Braehn Elendil An'Hiraeth

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The Adunians of Almaris

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An anthropological view of Adunians in the Modern Era

 

Foreword by Tarwin Elendil

 

The Seal of the Clahn of Elendil of Brolwic

 

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Foreword

In the year 1642 of the First Age, the descendant races once again took to the seas as the Axios isles of Tahn, Asul, and Ceru were devastated and made uninhabitable by a cataclysmic storm of thanhic frost. Historians and scholars have named this world ending event the ‘Mordskov Upheaval’, due to speculation that the cause of this deep freeze originated from mysterious ongoings within the aforementioned city nestled in the Greyspine Mountains. Regardless, like realms prior and realms to come, Axios ceased to be viable for life to continue. Those fortunate enough to secure passage with a nation's navy or a sponsor's private vessel ultimately sailed east to settle the continent of Atlas. Others went westward.

 

The colony of Halstaig, under Braehn Elendil an’Hiraeth ‘The Mongrel Knifefighter’, was established to resettle the war ravaged Westerlands as a home to the Adunian people and the remaining Westermen families after the Mordring’s retreat from Axios. When faced with another great migration, Lord Elendil believed that to follow the other races would lead to a continuation of the same devastating trends that lead them to Axios in the first place. Instead, he led his people across treacherous seas to the heavily-guarded coastlines of the continent of Aeldin. Knowing that the Aeldenic Empire refused all foreigners under pain of death, Braehn and his fleet sailed beyond Imperial waters and around the continent before finding sanctuary in the lands of Magna Banardia. It was here that the Free City of Brolwic was founded, a few miles inland on the northern side of the continent.

 

Since its foundation  in 1643, the Free City of Brolwic has experienced great successes and deep turmoil. Ancient Adunian institutions such as the Ildician Order of Knights and Pilgrims, and the Thane’s Council were remade, as well as new ones such as the deliberative body known as the Yen Drochsehrin, translating roughly to ‘the Worthy Men’. Art, culture, trade, and tradition prospered in this new Adunian home. Yet the Adunian people, by their nature and curse, cannot escape hardship for long. A fast-growing but also deeply long-lived populace with finite property, inheritance, and opportunity had left many Adunian children without many prospects beyond service. 

 

It was not long after the founding of Brolwic that relations resumed with the Holy Orenian Empire and the first ship of migrants sailed Atlas way. Many young Adunian men and women from all walks of life made the journey to the Empire in search of opportunity. The Adunians, by persevering in the face of ancient prejudices, became an influential minority in the Empire with a reputation as industrious and educated people, albeit somewhat duplicitous. A few notable figures in Adunian history rose to the highest levels of Imperial society as both civilians and newly created peers. Even political tensions within the Empire meant well for the Adunians, at least those who chose the winning sides: The liberal and populist-minded  Josephite Party was dominated by Adunian leaders and bosses for decades, their grip on Orenian institutions holding firm right until the very end. 

 

The fall of the Holy Orenian Empire in 1868 IC and the collapse of human society ended this prolonged period of opportunity for this class of Adunians. Some would return to Brolwic, while others would travel across Almaris and integrate into newfound nations. Eventually, all contact between Brolwic and Adunian enclaves ceased as the state of humanity became even more tumultuous. 

 

In 1882 IC, by princely appointment, Mercator Elendil, sovereign of Brolwic, the Brolwic Free Company under Captain Garth Stahl-Elendil was sent to Almaris with the duty of locating and protecting those Adunians who remained in exile. Furthermore, Elendil had demanded that extensive research be done on the state of Almaris, and proper information of Adunian culture, customs and faith be made available to Almarisians, should the concept of Adunianess be lost to the descendant realms.

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I. What are Adunians?

 

The Adunian people are the twice-cursed children of Harren and Sarai, and are a long-lived but sparsely-populated race of humans originating from the northern reaches of Aegis, with a unique culture woven deeply into the tapestry of history. 

Adunians, being distantly related to elves through their Mali’dunn predecessors, do fall to several of the same detriments as their related ancestors. Though falling under the curse of Horen and his children, stricken with a shortened lifespan, Adunians - though dilute - do take upon some of Malin’s curse. Not nearly as fertile as other humans, Adunians would struggle to produce offspring as much as their related kin. Though not afflicted to the extent of Malin with years between births and sterility a guarantee, Adunians still suffer from partial infertility as males and females. Though they are mixed blood, new Adunians would not be created by the breeding of elves and humans, given the Adunians have been existent nearly as long as the other descendant races and subraces. Any human-elven offspring, no matter how long the length of a family tree, would be free of Malin and Horen’s full curse. To state plainly, Adunians are humans, not half-elves and elven characteristics are a sign of more recent elven admixtures. 

 

An Adunian, unlike all other humans, may live around 200 years. However, there is a common range of the Adunian lifespan. As in, an Adunian will generally live between 150 to 180 years before dying. This is often attributed to lifestyle. A saying often attributed to King Lachlan Mor ‘the Macecatcher’ goes as follows:

 

“No Adunian dies in their sleep.”

