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Twiggy at 15:54, 21 March 2026

2026-03-21T15:54:09Z

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	The current hall at [[Hahnmark#Valasmark\|Valashal]] was constructed on the site of a much older hall, the Runehall. According to legend the Runehall was built by a Troll the scops named The Torn Light of Night Falling but it was said to be cursed. Brigid razed the Runehall to the ground and had fresh timber and stone brought in so that no part of the original remained. Over time the settlement grew and now a ~~suaq~~ icewalker named Artja Fivefeet has proposed the construction of the Kauppahall, a new trading hall that would allow merchants from southern Hahnmark and northern Kallavesa to bring their goods here for sale.		The current hall at [[Hahnmark#Valasmark\|Valashal]] was constructed on the site of a much older hall, the Runehall. According to legend the Runehall was built by a Troll the scops named The Torn Light of Night Falling but it was said to be cursed. Brigid razed the Runehall to the ground and had fresh timber and stone brought in so that no part of the original remained. Over time the settlement grew and now a Suaq icewalker named Artja Fivefeet has proposed the construction of the Kauppahall, a new trading hall that would allow merchants from southern Hahnmark and northern Kallavesa to bring their goods here for sale.

	Artja's Kauppahall is an unusual design that requires 16 wains of weirwood and 32 crowns and would take 3 months to construct. The hall is actually a pair of twinned buildings, laid out to resemble the curving forms of the [[runes\|rune]] [[Lann]]. The Kauppahall would facilitate trade in stone from the nearby hills helping to enrich Valasmark as well as creating an opportunity for whoever is appointed to oversee the trading hall to buy small quantities of [[white granite]] when they come up for sale. This position would be an [[Imperial title]], the Talon of Kauppahall, and would need to be a Wintermark national appointment to be effective. The civil service advise that the constitutional method of appointment would be for an annual appointment by [[Tally of the Votes\|tally of the votes]], allowing leaders of Wintermark military units to decide who should hold the position.		Artja's Kauppahall is an unusual design that requires 16 wains of weirwood and 32 crowns and would take 3 months to construct. The hall is actually a pair of twinned buildings, laid out to resemble the curving forms of the [[runes\|rune]] [[Lann]]. The Kauppahall would facilitate trade in stone from the nearby hills helping to enrich Valasmark as well as creating an opportunity for whoever is appointed to oversee the trading hall to buy small quantities of [[white granite]] when they come up for sale. This position would be an [[Imperial title]], the Talon of Kauppahall, and would need to be a Wintermark national appointment to be effective. The civil service advise that the constitutional method of appointment would be for an annual appointment by [[Tally of the Votes\|tally of the votes]], allowing leaders of Wintermark military units to decide who should hold the position.
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	* '''The public auction will receive no more mithril if the Parador of Dust is refurbished'''		* '''The public auction will receive no more mithril if the Parador of Dust is refurbished'''
	* '''The public auction will receive no more white granite if the Blackfield Market is expanded or the Kauppahall is raised'''		* '''The public auction will receive no more white granite if the Blackfield Market is expanded or the Kauppahall is raised'''
	* '''The Blackfield Market and the ~~Kaupahall~~ are in opposition to each other, the returns will be split if both are built'''		* '''The Blackfield Market and the Kauppahall are in opposition to each other, the returns will be split if both are built'''

	There is a significant problem. All these opportunities for markets, trading halls and the like work by diverting resources to national markets that would normally be sent to Anvil for public auction instead. The supply of white granite going to the public auction has already halved following the construction of the Cinderpath Exchange. If the Blackfield Market is expanded ''or'' the ~~Kaupahall~~ is raised then the regular supply of white granite will end. If ''both'' are commissioned and completed, then the prices would increase and the quantity available at both the Kauppahall ''and'' the Blackfield market would be halved, for as long as both establishments remained operable.		There is a significant problem. All these opportunities for markets, trading halls and the like work by diverting resources to national markets that would normally be sent to Anvil for public auction instead. The supply of white granite going to the public auction has already halved following the construction of the Cinderpath Exchange. If the Blackfield Market is expanded ''or'' the Kauppahall is raised then the regular supply of white granite will end. If ''both'' are commissioned and completed, then the prices would increase and the quantity available at both the Kauppahall ''and'' the Blackfield market would be halved, for as long as both establishments remained operable.

