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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Jotun Eirkr Bjarnason - Order of the Maunche

Here at Falling Leaves in the Barony of Carolingia, Their Majesties East, Ryouko'jin Saisei, Demon-King of the Three Heavens, and Maharani Indrakshi, Horned Queen of the Night Sky Have this to say about Jotun-Eirkr Bjarnason:
This gentle strikes a pose in dignity
And is understood to play many parts
His presence here is as the awardee
That will gladden the populace’s hearts
Spending decades honing performance craft
Ease in the comic or dramatic mask
Refined the art of passions telegraphed
Live or, ethereal, no matter the task
But Beyond myriad skilled performance
His support and acts behind the curtain
As occurred both after and in advance
Have so impressed and left Us most certain
Our praise for dedication of his range
Highlights this one who embodies the stage

As such We now grant Jotun-Eirkr-Bjarnason a place amongst the Order of the Maunche with arms, to wit: Vert, two axes in saltire addorsed surmounted by a double-bitted axe palewise, in chief three mullets, all within a bordure Or.

Done in the Sixtieth Year of Our Society.

Wordcount 175

Illumination and Calligraphy by Faolán an Sccreccain

Photo by Faolán an Sccreccain

Key - Shakespearean Sonnet

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG/

/ Iamb breaks

Heraldic Language or SPACE

A This gen/tle strikes/ a pose/ in dig/nity/

B And is/ under/stood to/ play ma/ny parts/

A His pres/ence here/ is as/ the a/wardee

B That will/ gladden/ the pop/ula/ce’s hearts/

C Spending/ decades/ honing/ perform/ance craft/

D Ease in/ the com/ic or/ drama/tic mask/

C Refined/ the art/ of pas/sions tel/egraphed/

D Live or,/ ether/eal, no/ matter/ the task/

E But Be/yond my/riad/ skilled per/formance/

F His sup/port and/ acts be/hind the/ curtain/

E As oc/curred both/ after/ and in/ advance/

F Have so/ impressed/ and left/ Us most/ certain/

G Our praise/ for ded/ica/tion of/ his range/

G Highlights/ this one. who em/bodies/ the stage/

And as such We grant Jotun Eirkr-Bjarnason a place amongst the Order of the Maunche with arms, to wit: Vert, two axes in saltire addorsed surmounted by a double-bitted axe palewise, in chief three mullets, all within a bordure Or.

Done in the Sixtieth Year of Our Society.

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Thursday, August 7, 2025

Protege fealty Oath - Catelin Straquhin

Today, Anno Societatis LX, the act of touching on diverse orders for apprentices and mentor relationships.

The subjects of said partnership with all agencies empowered by the pact as follows and described to enforce regulations for all parties for personal improvement and success moving forward on this date as transcribed here.

The education and exercising of the Tailor's Art, mysteries or manual occupation and such duties on behalf of Catelin Straquhin, henceforth referred to as Apprentice.

To serve and be bound after custom of Maestra Sofya Gianetta di Trieste, henceforth referred to as Laurel.

Provided by the Laurel to the Apprentice: Education, learning and passing of wisdom in regards to the ancient and honorable craft of the Tailor.

Up to including if not exceeding the exchange of knowledge of tools of the trade

Evaluating capabilities of fabrics

Literacy of the particulars shaping aforementioned fabrics with the tools of the trade.

All processes of filling, finishing and flourishing of the garment shall be passed to the Apprentice.

Provided by the Apprentice: Their service toward the goal of education in the defined process as previously listed.

During the contracted time, It shall not be lawful for said apprentice to exercise their presence in unsuitable locations such as but not limited to appearing in taverns of ill repute, houses of indiscriminate personages, participate in games that hold questionable legalities and so forth and so on. Ad infinitum, ad nauseum.

As provided this act of apprenticeship shall not extend to prejudice of any liberties under the company of tailoring, the people of the Crown Province of Ostgarde, and under the Tyger Thrones of the East Kingdom and beyond.

As agreed and stated outright in front of witnesses of undeniable repute. To be concluded at such time as the Laurel feels the Apprenticeship has successfully completed their obligations.

Catelin Straquhin (space for signature)

Maestra Sofya Gianetta di Trieste. (space for signature)

Word count 317

Calligraphy by