User:Amargaard/Gnomeregan Elections

I have this idea of a Gnomeregan Elections event, which I'll be working on and then propose to Blizzard Entertainment when it is one day finished.

The basic concept is based on the fact that the nation of gnomes is the only known democratic society within the Warcraft universe, yet Gelbin Mekkatorque seemed to have remained in power since around the First War. I'd like to expand the lore of the political culture of the gnomes by hosting an election of the future High Tinker.

And the player-base will have real impact on the warcraft lore, in that the most popular of the candidates will indeed become future High Tinker, while the remaining 7 candidates will instead get a spotlight that they can continue to shine in after the elections. This will help getting more generally notable gnome characters.

While all the candidates are tinkers in some form or another, they each represent a class that is playable by the gnomes. The candidates will also invent a gadget for the occasion.

During the in-game event, the candidates will showcase their inventions, hold rally speeches and participate in debates. Gnome players can cast a ballot in-game for one of eight candidates in a limited time (one vote per battle.net-account).

The six political topics:
The candidates will be asked to prioritize a top 3 out of 6 political topics.
 * Aiding the Alliance: The candidate wishes to enhance the gnomish contribution to the Grand Alliance war effort.
 * Engineering Ambitions: The candidate wishes to increase funding for gnomish engineering projects.
 * Reclaim Gnomeregan: The candidate wishes to retake the lost capital from Thermaplugg and rebuild it to what it once was.
 * Explore and Expand: The candidate wishes to send explorers to new corners of Azeroth and build outposts elsewhere. Maybe even finding a new home for the gnomes in the process?
 * Improve the Economy: The candidate wishes to enter trade agreements with neutral factions and create strong global gnome businesses.
 * Goblin Culture War: The candidate wishes to put heavy funding on cultural events at home and internationally, especially boosting the Gnomeregan representatives in the technological rivalry with the goblins.

Candidate A - Gelbin Mekkatorque
Warrior Purple-green 1 - Aiding the Alliance 2 - Reclaim Gnomeregan 3 - Engineering Ambitions

Candidate B - Bovin Overspark
Monk Red-blue 1 - Engineering Ambitions 2 - Explore and Expand 3 - Improve the Economy

Candidate C - Kelsey Steelspark
Rogue Purple-pink 1 - Goblin Culture War 2 - Improve the Economy 3 - Aiding the Alliance

Candidate D - Nevin Twistwrench
Priest Green-sand 1 - Reclaim Gnomeregan 2 - Improve the Economy 3 - Goblin Culture War

Candidate E - Erron Toshley
Hunter Black-blue 1 - Explore and Expand 2 - Engineering Ambitions 3 - Goblin Culture War

Candidate F - Fizzcrank Fullthrottle
Death knight Brown-black 1 - Aiding the Alliance 2 - Explore and Expand 3 - Reclaim Gnomeregan

Candidate G - Gina Bloodrose
Mage Purple-blue 1 - Improve the Economy 2 - Aiding the Alliance 3 - Reclaim Gnomeregan

Candidate H - Marketa Hackerguard
Sister of Hildie Hackerguard.

Warlock Red-green 1 - Aiding the Alliance 2 - Explore and Expand 3 - Improve the Economy