Granites of Veltsgorsk - Revision history

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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	As with all white granite Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Summer Solstice. It is assigned to whichever Varushkan candidate receives the most support from Varushkan owners of [[mine]] and [[forest]] resources. Votes are recorded in private in conjunction with the civil servants who support the Bourse.		As with all white granite Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Summer Solstice. It is assigned to whichever Varushkan candidate receives the most support from Varushkan owners of [[mine]] and [[forest]] resources. Votes are recorded in private in conjunction with the civil servants who support the Bourse.

	Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk is retained for a year, or until the citizen holding the seat dies, or steps down. An Imperial Bourse seat cannot be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]].		Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk is retained for a year, or until the citizen holding the seat dies, or steps down. An Imperial Bourse seat cannot be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Synod]].
	{{RecentElections\|Granites_of_Veltsgorsk}}		{{RecentElections\|Granites_of_Veltsgorsk}}
	[[Category:Varushka]][[Category:Bourse]][[Category:Title]]		[[Category:Varushka]][[Category:Bourse]][[Category:Title]]

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Bourse" to "[[Bourse"

2026-01-15T12:51:38Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Bourse" to "[[Bourse"

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Granites of Veltsgorsk are found deep in the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]], in the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] [[territory]] of [[Volodmartz]]. Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[~~Imperial~~ Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable white granite.		The Granites of Veltsgorsk are found deep in the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]], in the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] [[territory]] of [[Volodmartz]]. Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable white granite.
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	==The Resource==		==The Resource==

Twiggy at 22:31, 1 October 2025

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	In the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]] lie the open mines of Veltsgorsk. The white granite that comes from these mines is sometimes streaked with pink quartz - storytellers claim it is steeped in the blood of all those who have died fighting over Volodmartz in the past, and will help give life to nearby vegetation as a result. This makes it a popular choice among those Varushkans responsible for tending [[forest]] groves - as well as with many [[Navarr]]. Indeed, control of the quarry is partially determined by Varushkan forest owners; it is standard practice for them to sell their votes to potential candidates in return for an agreed share of the white granite over the coming year.		In the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]] lie the open mines of Veltsgorsk. The white granite that comes from these mines is sometimes streaked with pink quartz - storytellers claim it is steeped in the blood of all those who have died fighting over Volodmartz in the past, and will help give life to nearby vegetation as a result. This makes it a popular choice among those Varushkans responsible for tending [[forest]] groves - as well as with many [[Navarr]]. Indeed, control of the quarry is partially determined by Varushkan forest owners; it is standard practice for them to sell their votes to potential candidates in return for an agreed share of the white granite over the coming year.

	The workers of Veltsgorsk are a tough-minded, hardy breed, almost as hard as the granite that they mine. They mine the granite in big blocks, seeming to saw along the ground, before hammering in wedges that will break the granite into a neat, rectangular block. So practiced are they that each block needs hardly any dressing before it is ready to be stacked. Once broken from the mine, each block is raised by a team of workers, all of them aware that what they are raising is a block of pink granite easily large enough to crush them to death were any of them to fail in lifting correctly.		The workers of Veltsgorsk are a tough-minded, hardy breed, almost as hard as the granite that they mine. They mine the granite in big blocks, seeming to saw along the ground, before hammering in wedges that will break the granite into a neat, rectangular block. So practiced are they that each block needs hardly any dressing before it is ready to be stacked. Once broken from the mine, each block is raised by a team of workers, all of them aware that what they are raising is a block of pink granite easily large enough to crush them to death were any of them to fail in lifting correctly.

