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* '''OOC Note:''' The player of Bernhard Kleist Von Ennerlund can e-mail PD at plot@profounddecisions.co.uk to let us know which approach they prefer. Otherwise we'll assume they intend to invite Abigal and Theodora to come to Anvil to discuss the issue. | * '''OOC Note:''' The player of Bernhard Kleist Von Ennerlund can e-mail PD at plot@profounddecisions.co.uk to let us know which approach they prefer. Otherwise we'll assume they intend to invite Abigal and Theodora to come to Anvil to discuss the issue. | ||
* Once complete Imperial title of ''Tender of Kleist's Winter Gardens'' will be available to be in the [[Auction of the Seats]] | * Once complete Imperial title of ''Tender of Kleist's Winter Gardens'' will be available to be in the [[Auction of the Seats]] | ||
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==Overview== | |||
The Tender of Kleist’s Winter Gardens is an Imperial title commissioned by Bernhard Kleist von Ennerlund as the Bearer of the Second Imperial Wayleave in Winter 384E. The position is a sinecure, requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular bounty of valuable herbs. The Winter Gardens are built around the site of the Holberg University Duelling Society Field of Honour in Holmauer Park, in the Holmauer region of Holberg. | |||
==Responsibilities== | |||
The Tender of Kleist’s Winter Gardens has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of herbs from the Winter Gardens. If the Gardens were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Tender to deal with those threats. | |||
==Powers== | |||
===Bounty of Herbs=== | |||
The Tender gains custodianship of a sinecure. Each season they receive a total of 45 drams of herbs composed of Bladeroot, Marrowort and True Vervain. | |||
==Appointment== | |||
The Tender of Kleist’s Winter Gardens is a Bourse position and is auctioned by the civil servants associated with the Bourse during the Spring Equinox summit. | |||
The title may be held by any Imperial citizen. As an Imperial Bourse title, the Tender cannot be revoked by the Imperial Synod. | |||
==Kleist’s Winter Gardens== | |||
The Gardens encircle the open expanse of the Holberg University Duelling Society’s Fields of Honour. Where previously trees grew around a meadow, now are placed a ring of protective menhirs designed by the Marcher Abigail of Ashill to channel the devastating winter magic laid upon the Park through the curse of the eternal Skathe. These menhirs redirect the magic of that curse to bolster the growth of a garden of valuable healing herbs. | |||
At the north-eastern corner, two imposing statues flank the pathway, each depicting a larger-than-lifesized mercenary of the notable Holberg Haudegen in their distinctive and flamboyant dress, facing each other with halberds crossed together over the path. Duellers, spectators, Holmauer citizens and visitors alike must pass beneath the ‘Halberd Arch’ to gain entrance to the Winter Gardens. | |||
Terraced beds around each menhir contain the growing herbs, attractively planted to produce geometric patterns of texture and hue. The bed enclosures are constructed in weirwood, carved with reliefs depicting Holberg’s city walls. Between the beds wind a series of paths. These occasionally broaden into wide clearings of bare earth, where members of the Duelling Society, and Holberg bravos, can practice, teach and exhibit their swordplay. | |||
Over the western exit of the Winter Gardens rises a simple stone arch surmounted by the emblem of Kleist von Ennerlund, Vintners and Victuallers of Holberg; the two bears bearing hammers indicate the guild’s early origins as a mining family. Before departing, visitors can choose to stop by a small sturdy wooden cabin by the gate to purchase Kleist’s signature Spiced Biscuits, Cheesejacks or Battle Cake. Perhaps they might even take home a bottle of the famed ‘Anvil Mud’ - the delicious and vitalist-friendly chocolate hazelnut cream liqueur which funded this sinecure through sales at Anvil Summits. | |||
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Revision as of 21:37, 19 February 2024
Holberg Endures! Skathe the Hag Queen cursed Holmauer Park with Winter magic. This commission builds Kleist's Winter Gardens at the Holberg University Duelling Grounds. We can use Marcher menhirs to channel that Winter magic to grow herbs. The Imperial title will be "Tender of Kleist's Winter Gardens". This title is appointed annually by Imperial Bourse Auction. This is a well-worn path. We are Kleist von Ennerlund, Vintners and Victuallers of Holberg. We are self-funding this commission to the tune of 15 white granite, 15 weirwood and about 25 thrones. Auctioning it brings coin into the Senate budget. We support our Empire becausae we are League, and for the benefit of our beloved city Holberg.
Announced by Bernhard Kleist Von Ennerlund, Bearer of an Imperial WayleaveOverview
- Commissions a herb sinecure in Holberg as detailed in the In the garden of defiance wind of fortune.
- Announcement by the Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave
Date
- Winter 384YE
Cost
- As per the wind of fortune (but see below)
- 15 wains of white granite
- 15 wains of weirwood
- 30 crowns
- Three months to complete
Progress
- 3 thrones 6 crowns, 15 wains of weirwood and 15 wains of white granite provided by Lula Kleist von Ennerlund after Winter Solstice 384YE
Outcome
The opportunity this commission required that "The title could be appointed by the senators of the League, or perhaps assigned by the business owners of the League via the Imperial Bourse." As things stand, Abigal and Theodora are not prepared to offer their assistance to build the gardens as an Imperial position. Three possibilities are available to Bernhard Kleist Von Ennerlund
- Speak to Abigal and Theodora to see if some compromise can be reached; they are prepared to come to Anvil to speak to the Bearer of the Imperial Wayleave and see if a compromise might be reached.
- Complete the project as a standard sinecure for 30 wains, that will still provide 33 drams of herbs each season with an emphasis on Bladeroot, Marrowort, and True Vervain. With the materials already provided, this would mean that the gardens were complete and available to be auctioned at the Spring Equinox.
- Build a larger sinecure requiring an additional 15 wains of white granite, 15 wains of weirwood, and 60 crowns that will produce 45 drams, but require at least another three months to complete.
- OOC Note: The player of Bernhard Kleist Von Ennerlund can e-mail PD at plot@profounddecisions.co.uk to let us know which approach they prefer. Otherwise we'll assume they intend to invite Abigal and Theodora to come to Anvil to discuss the issue.
- Once complete Imperial title of Tender of Kleist's Winter Gardens will be available to be in the Auction of the Seats