What will you keep the same?

I reiterate that court is important to us. We desire interesting but reasonably efficient courts that have suitable amounts of pomp and circumstance and a certain theatrical element. I know this is somewhat vague, but we don't have a full plan ready to plug in. No matter who ends up being the baronial head, there will be an adjustment period.

One thing I think Aquel and Johanna did particularly well and that I would strive to maintain is the personal interest they take in the people of the barony, especially those entering or leaving. The current baron and baroness are a welcoming and encouraging presence and I would like to see that continue.

another thing they have done is lead the barony at Pennsic. For years we didn't have that, and it has been nice to see them organizing a Carolingian presence there with nice pagentry. I would continue that tradition, and would pull myself together to fight with the troops, although no one will ever mistake me for William Marshall :).

The traditional Baronial Champions will stay the same, I just may dress them better.

I will make certain that I am as approachable as I can and will try to be as approachable as the current Baron and Baroness.

I will keep courts as interesting as possible.

I will continue to support the arts and all other activities in the Barony.

In general, we'd like to continue the same confident pace of the group while continuing to encourage new activities and diverse events. Yeliz is keen on making sure we keep the various Baronial champions up to date, and perhaps sponsoring some new ideas to involve other non-martial groups more - maybe more A&S opportunities. Marian brought up the period Olympics in Coucil, which sounds wonderful. We had already been discussing a sort of decathalon idea, and finding a period reference is great.

We would probably have more pagentry than Aquel and Johanna have had, since we think it really adds to the atmosphere. Fu is interested in running court in a variety of styles -- adapting the style to the period of the event, in many cases, or holding a Chinese Baronial Court because of his persona. Viking, Roman and French courts appeal as well. There is a Carolingian processional march that Tibicen wrote that should get more attention, too.

We love the variety of Carolingian pursuits; to us, the diversity of activities is what brings so many people together. We'd try not to change anything that people think is going well, but we'd like even more people to have even more fun! The Baron and Baroness can act as the focal point to get communication flowing between the barony's groups, and that could bring interesting new things.