Custodian of the Pelican Tower
Overview
The Custodian of the Pelican Tower is an Imperial title of the League created following an announcement during the Spring Equinox 384YE by Achille di Sarvos, Bearer of an Imperial Wayleave. The construction was completed shortly before the 384YE Summer Solstice.
Responsibilities
The Custodian has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of crystal mana from Pelican Tower. If the Tower were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Custodian to deal with those threats. Likewise, if any opportunity relating to the Tower presented itself, they would make any decisions needed to take advantage of it.
Powers
Bounty of Mana
The Custodian receives an income of 9 crystal mana each season from the Pelican Tower.
Appointment
The Custodian of the Pelican Tower is selected by unanimous decision of the the League senators. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title may be appointed by the Imperial Senate instead.
The title can be held by any League citizen. The Custodian has tenure, and serves until they die or step down. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the League National Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.
| Summit | Elected |
|---|---|
| Summer Solstice 384YE | Concordio Barcaiolo di sarvos |
Recent Elections
This title is currently held by Concordio Barcaiolo di sarvos. This title has tenure, the occupant may hold the title until it is revoked, they die or they relinquish the position. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.
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.