Information on Beacon and Members of Beacon’s Staff
First, Beacon is short for "Beacon Principal Herald" - one of the Greater Officers of the Kingdom of Meridies. According to Kingdom Law, Beacon is responsible "for the conduct of the College of Heralds, the Masters/Mistresses of the List, and for all the Heralds and Pursuivants" of Meridies. Beacon has a number of deputies to help with this and below this big table are Beacon’s expectations for staff members.
Office Title
(short version) |
Responsibilities |
Officer
Term Began
|
Deputy
Succession |
Beacon |
Oversee all heralds in the kingdom and their work. Oversee staff members. |
Alexander Ravenscroft
April 2008 |
~
|
Pennon |
Pass or return submissions from Meridies from Internal Letters of Intent. Oversee preparation of External Letters of Intent. Educate local heralds on preparing submissions.
|
Stefan d'Gascon
July 2008 |
~
|
Lambent |
Assist Pennon. Research conflicts in names and armory submissions. Do commenting, for Meridies, on submissions from other kingdoms. |
Melbrigða i Granbý
December 2007 |
~ |
Cypher |
Reecive submission paperwork packets from local heralds. Answer questions on submissions. Prepare Internal Letters of Intent. Post images of armory submissions to the kingdom commenting list (Meridies-LOI). Deposit the submissions fees. Send a financial report monthly to the Kingdom Exchequer. Maintain a simple database on the
status of all submissions received.
|
Domenica Zorzi
September 2007 |
~
|
Papyrus |
Scan documents to save them in electronic format. |
Brian MacGrioghair
July 2007 |
~ |
Torch |
Responsible for the conduct of all Kingdom courts. |
Hywel ap Ieuan
April 2008 |
~
|
Clerk of
Precedence |
Maintain database of kingdom-level awards received by current populace of Meridies. Update information on Society name[s] and home group/kingdom. Mark the records of the honored dead. |
Yves de Fortanier
April 2008 |
~
|
Bagatelle |
Oversee production of award regalia for Meridies. |
Asta Jorundardottir
July 2008
|
~
|
Parchment |
Oversee production of award scrolls for Meridies. |
Simon the Wanderer
October 2006 |
Adela Scrijver van Brugge
November 2008?
|
Trumpet |
Oversee the organization and running of lists and tournaments, especially Crown List. Provide education on running lists.
|
Thora Raefensdottir
December 2006 |
Celeste de Montmorency
t.b.d. |
Lantern |
Educate the populace on medieval heraldry. Work with the Royal University on heraldic curriculums. |
Cuhelyn Cam vap Morcant
May 2006 |
~.
|
Candle |
Find heralds to teach classes and work at demos and events upon request. Reports to Lantern. |
Aoibheann an Einigh
December 2006 |
~ |
Ember |
Former Beacon Heralds may serve as advisors to Beacon. |
Various |
not applicable |
Beacon’s Expectations of Staff Members
Adapted from Mistress Amicia Readyman, September 2007
- Be active within the kingdom. To me this means trying to attend at least an average of one event per month other than August and December. Really if you think about it that is just 10 events a year. I think it would be hard to function as a kingdom-level officer and be less active than that.
- Report quarterly to Beacon on the activity of the office and goals both short-range and long-range.
- Be a paid member of the SCA. This is required.
- Be a member of the Beacon Staff list (on Yahoo Groups) since Beacon uses it to communicate with the entire staff at once.
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