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 Oliver Garrison Beckham, the first Chief Magistrate, lived in opulence and garish wealth, even for the Magistrates of Westenford, establishing one of the grandest mansions of the town's history during his time on the Council.  He died in 14 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]], childless, with his estate being converted in short order to become the much needed [[Beckham's Asylum|Beckham House for the Lunatic and Infirm]].
-Alfred, Lord Harkness, the third Chief Magistrate, was poisoned fatally by his wife, Genevieve, in 35 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]] in her attempt to win favor with an invading colonel from The [[Red Caps]].  The event and character relationships are chronicled truthfully in the locally long-running drama [[The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Alfred and Genevieve]].
+[[Alfred Harkness|Alfred, Lord Harkness]], the third Chief Magistrate, was poisoned fatally by his wife, Genevieve, in 35 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]] in her attempt to win favor with an invading colonel from The [[Red Caps]].  The event and character relationships are chronicled truthfully in the locally long-running drama [[The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Alfred and Genevieve]].
 [[Benjamin Lucas Octavius Augustine Treadwell|Octavius Treadwell]], father of [[Aloisius Treadwell]].  He initially served as a Magistrate who served as Clerk of Court until he was forced into the role of ninth Chief Magistrate in 158 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]].  In 160, he voluntary stepped down and passed leadership to Galen Taask.  Octavius then served on the Council as a Magistrate until his death by a heart attack in 172 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]].  His death opened up his Council seat to go to his youngest son--the only son in town at the time of death--by choice of Chief Magistrate Galen Taask.

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 Alfred, Lord Harkness, the third Chief Magistrate, was poisoned fatally by his wife, Genevieve, in 35 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]] in her attempt to win favor with an invading colonel from The [[Red Caps]].  The event and character relationships are chronicled truthfully in the locally long-running drama [[The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Alfred and Genevieve]].
-[[Benjamin Lucas Octavius Augustine Treadwell|Octavius Treadwell]], father of [[Aloisius Treadwell]].  He initially served as a Magistrate who served as Clerk of Court until he was forced into the role of eighth Chief Magistrate in 158 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]].  In 160, he voluntary stepped down and passed leadership to Galen Taask.  Octavius then served on the Council as a Magistrate until his death by a heart attack in 172 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]].  His death opened up his Council seat to go to his youngest son--the only son in town at the time of death--by choice of Chief Magistrate Galen Taask.
+[[Benjamin Lucas Octavius Augustine Treadwell|Octavius Treadwell]], father of [[Aloisius Treadwell]].  He initially served as a Magistrate who served as Clerk of Court until he was forced into the role of ninth Chief Magistrate in 158 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]].  In 160, he voluntary stepped down and passed leadership to Galen Taask.  Octavius then served on the Council as a Magistrate until his death by a heart attack in 172 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]].  His death opened up his Council seat to go to his youngest son--the only son in town at the time of death--by choice of Chief Magistrate Galen Taask.
 Galen Taask, tenth Chief Magistrate, held the position from 160 to 172 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]].  His run as C. M. was one under what most would consider waffling, wishy-washy leadership--the chief reason that his successor was able to force his way into power.

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 == Notable Members ==
-Oliver, Lord Beckham, the first Chief Magistrate, lived in opulence and garish wealth, even for the Magistrates of Westenford, establishing one of the grandest mansions of the town's history during his time on the Council.  He died in 14 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]], childless, with his estate being converted in short order to become the much needed [[Beckham's Asylum|Beckham House for the Lunatic and Infirm]].
+Oliver Garrison Beckham, the first Chief Magistrate, lived in opulence and garish wealth, even for the Magistrates of Westenford, establishing one of the grandest mansions of the town's history during his time on the Council.  He died in 14 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]], childless, with his estate being converted in short order to become the much needed [[Beckham's Asylum|Beckham House for the Lunatic and Infirm]].
 Alfred, Lord Harkness, the third Chief Magistrate, was poisoned fatally by his wife, Genevieve, in 35 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]] in her attempt to win favor with an invading colonel from The [[Red Caps]].  The event and character relationships are chronicled truthfully in the locally long-running drama [[The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Alfred and Genevieve]].

