Starwood County
Hello Everyone! I am a bit late to the party it would seem, but having been looking into this game for about a week now I am uber excited and can't wait to play, whether that is as an unkown explorer or a Count is up to you guys! I have been following this Free Kingdom competition for the past couple days and it has peaked my interest. Having looked at it some more and talked to some people in the Discord, I would like to your support towards being a Count.
Style of Government
I am most likely going to be very laissez-faire so long as people aren't being uber assholes to each other. I figure that each Mayor of the smaller settlements will know what their people need to suceed far better than me. All I would ask is that A) people don't be dicks, and B)Try to work with the other settlements to better the County as a whole.
Considering that, I envision a sort of council formed by the Mayors/Barons of the smaller settlements working in tandem and advising me on how best to aide and advance our County as awhole.
Military
I don't plan on putting a ton of focus on the Military in my County, from what I have gathered, that is more of a Duke level thing, but being unable to defend oneself is never a good idea. So anyone that would wish to train themselves and others up and form a sort of Defensive force would not only be welcomed, but encouraged, possibly with even a seat on the County Council as like Defense Minister(or whatever title you wish).
Taxes and Laws
Riding the breezy laissez-faire style train, any laws or taxes would be kept to pretty much the bare minimum. Besides following the orders coming down from on high (I would have a Monarch and some Dukes to follow obviously) everything else would just be played by ear and only what is necessary for the County to run all smooth like. My basic rules are A)Don't be a dick. B)You do you, I'll do me
If people wanna practice some of the more unsavory aspects of life, then that is ok. We are all here to have fun and play out our imaginations and fantasy after-all, just know that if you are playing in the mud, you gonna get dirty son. If you break the rules of the kingdom, act like a dick or just draw to much attention to yourself and get caught, then expect to suffer the punishment.
County Focus
All the above sounds nice and dandy, but I'm sure you're thinking, "Meh, Zashier, EVERYONE is promising to be nice and friendly, to have streets paved with gold and necter raining from the sky, etc. etc. What is so cool about you!? What is YOUR big plan? Get to the substance man!"
Honestly my answer is simply put: Not much I guess.
At this moment I don't have a 'Grand Plan' for the county besides that I want people to feel happy living in it and for it to thrive. I can attest that when I am not fulfilling my duties as Count, I will be either out Exploring with anyone willing to join me or making Maps from the information learned during previous expeditions.
Keeping that in mind, I think that my County, if y'all see fit to grace me with one, would be a welcome home to people of all professions(we will need supplies for our trips out into the wilderness after-all)but especially so to Bards, Scribes and Explorers. I know that if I were to win a county, I would see what I could do about setting up some kind of Cartographer/Bardic Hall or University within my County Seat so that others could learn, trade knowledge and further our research and capabilities in the Bardic arts.
Travelers and Adventurers will need maps, and Kings and Merchants will need contracts, this is the niche that I think my County could try to fill. Any other professions would also be welcome and contribute to a thriving County, but my personal focus will be in that direction because that is what I enjoy doing in games, exploring and sharing what I learn.
Location, Location, Location
As for where I would place my County, I am not entirely sure, so much about zone selection is up in the air that I can't really give any hard promises. I believe that if given my optimal choice, I would pick somewhere very middle of the road and centrally placed so that our County would have lots of travelers and traders moving through it. As for biome, I am not hard set on any tribes but I would enjoy being some place with trees and able to choose either a Neran or a Kypiq. However, I will take what I can get, I just really hope I don't get left with the desert. Me no likey Desert.
Diplomacy
Lastly we have Diplomacy, the whole dance, the politicking, all that jazz. I am still new to this community and mostly just a lurker until now(as my post count shows) so I have no allies or planned neighbors unfortunately. If I were to win a County though I would start looking at other people in the Free Kingdom and working with the rest of my new fellow nobility to figure out the best plan and strategy moving forward so that we can all thrive and show everyone else that Free Kingdom is Best Kingdom!
Conclusion
In closing I wanna thank y'all for taking the time to read this post (wow it got a-lot longer than I planned, sorry for that) and I hope you will show me a little love and support by tossing a token or two my way. Every little bit helps! Any Questions or comments, just shoot me a message here and I will do my best to answer y'all.
