July 2017 Special LoI Edition
Newsletter for the Barony of Gryphon’s Lair
Society of Creative Anachronism
In this Issue Legal Stuff
Special Edition
Event Announcements
Baronial LoI’s
Officer Information
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Unto the beloved and cherished Populace of Gryphon's Lair,
Do We, Asgierr and Alessandra, send greet-
ings.
Please Come out & support the Barony at
practices, meeting, activities and most of all
The Baronial Candidate Meet & Greets
Midge Marsh Melee—along with a fabulous
event where will have new Archery &
Thrown Weapons Championship tournaments
Also there will be one mid month in August
& September at practice
With Love and Service to YOU and the Dream,
HE Asgierr and HE Alessandra
Greetings to all.
Many important offices are accepting letters of intent - these offices must be filled to remain a Barony
or even a shire—Please consider volunteering to support the Barony
Please take time to come out and meet the candidate for the Next Baronage of Gryphons lair
My doors are always open call or write!
Yours in Service!
Maestro Azir de Lucera OP, DWS
Barony of Gryphons Lair Seneschal
EVENT STEWARDS
We Need Event Stewards for 2017 & 2018 events! Training is available!
Twelfth Night 2018—Bids due to the Barony by August 20th 2017 Quest 2018 Bids are due by January 20th 2018
If we do not have Event Stewards/Bids by these dates—Events are subject to being Cancelled
OFFICERS Some of our MAJOR offices are coming to the end of there term.
Exchequer—term ends in October !!!
Seneschal—term ends technically in Nov Change over will occur in January
Letters of Intent for the offices of EXCHEQUER are due August 31st SENESCHAL are due October 15th
Additional offices that are open or excepting Letters of Intent. Youth Minister –an take over at any time ; must submit and pass a background check prior to stepping up. See the Seneschal for more information Chronicler—access to a computer is crucial—Office will be open as of January 2018
Archery Captain, Thrown Weapons Captain, and Assistances/deputies for most offices. If you would like learn how to do any of these jobs, an assistant/deputy is a good way to start and Learn from the current/main officer. We need your help in any way you can. Most of these job do not require a lot of time to do. So apply today! To send your letters of intent electronically – Send them to the Seneschal ([email protected]) and the Baronage ([email protected] & [email protected]) We will see that your LOI is forwarded on to the Current Officers that need a copy. Thanks
WAAAAAAAAAAR!!!!! No? No war? You mean we’re not fighting anybody right now? What are we going to do with all our free time? Shall we suffer the brave warriors of Artemisia to lose their skills and wit during this time of peace? Of course not! Instead, LET US HUNT! In medieval times the hunt was a sport exclusive to royalty and aristocracy and was also an important part of court etiquette. Skill in hunting during peacetime was held akin to chivalric prowess in war. And of course hunting was very important in providing the assortment of game necessary for a nobleman’s table. The hunt was also a social event that could include a picnic feast, games, dancing, and shows of martial prowess. On the 14th day of October Anno Societatis 52 (2017) The August Barony of Gryphon’s Lair invites one and all to join in a day of feasting, games, learning, and above all the testing of skills against wily beasties of many kinds. And there will be prizes, pretty pretty prizes! (That got your attention, didn’t it?) The Crown will be announcing the next Baronage for the great Barony of Gryphon’s Lair. Come and join in the joy of the Hunt! Site: Mount Ogden Archery Range, Stoddard, UT. Site is located approximately 1257 West Old Highway Rd., Morgan, UT. Site opens at 9 am and closes at 8 pm. Site is wet. Site fees: Adult Event Registration fee: $13. Adult Member Event Registration fee: $8. Minors are free. Family cap is $16. Make checks out to SCA Inc., Barony of Gryphon’s Lair. Directions: Take your best route to I-84 Utah. Take exit 96 (Peterson/Stoddard). Follow the signs toward Stoddard, Utah. From the West, turn left, then at the “T” turn right. Less than a mile down the road you will see the range on your right. Turn right at the MOA gate. There will be signs. Event Steward: HE Bethany of Windermere (Valerie Scarbrough) (801)499-2600 or [email protected] Co-Event Steward: M’Lady Alice Langston (Jordan Howarth) (385) 288-9138 More information coming soon!
