Principality

'Definition by corpora' CK: A group consisting of 75 players or more.

What is it?

A large Chapter or group of chapters, given special privileges by their Kingdom. The definition varies by each kingdom's Corpora. Not all kingdoms have Principalities, some like Blackspire use the term Grand Duchy instead.

Powers of Principalities

Authority for principalities varies from one kingdom to another. Some allow them to give up to the 8th order in Ladder Awards. Others allow 10th order awards. They are not usually allowed to give titles or Masterhood but this may vary according to their parent Kingdom.

Under Blackspire

• 9th order awards
• Fighting class Masterhoods
• Titles up to and including Baronet

Under Dragonspine

• 10th order awards
• Fighting class Masterhoods
• Titles up to and including Baron/Baroness

Under Iron Mountains

• 8th order awards
• Fighting class & Reeves guild Masterhoods
• Titles up to and including Count/Countess

Borderlands as a "High Principality", under Emerald Hills

• 10th order awards
• All Masterhoods
• Titles up to and including Count & Defender
• Full details here.

Officers

Principalities have your basic officer complement. Monarch in the person of a Prince or Princess, a Regent, a Prime Minister sometimes called a Grand Vizier and a Champion.

IM does not always have a Champion in its principalities, but both of its current principalities have them. Westmarch lacked provisions for a Champion in it's corpora until mid 2008.

Listing of Principalities:

Under Dragonspine

• Westmarch - CA

Under Iron Mountains

• Rivermoor
• Olympus

Under Neverwinter

• Winter's Edge

Under Blackspire

• Grand Duchy of Stormhaven - Spokane, WA
• Principality of Northern Lights - Seattle, WA

Former Principalities

Under the Celestial Kingdom

• The Highland Lakes princedom mid 1993, gone early 94
• Silver Oak (Darmstadt, Germany) Duetchy mid 94, to principality late 1995
• The South (San Antonio, Kerville, Bastrop, Victoria)
• Tirasol (Austin, Kileen, Round Rock)

Under the Emerald Hills

• Borderlands

Under Iron Mountains

• Rosetta Pact
• Desert Winds -- Promoted to Kingdom at Clan 2008.

Under Rising Winds

• The Principality of Tal Dagore
• The Principality of Midgard

Under Burning Lands

• The principality of Kevland in Finland.
• Crystalline Confederacy - It's a long story

Links

• Confederacies Done Right