Our History
This group begin in the late 90's as Leatherbound NorthEast by a small group of people who met in the Keene area.
For reasons that are unimportant here, it was decided that the group needed a new name. PENE - Power Exchange of New England was chosen.
Not everyone was happy with the change and for a short while, a few members tried to keep Leatherbound NE going as a seperate group. In the end, Leatherbound NE disbanded and everyone became PENE.
Throughout the groups existance, this group has been run by a board of directors. In late 2002, a couple of board members announced unilaterally that they were closing the group. A majority of the board and membership objected. The group struggled on for a while, but it soon became apparent that the group could not continue on its present course.
In 2003, PENE broke into two groups. The couple who wanted to disband the group has gone one way and reformed thier own group, the remaining board members invited all PENE members to stay together as one group. In an effort to avoid infighting and move on a contest was held to rename the group. DarkstoneDS was chosen by nearly a unanimous vote.