[Elfsea] To be or not to be....

[Richard Threlkeld]

If you were not one of the *former* B&B pairs, I would vote for you
(well, if Pyro and I had not put out hats in the ring).
This is one of the best synopsis I have seen and, of course,
both of you meet the criteria you expounded.

Caelin on Andrede


> -----Original Message-----
> From: elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org]On
> Behalf Of Marsh, Vicki
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 2:19 PM
> To: 'elfsea at ansteorra.org'
> Subject: [Elfsea] To be or not to be....
>
>
> Wow!!!  Violet, what a great point!
>
> Thank you.  This is the same type of criteria that Llywelyn and I came up
> with.
>
> There is a quote from the Academy of the Rapier 9 book from Sir William of
> Wier about how to become a Knight.  (I'm paraphrasing from
> memory)..."First,
> you become a Knight.  Then you go around the Kingdom convincing all the
> other fighters that you are a Knight.  Then the King puts a belt and chain
> on you because he knows that you are a Knight.  Then you called a Knight."
>
> So, the first step is to *become* the Baron and/or Baroness.  You
> don't need
> a brass hat or a peerage to do that.  You *become* noble.  You
> *are* a hard
> worker - the type that is always there to load, to unload, to set up, to
> take down, to do the paperwork, to recommend people for awards,
> to give out
> largesse  - sometimes in secret (that's the fun part), sometimes in public
> (but not to satisfy your own ego) - and to do the most you can for all the
> people that you can because you enjoy it and you want other people to join
> in the fun you are having.
>
> So, who amongst the 8 couples does the Barony turn to for leadership?
> Who do we go to for answers to questions?
> Who reaches out their hands in friendship to new people?
> Who reaches out to bring back the old people and keep them involved?
> Who do you trust to complete a job?
> Who is working when the job is behind the scenes and is hard to do?
> Who is physically and financially able to support this *very* demanding
> position?
> Who has a support group that will help them during the times when they are
> not physically or financially able to support the position?
> Who do you trust to be the representative of your Barony?
>
> And for questions to the 7 couples who are not chosen.......
>
> What do you want to do as Baron and Baroness that you cannot do
> without the
> title and position?
>
> You can do pretty much everything but get the brass hat, the
> garage full of
> stuff, and you can't give out the baronial awards.  You can still be a
> leader, you can still recommend people for awards, and you can
> still make an
> incredible impact upon the group that you love so very much.
>
> And trust me when I say that if you do not *LOVE* these people,
> you won't be
> a very good Baron or Baroness.
>
> Your ex-Baroness,
>
> Mistress Xene,
> Holder of the Azure Grail of Elfsea
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