	Likewise if the Parador of Dust is refurbished, then the remaining supply of mithril to the public auction will end, and if the Korotny docks are expanded then the remaining supply of weirwood will end.		Likewise if the Parador of Dust is refurbished, then the remaining supply of mithril to the public auction will end, and if the Korotny docks are expanded then the remaining supply of weirwood will end.

Thespaceinvader: /* Overview */

2025-04-16T16:46:16Z

Overview

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	{{Audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcyAiU5w9A}}		{{Audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcyAiU5w9A}}
	Over the last year or so, the Empire has [[Prosperity and the Public Auction\|wrestled with the contentious question of how the Empire's most precious resources should be allocated]]. Now the civil service have prepared details for ~~the~~ [[Great_prosperity_and_strength#Gulnar.27s_Deeps_and_Valashal\|the opportunity to construct a trading hall in Valashal]] as well as making clear that the Blackfield Market and the Parador of Dust are still viable, though neither opportunity will exist for much longer as the impact of the three mandates endorsed by the Synod following the Winter Solstice 382YE is now waning.		Over the last year or so, the Empire has [[Prosperity and the Public Auction\|wrestled with the contentious question of how the Empire's most precious resources should be allocated]]. Now the civil service have prepared details for [[Great_prosperity_and_strength#Gulnar.27s_Deeps_and_Valashal\|the opportunity to construct a trading hall in Valashal]] as well as making clear that the Blackfield Market and the Parador of Dust are still viable, though neither opportunity will exist for much longer as the impact of the three mandates endorsed by the Synod following the Winter Solstice 382YE is now waning.

	Keen to seize the moment before it passes a group of prosperous Varushkans have identified a way to take advantage of a recent opportunity that the Dawnish failed to capitalise on, seeking to increase their share of the trade on the Semmerlak. By contrast, a Marcher friar suggests that the Cardinal of Prosperity should use their leadership and influence in the Prosperity Assembly to pass their own mandate, bypassing the national assemblies, and seeking to identify new opportunities in the Empire directly.		Keen to seize the moment before it passes a group of prosperous Varushkans have identified a way to take advantage of a recent opportunity that the Dawnish failed to capitalise on, seeking to increase their share of the trade on the Semmerlak. By contrast, a Marcher friar suggests that the Cardinal of Prosperity should use their leadership and influence in the Prosperity Assembly to pass their own mandate, bypassing the national assemblies, and seeking to identify new opportunities in the Empire directly.

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

2022-05-16T12:03:11Z

Resolution

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	In normal times this mandate only requires a simple majority, but at present ''all'' Synod mandates require a greater majority to be effective, due to the actions of the Wisdom Assembly.		In normal times this mandate only requires a simple majority, but at present ''all'' Synod mandates require a greater majority to be effective, due to the actions of the Wisdom Assembly.
	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	During the Winter Solstice the Imperial Senate commissioned [[Construct_Kauppahall\|Kauppahall]] and the [[Construct_Parador_of_Dust\|Parador of Dust]]. The opportunity to construct Blackfield Market has now lapsed; interest has waned and the construction of Kauppahall will leave no resources available to be bought by the Marcher ministry.		During the Winter Solstice the Imperial Senate commissioned [[Construct_Kauppahall\|Kauppahall]] and the [[Construct_Parador_of_Dust\|Parador of Dust]]. There are problems with the Kauppahall commission however; the method of appointment mentioned by the Senators is unconstitutional.

			The opportunity to construct Blackfield Market has now lapsed; interest has waned and the construction of Kauppahall will leave no resources available to be bought by the Marcher ministry.

	The opportunity to create a market in Karov remains for the time being, but again interest is likely to wane as time goes by; certainly by the end of the Summer Solstice 384YE the opportunity will be lost.		The opportunity to create a market in Karov remains for the time being, but again interest is likely to wane as time goes by; certainly by the end of the Summer Solstice 384YE the opportunity will be lost.

