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My name is Cromwulf Aethelhelm of the Duchy of Iron Guard.
The Duchy of Iron Guard is a technology and research centric Duchy. We believe that by making the best investment in research and development that we can use this to our advantage in military and diplomatic areas. Afterall a Duchy that has advanced technology will have a natural advantage on the battlefield over those who do not put quite so much resources into that area. By using our advanced military position we hope to force through some diplomatic deals that are favourable to both the Duchy and the people living within it.
Furthermore as Duke I will not be micro-managing my citizens. As long as you follow a few clear and well laid out laws that have been enacted for the advantage of all and to reduce the possibility of any anarchy within the Duchy. I will allow you to live your lives in the way that you see best.
In order to ensure that our Duchy is one of the most advanced on the server I will be investing heavily in my citizens and allowing them to set themselves up in any profession that they desire. Furthermore the capital city will have many different types of crafting workstations available as well as having guilds available for those that wish to make use of them thus speeding up any potential research and development and giving the discoverer of any potential technological discovery a patent on it allowing them to make some financial gain from their discovery.
As Duke I make the promise that the most advanced craftsmen and gathers will be rewarded with extra resources in order to make sure they have sufficient supplies to make the best possible goods and materials for the Duchy. Communication with the leadership will be easy and straightforward for the citizens and so these sorts of deals can be worked out with the Duke via direct communications methods.
The capital city of Iron Guard is currently unnamed and will be the hub of activity within the Duchy. It will have a whole range of crafters and other professionals working on various things. There will be crafting workstations for a vast range of professions and it will be well defended so that citizens living within its walls will be well protected. Furthermore there will a strong military presence patrolling the outskirts of the city allowing gathers to be protected as long as they don’t stray too far into the wilderness.
The primary aim of the Duchy of Iron Guard is to be a strong military base of operations. It will use the resources dedicated to research and development and take that and use it build a strong and powerful military that will project the Duchies power over a wide area. Any attack on a citizen of the Duchy will result in a robust response from the leadership and any such attack will be punished severely.
By having a strong military the Duchy will also make use of its diplomatic position to ensure that the things the citizens want are provided including easy trade routes to other Duchies and Kingdoms that are protected from bandits by strong military escorts.
While I have spoken about our military intentions I have not really discussed our diplomatic priorities. As a Duchy our first role is to our citizens and therefore their protection must be our top priority. But this also means their economic welfare also has to be our top priority. Only a fool believes a Duchy can work in a vacuum and as such we are willing to engage in trade negotiations with other Duchies and Kingdoms in order to secure mutually beneficial trade agreements.
We are also open to diplomatic negotiations on other subjects as well. From the free movement of citizens into foreign lands to the right of other Duchies and Kingdoms to move their troops through our lands on escort missions for their trade convoys. Obviously without prior agreement any movement of foreign troops within our lands will be looked down upon and may have negative diplomatic implications.
If you wish to enter any form of diplomatic negotiations with us then please join our Discord channel which can be found at the bottom of this post.
The Duchy of Iron Guard is a loyal member of the Kingdom of Arkadia. Laws made in the Kingdom of Arkadia will be enforced within the Duchy but the Duchy will have its own laws and will run itself for the most part.
Please join our Discord server to talk with us. This is where we conduct most of our communications.
Duchy of Iron Guard Discord Server
We currently share a forum with the Kingdom of Arkadia. If you wish to get access to the private forums of the Duchy of Iron Guard then please visit this forum, register an account and post a message in the Introductions and Recruitment forum.
Once you have registered an account and have been given access to the Duchy forum by Duke Cromulent then you will then be able to see all the other Duchy forums based on your rank within the game.
Kingdom of Arkadia Recruitment Thread
If you have any questions at all then you can contact me in this thread on the official forums for the Chronicles of Elyria, on the Kingdom of Arkadia forums linked above or on our Discord server which is also linked above.
Your duchy looks impressive, If I had not my own, I'd definitely join yours. :)
Posted By Raziel at 11:47 AM - Tue Oct 11 2016
Your duchy looks impressive, If I had not my own, I'd definitely join yours. :)
Thank you for the kind words my King.
It is an amazing project Duke Cromulent! I wish you the best : )
Major update of text about the Duchy. Please check it out.
Great concept for a duchy. I look forward to fighting by your side!
Sounds like my kinda city! :P Unlike Rokax I won't be fighting by your side however, I will heal you all up nice and good!
Still looking for interested parties. If you have any questions feel free to ask them here or join the Discord channel and ask there. You can also send me a private message on the forums if you want.
Hoping to build up a community of interested parties over the next few weeks. If there is any info you feel is missing from the post about about the Duchy please do not hesitate to ask questions on this thread or through our Discord channel. I'll be happy to answer any questions anyone has.
Very nice project, I wish you good luck, and hoping that your duchy prosper and realize your ambitions :)
I'll work on adding some pictures in the future. I'm not that great at graphic design so I have to work off what other people have made and see if I can adapt it to what I need.
Looks good Cromulent! I hope I can set up a branch of Magnum Opus in your duchy in the future.
