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At the end of next month, a new monarch of the [[Rising Winds]] will
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Amtgard Press Reporter: Elsa von Liechtenstein
be crowned.  Many wonder: How will the new monarch shape the future
 
of [[Western Gate]]?
 
  
[[Western Gate]], a large duchy in St. Louis, Missouri, has more than
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[AP News] The Desert Winds was once a peaceful land, the populace had joined forces time and time again to keep attackers at bay and to work together hand in hand to earn the rank of Kingdom.  
enough members for Kingdom.  The reaction to their bid, when brought
 
up to the Circle of Monarch's meeting, was one of "Curiousity and
 
Apathy", according to the RW representative, [[Clyde]].
 
  
"They asked how it would affect the Rising Winds,"  Clyde said, "But
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But now the excitement has worn off and the populaces of the Desert Winds have turned on each other. Similar to that of a bar room brawl, everyone has joined in – happily attacking their neighbors and breaking age old treaties.  
most of them will not be voting on it next year so there was a general
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It is rumored that the new King Rico is behind the sudden greed of his subjects. Reportedly King Rico placed lands up for sale in a “silent action”, selling lands that rightfully belonged to his Duchys, Baronys and Shires. I have an inside source that claims King Rico even gave away lands. In an interview, concerned parties stated that they are “certain the funds are for padding the Kingdom coffers.
sense of apathy."
 
  
This is because of a more recent rule that states a kingdom cannot be
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The true terror of the matter is that King Rico opened the “silent action” land sales up to Kingdom outsiders. As I am reporting this, the land owner named Legion is marching on The River’s End Crown lands. No one seems to know who this ‘Legion’ is and if they do they are too fearful to report it the media.  
voted on the same year it was proposed. Thus, Western Gate was
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This just in: A source just reported that not only are the land owners attacking lands but there are now reports coming in that Orcs, gremlins and other beasts are surfacing within the Desert Winds.  
proposed this year of 2008, and it will be voted on next year of 2009.
 
 
 
Therefore, while it's worth mentioning that this reign's upcoming
 
monarch won't have as much impact as the next upcoming monarch; who's
 
in charge for the next 6 months could very will have a surprisingly
 
large influence.
 
 
 
With that said, there are three candidates for the next Monarch of the
 
Rising Winds:  [[Kathrynn St. James]], [[Thorvald]], and [[Tusocks]].
 
 
 
Kathrynn is from [[Phoenix Tears]], a Duchy in Springfield, IL. It's
 
said to be "on the border, split 50/50" between WG and RW.  Kathrynn
 
is a Big Fish in PT, and is well known throughout the kingdom.  She's
 
been the Kingdom Prime Minister twice, and has been in charge of many
 
recent kingdom A&S competitions.
 
 
 
When asked about the impact Western Gate will have on the Rising Winds
 
if they become a kingdom (and vice versa), she replied with:
 
 
 
"I don't know.  I know that when WG becomes a Kingdom I will be
 
attending both kingdoms' events - unless they are scheduled over each
 
other's events, or if they schedule over [[Discord]].  We will
 
probably lose a few of Western Gates members at the RW Kingdom events,
 
but probably not significantly, since the ones that usually come also
 
do a lot of amt-traveling, and are likely to be in positions of
 
authority, where taking a break and being at a nearby kingdom level
 
event where they don't have to care about the Althings, COMs, COKs,
 
and Internal politics might be quite needed.  But that is a ways off.
 
It isn't going to happen this reign, and it is unknown how many parks
 
will want to go be part of the Kingdom of Western Gate."
 
 
 
[[Thorvald]] is a member of Blackfire Pass, and the only knight on the
 
list running for monarch.  While this will be his first kingdom
 
position, he has held many offices in his home chapter.  Furthermore,
 
this reporter has heard many good things said about this man.
 
 
 
When asked the same question as Kathrynn, he replied with:
 
 
 
"I feel that Kingdom status is a major step in any group's existence.
 
It will definitely have an impact on both groups (theirs and ours).
 
The actual effects will depend on how the people, in charge of each
 
group, react to the obstacles that arise.
 
 
 
I have full faith in the members of Western Gate. Most of them grew up
 
with us, and I consider them friends.
 
