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, Loading...{"namedpart":"Historical Information","1":"The Legions of Death (game)"}) 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, Loading...{"namedep":"Introductory Story","1":"The Legions of Death (game)"})
"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 [+]Loading...["War Crimes (short story)"], The Cactus and the Corpse [+]Loading...["The Cactus and the Corpse (short story)"]) As a Tribune, he worked under the Supreme Being who oversaw the trial, (PROSE: The Cactus and the Corpse [+]Loading...["The Cactus and the Corpse (short story)"]) otherwise known as the First Time Lord — who had a close physical resemblance (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) to Goth himself (TV: The Deadly Assassin [+]Loading...["The Deadly Assassin (TV story)"]) because the latter desired the Supreme Being's job, which had subconsciously influenced his choice of appearance. (PROSE: The Cactus and the Corpse [+]Loading...["The Cactus and the Corpse (short story)"]) Tribune Goth's dissent from the rest of the court on the matter of what to do with Ossu (PROSE: War Crimes [+]Loading...["War Crimes (short story)"], The Cactus and the Corpse [+]Loading...["The Cactus and the Corpse (short story)"]) 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 [+]Loading...["The Cactus and the Corpse (short story)"])
