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Creating a society/order?
Sir Edward:
--- Quote from: Paladin on 2010-11-09, 15:34:38 ---I also like the idea of a prospective knight requesting sponsorship from current knights, maybe not three, perhaps a primary and a second, w/the KC performing the Accolade, in the presence of all of the knights, if at all possible.
In fact, that could be one of the events for which we all assemble...
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It's not a bad idea, and a lot of orders probably work that way. However, I'm cautious about requiring the KC to be present for everything, since a lot of what the group does should be fairly autonomous, IMHO. If we elect someone, and that person ends up having a busy work schedule for the rest of the year, I don't want that to hold things up. Maybe that's not really an issue, and perhaps it's better to keep records of things centralized by having it go through one person. We'll just have to decide. This also plays into how we deal with more distant members.
Ideally it would be nice to have as many knights as witnesses as possible, but I think only a small number should be required for the ceremony itself. Preferably the knight's original membership sponsors would be there.
The thing I like about having three knights required for the accolade is that it will help against having a couple of knights "power-leveling" a friend into the system, so to speak. Two knights can sponsor someone to join, but they still have to get a third (or even three separate knights) before the accolade.
What would be cool (though expensive) is if we were able to gift the new knight with a set of spurs. It would also naturally fit the three-knight ceremony, since one can be performing the accolade itself with the other two attaching the spurs, and so on. We'll have to think about the elements we want to include. Historically the accolade ceremony often included knights putting the spurs onto the new knight, and also girding his sword on. The one performing the accolade would of course "dub" the new knight with taps from the sword, and frequently there would be a firm strike at the end of the ceremony (a hard slap across the face, or punch to the chest). We can use any or all of these, and read up on additional elements we might like. (I think De Charny also describes specific clothes, like a purple mantle, white tunic, black hose, white belt, etc).
Something that would be easy to add is a certificate that can be framed, and have it signed and dated by the knights performing the accolade.
Sir Edward:
BTW, I checked and OrderOfTheMarshal.org is available, as is the .com and .net versions.
Sir William:
Ok, I think we should jump on that. Sir Edward, since you're the webmaster and know these things, what's required? Is there a fee associated with claiming that domain name? I'm all for donating in order to make that happen- maybe as founding members we can all contribute to that.
I also like the idea of making the knight ceremony more elaborate and memorable; gifting them w/spurs is a great idea- they can bring the sword they wish to be girded with (and given the Accolade with, although I think that should be for the KC's sword, imho) and of course they'd be responsible for the particular garb they wish to wear to the ceremony...point taken on the triumvirate of sponsorship, makes sense.
I agree on the KC not having to be present for everything, but the Accolade is the crowning achievement for an Initiate, like graduating high school, and as the KC, the giving of the Accolade should fall to him. I don't schedules being a bear as we probably won't be doing this on a monthly basis, right? We could always play it by ear...or pound it out into the Charter for posterity.
As for the firm strike at the end of the ceremony, as much as I like the idea of doing it a la KoH, I'm quite sure there will be those who won't take to it gladly. But this is a man's undertaking, as men, we can deal. I'm with whatever the consensus decides.
Sir Edward:
OK, I've snagged the .com and .org. For non-profit orgs, I prefer the .org since that's what it's for. But since people tend to type .com out of habit, it's nice to have that one and redirect. For now I'll just point them here.
Sir William:
I prefer the .org as well, besides meaning for organizations, I take it to mean 'organic' which is how I see this group, very real, very alive and subject to change, at least in terms of membership.
I was thinking, also, that maybe for us founding members, we should be inducted into this Order by you, Sir Edward- or at the very least, receive the Accolade so we'd all be on the same footing, so to speak.
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