Ghyll:Folktown - Revision history

Snood Trunion at 12:21, 25 November 2005

2005-11-25T12:21:17Z

Morbus Iff: Phantoming Baby Alek.

2005-08-15T14:52:10Z

Phantoming Baby Alek.

Jcowan: /* The Ivian Reforms */ Linkifying

2005-07-21T15:21:50Z

The Ivian Reforms: Linkifying

Joe Bowers: typo

2005-07-06T23:02:06Z

typo

Joe Bowers: /* The Radical Reforms and the Grand Declaration Fixing Cataract Road Factual Error */

2005-07-06T04:04:43Z

The Radical Reforms and the Grand Declaration Fixing Cataract Road Factual Error

Undrhil: * Removed an errant 'the' from this article. *

2005-07-03T03:09:20Z

* Removed an errant 'the' from this article. *

Undrhil: * Scholarly comment *

2005-07-03T03:08:04Z

* Scholarly comment *

Jcowan: Misspelling

2005-06-29T12:46:17Z

Misspelling

Morbus Iff: Scholarly comment.

2005-06-28T22:57:36Z

Scholarly comment.

Morbus Iff: Copyedit #6: Done? Maybe. Probably not.

2005-06-28T22:56:08Z

Copyedit #6: Done? Maybe. Probably not.

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 ===Early History of the Region===
-Our knowledge of the classical history of the area begins with the [[Arbuckle Hill|Arbugghyll Map]], from circa -700 [[EC]], which depicts a very small community of serfs living surrounding a manor farm. The next mention of the town, circa -640 [[EC]], is one of the rare documents that survived the [[King Harandraff the Great|purge of Harandraff]] (and probably originated in the [[Proto-Harandraff Orthonormal Basis Set]] {&tau; , &rho;, &phi;}), the reign of the "disunited king" known to modern scholars as Proto-Harandraff ((-730 [[EC]], -600 [[EC]]), 9&rho;, 0). The document contains the charter for a "Free Town", the only one of its kind known to modern scholars. [[Blivingdel|Blivingdel's]] translation of the preamblatory first degree of the  charter (in ''Blivingdel's History of Folktown and Its Folks'') reads simply:
+Our knowledge of the classical history of the area begins with the [[Arbuckle Hill|Arbugghyll Map]], from circa -700 [[EC]], which depicts a very small community of serfs living surrounding a manor farm. The next mention of the town, circa -640 [[EC]], is one of the rare documents that survived [[King Harandraff the Great|Harandraff's]] [[Absolute Erasure]] (and probably originated in the [[Proto-Harandraff Orthonormal Basis Set]] {&tau; , &rho;, &phi;}), the reign of the "disunited king" known to modern scholars as Proto-Harandraff ((-730 [[EC]], -600 [[EC]]), 9&rho;, 0). The document contains the charter for a "Free Town", the only one of its kind known to modern scholars. [[Blivingdel|Blivingdel's]] translation of the preamblatory first degree of the  charter (in ''Blivingdel's History of Folktown and Its Folks'') reads simply:
 <blockquote>You Wanted it? You Got It.

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 The papers and records of the initial Folktown court are an oasis of plenty in an otherwise parched historical landscape. An anonymous copyist of one of the [[Odlucian Library]]'s original editions of ''Harandraff, the Greatest Guy Ever!'' editorializes that perhaps when confronted by the quantity of documentation an enormously verbose judiciary had produced after one hundred and fifty years of operation, [[King Harandraff the Great|Harandraff's]] inquisitors for historical purity chose to forget it existed rather than spend the years that would be required to burn it all. (It is notable that the page containing this commentary in the margins is the last page copied in that particular handwriting.) The picture these records paint of Folktown from the time of the charter through the great civil war is detailed and rich, but unfortunately rather narrow.
-One of the first cases approached by the court, and one that sheds some light on both the depth and the limits of these documents is the case of "Baby Alek", investigated in detail by Herringer in his ''Mick's Executioner: Origins of the Folktown Executioner's Festival''. The case involves a pair of families, the Hambeck and Harblock clans, both claiming parentage of the same infant. The case was initially presented to the court in -639 [[EC]]. Testimony lasted for four days. The court then considered the case for a full year before reaching the preliminary verdict that the child should be cut in half and one half should be distributed to each party of claim. A chronology of the remainder of the court's activities with respect to the case follows:
+One of the first cases approached by the court, and one that sheds some light on both the depth and the limits of these documents is the case of "[[Baby Alek]]", investigated in detail by Herringer in his ''Mick's Executioner: Origins of the Folktown Executioner's Festival''. The case involves a pair of families, the Hambeck and Harblock clans, both claiming parentage of the same infant. The case was initially presented to the court in -639 [[EC]]. Testimony lasted for four days. The court then considered the case for a full year before reaching the preliminary verdict that the child should be cut in half and one half should be distributed to each party of claim. A chronology of the remainder of the court's activities with respect to the case follows:
 * '''-638 [[EC]]''': Court deliberates which half should go to whom, debates the measurement of one-half an infant.

