Before, and Spring War

Before Spring War I finished my time as Politarchopolis baronial marshal and did a comprehensive handover with Clifford Aschburner (Joe). I had attended the office for 30 months, and armoured combat grew a little in the time despite plague, and there were no major and almost no minor injuries of safety breaches. Clifford was delayed by other events, and thanked my with a box of chocolates, I will try and pay forward this kindness when I next get a quality handover!

I have been advising and educating many, many people on armour, and performing small commissions to ensure more people can safely and economically enjoy armoured combat.

Spring War

I fought the tournament and the afternoon of war and performed my duty as a knight, taking part and observing our combatants. There was much to be seen, and much skill from many newer faces. It was a joy to behold.

Sunday morning I felt fuzzy in the head, as I did when I had the plague, so I decide not to push harder than that after a very active day. I noticed Baron Saint Florian unable to take the field due to armour failure, so I offered a cloth lendenier I had made, as his had broken on the field. He said it sat lower than his normal one but it did the job admirable and he took the field for the Sunday afternoon sessions.

Mistress Joie and I have put forward our nomination to become Politarchopolis Baron and Baroness, so I sought the counsel of those who had done the job before.

After lunch I volunteered to help in the kitchen, so I lifted and carried and then kneaded dough, and that evening I cooked the dough on the hotplate for the assembled populace. I did this under the capable instruction of Isolde of Mordenvale.

 April 2022

This month I have begun my labours as a protégé. To please my Master I have been Marshal in Charge at Rowany Festival 2022. I will write my reports in earnest once the laggards pass their written accounts along. I edge marshalled the war scenarios on Sunday, and tournament marshalled both the armoured and unarmoured lists of the Auction tournaments. 

To my shame due to illness and the illness of my dogsbody's wife I was unable to make the breaking of camp. For this I hope I am not beaten too harshly.

This day I registered for a 'working with vulnerable people card' that I may server the Kingdom by training younger combatants. It is my hope that they thrive under my tutelage.   

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Today I am training people in hand and a half (bastard sword). There was interest from the captain of archers in becoming a medium. The hand and a half allows an archer to have a single, simple blade, and have a good chance of defending and attacking in a war. I will start with a "Lichtenauer basics" class and then move into war tactics.

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Today I received my final RF MiC report, so I can read it and put together my own report

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I have received interest in being my deputy, so I may not have the Politarchopolis office after July 1, 2023. My two years will be well and truly up by then. I'm contemplating having an 'officer break' for a while. (until something really juicy comes up.)

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His Best and Worst Protégé

At Rowany Festival 2022 Aymer de Mannvers was elevated to the Order of the Pelican, making him a peer of the Kingdom of Lochac.

Two days later he took me as his first, best, and worst protege. I hold this title until he chooses others to join me, and then I will be measured again.

I will strive to do the will of my master, and will bend my back to the labours he devises.

As you can tell by this journal that I have my letters. I also wish to serve my Master, my Kingdom and the Society we all enjoy as best I can until breath leaves my body.