Keeper of the Golden Fields - Revision history

Twiggy at 13:34, 21 September 2025

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	There are several stories about its origin. One claims it was rolled up the hill and placed there by [[Bolstering_Bill_(Exemplar)\|Bolstering Bill]] and their mates as part of a cunning ruse to trick some bandits (or [[orc\|orcs]], depending who is telling the story) into thinking that Marchers were giants. Another says it was actually placed by shepherds in the first days of the Marches, to watch over their flocks; these shepherds eventually moved south to the [[Mournwold]], and their pastures were turned into fields of golden grain by the settlers at Hay. Another says it is an honest-to-goodness [[ogre]], or perhaps a giant, turned to stone after losing a contest of riddles with a Marcher [[landskeeper]] and smith called Ironfoot Sean. A more prosaic tale says it was placed to mark a site of strong mana flows that served as a meeting place for the first landskeepers of Mitwold. Whatever the truth, the stone is known at least by name across the Marches - the popular song [[Silent_Giants\|Silent Giants]] is said to refer specifically to the monolith above Hay.		There are several stories about its origin. One claims it was rolled up the hill and placed there by [[Bolstering_Bill_(Exemplar)\|Bolstering Bill]] and their mates as part of a cunning ruse to trick some bandits (or [[orc\|orcs]], depending who is telling the story) into thinking that Marchers were giants. Another says it was actually placed by shepherds in the first days of the Marches, to watch over their flocks; these shepherds eventually moved south to the [[Mournwold]], and their pastures were turned into fields of golden grain by the settlers at Hay. Another says it is an honest-to-goodness [[ogre]], or perhaps a giant, turned to stone after losing a contest of riddles with a Marcher [[landskeeper]] and smith called Ironfoot Sean. A more prosaic tale says it was placed to mark a site of strong mana flows that served as a meeting place for the first landskeepers of Mitwold. Whatever the truth, the stone is known at least by name across the Marches - the popular song [[Silent_Giants\|Silent Giants]] is said to refer specifically to the monolith above Hay.

	Since the Senate commission, the standing stone is now surrounded by five wide, shallow basins of black rock lined with mithril. The basins focus the mana flows, which ~~crystalise~~ in their depths. There was some talk of building a fence or low wall around the stone to deter thieves, but the local landskeepers put their feet down very firmly in this regard. Anything that separated the stone from Mitwold, even symbolically, would be a Bad Thing - and anyone who was foolish enough to try and steal from the Silent Giant and the people of Mitwold would find any number of		Since the Senate commission, the standing stone is now surrounded by five wide, shallow basins of black rock lined with mithril. The basins focus the mana flows, which crystallise in their depths. There was some talk of building a fence or low wall around the stone to deter thieves, but the local landskeepers put their feet down very firmly in this regard. Anything that separated the stone from Mitwold, even symbolically, would be a Bad Thing - and anyone who was foolish enough to try and steal from the Silent Giant and the people of Mitwold would find any number of
	Bad Things happening to them in pretty short order.		Bad Things happening to them in pretty short order.

	{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Golden_Fields}}		{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Golden_Fields}}
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Hailmur at 19:43, 17 February 2024

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Keeper of the Golden Fields is an [[Imperial Title]] created by a [[commission]] [[Construct_the_Golden_Fields\|announced]] by the [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Civilian Commissioner]] in Autumn 380YE. The position is a [[sinecure]], requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular income of crystal mana.		The Keeper of the Golden Fields is an [[Imperial Title]] created by a [[commission]] [[Construct_the_Golden_Fields\|announced]] by the [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Civilian Commissioner]] in Autumn 380YE. The position is a [[sinecure]], requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular income of crystal mana.

