Midnight Sun
A Chapter of the Emerald Hills.
Map of the lands of Midnight Sun
Heraldry
Location
Midnight Sun has temporarily moved to Haggard Park in Plano, Texas, we meet on Saturdays around 2:30 p.m. and usually play until dark.
Directions:
1. Take 75 Central Expressway to Plano. 2. Exit 15th St. Go East on 15th until the road is paved bricks. 3. Haggard Park will be on your left, if you go over the Railroad tracks you have gone too far.
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- Contact: Elder
History
The original Midnight Sun was founded as a Barony in July of 1990 in Garland, Tx by a local group with a friend in The Celestial Kingdom that sent them a copy of the rulebook. It had a rocky history of with the Kingdom of The Emerald Hills, sometimes co-existing peacefully, other times embroiled in bitter controversy over the group's independence.
History of Midnight Sun 1990-1994
Over time, Midnight Sun waxed and waned, both receiving many members of the original Ironcloud and later contributing to the formation of a new Ironcloud. During the mid 90s the Duchy had a sub-group, the Shire of the Howling Winds, based on the locale of the University of Texas at Dallas. The Duchy of the Midnight Sun sought and received support from the Kingdom of Dragonspine and the Kingdom of the Golden Plains at various times, especially for the signing of major awards. Some within the Duchy sought Principality status, perhaps under an outlying kingdom, but the idea did not garner outside support and was eventually discarded.
In 1995, the Duchy, faced with mounting pressure from the Kingdom of The Emerald Hills, debated joining the Kingdom or remaining independent. The current Duke declared the Midnight Sun to be an Independent Kingdom, only to be pressured into resigning. The populace held a referendum, repudiated the Midnight Sun's brief existence as a Kingdom, and voted in favor of joining the Kingdom of the Emerald Hills. The group joined the Emerald Hills as the Grand Duchy of the Midnight Sun, and was allowed special privileges, such as being able to award higher level awards, and a guaranteed seat on the kingdom BOD. In 1996, as Kingdom Monarch, Squeak! undertook a standardization of the group corporas and rules clarifications that were in use, and thereafter the group was simply known as the Duchy of the Midnight Sun and followed the standard EH Corpora guidelines for a Duchy.
In the late 90s and and 2000s Midnight Sun grew to be a huge player in the Emerald Hills. When the Kingdom incorporated in 2000, 8 of the 9 signatories were members of MS. Since the Park joined the EH, there has never been a time where the BOD did not include a MS member, and frequently the BOD is comprised entirely of MS members. 9 EH monarchs have been MS members, as well as many other high officers. And over a dozen MS members have been Knighted.
In recent years the Midnight Sun's numbers declined, the group voluntarily downgraded to the status of a Shire and launched an effort to improve park attendance. As part of the effort to improve its numbers, MS has moved to a more populated park in Plano, with the hope of attracting new members.
People
Alley Cat, Bacchus, Blake, Blake P. Morley, Brett, Cannibus, Darkangel, Drozzt, Elder, Faith, Firestalker, Gabriel P. Morley, K'tai, Kerb, KodiaK, Martello, McFadden, Nicodemus, Rant, Rath, Rayel, Revenant, Roxanna, Shaylen, Shift, Sparhawk Kingfisher, Sutra, Thangorn, Thordor, Tigara, Tolken, Torgas McGreggor, Tristen, Wyrm, Yoni, Zhanell
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Midnight Sun People