 
 
I would work diligently with them (with ideas similar to what
 
[[Tanath]] already posted) to ensure both groups cross-pollinate to
 
keep all of us close, and make each others' events better by keeping
 
numbers as high as possible.  Will the numbers go down at any given
 
event? Possibly.
 
 
 
Will numbers go up at other events?  Also, possible.
 
 
 
It is nearly impossible to speculate on the specifics, but I'm
 
optimistic that both groups will help each other out when and where
 
they can to make any given event the best it can be."
 
 
 
[[Tusocks]] has also not held a kingdom office, and was unavailable
 
for comment.  However, I can make my own speculation of her; there are
 
two qualities that follow Tusocks around like a bad penny:  Passion,
 
and Controversy.
 
 
 
Tusocks is FROM Western Gate and would, without question, aid them
 
into Kingdom Status.  However, this could be both a blessing and a
 
curse, depending on how she reacts to being monarch.  It's said that
 
being the monarch of the Rising Winds; a kingdom that, without
 
question, uses just as much, if not more, drama as glue as any other
 
long standing amtgard kingdom, is one of the most stressful voluntary
 
positions one can have.  When [[Warbird]] was Monarch, it is said that
 
the phone bill his first month was around $300-$500 dollars.
 
 
 
If Tusocks, as queen, were to react negatively to said stress, she
 
could make it MUCH harder for Western Gate to regain it's reputation
 
by next Clan.
 
 
 
On the other hand, Tusocks is very passionate about her home chapter.
 
If she were to become queen and maintain a positive attitude, then she
 
would probably help pave WG's kingdom status well more than the other
 
two monarch candidates.
 
 
 
It's said that the Rising Winds is spoiled.  As the largest kingdom in
 
Amtgard (about a 6 hour drive from it's center to it's farthest point
 
in any direction), we get about 300+ people every event; about as much
 
as most inter-kingdom events.  It's said that when places that have
 
spawned from the Rising Winds; such as the [[Frostlands]], [[Western
 
Gate]], etc.  Decide to become kingdoms of their own, that the RW will
 
see a decrease in their gargantuan event numbers; and many members of
 
the populace find this unacceptable.
 
 
 
Though possible solutions have been found to this end-- such as WG and
 
RW sharing event locations... many more people believe that more
 
chapters breaking off and growing in this way would more greatly
 
benefit amtgard as a whole, and all three candidates for monarch seem
 
to believe the same.
 
 
 
Thus, it is this reporter's opinion that Kathrynn and Thorvald would
 
definitely help Western Gate, and Tusocks could really make or break
 
them.
 
 
 
--[[Kaads]]
 
  
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Just in the past week five lands were attacked. Each of the land owners seems to be trying to increase their lands but to what end we are uncertain. Monarchy members have refused to comment on the situation. We are unsure if it is due to fear or that they too are part of the conspiracy.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 13 January 2009

Amtgard Press Reporter: Elsa von Liechtenstein

[AP News] The Desert Winds was once a peaceful land, the populace had joined forces time and time again to keep attackers at bay and to work together hand in hand to earn the rank of Kingdom.

But now the excitement has worn off and the populaces of the Desert Winds have turned on each other. Similar to that of a bar room brawl, everyone has joined in – happily attacking their neighbors and breaking age old treaties. It is rumored that the new King Rico is behind the sudden greed of his subjects. Reportedly King Rico placed lands up for sale in a “silent action”, selling lands that rightfully belonged to his Duchys, Baronys and Shires. I have an inside source that claims King Rico even gave away lands. In an interview, concerned parties stated that they are “certain the funds are for padding the Kingdom coffers.”

The true terror of the matter is that King Rico opened the “silent action” land sales up to Kingdom outsiders. As I am reporting this, the land owner named Legion is marching on The River’s End Crown lands. No one seems to know who this ‘Legion’ is and if they do they are too fearful to report it the media. This just in: A source just reported that not only are the land owners attacking lands but there are now reports coming in that Orcs, gremlins and other beasts are surfacing within the Desert Winds.

Just in the past week five lands were attacked. Each of the land owners seems to be trying to increase their lands but to what end we are uncertain. Monarchy members have refused to comment on the situation. We are unsure if it is due to fear or that they too are part of the conspiracy.

For older events check Event Back Issues