Greetings to teh faire and mighty populace of the Citadel of the Southern Pass!
As you know, shortly after winter ends we will go to WAR! Saerlaith inghean Robeaird, Outlands Volunteer Coordinator for Estrella War, is seeking one amongst our populace who would be a good and willing assistant for our Barony to help gather and coordinate volunteers for Outlands Day at Estrella War (or other days). This person does not necessarily have to attend Estrella War themselves.
Please note that for every person within our Barony who volunteers at Estrella War, our Barony will be paid a certain amount of money out of the gate receipts, per hour, So it is a boon for our Barony and a boon to the Estrella coordinators all at the same time!
Interested persons please contact his Excellency Tariq.
This month’s Clothier’s and Textile Guild will be held at the home of Nate and Regina Mankel, 14188 Honey Point Drive, El Paso TX, 79938. Nate will be teaching people to make a shirt, (16th century) with hand sewing techniques. PM for details. You will need a piece of muslin, or linen about 3 yards, by 2, and a needle, He has got linen thread and bees wax. BYOB, though die Burgermeisterin might have a homemade wine for you to taste.
PLease knock rather than ring the doorbell so as not to wake the baby.
Herein lies the court report for The Feast of St. Edrik in the Citadel of the Southern Pass on October, 13th, 2018, A.S. 53. The following awards were given by Their Excellencies Tariq and Elieth. Lord Tachibana Hideaki is the newest Heavy Armored Champion & Bearer of the Baron’s Sword Lady Dragoslava is the newest Rapier Champion and Baroness’ Protector Lord James Erskine is the newest Archery Champion and Baron’s Hunter Lady Rita die Perle von der Wetterau is the new Arts & Sciences Champion Halima bint Tariq al-Ghassani is the newest Youth Arts & Sciences Champion Agnes Pemberton is the newest Youth Champion of Archery Lord Aradonn of FalconRose is the first Blue Tower Bard A Flos Australis was given to Suzanna Jewell of Nahrun An Arquites Australis was given to James Erskine of Citadel A Defender of the Order of Thermopylae was given to Oleg Schwinghammer of Nahrun Kabirun. A Calyx Honoris was given to Bernardo dei Medici of Citadel. Lady Constance Pemberton was presented with her AoA. Lord James Erskine was recognized for his advancement in the field of Archery Many of the wonderful scrolls given out were the work of Domina Julia, and Lady Dragoslave Many medallions were given out to those who had not received the medallions befitting previously earned awards, many of these medallions were expertly crafted by Master Walthari von Harx
Thus ends the court report for The Feast of St. Edrik. Yours in Service, Herr Johan von Horne S.O.G. Rook Pursuivant
Pray heed! Citadel has a new Baronial Knight Marshal! Dominus Servius Cassius Caledonius
Ahenobarbus (mka Scott Honaker) submitted a letter of intent and was deemed
acceptable by both Their Excellencies and the Kingdom Earl Marshal, Sir Lothar
vom Bergenwald. We look forward to
working closely with Dominus Caledonius as we strive to improve our Baronial
Armored Combat Program over the next few months, as he is both a skilled
fighter and a capable Baronial Officer.
Be it known that Dominus Caledonius
is currently seeking out a deputy knight marshal to aide him in his endeavors. Interested parties need only contact him to
discuss details.
Thank you, Dominus Caledonius, for your desire to serve the Citadel and its people!
Join us Friday night following the Hanks High School Demo at the home of Their Excellencies for an open Arts and Sciences Night! Have a project to work on? Bring it! Looking for a new project? Come and seek ideas! Interested in learning a new skill? Come over! There will be scribal, leatherworking, textile block printing, embroidery and more! Let us help you prepare for Estrella War!
Check the Baronial Calendar and the Facebook Event (https://www.facebook.com/events/1908119316160653/?notif_t=event_calendar_create¬if_id=1540327161472596) for more details on how to get to the activity.
Shayk Tariq, Baron of the Citadel of the Southern Pass
The Society of Creative
Anachronism (SCA) is an international re-enactment organization focused on the re-creation
of the middle ages whose pillars are Honor, Chivalry and Service. Those who live up to the standards set by the
organization and its members are distinguished as such through a formal system
for recognizing the achievements and contributions that these individuals make
to both their local groups as well as their Kingdoms. These awards are given by the hand of the
Crown or their Barons and Baronesses to recognize excellence in arts and
sciences, martial activities and service to the organization and its members. In addition to recognition, some of these
awards also bestow a higher rank or title to the person being recognized.
