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	==Duties==		==Duties==
	Originally, the Dragon Marshal was to be a part of [[The Trials]], responsible for testing the character and spirit of potential Slayer Dragons. ~~However, past~~ the first few generations, the question was raised ~~as to~~ how ~~to test such a man~~ to determine if he, himself, was capable of judging these qualities. When [[Jayce Spearlock]] was ~~initially~~ anointed, the then-Officer was seventeen years old, younger than Jayce himself.		Originally, the Dragon Marshal was to be a part of [[The Trials]], responsible for testing the character and spirit of potential Slayer Dragons. Past the first few generations, the question was raised of how to determine if he, himself, was capable of judging these qualities. When [[Jayce Spearlock]] was anointed, the then-Officer was seventeen years old, younger than Jayce himself.

	However, the linkage to Draco was valued, so the Officer's position was relegated to a ceremonial one. The main duties of the Officer of the Dragon Marshal are to keep the signet ring and to sign the writs confirming new Slayer Dragons. He is also present at anointment as a witness. The Officer has no power to deny new Slayer Dragons, and is generally discouraged from ~~passively denying them by~~ refusing to confirm them.		However, the linkage to Draco was valued, so the Officer's position was relegated to a ceremonial one. The main duties of the Officer of the Dragon Marshal are to keep the signet ring and to sign the writs confirming new Slayer Dragons. He is also present at anointment as a witness. The Officer has no power to deny new Slayer Dragons, and is generally discouraged from refusing to confirm them.

	==Line of Succession==		==Line of Succession==

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	However, within a century of Conri's death, the new Alliance's currency lost all value as [[High Mountain Bank and Trust]] solidified it's control over the money system. Since the Alliance still had the right to issue currency, the Officer's stipends continued to be paid in Alliance Dollars. However, the money was quite literally worthless, and the Officer of the Dragon Marshal was being paid in "joke money".		However, within a century of Conri's death, the new Alliance's currency lost all value as [[High Mountain Bank and Trust]] solidified it's control over the money system. Since the Alliance still had the right to issue currency, the Officer's stipends continued to be paid in Alliance Dollars. However, the money was quite literally worthless, and the Officer of the Dragon Marshal was being paid in "joke money".

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	Qlondo Memphis, the original Dragon Marshal, received a pension for his service to [[Eieber]]. Pensions could not be inherited, but it was felt his son was owed something for his continued service as Officer of the Dragon Marshal. It was agreed he would receive one tenth of his father's pension, and that his own son(when he became Officer) would then have his stake cut to a tenth of that. Initially the thought was to continue reducing the stipends into non-existence, but the third Officer successfully lobbied to have it fixed at approximately one one-hundredth of his grandfather's original pension. Not a tidy sum, but acquit remuneration for his hereditary duties.		Qlondo Memphis, the original Dragon Marshal, received a pension for his service to [[Eieber]]. Pensions could not be inherited, but it was felt his son was owed something for his continued service as Officer of the Dragon Marshal. It was agreed he would receive one tenth of his father's pension, and that his own son(when he became Officer) would then have his stake cut to a tenth of that. Initially the thought was to continue reducing the stipends into non-existence, but the third Officer successfully lobbied to have it fixed at approximately one one-hundredth of his grandfather's original pension. Not a tidy sum, but acquit remuneration for his hereditary duties.

	The payment was maintained for the whole of the Alliance era, but		The payment was maintained for the whole of the Alliance era, but was never increased to cope with inflation. By the late [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]], the Officer's stipends had a buying power of about 3.5 GATE credits. Roughly enough to purchase a sandwich at a fast food place. Just the sandwich, no fries or a drink. The Officer of the Dragon Marshal received this payment for his services once a year.

			==New Day Alliance==
			When the [[New Day Alliance]] was founded, [[Conri Jusenkyou]] was quick to re-create the Officer of the Dragon Marshal. Much like in Eieber's time, he created an initial Dragon Marshal who would then name an Officer to be his heir. The Officer was required to be a blood descendant, but unlike the initial Officers of the Golden Age, the previous Officer was allowed to name his heir from among his children and it could be a boy or a girl. Also unlike the previous era, Conri felt the stipends should actually be worth something, and set it at one hundred Alliance Dollars per year, which was a hefty sum at the time. Conri was aware that inflation would eventually lower this, but hoped it would still be a decent amount.

			However, within a century of Conri's death, the new Alliance's currency lost all value as [[High Mountain Bank and Trust]] solidified it's control over the money system. Since the Alliance still had the right to issue currency, the Officer's stipends continued to be paid in Alliance Dollars. However, the money was quite literally worthless, and the Officer of the Dragon Marshal was being paid in "joke money".