The Crown has accepted
Rodrigo De Castilla y Leon & Najarra Min Alshshams
Don Sionainn Padraig, High Lord Caimbeul
Owen y Bwa ap Howell & Malkin Allardsen
as the candidates for the next Baronage of these Glorious lands of Gryphons Lair
To assist the populace in providing the crown with guidance on choosing the best
candidate to fit the Barony there will be several chances to meet them and discuss
their visions for the future
Please take time to visit with them
1st Meet & Greet Midge Marsh Melee July 15th See letters of intent in following pages
Additional Meet & Greets to be held in August & September TBD Tentatively Aug 10 or 17 & September 14
Polling will be done as a mail in polling ; timeline TBD (September) Memberships Must Be Current to receive a Ballot
Be sure your Membership is up to date right away as the mailing list will be ordered from Corporate Just after August 1st.
Announcement to be Made at Harvest Hunt October 17th Investiture January at 12th Night
Let it be known to the populace of the Barony of Gryphon’s Lair
and to their Majesties of the great lands of Artemisia that we,
Lord Rodrigo De Castilla y Leon and Lady Najarra Min
Alshshams wish to proclaim our intent to support the Kingdom by
taking the mantle of Baron and Baroness of Gryphon’s Lair.
We would love to serve the populace in this role in order to contin-
ue the prosperity and increase the strength of our Kingdoms lands.
We feel that after our years as members of the populace, we should
strive to contribute to the improvement and wellbeing of the Barony.
We also feel that we are suited to this task. We look for your ap-
proval to take on this role during the coming Gregorian years of
2018 through 2019.
Yours in service,
Rodrigo De Castilla y Leon
(Alexander R. Alvarez)
Najarra Min Alshshams
(Sherece Watkins)
Unto Their Royal Majesties, Flokie and Gwenevere, King and Queen of Artemisia
And to Their Royal Highnesses Timmur and Tianna, Their Royal Heirs.
And to Sumayya bint Suleiman, Seneschal to the Kingdom of Artemisia
And to Their Excellencies Asgierr and Alessandra, Baron and Baroness, Gryphon’s Lair
And to Maestro Azir de Lucera, Seneschal to Gryphon’s Lair.
Do Owen y Bwa ap Howell, and Malkin Allardsen send Greetings
This is our letter of intent to apply for the positions of Baron and Baroness of the Barony of Gryphon’s Lair. We bring a combined 57 years of experience in the SCA. many of those years as officers from across the spectrum and on many levels. Kingdom service in-cludes time spent as the Kingdom Herald and the Archer General. Experience at the lo-cal level includes time spend as Seneschal and Herald as well as deputy to the Exchequer, deputy to the Knights Marshal, deputy to the Minister of Lists, and deputy to the Minis-ter of Arts and Sciences. We are both well-versed in most aspects inner workings of the SCA.
For our modern counter parts, Eric Ward is a school psychologist. This training had giv-en him a unique perspective on interpersonal conflict and resolution. Georgia Foster is an Outdoor Recreation Planner in a complex field office for the Federal Govern-ment. This position has provided training and experience in conflict facilitation as well as experience working with the public. We are both stable in our careers and financially able to meet the demands of the office to which we are applying. We are both prior mili-tary service, and as such, we understand the Chain of Command, how it works and how to use it. We are also experienced in the receiving and disseminating of orders.
This unique combination of SCA and modern experience will serve us well should we be successful in this application.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Yours in Service
Owen y Bwa ap Howell, and Malkin Allardsen,
Eric Ward and Georgia Foster in the modern vernacular.
