Jorvick

Jorvick (or City of Jorvick) is a city located within the Polity of Jorvick. Jorvick is a semi-autonomous city-state that holds membership in the Drakaen Concordat (formerly Regnum Drakaes), a confederation in the Central-Northern archipelago of Eldham. The city has a population of approximately 20 citizens.

History
Jorvick originates from a small village named Sorbia, founded by Bedaer, and located north of the de facto City of Jorvick. Though not much is known of this period of Jorvickian history, it is generally known that the founding members of Sorbia were forced to relocate their settlement to a passage between mountains, the area of modern-day Jorvick. The land given to the Sorbian settlers was ceded by Nidaros at the request of the Regnum Drakaes.

Founding
The City of Jorvick was officially founded on 16th July 2021[Fig. 2] by Bedaer and other members. Jorvickians had a final place to settle, guaranteed by the Regnum Drakaes (with the guarantee eventually having been renewed upon the formation of the Drakaen Concordat). With roots firmly in the ground, Jorvick began to quickly attract drifters from the declining host empire due to its central location and political sphere.

Growth
Initially, Jorvick experienced a huge explosion in growth due to an influx of people generating a demand for building space, with the walls being completed in a matter of days[Fig. 3]. However, as the influx of new citizens began to slow, it gave the builders time to improve on already-existing structures and create infrastructure for the town. Much of this progress can be seen in '''[Fig. 1]'''.

In modern times, Jorvick boasts an impressive roster of over 20 citizens, many of which are skilled manual labourers that operate upon many of Jorvick's industrial ambitions. Due to the compact nature of the city, many citzens opt to work closely together to achieve certain goals like mining and infrastructure construction.

Politics
There has never been a concrete form of government for Jorvick, however there are a set of general guidelines and agreements that Jorvickians have a strong cultural obligation to abide by. Within the city of Jorvick, there is no noble class. Everyone who lives within Jorvick is a citizen of Jorvick; no more, no less. The leader is elected by the citizens, and is not afforded any extra rights or privileges during their leadership. The role exists so that there remains still a sense of hierarchy and leadership without the downsides of a strong hierarchy. Once the leader is elected, members of the council are then elected from a pool of candidates.

The choice of roles within the council are currently:


 * Minister of Defence
 * Minister of Finance (officially split into two roles under the same title, finance management and infrastructure management)
 * Minister of Diplomacy
 * Religious Advisor

Members of the council are able to put forward motions during sessions of the Jorvickian Senate (a general assembly for all citizens of Jorvick to discuss and resolve current issues, as well as plan for the future) which all citizens may vote on whether to pass or to block. In this way, the leadership of Jorvick are able to continuously keep the best interests of Jorvick at heart.

Religion
Jorvick voted, during the first Jorvickian Senate session, to worship the '''Blood Good[FIg. 4]; an undefined higher power that, according to local legend, seems to ceaselessly favour Jorvick's''' endeavours. It is unexplained as to how or why this occurs, yet it is exemplified currently through the speed at which Jorvick was able to prosper.

Though the Drakaen Concordat has attempted on multiple occasions to convert the population of Jorvick to the School of Humanity (a reformed offspring of Vareism), Jorvick has remained steadfast in its devotion to the illustrious and benevolent Blood Good.