Merchant of the Fangs
Overview
The Merchant of the Fangs is an Imperial title awarded to a citizen of Dawn originally created by the Imperial Senate during the Spring Equinox 387YE as part of the treaty that ceded the Fangs to the Rahvin.
Responsibilities
The Merchant of the Fangs is responsible for ensuring the protection of the Fangs in the Barrens. If the Fangs, or the Rahvin who work the mithril mine, were to be threatened, then it would be the responsibility of the Merchant to deal with those threats
| Mithril of the Fangs | |
| 62 crowns | 2 wains of mithril |
| 124 crowns | 4 wains of mithril |
| 186 crowns | 6 wains of mithril |
Powers
Ministry
As a ministry, the title of Merchant of the Fangs allows the holder to purchase quantities of special materials at a set price. The Merchant makes their decision on how much to spend during downtime from their character page. Resources are removed from, and resources are placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.
The Merchant of the Fangs is intended to be held by a yeofolk, the task of haggling over coins and wains is unsuitable for a noble. If the title is held by a character who is a noble, or they become one during their tenure, then the player must email admin@profounddecisions.co.uk to let us know.
Appointment
This title is appointed during the Autumn Equinox. The Merchant of the Fangs is appointed by citizens of Dawn who control military units. The more upgraded the military unit 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.
Only a citizen of Dawn may hold the title. They do not receive a seat on the Bourse. As a title appointed through the Bourse they cannot be revoked by the Imperial Synod.
| Summit | Elected | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Equinox 387YE | Juniper Wainwright | 276 Votes |
Recent Elections
This title is currently held by Juniper Wainwright; it will be reelected at Autumn Equinox 388YE. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.
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.