A Call to Action
IMPORTANT NEWS: Please see the NEWS UPDATES section at right, and the FAQ
Outlining the immense value of non-contact combat to the SCA Kingdom of Lochac,
and calling for concerned members of the populace to take specific actions
to help preserve it. (WHY is this even necessary? The new Society Marshal's Handbook
appears to eliminate non-contact combat, even though it is defined in Corpora --
see especially the last two paragraphs of this page on the Society Earl Marshal's website. More information in the FAQ below).
[Fiat Lux Declaration]
[Signatories]
[What you can do]
[Comments and Stories]
[Frequently Asked Questions]
The Fiat Lux Declaration
We, the undersigned, believe that the current participation of non-contact
combatants (ie light archers, siege crew and banner bearers)
on the war field has overwhelmingly positive effects for the Kingdom
of Lochac in a number of important and divers ways. Viz:
- it provides an attractive combat format, particularly for 14-16-year olds,
who are not able to take part in full-contact combat and
also for many women, university students and other participants who would
not be prepared or able to engage in full-contact war; this makes for stronger
groups throughout the Kingdom by attracting and retaining such people
- a significant number of non-contact combatants use this format as a
stepping stone to heavy combat, as it enables them to establish
crucial trust in SCA combat and its rules; to build up resources and
experience; to develop bonds with war bands and other related groups
which may not otherwise occur
- banner-bearing provides a valuable means of retaining the interest
and participation of younger teenage members of our Kingdom, an
otherwise notoriously difficult group to keep; retaining them means
retaining their families and so has a significant flow-on effect on
the growth and stability of Kingdom membership as a whole
- the levels of participation in light combat in this Kingdom are high,
with 60% of our combatants being authorised as lights, and around a quarter
exclusively so
- mixed combat greatly enrichens our war scenarios, enabling greater
appreciation of period battles, strategy and tactics, and ensuring
that wars are much more than simply large-scale melees
We believe that a move to require all combatants to accept full-contact
authorisation and participation has the very clear potential
to do great harm to our Kingdom, not just on the war field, but also
in the future growth and development of the Kingdom. Initial informal
polling indicates that a very large proportion of current non-contact
participants will no longer take the field with their comrades-in-arms
should full contact become mandatory.
We therefore call upon all members of the populace to take an active and informed role in the on-going
discussions in the hope of retaining this combat form that has
done so much for our Kingdom. You can do this by taking any one or all of
the following actions:
add your name and, if you wish, personal comments to the Fiat Lux
Declaration so that all might see the breadth of concern
pass on word
of this Fiat Lux Declaration to interested parties, lists, forums etc and encourage others
to make their views known (in a polite, informed fashion).
ask your local marshal to hold a general meeting to discuss the
changes, or to request feedback from the populace he/she serves that
can be passed up the chain of command
make your concerns known to the local entities that govern our
participation in the game: the SCAA Inc and
SCANZ Inc, and ask them to apply their utmost
endeavours to have the new rules reversed before they come into effect here
above all, exercise your rights as an affiliated member of SCA Inc
(USA) by commenting directly on the abolition of non-contact forms to the
SCA Inc Board of Directors
and the Society Earl
Marshal. You do not have to be someone of rank or an authorised
fighter to voice your politely worded concerns -- just a Lochacian. Or a
supporter from another SCA Kingdom.
We hope that you will join us in ensuring that the combat form we
have practised safely and effectively for many years can be retained
within the lands of Lochac to its greater glory and strength.
Yours, in service to the Dream,
Bartholomew Baskin, Baron of Southron Gaard, Heavy/Light, Heavy Marshal, Light Marshal
katherine kerr of the Hermitage, Baroness of Southron Gaard, OP, Light
Arnfinr Akasson, Baron of Ynys Fawr, Heavy/Light, Heavy Marshall, Light Marshall
Sir Inigo Missaglia, Knight of Lochac, Baron of Ildhafn, Armourer, Marshall & Heavy
Giles Leabrook, Baron of Saint Florian de la Riviere, Marshal and Light
Hrothgar aet Gytingbroce, Baron of Rowany, OP, Marshal, Heavy/Light
Helene Du Puy, Baroness of Rowany, OL (Rowany)
Drake Morgan, Baron of Innilgard, OL, long-term Light/recent Heavy
Catalin de Dalmatin, Baroness of River Haven, Light, Light Marshal
Wendell von Bayern, Baron of River Haven, Heavy
Gilchrist Morgan, Baron of Mordenvale
Blodeuwedd y Gath, Baroness of Innilgard, currently halting plans to take to the field as Siege Engine Crew and
Banner Bearer for her Barony
Alessandro Von Florenz, Baron of Politarchopolis, GofA Light, Heavy/Light, Heavy/Light Marshal, Order of the Rapier, Rapier Marshal
Lillian D'ath, Baroness of Mordenvale
Catalina Orosol, Countess -- Southron Gaard
William de Wyke, Southron Gaard knight marshal, heavy marshal, founding director SCANZ -- Southron Gaard
Bethan of Brockwood, Active light, inactive heavy, Pelican -- Rowany
Dauid de Cochrane, Captain of Archers -- Southron Gaard
Vincent de Dijon, Heavy fighter -- Southron Gaard
Yolande Kesteven, Duchess, OL, heavy in training, Politician of the useful variety -- Rowany
Lord Michelet de Saint Claire, Tavern Keep -- Barony of Southron Gaard
William de Cameron, Seneschal, Barony of Ildhafn. Heavy/light/rapier marshal, active light and rapier combatant.
