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Lochac Kingdom Signs

Lochac Awards and Orders, Lochac Awards Guide

• AWARD

  • General

    • Award of Arms, signed as... [(fs)AOA)] Device, Symbol; a beginner's award, a basic award - a Society-wide award given by the royalty. Recipients can use the title “Lord” or “Lady” before their names. The Kingdom Orders of Merit convey an Award of Arms to the recipient, if they are not already armigerous.

    • Court Baronies

      • The titles of Court Baron and Court Baroness may be offered to those the Crown wishes to honor. These titles carry with them an Award of Arms. An Award of Arms may be given as a separate award, or in conjunction with the Orders of Achievement:

      • Orders of Achievement

        • Lochac Order of Grace, signed as.... - given by the Queen for exceptional courtesy. Only one may be awarded each reign. The token, made by the previous recipient of the award, is an embroidered favor with the order's badge: Gules, a hind courant Or between three mullets of six points argent.

        • Order of the Lily, signed as... - given for achievement in the arts and sciences.

        • Order of the Golden Sword, signed as... - given for achievement in the field of heavy fighting. (Formerly known as the Hasta Belli.)

        • Order of the Golden Tear, signed as.... - given for substantial and considerate service to the Kingdom.

        • Order of the Miles Regni, signed as.... - given to those who have supported the army of Lochac in any significant manner, including siege weapons and non-contact participants. (translates to "Soldier of the Kingdom".)

        • Order of the Nock, signed as.... - given for achievement in the field of archery and/or missile combat. The award is presented on a red ribbon for target archery, and on a green ribbon for missile combat.

        • Order of the Hector, signed as.... - given for excellence in equestrian activities.

        • Order of the Prometheus, signed as.... - given for excellence in teaching.

        • Order of the Rapier, signed as... - given for achievement in the field of Rapier fighting.

    • Grant of Arms (GoA); a mid-level award, average; signed as... - The Royalty may choose to give Grants of Arms along with the titles Court Baron and Baroness. Grants of Arms also accompany the eight Kingdom Orders of High Merit (below), and occasionally, a Grant of Arms is given as a stand-alone award. The Crown may bestow a Grant of Arms to any individual whose substantial, unremitting, and excellent service or ability is of great value to the Kingdom. Grants of Arms also accompany the following Polling Orders of Distinction:

      • Lochac Company of Archers, signed as... -  given to those who have demonstrated high achievement, chivalry, and service to the Kingdom in the field of archery. The members of this Company shall promote and encourage their art within the Kingdom of Lochac. They advise the Earl Marshal and the Archery Marshal on, and do research into, aspects of the art of missile weapons including combat standards, tactics, marshalling, training, period research, qualification and competition.

      • Order of the White Scarf of Lochac, signed as... - given to those who have demonstrated high achievement, chivalry, and service to the Kingdom in unarmored (rapier) combat. The members of the order shall promote and encourage their art within the Kingdom. They advise the Earl Marshal and the Marshall Rapier on, and do research into, all aspects of the art of rapier combat. It is a tradition in Lochac to address members of the Order as "Don" or "Doña".

    • Patent of Arms (PoA); a top-level award, above-average, signed as... - The heirs to the kingdom poll all Patent-holding royal peers in the kingdom to determine whether the departing royalty should be awarded Patents of Arms when they descend the thrones, if they do not already have them. The heirs also consult the members of the Order of the Rose to determine if the consort will be inducted into that order. 

  • Non-armigerous awards

    • The following awards and orders do not convey arms:

      • Order of the Rowan, signed as.... - given to those who have displayed exceptional and consistent grace and courtesy to all. It is named after the first recipient, Mistress Rowan Perigrynne. The order's badge is: A cinquefoil per pale vert and argent.

      • Order of the Silver Helm, signed as... - given to those combatants who consistently present a good-looking and period appearance on the field. (formerly the Shining Helm.)

      • Order of the Southern Cross, signed as... - given to recognize service to the Kingdom by those who are not citizens of Lochac. (in process of being renamed "The Cross of Lochac".)

      • Prix Jongleur, signed as... - given to those whose performances consistently entertain the populace of the Kingdom.

      • Royal Cyphers, signed as... - given to those people who have been thoughtful and helpful to the Crown during their reign. May also be given as a King's Cypher or a Queen's Cypher.

      • The Mouse Guard, signed as... - given to children aged 4 to 13 years, to recognize their contributions to the kingdom.

      • Order of the Pride of Lochac, signed as... given to groups (such as households) who have, as a group, made noteworthy contributions to the kingdom.