Fernheim

Overwiew:
Fernheim is a small colonial town of the Escharian empire, located on the southeastern coast of the biggest island between Syltör and Ummarnu. Friedrich Wirker (ign moonman753) is it's governor. It follows the Soleannen faith and is viewed by it's inhabitants as a small yet bright beacon of Escharian civilization in the far west. The town may be too small to enforce it's rule over the entire island, but that doesn't stop the governor from viewing even the village on the westernmost tip to be at least in his sphere of influence.

History:
Fernheim's creation wasn't so much the result of a state-sponsored colonial venture, but rather the unintended consequence of an expedition by Escharian explorers. This expedition, hoping to reach the continent of Ummarnu, shiprwecked on the island, close to where Fernheim is located now. Thanks to the aid of the misterious inhabitants of the island's western half the explorers, lead by one Konrad Wirker, survived and eventually set up a new home. Roughly two and a half years later, contact with Escharien was reestablished and this "home in the far" was officially declared imperial soil, with Konrad as it's overseer. As time went by more people, mostly adventurous spirits from the homeland, came to the colony and the settlement grew more sofisticated. When Konrad eventually died, his son Friedrich suceeded him. While officially holding the title of governors, the Wirkers have practically become the noble house of this distant piece of imperial land. Their nobility had been made official relatively recently, following the abolition of the imperial senate.

Political Situation:
Fernheim is self sufficient and mostly autonomous from the empire, which has resulted in some minor deviations in terms of architecture and religious practice. Furthermore, the colony pays little if any tribute to the capital, since the far distance, as well as geographical barriers make direct governance practically impossible. This state of affairs had also resulted in Fernheim not having a voice in the imperial Senate, which hadn't caused much in the way of unrest so far. After all, why demand representation in the continued absence of taxation? And without a Senate, that issue has mostly resolved itself anyway.