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

2022-05-16T11:59:43Z

Resolution

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	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	During the Winter Solstice the Imperial Senate commissioned [[Construct_Kauppahall\|Kauppahall]] and the [[Construct_Parador_of_Dust\|Parador of Dust]]. The opportunity to construct Blackfield Market has now lapsed; interest has waned and the construction of Kauppahall will leave no resources available to be bought by the Marcher ministry.		During the Winter Solstice the Imperial Senate commissioned [[Construct_Kauppahall\|Kauppahall]] and the [[Construct_Parador_of_Dust\|Parador of Dust]]. The opportunity to construct Blackfield Market has now lapsed; interest has waned and the construction of Kauppahall will leave no resources available to be bought by the Marcher ministry.

			The opportunity to create a market in Karov remains for the time being, but again interest is likely to wane as time goes by; certainly by the end of the Summer Solstice 384YE the opportunity will be lost.

	Following the Solstice, Bartimaeus of the Prosperity Assembly enacted a mandate to [[#An_Unspent_Coin\|encourage the citizens]] of [[Redoubt]] to seek ways to increase their prosperity.		Following the Solstice, Bartimaeus of the Prosperity Assembly enacted a mandate to [[#An_Unspent_Coin\|encourage the citizens]] of [[Redoubt]] to seek ways to increase their prosperity.

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

2022-05-16T11:57:27Z

Resolution

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	In normal times this mandate only requires a simple majority, but at present ''all'' Synod mandates require a greater majority to be effective, due to the actions of the Wisdom Assembly.		In normal times this mandate only requires a simple majority, but at present ''all'' Synod mandates require a greater majority to be effective, due to the actions of the Wisdom Assembly.
	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	During the Winter Solstice the Imperial Senate commissioned [[Construct_Kauppahall\|Kauppahall]] and the [[Construct_Parador_of_Dust\|Parador of Dust]].		During the Winter Solstice the Imperial Senate commissioned [[Construct_Kauppahall\|Kauppahall]] and the [[Construct_Parador_of_Dust\|Parador of Dust]]. The opportunity to construct Blackfield Market has now lapsed; interest has waned and the construction of Kauppahall will leave no resources available to be bought by the Marcher ministry.

	Following the Solstice, Bartimaeus of the Prosperity Assembly enacted a mandate to [[#An_Unspent_Coin\|encourage the citizens]] of [[Redoubt]] to seek ways to increase their prosperity.		Following the Solstice, Bartimaeus of the Prosperity Assembly enacted a mandate to [[#An_Unspent_Coin\|encourage the citizens]] of [[Redoubt]] to seek ways to increase their prosperity.

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

2022-05-16T11:56:14Z

Resolution

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	In normal times this mandate only requires a simple majority, but at present ''all'' Synod mandates require a greater majority to be effective, due to the actions of the Wisdom Assembly.		In normal times this mandate only requires a simple majority, but at present ''all'' Synod mandates require a greater majority to be effective, due to the actions of the Wisdom Assembly.
	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	Following the ~~Winter~~ Solstice, Bartimaeus of the Prosperity Assembly enacted a mandate to [[#An_Unspent_Coin\|encourage the citizens]] of [[Redoubt]] to seek ways to increase their prosperity.		During the Winter Solstice the Imperial Senate commissioned [[Construct_Kauppahall\|Kauppahall]] and the [[Construct_Parador_of_Dust\|Parador of Dust]].

			Following the Solstice, Bartimaeus of the Prosperity Assembly enacted a mandate to [[#An_Unspent_Coin\|encourage the citizens]] of [[Redoubt]] to seek ways to increase their prosperity.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	* [[Prosperity and the Public Auction]] summarises the history behind this Wind of Fortune		* [[Prosperity and the Public Auction]] summarises the history behind this Wind of Fortune
	* [[Rules_update_2021#Scaling_Back_the_Public_Auction\|Scaling back the public auction]] presents a rule update relating to the public auction		* [[Rules_update_2021#Scaling_Back_the_Public_Auction\|Scaling back the public auction]] presents a rule update relating to the public auction

