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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Congratulations! You’ve made it another week. You may now stop holding your breath because I bring you the long awaited….Baronial Meeting Minutes!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:black'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:black'>Event and Demo Reports</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Siege of Talonvale – There was much bacon. Lightly attended (~20 fighters) but fun. Our own Sir Ranthulfr won the archery tournament! The quest ran well and was fun. Feast was very good. Our own Birke won the populace count for A&S and the bardic circle was incredible. </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:black'>Upcoming Baronial Events and Demos</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Grand Tournament (Nov. 16th) – </b>Getting Pale add read to submit in next week or so. Going good, finalizing details. Will put on simmer for summer until after Pennsic.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>12<sup>th</sup><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>night 2014 (Jan. 4<sup>th</sup>, 2014) – </b>No updates<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:black'>Old Business</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Baronial Exchequer position – </b>We have two candidates that wish to hold the Baronial Exchequer office. As part of our decision making process in the Barony, we will go thru our 3-meeting discussion/approval process. The difference being that at the end of this, since we have two candidates, we will vote on which one the Barony wants as our next Exchequer. This meeting was the first of the three meeting process.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I will put a couple of their talking points below, however I am not going to try to write everything down that each candidate talked about and what was discussed with them at the meeting as it would be doing each candidate a disservice trying to put their elegant words into these hackneyed notes. So PLEASE come to the next two meetings if you wish to hear them for yourselves. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please note, both candidates are comfortable with this process and both have expressed that they will be equally satisfied no matter which of them gets chosen for the next Exchequer. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.5in'><b>Tristán Bartolo de la Vega</b> – Highlights of his talk includes that he has a good background for the position as working with numbers professionally and as a financial councilor. He acknowledges he is busy right now (but sees an end in site) but is easily accessible and will make meetings as often as possible.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.5in'><br><b>Aaron Elkiss –</b> Highlights of his talk include working 8 years as the groups Web Minister. Also trying to get us thinking with long range planning. He would step down as Web Minister but would help maintain the servers to whoever would become the next Web Minister. His background includes working with other group/organizations finances as well as working his home finances and running a small business. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>UoM Student group/recruiting</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>– As this will be an ongoing effort, we will keep this on our meeting discussion agenda for the foreseeable future.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:black'>New Business</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>None.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:black'>Announcements</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Boarder War is coming up. Northwoods and Andlecraig vs. Roaring Wastes and Cynnabar. We are adding 5 ½ mercenaries to the Cynnabar archery contingent (apparently paid in ice cream). And we will apparently be calling Northwood’s Max “Fifi”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>The quarterly Seneschal report is in (but admittedly a bit late this quarter). Therefore as Seneschal I shall forfeit my monetary bonus I received for that quarter.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Aelfric is now Deputy Kingdom Exchequer and will take over as Kingdom Exchequer in January.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Forrester Padraig is now the Regional Throw Weapons Marshal. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Aaron and Jadzia will be preforming at Pennsic with Salite in the arts tent on the middle Friday evening and also playing the Tuesday night ball at the dance tent with Peascod Gatherers. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Arin says the garage is almost clean and possibly pottery soon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>