"King's Council" meeting summary 2nd January

[Hoffs]

Yesterday, Kelmo called a meeting of Siege governors and residents to discuss a way forward for the shard now that we no longer have a dedicated EM and no official King's Council meetings. A summary of what came out of this meeting is:

a) Various ideas were talked about including a organizing our own King's Council meetings.

b) Future King's Councils should include player communities (such as Gilfane and Safe Haven) and other non-Britannian communities such as Zento, Luna, Umbra, etc, and possibly other groups such as the Savages, etc.

c) The possibility of Siege electing its own king was mentioned, possibly by a vote of the expanded King's Council. No great details were discussed regarding this, however.

d) It was mentioned that past attempts at trying to improve Siege had always met with failure because there are always small groups and individuals with their own agendas and jealousies who try and throw a spanner in the works (for example, "the NEW books").

e) In the end it was decided that the best initial step would be to contact Mesanna and find out exactly what her intentions are with regard to Siege's EM and events. Once that is established we can then better plot the way ahead.

[Dr Alzheimer]

With a shard like SP, we should rather try to make it a republic of Roman style with two consuls who have veto-powers on each others. 

[Freja]

b) Future King's Councils should include player communities (such as Gilfane and Safe Haven) and other non-Britannian communities such as Zento, Luna, Umbra, etc, and possibly other groups such as the Savages, etc.

That was what was in my mind, when I did call to the meeting, except, I don't believe in one king for the whole land. I know I came off very wrong with my inviting, I'm sorry for that.

d) It was mentioned that past attempts at trying to improve Siege had always met with failure because there are always small groups and individuals with their own agendas and jealousies who try and throw a spanner in the works (for example, "the NEW books").

We are all human, sometimes we do crazy stuff, no need to dig up old drama as the case with the NEW books. Sometimes people get frustrated and act weird.

e) In the end it was decided that the best initial step would be to contact Mesanna and find out exactly what her intentions are with regard to Siege's EM and events. Once that is established we can then better plot the way ahead.

That's a good move but I also believe we as shard can find a way to make a council for the shard, without sharing one king.

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With a shard like SP, we should rather try to make it a republic of Roman style with two consuls who have veto-powers on each others.

This seem like an idea, even when 2 consuls may not be enough.