I feel that the Baron and Baroness are the spiritual leaders of the
barony, as opposed to the temporal. There are officers to make sure
that all the paperwork is done, the taxes are paid and the insurance
up to date. I'm more than happy to let them do their job.
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The Baron and Baroness are highly visible personages, within the
Barony, outside the Barony, and to the non-SCA world, so I feel they
have a responsibility to represent the barony as well as they
can. This may mean speaking to reporters or appearing at demos, which
I don't consider medieval, but necessary to show the barony in a good
light. One of the functions of the baron and baroness is to help
citizens of Carolingia feel proud of their barony and to give those
outside of it (including those outside the Society) a reason to wish
they were part of the barony. I don't know if we can do that all the
time, but we will try.
