Greenwatcher

Overview

The Greenwatcher is an Imperial title that serves as custodian of the Greenwatch in Casinea. The motion to construct the Greenwatch was passed during the Autumn Equinox 385YE. The Greenwatch is supported by the followers of Ossegrahn and the original opportunity for the construction was presented by heralds of the Cupbearer during the Spring Equinox 385YE. More information on the opportunity can be found in the Rain king wind of fortune.

Responsibilities

The Greenwatcher has a number of responsibilities; they must use the tools provided by Ossegrahn to help destroy the vallorn as well as strive to prevent the vallorn from harming people of any nation whether Imperial or not. They are also expected to actively work to warn others of the danger presented by the vallorn, and ensure they take its threat seriously. Finally, if the Greenwatch were to come under threat, it would be the responsibility of the Greenwatcher to deal with those threats.

Powers

Implements of Willowbraid

Protective Wands
8 crowns	1 Swanfeather Schema
18 crowns	1 Bound Wellspring
22 crowns	1 Staff of Life
32 crowns	1 Sanguine Thorn

Protective Wards
12 crowns	1 Doctor's Mask
16 crowns	1 Greenwatcher's Ring
23 crowns	1 Vine Mask
28 crowns	1 Bloodfire Periapt
30 crowns	1 Abraxus Stone
40 crowns	1 Greenthorn's Shirt

The Greenwatch functions as a ministry - the Greenwatcher has access to two different purchase tracks allowing them to purchase implements, attire, and foci useful for healing from the followers of Ossegrahn. The Greenwatcher makes their decision on how much money to spend during downtime from their character page. They can only purchase one item from each of the collections. Money is removed from, and ribbons are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.

If Ossegrahn were ever subject to a Declaration of Enmity by the Conclave the ministries would cease to function.

Gift of Father Tarn

Ossegrahn provides the Greenwatcher with a unique amulet for their personal use that increases their personal healing abilities. The details of this amulet are not widely known.

Appointment

The Greenwatcher is appointed during the Spring Equinox each year by unanimous decision of the senators of Highguard. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title may be appointed by the Imperial Senate instead.

The title can be held by a citizen of Highguard. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Highborn National Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.

Tools of Healing and Protection

Click Expand to see a summary of the items that the Houses of Healing can provide which are not common knowledge among Imperial artisans.

Bound Wellspring

• Form: Weapon. Takes the form of a wand. You must be wielding this implement to use its magical properties.
• Requirement: You must have the magician skill to bond to this item.
• Effect: Three times per day you may cast the purify spell as if you knew it without spending any mana.

Doctor's Mask

• Form: Talisman. Takes the form of a ritual focus. You must be wearing this item or holding it in hand to use its magical properties.
• Requirement: You must have the magician skill to bond to this item.
• Effect: Gain 1 rank for the Blood of the Hydra, Hands of Sacred Life, and Hearthfire Circle rituals, subject to the normal rules for effective skill.

Vine Mask

• Form: Talisman. Takes the form of a ritual focus. You must be wearing this item or holding it in hand to use its magical properties.
• Requirement: You must have the magician skill to bond to this item.
• Effect: Gain 2 ranks for the Regrow the Land's Heart, and Rivers of Life rituals, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. When contributing to a performance of one of these rituals, you may choose to substitute ambergelt for crystal mana. Every 2 measures of ambergelt spent counts as 1 crystal mana, up to the normal limit determined by your effective rank of spring lore.

Greenwatcher's Ring

• Form: Talisman. Takes the form of a ritual focus. You must be wearing this item or holding it in hand to use its magical properties.
• Requirement: You must have the magician skill to bond to this item.
• Effect: Gain 3 ranks for the Ward of the Black Waste ritual, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. When contributing to a performance of the Ward of the Black Waste ritual, you may choose to substitute beggar's lye for crystal mana. Every 2 measures of beggar's lye spent counts as 1 crystal mana, up to the normal limit determined by your effective rank of Winter lore.

Greenthorn's Shirt

• Form: Armour. Takes the form of a suit of light armour. You must be wearing this armour to use its magical properties.
• Requirement: Any character can bond to this item.
• Effect: Gain an additional rank of the endurance skill. In addition, when hits are restored to you by any means then you are also cured of the venom condition. This item will not work if the purify spell would fail to remove the VENOM for any reason. While wearing his armour you are not subject to the venomous effects of the vallorn miasma. You will not contract green lung, nor will you become a vallornspawn husk if you die while wearing this armour.

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.