Caradoc Hold

A Duchy in the Principality of the Northern Empire, a Duchy under the Kingdom of Goldenvale, and located in Rochester, NY.

History

Caradoc Hold was formed in the fall of 2004 as the rebirth of a subsiding Amtgard group in Rochester called Concordia. It was for a short period known as New Concordia, before being renamed Caradoc Hold by the four founders of the group, Lady Squire Molly Mallone, Baronet Squire Padraic O'Loan, Lady Glyn Aidan and Master Yu'on Tenstags. The four were for a time the first set of officers, mainly because they were the only four in the shire. Caradoc has grown since then with a primarily college-age based pool of members, attained Barony status at Great Eastern IX in May 2007, and Duchy status at Fury of the Northlands in September 2009.

Since Caradoc's early days, it was part of a special sub-group brother program fostered between itself and the Duchy of Wolvenfang, that first grew to include other Canadian parks, and has now transformed into an international effort to create a future kingdom in the North. Now a principality under Goldenvale, the project includes the duchy of Wolvenfang, the barony of Twilight Peak, and the shire of Felfrost, and is the Northern Empire. The groups have all become tightly intertwined, exchanging not only role-play story lines but players as well, and are taking their first steps as a Principality.

An in-character history of Caradoc was written by Glyn Aidan in October of 2006 and covers much of the early history of the group.

Caradoc is also the host of its own annual summer event called Tribal Rivals, and an annual Yule Feast in the winter.

Some members of Caradoc have recently left (in credits and name at least), in the continual diaspora of Caradoc folk, to start a new freehold on the other side of the city, as it takes a while to get to field. Sending players elsewhere is normal for Caradoc; this is the first new group it's spawned (since Ashen Wind was founded by people who had played previous to being in Caradoc.) and is known as Blightstone Hallow. Most still frequent Caradoc fields when they can.

People

Some of the folk of Caradoc are...

Aden Woman-at-Arms Amethyst Rose Page Anaximander Page Andreana Tate Woman at Arms Captain Anne Cash Balbanes Man at Arms Bjørn Lord Man at Arms CC Extollere Page Ceridwyn Eris Thorne Lord Captain John Darkcloud Squire Elghinn Faye Atreides

Fendolf Lady Glyn Aidan Iphegenie Man at Arms Joxar Kairyk Aurona Lofold Minish Lady Squire Molly Mallone Baronet Squire Padraic O'Loan Woman at Arms Rianne Page Riley O'Shea Lord Sanyo Terra

Shael Briarthorn Lady Squire Shannon Bradford Man at Arms Sky Earalon Lady Page Tallow Aidan Tara Than Page Theliisa Therin Carnic Tolisimir Lord Squire Trik Bail, Esquire Master Yu'on Tenstags

Companies

Founded in Caradoc: White Horse Consortium, Jove's Fist, Crimson Guard

Represented in Caradoc: White Boar, Ebon Order, Omega

Testimonials

"I made it out that direction a couple of years ago and managed to drop by and play a little. Your best bet for contacting them is the Goldenvale forums (http://www.goldenvale.org) and they are Caradoc Hold (which in my head always reads Cardiac Hold *g*). They were nice folks, but summer is their off time (lots of university people) so it will probably be a small crowd. If you let them know you are coming ahead of time, they said (when I visisted) that people will drive in to visit. They were good hosts. =)" Dame Squeak!

Contacts and Directions

Caradoc Hold plays twice a week, on Sunday afternoons in a public park in Rochester and Thursday nights at midnight on a local university campus.

Caradoc members can be easily reached through their board on the Wolven Fang forums and found at their shiny new website of awesome.

The current officers are:

• Duke Man at Arms CC Extollere
• Consort Baronet Squire Padraic O'Loan
• Champion Joxar the Mighty
• Chancellor Lady Glyn Aidan

(Previous Caradoc Hold Officers)

For information on other chapters in Amtgard look here

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