East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Greetings to the populace of the East Kingdom, In this time when members are expressing the urgent political matters of their daily lives more widely within the Society, We wish to address several related concerns which have been brought to Us recently. We remind everyone that Our message is not about political views. The diversity …
I’m pleased to announce that a draft of the 2020 East Kingdom Fencing Rules is now available for commentary from the populace for the next 30 days. The draft includes introductory matter detailing the major changes in this revision and identifying the differences between East Kingdom and Society rules. Please provide any feedback to me …
A tremendous number of SCA-related activities have been going on at home and are being shared on the internet on various platforms with the hashtag #SCAatHome. The SCA corporate office has been curating a weekly collection of highlights, starting on Mar. 24. You can find them all on the corporate web site: This week’s post: …
My dearest East, While We know that some activities and parts of our game have slowed or stopped during these interesting times, we also know that there are still many people who should be recognized for their contributions to our Kingdom. Their Highnesses and I would love to be able to recognize more people, but …
Have you participated yet in the SCA on-line Census? You don’t have to be a current paid member to have your voice heard, but you do have to do it today. Today (June 21) is the final day of the participation period. If you have not completed it yet, click this link to get started: …
Greetings to the East Kingdom, Some members of the Chivalry recently got together for a virtual meeting to discuss what we can do to actively help diversify the Chivalry of the East specifically. Through a lengthy discussion, we came to the conclusion that the first step is to educate ourselves, and anyone else willing to …
The College of Arms’ New Voluntary Free Change Policy As part of the Society College of Arms’ ongoing efforts to deal with developing standards on offensive names and armory, the Laurel Queen of Arms has announced a new policy allowing free changes for certain previously registered names and armory. On the April 2020 Cover Letter, …
EASTERN RESULTS FROM THE APRIL 2020 LoAR (FINAL HERALDIC DECISIONS) (These are the FINAL Society-level decisions on submissions from the East, reflecting what has actually been registered or returned. – Mistress Alys Mackyntoich, Heraldry Editor) The Society College of Arms runs on monthly cycles and letters. Each month, the College processes name and armory submissions …
Greetings East Kingdom! Just because there’s no events doesn’t mean there’s not things happening. I’m pleased to tell you all that I’ve gotten a promotion! Lady Maryna Borowska is taking over the Mosaic Herald (Kingdom level) notifications, and I’ve moved up to Mural Herald (Society and final) notifications. That means that, and I am *so* …
To all Kingdom Seneschals, I want to reiterate a statement my predecessor issued a few years ago on the issue of doxxing any SCA participant. I want to alert all of the SCA Crowns and officers (Kingdom and local group officers) that Doxxing (i.e. the posting or distribution of personal private information like SSNs, Tax Returns, Drivers …