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 research institutes and councils of the town. [[Odgar IV]] actually met and had drinks with a young Mek Meckton and Dirk Blood-Skull-Saint Monsterface, whose pioneering directorships of the Brotherhood of Golemists and the [[Morphomancy|Dark Conventicle of Morphomancy]] respectively would later become legend. He also had the opportunity to debate at length the role of public musical performance in moral community life with an unnamed Sister of Universal Civic Kindness and Sympathy (some folk traditions claim this sister was the woman who would in death be known as Sister Ursula Sandwich, although this is extremely unlikely in fact.)
-In ''His Last Name is "Danger": A Memoir of [[Odgar IV]]'', Odgar IV's historian would record:
+In ''His Last Name is "Danger": A [[Memoir]] of [[Odgar IV]]'', Odgar IV's historian would record:
 :By the time we left, his disappointment had turned to a sharp, uncharacteristic excitement. On the road back to [[Iganefta]], he dictated an account of his meetings and observations for almost an hour, all the while munching brownies from a bag. It is the only time I ever saw the great [[rejah]] talk with his mouth full.  Finally, I protested.

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 The [[Arbuckle Hill|Arbuckle Hill Uprising]] of -250 [[EC]] appeared to have a profound effect on [[Odgar IV]]'s attitude toward Folktown. Cynics have noted that the [[rejah]]'s "mellowing out", his heartfelt speech and his call for canonization of the Martyr were accompanied by his draft of many of the barkeeps and restauranteurs responsible for the Arbuckle Hill Uprising to officer's posts in the Folktown militia.
-Later that year. [[Odgar IV]] began the most radical of his Folktown-centric reforms by encouraging the construction of the extension to the Folktown to Iganefta causeway (which would much later become part of the [[Cataract Road]]) by picking out the wealthiest looking attendant at his court, once per week, and "recommending" a donation to the effort. The same year, at his annual Folktown performance, he announced a re-charter of the court and of [[Parliament]], presented both bodies with charters and articles he had drafted himself, and announced the retirements of all sitting members of both bodies and of the field marshall of the Folktown militia. The news came as a shock to the judges and representatives. However, due to the very generous "honoraria in recognition for years of service" awarded personally by Odgar IV to each member of the group, there was a great deal of cooperation from the outgoing officials.
+Later that year. [[Odgar IV]] began the most radical of his Folktown-centric reforms by encouraging the construction of the Folktown to Iganefta causeway (which would much later become part of the [[Cataract Road]]) by picking out the wealthiest looking attendant at his court, once per week, and "recommending" a donation to the effort. The same year, at his annual Folktown performance, he announced a re-charter of the court and of [[Parliament]], presented both bodies with charters and articles he had drafted himself, and announced the retirements of all sitting members of both bodies and of the field marshall of the Folktown militia. The news came as a shock to the judges and representatives. However, due to the very generous "honoraria in recognition for years of service" awarded personally by Odgar IV to each member of the group, there was a great deal of cooperation from the outgoing officials.
 In -247 [[EC]], with the completion of the causeway, [[Odgar IV]] began to consult with, and defer to, the new bodies in the course of his day to day administration. Citing "the Grand Declaration" of -420 [[EC]], he officially claimed that the source of his authority was the court and [[Parliament]] of Folktown. Of course, the new charters for both institutions stated that Odgar IV himself, for the duration of his life, possessed the sole right to appoint and dismiss members at will or dissolve and reform either body, and he was also to personally hold the post of Field Marshall of the Folktown militia for life.