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 == Notable Members ==
-Oliver, Lord Beckham, second Chief Magistrate, lived in opulence and garish wealth, even for the Magistrates of Westenford, establishing one of the grandest mansions of the town's history during his time on the Council.  He died in 14 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]], childless, with his estate being converted in short order to become the much needed [[Beckham's Asylum|Beckham House for the Lunatic and Infirm]].
+Oliver, Lord Beckham, the first Chief Magistrate, lived in opulence and garish wealth, even for the Magistrates of Westenford, establishing one of the grandest mansions of the town's history during his time on the Council.  He died in 14 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]], childless, with his estate being converted in short order to become the much needed [[Beckham's Asylum|Beckham House for the Lunatic and Infirm]].
-Alfred, Lord Harkness, third Chief Magistrate, was poisoned fatally by his wife, Genevieve, in 35 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]] in her attempt to win favor with an invading colonel from The [[Red Caps]].  The event and character relationships are chronicled truthfully in the locally long-running drama [[The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Alfred and Genevieve]].
+Alfred, Lord Harkness, the third Chief Magistrate, was poisoned fatally by his wife, Genevieve, in 35 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]] in her attempt to win favor with an invading colonel from The [[Red Caps]].  The event and character relationships are chronicled truthfully in the locally long-running drama [[The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Alfred and Genevieve]].
 [[Benjamin Lucas Octavius Augustine Treadwell|Octavius Treadwell]], father of [[Aloisius Treadwell]].  He initially served as a Magistrate who served as Clerk of Court until he was forced into the role of eighth Chief Magistrate in 158 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]].  In 160, he voluntary stepped down and passed leadership to Galen Taask.  Octavius then served on the Council as a Magistrate until his death by a heart attack in 172 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]].  His death opened up his Council seat to go to his youngest son--the only son in town at the time of death--by choice of Chief Magistrate Galen Taask.

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		+	Oliver, Lord Beckham, second Chief Magistrate, lived in opulence and garish wealth, even for the Magistrates of Westenford, establishing one of the grandest mansions of the town's history during his time on the Council. He died in 14 [[Anno_Regalis\|AR]], childless, with his estate being converted in short order to become the much needed [[Beckham's Asylum\|Beckham House for the Lunatic and Infirm]].
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	Alfred, Lord Harkness, third Chief Magistrate, was poisoned fatally by his wife, Genevieve, in 35 [[Anno_Regalis\|AR]] in her attempt to win favor with an invading colonel from The [[Red Caps]]. The event and character relationships are chronicled truthfully in the locally long-running drama [[The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Alfred and Genevieve]].		Alfred, Lord Harkness, third Chief Magistrate, was poisoned fatally by his wife, Genevieve, in 35 [[Anno_Regalis\|AR]] in her attempt to win favor with an invading colonel from The [[Red Caps]]. The event and character relationships are chronicled truthfully in the locally long-running drama [[The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Alfred and Genevieve]].

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 The functions of the Council involve, in short, managing all major affairs of [[Westenford]].  This management includes not only establishing the town's legal code but also enforcing it, serving as the sole jury for serious crimes that would threaten the safety of the town, its regions, or its businesses.  Petty crimes are left to be settled by the local police forces and minor local judges with neighborhood-by-neighborhood regional jurisdiction.  Otherwise, the Council establishes the town's taxation level, oversees the occasional census, and dictates any military or police actions that may be needed to keep the town secure from mostly coastal invaders.
-The Chief Magistrate's duties include everything from acting as a tie-breaker in votes by the [[Westenford Ruling Council]] to ensuring that political meetings run smoothly.  He (and it is "he"; no woman may hold the post) also serves as the final word on any ruling from [[Westenford]]'s constitutional laws and as spokesman for the entire Council to the citizens under their control.
+The Chief Magistrate's duties include everything from acting as a tie-breaker in votes by the Westenford Ruling Council to ensuring that political meetings run smoothly.  He (and it is "he"; no woman may hold the post) also serves as the final word on any ruling from [[Westenford]]'s constitutional laws and as spokesman for the entire Council to the citizens under their control.
 Attire for the Chief Magistrate is identical to that of every other member of the Ruling Council.

