Guntanu'tl

The Guntanu'tl of the Free State of Renasia
Type
Type	Unicameral Council
Leadership
Chancellor	Joshua Isaac since 2015
Meritarch	Jacob Tierney since 2015
Structure
Members	5
Elections
Guntanu'tl Last election	January 2015
Meeting place
Renasian Fora
Website
http://renasia.boards.net/

The Guntanu'tl of the Free State of Renasia was the unicameral legislature of the Free State of Renasia. It was a unicameral legislature composed of the the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Meritarch, Vice Meritarch and the Supreme Judge.

The Guntanu'tl was disbanded with the dissolution of Renasia on May 5th, 2015.

Etymology

The name "Guntanu'tl" means "intelligent council" in Veletan. It consists of the roots "gun" (mind) and "tan" (group of people), with the linking vowel u' marking the previous as a proper noun, and the "tl" ending to indicate the absolutive case (even though the word does not decline in English).

Composition

The Guntanu'tl consisted of five people, which were:

• The Meritarch - the person with the highest meritocratic rating in Renasia.
• The Vice-Meritarch - the second-highest-rated individual, who formed the Meritarchy together with the Meritarch.
• The Chancellor - the person with the greatest amount of votes in the yearly elections.
• The Vice Chancellor - the Chancellor's runner-up, who formed the Chancellery together with the Chancellor.
• The Supreme Judge - appointed by the other four members.

The Guntanu'tl had the following members between its establishment on March 11, 2013, and its dissolution on May 5, 2015:

	Meritarch	Chancellor	Vice Meritarch	Vice Chancellor	Supreme Judge	Notes
11 Mar 2013 - 26 Oct 2013	Jacob Tierney	Kuri Kabanov	Luke Hackel	Sovetus of Gishabrun	Samuel Azehtyla	Guntanu'tl established, Chancellor elections occur, Supreme Judge appointed. Petya chose not to become Vice Meritarch despite having the second-highest rating.
26 Oct 2013 - 1 Jan 2014	Luke Hackel	Kuri Kabanov	Petya d'Egtavie	Sovetus of Gishabrun	Samuel Azehtyla	Jacob leaves Renasia, new Meritarch and Vice chosen by their ratings. Petya chooses not to become Meritarch despite having the highest rating, but accepts the position of Vice Meritarch.
1 Jan 2014 - 15 May 2014	Luke Hackel	Kuri Kabanov	Petya d'Egtavie	Riley Small	Samuel Azehtyla	Chancellor elections occur again. Riley is Kuri's runner-up.
15 May 2014 - 25 May 2014	Petya d'Egtavie	Kuri Kabanov	Luke Hackel	Riley Small	Samuel Azehtyla	Petya, who had previously chosen not to become Meritarch, opts into this position and become Meritarch as indicated by his rating, making Luke become Vice.
25 May 2014 - 8 January 2015	Petya d'Egtavie	Kuri Kabanov	Jacob Tierney	Riley Small	Samuel Azehtyla	Jacob returns to Renasia, keeping his old rating. He opts not to become Meritarch, but accepts the position of Vice Meritarch.
8 January 2015 - Early 2015	Petya d'Egtavie	Kuri Kabanov	Jacob Tierney	Joshua Isaac	Samuel Azehtyla	Chancellor elections occur again. Joshua is Kuri's runner-up.
Early 2015 - 17 March 2015	Jacob Tierney	Kuri Kabanov	Petya d'Egtavie	Joshua Isaac	Samuel Azehtyla	Jacob opts to become the Meritarch, leaving Petya as Vice Meritarch.
17 March 2015 - 5 May 2015	Jacob Tierney	Joshua Isaac	Petya d'Egtavie	Vacant	Samuel Azehtyla	Kuri resigns and Joshua replaces him as Chancellor. Since there were no other candidates in the Chancellor elections, the position of Vice Chancellor was left vacant. After this point, Renasia was dissolved.

Functions

There were very few actions that could be carried out without the approval of the Guntanu'tl. Among the actions which required a vote in this legislature were:

• Declarations of War
• Extending of diplomatic relations
• Severing of diplomatic relations
• Declaring a state of emergency
• Creation of Tax Laws
• Sanction Loans
• Set procedure for Naturalisation
• To call up the Armed Forces