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

[Vicki Marsh]

We did our time:)  You can't make me do it again.......Nooooooo...

Llywelyn pointed out though....We are no longer Baron and Baroness of
Elfsea, but are now Baron and Baroness of the Court of Ansteorra.  Our
sphere of influence and responsibility have not gone away - they have
expanded.

Hugs,

Xene

-----Original Message-----
From: elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org]On
Behalf Of Richard Threlkeld
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 4:43 PM
To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
Subject: RE: [Elfsea] To be or not to be....


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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