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 chronicler@bhakail.eastkingdom.org 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 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ The Salamander A.S. XLIX, Issue 12 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 webminister@bhakail.eastkingdom.org. 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 The Salamander A.S. XLIX, Issue 12 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 seneschal@bhakail.eastkingdom.org 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 th 6:30PM on Wednesday, April 15 , especially any heavy or rapier marshals. The theme is “Life of a Knight.” We can be reached at memorials@bhakail.eastkingdom.org 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 The Salamander A.S. XLIX, Issue 12 April 2015 (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 th The next meeting will be Wednesday, May 13 th 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 th are interested in attending on May 17 at 10am. Chronicler’s Notes Meeting Start Time: 7:40 pm Meeting End Time: 9:12pm This is the April issue of The Salamander, a publication of the Barony of Bhakail of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA, Inc.). The Salamander is available from T. J. DeLuca at 439 Barker Road, Springfield, Pennsylvania 19064. It is not a corporate publication of the SCA, Inc., and does not delineate SCA, Inc., policies. Copyright © 2015 Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. For more information on reprinting photographs, articles, or artwork from this publication, please contact the Chronicler, who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the legal rights of our contributors. Bhakail Arms & Officer Badges Copyright © 2014 Jeremey Dwiggins, used with permission. Door, Christ Church, Dublin (below) – Copyright © 2010 T. J. DeLuca, used with permission