THE FIRST EDICT OF WESENBURG c. 2010

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It was the year 1968 when Roland became the first Baron of Wesenburg. Decades earlier, when he established his tribe before the Moot in Minitz, he saw fit to share his vision for an ideal Reinmaren land with his brother Varik. After the first Baron’s death, as Lord-Regent of Wesenburg, Varik sought to shape the barony to mirror his brother’s vision, and so set forth writing The Edict of Wesenburg.

 

Upon the lands of the Barony of Wesenburg, itself within the greater realm of Reinmar and therefore subject to the Grand Kanun, The Edict of Wesenburg further dictates the rights of Reinmaren and Burghers in life and toil.

 

“Immer Bereit”

“Always Ready”

 

 

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SECTION I. On Domain

1. For all within the Barony of Wesenburg, the Grand Kanun must be strictly followed, as if within the walls of Kretzen itself.
2. The lands of Wesenburg are the Baron’s to govern by the Kanun and beneath the Princely crown. The Baron and Baronial family shall, upon the Baron’s discretion, issue edicts and decrees regarding the administration and governance of the land, which shall be debated in internal, family-only gatherings.
   1. Should an individual seek injunction against a Baronial edict or decree, on the foundation of the Kanun, said individual should bring the issue before the Landtag of Reinmar in Kretzen, to be debated at moot.
3. Blooded Reinmaren who lack an established tribe and live within the territories bequeathed to the Baron of Wesenburg by the Princely Crown of Reinmar, shall take a surname reflecting the settlement which they inhabit (i.e. ‘von Kretzen’ or ‘von Reinhurst’).

SECTION II. On Baronial Affairs

1. Members of the Baronial family, living primarily in Wesenburg Manor or within the lands of Wesenburg, shall be obligated to take the surname ‘von Wesenburg’.
   1. The Baron, Baron’s spouse, and the designated heir to the Barony shall be obligated to take the surname ‘von Wesenburg’ regardless of their residence.
   2. Any relative not residing primarily upon the Baronial land shall be allowed to take the ‘von Wesenburg’ surname, strictly pending the Baron’s express approval.
2. The Baronial family, as the keepers of the land and its wealthiest inhabitants, shall contribute a portion of their personal wealth to the Treasury of Wesenburg, for the betterment of the land. 
   1. For contributions from the Baron and the Heir, a non-binding guideline of eighty mina will be established.
      1. In addition to the guideline of eighty mina, there shall be a binding minimum of 40 mina. No less than this amount shall be rendered to the Treasury by an honorable and just Baron or Heir to the Barony.
         1. Should the Heir fail to render the minimum payment for a span of three years, the Baron shall be compelled to impose a punishment befitting the dishonor of such a failure.
            1. The punishment should be chosen from; ten lashes by whip, rendering a weregild to the Baron, or one month’s unpaid laboring in the fields and barns of the land.
         2. Should the Baron fail to render the minimum payment for a span of three years, the Treasurer of Wesenburg shall be compelled to seize an asset or assets, totaling the value of the unpaid tax.
   2. Regarding contributions from other members of the family,  a tax of twenty mina shall be imposed.
      1. One who fails to render the above payment for a consecutive term of three years shall not bear the surname ‘von Wesenburg.’
         1. Should said individual continue to reside within the bounds of the Baronial land, they shall bear the surname ‘von Reinhurst’, or whichever equivalent common name is applicable.
         2. The individual stripped of the ‘von Wesenburg’ name shall make no claim to any benefits afforded to the Baronial family, throughout all of Reinmar.
            1. The benefits and rights stripped from such an individual shall amount to removal from the estate, eviction from the manor, and repossession of items amounting to the value of the total owed.
         3. An individual, stripped previously of their name, must petition the Baron of Wesenburg, directly and personally, to seek forgiveness. As the Chieftain of the land, it is the Baron’s word which has the weight to change such, and no other beneath the Princely Crown can do so.
3. No member of the Baron’s family, whether or not they bear the ‘von Wesenburg’ surname, shall court, be betrothed to, or be wed to an outlander or burgher. Members of House Sturmweber are, without exception, disallowed from engaging romantically or domestically with unblooded individuals.
   1. An unblooded seeking to marry into the family should undertake the trials to become blooded under the guidance of a member of the family.
   2. A member of the family found to be engaging as detailed above with an unblooded that does not intend to join the tribe of Reinmar should be punished as follows:
      1. Such an individual shall be stripped of the ‘von Wesenburg’ surname.
         1. The individual stripped of the ‘von Wesenburg’ name shall make no claim to any benefits afforded to the Baronial family, throughout all of Reinmar.
      2. Such an individual shall be barred from residing on the Baronial land.
      3. Such an individual shall be compelled to render a weregild to the Baron, or receive ten lashes for failure to render such.

SECTION III. On Residence

1. In accordance with the Grand Kanun of Reinmar, the Burghers residing on the lands within Wesenburg shall not own their homes, instead leasing the Baron’s property and paying tax in return.
   1. No Burgher shall construct, commission a construction, nor inhabit a structure raised for the explicit purpose of housing Burghers.
2. Any Gheerte, Ritter, or tribe Chieftain of Reinmar may petition the Baron of Wesenburg for the right to build a home upon a plot of land within Wesenburg.
   1. Such a home may be a small estate, a tower, or a cottage. The placement of such a structure shall be decided by the Baron, and the land shall be taxed proportionally.
3. On no portion of the land of Wesenburg shall prickly berry bushes be kept. No such bush shall exist within the land which the Baron of Wesenburg presides over, under any circumstances.
   1. Harboring such a plant, be it for the purposes of farming, decoration, or otherwise, shall be punished with a fine no less than fifty mina and no greater than one hundred mina. Such a fine shall be levied once every year, until the plant is removed.

 

 

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His Excellency, Varik von Wesenburg, HMSTSR

Herrenmeister of the Order of Saint Tylos, Patriarch of House Sturmweber, The Stallion of Reinmar, Kastellan of Westturm

His Lordship, Oswald von Wesenburg

Baron of Wesenburg

 

 

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Dame Ivona reviewed the edict with paramount interest. Upon reading s.3(III), a faint smile curved upon her lips, moreso upon learning a fine was in place for it.

 

"Thank God."