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<DIV>Greetings Elfsea,</DIV>
<DIV> You haven't heard from me a lot lately because I have
been working long hours at Wally World, the supercenter at North Richland
Hills. However, I have some comments on the future landed nobility in our faire
Barony.</DIV>
<DIV> First of all, as a former baroness who now has
absolutely no influence at all, I would like to say that I think all of the
candidates are equally qualified for the job. Our Vicar and Vicaress,
who are very honest people and who have held offices in this Barony,
hobnobbed with Royalty, and made friends all over the Kingdom, will do what they
think is best for Elfsea. Darius and Rosalia are peers, both in their own right,
and have done much for this Barony and Kingdom. Need I say more? Raimond is
about the hardest worker I have ever seen. William and Cassandra have a long
history with the SCA, Ansteorra, and Elfsea and have experience many of us can
only imagine. Rixende and Tomas have worked hard for Elfsea since they arrived
and have much experience with entourages, etc. Caelin and Pyro have been
leaders from Baronial level to Kingdom level. It will be a hard choice indeed when
I go to the polling Monday night at MOOT, I am off from work Monday, thank
goodness. </DIV>
<DIV> Dear Populace of Elfsea, please remember that this is
a job that will require so much from these people that they will need all the
help you can give them. They have been told that Landed Nobility will need to
be super seneschals from this day forward. They will have the hardest job
this Society has to offer. Please try to become their best friend, no matter what
they need. Please give them their first year without expecting too much or
holding mistakes against them. They will be testing the waters and finding their
footing. </DIV>
<DIV> Dear Candidates, if you are not chosen, please take
all of the energy you are now planing to use as Landed Nobility and use it to
support your new Baron and Baroness. You each have talents and strengths they
do not and they will need you desparately. Don't wait for them to ask, they
probably will not know what to ask for in the beginning. </DIV>
<DIV> Dear Future Baron and Baroness, please try to make
every person in the populace your best friend. They need it. When we stepped up,
very few people were attending A&S and fighter practices, etc. We
concentrated on attending as many baronial fuctions as possible. You must try to keep
this up. People will go there partly because you will be there. Don't forget
your populace in Loch Rudh (for as long as you have it), Dragon'sfire Tor, and
the college (whether dormant or active) . When you travel, please advertise
your plans and invite others to travel with you. Away travel is
more fun when done as a group and it helps new people feel a part of the group
if they are invited to travel with and camp with you in a community
situation. When we were at events we spent more time with our populace than we did
politicking with peers and royalty. I have seen other Landeds spend more time
politicking with peers and royalty than visiting with their populace. Please try
to find a happy medium, lest your populace feel left out and royalty
feel ignored. </DIV>
<DIV> The first year you will be getting you balance, and I
for one will not hold any mistakes you make against you. The second year, I
have heard from other nobility, you should have your stride and everything
should start to fall into place. If you need to talk to anyone who understands
your position, Mistress Xene and Don Llewelyn are very hospitable and so are
Baron Fritz and Baroness Caitrin, although they have very different approaches,
they give excellent advice. </DIV>
<DIV>Good Luck and God Bless, no matter who you are. </DIV>
<DIV>Siobhan</DIV></BODY></HTML>