Wetlands Corpora

Althing	A gathering of the populace to discuss club issues.
Barony	A province that has been meeting for at least a year with an average populace of 15 players.
Board of Directors	The mundane governing body of Amtgard: Kingdom of the Wetlands.
Bylaw	A rule in the corpora regarding an aspect of kingdom government.
Champion	The club officer in charge of ensuring safety within his or her group.
Class	The fighting classes as defined in Amtgard: Handbook on the Rules of Play.
Class Guild	A group for players who play a given class to discuss and promote the class.
Class Master	An individual who has been recognized for playing a particular class exceptionally.
Club	Amtgard: The Kingdom of the Wetlands and/or official Wetlands provinces.
Club Officer	An officer of the kingdom or a province.
Confirmation Election	A vote to confirm or reject the appointment of a pro-tem officer.
Contributing	A member of the kingdom that has paid dues and met certain attendance requirements.
Coronation	An event held to celebrate the induction of a new Monarch. The terms Endreign and Coronation are synonymous, since whenever a Monarch steps down a new one must step up.
Credit	Experience points in a class that determine at what level an individual can play in that class. Equivalent to "weeks of experience" as mentioned in Amtgard: Handbook on the Rules of Play.
Culturals	The arts and sciences competition at crown qualifications.
Duchy	A province that has been meeting for at least eighteen months with an average populace of 30 players.
Donations	Money donated to the club above and beyond standard dues.
Election	The democratic process by which people are chosen based on majority opinion.
Endreign	See Coronation.
Grand Duchy	A province that has been meeting for at least two years with an average populace of 60 players.
Kingdom	An independent regional entity in Amtgard consisting of a group of member provinces.
Kingdom Level	Anything sponsored and/or governed by the kingdom government.
Law	Mundane ordinances. Note: mundane law always supercedes rules and bylaws.
Local	Pertaining only to a province.
Majority Vote	A candidate or proposal must get more than half of the votes to succeed.
Member Provinces	Groups that have be declared a member of the kingdom by althing.
Monarch	The ruler of a province or kingdom.
Mundane	Anything not pertaining directly to Amtgard; i.e. the outside world, real life.
Native Populace	Those members of a province that claim that province as their home park.
Outpost	A province that does not meet the requirements to be a shire.
Plurality Vote	A candidate or proposal must get more votes than any other candidate to succeed.
Populace	All the people who play Amtgard in a kingdom and all that kingdom's member provinces.
Principality	Another word for grand duchy.
Prime Minister	The chief recording and treasury officer of a province or kingdom.
Pro-tem Officer	An individual who serves in an office that has been vacated in mid-term.
Province	Any Amtgard group that is part of a kingdom.
Provincial Level	Anything sponsored and/or governed by an individual provincial government.
Provincial Monarch	The ruler of a province, such as Sheriffs, Barons, Dukes and Grand Dukes.
Regent	The club officer in charge of promoting arts and sciences within his or her group.
Reign	The period of time lasting from one coronation ceremony to the next.
Rules	Framework set down in Amtgard: Handbook on the Rules of Play for playing the game of Amtgard.
Shire	A province that has been meeting for at least six months with an average populace of 5 players.
Statecraft	The competition at crown qualifications designed to test the leadership skills of candidates.
Waiver	A legal document releasing Amtgard and its players from any liability if someone is injured.
Warskill	Combat held using the rules of Amtgard; fighting portion of events or tournaments

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