Corsair of Oran
Overview
The Corsair of Oran is an Imperial title awarded to a citizen of the Brass Coast. The motion to construct the Wharfage of Oran was passed by the Imperial Senate in Spring 387YE. The Corsair of Oran is responsible for representing the interests of Oran and the corsairs of Feroz. More information on the opportunity to create this title can be found in the Send for me wind of fortune.
Responsibilities
The Corsair of Oran has a responsibility to represent the interests of Oran and the corsairs of Feroz. In addition, if the wharfage, its shipwrights, or traders who had docked there were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Corsair of Oran to deal with those threats.
Powers
The Corsair of Oran is intended to be held by a corsair: the corsairs who visit, trade, and accept bounties at the wharfage expect one of their own to be responsible for overseeing it. If the title is held by a character who does not have the corsair archetype then the player must email admin@profounddecisions.co.uk to let us know.
Docking Fees
The Corsair of Oran receives a total of one throne, two crowns, and sixteen rings each season, drawn from docking fees, a portion of rewards from claimed bounties, and gifts from grateful traders.
Skilled Shipwrights
Once each year, during the downtime immediately following the title's election, the Corsair of Oran can select a single Freeborn character with a level one fleet in Feroz and encourage the skilled shipwrights of the wharfage to support them. This will upgrade the fleet to level 2 after downtime is processed. It is not possible to use this ability to increase a fleet beyond level 2.
To use this ability, the Corsair of Oran should email plot@profounddecisions.co.uk with the CID or name and details of the character they have chosen to assist.
Appointment
This title is appointed during the Summer Solstice. The Corsair of Oran is appointed by citizens of the Brass Coast who control a fleet personal resources. The larger the fleet an individual has, the more votes they can allocate in support to a candidate. The voting is handled by the civil servants in the Bourse.
Only a Freeborn citizen may hold the title. They do not receive a seat on the Bourse. As a title appointed through the Bourse they cannot be revoked by the Imperial Synod.
| Summit | Elected | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Solstice 387YE | Esteban I Del Rio Blanco I Guerra | 140 Votes |
Recent Elections
This title is currently held by Esteban I Del Rio Blanco I Guerra; it will be reelected at Summer Solstice 388YE. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.
Expansion
While the Wharfage stands, it can be upgraded to a shipyard at any time for a cost of 15 wains of weirwood, 20 wains of white granite, and 105 crowns. It would require a commission and either a motion or an announcement by a title permitted to construct a shipyard. The Corsair of Oran would retain their powers if the wharfage was expanded.