Good gentles of Drachenwald!
It is once again time for us to seek heirs to the Crown, by time-honored combat! The tournament will take place on 10 October in the fair lands of Unikankare in the Barony of Aarnimetsa.
If you would like to participate in the tournament, please submit your Letter of Intent to the Crown and Kingdom Seneschal, no later than midnight on 10 September. The preferred way to submit your LoI is via our webform on the Drachenwald forms page, or you can go directly to the Letter of Intent form itself.
Just a reminder, requirements for participation (per Kingdom Law) are:
7.02.2.1 Each competitor in the Crown Tournament must be fighting for a prospective consort. The competitor and prospective consort are referred to as “Participants” in these laws.
7.02.2.2 Participants must be able to fulfill the duties of the Crown as outlined in 2.02.
7.02.2.3 Participants must be acceptable to the Crown and declare their intent to participate in a letter submitted to the Crown and Kingdom Seneschal 30 days prior to the date scheduled for Crown List. The Participants’ letter of intent must include at least:
- 7.02.2.3.1 Proof of membership (as described in Corpora IV.A.2)
- 7.02.2.3.2 Proof of current fighter authorisation for the competitor.
- 7.02.2.3.3 The modern and SCA names of the Participants along with their address(es) and other contact information.
7.02.2.4 Participants must both be present at the Crown Tournament.
7.02.2.5 Participants must be at least eighteen years old on the day of the Tournament.
7.02.2.6 The Participants may not be Territorial Coronets, nor the Crown’s appointed representatives of a Crown Principality (such as Viceroy and/or Vicereine), at the time of the Crown Lists or at any time during their tenure as successor or Drachenwald Crown.
7.02.2.7 Each person must be a member of the SCA or any appropriate affiliate organisation, and must have access to the Dragon’s Tale. The Victor and Consort must maintain their membership without lapse, throughout their tenure as Royal Heirs and Crowns.
7.02.2.8 The intent of a residency requirement is to ensure that participants in the Crown List are familiar with Drachenwald culture, traditions, and customs and that they understand the unique aspects of our Kingdom. Therefore the residency requirements for all participants are:
- 7.02.2.8.1 Participants must have resided in Drachenwald for the six months preceding the Crown List entered.
- 7.02.2.8.2 Each participant must have attended at least six published events held in Drachenwald within the 24 months preceding the Crown Tournament.
- 7.02.2.8.2.1 One of the events must be recent (within 6 months before the Crown Tournament).
- 7.02.2.8.2.2 One of the events must have been longer ago (between 6 and 24 months before the Crown Tournament).
- 7.02.2.8.3 On a case by case basis, if the Sovereign, Consort and Kingdom Seneschal, all agree, the Requirements for Participation in 7.02.2.8.1 and 7.02.2.8.2 may be waived.
7.02.3 Each Participant will sign a statement, prior to the tournament, saying that they meet the requirements for membership (as stated in Corpora, part IV) and other requirements as listed above. This statement will be kept by the Seneschal’s Office until the end of the Victor’s reign.
6.05.10 Any person holding a Baronial fief in Drachenwald may participate in the Crown List and, if applicable, a Coronet List. They are required to submit the name of an acceptable candidate for Vicar with other documentation required for participation in the Crown or Coronet List. Should the Baronial rulers be victorious in the Crown or Coronet Tournament, the Vicar assumes responsibility for the Barony immediately. The Vicar must conduct a polling for the new Baronial rulers within 90 days.
Long live the Crown of Drachenwald!
In Service to Drachenwald & the Dream,
Tyndall
Baron Colin Tyndall de ffrayser
Seneschal, Drachenwald