Backstory
Mordecai Marigold was born into a wealthy family. His father John Marigold was a part of the royal house of engineers. Their family wealth had originally come from agricultural products: flowers, vegetables and any plant life the royal treasury had bought for the parks and restoration department in the large cities. John Marigold, however, was the first to start investing in and expanding the railroad. By the time Mordecai was in school, his family’s wealth was mostly tied up in the railroad industry.
Mordecai had learned young that he was heir to a large family fortune and business. Even more so after the revolution. In school he had learnt to put on a charismatic face while at the same time remaining reserved.
Mordecai Marigold was one of the original technocratic revolutionaries, but was too young to join the inner circle, and kept out due to Charles Button. When Button died, he finally accepted the position and eventually sold them on the idea of a public figurehead role for himself. And so that’s how the Technocracy came to have its first Prime Minister.
Timeline
- Latter 1896 - Diesel / Flusseline was developed by Titania / Prush, based on Paorrian diesel technolgies
- 50th Moghs 1897 - Prush Civil War Ends, Imperials win
- Mordecai’s private plans begin motion
- 31th Firch 1897 - Mordecai Marigold introduces himself as the Prime Minister
- Mordecai’s public plans begin motion
Description
Mordecai Newton Marigold is a 37 year-old human.
He is tall, slender, sports a goatee and has dark brown hair. His attire is typical businessman attire complete with top hat and cane. He is typically seen with a Marigold (flower) brooch. He’s an eligible bachelor, rumored to be holding out for a princess.
He grew up in the Marigold family, which are well-known in both agricultural and railroad industries. Mordecai attended the Antifordian Royal Academy, and completed military leadership training, but was not commissioned (no service).
He is now the face of the Technocratic Party in Antiford. He represents the council directly, though many suspect that he controls them, or even crazier, that he may be the whole council — since the rest of the council’s identities remain a secret (obviously not true, but common conspiracy theory).
He is extremely persuasive and an excellent orator. He is extremely intelligent and charismatic. He is more reserved in conversation than one would expect from such a silver-tongued gentleman, but his words seem to have more punch than most. People naturally admire him, in a “what a guy” way.
He believes in the superiority of humans, of Technocracy, and of Antiford herself. He talks about uniting the country, and holds many of his big speeches in White Haven in particular to drive this point home. He is obsessed with control: how much he has and how to get more.
He is extremely xenophobic towards Vibranni, occasionally scapegoating the nation’s problems on them when he must admit Antiford has any problems.
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Other Notes
Credits
The Order has put a lot of work into the development of this idea. It was originally put forth by Leo Swift and involved a great deal of technocratic perspective from Gilbert Wrathchild.
Links
The introductory story from the perspective of the Order of the Badger can be found here.
The flash-fiction challenge asking you to write your characters' perspectives of the introduction event can be found here.
Citizens Of Antiford 