Court Of Their Majesties Matthias And Æsa Feilinn at Kingdom Bardic Champions and Isle du Dragon Dormant Baronial Investiture
In public consistory, at the time of the solemn and royal court held at the Barony of l’Ile du Dragon Dormant, a brilliant assembly of dukes, counts and barons being in session, and a very great multitude of nobles and commoners standing before the most serene lord Matthias, King of the East, and Æsa feilinn, the Queen, for the purpose of exhibiting the fullness of justice to each person, the said king and the said queen, according to law, did do and cause to be done the following:
Item: Their Majesties and His Highness exchanged gifts with the Baron and Baroness of l’Isle du Dragon Dormant and with their most noble guest, Her Royal Highness Katalena of the Middle Kingdom.
Item: Their Majesties permitted Their Excellences Reinhart and Leana to conduct their last court as Baron and Baroness of l’Isle du Dragon Dormant.
Item: Their Majesties accepted the retirement of Reinhart and Leana from the Baronial Seats.
Item: Their Majesties then invested Reinhart Basarab Draculesti as a Court Baron, as memorialized in a document authored by Shadiyah al-Zahra and calligraphed and illuminated by Uaine as Ar n-Eilean-ne.
Item: Their Majesties invested Leana Doucet as a Court Baroness, as memorialized in a document authored by Shadiyah al-Zahra and calligraphed and illuminated by Uaine as Ar n-Eilean-ne.
Item: Their Majesties summoned Cacht Mhòr inghean Mhic an Mhadaidh and Sile Dhubh inghean Mhic an Mhadaidh to stand before the Tyger Thrones and accept the coronets and responsibilities of Baronesses of l’Isle du Dragon Dormant.
Item: Their Majesties accepted the fealty of the excellent and illustrious new Baronesses of Ruantallan.
Item: Their Majesties called forth their Bardic Champions to describe the day’s competition to chose their successors.
Whereupon, Their Majesties adjourned their Court until the hour of Vespers, and then conducted such new business as follows:
Item: His Majesty summoned forth his Bard, Taliesin Peregrinator, and dismissed him from his post with thanks for his service.
Item: His Majesty appointed Reinhart Basarab Draculesti as Sovereign’s Bard, as attested in a document authored by Estgar æt Hrofeceastre and calligraphed and illuminated by Katherine Barr of Cumberland. Her Majesty also gifted the said Reinhart with an etched pendant created by Holev Disgratiov.
Item: Her Majesty summoned forth her Bard, Estgar æt Hrofeceastre, and dismissed him from his post with her thanks for his service.
Item: Her Majesty appointed Astrapia Gorgopa as Consort’s Bard, as attested in a document authored by Estgar æt Hrofeceastre and calligraphed and illuminated by Katherine Barr of Cumberland. Her Majesty also gifted the said Astrapia with an etched pendant created by Holev Disgratiov.
Item: Their Majesties endowed the following youth of the East with the tokens of the Order of Tyger’s Eye as recognition of their artistic achievements:
Alistar of l’Isle du Dragon Dormant
Rose of l’Isle du Dragon Dormant
Gus McHaley
Item: Their Majesties gifted Chatricam Meghanta alias Marguerite ingen Lachlainn with the Award of the Golden Lyre as token of the great skill and talent shown in her performance this day.
Item: Their Majesties gifted Gavin Kent with the Award of the Golden Lyre as token of the great skill and talent shown in his performance this day.
Item: Their Majesties charged Pellandres dit le Frère with the running of the Toybox for an eager passel of children.
Item: Their Majesties summoned Katsura Jin before the assembled Court, whereupon they awarded Arms to the said Jin, the which award was attested in a document authored by Shadiyah al-Zahra and calligraphed and illuminated by Camille des Jardins.
Item: His Majesty endowed the good and notable Vindiorix Ordovix with the Sovereign’s Order of Excellence.
Item: Their Majesties called Leana Doucet to appear before them once again, and, in recognition of her skill at rapier, invested her with the Order of the Golden Rapier, as memorialized in a document authored by Tadea Isabetta di Bruno and calligraphed and illuminated by Robin dit Dessaint.
Item: Her Majesty gifted Camille des Jardins with the Consort’s Cypher.
Item: Their Majesties welcome newcomers to the Society with gifts of mugs.
Item: Their Majesties elevated Corotica merkka Senebelanae to the Order of the Laurel, to the great acclaim of the aforenamed Order and the populace, as memorialized in a document created by Kolfinna Valravn.
Item: Their Majesties elevated Hakan Al Bashir Abdallah to the Order of the Chivalry, to the great acclaim of the aforenamed Order and the populae, as memorialized in a document created by Syrine al-Sakina bint Hourya.
Item: Their Majesties thanked their hosts the Barony of l’Isle du Dragon Dormant and the staff who had worked to provide the day’s festivities.
I do hereby bear witness and upon the strength of my signature confirm that the aforesaid was done upon February 24, in the 58th year of the Society.
Kirsa Oyutai, Badger Herald
Witnesseth:
Khayra bint Sa’id
Godfroy de Falaise
Eginhard d’Aix la Chapelle
Gavin Kent
Leonete d’Angely