* Mayor: Bedeude Laperriere
* County: Amithidica
* Duchy: Calranrian
* Kingdom: The Kingdom of Riftwood
* Discord Server: You may join through here.
* Recruitment: Open
* Roleplay: Optional
* Focus: Commerce, Herbalism, & Potentially Alchemy
* Our Motto: "Where's your will to be weird?"
About Us
Aelfhaest is a town of oddities, a place to celebrate the strange & unusual and that's how we like it! We focus on trade and relaxation, whether its' welcoming merchants of all kinds to setup shop, or seeking adventurers to open up their own tavens.
We hope to focus on trade & commerce and possibly the alchemical arts.
Uniqueness Is Celebrated
Our City's Values:
1. Imagination
2. Innovation
3. Resourcefulness
4. Uniqueness.
5. Unknown
City Council Roles
Protection - OPEN
This includes overseeing the city guard, military governance, & protection of our citizens. They will be in charge of alerting us to any potential hostile threats, foreign or domestic & advising on how to deal with them.
Urban Planning - OPEN
This position will involve architecture and the layout of the city's properties, residential and commercial.
Trade & Commerce - OPEN
This position will be in charge of setting up trade routes, managing the collection & setting of taxes, the city treasury, and advertising city services & bringing in tourism.
Environmental Resource Conservation - OPEN
This position will be in charge of keeping track of renewable resources within and outside of the city (within 1-2km).
This includes sending out rangers to collect data on the number of harvest-able flora & fauna, compiling the data for predictive graphing, and preventing over-harvesting in order to prevent species from going extinct.
Urban Resource Conservation - OPEN
This position involves planning out the necessary resources needed to feed the keep - soldiers AND citizens.
They will also consult with the ERC regarding local needs, furs, lumber, etc...to be brought in outside the gates. As well as work with the Trade & Commerce when its deemed necessary to import goods - or export if we have too much.
This also includes working with the urban planning department in chartering resources needed for city expansion & needs.
City Laws
We strive ourselves and others on being open-minded and allowing our citizens to enjoy as many freedoms as there are in this world we share. Just no human sacrifice please!
City-Sponsored Holiday Festivals & Celebrations
Elelænde
A festival born from the town of Âmede Saphirs itself! It is a about celebrating the "strange" or "foreign" and showing that normalcy is just too "boring"! Elelænde occurs on the day of founding of Âmede Saphirs.
Samhain/Halloween
Midsummer (June)
Yule/Winter Solstice
Fashion Faire
A fashion faire, hosted in TBA county, dedicated to discovering and rewarding the greatest talents across the lands! Local & foreign craftsmen are welcome to show their wares, compete, and win big in categories for each crafting profession!
Trade
We are actively looking to setup trade through trade-ways and agreements with neighboring cities, counties, etc...
Help Wanted
City Registrar
This position will keep track of official citizens of the keep (land owners only) in a registry in order for the countess to collect taxes from each one. Additional duties include keeping track of all open & available government positions & contact "Contract" individuals when their services are necessary to be rendered.
City Guard
Plenty of positions will be available, including a Head of the Guard which will be awarded to the best performing guard who shows excellent leadership.
Soldiers
Infantry, archers, naval, etc... positions available. Generals will be necessary as well.
Gravekeepers/Morticians
Since our bodies will wither and decay, those who transport, prepare, and lay them to rest will be needed! A funeral home will be provided for these individuals to use, paid for by the city, when their services are needed. Contract Position
Clergy, Priests, Priestesses, Etc..
These types of people will be needed for our citizens for when they decide to marry, or for when its time for them to leave this world onto a new great beyond. All religions are welcomed & needed for marriage services & funeral processions. Contract Position
Guilds & Companies
If your guild or company would like to become part of our home, feel free to reply or PM! Our town will be home to two unique companies which will definitely help with merchants & travelers alike!
Scribing Services, Identification Services, Investigations
Elyrian Identity Center
Insurance & Investments
Elyrian Securities Center
Religious Groups
Qindred
The Holy Church of Melonism
Housing & Farming
In order to promote citizens to join Âmede Saphirs, we will be offering efficiency bunkhouses & possibly farming subsidies if the need for farming is lacking.
Efficiency Bunkhouses
Low cost temporary housing for local workers.
Farming Subsidies
A farming subsidy is a governmental subsidy paid to agricultural organizations and farms to supplement their income, manage the supply of agricultural commodities, and influence the cost and supply of such commodities. These will be paid in times of hardship, such as crop shortages needed for the locals, in order to influence an increase of farming of certain crops.
Paid For By The Town &/or Mayor himself