Ædward Stædefaste, Duke, Knight, Marshall, Deputy Kingdom Marshall for Heavy Combat -- Rowany
Kateryna Bouland de Lancastre, Baronial MoAS, Former Heavy, now heavy back in training -- Rowany
Duncan Kerr, THL heavy/light combatant heavy marshal -- Southron Gaard
Thorfinn Hrolfsson, Pelican, Marshal (1984-2004) -- Stormhold
Marienna Jensdatter, Founding Baroness Ildhafn, OP, OL, SCA(NZ) Registrar, deputy kingdom lists (NZ) -- Darton
Trish of the Neck, Chatelaine of St. Kessog -- St. Kessog
Sabine d'Antan, Deputy Light Marshal Lochac -- Politarchopolis
Alycie of Stirling, 3rd Baroness of Innilgard, Knight Marshal Innilgard, Senior marshal -- Innilgard
Isíbéal inghean Chorcráin, banner bearer, heavy in training -- Castle Saburac
Edmund Alekonner, Heavy Marshal, Siege Marshal, Light Marshal. Baron -- Polit
Dai Bach, 3rd Baron of Innilgard, Senior marshal, Heavy and Light -- Innilgard
Silfren the Singer, Rapier marshal, Guildmaster of the Lochac Guild of Defence, Court Baroness -- Rowany
Master Crispin Sexi, Order of the Laurel, former chair of the SCAA, authorised heavy -- Politarchopolis
James of Southron Gaard -- Southron Gaard
Emlyn ap Rhys, Light Archery -- Shire of Arrowsreach
Heinrich Maximillian von Hesse, Former Baronial Marshal, currently Deputy Baronial Marshal -- Politarchopolis
Avelyn Rayne -- Innilgard
Robert Gascard, light/heavy/siege for 11 years, grant of arms in the Lochac Company of Archers -- Rowany
Sven inn kyrri, Attempting to Authorise Light. -- House Drakkar, Rowany
Fionghuine MacCoinnich, Soon to be Light/Heavy, Rapier Marshal -- Innilgard
Aeddan ap Andraes, Light, inactive rapier combatant, heavy-in-training -- Canton of Cairn Fell
Mistress Caristiona nic Beathain, Light -- Rowany
Elayne Montjoye, Laurel, Viscountess -- Stormhold
Reynardine de Clifford, Viscount -- Free Company of St George of Burgundy
Talia de la Roche Guyon, heavy fighter -- Rowany
Terese de La Maunche, Chatelaine, Cook -- Barony of Southron Gaard
Dafydd ap Iorwerthap Rhodri de dana, OP, retired heavy/fencer/marshal -- Stormhold
Kotek of Southron Gaard, Chirurgeon, In-training light -- Southron Gaard
Nataliya of Southron Gaard, Lady in Waiting at SG Baronial Court, Archer in training -- Southron Gaard
Jochen Schwalbe, Heavy, Light, Rapier, Seneschal of Incipient Shire -- Incipient Shire of Angellus Ad Meridium
Lady Tyghra na Tintagel, authorised light, organiser of Agincourt Day 4 years running -- Canton of Stowe on the Wowld, Rowany
Meg the Unsteady, Authorised Light -- Rowany
Sir Asbjorn Pedersen Marsvin, member of the chivalry, member of the Pelican, founding baron Ildhafn, etc. Shire of Darton, Lochac. Aka Martin Forest SCANZ Inc committee member. -- Shire of Darton, Lochac
Fineamhain an Einigh inghean Ui Chonchobhair, Court Baroness, Siege Engineer, proud supporter of all of Stowe's combatants -- Canton of Stowe-on-the-Wowld
Lord Brennan Bo Narm Mendem, General Twit -- Cairn Fell
Eirikr the Eager, Chirurgeon, Heavy, Rapier-in-training -- Ynys Fawr
Terese de La Maunche, Chatelaine, Cook -- Barony of Southron Gaard
Haos Windchaser, Knight, Pelican, Viscount -- Innilgard
Delamar, light marshal -- Innilgard
Tostig atte Scelga, Heavy, Light, Rapier, Marshal of all, Baronial Rapier Marshal -- Innilgard
Belladonna DeMarco, Light, College member -- Politarchopolis
Corin Rytsarev, Heavy -- The College of St Monica
Collette de Harecourt, Light Fighter, Light Marshal, Heavy Fighter -- Innilgard
Sir Gui Landgraf von Oberhausen, Viscount, Knight, Clerk for Lochac Order of Chivalry, Seneschal for Rowany, Assistant Lochac Seneschal for Laws, Marshal -- Rowany
Gryffon of Abberffraw, Light Combatant, Light Marshal, Target Marshal. -- Bacchus Wood
Corin Rytsarev, Heavy -- The College of St Monica
Lord Sean The Bastard, Twice voted most unchivalrous heavy fighter in the Principality/Kingdom. Assistant Ranter Extrordinairre to Sir Berenger of Nancy. Married to the very scary Lady Judith of Wellow. -- Rowany
Frederick of Holland, Duke, Marshal, Dinosaur -- West
Grimkell Ravenhair, Heavy -- Stowe on the Wowld
Simon MacFaolain AOA, OJV, Heavy Fighter, Light, Marshall (Heavy and Light) -- Rowany
Mikel von Kartoffel, Light and rapier combatant -- Innilgard
Marit the Wanderer, OP, Baroness, etc.; Agaricus constable & reeve; heavy marshal, light marshal -- Shire of Agaricus
Edward Braythwayte, Newbie and would-be combat archer -- Cluain
Mighell ó Séaghdha, archer, planning to be light combatant -- Politarchopolis
wulfric halvedeivel, heavey fighter, light fighter, authorised marshal -- arrowsreach
Bryce of Arrowsreach, lord,golden noch,light fighter,light marshal,heavy marshal -- Arrowsreach
Colum mac Fheradaigh, Baronial Seneschal -- River Haven
Antoinette of St Monica, Light Marshal, heavy authorised, majority light fighter -- Arrowsreach
Tristan d'Avignon, College Seneschal, Heavy/Light in Training -- St Dionysius
Lord Sventa Djaknson, Currently Queens Guard, Heavy and Cluain Reeve -- Canton of Cluain
Adriano dell'Isola, Heavy, light, and medium combatant. Held most officers at some time or another. -- Rowany
Sapphira of St Monica, light archer -- College of St Monica
Dafydd of the Glens, heavy fighter, Baron Master QOG etc -- Stormhold
Uberto Renaldi, Court Baron, Emeritus Crux Australis Herald -- Innilgard
Rugen Axegrinder, light and heavy -- Riverhaven
Malachi Von Riga -- Mordenvale
Adair MacDermid, Seneschal of Politarchopolis, heavy, light-in-training, heavy marshal, father of 16yo light-in-training and 14yo banner-bearer-in-training -- Politarchopolis
Luan An Fael, Captain of Archers - Shire of Darton, Senior Marshall -- Shire of Darton
Snorri Bloddrekkr or Odinslundi., O.L.; former heavy/light authorised; back in training. -- Ynys Fawr.
