April 2015 - Barony of Bhakail

The Salamander
A.S. XLIX, Issue 12
The Coronet
Greetings, and - we hope definitively, by now welcome to Spring!
We've had a very busy past few months, so it is a
little surprising to have a quiet month to report
on, this time. We had to miss Mudthaw due to
a family commitment and we also had to miss
Carolingian Investiture this past weekend. We
hope all who attended these events had a
wonderful time.
Of course, locally we are not only having
Coronation this coming weekend, but the
Bailiwick is bringing us another Noisemakers,
tenth of its name! Coronation should be quite
the event for a number of reasons, and the classes
for Noisemakers look very compelling. Our
annual Bardic Championship will be happening
too, and our outgoing bards have set a poetry
challenge. This can either be an existing period
piece or something original that is period
inspired, so sharpen your wits and and sharpen
your quills!
We would like to thank Baron Ian Raven of
Tadcaster for allowing us to be his patron in
furthering his arts this past year. We look to
offer our patronage, again for the term of one
year, and while we have our eyes on a few local
artists, we always welcome nominations!
April 2015
Officer Reports
Seneschal
Upcoming events
Coronation (Canton of Black
Icorndall) April 11th, 2015
Noisemakers (Baliwyck of Ivyeinrust)
April 18th, 2015
Champions/Commons August 2015
Yule December 12th, 2015
Call for Bids - note that bids can be
workshopped after being presented.
Champions/Commons 2015 –
preferred by January 2015 meeting
Yule 2016 - preferred at or before
September 2015 meeting
Any new event idea
All officers, if you don’t already have a deputy
or even if you do, please consider taking on one
or more deputies both to share the load and to
train up a replacement in case of a Life
Event™. Everyone please consider volunteering
as a deputy!
Their Royal Majesties have created of a K&Q
Thrown Weapons Championship.
Implementation is to be decided by Their Heirs.
In Service,
As of the Curia at Mudthaw, Branches may now
change their bylaws to allow officers residing
outside their boundaries. The EK Seneschal
has asked us to wait to amend our bylaws until
some guidelines have been created.
Mael Eoin and Ysmay
Baron and Baroness
Lady Suba al-Hadid
Seneschal
Chronicler
Many thanks to Lady Lianor de Matos for
stepping up as Deputy Chronicler. If anyone is
interested in the position of Chronicler, please
contact me at
[email protected] I plan to
step down no later than October 2015.
I apologize for the further delay of the expanded
issue; unfortunately, due to receving nearconstant overtime from my new job, I have been
unable to complete it. I am hoping Lady Lianor
and I will be able to produce something for you
all in the coming weeks. If there is anything you
would like to contribute, please email me at the
address above.
In service to the Barony,
Lord Martyn de Halliwell
Chronicler of Bhakail
Salamander
Pursuivant
All scrolls for Noisemakers have been assigned
and I have the honor to announce that I have a
deputy. Mistress Sabine has done me the honor
of saying yes when I asked her to be my deputy.
In service to the East,
Lord Bryan mac Dhunghaill an Boghadair
Salamander Pursuivant
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Minster of
Arts & Sciences
Due to back to back events in Bhakail, things
have been hectic. There is a Brass hooks class
scheduled for 4/26. There are currently some
openings. Please contact me for more info.
The new A&S deputy is Lady Triona
MacCasky.
Enjoy your Spring!
Meesteress Annetje van Wœrden
Minister of Arts & Sciences
Minister
of the Lists
Greetings to the Barony.
Sprig has finally arrived. Lots of Events and
Tourneys happening in the next few
months. Take advantage and maybe authorize
in another weapon form. Check you expiration
dates on your cards and let me know if you have
any difficulties getting paperwork through to
Kingdom.
YIS
Baroness Judith the Confused
Minister of the Lists
Chatelaine
Greetings,
I've answered a few newcomer requests. Also,
I've received one request for Gold Key for
Coronation and I'll be providing a family with
Gold Key for Noisemakers.
Violet Coleson
Chatelaine
April 2015
Rapier Marshal
Rapier practice continued to be held at the
Mayfair Presbyterian Church in Northeast
Philadelphia. Attendance has been moderate.
Several requests were made to the autocrat for
Coronation for pickup fencing to be run at that
event. Since the location of court will be indoors
and the decent amount of outdoor space
available is amicable I have agreed to Marshal
informal fencing at the event. Weather
permitting.
Don Melchior Kriebel
Rapier Marshal
Thrown
Weapons
Thrown weapons I will be setting up dates with
Damiana for Wednesday nights and I will be
preparing the Baronial gear for the season.
In Service to the East,
Lord Bryan Mac Dhunghaill an Boghadair
Thrown Weapons Marshall
Thrown
Weapons
Rules almost finalized, schedule being released
this week, joining regional melee practice this
Sunday, verified we can have combat archers
there. I’m going to start doing practices at the
social twice a month, not sure if it’ll be at the
same time as the regional fighter practices, if you
want info let me know, I’ve already got ammo
out to people for building, some people need to
re-authorize, I’ll be at SRWC, EKWC,
NRWC, to try and get CA up to the numbers
the EK had before we lost half of them.
Jibril ibn Ammar al-Sayyidd
Company Captain of Combat Archers
Chancellor
Minor
I have filed my quarterly report with the
Kingdom Chancellor Minor.
