18.7 The Prince of the City.

The Prince is the leader of a city, to whom all the Barons have unanimously sworn an oath of loyalty. The Prince will also hold Baronial rank. The powers of the Prince are to appoint the ministries, and High Constable positions. The Prince is a figurehead for the city, the most honoured citizen, the leader and guiding force of a city. Barons swear an oath to a Prince by typing OATH followed by the name of the Prince. They retract their oath by swearing to another, or swearing an oath to nobody (OATH NOBODY). A Baron may test the loyalty of his fellows by swearing an oath to himself - and if support is unanimous, then the Baron will become the Prince.

The Prince does not have many specific commands, except, the all-important ability to bestow ministries. The Princely commands are listed below:

BRAND              To brand an individual friend or enemy.
BESTOW             To bestow a ministry on an individual.
PREFIX/SUFFIX      To change a citizens' prefix or suffix.
GIVETITLE          To give city title to a fellow citizen.
STRIPTITLE         To strip away city title from a fellow citizen.
DIPLOMATS          To review the city's chosen diplomats.
DIPLOMAT           Command to bestow or cancel diplomat status from another.

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