Appendix A - Atlantian Orders and Awards

[Donald Wagner <polearmed@worldnet.att.net>]

Poster: Donald Wagner <polearmed@worldnet.att.net>

Greeting from the Atlantian Clerk of Law!!

The following is Appendix A of The One True Atlantian Great Book of
Laws:

Appendix A - Atlantian Orders and Awards

A.1 Kingdom Orders. There are five Kingdom Orders in Atlantia: The
Queen's Order of Courtesy, and four Orders of Merit. 

A.1.1 The Atlantian Queen's Order of Courtesy shall be conferred by the
Queen of Atlantia upon such subjects as she deems worthy by reason of
their consistently exemplary courtesy to subjects of all ranks in this
Realm and in the Society at large. The Queen may, if she sees fit, call
upon the members of this order to assist her with their aid or advice in
encouraging courteous behavior, whenever she may deem this necessary.
The members of the order shall be bound to assist the Queen to the best
of their abilities when called upon in this fashion. 

A.1.2 The Orders of Merit are as follows: 

A.1.2.1 The Order of the Golden Dolphin honors and recognizes those
subjects of the Kingdom who have distinguished themselves by their
service to Atlantia. 

A.1.2.2 The Order of the Pearl honors and recognizes those subjects of
the Kingdom who have distinguished themselves by their efforts and
willingness to teach other subjects of the Society the arts and sciences
of the period, and/or those who have achieved excellence in the arts and
sciences of the period. 

A.1.2.3 The Order of the Sea Stag honors and recognizes those subjects
who have distinguished themselves by their teaching of the fighting arts
of the period. 

A.1.2.4 The Academie d'Espee, the Order of the White Scarf of Atlantia,
honors and recognizes those subjects who have excelled in the exercise
and advance of the noble art of fence, and have distinguished themselves
as examples of the precepts to which it is devoted. The badge shall be
(subject to registration) "Argent, a pale couped between two unicornate
seahorse azure.". 

A.2 Kingdom Awards. There are eight Kingdom Awards in Atlantia. 

A.2.1 The Shark's Tooth recognizes and honors those who have performed
acts of valor for the Kingdom of Atlantia. This award is the gift of the
King & Queen jointly or individually. 

A.2.2 The King's Award of Excellence honors and recognizes those who
have distinguished themselves by their excellent contributions to the
Kingdom of Atlantia. This award is a gift solely of the King to whomever
he deems deserving. The recipients of this award shall be entitled to
wear a gold pendant upon which is scribed, in blue, the initial of the
given name of the King who bestowed the award. 

A.2.3 The Undine honors and recognizes those subjects who have
distinguished themselves with exceptional service to the Queen of
Atlantia. This award is a gift solely of the Queen to whomever she deems
deserving. The recipients of this award shall be entitled to wear a blue
pendant upon which shall be scribed, in gold, the initial of the given
name of the Queen who bestowed the award. 

A.2.4 The Sea Urchin honors and recognizes those children (16 and under)
who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to the Kingdom
Of Atlantia. The recipient of this award is entitled to wear a badge,
fieldless, a Sea Urchin, niant argent. 

A.2.5 The Award of the Yew Bow honors and recognizes those subjects who
have distinguished themselves by their skill with bow and arrow, both
target and combat. It recognizes also, their leadership in furthering
combat and target archery education and techniques, and their honorable
deportment on and off the field. All past recipients of both the Order
of the King's Missiliers and the Order of the Nimrod (which are now
closed) will be considered to be recipients of this award. 

A.2.6 The Order of the Nonpareil honors and recognizes those who have
shown excellence, honor, courtesy or chivalry above and beyond any duty.
The members of this Order exemplify what it means to be a Atlantian.
This award may be given only once per reign and is conveyed solely at
the discretion of the Crown. 

A.2.7 The Award of the Silver Nautilus honors and recognizes those who
have distinguished themselves by an extraordinary achievement in the
Arts and Sciences. This award is the gift of the King and Queen jointly
or individually. The badge of the order shall be "[fieldless] A nautilus
shell argent.". 

A.2.8 The Award of the Kraken honors and recognizes those non-belted
fighters who have distinguished themselves by consistent achievement on
the field. The badge of the order shall be "[fieldless] A kraken Or.". 

Note - For Queen, read Consort where applicable - For King, read
Sovereign where applicable.  


His Lordship, Rodrigo de Falcone
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