Providence
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Providence serves as the capital of The Holy Orenian Empire. Founded in 1796, it's equal in size to Johannesburg & boasts one of the largest populations in Almaris.
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History
Geography
Providence is built upon a hill, overlooking the ocean & a nearby river. The location was picked for it's strategic positioning & it's accessibility to the water. Surrounding the city are small patches of trees which provide lumber for the city. Beyond that is a mix of mountainous terrain & open plains.
Government
The Elections of 1797
The first mayoral election in Providence occurred on the 12th of Godfrey's Triumph, 1797 with four candidates; Doctor Desmond Morgryn, Sir Henry Marshal, Ciprian de la Baltas & Kinsrell Commandore. During this time citizens could vote in two ways, mailing in their ballot or going to the town hall to vote in person. As the elections drew to a close, suspicion was raised as some of the votes were casted in the name of a deceased individuals. To the discretion of the Providence Magistrate; George Galbraith, the ballots were nulled. A new voting sessions was scheduled on the 21st of Tobias' Bounty which implemented the new rules of citizens may only vote in person.
Throughout the day the elections remained closely tied. When the results of the election were announced in the tavern by Victor Halcourt later that night, the election turned out to be a tie with Doctor Morgryn & Mister de la Baltas both having forty-eight thousand votes. With both of the candidates in agreement, a coin toss was had. The best out of five tosses would be elected. Baltas chose heads & Morgryn by default was given tails. The coin flipped by Mister Halcourt landed on the tails side three times in a row, proclaimed Doctor Desmond Morgryn as the first mayor of Providence.
Following the mayoral elections were the alderman elections which took place a month later. With a little over a dozen people running, only seven would make it onto the city assembly. The rules for this election were the same as the mayoral ones, that being you may only vote in person. The voting process ran throughout the entire month of the Sun's Smile & the results were announced on the 23rd. The results are as follows.
- O'ROURKE-ELENDIL, Azariah - 57 votes.
- NAPIER, Theodore - 47 votes.
- HALCOURT, Leonard - 47 votes.
- FENRIE, Fiyem - 47 votes.
- BARROW, Vladislav - 44 votes.
- ERUTHOS, Joseph - 44 votes.
- O'ROURKE-ELENDIL, Patrick - 43 votes.
Notable Figures of Providence
Living
- Anne I, Holy Orenian Empress
- Joseph II, Holy Orenian Emperor
- Jonah Stahl-Elendil, Current Archchancellor