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 The [[Arbuckle Hill|Arbuckle Hill Uprising]] of -250 [[EC]] appeared to have a profound effect on [[Odgar IV]]'s attitude toward Folktown. Cynics have noted that the [[rejah]]'s "mellowing out", his heartfelt speech and his call for canonization of the Martyr were accompanied by his draft of many of the barkeeps and restauranteurs responsible for the Arbuckle Hill Uprising to officer's posts in the Folktown militia.
-Later that year. [[Odgar IV]] began the most radical of his Folktown-centric reforms by encouraging the construction of the extension to the [[Cataract Road]] that leads through Folktown (by picking out the wealthiest looking attendant at his court, once per week, and "recommending" a donation to the effort.) The same year, at his annual Folktown performance, he announced a re-charter of the court and of [[Parliament]], presented both bodies with charters and articles he had drafted himself, and announced the retirements of all sitting members of both bodies and of the field marshall of the Folktown militia. The news came as a shock to the judges and representatives. However, due to the very generous "honoraria in recognition for years of service" awarded personally by Odgar IV to each member of the group, there was a great deal of cooperation from the outgoing officials.
+Later that year. [[Odgar IV]] began the most radical of his Folktown-centric reforms by encouraging the construction of the extension to the Folktown to Iganefta causeway (which would much later become part of the [[Cataract Road]]) by picking out the wealthiest looking attendant at his court, once per week, and "recommending" a donation to the effort. The same year, at his annual Folktown performance, he announced a re-charter of the court and of [[Parliament]], presented both bodies with charters and articles he had drafted himself, and announced the retirements of all sitting members of both bodies and of the field marshall of the Folktown militia. The news came as a shock to the judges and representatives. However, due to the very generous "honoraria in recognition for years of service" awarded personally by Odgar IV to each member of the group, there was a great deal of cooperation from the outgoing officials.
-In -247 [[EC]], with the completion of the [[Cataract Road]] extension, [[Odgar IV]] began to consult with, and defer to, the new bodies in the course of his day to day administration. Citing "the Grand Declaration" of -420 [[EC]], he officially claimed that the source of his authority was the court and [[Parliament]] of Folktown. Of course, the new charters for both institutions stated that Odgar IV himself, for the duration of his life, possessed the sole right to appoint and dismiss members at will or dissolve and reform either body, and he was also to personally hold the post of Field Marshall of the Folktown militia for life.
+In -247 [[EC]], with the completion of the causeway, [[Odgar IV]] began to consult with, and defer to, the new bodies in the course of his day to day administration. Citing "the Grand Declaration" of -420 [[EC]], he officially claimed that the source of his authority was the court and [[Parliament]] of Folktown. Of course, the new charters for both institutions stated that Odgar IV himself, for the duration of his life, possessed the sole right to appoint and dismiss members at will or dissolve and reform either body, and he was also to personally hold the post of Field Marshall of the Folktown militia for life.
 ===Post-[[rejah]] Folktown===

