Crier’s Table

A special committee of the Grand Council known as the Crier’s Table is the nexus for all official communications from the city’s government to its inhabitants, and oversees Absalom’s thriving publishing industry. Composed of a half-dozen members of the Low Council and reporting directly to First Lady of Laws Neferpatra of House Ahnkamen, the body drafts public declarations of new laws and other governmental decrees. It administers a corps of official town criers to relay this information at designated “crier’s corners” positioned throughout Absalom. By the diligent dedication of the Crier’s Table and their agents, decrees of the Grand Council can reach ears across the city within hours of their proclamation under the Conclave Dome.
The citizens of Absalom’s neighborhoods often develop a special rapport with their local criers, the most beloved of whom enjoy celebrity status in their assigned areas. Most criers supplement their usually staid official pronouncements with current events and even gossip about the city’s nobles and public figures, bringing a personal touch that can often draw citizens out of their way to hear the latest from their favorite mouthpiece. Popular criers often serve their assigned areas for decades, so long as they maintain the good will of the local populace. The Crier’s Table swiftly replaces unpopular criers, which leads to a bias toward positive news that breeds cynicism among the wiser folk of Absalom, but which plenty of citizens slop up eagerly—or more likely pay half an ear whilst walking past on the way to work.

Parent Organization

Grand Council

Location

Absalom