Dreek 1633 Share Posted January 9, 2018 "Drip, Drip, Drip" The afternoon ticked by in the chaotic capitol of Kaz'Ulrah. Out on the streets little organization found its home in the city streets as a controversial election took place to replace the legend that was Verthaik II. "Drip, Drip. Drip" Benjamin W. Goldhand sat in his study, blankly staring at the paper in front of him. He had voted earlier in the day, yet the election was of little consequence. No, he focused upon the blank canvas in front of him. "Drip, Drip, Drip" His pen bled ink onto the hardwood desk, staining it's unpolished exterior. Then, as if by some act of YEMEKARR himself, the mist began to clear. "It is to you my brothers and sisters Dwarves that I write. It is under YEMEKARR that we all live, blessed with life in the form of his greatest creation. Yet not for many years have we had a blessed ruler that could hold both the respect of YEMEKARR and his people. With the passing of Verthaik II, it is with great sorrow we see him rise to the halls of the Brathmordakin. Yet it is also with great elation. For Verthaik has shown us what no other Dwed could, the command of monarchy. It is from my own studies of previous iterations of the Grand Kingdom of Urguan that I see the flaws of an elected leadership. These flaws I believed we would not see again for many decades when I saw Verthaik II's mighty control of the Kingdom. Yet in this most recent election, we can see the trend that this most harmful law will rise up again in our blessed society. A void in leadership. Very rarely in the past have our elected leaders produced great rulers, the greatest of them all perhaps Grand King Thorin Grandaxe. Yet it is key to remember not just the failures, but the ones that did nothing. The number of elected leaders who led to stagnation in the Kingdom is uncountable. It is a common complaint about the elected leaders this Kingdom has produced, they were not brought up to lead. They were hard workers, brilliant generals, or priests for the masses. All of these are critical for the survival and prospering of the Kingdom itself. However, when they make the step to leader, who fills their place? It is a question I have contemplated often, why has there never been a track for future leaders to follow? A blessed clan to be born into, or perhaps a Dwarf blessed by YEMEKARR. Verthaik II showed us all the virtues of leaders chosen not just by the people but by YEMEKARR as well. His advisors and civic leaders were of excellent quality, and his leadership was second to none. Why do we abandon this system at first chance? It is a question I pose to you my kin, why do we continue with an elected monarchy when a new and clearer option presents itself so vividly? Please consider my words kinsmen, it is in my own interest to debate your thoughts against mine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulkin Frostbeard 58 Share Posted January 9, 2018 *Varian is seen throwing his axes in his fort wildly after being denied to vote due to false election and lack of info. Fawk teh elections and teh monarchy. Oi say we leave the kingdoms tuh teh clan lords to run as a council. Let the voices of all clans beh 'eard. *Varian starts to get restrained by his kin to calm him down in his rage. ((Nice post though dreek!)) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateolog 1623 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Verthaik II nods as he reads the message and writes a response. " indeed I agree that the election system is a crude way to elect a leader and at times this way can cause massive disability for the kingdom. If it were up to me I would place a council of clan fathers and have the ruling chancellor rotate every four years (every month) this will allow every clan to be heard and it will avoid the kingdom to have to wait for a new king to be elected. Also this method would allow the council to remove a ruler that is not doing his job properly. I would say that for every five members a clan would have 1 council seat making larger clans have more of a say in decisions." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiebe 2493 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Let's have fights for the crown, likes the orks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HortonHeardAWho 243 Share Posted January 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Hiebe said: Let's have fights for the crown, likes the orks 0 Upvote Zrarly suddenly sneezes before going about his day once more. That day mostly including banditting and fighting alongside his RAGUK kin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreek 1633 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 7 hours ago, Hiebe said: Let's have fights for the crown, likes the orks 0 Upvote Standing in the forum hall, Benjamin W. Goldhand responds to the thus far unnamed Dwarf. "While I understand the pretense under which the Orcish people use fighting to choose their leader, I fail to see how ti ca possibly be used to choose a proper Dwarven King. A well rounded King would not necessarily be the best at everything, but could simply be above average at everything. In fact, the pursuit of a militant King would simply follow along the path we have pursued thus far, leading to the central problem of creating leadership voids. