Custodian
The Custodian holds operational root over the running instance — exclusive Basement access and the sovereign override that survives a wipe of either population. The role runs and stewards the core infrastructure; it does not own it. Sovereignty here protects operator control, not secrecy: the platform is open source, and the Custodian holds root over the running instance, not over who may read the code.
The Custodian may veto a Tech Board action that threatens the architecture, but the Economic Group can override that veto — and appoints and removes Custodians at its pleasure.
| Holds | Bound by |
|---|---|
| Operational root, Basement access, overridable veto | The Economic Group, at whose pleasure the role is held |