Year 145 of the Eyehasseen Reckoning
BY THE WILL OF THE CROWN, Dame Herelinde the Steadfast is hereby appointed as Governor of the Southern Reach, with full administrative authority over the marshes, coastlands, and scattered Isles therein.
She shall uphold the laws of the Realm, ensure the safety of coastal merchants, and resolve disputes among clam-fishers, sandcasters, and kelp-binders.
Let her judgment be fair, her boots be high, and her enemies be warned.