	It is common practice for the quarry overseers to engage a [[Varushka_religious_beliefs#Storytellers\|storyteller]] to work alongside the labourers, calling out tales of the Varushkan heroes whose blood is said the suffuse the granite. As each block is raised, the cry of "Remember!" will reverberate around the mountains, shouted by both storyteller and worker alike. While some overseers have seen the practice as being a waste of money, and a distraction for the workers, stories claim that whenever a storyteller is ''not'' engaged, accidents among the workforce increase tenfold. At least one [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Volhov\|volhov]] who has visited the quarry claims that the presence of the storyteller, and the reverence for the past, is not mere superstition but actually helps to propitiate some (potentially) malign force associated with the quarry.		It is common practice for the quarry overseers to engage a [[Varushka_religious_beliefs#Storytellers\|storyteller]] to work alongside the labourers, calling out tales of the Varushkan heroes whose blood is said the suffuse the granite. As each block is raised, the cry of "Remember!" will reverberate around the mountains, shouted by both storyteller and worker alike. While some overseers have seen the practice as being a waste of money, and a distraction for the workers, stories claim that whenever a storyteller is ''not'' engaged, accidents among the workforce increase tenfold. At least one [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Volhov\|volhov]] who has visited the quarry claims that the presence of the storyteller, and the reverence for the past, is not mere superstition but actually helps to propitiate some (potentially) malign force associated with the quarry.

Thespaceinvader: /* Responsibilities */

2025-08-19T18:09:15Z

Responsibilities

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	==The Bourse Seat==		==The Bourse Seat==
	===Responsibilities===		===Responsibilities===
	The Seat has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of white granite which is theirs to do with as they will. If the Granites of Veltsgorsk were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Seat to deal with those threats. Likewise, if any particular[[ opportunity]] were to arise related to the Granites of Veltsgorsk, the Seat would expect to be consulted as to how that opportunity might be resolved.		The Seat has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of white granite which is theirs to do with as they will. If the Granites of Veltsgorsk were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Seat to deal with those threats. Likewise, if any particular [[opportunity]] were to arise related to the Granites of Veltsgorsk, the Seat would expect to be consulted as to how that opportunity might be resolved.

	===Powers===		===Powers===
	====Seat on the Bourse====		====Seat on the Bourse====

Hailmur at 23:58, 3 July 2024

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Granites of Veltsgorsk are found deep in the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]], in the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] [[territory]] of [[Volodmartz]]. Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[Imperial Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable white granite.		The Granites of Veltsgorsk are found deep in the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]], in the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] [[territory]] of [[Volodmartz]]. Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[Imperial Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable white granite.
			__NOTOC__
	==The Resource==		==The Resource==
	In the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]] lie the open mines of Veltsgorsk. The white granite that comes from these mines is sometimes streaked with pink quartz - storytellers claim it is steeped in the blood of all those who have died fighting over Volodmartz in the past, and will help give life to nearby vegetation as a result. This makes it a popular choice among those Varushkans responsible for tending [[forest]] groves - as well as with many [[Navarr]]. Indeed, control of the quarry is partially determined by Varushkan forest owners; it is standard practice for them to sell their votes to potential candidates in return for an agreed share of the white granite over the coming year.		In the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]] lie the open mines of Veltsgorsk. The white granite that comes from these mines is sometimes streaked with pink quartz - storytellers claim it is steeped in the blood of all those who have died fighting over Volodmartz in the past, and will help give life to nearby vegetation as a result. This makes it a popular choice among those Varushkans responsible for tending [[forest]] groves - as well as with many [[Navarr]]. Indeed, control of the quarry is partially determined by Varushkan forest owners; it is standard practice for them to sell their votes to potential candidates in return for an agreed share of the white granite over the coming year.
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	The Seat has control of a source of white granite and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 28 Imperial wains of white granite every season.		The Seat has control of a source of white granite and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 28 Imperial wains of white granite every season.
	<div style="width: 500px; float: right; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">		<div style="width: 500px; float: right; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
	<table><tr><td style="background-color: ~~LightGreen~~;">'''Storytellers and Miners'''</td><td style="background-color: ~~LightGreen~~;"></td></tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Storytellers and Miners'''</td><td style="background-color: LightBlue;"></td></tr>
	<tr><td>72 crowns</td><td>3 wains of white granite</td></tr>		<tr><td>72 crowns</td><td>3 wains of white granite</td></tr>
	<tr><td>168 crowns</td><td>6 wains of white granite</td></tr>		<tr><td>168 crowns</td><td>6 wains of white granite</td></tr>