 

Their longevity is primarily due to the Wildewynn ancestry of the Mali’dunn mixed with Harrenite blood - producing an increase in lifespan, and a slowing of their aging upon maturity. 

 

There are six eras of Adunian history: the Harrenite era, the Fai O’Thuaid era, the Al’Ildician era, the Ildon era, the Kingdom-in-diaspora era, and the Modern era. In the modern era, there are three main types of Adunians that can be found in Aeldin or Almaris: Brolwickers, Nivinese, and Cartrefans. 

 

 

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II. Brolwickers:

 

Garth Stahl-Elendil of Brolwic, Captain of the Brolwic Free Company

 

The city-dwelling craftsmen, statesmen, and warriors of Brolwic are the most common Adunian to be found. Largely descended from the families of Old Halstaig, with some even tracing their lineage back to the Kingdom of Adunia or even the city of Ildon under Artorus the Great, these Adunians are born much taller than their Cartrefan counterparts. Darker hair and pale complexions are the most common by far, with the occasional dirty blondes and dark auburns. Their eye color ranges from grey, green, and blue eyes, with green and blue being dominant among the Brolwickers. 

 

The more urban of the Adunian groups, the Brolwickers are known for their masterfully crafted goods and sharp tongues to sell them. While Brolwickers are free men by law and by right, social mobility is low back home. Only the most distinguished or the children of Clahn chieftains become Ildician knights or are able to be seated in the Yen Drochsehrin. The best opportunity for the average Brolwicker is found with the Adunian Ranger Corps, the Brolwic Free Company, or one of the seven Brolwicker merchant guilds. 

 

The Adunian Ranger Corps is the standing military of Brolwic. Designed for speed and precision, the Adunian rangers operate in small units designed to execute mission objectives. It is often the most action and adventure a home oriented Brolwicker could find, due to the aforementioned exclusivity of the Ildician knights. 

The Brolwic Free Company exists as a specialized investigative company, often utilized in the tracking and confrontation of special assignments too complicated or bizarre for the rangers or knights. The Free Company exists as a private enterprise as well, often utilized by chieftains, merchants, and sometimes the lord himself. Currently, the main contract of the Company is held by the merchant guilds charging them with the guarding of vessels carrying goods to Almaris.

 

A popular export that finds itself in the liquor cabinets of peers and burghers alike in Aeldin and Almaris is Valdemere scotch, a centuries-old single malt whiskey with a closely guarded recipe. Other exports are but not limited to: Caelliac tobacco products, Douglas arms and armor, Armas wool products and Cercial watches and timepieces.

 

‘Brolwic, 1867 IC’, by Drannan Viathas

 

Brolwickers are most likely to be practitioners of New Adunian Canonism, otherwise known as Adunian Orthodoxy. Old Adunian is spoken in religious and ceremonial settings, while Common is used most other times amongst the Brolwickers. The Brolwicker accent is described as somewhat flattened, or backed, with long enunciation of vowel sounds that changes the ends of words. Consonant sounds are often pronounced harshly and rather distinctly. (Manchester English)

 

Notable Brolwickers of the modern era are the following:

 

Jonah Stahl-Elendil - Archchancellor of Oren, Josephite philosopher

Anastasia O’Rourke - Countess of Halstaig, Magistrate of Providence and famed warrior

Kheagan Armas - Vice Chancellor of Oren 

Frederick Armas - Esteemed statesman, Imperial Founding Father

Calan Stahl-Elendil - Author, Poet

Quentin Brae - Lord of Du Loc, Venture capitalist

Eliza Brae - Diplomat, Stateswoman, Arcanist

Edward Napier - anthropologist, Imperial Founding Father

Padraig O’Rourke - Count of Halstaig, Politician, Mafioso

Oisin O’Rourke - Count of Halstaig, proprietor of the Imperial State Navy

 

Brolwickers can be found anywhere in Almaris and of course, in the Free City of Brolwic. The largest accumulation of Brolwickers in Almaris is Castle Stahl-Elendil in the Blackwald Valley beneath the Arentanian Alps. 

 

 

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III. Nivinese Bowies: 

 

Unknown Nivinese Man

 

The grey-eyed wagon riders of Nivinor, these Adunians are famous for their deeply poetic music, natural capabilities in field and forest, and their ridiculously large hunting knives. The Nivinese, also known as the Bowie’s, are an itinerant subgroup of Adunians that have held onto their unique cultural practices since their earliest days of Al’Ildic in the lands of Aegis. 

