Ministry of The Wall

The Ministry of The Wall is one of the nine current ministries that form the governing body of The City.

The Ministry of The Wall governs all aspects of The Wall. While its primary concern is maintenance and repair, it is also responsible for construction projects on or directly adjacent to The Wall, management of The City's gates and rivergates, and the installation and maintenance of armaments upon The Wall (though the operation of these armaments is left to The City Defenders and the Ministry of Peace).

Established in its current form in 3541 PL, it is The City's second-youngest standing ministry. The ministry building was purpose built for the ministry shortly after it was first established, and is located on the Third Level against a large section of The Wall, with direct access to its interior.

The current Minister of The Wall is Phillipe Bateleur, who was instrumental in unifying and forming the current incarnation of the ministry, and has held the position since its creation.

Organisational Structure

Though the make up and organisation of each ministry is unique and often changing, the Ministry of The Wall is at present the most notably unique operation. In the past, the practices and responsibilities of maintenance of The Wall fell under as many as four different ministries at any given time (some examples include the ministries of Magic, Mechanical Engineering, Defence, Peace, Structures and Districts, Verticality, and more).

Tired of the unclear jurisdictions resulting in every single matter being taken to The Forum, all aspects of wall maintenance were combined under the Ministry of The Wall in 3541 PL, and a sub-departmental structure implemented. The Ministry of The Wall effectively acts as its own insular Forum, governing the matters of its various departments in a similar manner, but with some more clearly defined jurisdictions, and members with an understanding of the technical details and differences.

The Department of Structural Maintenance handles the physical aspects, the Department of Mechanical Maintenance handles the technological aspects, the Department of Magical Maintenance handles the magical aspects, and the Department of Coordination handles the organising and scheduling of all maintenance (interior and exterior) to ensure that all aspects are tended to equally and efficiently by the other departments, and coordinates with others such as the Ministry of Peace to ensure maintenance workers are protected when venturing outside of The Wall.

Associated Figures

• Phillipe Bateleur, Minister of The Wall
• Maya Bateleur, Ministerial Liaison of Magical Matters
• Sage Bateleur, Head of the Department of Magical Maintenance
• Rosalie Perkins, Assistant to the Head of the Department of Magical Maintenance
• Flint Embercoil, Engineer of the Department of Mechanical Maintenance
• Quelanndex, Engineer of the Department of Mechanical Maintenance