Shireroth

We, the Landsraad of Shireroth, urge Her Niftiness the Kaiseress, Keeper of the Apollo Legacy, Grand Mistress of the Orders of the Dragon, Griffin, Phoenix, and Chimera, Wielder of Vengeance, Bearer of the Celestial Barrier, Countess of Shirekeep, Princess of Hvalafell, and Lady of the Golden Mango Throne, to decree the following:

1. That all Imperial Lands are laid open to any Shirerithian interests that wish to explore, exploit, develop, or colonize them. Citizens of Shireroth need not seek Imperial permission before attempting to develop Imperial Lands.

2. That the Kaiser or Landsraad may choose to evict a person, corporation, or House from an Imperial Land if they demonstrate a willful disregard for its populace or culture. Such a person's work will be deemed "non-canon" and can be explained away by future colonizers in any way they wish. That person will be banned from any further development work in that area, or, depending on the scale of the offense, in Imperial Lands.

3. That the Kaiser or Landsraad may choose to grant governorships to those who have done exceptional work developing an Imperial Land. The governor of a land, and the House to which ze belongs will have control over a land, its armies, its resources, and its development so long as ze holds the gubernatorial title.

4. That the Kaiser or Landsraad may choose to revoke gubernatorial titles and their pleasure.

5. That the official in charge of cartography will, at reasonable intervals, release maps showing what Shirerithian counties are under what degree of influence from what houses.

Icebreaker wrote:IN THE INTERESTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION, NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT ITEM 2.

2's "willful disregard for its populace or culture" phrasing. Does this refer just to lack of adequate development, or would it also apply to canon that had been previously established in the Imperial lands concerned?

Repeating a question from the original proposal thread: if multiple individuals choose to develop the same county simultaneously, what happens if they ignore or flatly contradict one another in their work? Should this be encouraged as a "best material wins" situation, or should they be expected to try to integrate what they're doing?

I'm particularly concerned about the second point. If someone proves more worthy to be a governor, fair enough. But I could see a situation arising where multiple people put in a lot of hard work toward an Imperial Land, but at least one is behaving as if there's no one else in the county. If that same person gets made governor and their work becomes canon, and the other work is thereby ignored, then you're likely to end up with serious bad blood.

I suppose what I'm suggesting here is that, when picking a governor, it might be a good idea for the Kaiser to keep in mind not just the recipient's own development efforts, but how zie responds to others'.