 

A quiet and solitary people, the Nivinese are most likely to travel alone or a small group of other families during the warmer months, and always in their painted horse drawn wagons. During the winter, these caravans will grow and make camp by ancestral shrines or specially chosen grounds near Brolwic or friendly villages. When in familiar company, the Nivinese speak almost exclusively in their own unique dialect of Adunian, with a notable musical quality to their accent. (Sutsilvan-Romansch) 

 

Nivinese children are expected to learn survival skills such Bow & knife mastery, long distance tracking, herbs, flora, & fauna. Like their Brolwicker counterparts, a Nivinese child matures at the age of seventeen. A week-long celebration begins leading up to this celebration of maturity, culminating in the gifting of the youths' very own Bowie knife. A large weapon, these knives are twelve-sixteen inches long, varying in blade style. Patterns, messages, and symbols are often carved into the handles by elders before the knife is gifted. 

 

“A Nivinese family” by Tirna Armas

 

While their solitary and restless nature might be misunderstood as an aloof reservedness and distrust of the outside world, the Nivinese are not without heart or an appreciation for beauty and humanity. Their garments, much like their wagons, are often colorful and mixed and matched with their more rugged and drab traveling clothes. When it comes to Adunian art, it is the Nivinese with most appreciated creations. The Adunian lyric poetry tradition and musical styling known as “Chur'' is believed to have originated with the Nivinese. Popular Adunian songs known to have come from the Nivinese include: Ildon Road, Lady Of Ye Wild Moor, & Pulling On The Sun.

 

“The Nivinese in Song” by Tirna Armas

 

The Nivinese are seldom found in cities but off the highways and side roads of Almaris. They are identifiable by their painted wagons, their distinctive dress of colorful cloaks and garments over practical wear, their grey colored eyes(as most Nivinese are born with grey eyes), and once again…their comically large Bowie knives. A popular story of a Nivinese honor duel fought with said knives, amongst other things, is the Fight at Last Pine. 

 

(https://www.lordofthecraft.net/topic/124111-the-fight-at-last-pine-adunian-legend/)

 

A Bowie’s Wagon, by Drannan Viathas

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IV. Cartrefans:

 

John Marsyr, Shepherd of the Cartrefans

 

It was the great shepherd John Marsyr who welcomed a number of Imperial Adunian refugees into his care following the collapse of Oren. In his holdfast of Cartref Mor, from where the term Cartrefan is derived, did these refugees find true safety for the first time in a long while. Today Cartref Mor lies abandoned, and the Cartrefans divided on the lines of good and evil: between a Necromancer cult and an order of Templar warriors. This ongoing conflict is of great importance to the Brolwic Free Company. Yet who are the Cartrefans?

 

The Adunians of Cartref Mor are most peculiar and fewer of the three groups as they share a closer kindred to Elvenkind than to humanity. Because of this, they are identifiable by their more elf-like appearance: grey/white hair, shorter and sinewy builds, and grey or amber colored eyes. Depending on intensity of Elven lineage and some Cartrefans having little to no contact with the Brolwickers, these features vary from person to person.

 

The Cartrefans are an excitable group known for their close bonds of kinship, which predisposes them to intense feelings of nationalism. Cartrefans have been implicated in several instances of social unrest and political uprisings in the recent decades, such as the most recent Norland rebellion. It is likely this is due to many Cartrefrans believing they were the only Adunians left in Almaris, without a home for their own. Most had never even heard of Brolwic, though John Marsyr is believed to have traveled to the city on a few occassions. The worship of ancestors and patrons is much stronger with the Cartrefans as well, for many lack any connection to the Canonist faith.
 

Cartrefans are known for their oneness with nature, as well as a deep respect and connection to Adunian ancestors and the old ways of patron worship. Their dialect of Adunian is Elven influenced, with several loan words and alterations. Some believe that, due to their Elven connections, they possess a greater talent for the mystic and alchemical arts.

 

“The Grey Magi” by Drannan Viathas

 

Some notable Cartrefans of the modern era include:

 

John Marsyr - Founder and leader of Cartref Mor

Aurelion Marsyr - Necromancer

Ser Uther the Templar - Templar Knight of Malchaedial

 

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V. Adunian Orthodoxy:

 

New Adunian Canonism, or “Adunian Orthodoxy” as it is called colloquially, is the branch of Canonism as practiced by Brolwicker & Nivinese Adunians. Faithful Adunians believe that GOD, in his frustration and disappointment at the sins of humanity, removed his direct presence from the world he created for his children. It is only through willful perseverance, a calm and clear mind, and active pursuance of good works can mankind, especially Adunians, enter the Seven Skies. Somewhat ironically, followers of Adunian Orthodoxy have found common ground with followers of Owynism, likely due to the philosophical similarities. 

 

Patron worship and Saint worship are common practice in Adunian Orthodoxy, with patrons of Adunia’s ancient past such as Ryumel the Explorer or Braehn Eli’sehn being invoked often. Newer patrons hailing from a less ancient time are also revered, such as Artorus the Great or Gavin the Knight. It should be noted that Patrons are not Saints, for their great deeds and virtues are remembered for more matters of heart & mind and not a deeper spiritual health(though this is hotly debated), but are still deeply valued and respected. 

