The Assembly of Peers
Posted by Staff on 09/19/21
The Assembly of Peers passes through the Compact without any disturbing or dramatic revelations - much to the relief of the peerage. Even more to their relief was the willingness of most of the Great Houses to affirm their agreement against the creation of more neo-nobles without established ties to Compact nobility. Those Great Houses who unambiguously affirmed this - all but Redrain - receive grateful letters from vassals, and raised respect in the eyes of the nobility. There is a tentative sense in society that, perhaps, the large deviations from tradition that the Compact has seen in the last decade might be approaching balance and stability once more. Even those known as neo-nobles find that the hostility towards them lessens a small amount, as fears that uplifted commoners will further taint the upper classes are addressed.
The Compact knows that such an affirmation isn't binding, particularly on sovereign vassals, but the near-unity of the fractious, competing Great Houses on ANY issue is a rare and powerful thing. Additionally, the word of the nobility is their bond; the Great Houses have placed their honor into their affirmation, and the Compact expects that trust to be upheld if their vassals and their people will similarly continue to have trust in them.
The Compact knows that such an affirmation isn't binding, particularly on sovereign vassals, but the near-unity of the fractious, competing Great Houses on ANY issue is a rare and powerful thing. Additionally, the word of the nobility is their bond; the Great Houses have placed their honor into their affirmation, and the Compact expects that trust to be upheld if their vassals and their people will similarly continue to have trust in them.