Gatekeeper of Falling Snow

The Garden of Falling Snow was commissioned by a motion of the Imperial Senate in Summer 379YE. The position of Gatekeeper is a sinecure, requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular income of Cerulean Mazzarine. The position is a Wintermark national Imperial title.

Responsibilities

The Gatekeeper has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of herbs from the Garden of Falling Snow in Hahnmark. If the Garden were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Gatekeeper to deal with those threats.

Powers

The Gatekeeper of Falling Snow is an Imperial title that grants custodianship of a sinecure.

Cerulean Bounty

The Gatekeeper receives an income of 12 doses of cerulean mazzarine each season.

Selection

The Gatekeeper is a Wintermark national position appointed by the Senate. Under normal circumstances it will be appointed by unanimous vote of the Wintermark senators.

Because this is a national position, the title can only be held by a citizen of Wintermark.

Removal

The Gatekeeper has tenure and serves until they die, step down or are revoked.

The title can be revoked by the Wintermark national assembly, the General assembly or the Assembly of Nine.

History

Construction of the Garden of Falling snow was completed shortly before the 379YE Autumn Equinox. Pendraed of Bjornholt was appointed as the Gatekeeper by unanimous decision of the Wintermark senators.

The Garden of Falling Snow

The Garden is constructed around a series of hot springs in a high-altitude valley in Hahnmark.