Keeper of the Breadbasket - Revision history

Hailmur at 17:51, 18 May 2026

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	==Overview==		==Overview==

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A Stitch in Time

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	* '''Five wains of weirwood will be provided by Harry the Axe if the Marcher Assembly supports the Feni's claim to Alderly'''		* '''Five wains of weirwood will be provided by Harry the Axe if the Marcher Assembly supports the Feni's claim to Alderly'''
	* '''The alders of Wayford are holding ten wains of weirwood, ready for the expansion to be commissioned'''		* '''The alders of Wayford are holding ten wains of weirwood, ready for the expansion to be commissioned'''
	* '''Three wains are being held by Stockwater ~~Monaster~~ ready for the expansion to be commissioned'''		* '''Three wains are being held by Stockwater Monastery ready for the expansion to be commissioned'''
	{{:Search high and low}}		{{:Search high and low}}

Hailmur: /* The Mournwold */

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The Mournwold

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 ===The Mournwold===
-As of the Summer Solstice 386YE, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 35 wains of weirwood, 15 wains of white granite, 150 crowns of labour, and take six months to complete (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works|no other great works]] were built improving investment in farms in the interim). When finished, it would grant every farm in the Mournwold an additional 36 rings each season. It would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket|Keeper]] by default.
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 ==Further Reading==

Hailmur: /* Distribution of Imperial Bounty */

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Distribution of Imperial Bounty

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	===Distribution of Imperial Bounty===		===Distribution of Imperial Bounty===
	The Imperial Breadbasket can be used to support a single Imperial nation whose armies are suffering from [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]] or a single Imperial territory that was suffering from hunger, famine or crop failure. To use this ability, the Keeper must make an announcement in the Imperial Senate to indicate which nation the Breadbasket will support. When this happens then the natural decay of all its armies and navies of that nation is halved.		The Imperial Breadbasket can be used to support a single Imperial nation whose armies are suffering from [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]] or a single Imperial territory that was suffering from hunger, famine or crop failure.

	~~The~~ silos can only support ~~a single nation~~ in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which ~~nation~~ to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.		To use this ability, the Keeper must make an announcement in the Imperial Senate. If the Keeper announces that the Breadbasket is supporting a nation's armies, then the natural decay of all its armies and navies of that nation is halved. If the Keeper announces that the Breadbasket is supporting an Imperial territory, then the support may prompt additional effects, often resulting in an entry into the following seasons [[Recent history\|Winds of Fortune]].

			If either of these are employed, then the farm owners of the Marches would receive no additional income from the Breadbasket until it is resolved. Further, the silos can only support action in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, or a territory were to suffer a famine, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.

	No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Keeper of the Breadbasket. The [[Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise its [[veto]] over the Keeper's decision.		No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Keeper of the Breadbasket. The [[Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise its [[veto]] over the Keeper's decision.

Hailmur at 02:33, 16 April 2026

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	~~[[Category:The Marches]] [[Category:Title]]~~
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Granary.png\|caption=Granary outside [[Mitwold#Hay\|Hay]] in [[Mitwold]].\|align=right\|width=500}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Granary.png\|caption=Granary outside [[Mitwold#Hay\|Hay]] in [[Mitwold]].\|align=right\|width=500}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	This [[Imperial title]] was [[Create_title_of_Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|created]] by the [[Senate]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE to oversee the function of the granaries and storehouses in [[Mitwold]] and [[Upwold]] that make up the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. Prior to the creation of this title, decisions about the Breadbasket were made by the [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[Senator\|senators]] - now such decisions would be made by the Keeper instead.		This [[Imperial title]] was [[Create_title_of_Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|created]] by the [[Senate]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE to oversee the function of the granaries and storehouses in [[Mitwold]] and [[Upwold]] that make up the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. Prior to the creation of this title, decisions about the Breadbasket were made by the [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[Senator\|senators]] - now such decisions would be made by the Keeper instead.

			The Senate [[387YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|voted]] to amend the position to be appointed by Tally of the Votes at the Spring Equinox 387YE, following a vote of the farm owners of Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold at the Winter Solstice 386YE. More information can be found on the '''[[Send for me]]''' wind of fortune.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==
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	===Distribution of Imperial Bounty===		===Distribution of Imperial Bounty===
	The Imperial Breadbasket can be used to support a single Imperial nation whose armies are suffering from [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]]. To use this ability, the Keeper must make an announcement in the Imperial Senate to indicate which nation the Breadbasket will support. When this happens then the natural decay of all its armies and navies of that nation is halved.		The Imperial Breadbasket can be used to support a single Imperial nation whose armies are suffering from [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]] or a single Imperial territory that was suffering from hunger, famine or crop failure. To use this ability, the Keeper must make an announcement in the Imperial Senate to indicate which nation the Breadbasket will support. When this happens then the natural decay of all its armies and navies of that nation is halved.

	The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.		The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.