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulkin Frostbeard 58 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Varian sits down at a table of his kin writing in quickness as much is to be done in the Forgelands, The other dwed take notice of Varians actions and begin circling around him, reading allowed as he rights. It seems once again Benjamin I write to you in response to another one of your well written letters to all kin. I write to you and all Dwarves to voice my opinion on bringing about a Council of Clan lords. Through many years the Dwarven kingdom has been reborn many times under different forms of governments all having their pros and cons being lead by their chosen leader or none at all. It has come to my belief that we must resort back to a method of old until Dwarves can once more produce leaders of high quality that can and will once more lead our kingdom into greatness. Until this time I think we must form a council containing the Clan father of every clan. The purpose will be to discuss and vote on all matter pertaining to the kingdom and the respected clans. This will allow Clan fathers to voice the opinions of their kin directly and representing the beliefs and ideals each clan holds. If we were to resort to such a system we as a kingdom could balance the system to where no one dwarf or party controls all the power and decisions but instead distributed amongst all clans. For this to work we would need the clan lord of every clan to hold a seat on the council as long as they contain up to 5 active kin. This will prevent the constant creation of multitude of clans of dwarves vying for power and instead help strengthen the many clans that have supported the kingdom for as long as they have whether it be Urguan or Kaz. Now that we established a council made up of a clan lord from each clan consisting of 5 dwarves or more, we can move too the next step which is the responsibilities. Every council must be balanced to ensure swift actions while still focusing on discussion, planning, and enforcing. -Discuss and vote on all laws to be made, retracted or modified. -Discuss and vote on expansions or modifications to the Capital or Kingdom. (Forts, Watch towers, Railways, and or roads.) -Discuss and vote on any diplomatic efforts with other Kingdoms or scattered kin. (Military Alliance, Trade, Kingdom Alliances, and or pacts with scattered kin.) -Discuss and vote on the creation or disbanding of guilds or any formed groups representing the kingdom -Discuss and vote on all Military actions regarding War, Raids, or claims of hostility to a kingdom or guild -Vote on removal of a clan Lord or clan from the council (Requires 70% of votes or majority vote in agreement. This allows the removal of inactive clans or clan lord allowing the kin of the respected Clan to select a new Clan lord to represent in Council meetings.) -Discuss and vote on introductions or removal of Titles or positions with in governing body (Advisor on Magic, economy etc although this is why each clan is suppose to be unique and specialize in various things allowing them to specialize and lead other clans in their study.) Discuss and vote on modification of power of the king or council (Meaning if the council felt the need to give the king more power or reduce the councils own power, then the introduction of stages of power can be made. (sorta like Crusader Kings) These are just some of the responsibilities that could be assigned or would need to be assigned and if the need for a king is a mucst for some or simply tradition or personal feelings for a role, we could still have a King that would represent the Kingdom in other matters. For example we could use the king as a Figurehead allowing it to be a symbol in the kingdom rather than a role. To help explain go ahead and read the responsibilities in which the king could act on. -Represents the kingdom on all diplomatic meetings with any outside party. -Awarding ceremonies whether it be titles, money or land. -Responsible for selecting an advisor on matters of religion and magik to partake in council meetings (if king is non existent then this falls on the council, also only specialist for magic not any dwed who can read the forums or rp with someone who actually does use magik.) -Attends Council meetings and announces all changes or decrees to the kingdom. (Can also be responsible for any rp posts regarding the kingdom and its actions.) With this simple layout I think we could build a strong foundation in the governing body preventing biasness, greed, and reckless behavior by any one or small group of dwarves. I write this in hopes that many share the views as I. It is in my opinion that change like this could lead our people into a better and brighter future for we have hit dark times with the passing of many important kin. I write this in hopes that we can unite and build a kingdom in which our ancestors will be proud of and have died trying to build such a kingdom for us to one day rule in before passing it onto the dwarves to come. (this was something I been thinking about for a while now and felt like now was a good time to bring it up with the election of kings and current state as a community of dwarves. Also I think that each Clan lord should allow a Clan elder to partake in the council to watch and listen. This will help on molding future leaders of the kingdom and clan which in turn will also allow the Elders to help their Clan lords to rule their clans properly. Please avoid any trolling, hate biasness. if your not a dwarf then you did not receive this and are unable to respond) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalfo 1452 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Moved to The Great Library. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly. If you feel this is a mistake, please contact myself or any FM and we'll restore it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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