Keeper of the Breadbasket - Revision history

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	===Distribution of Imperial Bounty===		===Distribution of Imperial Bounty===
	The Imperial Breadbasket can be used to support a single Imperial nation whose armies are suffering from [[~~Imperial_army~~#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]]. To use this ability, the Keeper must make an announcement in the Imperial Senate to indicate which nation the Breadbasket will support. When this happens then the natural decay of all its armies and navies of that nation is halved.		The Imperial Breadbasket can be used to support a single Imperial nation whose armies are suffering from [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]]. To use this ability, the Keeper must make an announcement in the Imperial Senate to indicate which nation the Breadbasket will support. When this happens then the natural decay of all its armies and navies of that nation is halved.

	The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.		The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.

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	If a wind of fortune includes an [[opportunity]] for the Keeper of the Breadbasket to make a material difference by changing the distribution of Imperial bounty, then this will be explicit in the text. In this case, the Keeper will need to use their Senate announcement to indicate what response they are taking.		If a wind of fortune includes an [[opportunity]] for the Keeper of the Breadbasket to make a material difference by changing the distribution of Imperial bounty, then this will be explicit in the text. In this case, the Keeper will need to use their Senate announcement to indicate what response they are taking.

	No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Keeper of the Breadbasket. The [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise their [[veto]] over the Keeper's decision.		No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Keeper of the Breadbasket. The [[Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise their [[veto]] over the Keeper's decision.

	==Appointment==		==Appointment==

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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Granary.png\|caption=Granary outside [[Mitwold#Hay\|Hay]] in [[Mitwold]].\|align=right\|width=500}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Granary.png\|caption=Granary outside [[Mitwold#Hay\|Hay]] in [[Mitwold]].\|align=right\|width=500}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	This [[Imperial title]] was [[Create_title_of_Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|created]] by the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE to oversee the function of the granaries and storehouses in [[Mitwold]] and [[Upwold]] that make up the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. Prior to the creation of this title, decisions about the Breadbasket were made by the [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[Senator\|senators]] - now such decisions would be made by the Keeper instead.		This [[Imperial title]] was [[Create_title_of_Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|created]] by the [[Senate]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE to oversee the function of the granaries and storehouses in [[Mitwold]] and [[Upwold]] that make up the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. Prior to the creation of this title, decisions about the Breadbasket were made by the [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[Senator\|senators]] - now such decisions would be made by the Keeper instead.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==
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	==Appointment==		==Appointment==
	This title is appointed during the Winter Solstice by unanimous decision of the [[senator\|senators]] of [[the Marches]]. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position\|may be appointed]] by the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] instead.		This title is appointed during the Winter Solstice by unanimous decision of the [[senator\|senators]] of [[the Marches]]. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position\|may be appointed]] by the [[Senate]] instead.

	The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]].		The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]].
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	The plan to construct the ''Imperial Breadbasket'' began in the markets of [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]] and received immediate support from many of the [[market town\|market towns]]. The call went out for the construction of a great work, a network of granaries and storage barns, coupled with the creation and cultivation of stocks of seed to be made available to all for a modest price in the face of blight, harsh weather, or similar disasters. Meade has long since grown past the point where it can feed itself. It relies on a steady influx of grain, meat, milk, and cheese not just from Mitwold, but from across the Marches. Its prosperity relies on trade routes supported by well-fed and healthy merchants selling food and metal and wood produced by labourers who are not starving to death. The rest of the market towns are in a similar situation - and recognise a simple truth. When the farmers starve, ''everyone'' starves. The alders put their hands in their pockets - but not as a gift, or as charity, but as recognition of the fact the Marches - and the Empire - prosper when the farmers prosper. It was an investment for the future, as well as an effort to "darn the rip" between the folk of the market towns, and the rest of the Marches.		The plan to construct the ''Imperial Breadbasket'' began in the markets of [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]] and received immediate support from many of the [[market town\|market towns]]. The call went out for the construction of a great work, a network of granaries and storage barns, coupled with the creation and cultivation of stocks of seed to be made available to all for a modest price in the face of blight, harsh weather, or similar disasters. Meade has long since grown past the point where it can feed itself. It relies on a steady influx of grain, meat, milk, and cheese not just from Mitwold, but from across the Marches. Its prosperity relies on trade routes supported by well-fed and healthy merchants selling food and metal and wood produced by labourers who are not starving to death. The rest of the market towns are in a similar situation - and recognise a simple truth. When the farmers starve, ''everyone'' starves. The alders put their hands in their pockets - but not as a gift, or as charity, but as recognition of the fact the Marches - and the Empire - prosper when the farmers prosper. It was an investment for the future, as well as an effort to "darn the rip" between the folk of the market towns, and the rest of the Marches.

