To the members of the Council of the Crowned, I Liam Raymond, currently Count of Rock Ridge under Prince Septimus Cercil of the Duchy of Wychwood, do petition the Council to accept my claims of independence.

Though life in Wychwood has been good, I have long dreamt of more. Trade has always been a passion of mine and I feel that I cannot fully show my capabilities whilst under a liege, even an extremely capable liege as Septimus. It is therefore my hope that the international community will grant me independence of a land to the North East that I have named Erikos. It is my ultimate goal to create a trading hub where man, dwarf, and elf, can live in peace and prosper together.





It could be said that this first claim is a bit large, but I believe it is fully justified due to one aspect; its width. The width of the claim is very thin, though it may look larger it is actually on the smaller side, and such I believe the height of it makes up for the width.

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Grand Admiral Arthur Raymond of the County of Erikos
Minister of Hermertian Culture
Protector of the Navy, Protector of the Thalassocracy.
Master of Trade in the Katoraktonion Sea.

A capable and worthy candidate for becoming independent. as long as Siden Side and Arjen are alright with it you have my vote ! The outer unexplored territories are a dangerous place, good fortune to you !

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Petra Ravnikaar of The Veil

A worthy claim and one that Wychwood supports 100%. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Liam Raymonds claim be approved. His work in Wychwood and the manner in which he has conducted himself thus far make him more than capable at bringing prosperity to a currently barren part of the empire.

Should you be successful, I extend Wychwood's full assistance in getting you setup, be it nether line construction or your initial settlement within Erikos

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Prince Septimus Cersil, Lord of Wychwood
Minister of Surveyors and Civil Engineers
Warden of the North
- Recipient of the Pyrencian Good Effort Award
- 2016 Winner of the 'Medal of S'alright'
- Stronger than an ant
- The Tallest

Laghima supports this entirely. I've started a ducal bill for you here:

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Hasan 'Darius V' Stark

Protector of the Vahnic Exploration Company
Ilkhan of Greater Karastan-Laghima

I support your claim for independence, however, I believe the size of this initial claim is too large. I've made a comparison of the most recent claim sizes for new realms (to scale) to illustrate my point:



Keep in mind! You can always claim new land as you grow. However, it is custom to only claim roughly one county area at a time, and this is nearly enough for a duchy considering the diversity of biomes in the claim.

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Ealdorman Cerdic Beoden Accynnafon of Östlond
Runner Up of the Glas Claddach Boat Building Competition
Minister of Justice

Seeing the comparison of sizes, I will gladly cut down the size. Here is the new and revised size of the claim:

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Grand Admiral Arthur Raymond of the County of Erikos
Minister of Hermertian Culture
Protector of the Navy, Protector of the Thalassocracy.
Master of Trade in the Katoraktonion Sea.

I support this claim size. Keep in mind, you can always claim more land once you've established a village here! With how fast Ft. Bridge expanded, I'm sure we'll be seeing a new claim from Erikos within the month

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Ealdorman Cerdic Beoden Accynnafon of Östlond
Runner Up of the Glas Claddach Boat Building Competition
Minister of Justice

I definitely approve of the revised sized claim.

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King Tiber Elenvar, third of his name.
Lord of New Isilioth
Lord of Elenya
Blood of the Ancient Kingdom of Isilioth
Grandmaster of the Drachenfeuer Order.

I like the revised claim size as well!

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Scrios V
King of Perth, Brother of Valyria

So that's two king votes and the Dukes - only two kings left!

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Ealdorman Cerdic Beoden Accynnafon of Östlond
Runner Up of the Glas Claddach Boat Building Competition
Minister of Justice