A long summer is finally ends, and a vibrant autumn begins...at least for our government. Because there were no competitive elections, we can name the entire Riksraad a week early and begin this pivotal season. In spite of everything, I believe autumn will be a vibrant one for Wintreath...one that will see the return of activity, a continued focus on the people who make Wintreath what it is, and the 8th anniversary of the founding of our community. And I believe these are the people who will help make that community even bigger, better, and more vibrant!
So without further ado:
ThanesWe had one candidate throw their hat in the ring for Thane elections, and by default
@Michi won both positions that he ran for: Thane of Gaming and Thane of World Assembly Affairs. Congratulations, especially on starting a new chapter in your Wintreath career as our NationStates delegate! All other thane positions will be vacant unless filled by their respective Jarl. This also, at least for now, ends the tenures of
@Excalibur and
@Ogun of Valeria who chose not to run for re-election. Thank you both for your service to Wintreath, and for everything you've done in the Cabinet over the past year plus.
AldersAs you know, invitations to become an Alder were based on accomplishments during the summer, and on that basis I invited four people to join:
@Michi,
@taulover,
@Wuufu, and
@trader. Unfortunately taulover and Wuufu declined due to offline commitments, but taulover's design and hosting of his Arena game and Wuufu's enhancements to Zaphyr's Cards Against Humanity game greatly added to our culture over the summer, and I still wanted to recognize them here. As you know, Michi declined in order to run successfully as Thane, but his experiments with Discord threads and particularly the Tavern in the Woods RP has opened the way for new possibilities on our Discord, which I'm sure we'll explore more fully this season.
Thankfully, trader has accepted the invitation to join us! As I recently posted in Wintreath's Finest nominations, trader's taken a huge load off of me by hosting, maintaining, and upgrading the Minecraft server, and I greatly appreciate that he continues to keep it going to this day. Beyond that though, trader is a thoughtful, experienced, and compassionate voice in the ops team, and I'm looking forward to having his thoughts and perspectives in the Riksraad as well. Congratulations on becoming part of our Cabinet team!
Summary of the CabinetSo with all that being said, here is your Cabinet for Autumn 2021!
Jarl of Culture: @GerrickThane of Gaming:
@MichiThane of Roleplay:
VacantJarl of Foreign Affairs: @RuguoThane of Foreign Releases:
VacantThane of Embassies:
VacantJarl of Regional Affairs: @Doc / @DawsinianThane of Integration:
VacantThane of World Assembly Affairs:
@MichiJarl of Werewolf: @RuguoJarl without Portfolio: @DawsinianAlders@trader Congratulations to everyone who is joining our Cabinet! New or old, I look forward to working with all of you to rebuild our community better than ever.
