Prince

The Prince is the unquestioned ruler of a city, their word is law and they wield the most potent status of any officer in a given Domain. While some may thing the title of Prince means invulnerability and ultimate power within a city, this is rarely the case, for while a Princehood imbues an individual with great power, it also tends to put a large target over their head. A Princes duties include; enforcing the Traditions, Acknowledging members of the Camarilla in the City, allotting feeding territory, Declaring Elysium, Issuing bloodhunts and punishing criminals, giving the right to embrace Childer, and representing the Camarilla and the Domain. A Prince has the right to declare any new law they wish, but doing so wantonly often leads to such a Prince either losing their Praxis, or meeting Final Death. A Prince is responsible for appointing individuals to the offices of Sensechal, Keeper of Elysium, Sheriff, and Scourge. A Prince my only be removed (without bloodshed) by the Primogen council or by stepping down. Some Princes choose to disband the Primogen council (which they have the right to do), but taking so much power away from the individual clans usually leads to such a Prince losing their Praxis. A Prince may choose to enact a Call of the Seasons once every three months, if they so wish. A Call of the Seasons temporarily removes the Primogen council, as each clan chooses a new Primogen (though it can be the same person it was before). This is usually used to try and remove an opponent from the council, or to delay the council in making a decision. Should a Prince have less than 4 Primogen in his council, he is considered a Petty Prince; alternatively if he has more than 8 Primogen he is considered too weak to rule on his own and his domain can fall into bad standing. While a Prince’s status makes controlling the Domain easier, most find their power being derived from the vast amount of boons they can reap from their position. Any function a Prince can perform usually has some kind of boon price attached to it, penultimate authority within a city usually produces a high demand for favors. While the office is known to be extremely profitable, any Prince who wishes to reign for a significant period of time is wise to reinvest such boons into maintaining and solidifying his spot on the throne, for there are ever hungry individuals who would see themselves on the throne if given half a chance.