Emmanovi: /* The Bourse Seat */ updated with new ministry

2024-07-02T18:07:19Z

The Bourse Seat: updated with new ministry

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	====Bounty of white granite====		====Bounty of white granite====
	The Seat has control of a source of white granite and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 28 Imperial wains of white granite every season.		The Seat has control of a source of white granite and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 28 Imperial wains of white granite every season.
			<div style="width: 500px; float: right; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
			<table><tr><td style="background-color: LightGreen;">'''Storytellers and Miners'''</td><td style="background-color: LightGreen;"></td></tr>
			<tr><td>72 crowns</td><td>3 wains of white granite</td></tr>
			<tr><td>168 crowns</td><td>6 wains of white granite</td></tr>
			<tr><td>288 crowns</td><td>9 wains of white granite</td></tr>
			<tr><td>432 crowns</td><td>12 wains of white granite</td></tr>
			</table></div>
			====Storytellers====
			The Inn of the Granite Stag, [[Construct_Inn_of_the_Granite_Stag\|constructed]] by the Senate in Spring 386YE, enables the custodian of the Granites to hire more storytellers, not only to keep alive the long traditions of the seat, but also to encourage additional miners and thus the safe extraction of further wains of white granite. This functions as a [[ministry]] that allows the holder to spend money in downtime to accrue additional wains at the next summit.
	===Appointment===		===Appointment===
	As with all white granite Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Summer Solstice. It is assigned to whichever Varushkan candidate receives the most support from Varushkan owners of [[mine]] and [[forest]] resources. Votes are recorded in private in conjunction with the civil servants who support the Bourse.		As with all white granite Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Summer Solstice. It is assigned to whichever Varushkan candidate receives the most support from Varushkan owners of [[mine]] and [[forest]] resources. Votes are recorded in private in conjunction with the civil servants who support the Bourse.

Rafferty: /* The Resource */

2023-07-16T14:23:51Z

The Resource

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	==The Resource==		==The Resource==
	In the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]] lie the open mines of Veltsgorsk. The white granite that comes from these mines is sometimes streaked with pink quartz - storytellers claim it is steeped in the blood of all those who have died fighting over Volodmartz in the past, and will help give life to nearby vegetation as a result. This makes it a popular choice among those Varushkans responsible for tending [[forest]] groves - as well as with many [[Navarr]]. Indeed, control of the quarry is ~~assigned~~ by Varushkan forest owners; it is standard practice for them to sell their votes to potential candidates in return for an agreed share of the white granite over the coming year.		In the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]] lie the open mines of Veltsgorsk. The white granite that comes from these mines is sometimes streaked with pink quartz - storytellers claim it is steeped in the blood of all those who have died fighting over Volodmartz in the past, and will help give life to nearby vegetation as a result. This makes it a popular choice among those Varushkans responsible for tending [[forest]] groves - as well as with many [[Navarr]]. Indeed, control of the quarry is partially determined by Varushkan forest owners; it is standard practice for them to sell their votes to potential candidates in return for an agreed share of the white granite over the coming year.

