Tribunal

In Ars Magica, the term "tribunal" has several related meanings:

1. A formal council of the Order of Hermes, which meets periodically as a combination of a governing council, a court of law, and a social gathering.
2. One of the thirteen geographic regions governed by such a council
3. The session held by such a council

References

• ArM5 14-15 defines the Tribunals. See also ArM5 201 for a map of the regional Tribunals.
• See also Praeco and Presiding Quaesitor, and see HoHTL 56-61 for Tribunal session procedures. Rules for arbitrating debate at tribunal are offered at HoHS 90-93.

See Also

Several customs are associated with a Tribunal session. These include

• The Symposium held by Jerniton magi before the Tribunal.
• The magi of House Tremere gather a few days before the Tribunal starts (HoHTL 116).
• The flamines (priests in the Cult of Mercury) often perform a formal invocation or blessing at the beginning of the session (HoHS 16).
• At the end of the Tribunal session, the Quaesitors meet (see HoHTL 64).

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