	If a wind of fortune includes an [[opportunity]] for the Keeper of the Breadbasket to make a material difference by changing the distribution of Imperial bounty, then this will be explicit in the text. In this case, the Keeper will need to use their Senate announcement to indicate what response they are taking.		No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Keeper of the Breadbasket. The [[Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise its [[veto]] over the Keeper's decision.

	No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Keeper of the Breadbasket. The [[Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise ~~their~~ [[veto]] over the Keeper's decision.

	==Appointment==		==Appointment==
	This title is appointed during the Winter Solstice by ~~unanimous decision~~ of the [[~~senator\|senators~~]] of [[~~the Marches~~]]. ~~If a unanimous decision cannot be reached~~, the ~~title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position\|may be appointed]]~~ by the ~~[[Senate]] instead~~.		This title is appointed during the Winter Solstice by citizens of the Marches who control [[farm]] [[Resource\|personal resources]]. The larger the farm 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.

	~~The~~ title ~~can be held by~~ a ~~citizen of~~ the ~~Marches. The Keeper can~~ be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[~~Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine~~]].		Only a Marcher character may hold the title. As a title in the Bourse, they cannot be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Synod]]
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Orson.jpg\|caption='''Orson BogMyrtle''', Keeper of the Breadbasket\|align=left\|width=300}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Orson.jpg\|caption='''Orson BogMyrtle''', Keeper of the Breadbasket\|align=left\|width=300}}
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	===The Mournwold===		===The Mournwold===
	As of the Summer Solstice 386YE, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 35 wains of weirwood, 15 wains of white granite, 150 crowns of labour, and take six months to complete (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works\|no other great works]] were built improving investment in farms in the interim). When finished, it would grant every farm in the Mournwold an additional 36 rings each season. It would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|Keeper]] by default.		As of the Summer Solstice 386YE, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 35 wains of weirwood, 15 wains of white granite, 150 crowns of labour, and take six months to complete (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works\|no other great works]] were built improving investment in farms in the interim). When finished, it would grant every farm in the Mournwold an additional 36 rings each season. It would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|Keeper]] by default.

			==Further Reading==
			* [[Search high and low]] - 387YE Winter Solstice wind of fortune that laid out how the Breadbasket could be extended into Mournwold, and the construction of a cottage for the Keeper
			* [[Send for me]] - 386YE Winter Solstice results of an appraisal that established how the title might support other nations

	{{Responsibilities Expectation}}		{{Responsibilities Expectation}}
			[[Category:The Marches]] [[Category:Title]][[Category:Bourse]]

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	===Distribution of Imperial Bounty===		===Distribution of Imperial Bounty===
	The Imperial Breadbasket can be used to support a single Imperial nation whose armies are suffering from [[~~Imperial_army~~#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]]. To use this ability, the Keeper must make an announcement in the Imperial Senate to indicate which nation the Breadbasket will support. When this happens then the natural decay of all its armies and navies of that nation is halved.		The Imperial Breadbasket can be used to support a single Imperial nation whose armies are suffering from [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]]. To use this ability, the Keeper must make an announcement in the Imperial Senate to indicate which nation the Breadbasket will support. When this happens then the natural decay of all its armies and navies of that nation is halved.

	The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.		The silos can only support a single nation in this way - if a second nation were to have more armies than it could support, then the Keeper of the Breadbasket would need to choose which nation to assist. The grain stores do not allow an Imperial nation to build more armies than it can support.

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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	If a wind of fortune includes an [[opportunity]] for the Keeper of the Breadbasket to make a material difference by changing the distribution of Imperial bounty, then this will be explicit in the text. In this case, the Keeper will need to use their Senate announcement to indicate what response they are taking.		If a wind of fortune includes an [[opportunity]] for the Keeper of the Breadbasket to make a material difference by changing the distribution of Imperial bounty, then this will be explicit in the text. In this case, the Keeper will need to use their Senate announcement to indicate what response they are taking.

	No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Keeper of the Breadbasket. The [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise their [[veto]] over the Keeper's decision.		No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Keeper of the Breadbasket. The [[Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise their [[veto]] over the Keeper's decision.

	==Appointment==		==Appointment==

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

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Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	This [[Imperial title]] was [[Create_title_of_Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|created]] by the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE to oversee the function of the granaries and storehouses in [[Mitwold]] and [[Upwold]] that make up the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. Prior to the creation of this title, decisions about the Breadbasket were made by the [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[Senator\|senators]] - now such decisions would be made by the Keeper instead.		This [[Imperial title]] was [[Create_title_of_Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|created]] by the [[Senate]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE to oversee the function of the granaries and storehouses in [[Mitwold]] and [[Upwold]] that make up the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. Prior to the creation of this title, decisions about the Breadbasket were made by the [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[Senator\|senators]] - now such decisions would be made by the Keeper instead.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==
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	==Appointment==		==Appointment==
	This title is appointed during the Winter Solstice by unanimous decision of the [[senator\|senators]] of [[the Marches]]. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position\|may be appointed]] by the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] instead.		This title is appointed during the Winter Solstice by unanimous decision of the [[senator\|senators]] of [[the Marches]]. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position\|may be appointed]] by the [[Senate]] instead.

