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After Camilla became Prince of Rome, he disbanded his predecessor's council of advisors. This 'Senate' of Collat lasted only as long as he did. Since the odds of these squabbling Cainites all agreeing on anything were somewhat less than the odds of Collat himself becoming a sun-worshipper, his power was secure. Collat cemented his position even further by granting the senate the ability to overrule his decisions, but only with an absolutely unanimous vote. As the Ventrue prince had anticipated, upon learning that they could not vote for themselves, the elders each voted for those they thought would be easily influenced from behind the scenes, or those whom they assumed nobody else would support and thus couldn't possibly win.Ĭollat had what princes of the modern world could only wish for - an advisory council that was truly in a position to do absolutely nothing other than advise. This ensured that the victors of the elections were, to the last, not the most qualified, but the least threatening. Because every election inevitably involved more candidates than it did open positions, the political maneuvering required substantial deal-making and compromise. The result was a Senate full of squabbling, boon-laden elders who were in no position to challenge Collat's own power. Furthermore, candidates were not permitted a vote. The votes of his own clanmates counted thrice, weighting any given election toward the desires of the clan being represented. He then, however, had to be selected by a vote of every other perspective senator.

Anyone who wished to claim a seat on this 'Cainite Senate' could step forward.

His eventual solution was simple yet elegant. Collat also needed a means of selecting Senators that would prevent the ascension of anyone powerful enough to challenge his supremacy, yet one that would not open him up to accusations of favoritism.

He desired at least one representative of each clan to claim a reasonable population within the Roman Empire, preferably more. The Senate was created by the Ventrue Prince Collat in the 4th century B.C. The Eternal Senate was a council of Cainites modeled after the Roman Senate (albeit much smaller), to govern, legislate and rule over the Roman Empire.

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