Media

Interviews

Town Crier

Bordewall Battle Royale Series

I had the honor of winning the final round of the Bordewall Battle Royale. Special thanks to Dleatherus and Bordewall for putting the event together and to all the candidates that competed, was lots of fun.

Semi-Finals

Finals

Monarch Debate Series

Another rounds of debates organized by the potential monarchs and once more hosted by Dleatherus.

Debate Part 2

Elyrian Examiner Interview

Interview Madness: The Concierge

Other Supported Campaigns

Following campaigns have similar ideals and our support for positions in the Free Kingdom.

Duchy of Port Royale

Misthold County

Misthold County Campaign

County Ihath

County Ihath Campaign

FAQs

Campaign Critique Replies

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Lore

“The Mad King was bad for business and the chaos left in his wake was doubly so. But after his fall there was also ample opportunity. The man known as the Concierge saw that opportunity and seized it. He didn’t do it with strength of arms, bribes, or empty promises. No, he did what he had always done best: he made deals. Terms were haggled, borders drawn, and contracts signed. In the end he had cobbled together a Kingdom built on Pacts. He managed what many thought impossible, uniting the zealots, fallen lords, and even criminals under a common cause: their own best interest.”

Conn Agon Caelus - History of the Free Kingdom, Year 675 Edition

(Work in Progress)

Kingdom Framework

I expect the framework to be revised once the Kingdom is actually assembled and feedback can be given on various ideas by all the parties involved.

Cardinal Laws

1. Mutually agreed upon explicit Contracts are enforced above all.
2. Safety and Self Determination for all. (Murder, Thievery, Travel Restrictions, etc... are illegal.)
3. Right to Petition.

Ducal Council

Each Duke will hold dominion over their territory and can pass any additional laws so long as they do not violate the Cardinal Laws of the Kingdom. They will be responsible for reporting the status of their territory's resources, growth, taxes, and any other projects to the Council. While they hold no Kingdom level powers their advice will be sought by the King, particularly on matters that require secrecy and cannot be taken to the Assembly and when setting the base tax cap. They of course may also petition the King to initiate votes, take diplomatic action, or pass judgement on a lesser petition. It is strongly encouraged that Dukes convene a similar Count level council for their Duchy, how they do this is up to each Duke.

Public Assembly

Made up of everyone in the Kingdom the Assembly will vote on non-critical special projects, changes to the Cardinal Laws, and any taxes beyond the base tax cap. The Assembly will also be polled to gauge interest in pursuing Kingdom projects or even taking new directions as a Kingdom.

Ministers

Ministers will be appointed as needed from a pool of applicants to oversee a specific aspect of the Kingdom and report to the Ducal Council. They will be granted enough authority to meet their position's requirements. Some possible positions:

Minister of Coin

Responsible for tracking Kingdom level finances and helping set the base tax cap.

Minister of Trade

Responsible for monitoring the Kingdom's economy and arranging Kingdom level trade deals.

Minister of War

Responsible for monitoring defenses/militia supplies and preparing for war.

Minister of Maps

Coordinates the State Cartographers to keep up to date maps.

Minister of Scrolls

Responsible for all the Kingdom level Scribal duties. (If needed)

Potential Kingdom Programs

State Cartographers

Accurate maps will help solidify names and insure strategic resource information is kept up to date.

The Binding Bank

The Binding Bank is a contract driven banking institution supporting the Free Kingdom and it’s citizens. The bank would be a separate institution from the Kingdom itself and cannot be accessed by the Kingdom’s nobility for funds. The goal of the Binding Bank is to propagate itself and increase account holder’s wealth. This would be accomplished via multiple services:

• Money Transfers - Transferring funds across the world is time consuming and dangerous. To help with this the Binding Bank allows transferring funds between any two account holders at any franchise locations. This option will also be usable with any other bank like institutions the Binding Bank has agreements with, possibly subject to local exchange rates.

• Loans - Short term personal loans backed by collateral and of course a crack team of bounty hunters.

• Investments - Larger investments aimed at major development projects will be available to personnel in good standing who possess land and resources to post as collateral.