	The project required the support of the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]], and it was not cheap. In the end, even with the assistance of the market towns, building granaries and seed stores for Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold still required 100 wains of weirwood and 40 wains of white granite, plus labour costs of 35 Thrones. In the end the project was [[commission\|commissioned]] in Summer 380YE, and work completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 381YE.		The project required the support of the [[Senate]], and it was not cheap. In the end, even with the assistance of the market towns, building granaries and seed stores for Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold still required 100 wains of weirwood and 40 wains of white granite, plus labour costs of 35 Thrones. In the end the project was [[commission\|commissioned]] in Summer 380YE, and work completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 381YE.

	The benefits to the farm owners of Bregasland was lost when Mathilda Fisher and her Jotun allies conquered Bregasland. The granaries and storage barns went towards supporting the Jotun armies until the territory was reclaimed and the barns restocked.		The benefits to the farm owners of Bregasland was lost when Mathilda Fisher and her Jotun allies conquered Bregasland. The granaries and storage barns went towards supporting the Jotun armies until the territory was reclaimed and the barns restocked.

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	The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]].		The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]].
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Orson.jpg\|caption='''Orson BogMyrtle''', Keeper of the Breadbasket\|align=left\|width=300}}
	{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket}}		{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket}}
	==History==		==History==

Hailmur: /* The Mournwold */

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The Mournwold

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	===The Mournwold===		===The Mournwold===
	As of the Summer Solstice ~~385YE~~, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Upwold]] and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 35 wains of weirwood, 15 wains of white granite, 150 crowns of labour, and take six months to complete (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works\|no other great works]] were built improving investment in farms in the interim). When finished, it would grant every farm in the Mournwold an additional 36 rings each season. It ~~would increase the ability of the breadbasket to sustain armies, and it~~ would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|Keeper]] by default.		As of the Summer Solstice 386YE, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 35 wains of weirwood, 15 wains of white granite, 150 crowns of labour, and take six months to complete (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works\|no other great works]] were built improving investment in farms in the interim). When finished, it would grant every farm in the Mournwold an additional 36 rings each season. It would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|Keeper]] by default.
	{{Responsibilities Expectation}}		{{Responsibilities Expectation}}

