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The Apothecary of Orieb is an [[Imperial title]] created by the Senate in Winter 383YE to oversee the [[#Palace of Orieb|Palace of Orieb]] following the conquest of Ossium. The position of Apothecary | The Apothecary of Orieb is an [[Imperial title]] created by the Senate in Winter 383YE to oversee the [[#Palace of Orieb|Palace of Orieb]] following the conquest of Ossium. The position of Apothecary served as both a [[sinecure]] and a [[ministry]], producing a variety of herbs, including the rare realmsroot. The Palace is in the former Druj town of Orieb in [[Ossium#Drownbark Forest|Drownbark Forest]], [[Ossium]]. | ||
The Palace was [[388YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Cede_Palace_of_Orieb|ceded]] to [[Azoth]] by the Senate during the Autumn Equinox 388YE. The Apothecary receives three pawns of [[crystal fire]], but receives no herbs, nor vis, until it has been returned to the Empire. | |||
==Responsibilities== | ==Responsibilities== | ||
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==Powers== | ==Powers== | ||
===Crystal Fire=== | |||
The Apothecary receives three pawns of [[crystal fire]] each season from the [[Azoth#Heralds|distillations]] of Azoth. | |||
===Secrets of the Rebis=== | |||
The Apothecary receives an arcane projection each season that can be used to infuse [[realmsroot]] with the essence of one of the realms. The projections will be received in the order of the [[Arcane_Colloquium#Format|colloquium]]. | |||
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===Bounty of Herbs=== | ===Bounty of Herbs=== | ||
The Apothecary gains custodianship of a [[sinecure]]. Each season they receive 5 drams each of [[True Vervain|true vervain]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine|cerulean mazzarine]], [[Imperial Roseweald|Imperial roseweald]], [[marrowort]] and [[bladeroot]]. They also receive two doses of the rare [[realmsroot]]. | The Apothecary gains custodianship of a [[sinecure]]. Each season they receive 5 drams each of [[True Vervain|true vervain]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine|cerulean mazzarine]], [[Imperial Roseweald|Imperial roseweald]], [[marrowort]] and [[bladeroot]]. They also receive two doses of the rare [[realmsroot]]. | ||
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The Palace of Orieb also functions as a [[ministry]] - the Apothecary can hire local humans and orcs to greatly increase its productivity. The Apothecary makes their decision how much money to spend during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed. | The Palace of Orieb also functions as a [[ministry]] - the Apothecary can hire local humans and orcs to greatly increase its productivity. The Apothecary makes their decision how much money to spend during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed. | ||
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==Appointment== | ==Appointment== | ||
The title is selected by unanimous decision of the [[Varushka|Varushkan]] [[senator|senators]] at the Winter Solstice. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position|may be appointed]] by the [[Senate]] instead. | The title is selected by unanimous decision of the [[Varushka|Varushkan]] [[senator|senators]] at the Winter Solstice. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title [[Appointments_by_the_Senate#National_Position|may be appointed]] by the [[Senate]] instead. | ||
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Following the Summer Solstice 384YE, the [[Minister of Historical Research]] [[384YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Research_Palace_of_Orieb|dispatched an expedition]], led by seasoned [[Imperial Orcs|Imperial Orc]] adventurer ''Snowstorm Henk'', to explore the palace and root out some of its secrets. They discovered several interesting facts about the place, as well as multiple hidden rooms, which are recounted in detail in the [[Expedition to Orieb]] briefing. | Following the Summer Solstice 384YE, the [[Minister of Historical Research]] [[384YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Research_Palace_of_Orieb|dispatched an expedition]], led by seasoned [[Imperial Orcs|Imperial Orc]] adventurer ''Snowstorm Henk'', to explore the palace and root out some of its secrets. They discovered several interesting facts about the place, as well as multiple hidden rooms, which are recounted in detail in the [[Expedition to Orieb]] briefing. | ||
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Anyone could theoretically pursue such deals but it would require the [[Apothecary of Orieb]] to agree to the deal, and if the Menrothat are to be believed it would always require offerings of some kind to secure the gifts the palace could offer. There was some worry that such deals could be considered [[Religious_crime#Idolatry|idolatry]] - and indeed they could still be judged by the Synod to be such - but the recent [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_146|mandate]] enacted by '''Amris Johan Merikovich''' has done much to allay those concerns. What is such propitiation if not bargaining with dark powers? | Anyone could theoretically pursue such deals but it would require the [[Apothecary of Orieb]] to agree to the deal, and if the Menrothat are to be believed it would always require offerings of some kind to secure the gifts the palace could offer. There was some worry that such deals could be considered [[Religious_crime#Idolatry|idolatry]] - and indeed they could still be judged by the Synod to be such - but the recent [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_146|mandate]] enacted by '''Amris Johan Merikovich''' has done much to allay those concerns. What is such propitiation if not bargaining with dark powers? | ||
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Revision as of 15:25, 21 September 2026
Overview
The Apothecary of Orieb is an Imperial title created by the Senate in Winter 383YE to oversee the Palace of Orieb following the conquest of Ossium. The position of Apothecary served as both a sinecure and a ministry, producing a variety of herbs, including the rare realmsroot. The Palace is in the former Druj town of Orieb in Drownbark Forest, Ossium.