	The workers of Veltsgorsk are a tough-minded, hardy breed, almost as hard as the granite that they mine. They mine the granite in big blocks, seeming to saw along the ground, before hammering in wedges that will break the granite into a neat, rectangular block. So practiced are they that each block needs hardly any dressing before it is ready to be stacked. Once broken from the mine, each block is raised by a team of workers, all of them aware that what they are raising is a block of pink granite easily large enough to crush them to death were any of them to fail in lifting correctly.		The workers of Veltsgorsk are a tough-minded, hardy breed, almost as hard as the granite that they mine. They mine the granite in big blocks, seeming to saw along the ground, before hammering in wedges that will break the granite into a neat, rectangular block. So practiced are they that each block needs hardly any dressing before it is ready to be stacked. Once broken from the mine, each block is raised by a team of workers, all of them aware that what they are raising is a block of pink granite easily large enough to crush them to death were any of them to fail in lifting correctly.
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	Prior to the start of 385YE, the Granites of Veltsgorsk produced only 26 wains of white granite each season. With the completion of the [[Volodmartz#The_Iron_Roads\|Iron Roads]] in Volodmartz, however, improved access meant they were capable of producing 28 wains each season.		Prior to the start of 385YE, the Granites of Veltsgorsk produced only 26 wains of white granite each season. With the completion of the [[Volodmartz#The_Iron_Roads\|Iron Roads]] in Volodmartz, however, improved access meant they were capable of producing 28 wains each season.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Zlatmir.jpg\|caption=Zlatimir Anatolyvich Prochnost of the Embers of Ivarsgard,<br/>appointed to the Seat Winter 377YE\|title=Zlatmir succeeded Bohdan Ivanovich Bashnya of the Red Tower to take the Seat.\|align=right\|width=300}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Zlatmir.jpg\|caption=Zlatimir Anatolyvich Prochnost of the Embers of Ivarsgard,<br/>appointed to the Seat Winter 377YE\|title=Zlatmir succeeded Bohdan Ivanovich Bashnya of the Red Tower to take the Seat.\|align=right\|width=300}}

	==The Bourse Seat==		==The Bourse Seat==
	===Responsibilities===		===Responsibilities===

Rafferty at 19:07, 4 June 2023

2023-06-04T19:07:21Z

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	It is common practice for the quarry overseers to engage a [[Varushka_religious_beliefs#Storytellers\|storyteller]] to work alongside the labourers, calling out tales of the Varushkan heroes whose blood is said the suffuse the granite. As each block is raised, the cry of "Remember!" will reverberate around the mountains, shouted by both storyteller and worker alike. While some overseers have seen the practice as being a waste of money, and a distraction for the workers, stories claim that whenever a storyteller is ''not'' engaged, accidents among the workforce increase tenfold. At least one [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Volhov\|volhov]] who has visited the quarry claims that the presence of the storyteller, and the reverence for the past, is not mere superstition but actually helps to propitiate some (potentially) malign force associated with the quarry.		It is common practice for the quarry overseers to engage a [[Varushka_religious_beliefs#Storytellers\|storyteller]] to work alongside the labourers, calling out tales of the Varushkan heroes whose blood is said the suffuse the granite. As each block is raised, the cry of "Remember!" will reverberate around the mountains, shouted by both storyteller and worker alike. While some overseers have seen the practice as being a waste of money, and a distraction for the workers, stories claim that whenever a storyteller is ''not'' engaged, accidents among the workforce increase tenfold. At least one [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Volhov\|volhov]] who has visited the quarry claims that the presence of the storyteller, and the reverence for the past, is not mere superstition but actually helps to propitiate some (potentially) malign force associated with the quarry.

			Prior to the start of 385YE, the Granites of Veltsgorsk produced only 26 wains of white granite each season. With the completion of the [[Volodmartz#The_Iron_Roads\|Iron Roads]] in Volodmartz, however, improved access meant they were capable of producing 28 wains each season.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Zlatmir.jpg\|caption=Zlatimir Anatolyvich Prochnost of the Embers of Ivarsgard,<br/>appointed to the Seat Winter 377YE\|title=Zlatmir succeeded Bohdan Ivanovich Bashnya of the Red Tower to take the Seat.\|align=right\|width=300}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Zlatmir.jpg\|caption=Zlatimir Anatolyvich Prochnost of the Embers of Ivarsgard,<br/>appointed to the Seat Winter 377YE\|title=Zlatmir succeeded Bohdan Ivanovich Bashnya of the Red Tower to take the Seat.\|align=right\|width=300}}
	==The Bourse Seat==		==The Bourse Seat==
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	Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk comes with a seat on the Imperial Bourse. For the most part, this Seat comes with no additional responsibilities. It is an Imperial title that grants the right to participate on the rare occasion when the Imperial Bourse as a body is required to make a decision.		Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk comes with a seat on the Imperial Bourse. For the most part, this Seat comes with no additional responsibilities. It is an Imperial title that grants the right to participate on the rare occasion when the Imperial Bourse as a body is required to make a decision.
	====Bounty of white granite====		====Bounty of white granite====
	The Seat has control of a source of white granite and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 26 Imperial wains of white granite every season.		The Seat has control of a source of white granite and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 28 Imperial wains of white granite every season.
	===Appointment===		===Appointment===
	As with all white granite Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Summer Solstice. It is assigned to whichever Varushkan candidate receives the most support from Varushkan owners of [[mine]] and [[forest]] resources. Votes are recorded in private in conjunction with the civil servants who support the Bourse.		As with all white granite Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Summer Solstice. It is assigned to whichever Varushkan candidate receives the most support from Varushkan owners of [[mine]] and [[forest]] resources. Votes are recorded in private in conjunction with the civil servants who support the Bourse.

