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Creating a society/order?

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Sir Edward:

Yep, I certainly would like it to be open to members both near and far, though obviously it'll be easier for those of us that are located near each other to be participatory in terms of events and the like.

Sir Patrick:
If we can't find a heraldric beast to use, why not go with someone who was the personification of chivalry itself:  William Marshall?  "The Order of the Marshall" has a nice ring to it, and his heraldry wasn't to shabby either.

Sir Matthew:
That is nice.

Sir Brian:
That is very good Red Knight. Since discovering him in my research he undoubtedly was the very embodiment of chivalry.

Yes I very much concur with the moniker and the heraldry.  :)

SirNathanQ:
Wow. This is pretty damn awesome. A actually am a knight w/ an order, but it's only a ceremonial thing. A real legit order would be sweet.
I cast my vote in with the lot of Order of the Marshall. That would also make for a great historical educating of general public moment.
(Average Joe):"Why did you pick that name?" (Us):"(proceeds to launch into a bio of Willie M's life and why he embodies chivalry)"

I think for the garb we should have a 10ft rule, and go w/ what was historically plausible. The person should pick a time frame and we judge plausibility based on that. (So we don't get some guys looking like the new robin hood movie running around w/ hauberk, surcoat and a sallet  :o At the same time, we wouldn't be banning some poor crusading knight for sporting a haubergeon. :P)
And for guys sporting innacurate forms of armour, such as Jake & Jon would pass, some knight might have had a funky fashion sense w/ his plate.
and were not trying to kill each other, so I think material shouldn't be a concern as long as it's reasonably representative of real armour. (Aluminum/Stainless=pass, obvious plastic=no)
And as if you havent guessed by now, Id want to join. And I sure as hell want to be a knight. But I am in high school right now, so I couldn't host meetings and such. And due to my busy schedule, I might not be able to make all of the events and meetings and such. But I'm not gonna use that as an excuse to not participate. I've got a kit that passes the guidelines we're kicking around, and you can bet I'll try to make as much as I can.
I was thinking that we could have a separate rank of Banneret, which don't mean that your better than the knights, but simply makes one eligible for the post of whatever admin. titles and duties that are going into this thing. This could allow the inclusion of high schoolers and college kids, and other people whom for whatever reason cannot/dont want to have people over & host direct an event.
Some requirements for banneret could be :at least 18, have own residence (or access to alternative area) that is fit for our types of armoured mayhem, been in the program for a while, ect. just some ideas.
BTW, 1st post!

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