THE GREAT MEADOW FAIRE | 228 ARP

[Hom 1987]

 

- THE -

AND THE INVESTITURE OF ALBERIC I

“I remain part of the same river as you. A drop among many, bound to these waters.”

Sir Therin Thelonius | 190 A.R.P.

 

Issued and averred by

Their Highnesses

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Published 20th of Harren's Folley

Atstana de Regne Petrère, 228.

 

Long has the cold of winter’s snow and spring’s morning chill had their grasp upon us, in a manner beyond simple patterns of the weather. The stability of a people does not always equal their success, and though the Commonwealth has long been secure, the frost of stagnation is ever our greatest foe. Fortunately, it is best beaten by those very traits and talents the Petran people embody most– Creativity, individuality, and collaboration. Thus, the Autumn Courts and the throne it serves has vowed to do all in its power to reward and promote those unique cultures and individuals that make our Commonwealth what it is. We shall break from the hungers of winter and the labors of spring, and embrace the great changes of summer with great vigor.

To open this new season for both the people and their leaders, the Crown wishes to first give back in gratitude to all who call the meadows home. This shall take the form of a grand celebration, open to Petran people of any class, age, and profession, where food and drink shall flow freely from Palais Madelaine. A traditional festival held to welcome the onset of summer and highlight Petran individuality, known in common tongue as THE MEADOW FAIRE.

 

 

“Early summer is when the fields of the meadows are at their brightest, the sprawling grasslands and flower fields that make up the majority of the Commonwealth’s geography being in the peak of bloom. When the weather in the Pétrine lowlands is turning from moderate sun to deep warmth, these fields come alive for the summer festival of Blumenfest, also known as the Meadow Faire. 

 

Blumenfest celebrations tend to vary across the years, often reflective of what hardships the Pétrine people may have had to face in the winter and spring months. Times of food scarcity will be compensated for with grand feasts within the fairgrounds, while war and violent conflict is considered reason for prayer, and reflection before the festivities.”                     – Pétrine Seasons Of Tradition | 148 A.R.P.

 

The Faire shall be sprawling in its scope, incorporating each Petran house and institution into a two month showcase of skill, creativity, and revelry. All who reside within the Commonwealth are welcome to use the faire as an opportunity to showcase the fruits of their year’s labors, whether that be by selling wares and showcasing their skills of craftsmanship in the tour of the fairgrounds, or by demonstrating their martial prowess in the hastilude. 

 

 

Upon the second day of the celebrations, after careful contemplation upon his newfound leadership, the official INVESTITURE OF ALBÉRIC I shall take place in the early morning. The Archduke shall spend two days before the grand faire sequestered within the Memory Pleasance, receiving no visitors and conducting no business. He shall fast, breaking this only with water of the holy Aldtree’s pond and a small serving of bread each evening, and occupy himself solely with prayer and reflection. Upon the first day of the grand faire Alberic I may return to the city, but will not end his fast until the day of his investiture. He and the Archduchess Estera will sit awake in vigil at the Aldtree the full night before his crowning, a tradition carried from the days of Venerable Adalia I.

Once the investiture has concluded, a great hastilude shall be held in the fairgrounds to conclude the celebrations. Traditional Pétrine wrestling, known as Padagne, shall serve as a precursor to the main joust. A mina prize shall be offered to the winner of the tourney, as well as a ceremonial title to honor their victory. 
 

[SATURDAY JUNE 6TH, 2:00PM EST]

 

“[...] the Commonwealth’s families, academic institutions, and merchant collectives often take it upon themselves to each host an attraction that exemplifies their place in the community, or individual culture. This may be anything from games, to foods and fine handcrafts, to auctions and plays.”

                – Pétrine Seasons Of Tradition | 148 A.R.P.

 

The first day of festivities shall be spent entirely within the fairgrounds, with Commonwealth citizens and visitors alike welcome to roam the various tents and stalls. Each of Petra’s noble households shall display their individual cultures, achievements, or skills through various mediums of entertainment and exhibition. The various institutions of the capital city shall be invited to do the same, inviting all to experience a rounded perspective of all the unique people, trades, and businesses which call Riviènse home. In addition to these grand delights, a special performance by LANDSKAR will entertain fairgoers throughout the afternoon.