Thomas Brock, Light/Heavy -- Arrowsreach
Mistress Kiriel du Papillon, Order of the Pelican, event organiser -- Drachenwald
Viscountess Baroness Mistress Rowan Perigrynne, OL, OP, QOG, etc -- Politarchopolis
Alana(Alan) the Traveller, Chirurgeon at large -- Ildhafn
Alexander the Potter, Laurel, Baronial Huntsman, Combat Archer (light). -- Politarchopolis
Fulk de Cherbourg, Court Baron, currently knight marshall of Ildhafn, Senior Marshall , seige engineer, heavy -- Ildhafn, Cluain
Leif Magnusson, Light, Heavy and ex-Marshall -- Krae Glas
Mathilde Adycote, Countess, Laurel, Pelican, founding Baroness of Politarchopolis and mother of three sons
Matilde Hastings, Polit Constable -- Polit and St Aldhelm
Geoffrey Jeffries, ex- Light, Heavy, Marshal (assorted), Past group Seneshal, hospitaller, Captain of Archers, SCAA Committee and Chair, Court Baron and danglies -- Barony of Innilgard
Lord Robert Stoner, Banner Bearer, Boffer combatant and teacher -- Politarchopolis
Stephen Aldred, Count, Knight, Pelican, Baron Politarchopolis, authorised light and heavy combatant, longstanding marshall -- Politarchopolis
Hanbal Reis al Barbary, Marshal, Heavy & Light fighter of many years -- Barony of Stormhold & The Flying Ypotryll
Celsa , Enthusiastic Post-Newbie -- Cairn Fell
Conrad De Burnett, ex-Seneschal, ex-constable, SCA-in-hiding -- Burnfield
Tristram Rydderch, Currently inactive light, former seneschal College of St Aldhelms -- Politarchopolis
Iestyn ap Cadfael ap Ianto ap Danno ap Richard ap Owen ap Rhys O'er Cwm, Semi retired -- Stormhold/Krae Glas
Alfgeirr Agnarsson, Light combatant, Heavy + Light marshall -- Stowe on the Wowld
Guye l'Bastarde, pelican, heavy banner bearer -- mordenvale
Roheisa Le Sarjent, Mistress of the Laurel, Mistress of the Pelican, former heavy fighter -- Southron Gaard, Lochac
Emmeline de L'Isle -- Stormhold/Arrowsreach
Mistress Margie of Glen More, OL, OP, Lochac Company of Archers, Senior Marshal, ex Earl Marshal of Lochac, authorised non contact archer -- Shire of Arrowsreach
Muloc de Pachter, Arrowsreach Reeve and Light Marshal -- Arrowsreach
Miles de Colwell, Heavy and Heavy Marshall -- Rowany
Zhou Long Xi Xian Sheng, Heavy Fighter -- Krae Glas
Lisette La Mandeta -- Krae Glas
Gwynfor Lwyd, Chairman SCAA Ltd, OP, Court Baron, heavy combatant since 1985, marshal since 1985, senior marshal -- Krae Glas
The Honourable, Baron Master, Hrothgar Breaksword, OP, Senior Marshal, Lochac Company Of Archers, Deputy Kingdom Chirurgeon Lochac and Baronial Chirurgeon of River Haven -- Canton Of Willoughby Vale
Earl Sir Alaric of Bangor, Earl, Vicount, Knight, Heavy/Light Marshal, Senior Marshal blah blah.... -- Thamesreach, Drachenwald. Until recently St Florian
Will, Light authorised combat archer -- Drakkar, Based in Rowany
Ysemay Rede, Arts and Science office, College of St. Dionysius, Heavy/Light in training, Rapier combatant and MIT. -- Barony of Ildhafn, College od St. Dionysius
Alesia de Cheval Blanc, Squire -- Politarchopolis
Robyn of the May, AoA - Light Combatant & Marshall -- Darton
Master Arenwald von Hagenberg, OL, rapier and sidesword marshal, light and former heavy combatant, former SCAA chairman -- Aros, Nordmark, Drachenwald
Mykola Shlahetka, heavy -- Barony of Calafia, Kingdom of Caid
Adele de Maisieres, Order of the Lily etc., ex-Reeve, good-timer and cook extraordinaire -- Southron Gaard
Master Stefano da Urbino OL, Heavy Fighter, Marshal, Constable, Laurel (Camp Cookery), etc -- Shire of Darton, Wellington, New Zealand
Lady Guenhyffwar of Southron Gaard -- Southron Gaard
Rodri Ysoglaig, Webwright Politarchopolis, Seige Engineer and very occasional heavy. -- Politarchopolis
Ava del Mas, Trainee Marshal -- Canton of Cairnfell, Barony of Stormhold.
Genvieve de Lausanne, EK scribe, 25 years mundane archer, proud supporter of heavy unit Magnum Opus -- Buckland Cross, East Kingdom
Aelesia de Trachdene -- Krae Glas
Malachi Von Riga -- Mordenvale
Robert De Mar, Heavy Fighter -- Arrowsreach
Yseult Gwatkin verch Amrhys -- Southron Gaard
Lord Rauf le Brewere, Auhtorised Heavy & Rapier fighter, Marshall in Training, Light in Training -- Stormhold
Angele Mari de Savigny, AoA, Light archer -- Dartonshire, Lochac
Lord Halvdan Galinn, Archer, archery MIT, heavy fighter, squire -- Barony Caerthe, Outlands
Veronica Mare, Quartermaster -- Barony of Southron Gaard
Amadeus von Amesbury, Heavy fighter and light archer, experimental bunjee X-bow -- Rowany
Elise Marchand, Archer -- Southron Gaard
Caoimhe the sprightly, light archer -- Arrowsreach
Iarnulfr Thorolfsson, Light archer, smith. -- Politarchopolis
Darius J'fa, Archer, looking at light combat, Master Fletcher, and Founder of the House of the Golden Fletch. -- Barony of Southron Gaard
Andreas Reihardt, recently Authourised Heavy, and all around nice guy -- Politarchopolis
Lady Amalie of Southron Gaard -- Southron Gaard
Cormac O'Mallagh, New member - heavy and light -- Abertridwr
Antonia Della Scalla, Heavy/Light Authorised, Squired to Sir Brusi -- Barony of Politarchopolis
Jan of St Ursula, St Ursula Marshal & Constable -- College of St Ursula
Aemon MacGregor, Heavy -- Attica
Khorvash of Southron Gaard
Senena verch Maelgwn ap Rys, none at present -- Stormhold
John of the Hills, OP, previous member of the SCAA committee, previous Lochac Stock Clerk -- Politarchopolis
Willemyne van Nymegen, Order of the Lily, current A&S officer for Ildhafn, Guildswoman of Ildhafn -- Ildhafn
Miriam Galbraith , OL, Stormhold Reve, Past Vicar of Stormhold -- Stormhold
Hugh, rapier, soon to authorise light -- College of St Ursula/Augustine
Marie de Lyon, non-combatant -- Rowany
Lady Mathilda de Villiers, -- Barony of Southron Gaard
Marie de Sievergue, AoA, Cook -- Politarchopolis
Morgan Athenry, OL, scribe, jeweler, former heavy fighter, Sgt of Lions' Gate -- Gyldenholt, Caid
Wee Jamie Blakeardt, Baron LM ST -- Torlyon
Elyas de Dunblan, Lord, Heavy, Light, -- Ynys Fawr
Anita -- College of St Monica
Danielis , OLM, PW, AoA, longstanding local Officebearer, Apprentice and Protege; finally aspiring to Light after 16 years in the SCA -- Shire of Dismal Fogs
Somerled of Redcliff, Baron, Senior Marshal, Rapier Marshal, heavy, rapier and light combatant. -- River Haven
Rosamund Musgrave, rapier training, mother of future banner bearers -- Ildhafn
Delbert von Strassburg, Old Used Seneschal -- Rowany, Lochac
Kyrii Windstrider, OP, 23? year member, held many offices including Capt. of Archers -- River Haven
Giles de Roet, former light combatant, former kingdom officer -- Mordenvale
Brennan Halfhand, KSCA -- Stormhold
