Keeper of the Orchard

Overview

The Imperial Senate commissioned the construction of Good Walder's Orchard during the Autumn Equinox 383YE. Built in near Walder's Oak in the Golden Downs, Mitwold, work was completed shortly before the Winter Solstice 383YE.

Responsibilities

The Keeper of the Orchard has no particular responsibilities; they are recognised as having votes in the Imperial Synod and they receive a bounty of liao from the civil service. If the orchard were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Keeper to deal with those threats.

Powers

A Portion of Liao

The sinecure provides eleven measures of liao to the Keeper each season, to be used as they see fit.

Voice in the Synod

The Keeper of the Orchard may sit in the Imperial Synod, and possesses 22 votes in Synod affairs (or an additional 22 votes if they already have a congregation). They may use these votes in any assembly for which they are eligible.

Appointment

This title is appointed during the Winter Solstice. The Keeper of the Orchard is appointed by a judgement of Appointment in the Marcher national assembly.

The title can be held by any Marcher citizen. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Marcher National Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.

Summit	Elected	Votes
Winter Solstice 385YE	Tom Appleseed	88 Votes
Winter Solstice 384YE	Tom Appleseed
Winter Solstice 383YE	Tom Appleseed	40 Votes

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Tom Appleseed; it will be reelected at the next summit. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.