The Palace was ceded to Azoth by the Senate during the Autumn Equinox 388YE. The Apothecary receives three pawns of crystal fire, but receives no herbs, nor vis, until it has been returned to the Empire.
Responsibilities
The Apothecary has no particular responsibilities; they simply receive a bounty of herbs from the Palace and are able to hire locals to greatly improve this bounty. If the Palace were to be threatened in any way, it would be the responsibility of the Apothecary to deal with those threats.
Powers
Crystal Fire
The Apothecary receives three pawns of crystal fire each season from the distillations of Azoth.
Secrets of the Rebis
The Apothecary receives an arcane projection each season that can be used to infuse realmsroot with the essence of one of the realms. The projections will be received in the order of the colloquium.
Appointment
The title is selected by unanimous decision of the Varushkan senators at the Winter Solstice. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title may be appointed by the Senate instead.
The title can be held by any Varushkan citizen. The Apothecary serves until the next scheduled election. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Varushkan National Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.
| Summit | Elected |
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| Spring Equinox 388YE | Konstantin Rabovich Bolotnikov |
| Winter Solstice 386YE | Kazimir Kirovich Aristov |
| Winter Solstice 385YE | Nikolai Desovich Patazca |
| Winter Solstice 384YE | Nikolai Desovich Patazca |
| Spring Equinox 384YE | Nikolai Desovich Patazca |
Recent Elections
This title is currently held by Konstantin Rabovich Bolotnikov; it will be reelected at the next summit. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.
Palace of Orieb
In the depths of the Drownbark Forest is the settlement of Orieb, a ramshackle former Druj settlement surrounding a sprawling and labyrinthine palace. The Palace of Orieb is believed to have been home to the Buruk Tepel of the Bone Serpent clan, Bleakbane. Neither she nor her apprentices have been accounted for, although it is possible they were slain by either the Thule or the Druj orcs during the peculiar events at Orieb during Spring 383YE.
The maze-like structure is a peculiar and unsettling combination of living area, apothecary workshop, palace, political hub, and herb garden with plants growing inside the structure in internal gardens - some open to the elements and others roofed with glass or cunning wooden shutters that can be adjusted to control the amount of rain and sun that reaches them. Parts of the palace are flooded with waters from the surrounding marshes - but all the signs indicate that this is by design rather than as a consequence of any architectural failure. There are also a number of peculiar chambers focused around apparent veneration or propitiation of supernatural entities containing statues surrounded by a profusion of flourishing plants of all kinds.
The "town" of Orieb is composed of makeshift hovels populated by a number of freed orc and human slaves. They have thus far cooperated fully with the liberating forces, open in their relief that the Druj have been driven away. The only real concentration of Varushkans in the region is found here - bands of wagon raiders from Karsk and southern Volodmartz.
Some of the former slaves made a spirited attempt to gut the palace before Imperial civil servants requested that they stop and allow an inventory of the contents to be completed. The civil service reports that the Palace of Orieb is not only a web of secrets and mysteries, but a labyrinthine pharmacopeia that dwarfs even the now-destroyed Bitter Vats.
Following the Summer Solstice 384YE, the Minister of Historical Research dispatched an expedition, led by seasoned Imperial Orc adventurer Snowstorm Henk, to explore the palace and root out some of its secrets. They discovered several interesting facts about the place, as well as multiple hidden rooms, which are recounted in detail in the Expedition to Orieb briefing.