Judicial Clerks
Carthian courts share one important thing with mortal ones: they both produce an incredible amount of paperwork. Typing and filing reports is work most Kindred wouldn’t care to sully themselves with, though, so most clerks in the Carthian judicial system are Ghouls to the officials they file for. Every piece of evidence, every argument and every decision in every case is filed. There are multiple records of what is kept where, because sometimes The Magistrate keeps records, sometimes The Myrmidon, the Prefect or the Sheriff.
Some of these clerks are not Ghouls, but most Carthian officials prefer the ensured loyalty. On the other hand, the false love of The Vinculum and the crazed edge of Blood Addiction can put a strain on the professionalism of the relationship between official and clerk. Even officials who try to maintain the integrity of their office find their ghoul clerks altering files to the perceived advantage of their masters, while corrupt Kindred often find that their Ghouls’ comparative lack of subtlety becomes a liability in dealing with the files.
To avoid having 10 different sets of files that all say different things, many large Carthian domains have a Kindred official in charge of central filing. Clever and ambitious vampires find this less-thanprestigious position very advantageous, since it grants unlimited access to information about every Kindred in the city. The Ghouls employed by such a Kindred as clerks thus have incentive to make sure that all records are accurate to win their master’s favor, and the only problem comes in negotiating with their master to see who gets access to what information.
Some of these clerks are not Ghouls, but most Carthian officials prefer the ensured loyalty. On the other hand, the false love of The Vinculum and the crazed edge of Blood Addiction can put a strain on the professionalism of the relationship between official and clerk. Even officials who try to maintain the integrity of their office find their ghoul clerks altering files to the perceived advantage of their masters, while corrupt Kindred often find that their Ghouls’ comparative lack of subtlety becomes a liability in dealing with the files.
To avoid having 10 different sets of files that all say different things, many large Carthian domains have a Kindred official in charge of central filing. Clever and ambitious vampires find this less-thanprestigious position very advantageous, since it grants unlimited access to information about every Kindred in the city. The Ghouls employed by such a Kindred as clerks thus have incentive to make sure that all records are accurate to win their master’s favor, and the only problem comes in negotiating with their master to see who gets access to what information.
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Administration / Management
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