Keeper of Emilio's Herbarium

Overview

The Keeper of Emilio's Herbarium is an Imperial title commissioned by Palerictus Krunk, as Bearer of the Imperial Orc Wayleave in Winter 382YE. The position of keeper is a sinecure, requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular income of valuable herbs. The herbarium is in the region of Foracci, Sarvos.

Responsibilities

The Keeper has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of herbs from the Herbarium. If the Herbarium were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Keeper to deal with those threats.

Powers

Bounty of Herbs

The Keeper gains custodianship of a sinecure. Each season they receive 6 drams each of true vervain and cerulean mazzarine, 4 drams each of Imperial roseweald, and marrowort, and 1 dram of bladeroot.

Appointment

The Keeper is a virtue position which is appointed by judgement of the Loyalty assembly. Any Imperial citizen may hold the title.

The Keeper has tenure and serves until they die or step down. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Assembly of Loyalty, and the Assembly of the Nine.

Emilio's Herbarium

Emilio’s Herbarium for Anvil Hospital stands on the wide plains of Foracci near the outskirts of Rodez, adjacent to the grounds of the private Aldo di Saverio hospital. Entry to the Herbarium is through an old set of farm buildings, long vacant before they were renovated as part of the project, which now contain a small set of apartments for the use of the Keeper of Emilio’s Herbarium and their staff. It is the fourth project built by the Sarvos-based building society Red Raven Holdings, and thus shares similarities of styling with the Wellspring of Jade, Glass Point Cove and Signori d’Argento Vineyards.

The main body of the Herbarium is a series of large weirwood covered trellises, the design adapted from the style of vineyard frame common in Foracci. Nestled among each other in interrupted concentric circles echoing common depictions of the labyrinth, it is easy for visitors to get lost among the stout scaffolding - though every path seems to lead back to the entrance eventually. This careful arrangement of herb beds provides a well-balanced mix of medicinal herbs, despite appearing as a random patchwork of different plants to the uninitiated.

Marked by Anvil Hospital’s well-known red-on-white Rhyv flag, the centre of the cultivation section contains a memorial to the Herbarium’s construction. A small diorama statue of two League citizens conversing with six Imperial Orcs sits above a plaque celebrating the commission.

In a quiet corner of the Herbarium, the staff has created a discreet shrine containing an icon of Cora Holdfast, the renowned exemplar of Loyalty. The triptych contains beautifully painted images of her founding the Anvil Hospital and School of Medicine; creating the Book of Oaths; and protecting the sick as a member of the militia.

Summit	Nation	Elected	Votes
Spring Equinox 383YE	The League	Emilio Marsana Saverio di Sarvos	85 Votes

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Emilio Marsana Saverio di Sarvos. 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.