How does the Crown or the Landed
Nobility know who has achieved a level of deserving the recognition through receiving
an award? In many cases, the sovereign or
landed noble learns of a person’s service through the direct observation of
that person’s actions followed by making strategic inquiries about said person
to people who know him or her. This method
works in cases where people travel to events where the Crown or Baronet are
present or if the person belongs to the same group at the ruling nobility. More often than not, however, much of the
service that many people perform is not necessarily noticed because it is not
done at events or it is done beyond the eye of the Nobility.
In order to be able to help the
Nobility to be able to recognize those members whose level of service is
admirable enough for a person to achieve recognition, the populace are encouraged
to give recommendations, either in the form of a letter or in the case of a
Kingdom-level award, by using the Kingdom’s electronic Awards Recommendation
System. Recommendations that have been
written from members of the populace who are best placed to see the
contributions of the individual in question are super important to help the
Nobility to be able to recognize those gentles who really deserve it because the
Crown cannot be everywhere, and will not necessarily know personally of the
individual’s works and achievements. It
is for this reason that it is of the utmost importance for all members of the
populace to take the time to write recommendations for the people they deem
most worthy of recognition.
Writing a recommendation is
simple and can be done from any member of the populace, no matter what their
rank is within the organization. In the
case of making a recommendation to the Baron and Baroness, a simple email, text
or letter can be sent, detailing the person’s service to the Barony, the award
which they should be given and why they should be recognized with the award in
question. The recommendation needs to
include,
SCA Name
Mundane Name (if known)
Group that they belong to (Shire, College,
Barony, etc.)
Name of the Award
Membership Number
Membership Expiration Date
Details as to why they should be recognized with
the award being recommended.
It is very important to insure
that the person in question is in-fact a formal member of the SCA, one of the
requirements to be recognized with an award.
If the person is not a member, he or she cannot be recognized formally.
Writing a letter for a
Kingdom-level award is also very easy to do.
The Outlands has an easy to use online recommendation system that can be
accessed via the Kingdom Website. TO
access it, one only has to go to the Homepage and follow the link provided
there. There is a login required to use
the system, but once logged in the system simple to use. The Kingdom’s system requires some of the
same information that is required for a Baronial Recommendation so a membership
number will need to be acquired. This
information can be requested from the seneschal of that person’s local group.
It is important to use the
Kingdom’s electronic system because once a recommendation is uploaded; it will
stay there until the Crown actively removes it.
This is important because Crowns change every six months but an award
recommendation will stay in the system so if the current Crown is unable to
recognize an individual then the following Crown will have access to the same
recommendation.
One final important detail to
remember. Once the nobility decides to
recognize a member of the populace with an award there is some lead-time necessary
in order for a scroll to be commissioned and created. With that in mind, make sure that you submit
a recommendation with enough time ahead of the event that you feel would be the
best opportunity for the award to be given (normally a month out is a fair
amount of time). That way the person
will be able to receive their recognition and their scroll at the same
time. It will also give the Nobility a
chance to make their own inquiries about the person so that they can more fully
understand the level of service that the person in question has been giving to
the organization.
So look around and observe those
whom you believe are contributing to the Society and making it better, prettier,
stronger, and more fun for everyone. Once
you identify these people, take the time to recommend them for awards to ensure
that they receive the recognition that you believe they deserve. Remember that making people feel appreciated
for their efforts is a big part of what makes The Dream so special and helps to
set the SCA apart from other groups.
ARROW: Good morning archers! We are still open, parking at border patrol and walking up still. This weekend is looking a little iffy, temps in the low 60s but the winds nearing 20mph.
Remember, we are now at 11-2 for non dinner hours!
Here is a PDF with information about the Street Fest 2018 event for those coming to help us with the Demo. Feel free to print it out or save it on your phone.
Mighty Citadel heed the words of Tariq & Elieth, Baron and Baroness!
Their Excellencies call upon the populace of the Citadel to Pray heed to the Date Change and attend the Baronial Day & Populace Gathering to be held on Sunday, October 7, 2018 on the south side of Album Park. The date change was made to accommodate the addition of a Kingdom War Practice in Nahrun Kabirun as well as help to provide good follow-up to the Street Fest Demo that we will be holding in Downtown El Paso on Friday and Saturday nights (we strongly encourage attendance of the demo as well!).
Fighter Practice begins at 10:00 am and then their Excellencies will hold court at 11:30 am.
Following court there will be prize tournaments held for both heavy and rapier fighters.
There will also be an opportunity to display your arts & sciences projects that you may be currently working on. This will be an excellent opportunity to get ideas and feedback for your Road to Estrella War A&S projects ahead of The Feast of Saint Edrik Arts & Sciences and Queen’s Prize Competitions.
Additionally there will be both field games and period board games on hand for your entertainment.
Also, bring your favorite dish to share as we will be holding a potluck feast as part of the day’s festivities.
Their Excellencies look forward to seeing you all on the 7th of October!
