Statement of Purpose:
The House of Sovyn is being established for the purpose of promoting the lawful goals of its membership as it may, from time to time, determine to be of mutual benefit. In addition, as the sovyn clove restores lost limbs, so does House Sovyn restore health and life to those in need.

Statement of Governing:
House Sovyn shall be a democratic House with all members voting on key issues; the Chairman breaking all ties and controlling the agenda for issues to be brought before a vote.
Officer terms shall be for a period of one year at which point new elections shall be held. Elections shall be held on the summer solstice. If a current officer has been in office for less than 6 months, his position shall be retained until the following election. Should an office be vacated under circumstances other than an election, the office shall be filled by a vote within 2 weeks of the office being vacated. If only one person volunteers for the office by the end of the first week, the current officers reserve the right to invest the person into the vacant office without the need for a vote.




Requirements for Joining:
Proposed members for House Sovyn must meet the following requirements;

1) They shall be an Empath of age 10 or greater able and willing to transfer all wounds or they shall be a Cleric of age 12 or greater able and willing to resurrect a person.
OR
2) They shall be an Empath or Cleric of age 5 or greater and intends to meet the prior condition as soon as possible.
3) Non Empaths or Clerics will not be admitted for membership unless they marry or are married to a current or future member. Spouses of future members may be admitted as soon as the Cleric or Empath is admitted into the House. They shall have a status of associate member, having all rights that members have excepting the ability to hold office.

Membership Fees:
There shall be an initiation fee in the sum of 25,000 silver pieces with no monthly dues; half these amounts if an associate member.

Membership Privileges:
All members shall have access to all areas of the House excepting the quarters reserved for officers and the lounges specific to either Empaths or Clerics. Members may elect to have the coat of arms of House Sovyn engraved upon their shield (once an appropriate coat of arms has been decided upon by the members) and they shall also be eligible for loans assuming the meet they requirements and are in good standing. In addition, the House shall provide storage facilities for all its members.




Bylaws:
All members shall adhere to the following guidelines: A reasonable effort will be made to assist any seriously injured or deceased person to prevent a deterioration in their current condition and prepare them for a return to a healthful living condition. Seriously injured means bleeding wounds that will lead to death if not addressed. Deterioration in their current condition means death for the seriously injured and decomposition for the deceased. Obviously, if the person is under the care of another empath/cleric, no assistance is required. Members are not required to stay at gathering places such as the main gate or our healing area even if there are seriously wounded or deceased persons present if there are other empath/clerics there to provide assistance. It is not expected that a member shall run throughout the lands looking for those in need of help (though they may choose to).
For the seriously injured, assistance is not required to those who are not cooperating with the provider of that assistance. Non-cooperation would include the injured running away, physically assaulting or abusing the House member while they attempt to provide assistance. Abuse shall consist of, but is not limited to, acts such as punching, kicking, slapping, etc. Assistance is also not required if the injured or deceased asks not to be assisted by the House member.
It would be unreasonable for an empath/cleric to take actions that are likely to result in the empath/cleric's death to provide such assistance. An empath is not expected to heal when their current health is so poor that its life threatening and a cleric is not expected to restore life when their current life spirit is insufficient. It would also be considered unreasonable to tend a wounded person in the field in an area where the creatures present would kill the empath/cleric if they put their weapon and shield away to bandage the person.
A reasonable effort is defined as the actions needed to prevent immediate deterioration and, if not fully healed of serious injuries or restored to life, create a situation that the empath/cleric believes will result in them getting the required level of care before their condition deteriorates. Reasonable efforts would include tending a seriously injured person in the field so that they have sufficient time to return to town for full treatment or life keeping a deceased person in the field and leaving the deceased in the care of a friend who will drag the deceased to town for full treatment.
Enforcement is the responsibility of the House officers, who would only act in the face of overwhelming evidence indicating a gross violation of the spirit of the charter.