Aide to the Spirits

An Aide to the Spirits is a title of dishonour bestowed by the Living King which marks an individual for execution.

History

In early 23 PC the Perat and the Oken got into a dispute over the custody of Dakar Oken who had indirectly killed a member of the Perat and who had led an uprising against the Oken. On 19-2 23 PC Leader of the Perat Eltok Perat formally requested Living King Artak Arkara to intervene in getting the Oken to hand over Dakar to the Perat. On the same day Kuzakar formally requested Artak not to intervene in the dispute. Artak did not side with either party directly and instead began "Brown walking" in an attempt to ask the Kings in Brown for advice on what to do regarding the Dakar Dispute. Artak did this without telling anyone with the Living Press first reporting he he had done this on 1-3. Artak awoke from his coma on 10-3 and the next day announced that the Kings in Brown advised him to declare Dakar Oken an "Aide to the Spirits" and to execute him before all the Kadrike leaders and ossbosches of Akaria and lands beyond. Following the announcement Artak issued his 10th Dictate. The Dictate defined what an Aide to the Spirits was, granted the Living King the right to brand someone an Aide to the Spirits, allowed the Living King to personally execute an Aide to the Spirits if the Council of Akaria is summoned before him and are given sufficient time to arrive and allowed the Living King to summon the Council of Akaria for an execution. After the Dictate was issued Artak branded Dakar Oken an Aide to the Spirits and summoned the Council of Akaria to Ablesken for his execution, which was done on 8-4, ending the Dakar Dispute.

List of Aides to the Spirits

Name	Date of branding	End of brand	Mode of brand ending	Notes
Dakar Oken	11-3 23 PC	8-4 23 PC	Executed by Artak Arkara	1st Aide to the Spirits Started Dakar's Uprising against the Oken
Boirok Deram	27-8 23 PC			1st High Director of Deram-Casea Affairs