Unto the heralds and populace of the Kingdom of Lochac does Amanda Martel, Crux Australis Principal Herald, send greetings.

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The first order of business is to welcome our dear new Crown, Felix and Eva, long may they reign (to the duration as specified in the laws of the realm, of course). As their Herald and an officer of the Kingdom in fealty to the Crown, I confirm my oath of service to them.

I would also like to thank their predecessors, Kinggiyadai and Altani, for their service to the Kingdom, and wish them well in their next endeavours.

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So, the first full reporting season of my tenure is upon us! All Baronial Heralds and Shire Pursuivants, and also all members of the Crux Staff, please have your reports to me by the 15th of February.

If possible, please use the Group Herald Report Form on the College of Heralds website. If you can’t, for some reason, I would be fascinated to hear what that is, so that I can improve the form, but please submit via email, and NOT by putting your report in an attachment to the email.

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In the next few weeks, I will be advertising for several of the roles among my Crux Staff heralds. I’ll be doing them separately from the CAMEL to make sure they get more individual attention, so keep an eye out.

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The following items have been registered in Lochac on the November 2018 Letter of Acceptance and Response:

Áine inghean Mhíchíl Bheachadóra. Name change.

Ásgunnr Gunnarsdóttir. Name.

Ásgunnr Gunnarsdóttir. Alternate name Giuliana di Stefani.

Ava del Mas. Badge. Azure, a goblet Or and on a bordure argent an orle of ivy vert.

Daniel de la Guerre. Device. Per saltire azure and gules, a quatrefoil within an orle Or.

Dorothye Torr. Badge. Checky Or and sable, on a fess gules two mullets of six points Or.

Emelye Ryder. Name and device. Vert, a horse passant and a bordure embattled Or.

Gwyneth ferch Aeddan. Device. Azure, an oak tree Or atop a base vert, in chief three mullets of eight points argent.

Knútr Trésmiðr. Device. Quarterly gules and Or, a cross sable, overall a wolf sejant argent.

Lochac, Kingdom of. Order name Order of the Catkin.

Marguaritte de Valenssa. Name and device. Quarterly sable and purpure, a butterfly argent and in chief three estoiles Or.

Melodia de la Fountaine. Name.

Steffan Kilianus. Name.

Þorbj{o,}rn Sviðinhorni. Device. Argent, in fess a Thor’s hammer and a bear sejant erect, on a mount sable a drinking horn Or.

Yasuda Tatsu’aki. Name and device. Sable, a butterfly within and conjoined to an annulet argent.

Rocket Herald will send out individual missives to all those with acceptances and returns. Quarrel Herald will update the Lochac Roll of Arms, which will be available at http://lochac.sca.org/LRoA/index.php?page=Recent when done.

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Yours in service to the Kingdom and Crown of Lochac,

Amanda Martel
Crux Australis Principal Herald