Keeper of Aurelie's Garden
Overview
The Keeper of Aurelie's Garden is an Imperial title commissioned by the Imperial Senate in Spring 380YE. The position of keeper is a sinecure, requiring minimal responsibility but offering a regular income of valuable herbs. The garden is in the region of Grovesyard, Astolat, near the hospital Aurelie's Rest.
During the Summer Solstice 383YE, following some considerable confusion about how the title was appointed, the civil service proposed an administrative motion to Amend Aurelie's Garden. The method of appointment was changed to unanimous decision of the senators of Navarr and Dawn, in a similar fashion to the way titles such as the Spider's Tollkeep are appointed.
Responsibilities
The Keeper has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of herbs from Aurelie's Garden. If the Garden were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Keeper to deal with those threats.
Powers
Bounty of Herbs
The Keeper gains custodianship of a sinecure. Each season they receive 10 drams of Imperial roseweald, and 2 drams each of cerulean mazzarine, true vervain, marrowort, and bladeroot.
Appointment
The Keeper of Aurelie's Garden is appointed by unanimous decision of the senators of Dawn and Navarr. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title may be appointed by the Imperial Senate instead. The intention is that the senators will ensure that a suitable contest to identify the appropriate candidate is arranged and overseen. Legally, however, all that is required to appoint the title is a unanimous agreement between the senators of Dawn and Navarr.
The title can be held by either a Navarr citizen or a citizen of Dawn.The Keeper serves for a year, until they die, or until they step down.
In accordance with its peculiar method of appointment, the title can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Navarr National Assembly, the National Assembly of Dawn, and by the Assembly of the Nine.
| Summit | Elected |
|---|---|
| Autumn Equinox 386YE | Bertrand Gardener |
| Summer Solstice 385YE | Cerys de Rosier |
| Winter Solstice 384YE | Aesha caim |
| Spring Equinox 384YE | Aesha caim |
| Autumn Equinox 383YE | Knight Commander Cinder Hearthsong |
| Autumn Equinox 381YE | Katrina Gardner, of Dawn |
| Autumn Equinox 380YE | Kiarten Twofeet |
Recent Elections
This title is currently held by Bertrand Gardener; it will be reelected at Autumn Equinox 387YE. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.