Talinor
Realm Information
Founded: 1995
Official location: Kitsap County, WA
Active Members: 12+
Realm Leaders (2024)
Links:
Practice Information
Location: Evergreen Rotary Park in Bremerton, WA (Google Maps)
Day/Time: Every Sunday at 12:30 P.M. till approximately 4-5.
Average Attendance: 6-10
Misc: Talinor occasionally practices with our neighbors, Alera in Tacoma, Gondor in Bellevue, and Dargarth in Seattle.
History
1995 - 2000:
Talinor was founded in Moscow, Idaho in 1995 by Sir Tasis. Talinor participated in a number of joint battles with the Highlands of Chaos, and sent a few members to Ragnarok's XI through XV. After Sir Tasis and various leaders of the realm (Bortas, Dagorath, Laren, Tass, etc.) left the sport or moved out of the region, Talinor became inactive.
2007 - 20??:
Bortas re-founded Talinor in Bremerton, Washington and grew it into a stable, active Realm.
2016 - 2018:
After again nearly becoming inactive because of declining membership, Talinor leadership passed to Dexus and Bard, who moved the official practice location to Port Orchard, Washington. Under their leadership, Talinor was able to thrive and expand and create strong cross-gaming connections with the local Amtgard kingdom.
2018 - 2019:
Talinor changed it's leadership structure to a 3-person co-leader War Council. Sadly, during this time, due to personal and political reasons, the region (The_Emerald_Coast) saw a marked increase in isolation between Realms, and a decline in inter-Realm participation.
2019-2021:
Realm activity went on hold due to COVID.
2022-2023:
Post-COVID, Talinor returned to holding practices in Port Orchard, WA. Like many Realms, membership was slow to recover, and attendance was severely affected. However, the realm gained new members and started to grow again towards the end of 2023.
2023 - current:
Talinor held elections for new leaders after the previous leadership was asked to step down for various reasons. The new leadership worked to re-establish friendly relations with the other Realms in the the region, and helped catalyze a rebirth of the regional cooperative identity of The_Emerald_Coast. Alera, Gondor, Dargarth, along with local Amtgard fighters, re-established rotating travel days and a popular annual one-day Kill-n-Grill event. Also, in 2023, Dwarf_of_Talinor spearheaded an effort to establish a new Washington camping event at Kitsap Memorial State Park in Jefferson County WA, , giving The_Emerald_Coast it's first regional, multi-realm event.