			Following the Autumn Equinox 385YE '''Nicolas Reaper''' funded a series of designs incorporating [[weltsilver]] to track the flow of the currents of mana flowing through the Silent Giant as part of the opportunity presented in the '''[[Shining_like_fire#Asymmetrical_Curves\|Shining like fire]]''' wind of fortune.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==
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	==Powers==		==Powers==
	The Keeper of the Golden Fields is an [[Imperial title]] that grants custodianship of a [[sinecure]].		The Keeper of the Golden Fields is an [[Imperial title]] that grants custodianship of a [[sinecure]].

	===Bounty of Mana===		===Bounty of Mana===
	The Keeper of the Golden Fields receives an income of 9 crystal mana each season from the basins set around the Silent Giant.		The Keeper of the Golden Fields receives an income of 11 crystal mana each season from the basins set around the Silent Giant.
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	{{National Sinecure\|Keeper\|Marcher}}		{{National Sinecure\|Keeper\|Marcher}}

	~~==History==~~
	~~The sinecure was completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 381YE.~~

	==The Silent Giant==		==The Silent Giant==

Hailmur at 22:37, 3 August 2020

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	There are several stories about its origin. One claims it was rolled up the hill and placed there by [[Bolstering_Bill_(Exemplar)\|Bolstering Bill]] and their mates as part of a cunning ruse to trick some bandits (or [[orc\|orcs]], depending who is telling the story) into thinking that Marchers were giants. Another says it was actually placed by shepherds in the first days of the Marches, to watch over their flocks; these shepherds eventually moved south to the [[Mournwold]], and their pastures were turned into fields of golden grain by the settlers at Hay. Another says it is an honest-to-goodness [[ogre]], or perhaps a giant, turned to stone after losing a contest of riddles with a Marcher [[landskeeper]] and smith called Ironfoot Sean. A more prosaic tale says it was placed to mark a site of strong mana flows that served as a meeting place for the first landskeepers of Mitwold. Whatever the truth, the stone is known at least by name across the Marches - the popular song [[Silent_Giants\|Silent Giants]] is said to refer specifically to the monolith above Hay.		There are several stories about its origin. One claims it was rolled up the hill and placed there by [[Bolstering_Bill_(Exemplar)\|Bolstering Bill]] and their mates as part of a cunning ruse to trick some bandits (or [[orc\|orcs]], depending who is telling the story) into thinking that Marchers were giants. Another says it was actually placed by shepherds in the first days of the Marches, to watch over their flocks; these shepherds eventually moved south to the [[Mournwold]], and their pastures were turned into fields of golden grain by the settlers at Hay. Another says it is an honest-to-goodness [[ogre]], or perhaps a giant, turned to stone after losing a contest of riddles with a Marcher [[landskeeper]] and smith called Ironfoot Sean. A more prosaic tale says it was placed to mark a site of strong mana flows that served as a meeting place for the first landskeepers of Mitwold. Whatever the truth, the stone is known at least by name across the Marches - the popular song [[Silent_Giants\|Silent Giants]] is said to refer specifically to the monolith above Hay.

	Since the Senate commission, the standing stone is now surrounded by five wide, shallow basins of black rock lined with mithril. The basins focus the mana flows, which crystalise in their depths. There was some talk of building a fence or low wall around the stone to deter thieves, but the local landskeepers put their feet down very firmly in this regard. Anything that separated the stone from Mitwold, even symbolically, would be a Bad Thing - and anyone who was foolish enough to try and steal from the Silent Giant and the people of Mitwold would find any number of Bad Things happening to them in pretty short order.		Since the Senate commission, the standing stone is now surrounded by five wide, shallow basins of black rock lined with mithril. The basins focus the mana flows, which crystalise in their depths. There was some talk of building a fence or low wall around the stone to deter thieves, but the local landskeepers put their feet down very firmly in this regard. Anything that separated the stone from Mitwold, even symbolically, would be a Bad Thing - and anyone who was foolish enough to try and steal from the Silent Giant and the people of Mitwold would find any number of
			Bad Things happening to them in pretty short order.