Owain Cantor ap Hughe, Provost Secretary Royal Guild of Defence of Lochac, Rapier Marshal, Heavy Marshal in Training, Baroness' Champion -- Politarchopolis
Samuel McAlister -- Mordenvale
Grainne, talented drifter -- College of St Augustine
Liduina de Kasteelen van Valkenburg, Baroness, Lochac Chatelaine -- Aneala/Abertridwr
kevyn of stowe, heavy combatant -- Canton of Stowe on the Wowld
Iohanes Mac Aodhagáin, Marshall in Training, Light, Heavy -- Aneala
Isobal inghean Mhartainn mhic Donnchaidh, Rowany A&S minister, rapier marshall, light -- Rowany
Lady Amber De La Morte -- Politarchopolis
Jimena Montoya, Viscountess, marshal, heavy fighter -- Shire of the Isles, CAID
Rhys Ravenscroft, KSCA Senior Marshal -- Shire of the Isles CAID
James Douglas, Assistant Seneschal -- Loch Alba (Bordescros)
Emoni Wintl, Seneschal of the College of Blessed Herman, enthusiast, friend of lights, heavies, and those in between -- Blessed Herman / Innilgard
La Signora Onorata (THL) Katerina da Brescia, Grant of Arms. ex-baronial rapier marshal and rapier fighter , target archer, ex-KMoAS -- Innilgard
Lord Martuccio Lorenzo Cavilcanti de Medici , heavy fighter /rapier fighter / Baronial rapier marshal -- Southron Gaard
Emoni Wintl, Seneschal of the College of Blessed Herman, enthusiast, friend of lights, heavies, and those in between -- Blessed Herman / Innilgard
Sibylla , Rapier in Training -- Southron Gaard
Miles Brennan, Scribe -- College of St Monica's
Thomasine Lestrange, Book Herald -- Politarchopolis
n/a - Ruth Mulholland, Debauched Wench, Fighter Fangirl -- Southron Gaard
Ayla Bogenshutze, Light -- Politarchopolis / Torlyon
Robin of Twyford -- River Haven
Donwald MacNiall, heavy and light fighter -- Dismal Fogs
Claire de la Rou -- Politarchopolis/Adamastor
Gavin of Southron Gaard -- Southron Gaard
Raoul of Buzz, Webmaster, Light, -- St. Florian de la Riviere
Morwenna o'r Glyn, Court Baroness, archer in training -- Aneala
Christina of Westroad -- Mordenvale
Joan Sutton, Laurel -- Politarchopolis
Sir Morgan Buchanan, Knight, regional deputy to the Kingdom Earl Marshal of Ansteorra -- Barony of the Steppes, Kingdom of Ansteorra
THL Lowry ferch Gwynwynwyn ap Llewelyn, Grant of Arms: Shire Reeve: Acting Constable : trainee light -- Shire of Bordescros
Creag MacGhilleAindrais, heavy, light, marshal and dogsbody -- Aneala/Abertridwr
Master Will Cumyn, OP, GT, GT, DW, OST, OSN, Senior Marshal -- Shire of Arrowsreach
Lady Eadaoin inghean ui Lochlainn, Seneschal -- Draks Fjord
Yad of St Kessog, heavy in training, archer in training -- College of St Kessog, Barony of Southron Gaard
Mistress Genna inghean Broainain ui Amoin, OP, OL, GoA, etc -- Stormhold
Richenza D'Assisi -- Southron Gaard
Makai, marshall, youth marshall, regional exchequer -- Atlantia
Sir Wolfram Flammenherz, Knight, Heavy Marshall, Rapier Marshall, occasional archer's target -- Barony of Stormhold
Karl Faustus von Aachen, Court Baron, Herald Extraordinary and Bard -- Politarchopolis
Jehan de Benne, war light, rapierist, target archer, ex tournament heavy and (not current) marshall of all -- Rowany & Aneala
Lady Siobhan inghean ui Dhonnabhain, Southern Region MoL, EK -- Barony of Iron Bog
Rioghan of Saarlands, senior marshal, squire to Sir Atar, light archer, heavy archer, full contact combatant, rapier authorised, gold nock, Queen's cypher x 2, Prince's cypher, Princess' cypher, ex Princess' Champion -- Arrowsreach
Aelfraed of shyrwode, Heavy, ex-marshall after 8 years of service -- Rising stone.
Mibanui bach merch Iudhail, Archer-in-training; wanting to be a future light combatant -- Stormhold/Krae Glas
Cormac Lenihan, Laurel, Heavy Marshal -- Krae Glas
Eilis O'Boirne, OP, OL; Senior Marshal (first War Marshal for the West); former Board Member and Society Seneschal, SCA Inc. -- West
Antonio di Rienzo, Order of the Silver Guard, Ordern des Linquistringes, Kingdom Rapier Marshal Drachenwald, Cut and Thrust Marshal, Archery Marshal, Combat Archery Marshal in Training -- West Dragoningshire, Drachenwald
Mistress Bliss of Teine, OP, Viscountess, GoA etc. Retired light -- Shire of Arrows Reach
Robert of Canterbury, GOA, Local marshal, Regional Castellan, Heavy, sometime fencer, ex light archer -- Thamesreach
Martin the Terrible, Scullery wench(?) and old relic -- College of Blessed Herman the Cripple
Sevastiiana Sadovnikova, Seneschal of Torlyon, Light in training -- Torlyon
Lord Gilbert de Montfort, Baronial Crossbow Champion -- Barony of Southron Gaard
Lord William of Llanwarne, Knight Marshal, Marshal-at-Large, former light combat archer, now armoured combatant -- Shire of the Two Seas, Drachenwald
Wolfgang Adolphus Jager, Laurel, Baronial Marshal -- Riverhaven
Keridwen the Mouse, Light/Heavy/Seige, Viscountess, ex-Baroness of Rowany, Pelican, Laurel -- Rowany
Cary -- Lionsgate, Antir
Kareina Talvi Tytär, Viscountess of Oertha, OL, Seneschal of the Barony of Ynys Fawr -- Ynys Fawr
Lady Quataryna de Montpelher -- Politarchopolis
Catherine de Bonifacio, Rapier, soon to be heavy -- Polit
Lord Ostin "the aimless" MacSheehan, Light Fighter - Let there be Lights! -- Shire of Ramsgaard, Kingdom of An Tir
Loyola Juan Sanchez Mendoza, knight, war bunny -- rowany
Egan Snorrison, Light /Heavy authorised -- House Drakkar, Rowany
Isabetta Bernardi, Rapier combatant, light in training -- Shire of Darton
Thaddeus Blayney, Pelican, Court Baron, Heavy, sometime Light, Senior Marshal -- Colles Ardorum
Gilligan, Baronial Guard, light-in-training -- College of St Bartholomew
Ailionora ingen O'hOgain -- College of St Hieronymus
Andre de Montsegur, Abertridwr knight marshal, heavy fighter, inactive light. -- Abertridwr
Aminah bint Yusuf al-Zarqa, Hospit and Webscribe -- Radburne
Aldwin Seguin, AoA, GT, Authorising Rapier Marshal, Light, siege engine enthusiast -- Innilgard
Alatar the Bedlamite, Heavy -- Agaricus
Caterina Sansovino -- Rowany
Sir Willehelm von Tannenberg, KSCA, Baronial Reeve, Marshal -- Ildhafn
Isabel de Bainbridge -- Bordescros
Miihkali Kuuspää, heavyfighter -- Drachenwald, Aarnimetsä
Llwyd ap Madog, Range Marshall, Combat Archer, Webminister, Chronicler -- Shire of Bacchus Wood, Lochac
William de Tosny, Light, Former Seneschal & A&S officer -- River Haven
Sibella da Montefeltro, Reeve and wife of an ethusiastic light -- River Haven
Rodrigo, Light -- Dismal Fogs
Clara van de Keere, wife to the Baronial Captain of Archers -- Rowany
Hróðny Aradóttir, Baronial Herald -- River Haven
Lady Darby de Askote, aspiring light -- Aneala/Abetridwr
Duke Odo FitzHugh, KSCA -- Kingdom of Trimaris
Nerissa de Saye, Countess, Viscountess, Laurel, Herald, madrigal singer, ex-archer -- Thames Reach, Drachenwald. Formerly St Florian, Lochac.
