2008 State of Amtgard Report

Chapters

If there where to be a word of the year it would be 'Growth'. Forty eight new or reestablished chapters are known to have formed this year, with florida taking the prize for most chapter's formed in one state at nine. The former is due in large part to the absorption of most of the Sakura Moon Shogunate, which at the time told it's members that they were a legal amtgard kingdom. This was not the case. From this interaction we gained six new chapters.

Of the chapters founded this year seven are known to have failed.

We were blessed with a new Kingdom, the Desert Winds at Clan. The CoM voted unanimously to grant them this elevated status. Two principalities were also formed, both under the Iron Mountians, from the remnants of the Rosetta Pact, Rivermoor and Olympus.

Knightings

40 players were knighted this year, the first being Venus Hünüwhogod, she is also the only known person to be knighted in Neverwinter this year. The Wetlands knighted by far the most people, belting nine individuals. The Rising Winds and Goldenvale were second runners up each creating five new knights.

• Neverwinter, 1
• Emerald Hills 3
• Goldenvale 5
• Blackspire 4
• Celestial Kingdom 2
• Wetlands 9
• Rising Winds 5
• Burning Lands 3
• Dragonspine 2
• Golden Plains 3
• Crystal Groves 1
• Iron Mountains 2
• Desert Winds 0

March was by far the most popular Month to get knighted in, probably because of the four knightings which took place at Spring War. Eighteen new knights of the flame were created. Ten Knights of the Serpent, Nine of the Crown and three of the Sword. Tweleve of those belted had already been inducted into other orders, and Twenty eight were new knights.

At the time of writing there have been 520 knights created ever. That's an average of twenty knights or so, (20.8), per year. 129 of those Knighted have been of the Crown, 174 have been of the Serpent, 103 have been of the Sword.