🚀 go-pugleaf

13 Jan 93  14:47:59
In their best Jack Nicholson voice, adam said to All;

 ad> Might there be some way that a "royal herald" complete with
 ad> appropriate garb and official type presence travel to outlying groups
 ad> to present awards.  The crown can not travel everywhere and this might
 ad> be a way to recognize folks in outlying areas.

lo'
   Let me make some comments with some risky gray areas still existing.  

   I do not know the size of your local group, nor its structure nor its 
composition, nor do I know your kingdom, so please adapt these remarks to your
local situation.

   In Calontir, for many years when we were a principality, only one king
ever came to visit.   No matter what, we simply could not manage to get a 
crown to venture the long distance out to our part of the world.
   Now, that we are a kingdom, the barony that I reside in, is in a bit more 
remote part of the world.   Not the most remote, nor not near so far as many 
that I have heard of in Ansteoria, the Middle, or the frozen north, but we 
still do not see the crown very often, unless, like currently, they live in
a centralized vicinity to the entire kingdom.
   Rather than seek a royal herald, your local group might consider holding a
small kingdom event and, after stating your case respectfully that it HAS been
a rather long time since you have seen a crown in your area and there are many
who might deserve some small recognition (this assumes that the populace has 
been doing it's duty & letting the appropriate officers up the chain know of
these peoples), that if the crown could consider attending your event, it may
be more to their pleasure than expected.
   If money is a difficulty for your crown, part of the expenditure for your 
groups event may be a small donation to help defer some of the costs of the 
crown attending your event.
   These suggestion will serve many purposes.   They will get your populous 
exposure that may make future crown visits less seldom.   It will spotlight 
the good work that your area can do for an event.   It will, also, show that
you are willing to see things from the crowns point of view.
   I think that you will find this to be much more satisfying than a visit 
from, now matter how fine a person they may be, the royal herald.

                                                       ~ Aindries

... "I am your king!" "just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!"
 * Origin: Calontir -- We Deliver. (1:291/19.0)