Broker of Treji Wayhouse
Overview
The Broker of Treji Wayhouse is an Imperial title awarded to a Navarr citizen. It is a national position appointed by majority vote of the Navarr owners of herb gardens. The vote is organized by the Imperial Bourse.
In the years since Skarsind was recovered, the roads were repaired and some work went towards re-establishing trade, but the Wintermark focus was more on the routes through the passes into Hahnmark in the north-east. Over Winter 379YE, work began on restoring a trading network along the northern territories with Torfast Trading Post in Skarsind as a central hub, and subsidiary offices in Temeschwar.
Responsibilities
The Broker is expected to keep the trade flowing along the roads that lead from Skarsind west through Hercynia and to the rest of the Empire. The close contact with the traders allows ample opportunity for the Broker to acquire supplies at bargain prices from merchants heading both to and from Skarsind.
Powers
Ministry
As a ministry, the title of Broker of Treji Wayhouse allows the holder to purchase quantities of special materials at a set price. The Broker 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.
| Total Money Spent | Production |
| 7 Crowns | 5 Dragonbone, 3 Ambergelt, 3 Bladeroot, 2 Orichalcum |
| 17 Crowns | 11 Dragonbone, 6 Ambergelt, 6 Bladeroot, 3 Orichalcum |
| 35 Crowns | 15 Dragonbone, 9 Ambergelt, 8 Bladeroot, 6 Orichalcum |
Selection
This title is appointed during the Summer Solstice. The Broker is appointed by Navarr who control herb garden personal resources. The larger the herb garden 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 Navarr character may hold this title, although there is no requirement for them to be from Hercynia. They do not receive a seat on the Bourse nor access to the private auction.
Removal
The Broker is appointed every year. They cannot be revoked by any Assembly of the Imperial Synod.
History
Work was completed shortly before Summer 380YE on the Wayhouse that serves as a base of operations for the Broker and links to the Torfast Trading Post.
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.