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Tribune

"Tribune" was a rank which existed in several hierarchies.

In the Roman Empire's army, a Legate leading a Legion was assisted by six "military tribunes"; their duties "include[d] both administrative and combat functions", from "supply procurement one day" to "command[ing] a scouting force" to acting as a messenger between the Legate and the overall army commander should they become separated. Tribunes were generally high-born young men at the start of their careers, who would go on to become military commanders or governors. (GAME: "Historical Information" [+]Part of The Legions of Death, J. Andrew Keith, The Doctor Who Role Playing Game (FASA, 1986).) Marcus Cornelius Falco was a Tribune of the Second Legion, under Legate Vespasian, when he became embroiled in the War Chief's plot in 43 AD Britain. (GAME: "Introductory Story" [+]Part of The Legions of Death, J. Andrew Keith, The Doctor Who Role Playing Game (FASA, 1986).)

"Tribune" was the "lowly" rank held by the Goth of House Duskeriall when he was a minor member in the court of Time Lords which dealt with the aftermath of the War Chief incident. (PROSE: War Crimes [+]Simon Bucher-Jones, Short Trips (Short Trips short stories, 1998)., The Cactus and the Corpse [+]Aristide Twain, Horrors of Arcbeatle (Auteur, Coloth, Arcbeatle Press, 2023).) As a Tribune, he worked under the Supreme Being who oversaw the trial, (PROSE: The Cactus and the Corpse [+]Aristide Twain, Horrors of Arcbeatle (Auteur, Coloth, Arcbeatle Press, 2023).) otherwise known as the First Time Lord — who had a close physical resemblance (TV: The War Games [+]Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke, Doctor Who season 6 (BBC1, 1969).) to Goth himself (TV: The Deadly Assassin [+]Robert Holmes, Doctor Who season 14 (BBC1, 1976).) because the latter desired the Supreme Being's job, which had subconsciously influenced his choice of appearance. (PROSE: The Cactus and the Corpse [+]Aristide Twain, Horrors of Arcbeatle (Auteur, Coloth, Arcbeatle Press, 2023).) Tribune Goth's dissent from the rest of the court on the matter of what to do with Ossu (PROSE: War Crimes [+]Simon Bucher-Jones, Short Trips (Short Trips short stories, 1998)., The Cactus and the Corpse [+]Aristide Twain, Horrors of Arcbeatle (Auteur, Coloth, Arcbeatle Press, 2023).) looked prescient in hindsight after the course of action he'd been opposing led to an unexpected deviation in history. As a result, he was quickly promoted, rising through the ranks and eventually ending up as Altissimus Cancellarius. (PROSE: The Cactus and the Corpse [+]Aristide Twain, Horrors of Arcbeatle (Auteur, Coloth, Arcbeatle Press, 2023).)

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