 

Currently there is a movement of faithful Adunians petitioning the High Pontiff to raise Braehn Elendil an’Hiraeth to sainthood due to his crossing of the broken bridge to lead the Adunians & Westermen in recolonizing the Westerlands of Tahn for the Holy Orenian Empire during the 1500’s. Should this movement prove successful, Braehn an’Hiraeth shall be canonized as the first Adunian Saint in Canonism. 

 

VI. Names & Families:

 

Nothing matters more to an Adunian than their name. Clahn’s great and lesser are unique from one another, each with its own traditions, histories, and artifacts that indicate a colorful legacy. Below is a list of known Adunian Clahns, though there are likely to be more. 

Great Clahns:

Elendil, Haryn, Varodyr

Delmar, Douglas, Caellach

Viathas, Valdemere, Culloch

Annion, Wynsehn, Wallas

Marsh, Nivin, Cercial

Marsyr, Armas, Carthaig

Lene, Loyola, Antiachys

 

Lesser Clahns:

Seregon, Mors, Ilyn

Ilych, Varmir, Darmov

Havath, Roke, Falcryn

Eithelreach, Kaegh, Ilesca

Brae, Napier, Radah

Nurra, an’Leod, Stahl, 

Schote, Rourke

 

VII.What Makes an Adunian?: 

 

The Adunian people are an ancient and storied race that has survived through centuries of diaspora & cultural catastrophe brought on by foreign genocidal fervor and, as some believe, their own hubris. Generations experienced great hardship, yet nothing could destroy the Children of Harren. The strength of Adunia comes from a place of hard learned humility and a faithful perseverance to do good works in the mortal world. An Adunian from any walk of life and background is made to understand their odd place in the world as a people often caught in the middle. From Aegis to Axios, from Aeldin to Almaris, the Adunian people have survived and endured, enjoying great triumphs along with great failures. They shall continue to do so until the final end.

 

 

 

RP Name: Garth Stahl-Elendil

MC Name: JakobiWitness

Voted: Yes

RP Name: Garth Stahl-Elendil

MC Name: JakobiWitness

Voted: Yes

On 12/24/2020 at 2:34 AM, Fiiieee said:

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RP Name: Jonah Stahl-Elendil
MC Name: JakobiWitness
Voted: Yes

    A message from the Office of the Archchancellor

Friends and fellow citizens, I write to you with good news. Through months of hard living and an arduous journey across the sea, I am proud to announce that finally, we have arrived. Our ships have found safe haven on the shores this brave new land, and we are ready to begin our adventure. Our trials have only begun, but I am filled with overwhelming hope and optimism for the days ahead. We can only rebuild together, though, for we are one Orenian people united in our resolve for a better life. Acknowledging the tasks ahead, the Stahl-Elendil Ministry shall continue the statue of national emergency and issue a series of new executive decrees.

Executive Decree no.5: In order to maximize efficiency and increase employment opportunities regarding resource collection, public works construction, and general labor and employment needs of the Empire, the Stahl-Elendil authorizes the creation of the Civilian Labour Corps(C.L.C) under the administration of the Home Office. 

Executive Decree no.6: In light of the ongoing state of emergency, the Stahl-Elendil Ministry finds the temporary Imperial acquisition and management of Providence raw material industries to be appropriate and just to maximize resource collection. Government stewardship shall remain in effect for a three year per annum period, at maximum. Once this decree expires or is rescinded shall said industry be returned to the private sector. 

Executive Decree no.7: In order to ensure the general welfare of our Imperial citizens, our most at risk citizens can no longer go hungry. Acknowledging this, the Stahl-Elendil Ministry orders the establishment of the Public Grain & Produce Relief Agency (P.G.P.R.A) under the Home Office. A substantial allotment of all grain & produce grown within the Empire shall be set aside for public distribution and consumption to combat poverty induced starvation. 

Through providence we have found our new home, and through this providence we shall succeed. We are strong, we are good, and we are ready. God save the Emperor and Empress, God save their Empire, God bless us all.     

    His Imperial Excellency Jonah Stahl-Elendil, Archchancellor of the Holy Orenian Empire.

 

 

Stahl-Elendil votes aye on both.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X2uqztZKoMQWLpBdwBNTKCANHwa9a3v5CdDGPw9iNYM/edit

 

Jonah Stahl-Elendil approaches the lectern. "Honorable members, I present the Strong Institutions Bill for your consideration. Written under advice from the Imperial Judiciary, this legislation would help secure the robust nature of our institutions under the law. I leave it to your consideration."

Stahl-Elendil votes AYE.

ArchChancellor Jonah Stahl-Elendil votes Aye on both nominations.

Jonah Stahl-Elendil votes Aye on Albert De Falstaff.

