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{{Infobox Amtgard Chapter|
 
{{Infobox Amtgard Chapter|
name=Darkwater East|
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|name='''Darkwater'''
image=[[Image:dwicon.gif|135px]]|
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|image=[[File:Dark Water Heraldry.jpg|200px|Dark Water Heraldry]]
imagesize=|
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|kingdom=[[Neverwinter]]
kingdom=[[Neverwinter]]|
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|status=[[Barony]]
status=[[Barony]]|
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|city=Gainesville, [[Florida]]
city=Gainesville, FL|
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|park=Kanapaha Veterans Memorial Park
park=Veterans Park|
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|founded=[[1997]]
founded=[[1997]]|
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|meets=Sundays 1:00pm
meets=Sundays 1-2 pm|
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|active=Active}}
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Amtgard group located in Gainesville FL under the Kingdom of [[Neverwinter]]  Plays on Sundays in Kanapha Veteran's Park.
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===History===
===Heraldry===
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There was an earlier attempt at a group in the area called [[Sinklands|"The Sinking Lands"]] (a reference to sinkholes) started by [[Varg]].
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When [[Kitirat]], who had played at [[Silverwater]] moved to Gainesville, [[Bjorn]], [[Lily]], [[Varg]] and he started the group with the help of others.  The group quickly grew in size, and has at various points been the largest Amtgard group in Florida.
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The group was originally named [[Darkwater]] (a reference to underwater cave pools in the area) but they discovered that there was already a Shire of Darkwater (named for similar reasons) in Portales, NM. Instead of picking a new name, they contacted that group and set up an arrangement, and thus became Darkwater East.  Several people from DWE joined a household from the other Darkwater called the [[The Brothers and Sisters of War and Vengeance]].
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Darkwater East has slowly declined from its height as a Grand duchy over the years. Daily attendance dropped form 75+ to 6, and has been slow to recover. With a weekly attendance around 15, the park decided in early 2008 that something drastic needed to be done to turn the park around. In addition to voting to leave the Kingdom of Neverwinter, the park has decided to change both it's name and heraldry, as well as revamping game play, recruiting, forums, and a host of other issues in an attempt to revitalize the park.
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On the 4th of May, Darkwater East became the Shire of [[Kestral Keep]]. New Heraldry is in the works as well as a concerted recruiting effort.
  
Darkwater East has gone through a large number of devices over the years.
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This Amtgard field has been around since 1997. It is approaching its 25th anniversary. It has had a name change here and there (Kestrel Keep), but has returned to a more familiar name of Darkwater. With membership ranging from a shire to over 200 people as the Grand Duchy of Darkwater East, numbers change, times change. It currently has an active population of about 20 members, and is climbing.  
  
Originally they used a device of a blue water drop on a black field, then at a Spring War realized it looked almost exactly like the device of the [[Wetlands]].
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[http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u214/Lindenpublic/park%20herldry/darkwatereast.gif Old Crest]
  
They then put a sword in front of the water drop.  But some complained that this looked like a penis in front of a vagina.
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===Other Lands Contracted in Gainesville, Florida===
  
They then chose a blue wave on a black circle.  But some complained this looked a lot like the Pepsi logo.  People still sometimes mockingly say "Darkwater, the choice of a new generation"....
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Plays on Sundays in Kanapha Veteran's Park.
 
 
They then added a cave mouth over the blue wavy area, complete with stalactites.  But some complained that all those stalactites were hard to sew on garb.
 
 
 
They now have the blue on black but it is more of a wave crest so it doesn't look like Pepsi.  For now.  It could have changed again by the time you read this.
 
 
 
===History===
 
There was an earlier attempt at a group in the area called "The Sinking Lands" (reference to sinkholes) started by [[Varg]].
 
 
 
When [[Kitirat]], who had played at [[Silverwater]] moved to Gainesville, he started the group with the help of others including Varg.  The group quickly grew in size, and has at varous points been the largest Amtgard group in Florida.
 
 
 
The group was originally named [[Darkwater]] (a reference to underwater cave pools in the area) but they discovered that there was already a Shire of Darkwater (named for similar reasons) in Portales, NM.  Instead of picking a new name, they contacted that group and set up an arrangement, and thus became Darkwater East.  Several people from DWE joined a household from the other Darkwater called the [[The Brothers and Sisters of War and Vengeance]].
 
  
Famouse [[Darkwater East People]]
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===Contacts and Directions===
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*Monarch: [[Monas]]
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*Regent: [[Sien]]
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*Champion: [[Mythron Nightraven]]
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*Prime Minister: [[Squire DaPage]]
  
[http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u214/Lindenpublic/park%20herldry/darkwatereast.gif larger crest]  
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===Links===
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*[http://www.jou.ufl.edu/Pubs/onb/S06/knights.shtm Article on the grand duchy of Darkwater]
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*[http://www.facebook.com/groups/48792443092/ {{Facebook Groups Page}}]
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*{{ork_chapter|index=139}}
  
[[category: Neverwinter Parks]][[category: Florida]]
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[[Category:Founded in 1997]]
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[[Category:Active Neverwinter Places]]
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[[Category:Active Florida Chapters]]
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[[Category:Active Amtgard Chapters]]
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[[Category:Sunday Parks]]

Latest revision as of 16:41, 7 September 2024

Amtgard Chapter
Dark Water Heraldry
Darkwater
Kingdom Neverwinter
Status Barony
City Gainesville, Florida
Park Kanapaha Veterans Memorial Park
Meets on Sundays 1:00pm
Founded 1997
Active Active


History

There was an earlier attempt at a group in the area called "The Sinking Lands" (a reference to sinkholes) started by Varg. When Kitirat, who had played at Silverwater moved to Gainesville, Bjorn, Lily, Varg and he started the group with the help of others. The group quickly grew in size, and has at various points been the largest Amtgard group in Florida. The group was originally named Darkwater (a reference to underwater cave pools in the area) but they discovered that there was already a Shire of Darkwater (named for similar reasons) in Portales, NM. Instead of picking a new name, they contacted that group and set up an arrangement, and thus became Darkwater East. Several people from DWE joined a household from the other Darkwater called the The Brothers and Sisters of War and Vengeance. Darkwater East has slowly declined from its height as a Grand duchy over the years. Daily attendance dropped form 75+ to 6, and has been slow to recover. With a weekly attendance around 15, the park decided in early 2008 that something drastic needed to be done to turn the park around. In addition to voting to leave the Kingdom of Neverwinter, the park has decided to change both it's name and heraldry, as well as revamping game play, recruiting, forums, and a host of other issues in an attempt to revitalize the park. On the 4th of May, Darkwater East became the Shire of Kestral Keep. New Heraldry is in the works as well as a concerted recruiting effort.

This Amtgard field has been around since 1997. It is approaching its 25th anniversary. It has had a name change here and there (Kestrel Keep), but has returned to a more familiar name of Darkwater. With membership ranging from a shire to over 200 people as the Grand Duchy of Darkwater East, numbers change, times change. It currently has an active population of about 20 members, and is climbing.

Old Crest

Other Lands Contracted in Gainesville, Florida

Plays on Sundays in Kanapha Veteran's Park.

Contacts and Directions

Links