Lord Steward

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Current Lord Steward

The first, current Lord Steward of Myrken Wood, as instituted by royal decree delivered by Almeric Surdemer in AR 214, is Aloisius Treadwell.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Lord Steward largely resemble those of the former post of Governor of Myrken Wood. There are two primary differences.

The first primary difference is the initial task to reassemble a suitable Council from the landowning gentry of the province and the common people; this Council is designed to have equal representation of both categories, based upon the population of Myrken Wood. There is to be one Councilor for every hundred families, which are estimated to be ten individuals each on average based on census results of AR 213 that totaled a little over 31,000. Therefore, there are 31 allotted seats for landowners and an equal number of commoners, totaling 62 seats alongside the Lord Steward instead of Myrken Wood's previous total of five.

The second primary difference is the cooperation with the Lady Warden, a role assigned to Egris Verreaux. The two together are meant to cooperate in the restructuring and reconstruction of Myrken Wood and its government. However, as the Lady Warden is the official representative of the Crown's presence, she serves as something of a check to the powers of the Lord Steward.