Steward of Bear's Rest

Overview

The Steward of Bears Rest is a Wintermark Imperial title commissioned by the Imperial Senate in Summer 388YE.

Responsibilities

The Steward of Bears Rest has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of crystal mana. If Bears Rest were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Steward to deal with those threats.

Powers

Bounty of Mana

The Steward of Bears Rest gains custodianship of a sinecure. They receive an income of 9 crystal mana each season.

Appointment

The Steward of Bears Rest is appointed by unanimous decision of the Wintermark senators. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title may be appointed by the Senate instead.

The title can be held by a Wintermark citizen. The Steward has tenure, and serves until they die or step down. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Wintermark National Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.

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.