[Artemisia] SCA Court

[Trischia Wadey]

I have been reading all the back-and-forth about what to, or not to, include 
in court... and how to deal with the "leftovers" such as presentations & 
unofficial recognitions with much interest (being a chronic herald).
One thing I have seen in the past, and really liked (and felt was a nice 
more "period" addition) were those occassions where a set of 
royalty/nobility had, in addition to the official courts, announced periods 
of time when they would be "sitting in state" (I believe those were the 
words, I could be wrong there).  Often this included times during or around 
a tournament or arts gathering, when those who were sitting the thrones had 
it made known that this would be the appropriate time to bring gifts, 
recommendations, suggestions, or just introduce yourself.  This made the 
pacing a little less pressured than during a formal court, and those on the 
thrones could take the time they felt was appropriate for each person who 
visited, without the entire populace assembled, potentially getting tired or 
bored with conversations they can't really hear.  It also seemed to provide 
a time where newer players felt a little more comfortable approaching "Those 
Important People" - when thry weren't looking "too busy", and Everyone 
wasn't watching.

Just my 2 cents,
Aeschine

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