ArchChancellor Jonah Stahl-Elendil

 

To Karl Amador, whom I once called a colleague…

 

I thank you for your dedication to the transparency of state, especially in regards to the state you have been removed from. What an obedient servant, truly. Had I known that you did not pay into Imperial systems like every other citizen of the Empire, the door surely would have been closed to you. It’s not your money we would be spending, afterall. You have neglected much context in your missive which I am happy to provide for readers everywhere.

 

It is interesting how people think if one uses words like ‘secret’ enough, it creates an image of a personality. Upon further scrutiny, anyone who is familiar with Imperial institutions would notice that you forgot to mention that the House of Commons of the Imperial Diet has powers of taxation, budgetary oversight, and access to treasury documents. Frankly, you have only told people that we were doing our jobs and doing them well. Most of us, anyways. Furthermore, your servitude to the obstructionist bloc radical Members of the Commons shows that perhaps state craft is not for you. I am certain the Duma will have you on their bench, one day.

 

It is disappointing, Karl, that you have actively benefited from Imperial funds, when you never paid into any system yourself. Are the protection of Haense during the Nordling Wars and a grant ranging upwards to 25,000 Marks to our beloved Northern Geographic Institute insufficient examples of other people's money hard at work for your benefit? I can list other reasons as well, but let’s move on instead.

 

Also, let us begin differentiating between speculation of Imperial development and being given priority access to an ongoing diplomatic deal due to your status as an elected representative with budgetary power. You actively accuse the Holy Orenian Empire of preparing for occupation and expansion, when reality shows that this is not even close to the truth. It begs the question why the military would show us such documents? Perhaps to find a potential snake in the grass? I hope you are aware that the Ministry logo you have enclosed is not part of any existing or previously Imperial office. Works of fiction can be fun, but let us look towards reality for meaningful retrospection. 

 

It is also interesting to read that you admit, plain as day, you were elected to do the bidding of the Hanseti-Ruskan monarchy, rather than the people who voted for you. It is obscene that you would argue for the supremacy of a monarchical aristocratic entity like the Haenseni crown rather than the people you claimed to represent.

 

I leave you with this, Karl; Your country has been expelled. Released from the bonds of fraternity and fidelity and granted independence free of conflict. I suggest you be happy in this like your fellow countrymen, and look inward instead of longingly back to the days where you got to sit all day. You have so much opportunity, after all, now that you are free of Imperial tyrants! So why do you spend your days writing about foreign states? Turn yourself inwards, please, and spend your energy constructively. That you must write this about my government causes me great concern about the internal affairs of Haense…

I hope all goes well for you and your country in the future, Karl.

 

Warm regards,

 

 HIE Jonah Stahl-Elendil, ArchChancellor of the Holy Orenian Empire

J.S.E

 

 

 

CANDIDACY DECLARATION FORM

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname: Kovachev

First Name: George

Address of Residence: 1 Silver Jubilee

Year of Birth: 1750

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ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONNAIRE

Are you registered and eligible to vote in the Holy Orenian Empire? Have you filled out the census?

Yes

 

Do you have any other title, peerage, or military assignment that may conflict with becoming a Member of the House of Commons, as per the Edict of Reform (1763)?

No

 

If yes, do you understand that you will be required to resign or abdicate from this position should you be elected to the House of Commons, and if this does not occur your seat shall be considered to be vacant?: Yes

CANDIDACY DECLARATION FORM

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname: Stahl-Elendil

First Name: Jonah

Address of Residence: 6 Helvets

Year of Birth: 1675

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ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONNAIRE

Are you registered and eligible to vote in the Holy Orenian Empire? Have you filled out the census?

Yes

 

Do you have any other title, peerage, or military assignment that may conflict with becoming a Member of the House of Commons, as per the Edict of Reform (1763)?

No

 

If yes, do you understand that you will be required to resign or abdicate from this position should you be elected to the House of Commons, and if this does not occur your seat shall be considered to be vacant?: Yes

THE JOSEPHITE PARTY

The General Election for the 20th Imperial Diet, 1787

“For The Dignity Of All”

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Well before our first victory in the 16th Imperial Diet of 1764, the Josephite Party had been the driving force of progressive change in the Holy Orenian Empire. It shall continue to be so, but only with your help. 

 

Our nation views the Rights of Man as fundamental truths crucial to maintaining the fabric of humanity. It is the Josephite party that sees these rights as inalienable and divinely inspired. It is these truths and our creed, “for the dignity of all”, that passionately inspires and unites us in purpose to do what is right.

 

We in the Josephite Party represent a philosophy of civil fairness, individual liberty, and economic opportunity. 

 

Policies of the Past

The fair governance under Archchancellor Jonah Stahl-Elendil, leader of the Josephite majority in the House of Commons and the Imperial Ministry, has overseen the expansion of opportunities for the common man. 

