Reeve of the Happiston Mana Exchange
Overview
The Reeve of the Happiston Mana Exchange is an Imperial title awarded to a Marcher citizen. Commissioned by Vivane Knotes, Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave in Spring 386YE in the Chalkdowns of the Mournwold, the Happiston Mana Exchange enables the Reeeve to purchase mana crystals via a ministry.
Responsibilities
The Reeve has no particular responsibilities; they are simply able to purchase mana crystals from the ministry. If the Happiston Mana Exchange were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Custodian to deal with those threats.
Powers
Ministry
| Mana crystals | |
| 7 Crowns | 8 mana crystals |
| 17 Crowns | 16 mana crystals |
| 30 Crowns | 25 mana crystals |
| 46 Crowns | 33 mana crystals |
As a ministry, the title of Reeve of the Happiston Mana Exchange allows the holder to purchase quantities of mana crystals a set price. The Reeve makes their decision on how much money to spend during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.
Appointment
This title is appointed during the Winter Solstice. The Reeve of the Happiston Mana Exchange is appointed by citizens of the Marches who control farms. The larger the farm 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 citizen of the Marches 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.
The Title in Play
The role does not provide additional information about events in the Empire, nor allow the player holding it to request special reports or downtime actions. These details are assumed to be below the abstraction layer. The title holder is encouraged to create their own stories about their activities within reasonable limits and to get involved in events appropriate to their title during the game, but they do not have any powers beyond those explicitly listed in the section on powers.
These details exist partly to provide context and character to the role - and partly to allow our writers to use the title as a plot hook. Plot that involves the position will be rare - but all the campaign positions in Empire have these details to create the potential for it to happen.