User:Bess Chandler

HL Elizabeth Chandler

(she/her)

Home Branch: Adiantum

Active Since: AS LVII (2023)

March Coronet 2025

Relationships:

• Protege to Viscountess Temperance Trewelove, OL, OP
• Esperant to Dame Johanna Trewpeny, OP, OM
• Inspiration to Viscount Antoine Tue Avec des Mots, KSCA

Offices Held:

Branch Offices:

• Social Media Officer — (Adiantum, late 2023 to early 2024)
  • Post events and other information upon request
  • Monitor social media accounts for questions or malicious/inappropriate activity

Principality/Kingdom Offices:

• Chronicler — (Principality of the Summits, March 2024 – March 2026 )
  • Responsibilities
    • Record the official minutes of Principality Moot meetings.
    • Encourage SCA members in the principality to publish research, A&S articles, or other historical work.
    • Serve as the main chronicler for the principality, responsible for gathering, organizing, and disseminating information to the populace via the quarterly Principality newsletter, The Echoes.
    • Gather quarterly reports from all Principality branch chroniclers using a template provided by the Kingdom Chronicler, compile the reports (including the Principality Chronicler report), and submit to Kingdom Chronicler by the specified deadline.
  • Submit the newsletter and moot notes to the SCA archivist and digital archivist at the time of publishing.

Event Staff Experience

• Lists / Field Support
  • An Tir West War 2023 - provided water, snacks and first aid support to war fighters

• Set-up / Tear-down Crew
  • Adiantum Midwinter’s Feast, January 2025
  • Adiantum Defender Tourney - September 2025
  • Amergin’s Revenge - October 2025

Awards & Recognitions

• Award of Arms (Summits)
  • By: Ivan Shield Bane, Mina de filia Philipe Aug 12, 2023 (AS LVIII)
• Silver Barberry (Summits)
  • By: Mina de filia Philipe Oct 21, 2023 (AS LVIII)
• Gryphon's Paw (Summits)
  • By: Ivan Shield Bane Oct 21, 2023 (AS LVIII)
• Baronial Brownie (Adiantum)
  • By: Brynjarr Olfuss, Isis Sat Ne Nes Bastet Mar 9, 2024 (AS LVIII)
• Gryphon's Paw (Summits)
  • By: Finn Grim Baneson Apr 27, 2024 (AS LVIII)
• Silver Barberry (Summits)
  • By: Eduardo Francesco Maria Lucrezia May 11, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Fern and Quill (Adiantum)
  • By: Brynjarr Olfuss, Isis Sat Ne Nes Bastet May 26, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Joy of the Summits (Summits)
  • By: Finn Grim Baneson, Eduardo Francesco Maria Lucrezia Jun 22, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Grail of the Summits - Service (Summits)
  • By: Amalric Blackhart, Z Aug 24, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Throne's Favor (Summits)
  • By: Amalric Blackhart, Z Oct 26, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Goutte de Sang (An Tir)
  • By: Eirik Daegarsson, Brynhildr Ansvarsdottir Dec 14, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Coulter and Cornucopia (Adiantum)
  • By: Brynjarr Olfuss, Isis Sat Ne Nes Bastet Mar 22, 2025 (AS LIX)
• Gryphon's Paw (Summits)
  • By: Ivan Shield Bane Jun 21, 2025 (AS LX)
• Heart of the Summits (Summits)
  • By: Ivan Shield Bane, Mina de filia Philipe Jun 21, 2025 (AS LX)
• Silver Barberry (Summits)
  • By: Mina de filia Philipe Jun 21, 2025 (AS LX)
• Silver Barberry (Summits)
  • By: Livia Atella Aug 11, 2025 (AS LX) (was actually October)
• Gryphon's Paw (Summits)
  • By: Marcus Longinius Rufus Aug 11, 2025 (AS LX) (was actually October)

Service Highlights:

Principality Reigns:

• Finn and Eduardo
  • Regular Attendant - September 2023 - June 2024
  • Substitute head attendant at Briaroak Girl - February 2024
• Amalric and Z
  • Retinue - June 2024 - December 2024
• Ivan and Mina
  • Co-Head Attendant - September 2024 - June 2025
    • Developed system of providing a reminder tag or medallion to each attendant with their name and shift time written in it
• Rufus and Livia
  • Deputy Head of Retinue - March 2025 - December 2025
  • Also served as head attendant from September 2025 - December 2025

Elevation Vigils:

• Antoine Tue Avec des Mots - Knighting Vigil
  • Recruited people to help with different aspects of vigil - food, vigil book attendant, bartender, etc.
  • Obtained vigil book and set up vigil book attendant’s space, provided guidelines
  • Decorated vigil space
  • Organized garb and embroidered vigil tunic
  • Greeted guests
• Dame Johanna Trewpenny - Order of the Mark Vigil
  • Decorated vigil space
  • Provided decor, lighting, tea, and serveware

Briaroak A&S 2026

Arts & Sciences Participation

• April 2023 - created several dozen small containers of arnica salve for fighters, to donate to Adiantum baronial largesse.
• January 2024 - assisted with “Grasses of An Tir” triptych creation as a gift for King Morgan and Queen Livia
• January 2024 - sent Adiantum Bicranial Teddy Bear to Ursulmas “Best Dressed Teddy Bear” contest and won first place
• September 2024 - created 4 ornate beeswax candles for Adiantum Coronets to gift to the Kingdom of Artemisia.
• December 2024 - created 10 pairs of pearl drop earrings and donated to Summits largesse.
• January 2025 - created 7 pairs of pearl drop earrings and donated to Kingdom largesse.
• February 2026 – entered and won Briaroak Arts and Sciences Championship
• February 2026 – displayed at Alpine Festival of the Arts

Egils 2025

Martial Activities

• Combat Archery:
  • Great Western War 2023
  • Egils 2024 Royal Combat Archery Tournament (2nd Place Winner)
  • An Tir West War 2024
  • Acorn War 2024
• Coronet Tournaments (as inspiration):
  • March 2025
  • September 2025
  • March 2026

An Tir West War 2024

Elevation Speaker at:

• Dame Johanna Trewpenny, Order of the Mark elevation

Interests

• Organization & Logistics
• Attending/Retinue
• Candlemaking/Soapmaking
• Combat Archery
• Consorting

References: Available on request; typically includes:

• Viscountess Temperance Trewelove, OL, OP
• Viscount Seamus O’Callaigh, OL, OP
• Visconti Eduardo Francesco Maria Lucrezia, OL, OP, Lion of An Tir
• Baroness Isis Sat Ne Nes Bastet

In Case Of Elevation: I would want my husband, my Pelican, and my Mark present for the ceremony.