Disciple

Disciples are important individuals within a knighthood that help the Elder lead and oversee their particular knighthood. A Disciples is given a General (Gold Star) rank in the CC. Each knighthood may have up to three Disciples, except for Solis Knighthood.

Powers and Responsibilities

 * Overseeing the knighthood in the Elder's absence
 * Hosting knighthood-specific events in the Elder's absence
 * Leading knighthood-specific meetings in the Elder's absence
 * Creating informative threads in the respective knighthood's forum
 * Creating a friendly knighthood environment

Appointment
Disciples are appointed by their knighthood's Elder. The Grand Elder should be notified of a Disciple's promotion as soon as possible. Up to three members of a knighthood can be appointed as Disciples. Before September 7, 2010, only one member could become a Disciple.

Elders may choose to have "First, Second, and Third" Disciples in their knighthood, in order to distinuish any heirarchy within the knighthood. Imperially, each Disicple will just be listed as "Disicple," but the Grand Elder will respect any Disciple heirarchy when making decisions.

If an Elder hasn't appointed a Disciple within a reasonable length of time, the Grand Elder or Council can step in and promote a member to become a Disciple (this action is called imperial intervention). Additional consideration of imperial intervention is taken if the Elder is mildly or severely inactive.

Removal
A Disciple can be removed from his/her position via one of two methods: resignation or demotion.

Resignation
If a Disciple decides that they would no longer wish to be a Disciple or be in the clan, they have the ability to resign from either the position of Disciple or the clan altogether. In this situation, a vacancy in a Disciple position is created, and it is up to the Elder to appoint someone to fill that vacany if they wish.

Demotion
Any time during an Elder's leadership, the Elder can decide to demote a Disciple for whatever reason. If the clan leadership decides that an Elder improperly, immorally, or unacceptably demoted a Disciple, the Grand Elder can choose to override the Elder's decision. If the Elder disagrees with the Grand Elder's decision, a Council vote is then occurs to vote on whether the Disciple should stay or be demoted (a 50% vote is needed either way).

Council also has the ability to demote a Disciple with a 67% majority vote. Once the 67% vote is reached, the Disciple in question is immediately demoted.