Unto Their Royal Majesties Floki & Guinevere, By right of arms and the
love of the populace, King and Queen of glorious Artemisia, Their Royal
Heirs Timmur and Tianna, Their Excellencies of Gryphon’s Lair, Asgierr
and Allessandra, Baron and Baroness, Master Azir, Seneschal of Barony
and the great folk of the Lair.
Does Don Sionainn Padraig, Honorable Lord Caimbeul send you greet-
ings and warmest of wishes.
Most Noble & Honored Gentles,
Please accept this letter as my intent to place myself into the polling for
Baron of Gryphon’s Lair.
I seek this noble office simply for the love I hold for this Barony. My desire
to see it flourish, grow and maintain long into the future.
I began in the Society for Creative Anachronism in 1986 in the Incipient
Shire of Sentinels’ Keep. I saw it grow from Shire to Barony as Gryphon’s
Lair did itself. I have traveled the Known World, and have participated
in many Kingdoms. My heart though, is in Artemisia. During my time in
the SCA I served as an officer to the Kingdom, Principality, Baronies and
Shires or as member of the court for 17 of those years. I helped lay the
foundations of our Kingdom and our Barony. It is an honor to maintain
the future of our Dream as well as helping others learn about and enjoy
our dream of the Current Middle Ages. I would embrace the challenges
and the joys of being the representative of the crown to, and of people of
Gryphon’s Lair.
Yours, in service, unto you and the dream,
Don Sionainn Padraig, High Lord Caimbeul,
Order of the Defender of the White Scarf, Grant of Arms, Premier Lux Gryphus of
Gryphon’s Lair, Companion of the Golden Pillar of Artemisia, the Maple Leaf, the
Pillar of Artemisia, the Ermine Gauntlet of Loch Salann, Jewel of the Keep of Sen-
tinels’ Keep, 3rd
Defender of the Sable Rose, and a Premier of the Chosen Duelists of
Artemisia.
July
6, 13, 20, 27 —Fighter Practice
11 —Business Mtg
15—Midge Marsh—BGL June 29 – July 4—ARTEMISIA XX—BGL
August
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 —Fighter Practice 4-6—Barons War — BLS
?—Business Mtg
September
7, 14, 21, 28 —Fighter Practice 15-17—Harvest War—CdC
?—Business Mtg
9—Coronation—SSW
October
5, 12, 19, 26, —Fighter Practice
? —Business Mtg
14—Harvest Hunt—BGL 21—Crown Tournament—CdC
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Baron and Baroness HE Aesgirr and HE Allesandra John and Cynthia Crowell [email protected] [email protected]
Seneschal: **ACCEPTING letters of intent** Don Maestro Azir, OP Ron Lucero [email protected] Deputy: Lord Sven the Templar Justin Marinelli
Exchequer: **ACCEPTING letters of intent** Dame Meraud , OP Melanie Clay [email protected] Deputy: Lady Anne of Hynchclife Lori Hinchliff
Sheriff/Quartermaster: M’lord John John Garcia [email protected]
Minister of Arts and Sciences: Mst Bethany of Windemere @baronyofgryphonslair.org Deputy: Jordan Herald: Lady Mairwen Verch Cerridwen Natalie Garcia [email protected]
Chronicler: HE Mst Gwynnyth, OP Wendy Farnsworth [email protected]
Web Minister: Kamei Kojirou Drey Hager
Chatelaine HL Johanne Kathrijn die Waeyer Holly Johnson [email protected]
Youth Officer: HE Alessandra di Capella **ACCEPTING letters of intent** [email protected]
Knight Marshall : Lord Domnall Lunn "Griff" [email protected] Deputy: Lady Aslynn(Sp?)
Rapier Marshal Don Siononn [email protected]
List Minister: Lady Anne of Hynchclife Lori Hinchliff Deputy: Magistra Fiametta
Thrown Weapons Captain **ACCEPTING letters of intent**
Archery Captain
**ACCEPTING letters of intent**
Officers of the Lair
Interested in an officer position? See the Seneschal for letter of intent requirements.
Want to serve as a deputy? Contact the officer for more information.