Letter of Intent: Baron Takeda & The Honorable Lady Ariel Benne Douw

Greetings unto Their Majesties, Tsar Vladimir and Tsarina Kalisa from Baron Takeda Yoshinaka and The Honorable Lady Ariel Benne Douw,

We hope this missive finds you in good health and good spirits.

We offer ourselves as candidates for Baron and Baroness of Nottinghill Coill. We hope that Your Majesties, and the Gentles of our Barony, find us acceptable to serve in this position.

We both have enjoyed the Society for over twenty years and have a wide range of experiences. We hope to share that joy and experience with the populace of our Barony. We have held positions as Canton Seneschals (St. Georges and Ritterwald, respectively), are inductees in the Coill’s Champions (Heavy and Rapier, respectively), and are both members of the Gordian Knot, the highest service award in the Barony of Nottinghill Coill. Takeda has been Baronial Seneschal since September 2009 and has worked closely with Baron Geldamar and Baroness Etain.

Our goal is to continue the growth that has occurred in recent years. We would achieve this through encouraging more Events, Demos and public Fighter practices. Nottinghill Coill is a fun and active Barony. We will encourage our friends in the neighboring Kingdom to participate in Baronial activities (and attempt to start a border war with them!). We will continue to strive to make this Barony, and the Kingdom, grow.

We understand the duties and responsibilities that come with being Baron and Baroness and we have come to this decision after much reflection and consideration.

We have spoken with our respective families, friends, and Cantons, and have their full support in this endeavor. Since we come from two different Cantons we would have a larger support base and can cover more of the Baronial activities, such as Canton business meetings, A&S activities, and fighter practices which will show more Baronage support throughout the Barony. We hope you find our qualifications exemplary. We wish to build on the successful tenure of our current Baron and Baroness, Geldamar and Etain, and to continue to foster the camaraderie that we have experienced throughout our Barony in recent years. We submit this letter with all due respect and honor.

As always we remain,
In Service to the Dream,
Baron Takeda & The Honorable Lady Ariel

Baron Takeda Yoshinaka/Andrew M. Dutschke
(864) 430-5524
barontakeda {AT} yahoo.com

THL Ariel Benne Douw/Dawn Gillas
(803) 221-1427
gillasd {AT} bellsouth.net