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class=062261801-09082007>The Azure Pearl of Elfsea is not an Order, per se. It
carries no precedence and is given at the discretion of the Baron &
Baroness. In practice the criteria for receiving an Azure Pearl has been
ambiguous enough to allow each Baron & Baroness to apply their own criteria.
Some have viewed it as a recognition of desirable "persona play". Others have
attached a "service" component to it. I tend to think of it as a bit of both.
akin to an Azure Grail, but to a lesser degree. It has rarely been
given. The only reference to it I have found online is at: <A
href="http://www.elfsea.net/rp/pearl.asp">http://www.elfsea.net/rp/pearl.asp</A> but
that does not share the full heraldic status. (Charter text, inception date,
etc.) I think it would be helpful to have such information linked to from the
Herald's contact page (or some other intuitive link)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=062261801-09082007>As I recall, the original proposal was for "Pearl of
Elfsea" but that conflicted with an award somewhere in Atlantia, and thus
"Azure" was appended. <SPAN class=062261801-09082007>I would invite those who
worked on it's creation and passage to add additional details to which you may
be privy.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN class=062261801-09082007>In the service of kingdom, crown and
barony, I remain,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=062261801-09082007>HE Armand Dragonetti</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=062261801-09082007>Baron of Elfsea</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Luciana Caterina di
Borghese<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>What was the Order of the Azure Pearl of Elfsea given for? My apologies,
this is the first that I have heard of it. I did a search for it, and found
two recorded members of the order (Dirk the Just and Tomas Niallagain). There
is no description of it. </DIV>
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<DIV>Luciana<BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 8/7/07, <B class=gmail_sendername><A
href="mailto:willowjonbardc@juno.com">willowjonbardc@juno.com</A></B> <<A
href="mailto:willowjonbardc@juno.com">willowjonbardc@juno.com</A>> wrote:
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Dream."
Are members of the<BR>Azure Pearl of Elfsea announced as a "Pearl of Elfsea"
or are they <BR>announced as Members or Companions of the Azure Pearl of
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