Greetings to the N/A East Chronicles of Elyria community! I’m pleased to announce that I, GoldenKnight, will be running in The Free Kingdom of Elyria event. No, this is not another campaign for the position of King, but for that of Duke within the Free Kingdom of Elyria. I believe I am a strong, responsible, and capable leader working with and for all those in league with me.

As a Duke, I will ensure the safety, happiness and wealth of the Aristocracy, Gentry and Adventurers who decide to settle in my lands. I desire peace and prosperity but will also be prepared for war and conflict should it ever come our way. With this in mind, I would earnestly strive to construct a stable and prosperous base for characters to operate from, and also put forward memorable and enjoyable experiences.

Unlike many others, from different regions and time zones, attempting to secure land grants within the Free Kingdom, I am currently a N/A East player and I will have no other ties to the game other than the duchy. I will not hold personal lands scattered throughout multiple sovereign realms, and my sole priority will be the duchy and those who I am charged with reigning over.

In the forum post I made regarding my barony, I expressed the idea behind the settlement and what my small community wants to make of it. We’re looking into flushing it out further as time goes on, and as such haven’t gone fully in depth regarding some aspects. The entire forum post and it’s graphic work has all been created/written by members aforementioned discord/community. This community is formed by friends I’ve made playing various steam games and MMOs. To list a few I would mention Life is Feudal, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and Mount and Blade: Warband. Over the course of a couple years I’ve established a close knit circle of friends that has moved with each other game to game, giving the small community a nice foundation for establishing ourselves in CoE. With this as a base, I believe I could easily operate a duchy.

On a personal level, I desire to bring interesting story and intrigue to CoE and my lands. The entire game is based around the actions of players, how truly heroic or villainous they are, and the great impacts that they can have on the dynamically structured world around them. I wish to inspire other players to go forth and create their own legacies, such as the heroes in the nordic sagas or arthurian tales. I believe I would be worthy of the community's support as I believe that adventure, storytelling, and intrigue would be what will drive the world forward. The overall aspect that I believe will make me a prime candidate for community support would be furthering of the community itself. These are all things I wish to have my holdings very dedicated to, such having events such as jousting/arena tournaments or faires with profession related contests. We’ve even already planned to have a few urban legends that we’ll spread within our lands, as you may or may have not noticed in our forum post. I’ve begun to do such with my own barony that’s already posted on the N/A East forums.

In Chronicles of Elyria, heroes will be truly heroic and villains will be truly villainous. Overall, I want to spread heroism. I entirely wish to encourage members of the world to commit great accomplishments and create paths for many to walk towards in becoming a memorable figure within Elyria’s own history as it progresses.

In conclusion, I hope you consider myself for a ducal position in this event, please send a token if you’re willing. I’m willing to work with any of those running for the King position, and will modify my stances accordingly depending on the stances on the first place position. I will appreciate all support and comments below. If you have any criticism I’ll be ready to respond.

Many Thanks,

GoldenKnight