Rafferty: /* An Unspent Coin */

2022-04-29T12:48:14Z

An Unspent Coin

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	In normal times this mandate only requires a simple majority, but at present ''all'' Synod mandates require a greater majority to be effective, due to the actions of the Wisdom Assembly.		In normal times this mandate only requires a simple majority, but at present ''all'' Synod mandates require a greater majority to be effective, due to the actions of the Wisdom Assembly.
			==Resolution==
			Following the Winter Solstice, Bartimaeus of the Prosperity Assembly enacted a mandate to [[#An_Unspent_Coin\|encourage the citizens]] of [[Redoubt]] to seek ways to increase their prosperity.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	* [[Prosperity and the Public Auction]] summarises the history behind this Wind of Fortune		* [[Prosperity and the Public Auction]] summarises the history behind this Wind of Fortune
	* [[Rules_update_2021#Scaling_Back_the_Public_Auction\|Scaling back the public auction]] presents a rule update relating to the public auction		* [[Rules_update_2021#Scaling_Back_the_Public_Auction\|Scaling back the public auction]] presents a rule update relating to the public auction

Novemberalice at 11:42, 16 April 2022

2022-04-16T11:42:44Z

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:383YE Winter]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:383YE Winter]][[Category:Recent History]]
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	"Read it again." she said in a tone that brooked no argument. Jenny Stock's eyesight was so bad she struggled to read in poor light, but the Abbess' voice had lost none of ~~it's~~ steel. He'd read the summary of Synod judgements twice now already and it was not a short list, but he resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Failing eyesight or no, if his Abbess caught him doing that she'd box his ears. "Judgement 4. The General Assembly. Rafael Barossa di Tassato..."		"Read it again." she said in a tone that brooked no argument. Jenny Stock's eyesight was so bad she struggled to read in poor light, but the Abbess' voice had lost none of its steel. He'd read the summary of Synod judgements twice now already and it was not a short list, but he resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Failing eyesight or no, if his Abbess caught him doing that she'd box his ears. "Judgement 4. The General Assembly. Rafael Barossa di Tassato..."

	By the time Robin had finished the list for the third time, his voice was getting hoarse and he was openly eyeing the pitcher of fresh water on the Abbess' desk. Jenny ignored him, continuing to pace up and down as she'd been doing since the first recital.		By the time Robin had finished the list for the third time, his voice was getting hoarse and he was openly eyeing the pitcher of fresh water on the Abbess' desk. Jenny ignored him, continuing to pace up and down as she'd been doing since the first recital.
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	==Overview==		==Overview==
			{{Audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcyAiU5w9A}}
	Over the last year or so, the Empire has [[Prosperity and the Public Auction\|wrestled with the contentious question of how the Empire's most precious resources should be allocated]]. Now the civil service have prepared details for the [[Great_prosperity_and_strength#Gulnar.27s_Deeps_and_Valashal\|the opportunity to construct a trading hall in Valashal]] as well as making clear that the Blackfield Market and the Parador of Dust are still viable, though neither opportunity will exist for much longer as the impact of the three mandates endorsed by the Synod following the Winter Solstice 382YE is now waning.		Over the last year or so, the Empire has [[Prosperity and the Public Auction\|wrestled with the contentious question of how the Empire's most precious resources should be allocated]]. Now the civil service have prepared details for the [[Great_prosperity_and_strength#Gulnar.27s_Deeps_and_Valashal\|the opportunity to construct a trading hall in Valashal]] as well as making clear that the Blackfield Market and the Parador of Dust are still viable, though neither opportunity will exist for much longer as the impact of the three mandates endorsed by the Synod following the Winter Solstice 382YE is now waning.

	Keen to seize the moment before it passes a group of prosperous Varushkans have identified a way to take advantage of a recent opportunity that the Dawnish failed to capitalise on, seeking to increase their share of the trade on the Semmerlak. By contrast, a Marcher friar suggests that the Cardinal of Prosperity should use their leadership and influence in the Prosperity Assembly to pass their own mandate, bypassing the national assemblies, and seeking to identify new opportunities in the Empire directly.		Keen to seize the moment before it passes a group of prosperous Varushkans have identified a way to take advantage of a recent opportunity that the Dawnish failed to capitalise on, seeking to increase their share of the trade on the Semmerlak. By contrast, a Marcher friar suggests that the Cardinal of Prosperity should use their leadership and influence in the Prosperity Assembly to pass their own mandate, bypassing the national assemblies, and seeking to identify new opportunities in the Empire directly.
	~~{{Audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcyAiU5w9A}}~~
	==A Troll's Shadow==		==A Troll's Shadow==
	* '''Constructing the Kauppahall would cost 16 wains of weirwood, 32 crowns in labour, and require a senate motion, or wayleave'''		* '''Constructing the Kauppahall would cost 16 wains of weirwood, 32 crowns in labour, and require a senate motion, or wayleave'''

