Re: North Vs. South

[Scott Silvers/James of Westmorland <ssilvers@liberty.uc.wlu.edu>]

Poster: Scott Silvers/James of Westmorland <ssilvers@liberty.uc.wlu.edu>

> Poster: "Falcone al Rasool ibn Muhajir <>polearmed@worldnet.att.net" <>
> 
> Salaam and all good tidings to you!
> 
> David H Ritterskamp wrote:
> 
>        Just as the mistake was made with whichever kingdom was out
>   west and
>        split lengthwise, instead of across the middle (thus having two
>   TALL
>        kingdoms with 14 hours travel time end to end instead of
>   cutting them
>        in half horizontally, thus cutting travel time in half) it
>   would be
>        possible to separate Atlantia (or any other kingdom, for that
>   matter)
>        in such a way as to minimize the geographical problems.  I
>   would guess
>        that the split would be between Richmond and Raleigh, and
>   between
>        Black Diamond and points north.  Geographically speaking, that
>        probably works best.
> 

	Ah, but this would still be problematic.  What about those of us 
in northern Black Diam?nd.  The I. College of Marshals' Keep (Lexington, 
VA) is a hell of a lot closer to the events in Northern Atlantia than 
those in southern Atlantia. (I've never been to an event in NC, but I've 
been to plenty in MD)Black Diamond is a large Barony, territorially 
speaking, and our population is very divided The main center of out 
population is in the I. Canton of Cwmnewydd (Blacksburg, VA) with the rest 
being divided between the Cantons of Azuremont (Roanoke, VA), Citadel of 
the Four Winds (Lynchburg, VA) and Marshals' KI don't think there really 
is an easy answer to the whole travel problem, other than to make Kingdom 
level events more centralized (and maybe an equal pain in the behind for 
everyone to make it all fair, since not all of us can afford to make a 
trip to Kings Mountain for coronations and crown tourney, as much as we'd 
all desperately love to be there)

				-James
(who's going to be at TRH Cuan and Bera's Coronation, despite the fact 
that it's the first day of his final exams and is doing his best to drag 
as many of his group's members with him, since it is only 2 1/2 hours away)


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