Hey folks - thank you for the well-wishes.
I am back and hopefully in action.
The rules for the Council of Usurpers are posted:
http://wiki.rpol.net/?id=66962/Council
I will be tallying the VPs shortly, and posting the Arbiter's initial summons to the council. PLEASE, take this as an RPing opportunity and a chance to actually "play" with the other Usurpers. I know this is generally a "solo" game-feel, by its nature. But, I do hope everyone can take some time to enjoy the skullduggery, dealing, and machinations aspect to the game.
For those who have not played previous rounds: the Council of Usurpers is a lot like the United Nations council in the Civilization Series of Games (or the Planetary Council in Alpha Centauri). In the first round of discussion, Each player gets to put in their opinion on which topics should be discussed. Then, in the second, everyone votes on those topics.
It's an opportunity to (semi)-permanently alter the rules of the game in your favor.