11th Helena Livery Board (1776)

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11th Helena Livery Board, 1776

 

 

Having been elected as Livery Speaker by majority vote of the Livery Masters of the Imperial City of Helena, Kinsrell Commandore takes the stand. As the Livery Masters and the City Government officials find their seats in Varoche Hall, he begins at once.

 

“Honorable Colleagues,

 

Today we shall call to order the first sitting of the Helena Livery Board for the mayoral term 1776-1780. I shall now commence with the roll.”

 

A clerk walks with his head lowered towards the Livery Speaker, provides him a scroll with the names of the attendees. He begins to recite each of the names of the Livery Masters in order of precedence:

 

“The Master of the Honorable Company of Mercers @Slapacookie

The Master of the Honorable Company of Vintners, Brewers and Innkeepers @peachcool

The Master of the Honorable Company of Ironmongers, Blacksmiths and Founders @carp

The Master of the Honorable Company of Grocers and Cooks @Ozziemine

The Master of the Honorable Company of Tylers, Bricklayers and Paviors @cappor

The Master of the Honorable Company of Barbers and Surgeons @jmeatball

The Master of the Honorable Company of Drapers and Haberdashers @_fie

The Master of the Honorable Company of Scriveners @Neon123

The Master of the Honorable Company of Publicans @libertyybelle

The Master of the Honorable Company of Thespians and Revelers @heffron

 

As is our obligation at the beginning of every session of the Helena Livery Board, each Livery Master must recite the ancient Nauzican Oath of fealty to the Crown in order to sit.”

 

The Livery Speaker raises his hand as he stands before a lectern, imploring all of his colleagues to follow suit: at once the Livery Masters rise, as individual assistants scramble to provide their superiors with the proper paperwork. Once all were ready, they collectively spoke:

 

”I swear to be true to the Emperor and the realm and not to maintain silence about any evil that I may know which is being contemplated against them. I swear to work tirelessly to the betterment of the Empire and the Orenian people that comprise it. I swear also not to eat or drink with traitors and not to have anything in common with them, and always to defend the honor of the gentlemen I serve. This I swear by the Holy Scrolls.”

 

Once the oath was concluded, all the Livery Masters returned to their seats - except for the Livery Speaker, who then opened the floor to the business of the Helena Livery Board. In addition to the Livery Masters, the following City Government officials were present in Varoche Hall:

 

“The Lord Mayor of the City of Helena @benji

The Deputy Mayor of the City of Helena @casualnuker

The Commissioner of Equality @libertyybelle

The Commissioner of Sanitation @Shivering

The Commissioner of Mailing @SimonMercer

The Commissioner of Immigration @Pruvia

The Commissioner of Urban Planning @Carp

The Commissioner of Culture @Dinochan

The Commissioner of Commerce @louis

The Commissioner of Elections @peachcool”

 

((This is a forum roleplay post, predominantly for absentee voting and session records. Only players with characters in the Helena Livery Board are present in the room and able to reply.))