 

To sign up for a stall or tent in the fairgrounds, send a letter to the office of the Grand Chamberlain containing the following information. Houses and institutions already contacted by the Autumn Courts need not fill out the form.

 

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[SUNDAY JUNE 7TH, 1:00PM EST]

 

“Dame Catherine claimed that she had been told by St. Juli’el – again, of all people, that we would be offered redemption as a realm, through reclaiming one of GOD’s great wonders from the pagans and beasts which inhabited Aevos. That we were to drive them from a tree blessed by the saints, a sapling born of the waters of Gamesh that had been planted by the sons of Saint Godwin, and that we would become its stewards!”

                – Queen Renilde I, as quoted in ‘On the Covenant of Casica’ | 114 A.R.P.

 

On the morning of the Investiture, Archduke Albéric and Archduchess Estera – having concluded their vigil at first light – shall be joined at the Memory Pond by the peers of the Commonwealth and their families, delegates of greater Idunia, and citizens of the Autumnlands. 

 

Albéric and Estera shall stand within the shrine of Saint Juli’el in simple garb, carrying no heirlooms, nor bearing any armor. They approach the congregation not as Prince and Princess, nor as Archduke and Archduchess, but as mere citizens of the Commonwealth. A representative of the Holy Mother Church shall officiate the ceremony, where water shall be drawn from the Memory Pond into a wooden bowl to anoint their brows.

 

 

The Covenant shall then be spoken:

 

“Before GOD and to St. Juli’el, we vow to defend this blessed tree from corruption and false gods. We swear to remember Venerable Dame Catherine’s witness, and to teach it to our children.”

 

“As Petra keeps the Aldtree and all that it symbolizes, so does St. Juli’el provide. Under GOD, I bind my house, Temesch of the Petra, to this covenant.”

 

After the oath, Albéric will give a ring of his choice to the Aldtree’s tender, who will fasten it to the tree on a limb of his choosing, akin to how the original ring of the previous Archduke Joseph I had been fastened with twine and beeswax. He shall then be presented with the Sword of the Commonwealth, but may not yet grasp it– Before the Grand Speaker, His Highness shall swear to all his people that he shall uphold the Catherinian Code, maintain the integrity of the Commonwealth, and to honor its culture and heritage. Only then will the Archduke be presented with the Archducal signet ring and the Sword of the Commonwealth, and claim both as his right. 

 

Peers of the Realm shall be received in the order of their precedence, each in turn approaching the Archduke and Archduchess with their present kin, and declaring their continued fealty to the Commonwealth.

 

 

[SUNDAY JUNE 7TH, 3:00PM EST]

 

“Contests will begin with both competitors taking one end of a piece of cloth, usually some sort of sheepskin, and shaking hands. Then, when the match begins, the combatants will attempt to grapple the skin away from each other as they wrestle. Only one competitor must be holding the skin by the end of the match, and whoever manages to pin down the other contestant first while holding the sheepskin is deemed the winner. After the match is called by a third party, it is considered traditional for the winner to help pat dirt off the loser’s clothing, as a show of good sportsmanship. [...] This sport is most typically worked in as part of other festivals and hastiludes, often serving as precursor to a joust.”

                – Pétrine Seasons Of Tradition | 148 A.R.P.

 

The hastilude shall open with several rounds of Padagne, which shall be run by members of the local Ox clan. The sport of Padagne is believed to have originated from Ox goblins who settled in the Commonwealth blending Petran traditions of chivalry with their native traditions of bare-handed combat, making it a unique and intriguing contest.

 

 

Once the Padagne matches have concluded, knights and soldiers alike shall assemble in the jousting grounds for a traditional tourney. Spectators shall be served drink and food by palace servantry, and will be encouraged to gift tokens of favor to their competitors of choice. The winner of the tournament shall be rewarded a prize of two-hundred minae, and the title Champion of the Meadows.

 

To sign up for either of the day’s martial sports, send a letter to the office of the Grand Chamberlain containing the following information.

