Golden Fleet Salvagemaster
Overview
The Golden Fleet Salvagemaster is a Highborn title granting rights to oversee the salvage operations over the Golden Fleet, a Freeborn navy raised during the reign of Emperor Barabbas and which, alongside the Highborn Basilisk Arisen and League Hullbreakers, ultimately was destroyed in a failed invasion of Attar. In Spring 386YE, the Duke of Arbonne auctioned off the salvage rights to the remains of the navy, with Caleb of the Cenotaph of Highguard placing the winning bid, securing the rights for the nation of Highguard and making the decision to focus salvage efforts on the recovery of relics and items of historical interest instead of weirwood.
Responsibilities
The Golden Fleet Salvagemaster has no particular responsibilities above overseeing the salvage operations at the remains of the Golden Fleet in Arbonne. If the salvage operations were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Salvagemaster to deal with those threats.
Powers
Salvage of the Golden Fleet
| Salvage | |
| 10 thrones | 2 items of historical interest 40 random resources |
As a ministry, the Salvagemaster can fund salvage operations at a set price. The Salvagemaster spends their money and makes their choices during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.
Salvage from the Golden Fleet is unusual for a ministry - the returns are unpredictable. If funded, each season the Salvagemaster receives random resources similar to those produced by a military unit undertaking paid work. In addition, they will receive two items of historical interest recovered from the wrecks. Any items recovered this way become the property of the citizen holding the title - they do not become property of the title.
Whilst the Golden Fleet Salvagemaster bears the right to conduct salvage operations, the site of the wreckage in Arbonne remains the property of the Duke of Arbonne. In the event of war breaking out with the Iron Confederacy, or a similar breakdown in diplomatic relations with the Suranni, it is highly likely that salvage operations would become more difficult or even impossible to continue.
Appointment
This title is appointed during the Summer Solstice. The Golden Fleet Salvagemaster is appointed by citizens of Highguard who control congregation personal resources. The larger the congregation 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 Highborn 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.
The opportunity to oversee salvage operations will only last for four full years. As a result, the ministry will no longer be available from the Summer Solstice 390YE, at which point the title of Golden Fleet Salvagemaster would likely cease to exist.
| Summit | Elected | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Solstice 386YE | Caleb of the Cenotaph | 420 Votes |
Recent Elections
This title is currently held by Caleb of the Cenotaph; it will be reelected at Summer Solstice 387YE. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.
The Title in Play
The role does not provide additional information about events in the Empire, nor allow the player holding it to request special reports or downtime actions. These details are assumed to be below the abstraction layer. The title holder is encouraged to create their own stories about their activities within reasonable limits and to get involved in events appropriate to their title during the game, but they do not have any powers beyond those explicitly listed in the section on powers.
These details exist partly to provide context and character to the role - and partly to allow our writers to use the title as a plot hook. Plot that involves the position will be rare - but all the campaign positions in Empire have these details to create the potential for it to happen.