Cara of Kirriemuir, Player for 15 years, currently interested in getting back into Light Combat BUT NOT Full Contact -- Bacchus Wood
Lord Benedict of Askerigge, Astrolabe herald, unpope, heavy & fencer, MIT for same -- Ildhafn
Katerine of Haydons Bridge -- Ynys Fawr
Josseline de la Cour, Baronial hospitaller & a light want-a-be -- River Haven
THL Artemisia da Quieto d'Arzenta, GoA, authorised heavy, warranted chirurgeon -- Colles Ardorum
THL Tomyris Nomadikos -- Barony of Madrone, Kingdom of An Tir
Lady Bella Lucia da Verona, Order of the Rose Leaf, web officer Lochac Tailors Guild -- Innilgard
Master Eric Bjornsson, OP, Knight Marshal of the Principality of the Mists,, Former War Marshal of the West, Heavy Fighter & Light Fighter -- Barony of Darkwood, Principality of the Mist, Kingdom of the West
Rannailt Beringer, Light, Cannoneer, Ballista -- Rowany
Lady Kira the Lighthearted of Rockfall, Wife of a very talented light fighter (who's been fighting for 17yrs) -- Barony of Lions Gate, Kingdom of An Tir
Marguerite de Moseleia, Honorable Lady, archer,yeoman to 3M's Baroness, working to be a heavy marshall -- Antir,Three Mountains, Portland, Or. USA
Jory Liskerett, Light, Assistant Reeve -- Shire of Bacchus Wood
Rainald FitzRenyard, Capt of Archery (Rowany), Grant of Arms Lochac Company of Archers -- Rowany
Brynach ap Rhys, Principality of Avacal Royal Archer -- Shire of Cold Keep
Scott, Singer, musician, potential archer. -- Southron Gaard
Aleyd Lubeck, light -- St Florian de la Riviere
Reinhard auf Burgdorf -- Ynys Fawr
Ulric Johansson, Mercenary, light, light marshal, authorised heavy -- House Drakkar, Rowany
Freiherr Tassilo von Rabennest, Baron of the Court of Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Drachenwald, GOA, former Baron of Drei Eichen, Combat archer ret., Light fighter ret., Yeoman of the Drachenwald Company of Archers -- Shire of Isengau
Mikael Mikaelavik Donskov, Lord Scum, AoA, Marshal, authorized heavy and light fighter -- Barony of Seagirt, principality of Tir Righ
Myfanwy Glanmorfa -- Montengarde, Avacal, An Tir
Thorvald Grimsson, OP, OL, ex-baron of Montengarde, former light archer (23 yrs) -- Montengarde, Avacal, An Tir
Lord Dalibor Krivoklatsky, Sgt.of Lions Gate, Man-at-arms to Prince Kheron Azov, Heavy fighter, junior heavy marshal, junior youth combat marshal -- Barony of Lions Gate, Principality of Tir Righ, Kingdom of An Tir
Dauphina del lago, Bard -- Montengarde
Robert the Innocent, AoA, Heavy fighter in training -- Wyverns Veldt/Rhuddglyn
Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen, OP et al, Admiral of the Southern Oceans, former Deputy Chair of the Grand Council of the SCA, Herald, bard former combatant in all three forms and marshall in all and holder of almost every office in the SCA at some level or other -- Ynys Fawr and Southron Gaard
Erik Knutsson Drake, MoAS -- Uma, Nordmark, Drachenwald
Torum The Hasty, heavy -- Riverhaven
Fridrikr Tomasson, Baron, Companion of the Pelican -- Barony of Thescorre, Kingdom of AEthelmearc
Cormac of Barsalloch, Herald, Heavy & Light In Training -- St. Malachy
Aylwin Greymane, Viscount, Don, GoA, OZIBOD secretary, former light marshal and one time light infantry champion of the College of St Christina the Astonishing -- Innilgard
Jarl Skeggi Hrafensfuri, Count, Knight, Senior Heavy Marshal, -- Kingdom of An Tir, Barony of Vulkenfeldt
Ute von Tangermunde, AOA, OST, Light , Marshall, Line Marshall, -- Stormhold
Titus Antonius Archelaus, Baron of Three Mountains, Antir, Sr Heavy Marschall, Rapier Marschall -- Baron of Three Mountains, Antir
Theodrik of Skane, Rattan and Misslie combatant, marshal -- Southern Shores, West
Owen of Torlyon -- Politarchopolis
Cedric MacRory, OLM, This is not from my office so I decline to state. -- West, Cynagua, Silver Desert
Alexandra Hartshorn, Chronicler, Chandler, event orgainiser, would-be-light if she got off her butt and got authorised -- Politarchopolis
Aelfred se leof, AoA, OGT, heavy archer, rapier marshal -- Colles Ardorum
Mercurio, Combat Archer, Archery marshall, 1st Captain of Archers of Polit., 1st Fencer in Lochac -- Politarchopolis
Hartmann Rogge, Knight of Drachenwald, OP, Viscount &c. Never fired an arrow in combat -- Nordmark, Drachenwald
Erik Sternschild -- Shire Uma, Nordmark, Drachenwald
Nigel of Southron Gaard, AoA , merchant/trader, carpender, bonecarver and aspiring light. -- Southron gaard
kore, combat archery -- uma, nordmark,drachenwald
HL Deicyn Moel AoA, GC, VW, JdL, GG, Senior Light Marshal, Senior Target Archery Marshal, -- Shire of Vinjar, Principality of Avacal, An Tir
HL Kenneth of Shaftesbury, Archery Champion for the Principality of Tir Righ -- Shire of Eisenmarche
HL Colm Dubh, Herald Extraordinaire, former marshal (heavy weapons) -- Darkwater, Trimaris
Adriana Michaels, armored fighter, baronial chronicler, and marshal in training -- Barony of Dun Carraig, Kingdom of Atlantia
Lady Litton Spoke, Mistress of Arrows -- Borealis
Tiane Nixon, my friend is a light =) -- Polit
Oriel of the Gypsies, OST, OLM, Royal cypher, long standing former Baronial officer -- Politarchopolis
Talia, From a household full of lights.... -- Dismal Fogs
Douglas Fitzwilliam, Heavy Combattant (Florentine) -- Stormhold
