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From: KMoAS via Lochac Announce
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 at 1:16 pm
Subject: [announce] The Tale of Spring Crown and the Arts
To: Lochac Announce
I have a tale to tell of Spring Crown in Stormhold...
The month was September, the season Spring and a time of renewal for the
Kingdom. The holiday began fairly, and many were they who flocked to
Stormhold, willing to try their luck in combat or in the gentler arts. The
Crown was to be contested, and the mettle of our makers also. The company
was excellent, the fashions exemplary and the food divine. There was even
coffee.
For the artisans of Lochac, sadly, the fates were against us. Arrangements
fell like sheaves before the scythe. The tables were filled with the works
of our brightest stars, yet they sat unattended for too many hours...a few
hardy souls, called to battle against the odds, could make but little
headway. As time passed, the weather only got wilder, unlooked-for demands
took control of circumstances, and at the last, it was impossible to finish
the task. The people dispersed across the Kingdom once more, taking their
goods with them. They left no trace behind, but an emptiness where bells
might have sounded.
***
Greetings, Lochac!
Unfortunately, the tale of woe with which I started is all too pertinent.
There were as many entrants in the Arts & Sciences as in the Crown Tourney
itself, which is a fantastic turnout! I understand many beautiful things
were on display. However, all the arrangements for judging came to grief
somehow, and could not be well remedied on the day...and then there was
some serious Weather to be managed, causing a flurry which took all the
attention from other things. It became impossible to announce results or
give prizes during the event.
I apologize that things have not gone to plan. I acknowledge the work
everyone did, before and during the weekend, and I appreciate the courtesy
and understanding which was employed by numerous people in trying
circumstances. There were those who did their best to amend the situation -
for their efforts, despite all impediments, to make this Spring round of
the Lochac A&S Championship run successfully, many thanks go to:
Lady Ysabel Norrice
Magnifica Ginevra Lucia di Namoraza
Lord Angus Galloway
Mistress Clara Bone-Aventure
Count Jayne Hunter
Given the general confusion, and the fact that I was not myself present,
there may have been other good people who contributed here - if I have
missed someone, to them also, much thanks.
As the dust settles, I find that we have very little information. I have no
records from the judging that was done, so I'm relying on all of you to
help me here. We still want to allocate everyone's scores towards the
Championship, and this now becomes a job for the electronic age.
Each person who had an entry in the Arts and Sciences competition at
September Crown is asked to send a digital copy of it to me. This applies
however your entry was judged (or not) on the day!
I hope all the original participants will be able to do this. If you
just *meant
*to enter, or had something *nearly *ready, please don't add yourself to
the competition at this stage. Similarly to an invalidated Crown Tourney,
we want to reproduce the original circumstances as closely as possible.
Two weeks are now assigned for people to digitalise and send their entries
in. After that time, I will organise for them to be judged, if need be, or
I will collate the scores and record them for the Championship.
Announcements will be made, and prizes awarded as normal (just somewhat
delayed!).
If you were one of the entrants, here is what is needed:
*Scans or clear photographs of:*
- your *completed entry form* (including all the scoring and feedback
pages, if they were used)
- any *documentation* you presented.
- the *entry *itself.
Send all these to the KMoAS email (artsandsciences@lochac.sca.org) as soon
as you can, and in any case before the end of *Wednesday 24th September*.
If your entry was not a photographable object, or there is any other reason
you can't send it electronically, please contact me as soon as possible, to
see if we can find another way for your entry to be included. We want to
get the best possible result for everyone.
If you have any concerns about this process, please reach out to me and we
can talk things through.
Sincerely...with my fixing hat on...
--
In service,
Dame Joan Sutton, KMoAS Lochac
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