White granite

Overview

White granite is a precious resource in the Empire, used primarily in buildings, trade agreements with foreign nations and in opportunities. The smooth white glittering stone is prized from Segura to Volodmartz for the ability to withstand attacks while maintaining a beautiful finish. White granite is bought and sold in Imperial wains. These weigh about 500kg, with a volume of half a cubic metre. Due to the vast weight, trading is done in Bourse Certificates provided by the civil service.

White Granite Seats

There are few places in the Empire that produce white granite. A white granite seat can be a source of great wealth and prestige to whoever holds it. Elections for white granite seats are held in summer each year.

Table of Bourse Seats

Name of Resource	Method of Appointment	Location	Output
The Arratan Gamble	Imperial	Tassato, Enterio	25 wains
The Brilliant Shore	Imperial	Skarsind, Gildermark	26 wains
The Cavabianca Dock	National, The League, Businesses	Sarvos, Cigno	(Ministry)
The Concordium Dock	Imperial	Redoubt, Limus	(Ministry)
The Damatian Cliffs	Imperial	Kahraman, Damata	27 wains
The Granites of Veltsgorsk	National, Varushka, Forests	Volodmartz, Brez	26 wains
The Night Quarry	Imperial	Miekarova, Mieriada	27 wains
The Sutton Stone Quarries	Imperial	Upwold, the Heath	23 wains
The Vigilant Swan	National, Highguard, Congregations	Reikos, Riverwatch	25 wains

Recent History

In 377YE, the Druj captured the quarry known as the Vigilant Swan, slaughtering the swans and draining its washing pools. The same year, the Senate assigned the Brilliant Shore as a national position following the liberation of Skarsind. This was vetoed by the Imperial Synod. Later, in Spring 378YE, the position was confirmed as a Wintermark national seat.

In 379YE, the Empire liberated the Vigilant Swan. However the slaughter of slaves by the Druj rendered it unusable until High Exorcist Solas oversaw the mass exorcism of the site. The quarry was initially allocated as a national seat to the Imperial Orcs, but this was vetoed by the Imperial Synod. The seat was instead allocated to as a national Highguard seat in Winter 379YE.

In Spring 380YE, the Jotun seized parts of Kahraman including the Damatian Cliffs.

In Summer 380YE, after the Senate changed the allocation of Skarsind from Wintermark to the Imperial Orcs, the Brilliant Shore became an Imperial Orc national seat.

In Winter 380YE, the Damatian Cliffs were freed from the Jotun. The Jotun left the message "We came. We shall come again." in foot-high carved letters on the walls of nearby Damata.

In Summer 381YE, the Damatian Cliffs were allocated as an Imperial Bourse seat. At the same time, the Cavabianca Docks were completed allowing the purchase of white granite from Asaveans - these replaced the docks destroyed during the the sack of Sarvos

In Autumn 381YE, the Concordium Dock was created, allowing the purchase of white granite from the Sarcophan Delves

In Spring 382YE, the power of Relinquishment was used to remove the Brilliant Shore as a national position, and redefine it as an Imperial position.

In Autumn 382YE, the Empire briefly lost and then reclaimed the Damatian Cliffs from the Jotun. The quarry was allocated as an Imperial position. A large white granite mine called the Kame Quarry was discovered by Imperial spies in the Mountains of the Moon.

Uses of White Granite

Buildings

White Granite is primarily useful as a building material. Emperor James was known as the White Granite Emperor for the large number of fortifications he created during his reign. The Senate can commission a range of buildings that fortify, enrich or uplift the Empire. White granite is usually required in the construction of:

• Fortification
• Ministry - a ministry built with white granite would allow the purchase of forest materials
• Sinecure - a sinecure built with white granite would generate rings, forest materials and a combination of liao and votes in the Imperial Synod
• Great work - a great work built with white granite would generate rings or forest materials
• Runeforge
• College of Magic
• Shipyard
• Folly

Upgrading personal resources

White Granite can be used to upgrade:

• Business - each upgrade gives 36 additional rings per season
• Congregation - each upgrade gives 2 additional votes and one dose of liao per season
• Forest - each upgrade gives 2 additional material per season

To upgrade a resource requires Imperial wains of white granite equal to the level the resource is being upgraded to. So the first upgrade of a starting level 1 forest costs 2 Imperial wains of white granite, from 2 to 3 costs 3 Imperial wains, etc.

Further Reading

• Imperial Bourse
• Commission