Northwoods
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Northwoods is a Barony in the Pentamere Region of the Middle Kingdom. 
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Cantons, Shires and Marches
The Riding of Hawkland Moor is Northwoods' canton. The Barony also has several incipient cantons of Weldlake, Ealdnordwuda, Iron Oak and Eastern Light.
History
The barony of the Northwoods is one of the oldest and most important branches in the Middle Kingdom. Founded in 1970, the early members were at first unaware of the simultaneous creation of the Province of Tree-Girt-Sea. Many of the early knights, laurels, pelicans, kings and queens came from the Northwoods. Baron Sir Thorvald inn Grimmi was the first baron of the branch and of the kingdom, and the only man to win his coronet in a unique tournament. He was the Baron Northwoods for over 20 years. Much of the Middle Kingdom's customs of armored combat, dance, cookery and dress were shaped in Northwoods.
The state of Michigan was presumptively the territory of Northwoods from its formation. When the Barony of Andelcrag was formed in the middle 1970s, the state was divided down the middle. Most subsequent branches in the state became cantons of one or the other, with the exception of the Shire and later Barony of Cynnabar and the Shire of Stormvale during the 1980s.
The group has a bit of a mania about Coca-Cola, which is referred to as Northwoods Brown Ale. A red banner with a wavy white stripe was once given to the Northwoods knights by King Dag. Pepsi is consumed at one's peril at a Northwoods event!
The branch has several alternate names. The registered name is actually North Woods. Northwoods is also known as the Lost Barony, because the original paperwork to form the branch was lost. It was also known as the City of the Singing Lance (a pun on Lansing, the mundane home of the branch) and the City of the Gods, a reference to the early dominance of the barony in the Middle Kingdom.
Events
Northwoods hosted one of the two Twelfth Night events in the kingdom until the 1990s and the addition of the baronies of Roaring Wastes and Cynnabar, which now also host a Pentamere Twelfth Night. The barony's other seminal event is Squire's Revolt.
Baronial Champions
- Baronial Commander
- Heavy Weapons Champion
- Archery Champion
- Rapier Champion
Baronial Awards
- The order of the White Wolf
- The Northern Star for Service
- The Northern Star for Arts and Sciences
- The Northern Star for Martial Skill