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	[[Category:The Marches]] [[Category:Title]]		[[Category:The Marches]] [[Category:Title]]
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Granary.png\|caption=Granary outside [[Mitwold#Hay\|Hay]] in [[Mitwold]].\|align=right\|width=500}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	This [[Imperial title]] was [[Create_title_of_Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|created]] by the [[Imperial Senate]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE to oversee the function of the granaries and storehouses in [[Mitwold]] and [[Upwold]] that make up the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. Prior to the creation of this title, decisions about the Breadbasket were made by the [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[Senator\|senators]] - now such decisions would be made by the Keeper instead.		This [[Imperial title]] was [[Create_title_of_Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|created]] by the [[Imperial Senate]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE to oversee the function of the granaries and storehouses in [[Mitwold]] and [[Upwold]] that make up the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. Prior to the creation of this title, decisions about the Breadbasket were made by the [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[Senator\|senators]] - now such decisions would be made by the Keeper instead.
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	==Benefits==		==Benefits==
	The existence of the Breadbasket boosts the income of every farm in Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold. It provides an additional 36 rings to each farm in the territories, regardless of curses and other effects that impact their harvests.		The existence of the Breadbasket boosts the income of every farm in Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold. It provides an additional 36 rings to each farm in the territories, regardless of curses and other effects that impact their harvests.
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	The presence of this great work in the Empire also provides a "safety net" to the Imperial armies. If a nation of the Empire is unable to support their armies (because of a powerful curse or because they have lost a territory, for example), then the Keeper of the Breadbasket can opt to direct the bounty of the Breadbasket to support them. This natural decay of all its armies and navies is then halved. The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.		The presence of this great work in the Empire also provides a "safety net" to the Imperial armies. If a nation of the Empire is unable to support their armies (because of a powerful curse or because they have lost a territory, for example), then the Keeper of the Breadbasket can opt to direct the bounty of the Breadbasket to support them. This natural decay of all its armies and navies is then halved. The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.

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	==History==		==History==
	The three northern territories of the Marches - [[Bregasland]], [[Mitwold]], and [[Upwold]] - are dotted with public buildings referred to as a whole as the ''Imperial Breadbasket''. These granaries, barns, warehouses, gain silos, and storage houses are maintained by the civil service, and overseen by the [[Keeper of the Breadbasket]] who makes any important decisions regarding their bounty. They exist to ensure that the [[farm\|farms]] of the Marches are prepared to meet any potentially disastrous setbacks such as poor harvests or wide-scale curses. They were completed just before the Spring Equinox 381YE. Any Marcher farm-owner can make use of their services, and at a reasonable price. The [[great work]] they represent was created as a result of the disasters that beset the nation in 379YE and 380YE.		The three northern territories of the Marches - [[Bregasland]], [[Mitwold]], and [[Upwold]] - are dotted with public buildings referred to as a whole as the ''Imperial Breadbasket''. These granaries, barns, warehouses, gain silos, and storage houses are maintained by the civil service, and overseen by the [[Keeper of the Breadbasket]] who makes any important decisions regarding their bounty. They exist to ensure that the [[farm\|farms]] of the Marches are prepared to meet any potentially disastrous setbacks such as poor harvests or wide-scale curses. They were completed just before the Spring Equinox 381YE. Any Marcher farm-owner can make use of their services, and at a reasonable price. The [[great work]] they represent was created as a result of the disasters that beset the nation in 379YE and 380YE.
	~~{{CaptionedImage\|file=Granary.png\|caption=Granary outside [[Mitwold#Hay\|Hay]] in [[Mitwold]].\|align=right\|width=500}}~~
	The [[March on their belly\|disastrous failure of the Autumn harvest]] in 379YE was followed by a particularly [[March on their belly#Resolution\|harsh winter]] during which the farmers of the Marches suffered significant losses in order to keep the Imperial armies marching. Then the Spring 380YE planting was hit with torrential rains and a vicious blight that devoured many of the seeds before they can be put in the ground. While the rest of the Empire was enjoying a burst of [[The prime colour of the world\|vitality and fertility]], the farms of Bregasland, Upwold, and Mitwold were once again labouring under the yoke of a vicious magical [[curse]] that ruined the crops, sapped the life from the beasts in the fields, and spread sickness and hunger wherever it touched.		The [[March on their belly\|disastrous failure of the Autumn harvest]] in 379YE was followed by a particularly [[March on their belly#Resolution\|harsh winter]] during which the farmers of the Marches suffered significant losses in order to keep the Imperial armies marching. Then the Spring 380YE planting was hit with torrential rains and a vicious blight that devoured many of the seeds before they can be put in the ground. While the rest of the Empire was enjoying a burst of [[The prime colour of the world\|vitality and fertility]], the farms of Bregasland, Upwold, and Mitwold were once again labouring under the yoke of a vicious magical [[curse]] that ruined the crops, sapped the life from the beasts in the fields, and spread sickness and hunger wherever it touched.