 

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SIGNING UP FOR: Padagne, Joust, or Both

 

 

 

 

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Tar-Pharazôn Arthalion

High King of Idunia, and his Royal Pedigree

 

HER GRACE, Duchess Karla von Theonus

Duchess of Vohenheim, and her Noble Pedigree

THE MOST HONORABLE, Margravine Alma Reinhold

Margravine of Abhmòine, and her Noble Pedigree

THE HONORABLE, Viscount Jean-Baptise

Viscount of Joyeuse, and his Noble Pedigree

HIS LORDSHIP, Baron Cassian Valkonen

Baron of Valkenfeldt, and his Noble Pedigree

HER LADYSHIP, Baroness Anna-Marie Carnelle

Baroness of Rosalervo, and her Noble Pedigree

 

HER EXCELLENCY, Countess Nuvilta Whitewood-Blaxton

Countess of Silasia, and her Noble Pedigree

 

HER HIGHNESS, Princess Sascha Glennmaer

Princess of Tir-Glas, and her Noble Pedigree

𝐇ER GRACE, Dame Saelind Vourkehardt

Duchy of Ardrossil, and her Noble Pedigree

HER LADYSHIP, Lady Elise Callaghan

Lady of Dûncoed, and her Noble Pedigree

HIS HIGHNESS, Prince Aegir Colborn

Prince of Slesvik, and his Noble Pedigree

HIS GRACE, Duke Milos Sarkozic

Duke of Adria, Count of Aldersburg, and his Noble Pedigree

HIS LORDSHIP, Adelbert Wick

Baron of the Wickwald, and his Noble Pedigree

HIS LORDSHIP, Castille Fontaine

Baron of Montereine, and his Noble Pedigree

HIS LORDSHIP, Lady Sloane Pachakutiq

Lady-Paramount of Virú, and her Noble Pedigree

HER LADYSHIP, Lady Evangeline Salazar

Baroness of Salazar, and her Noble Pedigree

HIS LORDSHIP, Lord Bârathân d’Artagnan

Baron of Castelmere, and his Noble Pedigree

HIS LORDSHIP, Lord Calthunor O’Rourke

Lord of Ildon, and his Noble Pedigree

HER LADYSHIP, Lady Azruphêl Mithrenion

Lady of Angrenost, and her Noble Pedigree

HIS LORDSHIP, Lord Arthur Marsyr,

Lord of Cartref Mor, and his Noble Pedigree

 

 

 

HIS LORDSHIP, Alistair Armand Reinhold, Headmaster of the People’s University of Venerable Dame Catherine, Archivist of the Pétrine Court of Autumn

 

HER EXCELLENCY, Mattea Asadha Temesch of the Petra, Countess of the Phoenixsphere, Grand Chamberlain of the Pétrine Court of Autumn

 

HIS HIGHNESS, Albéric Ètienne Temesch of the Petra, Archduke of the Petran Commonwealth, Prince of Riviènse, Duke of Seviel, Marquis de Val d’Estenou, Count of Moere, Neraquelles, Temesch, Torm Marian, and Vallagne, Viscount of Mies, Baron of Eagles Peak, Garmont, Hrenthorne, and Resmore, Protector of the Meadows.

HER HIGHNESS, Estera Sofija Temesch of the Petra, Archduchess of the Petran Commonwealth, Princess of Riviènse, Duchess of Seviel, Marquise de Val d’Estenou, Countess of Moere, Neraquelles, Temesch, Torm Marian, and Vallagne, Viscountess of Mies, Baroness of Eagles Peak, Garmont, Hrenthorne, and Resmore, Protector of the Meadows.

[DrFong 226]

"Good Morrow loves when the giants play horse-crash! Featuring Landskar too? What delightful taste they have. This shall be a faire to remember!"

[ApetheticOrange96 92]

IGN: ApetheticOrange9

Rp name: Veyric Vourkehardt

Allegiance: Ardrossil

Signing up for the joust

[TheShinyHodzic 239]

Jari'el's eyes wandered throughout the missive before landing on 'The Great Fair Tour' "Finally something to do." The sun elf spoke aloud before penning an application 

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IGN: TheShinyHodzic

NAME: Jari'el Mah'nel

ADDRESS: Sun's Crossing

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF GAME/EXHIBIT/ETC: Exhibition of Sun Elven Culture

[Jayden Vausifus 2]

IGN: Jaydenplays1428

NAME: Carlo Vausifus

ALLEGIANCE: Petra

SIGNING UP FOR: Joust