Rome had a Senate. So does the Guild. Mapped from the Roman Republic to the US Congress to the Guild: the Founder, Anthony Perlas, styled Caesar–Phaethon in Guild ceremony; two Consuls; two Censors who keep the Founding Roll; a Tribune of Members; Arbiters; Aediles for events; and a Quaestor for the money.
Two kinds of seat
- Senate of Champions (governing): appointed by the Founder for mastery of a craft. Never sold.
- Senate Patrons (honorary, advisory): coming later. A Patron seat carries no ownership, no equity, no vote on Guild rules, assets or money, no share of revenue or profit, and can’t be sold or transferred. It is not an investment.
Legal caution
A seat that comes with a say over money or with any chance of profit can legally be a security (California Corporations Code §§ 25019 and 25110; S.C. Code § 35-1-102; the federal Howey test). So Patron seats are not offered until the receiving entity is chosen and a securities lawyer signs off on the offer page. Sparta Corporation will never receive Patron money.
Honest history note: Caesar’s perpetual dictatorship lasted about a month. The Guild pairs its Founder with protections Rome lacked: the Tribune’s pause, the Court and every member’s right to leave.