Matt at 11:26, 9 April 2022

2022-04-09T11:26:16Z

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	Keen to seize the moment before it passes a group of prosperous Varushkans have identified a way to take advantage of a recent opportunity that the Dawnish failed to capitalise on, seeking to increase their share of the trade on the Semmerlak. By contrast, a Marcher friar suggests that the Cardinal of Prosperity should use their leadership and influence in the Prosperity Assembly to pass their own mandate, bypassing the national assemblies, and seeking to identify new opportunities in the Empire directly.		Keen to seize the moment before it passes a group of prosperous Varushkans have identified a way to take advantage of a recent opportunity that the Dawnish failed to capitalise on, seeking to increase their share of the trade on the Semmerlak. By contrast, a Marcher friar suggests that the Cardinal of Prosperity should use their leadership and influence in the Prosperity Assembly to pass their own mandate, bypassing the national assemblies, and seeking to identify new opportunities in the Empire directly.
			{{Audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcyAiU5w9A}}
	==A Troll's Shadow==		==A Troll's Shadow==
	* '''Constructing the Kauppahall would cost 16 wains of weirwood, 32 crowns in labour, and require a senate motion, or wayleave'''		* '''Constructing the Kauppahall would cost 16 wains of weirwood, 32 crowns in labour, and require a senate motion, or wayleave'''

Rafferty: /* An Unspent Coin */

2022-03-28T14:19:55Z

An Unspent Coin

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	<quote by="Synod Mandate, Prosperity Assembly">There are three things that should never be made: Food that goes uneaten, coin that goes unspent and magic that goes unused. We send ''(named priest)'' with 25 liao to (named territory) to urge all prosperous citizens to seek out new opportunities for commerce and development in their lands putting forward their proposals for consideration at the next summit.</quote>		<quote by="Synod Mandate, Prosperity Assembly">There are three things that should never be made: Food that goes uneaten, coin that goes unspent and magic that goes unused. We send ''(named priest)'' with 25 liao to (named territory) to urge all prosperous citizens to seek out new opportunities for commerce and development in their lands putting forward their proposals for consideration at the next summit.</quote>

	Jenny proposes that the [[Cardinal of Prosperity]] should submit a suitably-worded mandate that identifies a single region or territory in the Empire. The mandate would need to urge followers of Prosperity who dwell there to seek opportunities to develop trade and commerce in their lands so that suitable proposals could be put forward for consideration at the following summit at Anvil. She provides an example of the wording that could be used for the mandate, but also points out that the cardinal could try and use the mandate ~~wording~~ to provide additional guidance on what sort of opportunity the Assembly were looking for.		Jenny proposes that the [[Cardinal of Prosperity]] should submit a suitably-worded mandate that identifies a single region or territory in the Empire. The mandate would need to urge followers of Prosperity who dwell there to seek opportunities to develop trade and commerce in their lands so that suitable proposals could be put forward for consideration at the following summit at Anvil. She provides an example of the wording that could be used for the mandate, but also points out that the cardinal could try and use the wording of each mandate to provide additional guidance on what sort of opportunity the Assembly were looking for in the named territory.

	The civil service calculate that for the next year, if the Cardinal of Prosperity put forward a mandate like this and it was endorsed with sufficient liao, then it would definitely give rise to an [[opportunity]] in that territory at the next summit. These mandates could create opportunities for increased trade or production in common materials like mana crystals, herbs, ingots, measures and similar, they would not be able to provide opportunities for increased production of Bourse resources such as mithril or ilium.		The civil service calculate that for the next year, if the Cardinal of Prosperity put forward a mandate like this and it was endorsed with sufficient liao, then it would definitely give rise to an [[opportunity]] in that territory at the next summit. These mandates could create opportunities for increased trade or production in common materials like mana crystals, herbs, ingots, measures and similar, they would not be able to provide opportunities for increased production of Bourse resources such as mithril or ilium.