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 At the end of the [[Bute University|great civil war]] in -390 [[EC]], the life of the small community of Folktown was still very similar to the life in neighboring farming communities. While the small size, the independent traditions of the community, and its easily visible clock tower shielded the region from the [[Cartographer's Nerves|potentially catastrophic geographic effects of the revolution]], the economic panic accompanying the war caused the collapse of the Folk Town Bank and ended Folktown's role as a center of finance. The town boasted only a court council that most considered a collection of harmless cranks and a variety of research and philanthropic organizations, few of which had very broad effects or implications for the average resident beyond the easy availability of low cost brownies from increasingly competitive charity bake sales. Indeed, saturation in the brownie market is what many scholars believe led to the fairly poor record of success for most of the "in PCJ" organizations chartered by the court after -400 [[EC]].  While the golden age of Ghyll marched on through the 300s, Folktown was largely left behind.
-The "space rock" disaster in -306 [[EC]] marked the an important turning point for this peaceful, if eccentric, village. The seemingly random death of fifteen children playing in Stockwood field, the site of the space rock impact, prompted Arthir Jhostings to publish his breakthrough paper on [[Cataclysmatology]], and began to attract the attention of the scholars and (more importantly) the students of [[Bute University]]. Also, in mourning, the Folktown Arts Council established an annual tradition of public music performance in memory of the lost children. These "rock concerts," initially featuring local musicians singing sad ballads, soon began to attract more qualified and diverse performers with the promise of easy crowds and cheap brownies.
+The "space rock" disaster in -306 [[EC]] marked an important turning point for this peaceful, if eccentric, village. The seemingly random death of fifteen children playing in Stockwood field, the site of the space rock impact, prompted Arthir Jhostings to publish his breakthrough paper on [[Cataclysmatology]], and began to attract the attention of the scholars and (more importantly) the students of [[Bute University]]. Also, in mourning, the Folktown Arts Council established an annual tradition of public music performance in memory of the lost children. These "rock concerts," initially featuring local musicians singing sad ballads, soon began to attract more qualified and diverse performers with the promise of easy crowds and cheap brownies.
 Many years later, the two processes set in motion by the grim catalyst of the disaster would reach a high point with the -275 [[EC]] Stockwood Music Festival. The festival, organized by the Folktown Arts Council, was presented on the same field where the disaster had occurred, and featured 32 of the most popular musical acts of the era over three summer days. The organizers planned for an attendance of 2500 people (an attendance count considered "overly optimistic" by some members of the FAC.) Current estimates of actual attendance are above 10,000 souls, including the entire student body of [[Bute University]]. The number of brownies purchased from various Folktown organizations over those three days likely exceeded the combined sales of the preceding six years. When the smoke cleared, Folktown's organizations were wealthy and its reputation as a center of arts and culture was legend. The Sisters of Universal Civic Kindness and Sympathy were appalled, and their reaction began a radicalizing of the order that would lead to the [[Arbuckle Hill|Arbuckle Hill Uprising]]. The expense of providing for the crowd bankrupted the Folktown Arts Council. Over half of the university students in attendance did not return to the Bute University campus and settled together with the farming and baking folk of the town.

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 ===The Ivian Reforms===
-In -263 [[EC]], the third year of the Ivian [[rejah]], [[Odgar IV]] returned to Folktown to attend the memorial concert. The concerts at this time were much smaller than the Stockwood "phenomenon" of '75, owing to the still almost-insolvent state of the Folktown Arts Council combined with the growing activism of the Sisters of Universal Civic Kindness and Sympathy, and the rejah commented disappointment to his historian (retained by Odgar IV himself out of his own private funds as his reknown and power was still in line with the standard level of any other anonymous [[Iganefta]] neighborhood rejah.) After the concert, however, Odgar IV had the opportunity to observe the Folktown court and [[Parliament]] in deliberation, and see the effects of the, now once again, thriving institutions surrounding them.
+In -263 [[EC]], the third year of the Ivian [[rejah]], [[Odgar IV]] returned to Folktown to attend the memorial concert. The concerts at this time were much smaller than the Stockwood "phenomenon" of '75, owing to the still almost-insolvent state of the Folktown Arts Council combined with the growing activism of the Sisters of Universal Civic Kindness and Sympathy, and the rejah commented disappointment to his historian (retained by Odgar IV himself out of his own private funds as his renown and power was still in line with the standard level of any other anonymous [[Iganefta]] neighborhood rejah.) After the concert, however, Odgar IV had the opportunity to observe the Folktown court and [[Parliament]] in deliberation, and see the effects of the, now once again, thriving institutions surrounding them.
 The large body of relatively well educated but un-credentialled (and therefore inexpensive) labor made up of the [[Bute University|Bute]] Drop-outs, combined with the massive influx of cash resulting from the brownie sales bonanza, had sparked a renaissance within the various