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• The balancing of the Imperial budget in 1768, in partnership with the Basrid Ministry, reduced taxes and reduced Imperial spending by 30% and actively put more money into the pockets of Imperial citizens. 
• With adjustments, the Marna Economic Plan has helped organize and incentivize Orenian business leaders to hire new staff and increase production in Helena and Kaerin. Rights of Orenian workers have been protected through the Josephite’s Intellectual Property Act.
• Released the city of Helena from the overreaching Ministry of the Interior and the Livery Boards, allowing it to accumulate its own coffers. Under a mayor with Josephite ideals, the unrepresentative livery board was abolished, allowing for a more representative city assembly with aldermen.
• Guaranteed speedy trials by passing the Swift & Fair Justice Act, compelling the Ministry of Justice and Imperial Court system to a timeframe when processing and hearing and trials so as to avoid prolonged imprisonment and justice to the people.
• Passing fair election laws that prevent individuals, groups, and organizations from coercing political action from individuals.  
• Increased immigration and economic activity into the City of Helena, attracting new businesses.
• Negotiated a meaningful non-aggression  agreement with the Kingdom of Norland, making the world safer for Canonists. 

 

Policies for the Future

The Josephite platform for the election of 1787 covers social, economic, and legal reforms that are designed to improve the lives of our citizens, and the function of our Imperial institutions. 

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• Passage of the Land Grant system to make it easier for citizens, businesses, and entities to apply for tracts of land.
• Better regulation of land and businesses to prevent misuse and depletion of natural resources.
• Ratification of new treaties and foreign policy through the Imperial Diet before submitting to the Crown for approvalProtect practical freedom of speech through feasible protection policy.
• Charter and subsidize new corporations, guilds, and other organizations.
• Create a national Solicitor and Barrister registry and license, making it unlawful to practice if not licensed.
• To ensure the protection and expansion of civil liberties to all Orenian citizens.

 

 

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Candidates for the House of Commons

Detailed here is the list of every endorsed Josephite candidate currently in the running for the House of Commons, pending their registration and approval. Each candidate has been chosen and endorsed because of their character, principles, and drive to create a better Oren.

 

Ticket I

• ArchChancellor Jonah Stahl-Elendil ((JakobiWitness))
• Vice Chancellor Franz Sarkozy ((Nectorist))
• Mr. Edwin Winter ((Barony))

Ticket II

• Mr. George Dubois ((LouisGY))
• Mr. George Kovachev ((esterlen)) 
• Mr. Thomas Aquinas ((ncarr95))

Ticket III

• Ms. Annabelle Kelmenour ((Audyush))
• President George Galbraith ((MrChenn1))
• Mr. Philip Pruvia ((SerFinnick))

 

Mayoral Candidates

• Dimitri Orlov for the City of Helena ((Bogs_Binny))

 

The Government 

The argument of the opposition in which a cabinet minister can take advantage of the legislative is meddled with logical fallacies. If a person, regardless of cabinet or not, wants to run for elective office, they too must be accountable to the people. Thus, in association, the ministerial governance will be held accountable to the people through this manner, through confidence and confirmation.

Such is the role of the House of Commons to provide confidence in the Cabinet, should you support these candidates, this is the government that is promised to you.

 

• Archchancellor - HIE Jonah Stahl-Elendil
• Vice Chancellor - HIE Franz Nikolai Sarkozy
• Minster of the Interior - HE Padraig O’Rourke
• Minister of the Treasury - HE George Dubois
• Minister of War - HE General Alren DeNurem
• Secretary of Civil Affairs - HE Victor Halcourt
• Solicitor-General - HE Basil Baelius 
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Jonah Stahl-Elendil ((JakobiWitness#3859)) 

Padraig O’Rourke ((O’McAdo#7856)) 
George Galbraith ((Chenn#6807))

               

   
17th of Horen's Calling, 1787

 

FRIENDS AND FELLOW-CITIZENS, 

 

As many of you know, a difficult decision has recently been made in regards to the state of our Empire. After decades of suspicion and the hardening of men's hearts, Her Imperial Majesty Anne I has, by decree and by providence, deemed it appropriate to release the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska from vassalage, promptly expelling them from the Holy Orenian Empire as a political entity. Let it be known that the Stahl-Elendil Ministry maintains that this expulsion was wholly necessary, though its circumstances certainly unfortunate. 

 

I believe that expulsion of Hanseti-Ruska is the correct course of action, and the only one that empowers us to march out of this stagnant, distrustful period to continue the progress of Mankind. Experience of recent decades shows that we cannot do so together, and so we shall not. This is the right answer, for it was the only answer left. 

 

The visions of ancient tradition within the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska are not aligned with the providence of Imperial progress, making it irresponsible for us to restrict ourselves as a country, and irresponsible to mandate such a vision upon a populace so certain it cannot find happiness within it. This, as well as the disdain for Imperial institutions of popular representation, fair trial, and individual liberty, show that some parts of humanity are not in step with the majority. These are the causes for our separation, and so we must continue forward as Orenians, unshackled. Let it be known that our Orenian ideals and the Rights of Man will not be compromised by those who are so dramatically distanced from them. 

