PORT BALDMOR (TRAMMEL), PAXLAIR - January 2, 2007.
Mayor Winfield officially announced tonight at the PaxLair-wide meeting in Port Baldmor that all the City Viceroys would be granted titles of Mayors during the 9th Anniversary of PaxLair, January 14-19, 2007. In his prepared speech, Winfield also said that PaxLair would become a Statehood consisting of the five cities of Dragons Watch, PaxLair City, PaxLane, PaxOku, and Port Baldmor. In addition, Winfield will remove his title as Mayor of PaxLair and become the Governor of PaxLair, the newly formed Statehood. PaxLair will also enter an Age of Enlightenment, involving an in-depth immersion into the Realm.
These announcements do not come as a complete surprise since PaxLair has been in an Age of Cities since August 9, 2006. During that Age, there was a focus on development of cities, governments, establishments, citizenry, and activities.
Mayor Winfield announced that the PaxLair Statehood would be entering an Age of Enlightenment during PaxLair's upcoming 9th Anniversary. He said, "Our stage has thus been built [refering to the Age of Cities]. The cities are organized and prosper. We will turn the pages to an Age that will test each and every one of us through immersion in this Realm well beyond the 'mechanics' of our existence."
Winfield envisioned an upcoming Age where "quests, plots, evil and good schemes, court cases, diplomacy, combat, adventures, calls to arms, and a lot of new comraderie" will exist.
Mayor Winfield's full speech follows:
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Speech delivered by Mayor Winfield at the PaxLair Meeting in Port Baldmor on January 2, 2007 I have a speech for tonight regarding the two Ages for PaxLair. I will speak quickly, so you hopefully will not start digging out your pillows. As many know, PaxLair has been in the Age of Cities since August 9th, 2006. We are coming up on our 9th Anniversary during the week of January 14 through 19. The official 9th Anniversary of PaxLair is on January 19th, 2007. During the Anniversary, we will transition to a new Age. The next Age is called the Age of Enlightenment and will last for 6 months. Back to the Age of Cities though, which will end soon. Over the past 5 months, PaxLair has focused on building 5 cities on this Shard. It has been a wonderful experience and we've formed a pretty cohesive community. We defined city governments, developed housing, held many events, appointed officials, and worked with citizens and guilds in PaxLair and throughout the Shard. These five cities are.... Dragons Watch, Felucca! PaxLair City, Felucca! PaxLane, Trammel! PaxOku, Tokuno! and Port Baldmor, Trammel! Each of these cities are unique in their citizenry, guilds, alliances, and culture. Our overall PaxLair community is a bit of a melting pot, just like the original single town of PaxLair long ago. Now we continue this philosophy with 5 cities catering to diverse interests of many people. While each city has its own nature, overall we are held together by our original three Tenets of PaxLair. These are ... Peace, Neutrality, and [Roleplaying]. And the Tenets are tied together by an overarching nature of PaxLair ... Respect. Our Age of Cities will conclude during the week of January 14th. During that week, I will hold ceremonies to appoint each city leader, right now called a Viceroy, to a new position. Each Viceroy will don the title of Mayor and take a continuing oath of commitment, responsibility, and accountability for each of their cities. This will also recognize tremendous efforts so deserved by our cities and citizens. With these full-fledged cities and mayors, PaxLair will then become a Statehood. And with that, I must humbly don a new title for myself. I will release my title of Mayor of PaxLair to the history books and humbly take on the title of Governor of PaxLair. We will continue to strive for unity within the PaxLair Statehood as we move into a new and glorious Age in PaxLair ... the Age of Enlightenment!! Our stage has thus been built. The cities are organized and prosper. We will turn the pages to an Age that will test each and every one of us through our immersion in this Realm well beyond the 'mechanics' of our existence. For in this Age of Enlightenment, we will see all things primarily from our existence in this Realm. There will be quests, plots, evil and good schemes, court cases, diplomacy, combat, adventures, calls to arms, and a lot of new comraderie. We will likely see more Orcs, Elves, Humans, Vampyres and other races in our cities. We will have complex situations to solve in quests through lore, legends, and action. Caravans and shipping will increase to support inter-city commerce. Defense forces will take on new challenges. Establishments will become famous for their unique hospitality. PaxLair-wide meetings will be perhaps monthly, relying on the Cities to stimulate the immersion every day and keep their citizens informed. More realistic relations will form between our cities and with cities and towns outside PaxLair, even on other Shards. Our community will grow naturally with new ideas, spirit, creativity and respect. The Age of Enlightenment will officially last for 6 months, and then some new Age will descend upon us. In essence, as our Kingdom is Reborn soon, so is our beloved PaxLair and all of us with it. I thank you for your patience and attention. I will take a few questions at this time. |
PaxLair grew from a single town in 1998 to a stable, resilient, and energetic community of several towns and diverse interests. Through the years of change, PaxLair always seems to keep moving forward willing to take on new experiences, involve more people, and take on the next challenge.
PaxLair Meeting in Port Baldmor, January 2, 2007