Heartwood of the Great Vale - Revision history

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

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	As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.		As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.

	Custodianship of the Heartwood of the Great Vale 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 Heartwood of the Great Vale 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\|Heartwood_of_the_Great_Vale}}		{{RecentElections\|Heartwood_of_the_Great_Vale}}
	[[Category:Bourse]][[Category:Title]]		[[Category:Bourse]][[Category:Title]]

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

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

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The heartwood of the Great Vale is located in northern [[Hercynia#Summersend\|Summersend]] in the [[Navarr]] [[territory]] of [[Hercynia]]. Custodianship of the Heartwood grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[~~Imperial~~ Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable weirwood		The heartwood of the Great Vale is located in northern [[Hercynia#Summersend\|Summersend]] in the [[Navarr]] [[territory]] of [[Hercynia]]. Custodianship of the Heartwood grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable weirwood

	==The Resource==		==The Resource==

Twiggy at 20:11, 4 October 2025

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The heartwood of the Great Vale is located ~~in is~~ in northern [[Hercynia#Summersend\|Summersend]] in the [[Navarr]] [[territory]] of [[Hercynia]]. Custodianship of the Heartwood grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[Imperial Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable weirwood		The heartwood of the Great Vale is located in northern [[Hercynia#Summersend\|Summersend]] in the [[Navarr]] [[territory]] of [[Hercynia]]. Custodianship of the Heartwood grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[Imperial Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable weirwood

	==The Resource==		==The Resource==
	The Great Vale in [[Hercynia]] contains large areas of precious weirwood. Located in northern [[#Summersend\|Summersend]], the area came under threat from [[Thule]] barbarians during the occupation of [[Skarsind]], but ~~tthe~~ Empire maintained control of the Heartwood - albeit barely. Even when the barbarians occupied the [[Hercynia#The_Glen_of_Shadows\|Glen of Shadows]] the production of weirwood was uninterrupted.		The Great Vale in [[Hercynia]] contains large areas of precious weirwood. Located in northern [[#Summersend\|Summersend]], the area came under threat from [[Thule]] barbarians during the occupation of [[Skarsind]], but the Empire maintained control of the Heartwood - albeit barely. Even when the barbarians occupied the [[Hercynia#The_Glen_of_Shadows\|Glen of Shadows]] the production of weirwood was uninterrupted.

	The Heartwood is an Imperial, rather than [[Navarr]] national resource. Unlike with the [[Golden Trees of Seren]], there was comparatively little argument with this decision. The forest here has a bad reputation. Sometimes, when a tree has been felled and the stump excavated, the workers find a corpse. Sometimes the corpse is just bones amongst the roots, and sometimes it looks fresh enough to have just stopped breathing. No-one knows who they were, or how they got there (especially the fresher looking corpses). By tradition, any remains are handed to the Navarr, who inter them in a corpse glade set aside for the purpose. The priests who tend the glade have a reputation for being dour and odd.		The Heartwood is an Imperial, rather than [[Navarr]] national resource. Unlike with the [[Golden Trees of Seren]], there was comparatively little argument with this decision. The forest here has a bad reputation. Sometimes, when a tree has been felled and the stump excavated, the workers find a corpse. Sometimes the corpse is just bones amongst the roots, and sometimes it looks fresh enough to have just stopped breathing. No-one knows who they were, or how they got there (especially the fresher looking corpses). By tradition, any remains are handed to the Navarr, who inter them in a corpse glade set aside for the purpose. The priests who tend the glade have a reputation for being dour and odd.

Rafferty: /* Bounty of weirwood */

2023-04-25T11:53:15Z

Bounty of weirwood

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	The Seat has control of a source of weirwood and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 25 Imperial wains of weirwood every season.		The Seat has control of a source of weirwood and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 25 Imperial wains of weirwood 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 class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightGreen;">'''~~Golden Trees of Seren~~'''</td><td style="background-color: LightGreen;"></td></tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightGreen;">'''Great Forest Expertise'''</td><td style="background-color: LightGreen;"></td></tr>
	<tr><td>72 crowns</td><td>3 wains of weirwood</td></tr>		<tr><td>72 crowns</td><td>3 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
	<tr><td>168 crowns</td><td>6 wains of weirwood</td></tr>		<tr><td>168 crowns</td><td>6 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
	<tr><td>288 crowns</td><td>9 wains of weirwood</td></tr>		<tr><td>288 crowns</td><td>9 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
	</table></div>		</table></div>

	====Great Forest Expertise====		====Great Forest Expertise====
	During the Winter Solstice 384YE, the Navarr national assembly agreed to offer a welcome to the [[Great Forest Orcs]] keen to [[You_belong_with_me#A_Home_in_the_Empire\|settle in Hercynia]]. They established the High Pines Steading, and some of them sought work at the nearby [[weirwood]] grove. Their expertise is not cheap, but they have an astonishing capacity to work with weirwood, allowing the holder of the Heartwood to gain additional weirwood each season if they are prepared to pay for it.		During the Winter Solstice 384YE, the Navarr national assembly agreed to offer a welcome to the [[Great Forest Orcs]] keen to [[You_belong_with_me#A_Home_in_the_Empire\|settle in Hercynia]]. They established the High Pines Steading, and some of them sought work at the nearby [[weirwood]] grove. Their expertise is not cheap, but they have an astonishing capacity to work with weirwood, allowing the holder of the Heartwood to gain additional weirwood each season if they are prepared to pay for it.

