Creation of the Baronial Awards and Orders

The Order of the Golden Tate was created January 27, 1979 as our first baronial order. In the first fifteen years of Jaravellir this served as the only baronial honor, given for service to the group. This order was followed by the Order of the Brising Stone and the Order of the Curia’s Catfish.

When Asdis closed her solo stint on the High Seat she closed her personal Baronial awards as well. She and Rathlin began replacing those recognitions by offering Baronial tabards or baldrics to any authorized fighter who wished them and a length of rattan to all who fought with us at Pennsic. Believing the Kingdom awards to be the worthy goal in those designated areas, they sought local awards to more personally reflect the accomplishments of the populace. Thus was created the Orders of the Embattled Catfish, the Pisces, the Gilded Shell, and the Golden Scales.

When Asdis stepped down and Elspeth joined Rathlin on the High Seat, the Orders of Liason Poisson and Alistair’s Lamp were created.

Shortly after becoming Baroness, Eithni felt that, while Jararvellir had many orders for specific things, we had no good way of recognizing merit that fell outside those closely defined orders or for continued merit in those who had already received entry into an order. Therefore, she instituted the Award of the Wellspring to appropriately recognize these gentles.