SCA Government Timeline

The Stormwind Crown Administration (SCA) Government Timeline refers to the timeline in which the Stormwind Assembly of Representatives and all ministries and sub-ministries thereof were established, constituting the new government of the Kingdom of Stormwind. This timeline is, of course, entirely fanon, though it is recognized as lore within SCA and serves as the official explanation behind the state of government in SCA as players RP it.

Government Prior to the Stormwind Crown Administration
Prior to the establishment of the Stormwind Assembly of Representatives, nearly all, if not all, authorities of the government were purely vested to the monarch of the Kingdom of Stormwind with the Stormwind House of Nobles having limited influence over regions wherein their members held land. In addition to the monarchy and noble houses, certain regional governments were established, such as the Stormwind City Council and the Darkshire City Council or the elected magistrate in Lakeshire. Prior to King Anduin Wrynn's kidnapping into the Shadowlands, he met with a group of noble advisors, including Lady Rose, who advocated for the expansion of a centralized democratic government similar to the regional city councils and mayorships. Anduin supported the idea, speaking favorably of democratization efforts in other lands. When Anduin was kidnapped, Turalyon, as the regent in Anduin's place, formalized the transition of the government in the Stormwind Crown Administration.

Transition into Stormwind Crown Administration
With the transition of government into a centralized elected democracy wherein the monarchy still held absolute control, making the model of government something akin to a constitutional monarchy, the Stormwind Assembly of Representatives was established, granting each geographic region in the Kingdom of Stormwind the ability to elect a singular representative. This transition did away with the regional governments, such as the Stormwind City Council and Darkshire City Council as well as the elected magistrate in Lakeshire, in favor of a centralized elected government. In the SCA timeline, regional city councils, mayors / magistrates, etc. do not exist as they were phased out upon the transition into the Stormwind Crown Administration.

This transition away from regional elected government bodies and officials also extended to nobles and those appointed by the nobility to preside over regions. Nobles who once held exclusive control over regions had their power entirely stripped, except in cases wherein the land itself was owned by a noble, e.g. Gryan Stoutmantle no longer rules over the entirety of Westfall as the noble-appointed marshal but would still maintain control over any personal property that he owned. Any appointed marshal or other leader would have been retired from their position.

All former government officials are all assumed to have done this willingly as there was no bloodshed or anything akin to a civil war to achieve the new government, merely a royal order. Those NPCs do, however, still exist for the purpose of SCA RP. They are free to be referenced in their previous positions and can be interacted with, though they no longer hold any authority recognized by the government outside of any military positions which they may hold given the military remains exclusively under the control of the King of Stormwind; however, it is important to note that the military is not recognized as having control over any region within Stormwind and that the military is not responsible for law enforcement within Stormwind under the SCA timeline.