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 [[Aloisius Treadwell|Aloisius Horatio Treadwell]], eleventh Chief Magistrate, has held the position the longest.  Treadwell joined the Council in 172 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]] after he was ushered into his deceased father's place on the Council.  Within his first day on the Council, Magistrate Treadwell connived his way into replacing Chief Magistrate Galen Taask by a Council-ordered vote.  Officially, he still holds the position, never having relinquished power in coming to [[Myrken Wood]].  However, in his absence, he has appointed his dear friend, Jonathan M. Lincoln, as Acting Chief Magistrate, a temporary title to be used until Treadwell's return.
-Jonathan "Jon" M. Lincoln is officially Acting Chief Magistrate in Treadwell's absence.  He holds appropriate jurisdiction while Treadwell is away.  Being one of the few individuals with a little more honor than most others seated, he is expected to willingly give control back to Treadwell whenever Aloisius returns home, which he has done in all instances to date.
+[[Jonathan M. Lincoln|Jonathan "Jon" M. Lincoln]] is officially Acting Chief Magistrate in Treadwell's absence.  He holds appropriate jurisdiction while Treadwell is away.  Being one of the few individuals with a little more honor than most others seated, he is expected to willingly give control back to Treadwell whenever Aloisius returns home, which he has done in all instances to date.
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 Attire for the Chief Magistrate is identical to that of every other member of the Ruling Council.
-Presently, this post is held by [[Aloisius Treadwell]], despite his permanent settling into [[Myrken Wood]].  It is currently held in a technically temporary capacity (though a very extended one) by Acting Chief Magistrate [[Jonathan Lincoln|Jonathan "Jon" M. Lincoln]].
+Presently, this post is held by [[Aloisius Treadwell]], despite his permanent settling into [[Myrken Wood]].  It is currently held in a technically temporary capacity (though a very extended one) by Acting Chief Magistrate [[Jonathan M. Lincoln|Jonathan "Jon" M. Lincoln]].
 As one might imagine, such a framework has led to the Council being heavily corrupt over time as well as the local police forces and judges all being fickle and subject to easy bribery and influence.

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 == Description ==
-The Westenford Parliamentary Ruling Council is the full official name of the collective of twenty-nine elected officials who run the affairs of the port city of [[Westenford]], [[Amasynia]].  Any potential elections are rare, though, with positions only opening up by resignations or deaths, and they are usually rigged by those still sitting on the Council whenever any members rotate off service.  In emergencies, the election process can be bypassed completely by the [[Chief Magistrate]]'s appointing a new member by choice; this has only occurred once, in the case of [[Aloisius Treadwell]]'s becoming Magistrate Treadwell.  All Council members are male landowners in town, with occupations usually dealing with the town's businesses, which mainly emphasize a healthy fishing industry from the nearby [[Sea of Amasynia]].
+The Westenford Parliamentary Ruling Council is the full official name of the collective of twenty-nine elected officials who run the affairs of the port city of [[Westenford]], [[Amasynia]].  Any potential elections are rare, though, with positions only opening up by resignations or deaths, and they are usually rigged by those still sitting on the Council whenever any members rotate off service.  In emergencies, the election process can be bypassed completely by the Chief Magistrate's appointing a new member by choice; this has only occurred once, in the case of [[Aloisius Treadwell]]'s becoming Magistrate Treadwell.  All Council members are male landowners in town, with occupations usually dealing with the town's businesses, which mainly emphasize a healthy fishing industry from the nearby [[Sea of Amasynia]].
 == Council Organization and Functions ==