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	==Benefits==		==Benefits==
	The existence of the Breadbasket boosts the income of every farm in Mitwold and Upwold. It provides ~~benefits equivalent~~ to ~~1080 rings per territory spread between~~ the ~~Marcher farms based there~~, regardless of curses and other effects that impact their harvests.		The existence of the Breadbasket boosts the income of every farm in Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold. It provides an additional 36 rings to each farm in the territories, regardless of curses and other effects that impact their harvests.

	The presence of this great work in the Empire also provides a "safety net" to the Imperial armies. If a nation of the Empire is unable to support their armies (because of a powerful curse or because they have lost a territory, for example), then the Keeper of the Breadbasket can opt to direct the bounty of the Breadbasket to support them. This natural decay of all its armies and navies is then halved. The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.		The presence of this great work in the Empire also provides a "safety net" to the Imperial armies. If a nation of the Empire is unable to support their armies (because of a powerful curse or because they have lost a territory, for example), then the Keeper of the Breadbasket can opt to direct the bounty of the Breadbasket to support them. This natural decay of all its armies and navies is then halved. The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.
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	The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]].		The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]].
			{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket}}
	==History==		==History==
			The three northern territories of the Marches - [[Bregasland]], [[Mitwold]], and [[Upwold]] - are dotted with public buildings referred to as a whole as the ''Imperial Breadbasket''. These granaries, barns, warehouses, gain silos, and storage houses are maintained by the civil service, and overseen by the [[Keeper of the Breadbasket]] who makes any important decisions regarding their bounty. They exist to ensure that the [[farm\|farms]] of the Marches are prepared to meet any potentially disastrous setbacks such as poor harvests or wide-scale curses. They were completed just before the Spring Equinox 381YE. Any Marcher farm-owner can make use of their services, and at a reasonable price. The [[great work]] they represent was created as a result of the disasters that beset the nation in 379YE and 380YE.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Granary.png\|caption=Granary outside [[Mitwold#Hay\|Hay]] in [[Mitwold]].\|align=right\|width=500}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Granary.png\|caption=Granary outside [[Mitwold#Hay\|Hay]] in [[Mitwold]].\|align=right\|width=500}}
	The three northern territories of the Marches - [[Bregasland]], [[Mitwold]], and [[Upwold]] - are dotted with public buildings referred to as a whole as the ''Imperial Breadbasket''. These granaries, barns, warehouses, gain silos, and storage houses are maintained by the civil service, and overseen by the [[Keeper of the Breadbasket]] who makes any important decisions regarding their bounty. They exist to ensure that the [[farm\|farms]] of the Marches are prepared to meet any potentially disastrous setbacks such as poor harvests or wide-scale curses. They were completed just before the Spring Equinox 381YE. Any Marcher farm-owner can make use of their services, and at a reasonable price. The [[great work]] they represent was created as a result of the disasters that beset the nation in 379YE and 380YE.

	The [[March on their belly\|disastrous failure of the Autumn harvest]] in 379YE was followed by a particularly [[March on their belly#Resolution\|harsh winter]] during which the farmers of the Marches suffered significant losses in order to keep the Imperial armies marching. Then the Spring 380YE planting was hit with torrential rains and a vicious blight that devoured many of the seeds before they can be put in the ground. While the rest of the Empire was enjoying a burst of [[The prime colour of the world\|vitality and fertility]], the farms of Bregasland, Upwold, and Mitwold were once again labouring under the yoke of a vicious magical [[curse]] that ruined the crops, sapped the life from the beasts in the fields, and spread sickness and hunger wherever it touched.		The [[March on their belly\|disastrous failure of the Autumn harvest]] in 379YE was followed by a particularly [[March on their belly#Resolution\|harsh winter]] during which the farmers of the Marches suffered significant losses in order to keep the Imperial armies marching. Then the Spring 380YE planting was hit with torrential rains and a vicious blight that devoured many of the seeds before they can be put in the ground. While the rest of the Empire was enjoying a burst of [[The prime colour of the world\|vitality and fertility]], the farms of Bregasland, Upwold, and Mitwold were once again labouring under the yoke of a vicious magical [[curse]] that ruined the crops, sapped the life from the beasts in the fields, and spread sickness and hunger wherever it touched.

