Treason, they will go before the Capital Court and have a trial. A majority vote of the Jury made up of 6 Ecumene members is needed to convict them of treason. If they are convicted of Treason then they will be exiled.
Article 7 - The Didact
1. The Didact will be the Leader of the community.
2. At anytime the Didact can strip and revoke a Forerunner of their title and their Status.
3. The Didact has the ability to bestow a Councilors title upon a person.
4. The Didact has the ability to give any title to any Forerunner.
5. The Didact will be able to create Prometheans.
6. The Didact has the ability to command, promote, and demote Forerunner Military personnel.
7. The Didact does not have the authority to make Forerunner Military personnel fire on other Forerunners who have not turned on their brothers and sisters as that would be a violation of the Mantle.
Article 8 - The Juridicals
1. The Master Juridical shall lead the Juridicals.
2. If a Juridical becomes corrupt, it is the duty of the Master Juridical to investigate and if need be remove them from the Juridical Rate.
3. The Juridicals are charged with investigating criminal activity and making sure the Mantle of Responsibility is being followed.
4. If the Juridicals are investigating a matter, they have the full authority to interrogate anyone they see fit.
5. If the Juridicals have enough evidence, they have the authority to arrest and detain a suspect under the order of the Master Juridical. At which point, the Master Juridical approaches the First Councilor with their findings and discuss if it goes to court.
6. The Juridicals are to act as a police force.
7. The Master Juridical has the Authority to demote anyone below a Councilor if they are breaking the rules with enough supporting evidence given to a Councilor.