 

This expulsion however, is designed to aid in the preservation of meaningful peace. Out of the desire to maintain the strength of mankind, an alliance has been declared between the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska and the Holy Orenian Empire. The Stahl-Elendil Ministry dedicates itself to peace between realms, and has faith in His Majesty, Josef I to share this dedication. 

 

It would be dishonest to say that the challenges that directly lead to the expulsion won’t be overtaken by things we have been forced to neglect, and things we did not predict. But Orenians are made of stronger stuff, and we shall not be deterred. With renewed energy and vigor, and the unending resilience of the Orenian spirit, we are now united in the purpose of going beyond what we once thought possible. May we look onward and upwards, and through the grace of One God, One Empire, One Empress, continue the march towards happiness.

 

His Imperial Excellency, Jonah Stahl-Elendil

 

J.S.E

A letter from ArchChancellor Jonah Stahl-Elendil arrives at Varoche Hall.

 

“My fellow members of the House of Commons, I am proud to be here for the 19^th Imperial Diet. In light of our legislative duty, we must choose our presiding officer. As leader of the House of Commons, I nominate Mister George Galbraith for the President of the House of Commons, on behalf of the Josephite bench. He is the living image of what a statesman ought to be in our country, and I trust him to preside over the chamber.”

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THE STAHL-ELENDIL MINISTRY

 

The Orchestral Chamber, 1777

 

PREAMBLE,

 

IN accordance with Edict of Reform, 1773 and under the precedent set by the Edict of Establishment, 1732. It is the legal right and leal duty of His Imperial Majesty’s chosen Arch-Chancellor to formally name appointees to his Government as Ministers of the Crown; pending the affirmation of Parliament. It is his furthermore his duty to act as the personal right-hand to the Monarch. The current administration has thus been raised with the dissolution and retirement of the faithful Sir Simon Basrid; succeeding is his own Vice-Chancellor: The Honourable Jonah Stahl-Elendil, 1783. His is the fourth Ministry to succeed from the Reestablishment of the Empire in 1725.

 

COURSE OF LIFE,

His Excellency Jonah Stahl-Elendil, Archchancellor, 1783

 

JONAH STAHL-ELENDIL was born in 1675 to the Adunian colony of Brolwic in the Heartlands of Aeldin to the departed House of Elendil, long since separated from their Imperial roots. Once under Godfrey I his kin lived first Dukes of Westfall in Asulon, and post-exodus as Kings of Adunia upon the lands first held by the Rhoswenii of old, the fabled White Rose. With a loss of fortune in the tumultuous years following it is only apparent that Elendil is an ancient name with a storied past. Fallen from grace only to survive the ages and reemerge back into the light from centuries of exile.

 

In the later reign of August I Emperor of Man, Stahl-Elendil found himself returned to the land of his ancestor’s past as a man of anything but ancient legacy. As a traveler he roamed the land with a motley crew of outcasts, a crew of companions with naught but a slurbow in his hand and a big iron on his hip. The life of a wanderer did not suit for long, and despite this time of open air and free wind in time Jonah was thrust upon the den of politics with the reformation of the true Empire and the installation of Alexander II. Though he served for a decade beforehand in the initial force of the Imperial State Army, rising to the rank of Ensign in his first tenure of service.

 

In time Jonah continued to endure as a prominent figure in the City of Helena through three successive ministries of Imperial Administration. As leader of the people, head of the Josephite Party which saw an undefeated streak in both the Senate and it’s subsequent successor: The House of Commons. It was Jonah’s dignity which drove each victory, and the strength of ideals which guided the people’s will. His long years of service in the Imperial Diet earned Stahl-Elendil the utmost respect of the Archchancellor Sir Simon Basrid, and in time when his time in office grew to its expiry it was he who began the process of Jonah’s ascension. There would be no better successor to such a bulwark of statesmanship. 

 

In his time of ultimate service Jonah Stahl-Elendil has affirmed his most firmly held belief in the Josephite creed: The Natural Rights of Man; Freedom and Justice for all under the law of the Emperor.

 

MANIFESTO,

 

The backbone of this new Elendil Ministry is based foremost in the principles of Emperor Joseph I of Marna. His articles which outline the first written and legally binding acknowledgement of the Natural Rights of Man; the outlining of privileges that all mankind must be guaranteed and afforded: The Nenzing Proclamation, 1715, and The Circular Letters 1-12. The principles each inscribed by the Josephite political patron provide for this newfound administration it’s guiding belief in a policy of free enterprise, an expansion of social programs and citizen involvement beyond the scope of what any might imagine.

 

It is then the will of the Emperor that the internal and civil expansions continue unperturbed in the form of further democratization and participation for the Imperial citizenry, an increased focus on the reform of the Imperial Judicial system and the Courts. Renewed relations in both a domestic and foriegn capacity, and finally the further dissolution of the absolutist tendencies of a medieval past.

