[Namron] Torsade Scroll

Tue Mar 7 23:39:35 PST 2006

For your first question, it is not that I feel any less worthy. If I did, I would not wear the ribbon on my belt. It's a matter of simple equality. Besides, it's not an issue now... As I said forget about it... it's not important enough to keep ruffling the feathers, especially if that's the primary response I am going to get from the Barony. However, I don't see why it's such a problem that I like scrolls... and I wanted to hang it with the rest of my and my Lady Wife's scrolls.

  For your other questions, I would be more than happy to answer and shed some light on the issues:

  I am, and have been since it's inception, the Captain of the now HMS Iron Lotus. We have, as a shiphold, 28 crew members on the books. We were pirates, because *I* personally did not feel that it was Honorable to claim to be Privateers of Ansteorra without a Letter of Marque in hand. It would have been misrepresentation, and could have, if pushed, been regarded as Treason to the Crown. Since I seemed to be black-balled from acquiring a Letter of Marque from the sources I was consulting with, I instead opted to join the Ansteorran Royal Navy, and go fully legit and legal so to speak.

  I am the Admiral and Executive officer (Second in command for those of you who don't understand military ranks) of the Ansteorran Royal Navy, by appointment from the Lord High Admiral of the Ansteorran Royal Navy. I was present at Their Royal Majesties' Coronation, where myself and one of our Regional Commodores swore Fealty, as officers of the Ansteorran Royal Navy, to His Majesty in person, and presented him with a gift basket. His Majesty, Myself, and Commodore Honorable Lord Alric Morganwgg also discussed the use of an ensign specifically designed for the Ansteorran Royal Navy, which His Majesty Mahadi was pleased with, and approved, suggesting that we also register it. It is currently in process, under ownership of the Kingdom of Ansteorra directly.

  At Round Table, I placed our proposed charter directly into the hands of His Majesty. He said that he was pleased with our progress thus far, and that we were making history. The only other officially commissioned and organized Naval force that I've been able to find in the SCA is the Royal Crescent Navy of Caid.

  As far as being a Captain in the SCA, it's no different than being the head of a household.

  As for Commissioning Documents, we are in the process of making them, and they are to be issued by the Office of the Ansteorran Royal Navy, as allowed by Article IV of the Ansteorran Royal Navy Charter. As it's been so eloquently pointed out already, documents take a bit of time to fabricate.

  So I hope this answers your questions, and that it might clear up further disdain. Or, to quote you directly Matthias, "Let it go. There are much more signifigant things in life."

  In Service,

  Lord Duncan MacNamara
  Admiral of the Ansteorran Royal Navy
  Captain of the HMS Iron Lotus
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