The Duhallow Quill has the pleasure of bringing you this new column, where we plan on introducing the most interesting, famous and lovely Citizens of The Realm of Fayandria.
And the first one had to be Jedediah McDunnough, our King!

*SL Name: Jedediah McDunnough
*Title: HRH King of The Realm of Fayandria
*Rez Day: March 9th 2006



DQ - What inspired you and Queen Fay to create The Realm of Fayandria?

JM: I have carried the concept around with me for some time now. The Queen and I have always worked together in supporting SL communities. In the early days - very early days - when we barely were more than newbies ourselves, I bought most of one of the early SL regions, Samoa and Fayandria, where I built McDunnough's Speakeasy. We built our first community providing jobs, homes, and a venue for live music to SL residents.
The Queen has always been active with Relay for Life - a huge, mission oriented, project for the American Cancer Society in SL. She will not say it, but I am proud to say, that she has literally made history in the non-profit world. Relay, under her direction, was the first project of its kind and demonstrated how incredibly effective virtual worlds can be in supporting charitable work in RL.
Fayandria simply grew out of our love for a shared Celtic heritage, wild imaginations and interest in helping others through fostering and supporting community within Second Life.
I named it after her because of who she is and what she means to me, and everyone who knows her. It is actually the second namesake I created for her. The first was a Sim - the third I ever bought and first I ever named. Still own it.


DQ: What was your proudest moment in regards to The Realm?

JM: The day we realized it was going to make it out of its difficult beginnings and survive as a viable community. I can't tell you exactly when that happened, but there was definitely a moment when Faya and I looked at each other and said, "the worst is over - its going to make it".
That moment would not have come if it had not been for Buyaah Kazan, Landscape Rosca, his partner Ladyheart Janick and our dear friend Anuchis Dibou. These people were strong, early cornerstones in the foundation of the Realm.
And now a second tier of invaluable people Anouk Lefavre and Nax Sautereau for instance. We are nothing without the community…



DQ: Which is the most challenging aspect of having a community such as The Realm of Fayandria? How do you keep everyone happy here?

JM: The most challenging aspect for me, though this may seem mundane to your readers, is keeping the finances manageable. Tier payments alone cost $1055 USD each month. Income from the realm comes no where near to covering that expense so far. Managing cash flow and developing alternative sources of free cash flow from other areas of my land operations keeps me quite busy.


DQ: Do you plan to expand your domains?

JM: The plan is to grow the Realm as large as interest permits. My plan is to add another two full sims: one on the north and another along with an Openspace sim to connect Embersray to the realm. These plans, of necessity, are on hold until income catches up with expenses.


DQ: Where and how do you see the future of The Realm of Fayandria?

JM: I see it growing into a vibrant community, multi cultural, and focused on quality experience for our Citizens. The future is very much in the hands of our citizens. Kings and queens guide, protect and create possibilities - the world is built by the inhabitants who take advantage of them.


DQ: If you had one wish for The Realm of Fayandria… What would it be?

JM: *Laughs* That it would be so large, so organized, so happy and so productive, that people wonder why we even have a King.



Happy Birthday, Your Majesty. Long live King Jedediah!


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Voltaire