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	The project required the support of the [[Imperial Senate]], and it was not cheap. In the end, even with the assistance of the market towns, building granaries and seed stores for Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold still required 100 wains of weirwood and 40 wains of white granite, plus labour costs of 35 Thrones. In the end the project was [[commission\|commissioned]] in Summer 380YE, and work completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 381YE.		The project required the support of the [[Imperial Senate]], and it was not cheap. In the end, even with the assistance of the market towns, building granaries and seed stores for Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold still required 100 wains of weirwood and 40 wains of white granite, plus labour costs of 35 Thrones. In the end the project was [[commission\|commissioned]] in Summer 380YE, and work completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 381YE.

	The benefits to the farm owners of Bregasland was lost when Mathilda Fisher and her Jotun allies conquered Bregasland. ~~As of the Summer Solstice 384YE the~~ granaries and storage barns go towards supporting the Jotun armies.		The benefits to the farm owners of Bregasland was lost when Mathilda Fisher and her Jotun allies conquered Bregasland. The granaries and storage barns went towards supporting the Jotun armies until the territory was reclaimed and the barns restocked.

	===The Mournwold===		===The Mournwold===
	As of the Summer Solstice 385YE, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Upwold]] and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 35 wains of weirwood, 15 wains of white granite, ~~100~~ crowns of labour, and take six months to complete~~. When finished, it would divide a bounty of 1080 rings among every farm in the Mournwold each season~~ (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works\|no other great works]] were built improving ~~farm production~~ in the interim). It would increase the ability of the breadbasket to sustain armies, and it would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|Keeper]] by default.		As of the Summer Solstice 385YE, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Upwold]] and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 35 wains of weirwood, 15 wains of white granite, 150 crowns of labour, and take six months to complete (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works\|no other great works]] were built improving investment in farms in the interim). When finished, it would grant every farm in the Mournwold an additional 36 rings each season. It would increase the ability of the breadbasket to sustain armies, and it would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|Keeper]] by default.
	{{Responsibilities Expectation}}		{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
	~~{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket}}~~

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	Next came the [[380YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Heralds_of_Mourning\|catastrophic news from the Mourn]]. Across the Marches morale was low, and tempers frayed. But surrendering in the face of hardship is not really in the Marcher psyche. Rather than turn on each other, the Marchers helped their neighbours - grumbling and complaining all the while, and making it clear their aid was a loan and not a gift.		Next came the [[380YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Heralds_of_Mourning\|catastrophic news from the Mourn]]. Across the Marches morale was low, and tempers frayed. But surrendering in the face of hardship is not really in the Marcher psyche. Rather than turn on each other, the Marchers helped their neighbours - grumbling and complaining all the while, and making it clear their aid was a loan and not a gift.