Æric the Penalt of Cumberland, Rapier marshall and fighter, aspiring light fighter -- Shire of LionsDale, Kingdom of An Tir
Toirdhaelbhach O'Corrain, ex light, ex marshal -- Innilgard
Fearghus Macildubh, Armoured Combatant -- Mendersham, Ansteorra
Alun of Jedburgh, Heavy fighter -- Politarchopolis, House des Cartes
Rhodri ap Tewdwr, Deputy Seneschal Kingdom of Lochac, Former Seneschal College of St Gildas, Herald at Large, Moderator Blazons elist., -- College of St Gildas, Barony of Ynys Fawr
Eve the Just, armed combatant -- Barony of Borealis, Principality of Avacal, Kingdom of An Tir
Dieterich von Kleinburg, Light, rapier, marshal -- Crikstow on Sea, Barony of Seagirt
Elspeth Caerwent, OP, OL, one day I'll be a light, I don't like being hit with a stick -- Krae Glas
Ysabeau Chanteuse (OP), Kitchen Steward, Event Steward, parent of 14yr old & 10yr old anxious to be banner-bearers, previous authorised light & heavy -- Politarchopolis
Eleyne de Comnocke, THL, Blue Lymphad Herald, non-combatant -- Ildhafn
Grinulf, Marchal of archers -- Frostheim, Drachenwald
Gryfen de Gesalonne, archer, fencer, light fighter/archer-in-training -- al-Barran, Outlands
Cristina Antonia Cortes -- Ynys Fawr
Garshta Pazyrykni, Reeve, heavy in training -- Innilgard, College of Blessed Herman
Claus Hebenstriet, Chronicler, Light, Heavy -- Ynys Fawr
Audun inn illi, Shire Constable, Marshall, Heavy Combatant -- Arrowsreach
Llewelyn ap Dafydd, OL, sometime heavy, once and future marshal -- Southron Gaard
Geffrey de Wulf, Light Archer, Marshal under Training -- Cluian
Berengar D'Avalos, Marshal, Heavy -- St Kessog/Southron Guard/Mainland Caid
Lady Ginevra Isabella Serafina della Visconti, Rapier combatant, Light sympathiser -- Southron Gaard
Piers of Malmesbury, Court baron, Laurel, light, heavy, rapier, senior marshal, light marshal, heavy marshal, authorising rapier marshal etc -- Krae Glas
Eloise Darnell, Someone who remembers when there was going to be tennis balls on the end of arrows. It was sheer silliness, and so is this. -- Lemming Household, Barony of Rowany
Nicola of St. Kessog, Heavy in Training, Archer in Training -- Collage of St Kessog, Southron Gaard
Aeron Lasair, Lapsed light -- Rowany
Duchess Megan nic Alister of Thornwood, Duchess of the West, Viscountess of the MIsts, senior marshal, former authorized light non-contact fighter, and heavy fighter (retired due to health) -- Kingdom of the West
Ysabeau of Stowe, Siege engineer -- Canton of Stowe on the Wowld
Thorald Inn Suðreyski, Reeve, Beginning Heavy, Siege Engineer -- Southron Gaard
Æðelred Willelms sune, Deputy Master of Arrows -- Baroney of Borealis, Avacal, An Tir.
Tatianitska Iaroslavna, Protege -- Canton of Stowe on the Wowld, in the Barony of Forwany
Finnr of St Kessog -- St Kessog
Robin Bowman, Target archery marshal, intending to authorise as combat archer -- Glen Rathlin, Drachenwald
Ciaran Faolchara, OP -- Ynys Fawr
Rodger -- Politarchopolis, Lochac
Waltheof Godwinesson, Baronial Marshal, Heavy fighter -- Rowany
Lord Padraic Lowther, AoA, RC, former light, current heavy, lately Senschal of St Ursula -- College of St Ursula
Jean-Loup de Fribois, ex-combat archer, rapier fighter -- Harpelestane
Anne of Lincoln, AoA, heavy in training, Innilgard chronicler -- Innilgard
Athestan Of Wortham, Earl Marshal, Drachenwald; but speaking privately here -- Turmstadt, Drachenwald
Matsuyama Yoshitoshi, OP -- Shire of Darton
Ameline Giffard, Seneschal of St Ursula, Light In Training -- St Ursula, Rowany
Katherne von Risna, former college seneschal -- Rowany
Gareth Robertson, Light Archer -- Cluain
Raichbhe Walkman, no rank -- Rowany
Sir Robert Gordon, Marshal -- Rowany
Emrys Tudor, Lochac Kingdom Seneschal -- Ildhafn
Elswyth of Bery, member -- Ynys Fawr
Raymond of Annan, OP, Senior marshal of 24 years standing, heavy and light fighter -- Agaricus
Eydís, Seneschal -- College of St Kessog, Southron Gaard
Ulfrikr inn Hrafn, SCA Inc Deputy Treasurer, SCAA Inc (SA) Treasurer, SCA Ltd Company Secretary & Treasurer -- Lochac
Lorccan Ruadh, Captain of Acrchers Politarchropilos, Rapier combatant and marshal, Target Archery Marshal and Period Participant, Light Combatant. -- Politarchropilos
Consatance de Coligny, Spectator of mixed and siege combat!! -- Cluain
Bleddyn ap Gyver, heavy, light, marshal of colles ardorum -- colles ardorum
Lord Baxton du Glonn (john buckstan de glonn), Squire to Sir Inigo Missaglia, militiaman Ildhafn, Company of St. George, Head of the Household Duglonn, heavy fighter of 11yrs or so, archer -- Canton of Cluain, Ildhafn
Count Padraig Gliadrach O'Ceallaigh, KSCA, former regional marshal of Nordmark, Heavy and Fencing Marshal -- Shire of Juneborg, Principality of Nordmark, Kingdom of Drachenwald
Damien Whitespear, Heavy-in-training, light-in-training, marshal-in-training, Shire Reeve -- Incipient Shire of Radburne
Ratimir Sumorokov Ismailobrat, Heavy fighter -- Mordenvale
Gabriel Kalothetos, Lord -- Bordescros / Polit
Sigmund Spelmann, archer, siege crew, light, Cordon Rouge Herald -- Politarchopolis
Adam the Renegade, Heavy, Marshal, Seneschal -- Shire of Colles Ardorum (proposed)
Kazimira Suchenko, tried most things at least once, including fighting heavy -- Shire of Darton
Kane Greymane, Director SCAA Ltd. Viscount, Knight & Pelican -- Abertridwr
Avery of the Wode, Shire Constable, want to be light and heavy -- Torlyon
