Volume XIV, Issue III Bordescros January AS46 (2012) Grapevine January 2012 Chronicler Unto the worthy populace of Bordescros and to all of the friends of the Shire, Greetings. The beginning of another year and a very busy year at that, we have a lot to organise between now and the beginning of winter but it looks like it is going to be a good year and a very interesting year. Please read some of the emails circulating Lochac I have included them in the grapevine for those who do not receive them. Congratulations to our new Seneschal and we all look forward to working with him over the next couple of years. Please send me any articles you might have, if you have missed this month the next Grapevine will be coming out in the next few weeks, I hope to have it out by the first of February with all details about what needs doing before Border War. Yours in Service, Arnora BloodAxe Calendar 7TH JANUARY LOCH ALBA TOURNEY AND FEAST 15TH JANUARY BORDESCROS FIGHTER TRAINING AND A&S 21ST JANUARY BORDESCROS TOURNEY AND FEAST 4TH FEBRUARY LOCH ALBA TOURNEY AND FEAST 12TH FEBRUARY BORDESCROS FIGHTER TRAINING AND A&S 18TH FEBRUARY BORDESCROS TOURNEY AND FEAST 24TH – 26TH BORDER WAR XIV FEBRUARY 3RD MARCH LOCH ALBA TOURNEY AND FEAST 11TH MARCH BORDESCROS FIGHTER TRAINING AND A&S 17TH MARCH BORDESCROS TOURNEY AND FEAST This is the Grapevine, a publication of the Shire of Bordescros of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Grapevine is available from Arnora BloodAxe at [email protected]. Grapevine is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not delineate SCA policies. 1 Volume XIV, Issue III Bordescros January AS46 (2012) Index Chroniclers Welcome Page 1 Index Page 2 From the Crown Page 3 Positions Vacant Page 6 At the Marshall’s Command Page 9 Loch Alba Page10 Group News Page 11 Calendar 12 Months Page 12 Combat Course Page 14 Mystery Bag Page 15 Upcoming Events Page 19 Recipes Page 24 A&S Calendar & Article Page 24 Children’s Page Page 26 A&S Entry form Page 28 Bordescros Regnum Page 29 This is the Grapevine, a publication of the Shire of Bordescros of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Grapevine is available from Arnora BloodAxe at [email protected]. Grapevine is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not delineate SCA policies. 2 Volume XIV, Issue III Bordescros January AS46 (2012) The Crown Greetings to the fair Kingdom of Lochac, Over the next several months Siridean and Margie, 20th Crown of Lochac, will endeavor to bring some theater/drama to the Crown. There are times that things of this nature can be easily misunderstood, and confusing, when people do not have the context of the storyline. In an effort to try and avoid confusion and misunderstanding of the 'drama' that will occur during the reign We wanted to share the storyline with everyone so you can follow along as the story unfolds during the reign. We hope you enjoy the show and participate in the fun! The Story: The Saxon Kingdom has long suffered from raids from the Viking Kingdom and Their Majesties have charged the Prince of the Southern Domain to find a solution so that the Kingdom may know peace. The solution is to merge the Saxon House of Lachlan with the Viking House of Glen More; the union seems simple enough, a Saxon Prince and a Viking Princess. However, this union will mean that the Lord of Lachlan and the Lady of Glen More must set aside personal claims in their houses to serve the greater good of the Kingdom. This will work for a time, but you will note that during the reign Siridean will salute the Queen and his Lady and child that he had to forsake to take the Crown. You will see Margie have questionable contact with her Knights Counselor who happens to be her 'former' lover. Rumors will be spread, letters send to Pegasus, etc., and it will all come to a head at festival where the Kingdom will be split and must declare for the House Lachlan (Blue, Gold and White) or House Glen More (Green and White). Siridean and Margie ask the Baronies, Cantons, Shires, Colleges, Households, Noble Free men and women) be ready with Banners to declare for one side of the other at Rowany Festival. This rift will be pit kinsmen against kinsmen and will only be resolved when an heir is chosen....but there is sure to be as issue or two before the final resolution at Midwinter. Kind Regards, Lady Glen More and Lord Lachlan This is the Grapevine, a publication of the Shire of Bordescros of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Grapevine is available from Arnora BloodAxe at [email protected]. Grapevine is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not delineate SCA policies. 