	The plan to construct the ''Imperial Breadbasket'' began in the markets of [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]] and received immediate support from many of the [[market town\|market towns]]. The call went out for the construction of a great work, a network of granaries and storage barns, coupled with the creation and cultivation of stocks of seed to be made available to all for a modest price in the face of blight, harsh weather, or similar disasters. Meade has long since grown past the point where it can feed itself. It relies on a steady influx of grain, meat, milk, and cheese not just from Mitwold, but from across the Marches. Its prosperity relies on trade routes supported by well-fed and healthy merchants selling food and metal and wood produced by labourers who are not starving to death. The rest of the market towns are in a similar situation - and recognise a simple truth. When the farmers starve, ''everyone'' starves. The ~~aldermen~~ put their hands in their pockets - but not as a gift, or as charity, but as recognition of the fact the Marches - and the Empire - prosper when the farmers prosper. It was an investment for the future, as well as an effort to "darn the rip" between the folk of the market towns, and the rest of the Marches.		The plan to construct the ''Imperial Breadbasket'' began in the markets of [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]] and received immediate support from many of the [[market town\|market towns]]. The call went out for the construction of a great work, a network of granaries and storage barns, coupled with the creation and cultivation of stocks of seed to be made available to all for a modest price in the face of blight, harsh weather, or similar disasters. Meade has long since grown past the point where it can feed itself. It relies on a steady influx of grain, meat, milk, and cheese not just from Mitwold, but from across the Marches. Its prosperity relies on trade routes supported by well-fed and healthy merchants selling food and metal and wood produced by labourers who are not starving to death. The rest of the market towns are in a similar situation - and recognise a simple truth. When the farmers starve, ''everyone'' starves. The alders put their hands in their pockets - but not as a gift, or as charity, but as recognition of the fact the Marches - and the Empire - prosper when the farmers prosper. It was an investment for the future, as well as an effort to "darn the rip" between the folk of the market towns, and the rest of the Marches.

	The project required the support of the [[Imperial Senate]], and it was not cheap. In the end, even with the assistance of the market towns, building granaries and seed stores for Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold still required 100 wains of weirwood and 40 wains of white granite, plus labour costs of 35 Thrones. In the end the project was [[commission\|commissioned]] in Summer 380YE, and work completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 381YE.		The project required the support of the [[Imperial Senate]], and it was not cheap. In the end, even with the assistance of the market towns, building granaries and seed stores for Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold still required 100 wains of weirwood and 40 wains of white granite, plus labour costs of 35 Thrones. In the end the project was [[commission\|commissioned]] in Summer 380YE, and work completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 381YE.

Hailmur: /* The Mournwold */

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The Mournwold

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	The benefits to the farm owners of Bregasland was lost when Mathilda Fisher and her Jotun allies conquered Bregasland. As of the Summer Solstice 384YE the granaries and storage barns go towards supporting the Jotun armies.		The benefits to the farm owners of Bregasland was lost when Mathilda Fisher and her Jotun allies conquered Bregasland. As of the Summer Solstice 384YE the granaries and storage barns go towards supporting the Jotun armies.
	===The Mournwold===		===The Mournwold===
	As of the Summer Solstice ~~382YE~~, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Upwold]] and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 16 wains of ~~white granite~~, 40 wains of ~~weirwood~~, ~~112~~ crowns of labour, and take six months to complete. When finished, it would divide a bounty of 1080 rings among every farm in the Mournwold each season (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works\|no other great works]] were built improving farm production in the interim). It would ~~not~~ increase the ability of the breadbasket to sustain armies, and it would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|Keeper]] by default.		As of the Summer Solstice 385YE, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Upwold]] and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 35 wains of weirwood, 15 wains of white granite, 100 crowns of labour, and take six months to complete. When finished, it would divide a bounty of 1080 rings among every farm in the Mournwold each season (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works\|no other great works]] were built improving farm production in the interim). It would increase the ability of the breadbasket to sustain armies, and it would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|Keeper]] by default.
	{{Responsibilities Expectation}}		{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
	{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket}}		{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket}}

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	The existence of the Breadbasket boosts the income of every farm in Mitwold and Upwold. It provides benefits equivalent to 1080 rings per territory spread between the Marcher farms based there, regardless of curses and other effects that impact their harvests.		The existence of the Breadbasket boosts the income of every farm in Mitwold and Upwold. It provides benefits equivalent to 1080 rings per territory spread between the Marcher farms based there, regardless of curses and other effects that impact their harvests.