			{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Golden_Fields}}
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	Since the Senate commission, the standing stone is now surrounded by five wide, shallow basins of black rock lined with mithril. The basins focus the mana flows, which crystalise in their depths. There was some talk of building a fence or low wall around the stone to deter thieves, but the local landskeepers put their feet down very firmly in this regard. Anything that separated the stone from Mitwold, even symbolically, would be a Bad Thing - and anyone who was foolish enough to try and steal from the Silent Giant and the people of Mitwold would find any number of Bad Things happening to them in pretty short order.		Since the Senate commission, the standing stone is now surrounded by five wide, shallow basins of black rock lined with mithril. The basins focus the mana flows, which crystalise in their depths. There was some talk of building a fence or low wall around the stone to deter thieves, but the local landskeepers put their feet down very firmly in this regard. Anything that separated the stone from Mitwold, even symbolically, would be a Bad Thing - and anyone who was foolish enough to try and steal from the Silent Giant and the people of Mitwold would find any number of Bad Things happening to them in pretty short order.
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Rafferty at 11:22, 30 June 2017

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	===Bounty of Mana===		===Bounty of Mana===
	The Keeper of the Golden Fields receives an income of 9 crystal mana each season from the basins set around the Silent Giant.		The Keeper of the Golden Fields receives an income of 9 crystal mana each season from the basins set around the Silent Giant.
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	{{National Sinecure\|Keeper\|Marcher}}		{{National Sinecure\|Keeper\|Marcher}}

Rafferty at 11:21, 30 June 2017

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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=~~Golden Fields~~.jpg\|caption=The golden fields of Hay are watched over by a [[#The Silent Giant\|Silent Giant]].\|align=right\|width=500}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=GoldenFields.jpg\|caption=The golden fields of Hay are watched over by a [[#The Silent Giant\|Silent Giant]].\|align=right\|width=500}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Keeper of the Golden Fields is an [[Imperial Title]] created by a [[commission]] [[Construct_the_Golden_Fields\|announced]] by the [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Civilian Commissioner]] in Autumn 380YE. The position is a [[sinecure]], requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular income of crystal mana.		The Keeper of the Golden Fields is an [[Imperial Title]] created by a [[commission]] [[Construct_the_Golden_Fields\|announced]] by the [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Civilian Commissioner]] in Autumn 380YE. The position is a [[sinecure]], requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular income of crystal mana.

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			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Golden Fields.jpg\|caption=The golden fields of Hay are watched over by a [[#The Silent Giant\|Silent Giant]].\|align=right\|width=500}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Keeper of the Golden Fields is an [[Imperial Title]] created by a [[commission]] [[Construct_the_Golden_Fields\|announced]] by the [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Civilian Commissioner]] in Autumn 380YE. The position is a [[sinecure]], requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular income of crystal mana.		The Keeper of the Golden Fields is an [[Imperial Title]] created by a [[commission]] [[Construct_the_Golden_Fields\|announced]] by the [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Civilian Commissioner]] in Autumn 380YE. The position is a [[sinecure]], requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular income of crystal mana.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==
	The Keeper of the Golden Fields has no particular responsibilities, but there is some expectation that the mana gathered from the [[#Silent Giant\|Silent Giant]] will be used to help the war effort - or at least employed in the protection of [[Mitwold]]. The Keeper receives a seasonal bounty of [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystal mana]] gathered from the area around the standing stone, and if the Silent Giant were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Keeper to deal with those threats.		The Keeper of the Golden Fields has no particular responsibilities, but there is some expectation that the mana gathered from the [[#The Silent Giant\|Silent Giant]] will be used to help the war effort - or at least employed in the protection of [[Mitwold]]. The Keeper receives a seasonal bounty of [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystal mana]] gathered from the area around the standing stone, and if the Silent Giant were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Keeper to deal with those threats.

	==Powers==		==Powers==

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Silent Giant

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	The sinecure was completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 381YE.		The sinecure was completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 381YE.

