award stuff

[harry billings]

>
>It's not -- certainly not compared to the Middle and by rumor Trimaris
>-- but In My Humble Opinion it's going downhill.  I've not studied the
>O.P., but I think there are basically 3 tracks of award above the AoA:
>- A&S: Sable Thistle (AoA), Iris of Merit (Grant), Laurel
>- service: Sable Crane (AoA), Star of Merit (Grant), Pelican
>- fighting: um, sorry, I wasn't paying attention -- I know there's
>  Centurion (Grant) and Chivalry

Sable Falcon, Queens Rapier non armigious (sp) White Scarf (Grant)

>
>In any event, it's fairly clean and straightforward.  The Sable
>Thistle is inspired, in particular.  There's pressure to say
>"Costuming is very important, so we need a Dragon's Needle for
>costuming. ... Armoring is very important, so we need a Dragon's
>Anvil. ..."  The fact that you get a "Sable Thistle in <field>"
>short-circuits that pressure quite neatly.
>
>But there's a White Scarf, partially because the Chivalry is for heavy
>fighters only.  OK ...  I've heard rumors of an archery award being
>mooted.  But then what about catapulters and other seige engine
>operators, and knife / axe / spear experts?  That was lies
>proliferation, and I think it unnecessary and harmful.  (Please, Lord,
>if I've done ANYTHING good this month, don't let the "peerage for
>rapier / archers / other combat" debate / flame war re-re-restart here!)
>

Archery flame war, where, when, how I did not mean to start a flame war.

>-- 
>Daniel de Lincoln
>Tim McDaniel.   Reply to tmcd at crl.com
>tmcd at austin.tx.us is not a valid address.
>
>
Plachoya Sobaka a most insignificant archer in Ravens Fort Kingdom of Ansteorra