Overseer of the Cavabianca Dock

This title became inactive when the Asaveans fired the docks. 

Overview

The history of the Cavabianca Dock is convoluted. Their current incarnation was effectively commissioned by order of the Imperial Senate in Spring 381YE, and work was completed shortly before the start of the Summer Solstice of the same year. The first shipments of white granite reached Sarvos shortly before the Autumn Equinox 381YE, following some quick negotiations with the Asaveans to smooth over a misunderstanding that had lead to the docks being built in the wrong place..

The Overseer of the Cavabianca Dock moderates a ministry that allowed for the purchase of white granite from the Asavean Archipelago. Sadly this ministry is no longer in operation following the declaration of war issued by Asavea in retaliation for the surprise attack on Chalonsio launched by the Liberty Pact. It is impossible to say if trade might resume if the Empire made peace with the Asaveans.

During the Spring Equinox 385YE a force of Asavean warships docked in Sarvos and destroyed the Cavabianca Docks before retreating.

Responsibilities

The Overseer of the Cavabianca Dock is expected to ensure that the Asavean families known as the Heraclien and the Ragnabe continue to trade white granite to the Empire. The Overseer would be responsible for dealing with any threats to the Cavabianca Dock - but also for making decisions about any opportunity related to them. The continued operation of the docks, and thus the ministry, requires that relations between the Empire and Asavea remain cordial - the Overseer has a vested interest in ensuring friendship between the two nations continues.

Appointment

This title is appointed during the Summer Solstice. The Overseer of the Cavabianca Dock is appointed by citizens of the League who control business personal resources. The larger the business an individual has, the more votes they can allocate in support to a candidate. The voting is handled by the civil servants in the Bourse.

Only a League citizen may hold the title. They do not receive a seat on the Bourse. As a title appointed through the Bourse they cannot be revoked by the Imperial Synod.

Cavabianca Dock

These private docks were built in Caricomare, in the city of Sarvos. Work first began on a set of docks dedicated to the import of Asavean white granite in Spring 379YE, as part of an agreement with the powerful Tarqunius family. Precise details are unclear, but the deal apparently fell through. The half-completed docks were then destroyed by the Grendel orcs during the sack of Sarvos. After the city was liberated, further negotiations took place between the Imperial Ambassador to Asavea and their counterpart in Nemoria, Lady Madrianna of the Blue Stones.Lady Madrianna negotiated on behalf of two rich but relatively minor Plenum families, the Heraclien and the Ragnabe. A new arrangement was made, to build a dedicated cargo dock at Oran within sight of the Temple of Balo and the Black Bull.

Instead, the docks were built in Sarvos, to the chagrin of the Plenum families and Lady Madrianna alike. After tense negotiations, Jarrigk Wegwandelaar (the new Ambassador) was able to secure a further agreement from the Asaveans. When first discussed, the Asaveans were prepared to offer their white granite at a somewhat lower price - as part of the agreement to sell in Sarvos rather than Oran, the prices were somewhat increased. This reflects the need for the ships carrying the white granite to first call at the Temple in Feroz on their way to and from Sarvos.

The dock was for the exclusive use of merchants and traders from Cavabianca, a town in the Asavean Archipelago associated with several large quarries and overseen by representatives of the two families. Ships used to bring regular shipments of valuable stone to Caricomare from the Archipelago, and there were several sturdy warehouses as well as several apartments for use by the visiting Asavean captains and their officers. The Grendel left the Asavean ships and their valuable cargo alone - although they still enjoyed a well-armed warship as escort. These warships rarely came close to land however, and it is likely that they were largely crewed by slaves.

The collapse of diplomatic relations between the Imperial Senate and the Plenum saw fewer ships visiting the docks, until eventually the trade dried up completely following the Asavean declaration of war. During the Spring Equinox 385YE a force of Asavean warships docked in Sarvos and destroyed the Cavabianca Docks before retreating.

The Title in Play

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Summit	Elected	Votes
Summer Solstice 384YE	Radik Von Temeshwar	123 Votes
Summer Solstice 383YE	Alain Davos D'Sarvos	79 Votes
Summer Solstice 382YE	Benedict Pacelli Von Holberg
Spring Equinox 382YE	Lukash Biessek von Temeschwar
Autumn Equinox 381YE	Fioré dei Liberi

Recent Elections

This tile is no longer being elected as the Bourse seat it oversaw is not in Imperial hands. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.