The Duchy of the Golden Sigil, which comprises the state of New York, falls under the leadership of its elected ruler, *Duke Kelodin* of House Fiona, a trollgrump who is one of the few commoners ennobled after the Accordance War. Duke Kelodin’s freehold, Wintersnow, lies in Buffalo. Like the High King, he also has a winter home in Manhattan. While most of his subjects wholeheartedly support him, a significant portion of the Kithain, led by *Count Maldiset* of House Dougal, resent his leadership, feeling that one of the sidhe, preferably a Gwydion, should hold power in the duchy.
