Chancellor's Inaugural Address

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Citizens of Cordor, thank you for coming to my first formal address as your new Chancellor.  I appreciate the faith you have put in me to run this great city and I will not let you, nor the legacy of those before me, down.

There are several things I wish to do during this term which I will outline the first steps during this address.  The topics are as follows:  

The Cordorian Guard; the ministry positions; streamlining the legal procedures; and, mostly importantly, forging Cordor into a strong and sovereign nation.  Please hold your comments, questions, or concerns until the end.  

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First, the Cordorian guard.  Over the past year, I have been working directly with the guard and military and have found them, with a few exceptions, well run.  

That said, no group should be immune to auditing procedures and I have already spoken to a former commander whom I have asked to fulfil this auditing role.

A well-run group should never fear an audit, they should embrace it to show their superiority.   In an effort for transparency, the findings of that audit will be publicly available.

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Secondly, the Cordorian ministry and my cabinet.  The cabinet will consist of four members: The Chancellor, the Minister of the Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Interior, and the Minister of the Arcane.  Each of these positions can open sub groups that operate with their direct supervision.

The Minister of Arcane Affairs role is to provide oversight on arcane usage within the city and monitor it on all of Arelith.  This includes, but not limited to: oversight of wild magic, necromancy, and other vile magics; consulting with other esoteric arcane matters around the isle.

The Minister of Internal Affairs role is to provide oversight over everything that occurs within the city of Cordor.  This includes, but not limited to: agriculture, culture, guards, and economics.  

The Minister of the Foreign Affairs role is to provide oversight on the ongoings over the entire isle. This includes, but not limited to: military (including the navy), diplomacy, and typically, the vice chancellorship.  

Finally, the Chancellors role is to provide oversight over each of the other ministers.  They will fill in any vacant roles as needed and insure that all the offices are operating at peek efficiently.   Their votes in cabinet meetings will break ties and they maintain general veto power when necessary.  

While this is my current thinking, it may evolve as the months progress and I collect additional ideas from our citizens.  

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One thing that became clear to me during the most recent trial, was that it was very time inefficient. It was obvious that there was a lot of extraneous time spent on litigation as the processes are not clearly defined.  

I plan to review and streamline the current law system as well as the procedures to run a trail in a reasonable amount of time.  As a former magistrate myself, I am uniquely suited for this role.

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And finally, the topic of how to strengthen Cordor.  For a long time, Cordor has been looked upon as secondary to other groups and settlements on Arelith.  While I believe the Cordor needs to maintain its defensive alliances and cooperation against the vile forces that hide below our city, Cordor also needs to maintain its sovereignty.  

You have put your faith in me, and I will return that belief in the way of safety for you so that you can concentrate on other parts of your life.  I am certain that many of you know that I am a diviner and one of our abilities is foresight; the ability to see things before they occur.  

But that power is not absolute though it can be improved.  Devices attuned to me will be installed around the city in order to take a hands-on approach at extending my sight to multiple places at once from the safety of my private sanctum.  

I am certain that you will appreciate this kind of direct methodology from the Chancellor and alleviate one less thing chaotic thing you need to navigate in on this isle.

The plans above are the first steps at strengthening our nations, it is not only me than will invoke this change.  I need you, each and every one of the good citizens of Cordor, to do their part.  I am counting on you as much as you are counting on me.

Thank you for listening Cordor, and Eye open.

[Sealed with an image of a raven on top of the seal of Chancellors Seal of Cordor]

        Hour 2, Day 27, Month 8, Year 153
        Katernin Bersk