Do you belong to a household, formal or informal? Are you in fealty, or have fiefs of your own? Do you anticipate your household or feudal relationships changing if you become Baron/ess, and if so how?

I don't expect any of this to impinge too strongly, and don't see any practical reason why any of this needs to change. While the households would hopefully provide a modicum of support, I don't think there's any real danger of strange mixings of influence.

In practice, household/Baron mixings tend to only become problems when the household and Barony are structured such that attaching to the household can give someone additional informal power within the branch, or where the household is so large and powerful that it is in danger of overwhelming the Barony. That doesn't seem to be a danger here -- the nature of Baronial power in Carolingia doesn't lend itself easily to that sort of influence-sharing, and the group is so large and diverse that it would be extremely difficult for any one household to become excessively powerful.

As for households, primarily I am a member of my Knight's household, and the head of my own household. As Baron I would still be a friend to my Knight's household, but Carolingia would have to come first. As for my own household, it is likely that I would still take on proteges and retainers, but I would probably appoint someone else as "head" if I were to be Baron. I have recently started a third household, which a charter that has to do with improving the fairness with which awards are given out. But that is only just starting up, and I am just in an advisory role in that.

I anticipate developing a group of people willing to essentially be the baronial coronet's staff and entourage over time. Some of these people would be officers of the barony, Golden Gryphon Pursuivant for one, others would be more personal help. I'm sure this will take time to develop.

I was once in the House of the Great Bell; while it never formally dissolved, it did scatter to three coasts and I'm the only one left in Carolingia. I did swear fealty to Sir Patri, but he's not very active either. I don't anticipate either of those relationships would be a factor if I were Baron.

(I was also one of Vissevald's thegns many years ago - Thegn 1A in fact.)

I have a new apprentice, Gisele who is a long distance apprentice in any case. I expect that there will be no difference in that relationship, other than I will still reccomend that she move back to Boston. I may ask her to help as a retainer at an occasional event, but that will depend on her being local at the time..