Custodian of Bones
Overview
The Custodian of Bones is an Imperial title awarded to a citizen of Wintermark. The announcement to construct the dolmen was made by Logan Dunning, as the Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave, in Spring 387YE. The Custodian of Bones is responsible for protecting the hylje who seek the bones of Imperial Orcs in the Rikkivesi.
The opportunity to construct the marker dolmen was offered to Raal Dunn, the Mediator of Hyljehal, by Koskinen, the son of one of the Hylje's leaders, by letter.
Responsibilities
The Custodian of Bones is responsible for protecting the hylje who seek the bones of Imperial Orcs in the Rikkivesi. In addition, if the marker dolmen were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Custodian to deal with those threats.
Powers
Lake Findings
The Custodian of Bones receives nine mana crystals each season.
Appointment
The Custodian of Bones is appointed by unanimous decision of Wintermark senators. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title may be appointed by the Imperial Senate instead.
The title can be held by a Wintermark citizen. The Custodian has tenure and serves until they die, step down, are successfully challenged, or are revoked. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Wintermark National Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.
| Summit | Elected |
|---|---|
| Summer Solstice 387YE | Witgast Dunning |
Recent Elections
This title is currently held by Witgast Dunning. This title has tenure, the occupant may hold the title until it is revoked, they die or they relinquish the position. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.
Dolmen at Rikkivesi
The dolmen is served by a beautiful hall of freshly hewn white granite; its walls reflecting the pewter sky and the lapping waters of the ice-cold lake. The walls are plain and humble, but the doorway is decorated with carvings of Imperial Orcs, the Suaq and the Hylje people working together. The air inside is still and smells faintly of incense and ash; small alcoves carved into the stone sit ready to receive the bones of the orc heroes who fell in the Jotun invasion of Sermersuaq. Once collected, the Custodian ensures their safe transport on one final journey, back home to their people.
The lake mourns in its own way. Ice clings to the shallows, and a mist hovers over the deeper waters, rising in thin veils. Unseen birds cry out across the stillness, their distant calls echo back unanswered. This is not a place of despair but of still reverent grief, and even in its sorrow, this small meeting place is strangely beautiful. This sinecure stands not as a monument to death, but as a quiet keeper of memory. A link between the past and the ever-changing ebb and flow of life.