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	For most of the [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], the Officer of the Dragon Marshal was always the eldest male heir of the previous Officer. [[Scott Sagan]] was the first Pendragon to be confirmed by a female Officer, [[Liteeda Suron]]. She was in fact the second wife of the last male heir of the Memphis line, he having died childless and no other descendants able to be located. This was not the first time the title had passed not through a blood relative.		For most of the [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], the Officer of the Dragon Marshal was always the eldest male heir of the previous Officer. [[Scott Sagan]] was the first Pendragon to be confirmed by a female Officer, [[Liteeda Suron]]. She was in fact the second wife of the last male heir of the Memphis line, he having died childless and no other descendants able to be located. This was not the first time the title had passed not through a blood relative.

	The title then passed to Liteeda's nephew, but from there on it was considered "acceptable" to go to a female heir(a fact which frequently elicited ~~eyerolles~~ from [[Sydnee Stanton]] a few centuries later) and by the mid [[Ages\|The Second Age\|Second Age]] the standard line of succession became 'oldest blood heir to oldest blood heir'. Husbands and wives were allowed to inherit the title if no suitable heir existed, but the preferred succession was to formally adopt an heir if		The title then passed to Liteeda's nephew, but from there on it was considered "acceptable" to go to a female heir(a fact which frequently elicited eyeroles from [[Sydnee Stanton]] a few centuries later) and by the mid [[Ages\|The Second Age\|Second Age]] the standard line of succession became 'oldest blood heir to oldest blood heir'. Husbands and wives were allowed to inherit the title if no suitable heir existed, but the preferred succession was to formally adopt an heir.

			==Stipends==
			Qlondo Memphis, the original Dragon Marshal, received a pension for his service to [[Eieber]]. Pensions could not be inherited, but it was felt his son was owed something for his continued service as Officer of the Dragon Marshal. It was agreed he would receive one tenth of his father's pension, and that his own son(when he became Officer) would then have his stake cut to a tenth of that. Initially the thought was to continue reducing the stipends into non-existence, but the third Officer successfully lobbied to have it fixed at approximately one one-hundredth of his grandfather's original pension. Not a tidy sum, but acquit remuneration for his hereditary duties.

			The payment was maintained for the whole of the Alliance era, but

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The Officer of the Dragon Marshal is tasked, by divine writ, with confirming new [[Slayer Dragons]]. It is a hereditary position, and originally patrilineal, though female marshals became common in later generations. The position was originally called "The Dragon Marshal" and was given by [[Draco]] himself to a member of [[Eieber]]'s cabinet, [[Qlondo Memphis]]. By the time the first new Slayer Dragon was to be confirmed, Qlondo had become bedridden. He sent his son in his stay, naming him "my officer", which led to the title as well as the practice of making the position hereditary. Thus, only Qlondo Memphis is "The Dragon Marshal", everyone since has been "The Officer of the Dragon Marshal".

==Duties==
Originally, the Dragon Marshal was to be a part of [[The Trials]], responsible for testing the character and spirit of potential Slayer Dragons. However, past the first few generations, the question was raised as to how to test such a man to determine if he, himself, was capable of judging these qualities. When [[Jayce Spearlock]] was initially anointed, the then-Officer was seventeen years old, younger than Jayce himself.

However, the linkage to Draco was valued, so the Officer's position was relegated to a ceremonial one. The main duties of the Officer of the Dragon Marshal are to keep the signet ring and to sign the writs confirming new Slayer Dragons. He is also present at anointment as a witness. The Officer has no power to deny new Slayer Dragons, and is generally discouraged from passively denying them by refusing to confirm them.

==Line of Succession==
For most of the [[Ages#The Golden Age|Golden Age]], the Officer of the Dragon Marshal was always the eldest male heir of the previous Officer. [[Scott Sagan]] was the first Pendragon to be confirmed by a female Officer, [[Liteeda Suron]]. She was in fact the second wife of the last male heir of the Memphis line, he having died childless and no other descendants able to be located. This was not the first time the title had passed not through a blood relative.

The title then passed to Liteeda's nephew, but from there on it was considered "acceptable" to go to a female heir(a fact which frequently elicited eyerolles from [[Sydnee Stanton]] a few centuries later) and by the mid [[Ages|The Second Age|Second Age]] the standard line of succession became 'oldest blood heir to oldest blood heir'. Husbands and wives were allowed to inherit the title if no suitable heir existed, but the preferred succession was to formally adopt an heir if