Brilliant Shore

Overview

The Brilliant Shore stands near Gildenheim, in the Imperial Orc territory of Skarsind. Custodianship of the Brilliant Shore grants an Imperial title; a seat on the Imperial Bourse; and a seasonal bounty of valuable white granite.

The Resource

When the sun reflects on the workings on the cliff faces near Gildenheim, the reflection is blinding and it is this phenomenon that gives the white granite quarry its name. The deposits of White Granite in the Brilliant Shore were discovered centuries ago by a young icewalker who took shelter in the area while the region was assailed by a magical storm conjured by the Thule. When the magician noticed that the storm passed over the cave where they were sheltering, they realized that something in the area must be weakening the curse. Further investigation of the cave discovered the white granite deposits, and provided the Wintermark people with a valuable resource.

In the early years of the Empire, the Brilliant Shore was assigned as an Imperial Seat, and could be held by any citizen. It was one of the first areas seized by the Thule when Skarsind fell, and reclaimed at the turning point of the recent war. At the summit of Winter 377, when the status of the seat was debated; the Imperial Senate declared it a National resource in the control of Wintermark but the Imperial Synod exercised their veto to make the Senate reconsider. The position was confirmed as a National resource in the control of Wintermark at the Spring summit of 378.

The current status of the Brilliant Shore has been called into question as part of the confusion surrounding the relinquishment of Skarsind, and it's subsequent assignment as the new homeland of the Imperial Orcs.

The Steinr Joakim was the last Winterfolk holder of the Seat
prior to Wintermark relinquishing their claim to Skarsind.