yeah, same here - actually start late 2006/early 2007 in Wetham but then moved to Norland, then spread myself around. Loved it when I found the Barony - I think 75% were either from Wisconsin/Minn/Upper Michigan or else Scandinavians, so we could all sit and play with the same "Viking" accent
Never a quiet moment in those days. And it WAS hard to get a title - made them actually worth something
These days, you can just walk right into them. We've had an empty region in Talerium the entire time I've been there; the Duke can't be bothered to look for a lord, and none of the players seem to have figured out all they have to do is ask for it. Or something - dunno.