	The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]].		The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]].
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	The plan to construct the ''Imperial Breadbasket'' began in the markets of [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]] and received immediate support from many of the [[market town\|market towns]]. The call went out for the construction of a great work, a network of granaries and storage barns, coupled with the creation and cultivation of stocks of seed to be made available to all for a modest price in the face of blight, harsh weather, or similar disasters. Meade has long since grown past the point where it can feed itself. It relies on a steady influx of grain, meat, milk, and cheese not just from Mitwold, but from across the Marches. Its prosperity relies on trade routes supported by well-fed and healthy merchants selling food and metal and wood produced by labourers who are not starving to death. The rest of the market towns are in a similar situation - and recognise a simple truth. When the farmers starve, ''everyone'' starves. The alders put their hands in their pockets - but not as a gift, or as charity, but as recognition of the fact the Marches - and the Empire - prosper when the farmers prosper. It was an investment for the future, as well as an effort to "darn the rip" between the folk of the market towns, and the rest of the Marches.		The plan to construct the ''Imperial Breadbasket'' began in the markets of [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]] and received immediate support from many of the [[market town\|market towns]]. The call went out for the construction of a great work, a network of granaries and storage barns, coupled with the creation and cultivation of stocks of seed to be made available to all for a modest price in the face of blight, harsh weather, or similar disasters. Meade has long since grown past the point where it can feed itself. It relies on a steady influx of grain, meat, milk, and cheese not just from Mitwold, but from across the Marches. Its prosperity relies on trade routes supported by well-fed and healthy merchants selling food and metal and wood produced by labourers who are not starving to death. The rest of the market towns are in a similar situation - and recognise a simple truth. When the farmers starve, ''everyone'' starves. The alders put their hands in their pockets - but not as a gift, or as charity, but as recognition of the fact the Marches - and the Empire - prosper when the farmers prosper. It was an investment for the future, as well as an effort to "darn the rip" between the folk of the market towns, and the rest of the Marches.

	The project required the support of the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]], and it was not cheap. In the end, even with the assistance of the market towns, building granaries and seed stores for Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold still required 100 wains of weirwood and 40 wains of white granite, plus labour costs of 35 Thrones. In the end the project was [[commission\|commissioned]] in Summer 380YE, and work completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 381YE.		The project required the support of the [[Senate]], and it was not cheap. In the end, even with the assistance of the market towns, building granaries and seed stores for Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold still required 100 wains of weirwood and 40 wains of white granite, plus labour costs of 35 Thrones. In the end the project was [[commission\|commissioned]] in Summer 380YE, and work completed shortly before the Spring Equinox 381YE.

	The benefits to the farm owners of Bregasland was lost when Mathilda Fisher and her Jotun allies conquered Bregasland. The granaries and storage barns went towards supporting the Jotun armies until the territory was reclaimed and the barns restocked.		The benefits to the farm owners of Bregasland was lost when Mathilda Fisher and her Jotun allies conquered Bregasland. The granaries and storage barns went towards supporting the Jotun armies until the territory was reclaimed and the barns restocked.

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	The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]].		The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]], the Marcher [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|National Assembly]], and by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]].
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Orson.jpg\|caption='''Orson BogMyrtle''', Keeper of the Breadbasket\|align=left\|width=300}}
	{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket}}		{{RecentElections\|Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket}}
	==History==		==History==

Hailmur: /* The Mournwold */

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The Mournwold

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	===The Mournwold===		===The Mournwold===
	As of the Summer Solstice ~~385YE~~, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Upwold]] and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 35 wains of weirwood, 15 wains of white granite, 150 crowns of labour, and take six months to complete (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works\|no other great works]] were built improving investment in farms in the interim). When finished, it would grant every farm in the Mournwold an additional 36 rings each season. It ~~would increase the ability of the breadbasket to sustain armies, and it~~ would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|Keeper]] by default.		As of the Summer Solstice 386YE, the network of granaries and storehouses only covers [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], and [[Mitwold]]. Expanding the great work so that it includes the [[Mournwold]] is certainly possible. It would require a [[commission]] as for any other great work, and would require 35 wains of weirwood, 15 wains of white granite, 150 crowns of labour, and take six months to complete (assuming [[Great_work#Multiple_Great_Works\|no other great works]] were built improving investment in farms in the interim). When finished, it would grant every farm in the Mournwold an additional 36 rings each season. It would fall under the custodianship of the [[Keeper_of_the_Breadbasket\|Keeper]] by default.
	{{Responsibilities Expectation}}		{{Responsibilities Expectation}}