	===Silent Giant===		==The Silent Giant==
	There are many old standing stones and dolmen in [[the Marches]]. The Silent Giant is one of the most famous, and one of the largest - a huge solitary monolith on the [[Mitwold#Golden_Downs\|Golden Downs]] not far from the town of [[Mitwold#Hay\|Hay]]. The old stone itself surmounts a low hill, stark against the skyline, and watches over the golden fields of barley, wheat and corn tended by Marcher [[farm\|farmers]] below.		There are many old standing stones and dolmen in [[the Marches]]. The Silent Giant is one of the most famous, and one of the largest - a huge solitary monolith on the [[Mitwold#Golden_Downs\|Golden Downs]] not far from the town of [[Mitwold#Hay\|Hay]]. The old stone itself surmounts a low hill, stark against the skyline, and watches over the golden fields of barley, wheat and corn tended by Marcher [[farm\|farmers]] below.

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==Overview==
The Keeper of the Golden Fields is an [[Imperial Title]] created by a [[commission]] [[Construct_the_Golden_Fields|announced]] by the [[The Marches|Marcher]] [[Civilian Commissioner]] in Autumn 380YE. The position is a [[sinecure]], requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular income of crystal mana.

==Responsibilities==
The Keeper of the Golden Fields has no particular responsibilities, but there is some expectation that the mana gathered from the [[#Silent Giant|Silent Giant]] will be used to help the war effort - or at least employed in the protection of [[Mitwold]]. The Keeper receives a seasonal bounty of [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals|crystal mana]] gathered from the area around the standing stone, and if the Silent Giant were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Keeper to deal with those threats.

==Powers==
The Keeper of the Golden Fields is an [[Imperial title]] that grants custodianship of a [[sinecure]].
===Bounty of Mana===
The Keeper of the Golden Fields receives an income of 9 crystal mana each season from the basins set around the Silent Giant.

{{National Sinecure|Keeper|Marcher}}

==History==
The sinecure was completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 381YE.

===Silent Giant===
There are many old standing stones and dolmen in [[the Marches]]. The Silent Giant is one of the most famous, and one of the largest - a huge solitary monolith on the [[Mitwold#Golden_Downs|Golden Downs]] not far from the town of [[Mitwold#Hay|Hay]]. The old stone itself surmounts a low hill, stark against the skyline, and watches over the golden fields of barley, wheat and corn tended by Marcher [[farm|farmers]] below.

There are several stories about its origin. One claims it was rolled up the hill and placed there by [[Bolstering_Bill_(Exemplar)|Bolstering Bill]] and their mates as part of a cunning ruse to trick some bandits (or [[orc|orcs]], depending who is telling the story) into thinking that Marchers were giants. Another says it was actually placed by shepherds in the first days of the Marches, to watch over their flocks; these shepherds eventually moved south to the [[Mournwold]], and their pastures were turned into fields of golden grain by the settlers at Hay. Another says it is an honest-to-goodness [[ogre]], or perhaps a giant, turned to stone after losing a contest of riddles with a Marcher [[landskeeper]] and smith called Ironfoot Sean. A more prosaic tale says it was placed to mark a site of strong mana flows that served as a meeting place for the first landskeepers of Mitwold. Whatever the truth, the stone is known at least by name across the Marches - the popular song [[Silent_Giants|Silent Giants]] is said to refer specifically to the monolith above Hay.

Since the Senate commission, the standing stone is now surrounded by five wide, shallow basins of black rock lined with mithril. The basins focus the mana flows, which crystalise in their depths. There was some talk of building a fence or low wall around the stone to deter thieves, but the local landskeepers put their feet down very firmly in this regard. Anything that separated the stone from Mitwold, even symbolically, would be a Bad Thing - and anyone who was foolish enough to try and steal from the Silent Giant and the people of Mitwold would find any number of Bad Things happening to them in pretty short order.