Lady Joanna of the Beechwoods, ORL, PF, Light, Dance Teacher and Musician -- Politarchopolis
Lady Dominica de Zeragoza, Light fighter -- Mordinvale
HL Baron Master Brusi of Dragonvale, light and heavy fighter, marshal (both), former Principality Archer of Lochac, West Kingdom Ambassador to Lochac -- Arrowsreach
Sir Torg o'Hawkhurst Knight, Pelican, Baron, Baron of Rowany 5 years, Co author of the Lochac Light infantry rules, -- Rowany
Col WhiteSpear, Chronicler, Herald, Assistant Reeve, Heavy, Marshal-in-Training, Light-in-Training -- Incipient Shire of Radburne
Maighstir Pedair MacPharlain na Cluain Bige, OP, Former Light, Trainer of Lights, On Field Herald, etc -- Stormhold
Lady Adeline de Montfort, AOA, ORoli,Head of Lochac Cooks Guild and heavy planning on re-authorising -- Agaricus
Ysabella Vitale, Captain of the Huntsmen, TAM -- Politarchopolis
Cairistiona inghean Raghnaill, Pelican -- Bordescros
Darken der Braun -- Rowany
Arianna of Longner -- Rowany
Teffania Tuckerton, fights with needle and thread -- Krae Glas
Avril of Didham, Recent Seneschal -- St Kessog Proto College
Gabrielle of the marshes, Captain of fence Polit, ex seneschal St Aldhelm, light, -- StAldhelm, Polit
Eadie Porterose, Seneschal of college of St. Malachy, light in training, rapier fighter in training, -- St. Malachy / Colles Ardorum
Thomas Baccus, Barony Deputy Marshal -- Mordenvale
Henry Fox, Don, Guild Master of Defence, Court Baron -- St Florian de la Riviere
Sabine de Bernewelle, Editor - Cocaktrice (the Lochac Arts and Scineces Magazine), Alefoundre Herald, Chronicler for my Barony, ex-Hospitaller (light combat was a real selling point). -- Barony of Mordenvale
Anselm de Calabria, Deputy Marshal Light -- Barony of Ynys Fawr
Francesca Martini, Seneschal, Lists Officer -- Shire of Darton
Alasdhr MacGillEthain of Duart , Seneschal of Cairnfell, future Seneschal of Stormhold, Heavy, Marshal -- Cairnfell, Stormhold
Emilio de Batista -- Southron Gaard
Orm Ragnarrson, member, ex hospitaller, Stormhold. -- Stormhold
VIscountess Eleanor Lytylhalles, OL -- Stormhold
Laufey, Long term active Light, Light Marshal, Heavy Marshal, AOA -- Innilgard
Guenevere of Saint Kilda, noncombatant -- Darton
Konusch von Eltz, Light -- Politarchopolis
Elizabeth Beaumont, Seneschal of the College of St Aldhelm -- Politarchopolis
Yseult de Lacy, Laurel, former archer -- Dismal Fogs
Aelfwyn Elswith, 20 yr member, many roles -- Crois Brigite, Atlantia
Voletta Foscari, participant -- Barony of Montengarde, Principality of Avacal, Kingdom of An Tir
Baroness Belphoebe de Givet, Siege Marshal and combat archer -- Barony of Ponte Alto
Agmund Stoltefoth, Lord, Deputy Kingdom Chronicler, Local MoAS, Local Herald -- Shire of Holmrike, Principality of Nordmark, Kingdom of Drachenwald
Maeve ni Iasachta, AoA, OST, ORL, Rowany Chronicler, DAnce teacher, un-current light and heavy -- Rowany
LLewen the Unruly, Ex-Laurel, current rank of Lord I think -- Rowany
Mistress Aislinn de Valence, Founding Baroness Innilgard
Sven the Stormdriven, OP, etc, third Baron of Stormhold; ex-Knight Marshal of Lochac --Krae Glas
Francesca -- Dismal Fogs
Question: How many Dreamers does it take to change a light ban?
Answer: For Lochac, just one, its Earl Marshal. Though, officially, "lights" are now
"plumed combatants" here, ok? As for the other affected Kingdoms, your mileage may vary. But if
a precedent is of any use to you, it now exists!
Herewith statistics on all those who expressed their concern via Fiat Lux:
Signatories: 418 Comments: 264 Messages: 66
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News updates
December 2, 2006: The Lochac Earl Marshal, Sir Gregory, has published a draft set of plume rules for consultation.
October 20: SCAToday.net followup on the issue
October 16: Plume Negotiations Successful!
Lochac's Earl Marshal, Sir Gregory, has announced that he
has reached an agreement with the SEM on a special set of "plume rules"
for only the Kingdom of Lochac which preserve archers and banner bearers who
may not legally be hit. The already-announced increases in armour minima will still apply.
The text of Sir Gregory's announcement
may be found here.
Stats as of December 8:
Signatories: 418
Comments: 264
Messages to BoD or SEM: 66
October 14: Fiat Lux story on SCAToday.net
October 12: Duchess' initiative surpasses lights ban (humour)
October 9: A woodcut cartoon on the issue?
Random Comment
"I have fought as both a light and as a heavy, and they are two totally
different experiences. They are however both excellent fun, and all they
need to work together successfully is a little care and thought from both
sides. The removal of non contact participants from the game removes the
necessity for either of the above.
Now that's what I call dangerous.
" Maeve ni Iasachta, AoA, OST, ORL, Rowany Chronicler, Dance teacher, un-current light
and heavy -- Rowany
Read more comments here...
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At this time,with a resolution published to all but the armour standard changes, further specific action is not being requested. An examination of the process by which the original rule changes were made has been requested in several quarters.
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What is the current status?
