High Stormgovan Society

The High Stormgovan Societies are two different groups formed at different times in the history of Stormgova in order to better govern it. The First High Stormgovan Society was made up of a group of inhabitants and frequent visitors of NewJellhem, whose sole purpose was accepting or denying applications for the position of Valekt of NewJellhem. Its existence was short-lived, due to the chaos and unrest that followed the results of the NewJellhem elections. The Second High Stormgovan Society has functioned much better and existed for a long period of time. Beginning as a small discrete group created to increase the quality of life of Stormgova, its ranks contained famous figures such as Mansmile Svarkor, Abyss Hrafn, Otto Hrafn, Gerald Pisse III, UpsidedownElf, WarriorCraft, and Luke Ludwig

Creation
Shortly before its creation, Ornn Ludwig of NewJellhem proclaimed to all of Simulami that an election would be held to democratically choose the next Valekt of NewJellhem. As the elections became quite the talk over the entire empire, Ornn decided that there would be too many participants. As a result, he decided to form the High Stormgovan Society. He invited 5 highly trusted individuals who could frequently be seen in the city.

These five initial members were Abyss Ludwig, Joker Rostraya, SirAliXX, Upsidedownelf, Krisa Corvinus. Alongside these five core members, Versifier Maestro and Westloonlake were invited to join midway through the elections.

The identities of the seven members of the society were kept secret until after the applications were closed, with only the imperare ZenoHUN and Ornn Ludwig knowing of their identities beforehand.

Controversy and Dissolution
The election was handled extremely poorly. Uprisings and unrest across all of NewJellhem occurred shortly before and after the results were released, where the Soleviel party just barely squeezed out a victory over the BIG party by forming a coalition with smaller parties. Insults, threats and much more were sent between members of the parties on numerous occassions, to the point where the imperare stepped in and declared the election results void.

Alongside voiding the results, ZenoHUN declared that the High Stormgovan Society must be punished for their involvement in the chaos, even if their involvement was minimal at best. Some time later, the trial was held in the old Stormgovan Guardian temple of NewJellhem, which was recently burned down during the Festivel of Fire.

Here, all members were found guilty and were each given punishments. Whilst the fate of the Society was already sealed when the trial was announced, Ornn Ludwig himself declared that the Society would be dissolved.

Creation
Some time after the dissolution of the First High Society, the newly crowned Harskare of Stormgova, Ornn Hrafn, decided to revive the old group in order to help him run Stormgova more efficiently. He proceeded to travel the length of the island, inviting prominent Streysmen and notable figures to the council. Soon after its formation, it became clear that there were several stark divides on the council. The northerners, UpsidedownElf, Mansmile Svarkor, and Gerald Pisse, held firmly the old Stormgovan belief in limiting the strength of the Harskare, but their power was put in check by the relations of Ornn Hrafn who were promoted to the council. Another divide was between the native Stormgovans and those members hailing from outside the island, including Otto Hrafn.

List of Members
The ranks of the High Society have shifted over time, and the council was expanded to 9 members at one point, meaning many different people have sat in the society. These members include Ornn Hrafn himself, Feloks Hrafn, Abyss Hrafn, Otto Hrafn, Luke Ludwig, Parabagel, Gerald Pisse, Hakon Pisse, UpsidedownElf, Jellyfox, Rexian Lykko, Feyd Hrafn, Frezee, Sister Knell, Jaycob Hrafn, Janet Hrafn and Skipsen.

Leadership
At any given time, the High Society of Stormgova is led by a Valekt, someone elected by the High Society from the High Society's own ranks. The first election resulted in the promotion of Abyss Hrafn to lead the council. After the mysterious disappearance of Abyss Hrafn, Gerald Pisse was put into the position of Valekt in an emergency vote. Gerald Pisse remains the only Valekt to have ever been re-elected to the position, having succeeded on 3 separate occasions. Gerald Pisse ended his reign as Valekt with his now famous vow of poverty, which saw him abandon both the position of Valekt, and also all his titles in the Barony of Inkorsport. He was succeeded by Luke Ludwig, who in turn was replaced by Sister Knell, who holds the title to the present day

Trivia
Fun fact, the High Society was embroiled in a scandal late in the reign of Imparare ZenoHUN, in which it was revealed that Harskare Ornn Hrafn and Valekt Gerald Pisse had been conspiring for a long period of time to revolt from Simulami and either to form their own nation of Stormgova, or to join the already existing nation of Fedhrekaan as a fully incorporated state. To the benefit of everyone involved, however, the two ringleaders quickly came to their senses and abandoned any plans, which would later prove vital as Ornn eventually ascended to the throne of Simulami itself.