Gimlé

The Gimlé is a historic palace in Ålesund. It has been the seat Aedelish government since the founding of the Republic. It was originally built 7292 by the Furst of Ålesund and was later modernized by Vilhelm av Ambrodring in 7571.

The Gimlé

The historic structure is an example of the elaborate style popular in Western Stoldavia in the later years of the Stoldavic Empire. The main building is in an "H" configuration with a central ediface flanked by east and west wings that enclose a front and rear courtyard.

The building has historically housed the entire republican government. Today the Gimlé serves as the official residence of the Fører and the offices of his cabinet. Under the Technate, the bulk of the Foreign Office bureaucracy was moved to the Sørtarnland House after the expatriation of the Imperial Sørtarnland Company in 7582. Likewise, the Home Office was relocated to the Höfstaðr.

The south facing central edifice is the residence and office of the Fører. It also houses a large stateroom that serves as the meeting place of the cabinet, a reception room for receiving foreign dignitaries, an expansive subterranean chamber located under the central courtyard used for joint sessions of the Althing, as well as a formal dinning hall and ballroom. The east wing houses offices of the Foreign and Home Secretaries and the west wing houses the offices of the Lord Martial, members of the Fører's Own regiment, and members of the Fører's personal guard. The central courtyard is used for state ceremonies and public addresses. The Aedelish standard flown over the Gimlé is replaced by the Imperial Standard when occupied by the Fører.

A network of rail tunnels connect the Gimlé to Ålesund's rapid transit, the Rik Øverste, and the nearby submarine caves.

Many artifacts of Aedeland's past are displayed within the palace, notably: the tattered national ensign of the flagship Sørland, the ancient Achilleionian helmet and weaponry belonging to the semi-legendary Grìmur, the largest bull White Elephant tusks known to exist, mounted skins of the Cykerian snow bear, a massive stuffed Western Stoldavic Great Bear, the heavy iron doors of the former Fort Elisè, and the ornate headress of the Tauri Mekada al-Kahina. Many examples of classical portraiture and landscapes are on display depicting persons and locations of historical significance.

Servants within the Gimlé are exclusively Awawatu eunuchs sourced from Bulé and Hergom. The head steward serves as chief servant and the personal secretary of the Fører - a position of authority that places him in customary rank above even the Lord Martial. The female personal guard of the Fører, called the Qızları, wear the traditional uniforms of the Tauri military and are trained in the native Tauri martial art of ölüm incəsənət. The Fører's Own regiment, mounted on iconic silver Aedelish Glænta Horse serves ceremonial and security service. They wear a more ornate variation of the otherwise minimalist uniform of the Styrkene which includes an Achilleionian helmet and crescent-shaped gorgets of silver. Both the Qızları and the Fører's Own have strict physical service requirements including that members be without physical defect and over six feet tall.