	The presence of this great work in the Empire also provides a "safety net" to the Imperial armies. If a nation of the Empire is unable to support their armies (because of a powerful curse or because they have lost a territory, for example), then ~~the natural decay of all its armies and navies is halved if~~ the Keeper of the Breadbasket ~~opts~~ to direct the bounty to support them. The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.		The presence of this great work in the Empire also provides a "safety net" to the Imperial armies. If a nation of the Empire is unable to support their armies (because of a powerful curse or because they have lost a territory, for example), then the Keeper of the Breadbasket can opt to direct the bounty of the Breadbasket to support them. This natural decay of all its armies and navies is then halved. The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.

	==Powers==		==Powers==

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	Next came the [[380YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Heralds_of_Mourning\|catastrophic news from the Mourn]]. Across the Marches morale was low, and tempers frayed. But surrendering in the face of hardship is not really in the Marcher psyche. Rather than turn on each other, the Marchers helped their neighbours - grumbling and complaining all the while, and making it clear their aid was a loan and not a gift.		Next came the [[380YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Heralds_of_Mourning\|catastrophic news from the Mourn]]. Across the Marches morale was low, and tempers frayed. But surrendering in the face of hardship is not really in the Marcher psyche. Rather than turn on each other, the Marchers helped their neighbours - grumbling and complaining all the while, and making it clear their aid was a loan and not a gift.

	The plan to construct the ''Imperial Breadbasket'' began in the markets of [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]] and received immediate support from many of the [[market town\|market towns]]. The call went out for the construction of a great work, a network of granaries and storage barns, coupled with the creation and cultivation of stocks of seed to be made available to all for a modest price in the face of blight, harsh weather, or similar disasters. Meade has long since grown past the point where it can feed itself. It relies on a steady influx of grain, meat, milk, and cheese not just from Mitwold, but from across the Marches. Its prosperity relies on trade routes supported by well-fed and healthy merchants selling food and metal and wood produced by labourers who are not starving to death. The rest of the market towns are in a similar situation - and recognise a simple truth. When the farmers starve, ''everyone'' starves. The ~~aldermen~~ put their hands in their pockets - but not as a gift, or as charity, but as recognition of the fact the Marches - and the Empire - prosper when the farmers prosper. It was an investment for the future, as well as an effort to "darn the rip" between the folk of the market towns, and the rest of the Marches.		The plan to construct the ''Imperial Breadbasket'' began in the markets of [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]] and received immediate support from many of the [[market town\|market towns]]. The call went out for the construction of a great work, a network of granaries and storage barns, coupled with the creation and cultivation of stocks of seed to be made available to all for a modest price in the face of blight, harsh weather, or similar disasters. Meade has long since grown past the point where it can feed itself. It relies on a steady influx of grain, meat, milk, and cheese not just from Mitwold, but from across the Marches. Its prosperity relies on trade routes supported by well-fed and healthy merchants selling food and metal and wood produced by labourers who are not starving to death. The rest of the market towns are in a similar situation - and recognise a simple truth. When the farmers starve, ''everyone'' starves. The alders put their hands in their pockets - but not as a gift, or as charity, but as recognition of the fact the Marches - and the Empire - prosper when the farmers prosper. It was an investment for the future, as well as an effort to "darn the rip" between the folk of the market towns, and the rest of the Marches.

	The project required the support of the [[Imperial Senate]], and it was not cheap. In the end, even with the assistance of the market towns, building granaries and seed stores for Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold still required 100 wains of weirwood and 40 wains of white granite, plus labour costs of 35 Thrones. In the end the project was [[commission\|commissioned]] in Summer 380YE, and work completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 381YE.		The project required the support of the [[Imperial Senate]], and it was not cheap. In the end, even with the assistance of the market towns, building granaries and seed stores for Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold still required 100 wains of weirwood and 40 wains of white granite, plus labour costs of 35 Thrones. In the end the project was [[commission\|commissioned]] in Summer 380YE, and work completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 381YE.