✦ A statue for Nicolas ✦

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 A statue for Nicolas

 

 

1st of the Grand Harvest year 183 of the Second Age

 

In gratitude for his decades of work for founding, building  and leading the Free City de Chambery-sur-Petra, making it his life's work and fully dedicating himself to the prosperity of the city and the happiness of its peoples. The Citizens of Chambery and the Northern Geographical Society have decided to commission a statue in the Honor of Nicolas Emmanuel von Wittenbach.

Message from Nicolas : 

 

When I first heard I would be getting a Statue I did not know what to think about it, it is rare that anyone would be getting a statue within their own lifetimes as it is such a tremendous honor. 

 

I love Chambery and most of all I love its people who bring it to life! Chambery was always a dream of both mine but also the NGS, to be a safe haven for Guilds, Societies and associations to do their work in peace. For Scholars, scientists, Historians, alchemists, engineers, Astronomers and so much more to be able to do their passionate work and thrive in a perfect environment for it. And of course for its citizens to be a beautiful place they can call home, a place where everyone can come to enjoy themselves or relax from their troubled lives. I full heartedly want this place to continue and thrive as it has in the past years.

 

 Receiving this gift from all of you just gives me more motivation to further my commitment to Chambery and its peoples. Hence to show my commitment and values even more so I have decided to drop all my nobles titles and Nobility, I never wanted any of them as it was my Brother Karl who was the one who so deeply desired it, and after he left I inherited it all, only keeping it due to my tenure as Chanzlé of Petra and to secure a good future for my Children. 

 

But I am not Chanzlé anymore, and my children are all grown up and have a bright future ahead of them. So I will return to be a simple commoner holding the elected office of Bourgmestre. As the charter of our great Free City says, "The hereditary peerage and other aristocracy “...”  shall hold no sway over the free riverland peoples of Chambery-sur-Petra” words I wish to live by as I want Chambery to remain a beacon of freedom for all its peoples. 

 

In addition with the permission of all the citizens of Chambery, I would like to adopt the Moniker “De Chambery” a new name that any elected Bourgmestre may hold from now on while holding Office. While I do not intend to abandon my family name, I just wish to re-enforce my life commitment to our great Free City and its values, after all Chambery is my Family.

 

Spoiler

I did not intend to get a Statue for Nicolas xD This was all Saffron´s doing first creating a statue for Nicolas which I removed and then he created a poll which well large majority of Chambery Citizens agreed with ! so here we are Nicolas is alive and getting a statue! decided to roll with it :)

 

 

 

[asoart 133]

William had spent a week listening to the citizens, who wanted to honor Nicolas with a statue in his name. After all, Nicolas spent years serving this city unconditionally, never keeping anything for himself. He made the city bloom into its current gorgeous and serene state.

As William read the missive, expecting most of what was written, except one line... He gasped as he read it aloud: "You didn't need to drop all your titles and nobility!" Shocked and admiring Nicolas's humble and selfless service. His admiration grew even more.