3 Volume XIV, Issue III Bordescros January AS46 (2012) Greetings fair people of Lochac, Our Kingdom of Lochac consists of larges swaths of land and wide seas with green islands. Each area having its own unique landscapes, cultures, customs and dreams....yet the people of this land all stand united under the Lochac banner and Her Southern Cross. Ever present in our night sky, the Southern Cross has 5 stars and so too does the Kingdom of Lochac have five shinning stars! Since man first looked to the heavens the stars have been used to aide in finding ones way and so too would We, the Crown of Lochac, name the 5 stars of Lochac to aid in the navigation of Our Kingdom. The Crescent Ilse shall represent the lands the island natives call New Zealand The Northern Reaches shall consist of lands known as Queensland The Central Marches shall be comprised of the mundane state of New South Wales The Southern Domain shall be the combined areas of South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria (Bordescross is in the Southern Domain) The Western Shores will be the namesake for Western Australia We did make this proclamation in Our Coronation Court in Shire of Dragons bay on the Western Shores and did display the 5 banners representing each of the Stars of Lochac. We would ask that the names outlined above are used during Our Reign. We would like to further state that this is meant to enhance game play by providing some rallying points, names and banners, as the story line for Our Reign unfolds. We hope that each of the Stars of Lochac will be able to use these to generate themes for events over the next several months. We plan to have the banners flown at all events We attend and possibly lead armies into battle! So we encourage everyone to have fun with this and take it in the light hearted manner in which it is meant. Below I have included a 'crude' representation of the banners. The white area represents the 6 pointed star and you will note that the star's location shifts based on the cardinal direction location of each named area. Kind Regards, Siridean and Margie 20th Crown of Lochac House Lachlan and Glen More Cresent Ilse OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO This is the Grapevine, a publication of the Shire of Bordescros of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Grapevine is available from Arnora BloodAxe at [email protected]. Grapevine is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not delineate SCA policies. 4 Volume XIV, Issue III Bordescros January AS46 (2012) Northern Reaches OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO Central Marches OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO Southern Domain OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO Western Shores OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO This is the Grapevine, a publication of the Shire of Bordescros of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Grapevine is available from Arnora BloodAxe at [email protected]. Grapevine is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not delineate SCA policies. 5 Volume XIV, Issue III Bordescros January AS46 (2012) Positions Vacant ARTS & SCIENCES OFFICER Role: The A&S Officer is tasked with encouraging the arts and sciences in the Barony through classes, workshops, informal gatherings and competitions. Requires: Current SCANZ inc membership Be warranted (2 years, 4 max under exceptional circumstances – this is handled by your Kingdom officer when you take on the office) Membership in the A&S officers email list, if you have email. Workload: Encourage and organize A&S workshops and competitions in the Barony. Get reports from workshops and events in the Barony that hold an A&S competition (for quarterly reporting purposes). Send quarterly reports to Kingdom A&S Minister. Run or organize someone to run the Kingdom Arts and Sciences competitions IF the Kingdom Coronation or Crown Tourney is being held by the Barony AND the Kingdom A&S Minister cannot attend the event. Reporting Channel: The A&S Officer is required to report to the Kingdom A&S Minister quarterly. Copies of these reports are sent to the Baronial Seneschal and the Baron & Baroness. Resources: The Lochac Arts & Sciences handbook, along with other pertinent materials, can be found at: http://www.sca.org.au/artsandsciences/index.html There is a Lochac A&S officers email list. The Kingdom A&S Minister is always there to help. CONSTABLE Role: Responsible for site and event safety, indemnities/waivers (where required -- generally not required in New Zealand) and lost property.