On October 16, 2006, Lochac's Earl Marshal, Sir Gregory of Lochswan,
announced an agreement
with the SEM which applies only to Lochac. It allows for "plumed combatants" who cannot be hit under any circumstances, and with engagement and killing rules with very little change from current Lochac practice (details are in the draft rules published on the above page in December 2006).
The plume agreement explicitly includes light-style archers (if they so desire) and banner bearers. Although siege crew are not mentioned explicitly, it presumably also allows them to still wear a plume if they so desire.
Note that the new rules permit an archer to not wear plumes and
instead carry a melee weapon to use in normal heavy combat after their missile weapon is no longer
usable. Because they are not wearing a plume, they would be killed in the normal "heavy" fashion
at all times. Like all heavies, they also have the option to yield to avoid being struck.
The new announcement makes it clear that the increase in armour standards
to Society full-contact minima will apply to all war combatants from August 1st, 2008, including
those wearing plumes.
Note that there has been no recent threat to the wooden arrow shafts, "Riverhaven" blunts and mesh
used in Lochac; it was agreed by the SEM in August that Lochac has an exemption permitting
these long-standing variations from Society combat archery norms.
What armour upgrades are involved?
Less than you might think; some Lochac lights already wear Society full-contact minima. However,
for a typical light, the upgrades might involve:
- Helms -- ensuring that there is strong (16ga or equivalent -- not just mesh) steel
preventing a 25mm dowel from entering your face-plate - so some existing helms might need bars added.
- Elbows and knees -- taking whatever existing padding you wear and adding hard elbow or knee cops covering the points
of the joints, or making new joint protection from scratch.
The hard layers need to be 18 ga steel or 3.6mm hardened leather or two layers of 3.6mm unhardened leather, or equivalent.
- Hands -- gauntlets (or half-gauntlets) with a similar level of protection to the above (i.e. hardened layer and padding layer)
which cover the back and wrist of both hands. The fingers and thumb may be exposed on each hand.
"Archers gauntlets", consisting of ice hockey gloves with the fingers cut off, or equivalent, are
specifically allowed.
See the resources slowly accumulating on
this Marshallate page
for design patterns, sources of armour, etc. Also talk to your local marshal, armourer and/or leather-smith.
What about banner bearers and siege crew?
Sir Gregory's announcement of
the outcome of his "plume negotiations" explicitly mentions plumed banner-bearers who must wear
Society-minimum armour and carry no weapon at any time. Therefore, there should be
no noticeable change from current Kingdom practice.
Plumed siege crew are not mentioned in the initial announcement, but this is likely
to be no more than a temporary oversight.
How did this all come about?
Here's an outline of significant events as best we can understand them. This information remains
provisional and will be edited if more comes in.
- For at the past 15-20 years, Lochac's style of combat archery play has differed from Society norms
with respect to the mesh, wooden arrows and the "Riverhaven Mk II" blunts. This made it more effective,
arguably more interesting, and certainly more popular than in most or all other Kingdoms.
- At least one attempt was made to abolish our special archery rules during the 1990s, but was
unsuccessful in the face of much local resistance. Therefore, at the time we became a Kingdom, it
was well understood and accepted that Lochac had a special archery format and that this was exempted
from arbitrary change by the Society. But, if the exact details of this exemption were ever
documented, this documentation has not turned up in recent months.
- In late 2003, the then-SEM introduced higher armour standards for lights across the Society,
effectively bringing them into line with the minimum requirements for full-contact armour.
However, the changes were not applied in Lochac. It appears at present that there is no evidence
that the then-EM of Lochac was formally consulted about the changes before
they went into effect, which raises a question as to their validity under
the SCA-SCAA affiliation agreement.
- Earlier this year (2006), the current SEM, Duke Hrothgar, commenced discussions among
Kingdom EMs concerning his desire to abolish non-contact combatants from the Society rules.
Lochac's then-EM knew of this discussion, but believed that the protection of our unique form
of combat applied to this area as well, and thus thought Lochac's lights would not be affected.
- Soon after Sir Gregory became Lochac Earl Marshal, the non-contact proposal became
the SEM's firm policy. Sir Gregory contacted the SEM concerning our exemption,
and it was only at that point that a clear difference was discovered between Lochac's and
the Society's view of the scope of the exemption. The discrepancy over armour changes also became apparent.
- Sir Gregory consulted with a number of key officers in Lochac and opened discussions
with the SEM. When these did not bear early fruit, he decided the best course
was to personally discuss the matter in detail with the SEM at Pennsic. As a result,
he was able to obtain formal acknowledgement that Lochac had permanent protection from
changes to our wooden arrows, mesh and blunts. He was also able to obtain a two year delay on the
other changes -- both the historic armour changes and the abolition of non-contact combatants.
But at the time, the SEM did not agree to exemptions for Lochac in either area beyond the
two-year grace period.
- On returning from Pennsic, Sir Gregory made the first of the announcements you can find on
the Marshallate website
and began exploring the "plume proposal" as a way of minimising the changes required
to our on-field killing conventions after August 2008, when "lights" will no longer exist as a distinct
category of combatant.
- In mid-September, the Fiat Lux campaign was launched as an expression of deep concern in Lochac and
elsewhere at the announced changes and the process by which they were shaped. It rapidly gathered over 400
signatories and 250 comments from gentles around the world, and resulted in at least sixty personal comments
being sent to the SCA Inc. Board of Directors and/or the SEM.
- On October 16, 2006, Sir Gregory announced an agreement
with the SEM which applies only to Lochac. The agreement provided for "plume rules" which appear to substantially
maintain current Lochac practice, including banner bearers. Draft rules were published for comment on December 2, 2006. However, the previously-mentioned increase
in armour standards will still be required as of August 1, 2008.
- Some members of the Marshallate and armour-making community are actively looking for optimal solutions
to the required armour upgrades.
- Serious questions remain and are being pursued with SCA Inc. both by individuals and by the two
national SCA-affiliated groups within Lochac concerning the process involved in the
formulation and introduction of the original rule changes.
Who is behind Fiat Lux?
Fiat Lux was conceived by Bartholomew Baskin and strongly supported by the assembled
Baronages of the Kingdom of Lochac. But particular thanks are due to:
- Bethan of Brockwood, whose passionate concern tipped the balance
- katherine kerr of the Hermitage, who came up with the name (yep, we know the Latin isn't pluralised)
- Hrothgar aet Gytingbroce for his stalwart enthusiasm for the cause
- Yolande Kesteven, fount of much inspiration and information
- Inigo Missaglia who suggested we support photos and also a rotating comment box
- Madeliene de Bourgogne and Catalina Orosol who each suggested important improvements for visitors who are less familiar with the issue
- Gwennie, the Shambles list-boss, who suggested a button for people to push if they have sent their message(s)
- ...and anyone who has signed up, left a comment or suggestion, or helped spread the word!
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