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{{Infobox Amtgard Chapter|
|name=Darkwater East
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|name='''Darkwater'''
|image=[[Image:dwicon.gif|200px]]
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|image=[[File:Dark Water Heraldry.jpg|200px|Dark Water Heraldry]]
|kingdom=http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/Kalidascopeeyes/Freeholds.gif[[Freehold]]
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|kingdom=[[Neverwinter]]
 
|status=[[Barony]]
 
|status=[[Barony]]
 
|city=Gainesville, [[Florida]]
 
|city=Gainesville, [[Florida]]
|park=Veterans Park
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|park=Kanapaha Veterans Memorial Park
 
|founded=[[1997]]
 
|founded=[[1997]]
|meets=Sundays 1:30pm
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|meets=Sundays 1:00pm
|active=Defunct}}
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|active=Active}}
===Heraldry===
 
  
Darkwater East has gone through a large number of devices over the years.
 
 
Darkwater is currently voting on new heraldry to go with the new park name as part of the reinvention and reinvigoration of the park.
 
  
 
===History===
 
===History===
There was an earlier attempt at a group in the area called [[Sinklands|"The Sinking Lands"]] (reference to sinkholes) started by [[Varg]].
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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]].
 
 
 
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.
 
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]].
 
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 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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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.  
  
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.
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[http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u214/Lindenpublic/park%20herldry/darkwatereast.gif Old Crest]
  
[http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u214/Lindenpublic/park%20herldry/darkwatereast.gif larger crest]
 
 
===Other Lands Contracted in Gainesville, Florida===
 
===Other Lands Contracted in Gainesville, Florida===
[[Sinklands|"The Sinking Lands"]]
 
 
[[Kestral Keep]]
 
===Contacts and Directions===
 
  
 
Plays on Sundays in Kanapha Veteran's Park.
 
Plays on Sundays in Kanapha Veteran's Park.
  
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="29.616809" lon="-82.420775" type="map" zoom="8">
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===Contacts and Directions===
29.616843, -82.420535
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*Monarch: [[Monas]]
</googlemap>
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*Regent: [[Sien]]
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*Champion: [[Mythron Nightraven]]
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*Prime Minister: [[Squire DaPage]]
  
 
===Links===
 
===Links===
 
*[http://www.jou.ufl.edu/Pubs/onb/S06/knights.shtm Article on the grand duchy of Darkwater]  
 
*[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:Defunct Florida Chapters]]
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[[Category:Founded in 1997]]  
[[Category:Founded in 1997]] [[Category:Defunct Amtgard Chapters]]
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[[Category:Active Neverwinter Places]]
[[Category:Defunct Freeholds]]
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[[Category:Active Florida Chapters]]
[[category:Defunct in 2008]]
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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