Polaris

Principality of Polaris

A Principality under the Kingdom of the Rising Winds, located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Rising Winds

Heraldry

History

2008-2012

The Principality of Polaris was founded on April 20th in 2008, along with its sister principality of Rivermoor, out of the remains of the Rosetta Pact. When initially formed the Principality operated for a short time under the provisional name 'Steel Valley' before adopting the name 'Olympus' and [| new heraldry]. There was much controversy between the remaining chapters of the Rosetta Pact, which included North Haven, Starmount, and Mists of the Dawn. By populace vote, the Duchy of Olympus decided to invite Starmount and Mists of the Dawn to join them. Mists of the Dawn rejected Olympus' invitation because North Haven was not invited into the Principality as well. During that time, the newly reformed chapter of Three Rivers, which had then become Dark Shores, submitted their request to join the Principality and was met with a hearty approval. On February 6th an althing brought Mists of the Dawn into the group. Finally, on December 11th 2011 the Duchy of Olympus voted to leave the Principality.

2012 though present

Following the departure of Olympus from the principality, the Imperial court ruled that the principality would be allowed to continue, as the requirement to have an anchor duchy only applied as a criteria for the initial formation of a principality under the Empire's laws. In early 2012 an althing proposal passed which adopted the current name and heraldry of the principality and took effect February 25th 2012. Another development occurred on May 19th, 2012 at The Sequel when Starmount was declared defunct, Frostdagger Falls petitioned to join, and Raven's Nest was accepted into Polaris.

During Gathering of the Clans in 2012 the Crown officers of Rising Winds, Iron Mountains and Polaris came up with a plan to help the Principality prosper. The solution was to have Rising Winds' Duchy, The Frostlands and all groups between them and the Twin Cities join Polaris, and once this union was made the Principality would make a serious effort to attain kingdom status within three years. In early November 2012 Ice Haven and [Frost Lands]] became part of the Principality as Polaris under the Rising Winds. There was much partying that night!

Polaris continued to grow and prosper. At Day of Games: Movie Edition/Polaris Endreign in May 2013, the Circle of Monarchs voted to bring in Crimson Circle into the fold. After that Wolfheim in Fort Atkinson joined the Principality. Another large jump forward took place at Great Adventurer's Challenge/Polaris Midreign and Weaponmaster in July 2014, when Ethereal Tides was officially welcomed into Polaris, and Raven's Nest and Crimson Circle were promoted to Barony, while Mists of the Dawn was promoted to Duchy!

People

• Aiden
• Akuma
• Gabriel Viridian
• Greer
• Hagar
• Hamlet
• Hawkana
• Kristoff
• Miago
• Micah
• Michael
• Raphael
• Rayhawk
• Scytale
• Shaft
• Weezicus
• Zhukai

Current Officers

• Prince - Queball
• Regent - NFTY
• Prime Minister - Awendela
• Defender - Torgan
• GMR - Strider

For previous reigns please see the Polaris Monarchy page.

Board of Directors

• Greer
• Gabriel Viridian
• Scytale
• Aiden
• Rayhawk

Chapters

• Dark Shores La Crosse, Wisconsin.
• Mists of the Dawn Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Raven's Nest Mankato, Minnesota.
• Ice Haven Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
• The Frost Lands Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
• Crimson Circle Greenbay, Wisconsin.
• Wolfheim Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
• Ethereal Tides Lake City, Minnesota.

Additional Information

The principality presently has a newsletter called Mos Maiorum which is published a few times per reign.

Polaris Facebook page
Yahoo Group - Olympus list. Out of use, but listed here for historical purposes.

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