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- | The main governing body is a town council consisting of 9 members and at least 5 members must be present for a quorum. The head of the city guard is always a member, a proxy ambassador from the capital is always a member, the city's mayor is always a member. These three are known as the " | + | The main governing body is a town council consisting of 9 members and at least 5 members must be present for a quorum. The head of the city guard is always a member, a proxy ambassador from the capital is always a member, |
The Mayor is voted on by the people; the city guard is appointed by the King; and the proxy is appointed by the King's ' | The Mayor is voted on by the people; the city guard is appointed by the King; and the proxy is appointed by the King's ' | ||
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The term members are broken into " | The term members are broken into " | ||
- | Three of the six seats are appointed, one each by a permanent member. In other words, the mayor appoints 1 seat, the city guard appoints another seat, and the capital' | + | Three of the six seats are appointed, one each by a permanent member. In other words, the mayor appoints 1 seat, the city guard appoints another seat, and the capital' |
The remaining 3 seats are " | The remaining 3 seats are " | ||
- | Terms are 3 years for appointed, and 2 years for open seats. Open seats have no term limits and a member could serve forever so long as the rest of the council approves. Appointed seats cannot serve consecutive terms. I.e., they can only serve 4 years on, then 4 years off. However, this tends to cause " | + | Terms are 3 years for appointed, and 2 years for open seats. Open seats have no term limits and a member could serve forever so long as the rest of the council approves. Appointed seats cannot serve consecutive terms. I.e., they can only serve 3 years on, then 3 years off. However, this tends to cause " |
- | ==== Current Council Members | + | __**Current Council Members**__ |
- | **Permanent** | + | //Permanent |
- | - Mayor Freya Thurgis, human female, age 45 | + | - Mayor [[wiki: |
- | - Astrix Myris, gnome male wizard, age 65, divination specialist | + | - [[wiki: |
- | - City Guard Captain Ilmins StrongArm, hill dwarf male, age 125 | + | - City Guard Captain |
- | - Rexis Stanchon, human male, age 25, second in command of City Guard and rumored to be the region' | + | - [[wiki: |
- | - King's Ambassador The Honorable Solveig Friggsiff, human male, age 30, and cousin of the King | + | - King's Ambassador The Honorable |
- | - Bjorti Honeyhair, half-elf female, 50, frequent royal courtisan in the capital but living in Steepost. | + | - |
- | **Open Members** | + | //Open Members// |
- | - Odin's Hand (Leif Sagason), human male, age 60, highest ranking priest in Steepost, 20+ years on council. | + | - [[wiki: |
- | - Bearselino Checshee, goliath male, age 40, a powerful trader dealing in ores, coal, etc. Brand new on council. | + | - [[wiki: |
- | - Quisitar Othelsimir, high-elf male, age 400+, head of the wizard' | + | - [[wiki: |
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+ | ===== Courts ===== | ||
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+ | Steepost has courts similar to the American judicial system but a jury is only allowed when the potential sentence is death, or the judge determines it necessary. The judges are appointed on 6-year terms by vote of the council. Steepost currently has 3 judges. | ||
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+ | ===== Jail ===== | ||
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+ | The city jail has capacity for about 50 prisoners humanely, and about 200 prisoners inhumanely. It's unknown to the general public how many prisoners are currently there. | ||
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