At Coronation we will have a
Family decompression room with games for
those families who need to get out of the hubbub
of Coronation and relax for a bit. Lady Eleanora
will be in charge of this room.
I will be running youth activities at
Noisemakers, including a quest open to children
and adults alike.
In service to the Barony.
Lady Alesia de Maris
Chancellor Minor
Webminister
Corrections and updates are being made to the
Bhakail website. Check it out! Please let us know
of any errors or omissions, and please send any
suggestions about improvements to
[email protected]. The
Website Redesign/Improvement Committee
meetings will be starting back up again shortly,
but all comments/suggestions about the
Baronial website are welcome whether you
attend these meetings or not.
Thanks from the Bhakail website team!
Mistress Philadelphia Brown
Webminister
Markus der Yeager
Deputy Webminister
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Subgroup Reports
Ivyeinrust
Bailiwick of Ivyeinrust HAS AN EVENT
COMING UP!
Noisemakers X on April 18th at St Kevin's.
We have a great lineup of classes and activities.
Ælfric fitz Hugh has been doing a great job
wrangling things in his very first venture as
autocrat. Meesteres Annetje van Woerden has
been planning a scrumptious dayboard. And
many thanks to Brunissende, who first
envisioned this event ten years ago and has kept
it strong since. This will be the very last
Noisemakers.
Tavern Talks will be taking a hiatus for April,
but it shall return in May. If you have anything
you are researching - or a nifty thing you just
learned - or a class you are just putting together
and want to give it a test audience - please let us
know. We welcome all topics, not just A&S.
Practical aspects of making the SCA work and
fighting and all sorts of things.
April 2015
Cheers,
THL Muin Maqq Minain
Seneschal of Black Icorndall
Committee Reports
Baronial Council
Next meeting of the Bhakail Baronial Council,
originally scheduled for March 22, 2015, will be
rescheduled.
Lady Suba al-Hadid
Chair, Baronial Council of Bhakail
Council of the
Exchequer
Also welcome to our new deputy MoAS - Osric.
There will be an open meeting of the Council of
the Exchequer to review, revise, and discuss the
Barony’s new Financial Policy at Doña
Damiana’s house in Ridley Park on April 20th.
Contact her for more information.
Livia Petralia, AoA
Seneschal of Ivyeinrust
Doña Damiana Almodóvar
Chair, Council of the Exchequer of Bhakail
Black Icorndall
From the Seneschal of the Canton of Black
Icorndall.
The Canton has had three new people show up
at various meetings.
Various A&S classes of ever increasing coolness
have been committed.
Our Regional Fight Practice this last month was
done as a Tourney (How Green Are Your
Bruises Tourney). Judged a success by one and
all.
Progress continued this month on prepping for
the upcoming Coronation event. Full steam
ahead.
Memorial Pages
Suba as soon as possible at
[email protected]
Nominations are being accepted until the May
Business Meeting.
New Business
The Barony decided to donate its microwave to
Stage One, which no longer has a working one.
The Web Committee has been re-convened with
Mistress Philadelphia as chair of the committee.
A motion was passed to interpret the Bylaws as
follows: “For the purposes of establishing
Quorum, a Baronial Officer can give a standing,
written substitution to an individual not already
on the Baronial Council, nor already a substitute
for another member of the Baronial Council, the
substitute must meet eligibility requirements
for Baronial Office” which was passed with one
opposed and three abstaining.
Lord Martyn has announced his intention to
put together a bid for King’s & Queen’s A&S
Champions with a Hafla for February 2016.
Announcements
Folsom Library Demo
Lord Bryan will work with Mistress
Philadelphia and Markus to get the Memorial
Pages added to the Bhakail Website.
{Chronicler’s Summation} Lady Violet is
seeking assistance for a demo at the Folsom
Library’s Children’s Reading Program at
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6:30PM on Wednesday, April 15 , especially
any heavy or rapier marshals. The theme is “Life
of a Knight.”
We can be reached at
[email protected]
Largesse Challenge
Lord Bryan mac Dhugaill an Boghadair &
Mistress Philadelphia Brown
Memorial Pages Co-ordinators
Lady Lianor de Matos is currently organizing
Largess from Bhakail for TRM. Gifts for
Foreign Royalty are especially needed, especially
ones that travel well on airplanes.
Old Business
Office of the Chamberlain
The Office of the Chamberlain is currently
open and seeking nominees. Interested
candidates should contact the Seneschal, Lady
Monthly Dance Practice
Dance Practice hosted by Caer Adamant in
Kennett Square on Second Tuesdays 7-8:30pm
Class is held in the Kennett Friends Meeting
building
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(125 West Sickle Street, Kennett Square, PA
19348).
Garb optional. Bring snack to share.
Small donations to offset the site cost
encouraged.
Dances taught by Lord George from Hartshorndale.
May Business Meeting
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The next meeting will be Wednesday, May 13
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at the Local 22 Lounge at 415 N 5 St. Phila, PA
They are giving us the room for free on the
assumption that some of us will purchase food
and drinks.
Thanks to Triona
The Barony would like to thank Lady Triona
for her donation of kitchen tools to add to the
baronial supply.
Philly Ren Faire
There are 40 people signed up for the Phila Ren
Faire already, contact Baron Mael Eoin if you
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are interested in attending on May 17 at 10am.
Chronicler’s Notes
Meeting Start Time: 7:40 pm
Meeting End Time: 9:12pm
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