Members,

The Star Chamber convened over the past 48 hours to appoint a new Temporary Member of the Chamber to serve for a period of two years. Adept Benevolent Taldrya Whiner was nominated by Grand Master Cotelin and was unanimously confirmed by the remainder of the Star Chamber.

Congratulations to Ben!

Relevant Covenant data below:

Section 3.02 Membership in the Star Chamber

(b) Temporary Voting Members – Aside from the Grand Masters, there will be two voting positions on the Star Chamber for members who are not Grand Masters and remain in good standing. These temporary positions will be filled by senior members of the Brotherhood. Members of the Electorate are ineligible to be temporary members of the Star Chamber, unless the Grand Masters are unable to select a member outside of the Electorate.

(i) Qualifications of Temporary Voting – Qualified members must have two of the four following required traits:
1) Elder Rank;
2) Membership spanning at least eight years;
3) service on the Dark Council or as the leader of an independent unit for at least two total years; or. 4) service as Deputy Grand Master or Justicar for at least one full year.

(ii) Terms of Temporary Voting Members - Temporary members of the Star Chamber serve non-consecutive, two year staggered terms so that one member will be replaced on an annual basis. The first election of Temporary Voting Members after the adoption of the New Covenant will be for a member serving a one-year term and another member serving a two-year term.

(iii) Nomination and Selection of Temporary Voting Members - Temporary members of the Star Chamber will be selected by the Grand Masters. Starting with the most recently-retired Grand Master and moving backward, each Grand Master will nominate a member for admission. The sitting Grand Master does not get a nomination. Prior to the next nomination, the other Grand Masters, including the sitting Grand Master, will be allowed to veto the proposed member after discussion. If no veto is offered, then the member is admitted. Each Grand Master is only allowed one veto per nomination of an open position. If a veto is made, the nominating Grand Master gets to nominate another member. Upon vacancy of a temporary membership position, the choice of member will fall to the most recently-retired Grand Master that did not get a nomination in the previous nomination process.