Rafferty: /* Powers */

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Powers

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 ====Bounty of weirwood====
 The Seat has control of a source of weirwood and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 25 Imperial wains of weirwood every season.
 ===Appointment===
 As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.

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	Custodianship of the Heartwood of the Great Vale 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 Heartwood of the Great Vale 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\|Heartwood_of_the_Great_Vale}}
	[[Category:Bourse]][[Category:Title]]		[[Category:Bourse]][[Category:Title]]

Hastur: /* The Resource */

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The Resource

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	To add further mystery to the Heartwood, there have been repeated sightings of a grim phantom in the forests. Called the ''Valewoman'', the spirit appears to be that of an old woman wrapped in white fur. Stories of encounters tend to follow the same pattern; a figure appears in the distance, far away enough for detail to be obscured. She usually stands and watches, but occasionally she is seen to gesture or beckon. Whenever a witness comes closer, however, she vanishes. Despite countless attempts, no person has ever managed to get close to the Valewoman, never mind speak to her. Very occasionally, a lumberjack is found lying dead among the trees - dead without any sign of violence. Such deaths are generally attributed to the grim wraith, and as a consequence many workers view her with a mixture of awe and dread.		To add further mystery to the Heartwood, there have been repeated sightings of a grim phantom in the forests. Called the ''Valewoman'', the spirit appears to be that of an old woman wrapped in white fur. Stories of encounters tend to follow the same pattern; a figure appears in the distance, far away enough for detail to be obscured. She usually stands and watches, but occasionally she is seen to gesture or beckon. Whenever a witness comes closer, however, she vanishes. Despite countless attempts, no person has ever managed to get close to the Valewoman, never mind speak to her. Very occasionally, a lumberjack is found lying dead among the trees - dead without any sign of violence. Such deaths are generally attributed to the grim wraith, and as a consequence many workers view her with a mixture of awe and dread.

	It is no surprise that, mentally at least, the workers of ~~Weirwater Vales~~ are some of the toughest in the Empire. If they know anything, they stopped bothering to talk of it generations ago.		It is no surprise that, mentally at least, the workers of Heartwood are some of the toughest in the Empire. If they know anything, they stopped bothering to talk of it generations ago.

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

Rafferty: /* Appointment */

2018-03-09T16:01:25Z

Appointment

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	The Seat has control of a source of weirwood and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 25 Imperial wains of weirwood every season.		The Seat has control of a source of weirwood and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 25 Imperial wains of weirwood every season.
	===Appointment===		===Appointment===
	As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title~~. Votes are recorded in private in conjunction with the civil servants who support the Bourse~~.		As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.

	Custodianship of the Heartwood of the Great Vale 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 Heartwood of the Great Vale 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]].
	[[Category:Bourse]][[Category:Title]]		[[Category:Bourse]][[Category:Title]]

Rafferty at 16:01, 9 March 2018

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	It is no surprise that, mentally at least, the workers of Weirwater Vales are some of the toughest in the Empire. If they know anything, they stopped bothering to talk of it generations ago.		It is no surprise that, mentally at least, the workers of Weirwater Vales are some of the toughest in the Empire. If they know anything, they stopped bothering to talk of it generations ago.
	{{Bourse Seat\|the Heartwood of the Great Vale\|weirwood\|25 Imperial wains\|Winter Solstice\|As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.\|~~and receives~~ Bourse ~~certificates to represent that control}}~~		==The Bourse Seat==
			===Responsibilities===
			The Seat has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of weirwood which is theirs to do with as they will. If the Heartwood of the Great Vale 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 Heartwood of the Great Vale, the Seat would expect to be consulted as to how that opportunity might be resolved.
			===Powers===
			====Seat on the Bourse====
			Custodianship of the Heartwood of the Great Vale 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 weirwood====
			The Seat has control of a source of weirwood and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 25 Imperial wains of weirwood every season.
			===Appointment===
			As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title. Votes are recorded in private in conjunction with the civil servants who support the Bourse.

			Custodianship of the Heartwood of the Great Vale 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]].
			[[Category:Bourse]][[Category:Title]]

Rafferty at 11:57, 13 February 2018

2018-02-13T11:57:08Z

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	It is no surprise that, mentally at least, the workers of Weirwater Vales are some of the toughest in the Empire. If they know anything, they stopped bothering to talk of it generations ago.		It is no surprise that, mentally at least, the workers of Weirwater Vales are some of the toughest in the Empire. If they know anything, they stopped bothering to talk of it generations ago.
	{{Bourse Seat\|the Heartwood of the Great Vale\|weirwood\|25 Imperial wains\|Winter Solstice\|As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.\|and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control}}		{{Bourse Seat\|the Heartwood of the Great Vale\|weirwood\|25 Imperial wains\|Winter Solstice\|As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.\|and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control}}
	~~[[Category:Imperial Title]] [[Category:Bourse]]~~