Sable, three chevronels braced, in chief three dragonflies argent.
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Awards
Rising Star (Eisenmarche) By: Darius Corvinus Mar 24, 2001 (AS XXXV)
Award of Arms (An Tir) By: Skapti Thorinsson, Asa Starradottir Apr 10, 2004 (AS XXXVIII)
Raven's Tag (Hartwood) By John Mac Andrew Aug 18,2019 (AS LIV)
Silver Pillar (Tir Righ) By: Kheron Azov Nov 24,2019 (AS LIV)
Sable Hound (Hartwood) By: John MacAndrew Nov 24,2019 (AS LIV)
Additions
I shall be so bold as to declaim below some of Elphin's accomplishments that may not yet be known. Halima al-Rakkasa
She joined the SCA in 1999 in the Shire of Eisenmarche, and moved to the Shire of Hartwood c. 2015.
Offices Held
- Sinister Gauntlet, An Tir, 2021 - current
- Seneschal, Hartwood, 2021-current
- Deputy Seneschal, Hartwood, 2018 - 2021
- Herald, Hartwood, c. 2018-2020
- Contingency Herald, Hartwood, 2017
- Seneschal, Eisenmarche, c. 2009-2010; 2003-2005 (dissolved branch in 2010)
- Acting Exchequer, Eisenmarche, 2006
- Herald, Eisenmarche; c. 2000-2003
Retinue
Prince Steinn and Princess Gemma, Tir Righ Nov 2021 - present
Teamster for Tir Righ (Ulf and Celdae) Nov 2003 - June 2004
Event Steward
Multiple events, including:
- Hartwood Yule; Nov 23, 2019
- Hartwood Champions; August 2019
- Tir Righ Coronet Tournament; May 2009 (co steward)
- Eisenmarche Lover's Revel; 18 Feb XL/2006
- Eisenmarche's 25th Anniversary; Apr 10, 2004
- Eisenmarche Shire Banquet; Apr 5, 2003
Event Staff
- event pre-registration, Tir Righ Fall Coronet, November 2021 (Advertising; recording pre-registrations, cross-checking memberships and fighter and consort eligibility, and producing spreadsheets according to differing requirements of staff and the SCA)
- gate team, An Tir Fall Crown, Oct 8-10, 2021
- Autumn Revel September 25, 2021 – Ducal court of Duchess Tangwystl di Coursi - Herald
- scribal event team, Virtual 48-Hour An Tir Backlog Competition May - August 2021 (advertising; brought event to the online world by training other team members and developing online forms for the purpose)
- Room moderator, An Tir Grand Ithra Sep 4 - 7, 2020
- Hartwood Champions 2020 – Gate Organizer (event changed to e-vent due to Covid)
- Dover Bay Secondary School February 2020 – herald table and voice herald
- Hartwood Champions August 2019 – Seneschal's Audience Herald; Town Crier; TUTr (class registrar)
- Hartwood Yule 2018 – Seneschal's Audience Herald, Town Crier
- Hartwood Champions 2018 – Town Crier
- Hartwood Yule 2017 – Seneschal's Audience Herald
- Eisenmarche 2000-2006 – Ducal Court Herald; Town Crier; Field Herald
- camping coordinator Tir Righ Coronet, April 2004
Elphin, event steward of the event, invited into court; photographer currently unknown
Committees
- Tir Righ Ceremony Script update - July 2021 - present
- Quest for Hartwood Barony 2017- present
- Hartwood Financial Committee 2017-present
- Hartwood Customary Committe 2017 – 2018 (Shire and draft Baronial)
Teaching
- developing event stewards in Hartwood, and is working on a manual that works locally
- created and taught classes on writing award recommendations (need dates; 2019?)
Mentor
- Hartwood Champions 2020 Event Steward (recommended a new event steward prepare a bid for the event. Guiding, advising and supporting her including when COVID affected events and this became Hartwood's premier e-vent)
- Hartwood TUTr 2019 Event Steward
- Hartwood Scribal Officer 2019-2021
- Two voice heralds
Other
- volunteers for Covid screening at rapier practice (on-going 2021)
- archer
- Eisenmarche Butler/Scribe team for AnTir ~ 40 Year ~ Domesday Boke, c. 2007
- researching new branch Accessibility office
Affiliations
Protégé to Mistress Desiree Aurelia Chiarestella (Lionsdale)
Arcari to Master John Macandrew, Archos (Order of the Grey Goose Shaft, An Tir)