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 ===Post-[[rejah]] Folktown===
-The absence of political crisis following [Odgar IV]]'s death in -239 [[EC]] was remarkable. Perhaps owing in part to the manner of their ascension, the court and [[Parliament]] (and the Folktown militia) took up the reigns of government with little fuss. The Ivian charters provided for popular elections to Parliament and for a process of Parliament appointments to court positions; the charters were followed without question. [[Songs of Odgar The Fourth|Daisy and Brandi]] continued their joint administration of the Folktown Arts Council with a minimum of bloodshed, and continued to lay the foundation for the modern [[Amphitheatre aristocracy]].
+The absence of political crisis following [[Odgar IV]]'s death in -239 [[EC]] was remarkable. Perhaps owing in part to the manner of their ascension, the court and [[Parliament]] (and the Folktown militia) took up the reigns of government with little fuss. The Ivian charters provided for popular elections to Parliament and for a process of Parliament appointments to court positions; the charters were followed without question. [[Songs of Odgar The Fourth|Daisy and Brandi]] continued their joint administration of the Folktown Arts Council with a minimum of bloodshed, and continued to lay the foundation for the modern [[Amphitheatre aristocracy]].
 ===Modern Folktown===
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 :I'm glad you found this entry helpful! Other resources that may be of use to interested scholars include ''Folkin' Awesome! A Popular History of Folktown'', available by mail from Folktown Board of Commerce and Tourism, in PCJ, ''The Unlikely Phoenix: Folktown Influence on Ghyllian Letters and Culture'' by her honor the lady Mayor [[Bavarian Creame]], and ''The Heart of Darkness: Folktown Hegemony, Alien Rule, and Disturbing Brown Fluids'' by [[Bobby Shwarmph]] and [[Daydream Believer|Head Deux]]. --[[User:Joe Bowers|Joe Bowers]] 12:38, 26 Jun 2005 (EDT)