 

COUNCIL OF STATE

THE CHANCELLERY

 

Designated as all those serving directly beneath the wing of the Archchancellor subsequently also the Vice-Chancellor respectively. The department includes direct special advisory functions, as well as encompassing all the necessary utilities cohesion required for inter-governmental affairs and is headed nominally by the Vice-Chancellor in official capacity.

ARCHCHANCELLOR:

His Excellency, Mr. Jonah Stahl-Elendil 

VICE CHANCELLOR:

His Excellency, Mr. Franz Nikolai de Sarkozy

THE CABINET

The penultimate Ministers of State each charged with the responsibility of maintaining their respective Departments in good order. There are seven positions in total all afforded the right to appoint relevant Undersecretaries. A Department is defined as working in good order so long as each maintains a successful path of employment to the Civil Servants that conduct business beneath the scope of their respective offices.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL:

His Excellency, Mr. Tirilan Sentinel

SECRETARY OF INTERIOR:

His Excellency, Mr. Padraig O’Rourke

SECRETARY OF INTELLIGENCE:

His Excellency, Mr. Arnaud de Ruyter

SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

Her Excellency, Ms. Celestine Herbert

SECRETARY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS:

His Excellency, Mr. Victor Halcourt

SECRETARY OF WAR:

His Excellency, General Alren DeNurem

SECRETARY OF TREASURY:

His Excellency, Mr. George Galbraith

THE LIEUTENANCY

Representative of the Crown in their given constituency for the purpose of advising and enforcing the will of the Monarch in local Government.

LORD LIEUTENANT OF OWYNSBURG:

The Honorable, Henry Frederick Helvets

LORD LIEUTENANT OF NEW REZA

The Honorable, Sir Osvald Barclay

 

A Call For Accountability

5th of Amber Cold, 1781

 

To both my esteemed colleagues, as well as the citizens of our beloved empire, I would like to congratulate those sitting in the House. Both the Josephite Majority, and the Independent members. It is through us that our commitment and proposed reforms to the Imperial Diet shall continue. However, it’s important that we not misunderstand the Diet’s past, nor the ideology of the Majority. 

 

We, as Orenians, must recognize that we are unified in fidelity to our greater state, and the ideals shared by our fellow Independent legislators are ideas that the Josephite party has campaigned on, if not already things we’ve done, or begun to act on. 

 

Under the Josephite Majority, comprehensive Treasury audits for the government organizations were started three years ago. We have cut Imperial spending down by nearly forty percent during the 16^th and 17^th Imperial Diet sessions, delivering a balanced budget and a hefty surplus for all tax paying Orenian citizens. Furthermore, fair and balanced elections have already been initiated through the restructuring of the Office of Civil Affairs, and the bipartisan effort to independently establish Helena’s municipal government from the Interior has already begun, through our contact with their Lord Mayor. Furthermore, the Imperial Diet established the precedent of auditing Imperial ministries.

 

The Josephite Majority has led the battle for progress and justice in our country, ranging from Sir Konstantin’s legal reforms, to George Galbraith’s commitment to promoting the Orenian worker, and Angelika’s Bykov’s social justice law. Our creed is Dignity For All, and we have and will continue to deliver. We shall not be obstructed in our task, and I am proud to invite the independent caucus to do the same. I know in my heart, we can count on them.  

 

For we acknowledge our established precedent of the responsibility of oversight for the Council of State, on behalf of the Josephites, Minister and MHC, George Galbraith, volunteers himself and the Ministry of Treasury to an audit by the House of Commons. Upon this, we invite other pertinent ministers to similarly step up and do the same, to ensure a properly run government for the people.

 

We look forward to working with our fellow legislators in these upcoming years.

 

Signed,

Leader of the House, Jonah Stahl-Elendil, MHC

George Galbraith, MHC

Sir Konstantin Wick, MHC

Angelika Bykov, MHC

Padraig O’Rourke, MHC

Ostromir Carrion, MHC

 

Jonah Stahl-Elendil votes Aye.

A letter from Jonah Stahl-Elendil arrives to the Varoche Hall.

 

“Fellow Colleagues, I humbly accept the nomination for Leader of the House. Furthermore, I support Mr.Rakoczy for President of the Commons. God bless you all. Regards, J.S.E”

 

SURNAME: Stahl-Elendil

FIRST NAME: Jonah

ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE: 6 Helvets St, Owysnburg

DATE OF BIRTH: 1675

 

Are you registered and eligible to vote in the Holy Orenian Empire? Yes

 

Do you have any other title, peerage or military service that may conflict with becoming a Member of the House of Commons, as per the Edict of Reform (1763)? No

 

If yes, do you understand that you will be required to resign or abdicate from this position should you be elected to the House of Commons, and if this does not occur your seat shall be considered to be vacant?: Yes

 

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