Hailmur at 21:46, 14 June 2021

2021-06-14T21:46:08Z

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Granites of ~~Veltsgorks~~ are found deep in the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]], in the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] [[territory]] of [[Volodmartz]]. Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[Imperial Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable white granite.		The Granites of Veltsgorsk are found deep in the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]], in the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] [[territory]] of [[Volodmartz]]. Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[Imperial Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable white granite.

	==The Resource==		==The Resource==
	In the ~~mountatins~~ of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]] lie the open mines of Veltsgorsk. The white granite that comes from these mines is sometimes streaked with pink quartz - storytellers claim it is steeped in the blood of all those who have died fighting over Volodmartz in the past, and will help give life to nearby vegetation as a result. This makes it a popular choice among those Varushkans responsible for tending [[forest]] groves - as well as with many [[Navarr]]. Indeed, control of the quarry is assigned by Varushkan forest owners; it is standard practice for them to sell their votes to potential candidates in return for an agreed share of the white granite over the coming year.		In the mountains of [[Volodmartz#Brez\|Brez]] lie the open mines of Veltsgorsk. The white granite that comes from these mines is sometimes streaked with pink quartz - storytellers claim it is steeped in the blood of all those who have died fighting over Volodmartz in the past, and will help give life to nearby vegetation as a result. This makes it a popular choice among those Varushkans responsible for tending [[forest]] groves - as well as with many [[Navarr]]. Indeed, control of the quarry is assigned by Varushkan forest owners; it is standard practice for them to sell their votes to potential candidates in return for an agreed share of the white granite over the coming year.

	The workers of Veltsgorsk are a tough-minded, hardy breed, almost as hard as the granite that they mine. They mine the granite in big blocks, seeming to saw along the ground, before hammering in wedges that will break the granite into a neat, rectangular block. So practiced are they that each block needs hardly any dressing before it is ready to be stacked. Once broken from the mine, each block is raised by a team of workers, all of them aware that what they are raising is a block of pink granite easily large enough to crush them to death were any of them to fail in lifting correctly.		The workers of Veltsgorsk are a tough-minded, hardy breed, almost as hard as the granite that they mine. They mine the granite in big blocks, seeming to saw along the ground, before hammering in wedges that will break the granite into a neat, rectangular block. So practiced are they that each block needs hardly any dressing before it is ready to be stacked. Once broken from the mine, each block is raised by a team of workers, all of them aware that what they are raising is a block of pink granite easily large enough to crush them to death were any of them to fail in lifting correctly.

Novemberalice at 20:30, 1 August 2020

2020-08-01T20:30:18Z

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	Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk is retained for a year, or until the citizen holding the seat dies, or steps down. An Imperial Bourse seat cannot be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Imperial Synod]].		Custodianship of the Granites of Veltsgorsk is retained for a year, or until the citizen holding the seat dies, or steps down. An Imperial Bourse seat cannot be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Imperial Synod]].
			{{RecentElections\|Granites_of_Veltsgorsk}}
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