[MR] KAC court report

[Karen Setze]

	Basking in the warmth of a fine Summer day in the verdant forest of Bright Hills, Baroness Martelle von Charlottenburg held court at the Kingdom Archery Championship, hosted by Bright Hills on June 21, A.S. 43, which is 2008 in the common reckoning.

	After opening remarks from the Baroness and the event autocrat, Lady Cassie Charlesworth, the then-current kingdom archery champion, Lord Seamus MacRae, was called forth to announce the day’s winners.

	Named kingdom champion was Baron Jonathas Reinisch, who among many honors, is a Companion of the Yew Bow.

	Also honored were:

Godaai Katsunaga, for the highest score among the novice archers,

Andres Eireniksa, for the highest score among those of archer rank,

Fearghus MacDomhnaill, for the highest score among those of marksman rank,

Kenelm Rogan, for the highest score among those of bowman rank,

Fen of Needwood, for the highest score among those of bowman elite rank,

Gregge the Archer, for the highest score among those of grand bowman elite rank, and

Erik of Roxbury Mill, for the highest score among the youth archers, with Ulliam MacFearghus, Isaac Rowland Matthews, and Pietre Witkowski having the next higher scores;

	As the barony’s archery marshal, Lord Seamus did also bestow the following Royal Round rank awards:

Archer level – Bjorn inn havi, Ulliam MacFearghus;

Marksman level – Eamonn MacDomhnaill.

	And when Lord Seamus MacRae (Jamie Frailey) made for to leave her court, Her Excellency Martelle summoned him to kneel before her to be inducted into the Order of the Silberberg for his service as the barony’s Archery Marshal, and for the glory he had brought to the barony as the kingdom champion, winning the kingdom’s lone war point at Gulf War.

	Then she tasked Lord Seamus with bringing Lord Vaclav Matyj (George Mateja) into court, that she could, at the request of Their Majesties, name him a Companion of the Yew Bew, which honor had been given by Their Majesties Logan and Rowan on March 22 at the Defending the Gate event. 

	Her Excellency then requested the presence of the head cook, Duke Valharic, whereupon she explained the great respect accorded to cooks in Bright Hills, and the custom of bestowing some carrot token by which a cook could signal the imminence of feast and the necessity of bringing court to a rapid conclusion. She then presented his Grace with 5 carrot grenades.

	Next, Lady Faye de Trees (Angela Yau) was summoned into court to be named to the Order of the Silver Scroll for her work in teaching dance, persuading even fighters to dance, and in reviving the Clothier’s Guild.

	Lord Stephen de Spencer (Steven Spencer-Priebe) was summoned to kneel before Her Excellency to be named to the Order of the Shell and Crescent, for his musical skills, including the many instruments he had taught himself to play, for the use of his skills to sweeten the air of events he attended, and his willingness to teach music, even to his comrades in the barony’s bardic guild.

	Chagan Khulan, Baghshi (Karen Summerfelt-Hume), was summoned to court to also be named to the Order of Shell and Crescent, for her long study of Mongol culture, and the generosity and enthusiasm with which she shared her knowledge.
	
	Sorcha Prechan (Elspeth Payne), who served as deputy autocrat of the event, was summoned into court to receive a Baronial Award of Excellence, for doing so much work to enhance an event not hosted by her home barony.

	Finally, Guntram the Wayward (James David Howard) and Ommari (Maria Mendoza) were summoned into court to be named to the Order of the Golden Shell, a personal token from Baroness Martelle, for the great distance they had traveled to assist her at the event.

	Noting that two carrot grenades had been lobbed into court, even if they had been misfires, as the cook staff claimed, Baroness Martelle closed her court, and the populace swiftly adjourned to the feast hall.

By my hand, in witness,
Lady Yseulte Trevelyn, deputy herald for Bright Hills