The Principality of Hell

[harry billings]

>Mari ferch Rathtyen suggested:
>>And besides, if we were going to give the heralds fits over something and 
>>take a name from mythology, I have to go with Hell.  Anyone living in 
>>south-central Texas knows how appropriate this is.  And think of the 
>>great euphemisms!  Our royals could be the Prince and Princess of 
>>Darkness, our fighters could be the Legions of Hell.  Peerage circles 
>>could be affectionately known as the Infernos...
>
>Mari, I will say it again.  You are Eeeviiilll!  The mantle of the Evil
>Listress has fallen upon thy shoulders!  I love it.
>
>Some possible awards given in the Principality of Hell

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>Target Archery: The Award of the Flaming Arrow.  Badge:  an arrow with a
>ball of flame replacing the head.
>
>Combat Archery: The Award of the Brimstone Bow.  Badge: a flaming bow.

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>Combined Skill in Chivalric, Rapier and Archery Combat:  Companion to the
>Order of Cerberus (cooloquially, holders opf this award would be known as
>"Hell-Hounds").  Badge:  a three-headed dog. 
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>
>Wassail,
>
>::GUNNORA::
>
>
>Gunnora Hallakarva
>Herskerinde
>===========================================
>Ek eigi visa (th)ik hversu o(dh)lask Lofstirrlauf-Kruna
>heldr hversu na Hersis-A(dh)al
>
You know the longer this goes on the more I like it. "The Principality of
Hell" recognizes archers befor the Kingdom of Ansteorra does. Perhapps theis
could be the proding that the Kingdom needs to honor its archers.
Plachoya Sobaka a most insignificant archer in Ravens Fort (Plachoya Sobaka
is Russian for bad dog)