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 ===The Ivian Reforms===
-In -263 [[EC]], the third year of the Ivian [[rejah]], [[Odgar IV]] returned to Folktown to attend the memorial concert. The concerts at this time were much smaller than the Stockwood "phenomenon" of '75, owing to the still almost-insolvent state of the Folktown Arts Council combined with the growing activism of the Sisters of Universal Civic Kindness and Sympathy, and the rejah commented disappointment to his historian (retained by Odgar IV himself out of his own private funds as his reknown and power was still in line with the standard level of any other anonymous [[Iganefta]] neighborhood rejah.) After the concert, however, Odgar IV had the opportunity to observe the Folktown court and parliament in deliberation, and see the effects of the, now once again, thriving institutions surrounding them.
+In -263 [[EC]], the third year of the Ivian [[rejah]], [[Odgar IV]] returned to Folktown to attend the memorial concert. The concerts at this time were much smaller than the Stockwood "phenomenon" of '75, owing to the still almost-insolvent state of the Folktown Arts Council combined with the growing activism of the Sisters of Universal Civic Kindness and Sympathy, and the rejah commented disappointment to his historian (retained by Odgar IV himself out of his own private funds as his reknown and power was still in line with the standard level of any other anonymous [[Iganefta]] neighborhood rejah.) After the concert, however, Odgar IV had the opportunity to observe the Folktown court and [[Parliament]] in deliberation, and see the effects of the, now once again, thriving institutions surrounding them.
 The large body of relatively well educated but un-credentialled (and therefore inexpensive) labor made up of the [[Bute University|Bute]] Drop-outs, combined with the massive influx of cash resulting from the brownie sales bonanza, had sparked a renaissance within the various
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 :The [[rejah]] replied: "In the last three days I have spoken with 27 people. Three were madmen, three were senile, four were dreamers, three were con men, two were salesmen, four were farmers, two were beggars, two were drunk, one was a zealot, one was psychotic, and two were children. None treated me with respect due to my station."
-:"But not one, not '''one''',, of these people mispronounced my name."
+:"But not one, not '''one''', of these people mispronounced my name."
 [[Odgar IV]] would maintain a deep interest in Folktown from that day until his untimely death. During the next 24 years he would regularly intervene in the life of Folktown by decree, through [[rejah]] decision, and through other means. He also arranged to perform there publically each year for the remainder of his life at the memorial music festival, although he never performed any of his own compositions on these occasions.
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 ====Early Ivian Reforms====
-By -257 [[EC]] Odgar IV's power and influence throughout Ghyll were great enough for him to begin to act directly in the life of Folktown. His early reforms (from -257 to -250) include the renaming of the streets, roads, and landforms of Folktown and the surrounding region, a re-endowment of the Folktown Arts Council from his personal treasury, the creation of a standards body with the power to impound and destroy tainted or low quality Baked-Goods (a reform that was for a time rather unpopular in Folktown itself, but resulted in a rise in both the price and the quality of the now famous Folktown brownie), the establishment of branches of many Folktown professional organizations and institutions at first in Iganefta and later througout Ghyll, and the creation of an advisory "Board of the Wise", with members chosen from these organizations (so that many were Folktowners), to reside in his Iganefta court.
+By -257 [[EC]] [[Odgar IV]]'s power and influence throughout Ghyll were great enough for him to begin to act directly in the life of Folktown. His early reforms (from -257 [[EC]] to -250 [[EC]]) include the renaming of the streets, roads, and landforms of Folktown and the surrounding region, a re-endowment of the Folktown Arts Council from his personal treasury, the creation of a standards body with the power to impound and destroy tainted or low quality Baked Goods (a reform that was for a time rather unpopular in Folktown itself, but resulted in a rise in both the price and the quality of the now famous Folktown brownie), the establishment of branches of many Folktown professional organizations and institutions at first in [[Iganefta]] and later througout Ghyll, and the creation of an advisory "Board of the Wise", with members chosen from these organizations (so that many were Folktowners), to reside in his Iganefta court.
 ====The Radical Reforms and the Grand Declaration====
-The [[Arbuckle_Hill|Arbuckle Hill Uprising]] of -250 [[EC]] appeared to have a profound effect on Odgar IV's attitude toward Folktown. Cynics have noted that the Rejah's "mellowing out", his heartfelt speech and his call for canonization of the Martyr were accompanied by his draft of many of the barkeeps and restauranteurs responsible for the Arbuckle Hill Uprising to officer's posts in the Folktown militia.
+The [[Arbuckle Hill|Arbuckle Hill Uprising]] of -250 [[EC]] appeared to have a profound effect on [[Odgar IV]]'s attitude toward Folktown. Cynics have noted that the [[rejah]]'s "mellowing out", his heartfelt speech and his call for canonization of the Martyr were accompanied by his draft of many of the barkeeps and restauranteurs responsible for the Arbuckle Hill Uprising to officer's posts in the Folktown militia.
-Later that year Odgar IV began the most radical of his Folktown-centric reforms by encouraging the construction of the extension to the [[Cataract Road]] that leads through Folktown (by picking out the wealthiest looking attendant at his court, once per week, and "recommending" a donation to the effort.) The same year, at his annual Folktown performance, he announced a re-charter of the court and of parliament, presented both bodies with charters and articles he had drafted himself, and announced the retirements of all sitting members of both bodies and of the field marshall of the Folktown militia. The news came as a shock to the judges and representatives. However, due to the very generous "honoraria in recognition for years of service" awarded personally by Odgar IV to each member of the group there was a great deal of cooperation from the outgoing officials.