Seat of Power

My seat of power in the Free Kingdom regardless of what level I win will be Tradail, in the county or duchy of Calanor. From there I will rule and in my spare time focus on promoting the economy. I aim to turn Tradail into a bustling trade city, if not the primary economic powerhouse in the Free Kingdom. If it can be bought, sold, or contracted you can find it in Tradail.

Click the banner above to view my plans for Tradail and Calanor.

Posted By Indivation at 12:29 AM - Mon Nov 13 2017

The best King's in history are ones who have shown to be able to handle conflict and solve them when the situation arises. This leads to my hypothetical question to test your problem solving skills if such problems were to occur.

Due to serious real life circumstances you are unable to play CoE for 2 weeks. When you return to log back in you find that your nobles are split between 2 factions. The first a noble faction led by a Duke who has a Casus Belli on your throne. The second a royal faction who supports your reign. The noble faction see you as a negligent ruler and any attempt to replace one of them will result in civil war. They demand lowered taxes and increased privileges. The royal faction tell you to send deviants to teach those traitors a lesson. What decisions will you make to preserve your kingdom?

The key to mitigating this sort of problem is putting several processes in place to avoid the problem from even occuring. If done properly by utilizing any fail-safe mechanics and delegating responsibilities missing some reasonable amount of time (even a vacation could be a week or two with limited contact) should have minimal impact on how the kingdom runs day to day. If some required powers couldn't be delegated there's always the extreme backup of having someone I trust able to access my account, though that would be severely limited. Most likely to real life friends who could normally access say my house and also play the game. Finally if something did occur such that I was not able to even relate what happened to me I would hope that any of my real-life friends that are still playing could get that info to the right people at some point.

So let's assume that all fails and I have a rebellion on my hands when I return, the first option is of course see if we can resolve this diplomatically. In your example they have specific demands so let's first assume those are legitimate: both of those would be covered by our general change process. Though it's odd no one brought up the issue until I was missing, that's okay we can initiate the change process when I return and see if the issue is resolved. If it does, we're golden. If it doesn't and diplomatic discussions don't change their minds then we unfortunately go to war (which could happen over any changes passing or failing).

On the other hand if their complaint was just an excuse for a power grab we still do the entire process above and end at the same results.

So if we end up in a state of war because no resolution could be reached in the above cases then I use all the means necessary to crush the rebellion as efficiently as possible, including assassins and regular military maneuvers. If there is a ringleader I would try cutting the head off first, if that doesn't work I'd try a pitched battle. If we're too even matched that those are not making progress I would move to bleeding them dry logistically. I should note that the order picked here is somewhat specific to this type of conflict, I would prefer to minimize the damage to territory and people that may end up back under our banner. Total war against our own people should be a last resort to keep the kingdom together and how quickly we got to that point would depend on the circumstances surrounding the conflict (using outside help, odds of losing, ally situations, etc...).

There are also two extreme cases: maybe despite everything we tried I think they're right in the end, I could always step down. I would hope that I've setup a good enough series of checks, balances, and processes that such an action would hold little value, but it's always an option.

Finally if we find ourselves at a complete stalemate and we all grow weary of war we could decide that splitting the Kingdom is in both factions best interests. I find that unlikely to ever occur, but it's possible.

Never throw away an idea out of hand, there may be a scenario where it's possible.

Added Kingdom Framework and a small basis for a Lore section.

Added section linking to my Tradail, Seat of Calanor post. This concept will serve as my seat scaled appropriately for whichever rank I acquire.

Added supported Campaigns section to the Media post. Adding Tortuga and Misthold for having similar ideals and our support.

Added County Ihath and Misthold County as supported campaigns.

Thanks for voicing your support of our County campaign. I agree that we share a fairly similar view on the need to provide a solid framework for stability within the Free Kingdom without overly constraining the freedoms of the people living within our borders.

The growth and prosperity of the Free Kingdom depends on fostering a wide variety of communities so that we become a vibrant society.

The people of Misthold look forward to bringing their wares to trade in Tradail!

I am Vig, and I support this message.

I'll be doing another debate hosted once more by the BBC on Nov 28 at 6PM EST. Questions are coming from the community, check out the details and add your questions here.

Participated in another BBC Debate, video can be found here.