Unto Nikolai and
Serena, most gracious King and Queen of the Middle Kingdom, and the populace of
the greatest Barony in the Knowne World do we send
warmest greetings as the temperatures cool outside.
From Isibel:
While I have only
been a part of this great Society for five years, I feel as though I have
belonged here for much longer. Through each individual that I have met I have
had the great pleasure and joy of listening to them share their experiences and
knowledge with me, and this has helped me develop a deep love for the Society
that we all enrich. I will never forget my first event. I knew only a few
people when I arrived, however, when I left, it was with a heart full of
friends and memories. While it is curiosity that brings people into our
Society, it is this love and passion of which I speak that keeps them with us.
My time thus far
with the Barony has been one of peace and a feeling of being safe and protected
among friends and chosen family. I began my time with service as a scribe,
crafting scrolls to help honor those individuals being recognized by the Crown,
happy to give of my time, labor, and talents. In the past year I have begun
pursuing a new art with a fantastic Laurel as my guide into lampwork
glass. It has been my pleasure to donate many pieces to the Kingdom and to the
Barony. I have also started building my kits for both heavy and light armored
combat and am very much looking forward to joining my brothers and sisters in
arms and continuing to improve my prowess in target archery.
While I have not
yet had the opportunity to hold office, I have found many other ways to support
my Barony and my Kingdom behind the scenes and I look forward to finding more
ways to continue that support. I have also enjoyed teaching classes in both
illumination and period glass beads.
From Aminah:
I have been
privileged to spend many years getting to know the people of this Barony.
Though real life has pulled me away from time to time, it has always been with
relief and pleasure that I return to the Society. I have moved around the South
Oaken area some, but I was a Gryphon first and it is Gryphon that my heart
calls home.
Long have I
joyously served as scribe, I have been Baronial and Regional Signet, pursuivant at large, waterbearer,
and have always made it my goal to volunteer at least once at every event I
attend. Our Society cannot function without volunteers, and I have always taken
that to heart and tried to encourage it in others. I have recently rediscovered
an enjoyment of target archery and am now working on improving my skill as
well.
From both of us:
It is our deeply held
desire to hold the Barony of Flaming Gryphon in fief for the Crown of the
Middle Kingdom. It would be an honor and a privilege to help guide the Barony
through whatever may come next while still maintaining, cherishing, and
nurturing all that makes us family, all that makes this Barony great. It is our
great hope to continue to walk the path that the Barons and Baronesses that
came before us established. We believe that no job is small, and that no
service should go unnoticed. We would like to help support and raise up those
who would perform service, our artisans, and our warriors to the fullest of
their potential. There has been some good work started to help recognize and
encourage our youth, and we want to continue and expand upon that work, for
without our youth, without the vitality of new blood, our Society cannot
continue and that dream will flounder and die. We want to encourage growth
among our family, both the young and the experienced, to further enrich our
Society, our Barony, and each individual that inhabits them.
Flaming Gryphon
has shown us love, acceptance, and grace, and it would be our deepest and most profound
honor to serve as your next Baronesses.
In service to the
Dream,
THL Aminah al yazici bint Ismail
Lady Isibel inghean ui Bheollain