+Later that year. [[Odgar IV]] began the most radical of his Folktown-centric reforms by encouraging the construction of the extension to the [[Cataract Road]] that leads through Folktown (by picking out the wealthiest looking attendant at his court, once per week, and "recommending" a donation to the effort.) The same year, at his annual Folktown performance, he announced a re-charter of the court and of [[Parliament]], presented both bodies with charters and articles he had drafted himself, and announced the retirements of all sitting members of both bodies and of the field marshall of the Folktown militia. The news came as a shock to the judges and representatives. However, due to the very generous "honoraria in recognition for years of service" awarded personally by Odgar IV to each member of the group, there was a great deal of cooperation from the outgoing officials.
-In -247 [[EC]], with the completion of the Cataract Road extension, Odgar IV began to consult with, and defer to, the new bodies in the course of his day to day administration. Citing "the Grand Declaration" of -420 [[EC]], he officially claimed that the source of his authority was the court and parliament of Folktown. Of course, the new charters for both institutions stated that Odgar IV himself, for the duration of his life, possessed the sole right to appoint and dismiss members at will or dissolve and reform either body, and he was also to personally hold the post of Field Marshall of the Folktown militia for life.
+In -247 [[EC]], with the completion of the [[Cataract Road]] extension, [[Odgar IV]] began to consult with, and defer to, the new bodies in the course of his day to day administration. Citing "the Grand Declaration" of -420 [[EC]], he officially claimed that the source of his authority was the court and [[Parliament]] of Folktown. Of course, the new charters for both institutions stated that Odgar IV himself, for the duration of his life, possessed the sole right to appoint and dismiss members at will or dissolve and reform either body, and he was also to personally hold the post of Field Marshall of the Folktown militia for life.
-===Post-Rejah Folktown===
+===Post-[[rejah]] Folktown===
-The absence of political crisis following Odgar IV's death in -239 [[EC]] was remarkable.  Perhaps owing in part to the manner of their ascension, the court and parliament (and the Folktown militia) took up the reigns of government with little fuss.  The Ivian charters provided for popular elections to Parliament and for a process of Parliament appointments to court positions, the charters were followed without question. [[Songs_of_Odgar_The_Fourth|Daisy and Brandi]] continued their joint administration of the Folktown Arts Council with a minimum of bloodshed, and continued to lay the foundation for the modern [[Amphitheatre aristocracy]].
+The absence of political crisis following [Odgar IV]]'s death in -239 [[EC]] was remarkable. Perhaps owing in part to the manner of their ascension, the court and [[Parliament]] (and the Folktown militia) took up the reigns of government with little fuss. The Ivian charters provided for popular elections to Parliament and for a process of Parliament appointments to court positions; the charters were followed without question. [[Songs of Odgar The Fourth|Daisy and Brandi]] continued their joint administration of the Folktown Arts Council with a minimum of bloodshed, and continued to lay the foundation for the modern [[Amphitheatre aristocracy]].
 ===Modern Folktown===
-The people of Folktown can likely speak for themselves about the last two hundred years; I have reproduced the following from the pamphlet ''Folktown!'', published this year by the Folktown Board of Commerce and Tourism, in PCJ:
+The people of Folktown can likely speak for themselves about the last two hundred years; I have reproduced the following from the pamphlet ''Folktown!'', published this year by the
-<blockquote>
+:Recent history has seen the growth of Folktown from an honest, hard-working farm and brownie community into a modern, industrial (but still honest and hard-working) city. The founding of Folktown University in -220 [[EC]] was quickly followed by the founding of industrial giants the Folktown Steamworks Company (-199 [[EC]]) and Alchemical Research Laboratories (-197 [[EC]]). The Folktown Commodity Exchange first rang its opening bell in -191 [[EC]].
-<p>The famous Folktown court system had its second major overhaul in -179 [[EC]] in response to the overwhelming compassion by the people of Folktown and all over Ghyll to the death of [[Houvers|Adamantine Areola Duphine]], resulting in the "Third Folktown Court Charter" that is the law of the land to this day. The political change did nothing to slow the growth of the now vibrant city. In addition to scholarship and industry, modern Folktown also boasts an impressive [[Paramount Queen|tourist trade]], and not one but [[EctoMechanauts|two major sites of EctoMechanaut Manufacture]], the Ghyll Mechanician's Guild Headquarters and the Folktown Mechanoworks Corporation. Even after [[Agony uncle|recent unfortunate events]] prompted in a major downturn in the Charitable Brownie Market, the people, culture, and economy of Folktown are still going strong!</p>
+:The famous Folktown court system had its second major overhaul in -179 [[EC]] in response to the overwhelming compassion by the people of Folktown and all over Ghyll to the death of [[Houvers|Adamantine Areola Duphine]], resulting in the "Third Folktown Court Charter" that is the law of the land to this day. The political change did nothing to slow the growth of the now vibrant city. In addition to scholarship and industry, modern Folktown also boasts an impressive [[Paramount Queen|tourist trade]], and not one but [[EctoMechanauts|two major sites of EctoMechanaut Manufacture]], the Ghyll Mechanician's Guild Headquarters and the Folktown Mechanoworks Corporation. Even after [[agony uncle|recent unfortunate events]] prompted a major downturn in the Charitable Brownie Market, the people, culture, and economy of Folktown are still going strong!
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