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Greetings unto the Populace of Jararvellir from Eithni ingen Talorgain,

This is my last letter to you as Baroness of Jararvellir and yet, it is not a letter of farewell. My time on the High Seat is coming to a close but I will be remaining in the Barony, continuing to serve and eager to participate in the next chapter of Jararvellir’s history. Therefore, rather than words of farewell, this is a letter of thanks.  

Thanks to all the autocrats, guildmasters, and officers who have served under my tenure, most especially my Seneshals: Yseult de Cherbourg, Marian Elizabeth Wollenschlager, Robert the Stout and Ivan Matfeevich Rezansky. Compiling reports, running events and otherwise generally herding cats is never terribly glamorous work, but it is your day-to-day service that supports the Barony and ensures that it runs smoothly.

Thanks to those who directly supported me in my role as Baroness. Without your assistance, I could not have been successful in completing my duties or pulling off so many of my crazy schemes. Thanks especially to Baroness Josceline Levesque and Baron Adrien de Troyes who were gracious during the transition, guided me in my new role, and continued to give good counsel throughout my tenure. Thanks to Iohanna Carracci and Jois Corbet who so often were there to give me a helping pair of hands when it was most needed, often on short or late notice. Thanks to Marian for securing the Edgewood site for my Knowne World Costuming Symposium and for so many Baronial Moots. Thanks to Eliane and Colleen for reliably willing to be my Lady-and-Loon-in-Waiting for Baronial Court, even when that meant standing through long Warriors and Warlords Courts. Thanks to Masha for being my Amazing Helper Girl – no matter what I needed or where on site it was, I could count on you to teleport it to my hand! Special thanks to Robert the Stout, Chandler, AElfguire, Eliane, and Gwyneth for your private kindnesses and support when it was most needed. Thanks to the apprenti – Denis, Elizabeth, and Katlyn – who supported me and helped me feel a little more normal, or at least not alone in my insanities. And thanks to the innumerable others who at some point helped me load or unload my car, who carried, fetched, or created for me – there simply are too many of you to name singly, but your service was no less appreciated and no less critical to my being able to do this job well. I am indeed proud that this list can in no way be complete and inclusive – the Barony as a whole has been amazingly supportive, I would need to thank each and every person in some way for some assistance or kindness.  

Thank you to Duncan MacPherson and Seonaid inghean Dhomnaill who put their names forth to be considered for the High Seats. Once the nomination period was closed, I was content, knowing that whoever was selected would serve well and ably. Special thanks and Congratulations to Kitakaze Tatsu Raito and AEsa Gilesdottir for being willing to take on the challenge of serving on the High Seats as I seek my ease. It is not always an easy job, but it is a most rewarding one and I wish you all the joy and satisfaction of it that I have enjoyed.

Last, but not least, thanks to the Barony as a whole for giving me this great opportunity to serve. It has been my honor and my joy to be your Baroness these past six years. There is no adequate way to express my pride in leading such a great Barony. Your talents, service, and enthusiasm make Jararvellir a shining jewel in the Crown of Northshield and I am so grateful to have had this opportunity. It is not an easy thing to step down from the High Seat, but a right and good thing to see the stewardship of the Barony to pass to others at this time. I will hold the memory of these past years in my heart and treasure them forever. Thank you for a truly special experience.

So, for one last time, I am yours in Fishy Service,

Eithni ingen Talorgain, Baroness of Jararvellir

cvirtue

Is having more than one flag excessive?

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Today I added the last sentence at the Guild Charter:

"In order that this charter remain valid and unshaken for all ages, We, Judith and Gerhard, King and Queen of Drachenwald, have ordered the present document to be written and to be sealed with the impress of Our seal on the 14th day of November, A.S. XLIV.
King Queen"

Many thanks to Aryanhwy (http://aryanhwy.livejournal.com/) who found and drafted an old text for me :)