[MR] A Report on Hidden Mountain Baronial Court at Hidden Mountain Baronial Birthday - 9 June, 2012

[E. L. Wimett]

Their Excellencies Thylacine and Adendra, Baron and Baroness of Hidden 
Mountain, did hold court upon the ninth day of June commencing their court 
at approximately five o’clock in the afternoon.

As the first order of business, Their Excellencies invited Geldamar and 
Etain, Baron and Baroness of Nottinghill Coill, to join them in court.

Following a brief welcome from Their Excellencies of Hidden Mountain, those 
for whom it was their first event then were asked to stand and be recognized 
and greeted by Their Excellencies and the populace.

Lord Trystan ap Morgan was then summoned before Their Excellence and 
entrusted with the Baronial Toy Chest.  Having given Lord Trystan a 
reasonable head start, the children in attendance were called into court to 
be recognized and instructed in the etiquette of toy pursuit.

Lady Evja Rognvaldsdóttir was then called before Their Excellencies to 
receive the Order of the Azure Mountain.

With the permission of Their Excellencies of Nottinghill Coill Lord Cian mac 
Cellacháin hUí Dublaich was then summoned forth to be named a Friend of the 
Mountain.

Immediately thereafter Sir Afshin Darius was also called forth, again with 
the approval of Their Excellencies of Nottinghill Coill, and also named a 
Friend of the Mountain.

Their Excellencies then welcomed Mistress Tannis of Tir-y-Don into court to 
deliver a gift of pine cones to the Baron and Baroness of Nottinghill Coill 
on behalf of her own Baron and Baroness and exchange some pleasantries that 
appeared to relate to the forthcoming War of the Wings.

Mistress Tannis then explained to the populace the nature of her Pelican 
quest and bestowed her token upon Diana of Dair Eideand, promising that 
should Diana ever join her mother in the Order of the Pelican, Tannis would 
herself pass on her Pelican medallion.

Mistress Tannis then asked Lord Duncan MacEwan atte Mersche if he would be 
willing to accept her token and he did so with great pleasure.

Their Excellencies then called forward the Order of the Sable Mountain who 
were present in great numbers in court.  A representative of the Order 
begged of Their Excellencies a boon which was promptly granted.  With the 
obvious approval of the members of the Order there present, it was explained 
that the desired boon was that an obvious gap in the Order be filled.  This 
boon being granted, the representative called in Brigit of Dair Eideand to 
be received into the Order of the Sable Mountain.

Baron Geldamar and Baroness Etain then asked leave to do a bit of business 
in court and presented Their Excellencies with birthday presents on behalf 
of Their own Barony of Nottinghill Coill.

Lady Vilana, the autocrat for Baronial Birthday was then called forth to 
announce the winners of the various competitions held during the day and 
award to them appropriate prizes.

Their Excellencies then called into court the Champions of Hidden Mountain. 
They thanked Lord Hróðgeirr Hrafnsson, Lady Asta knarrarbringa and Lord 
Duncan MacEwan atte Mersche  for faithful service and gave them leave to 
depart.  They bade Lord Alleyne Blackburn, the rapier champion, remain at 
his post until his successor could be selected.

Lord Bor Markovich was called forth and invested with the regalia of Hidden 
Mountain's Champion.

Lady Evja Rognvaldsdóttir was then installed as Arts and Sciences Champion 
of Hidden Mountain.

Finally, Lady Isabella daughter of Arabella was invested with the regalia of 
the Archery Champion of Hidden Mountain.

When the Champions had taken their rightful places behind the thrones, Their 
Excellencies called forth Lord Aaron of Moorhaven and asked him to become a 
member of the Baronial Guard of Hidden Mountain.

Finally,  Lord Hróðgeirr Hrafnsson was called forth and inducted into the 
Order of the Defenders of the Mountain.

There being no further business and the smells of a delectable feast 
beginning to distract the minds of baronage and populace alike, here ended 
the Birthday Court of Their Excellencies of Hidden Mountain.

Thus was it done, thus was it witnessed on the ninth day of June in the 
forty-seventh year of the Society,

Alisoun
Metron Ariston Herald Extraordinary