[Artemisia] Rose and Butterfly Tournament - Uprising 23

[Mike Bradley]

Unto the rapier fighters, Ladies of the Rose, and Ladies of the
Papillion of Artemisia

as well,

Unto the visiting rapier fighters, Ladies of the Rose, and Ladies of
the ... (Viscountesses*) coming to Uprising in the Glorious Lands of
One Thousand Eyes in the Superb and Wonderful Sovereign Lands of
Artemisia


Does HL Conchobhar mac Michil, by the Grace of Their Gryphon Majesties
of Artemisia, Defender of the White Scarf, send most humble and
heartfelt Greetings and Salutations,

This year, at the 22nd anniversary of the (failed) revolt of the
Northern Atenveldt shires (for the less than mathematically inclined,
Uprising XXIII), I Don Conchobhar will once again be running and
sponsoring the Rose and Butterfly Tournament in the manner that I
prefer.

To wit:
Those fighters wishing to enter must have a sponsor. Said sponsor must
be a member of the Order of the Rose (i.e., a Countess or Duchess) or
a Lady of the Papillion* (Viscountess). Those Ladies eligible to
sponsor fighters may sponsor one fighter for each reign that they did
serve.(For example, HG Renee could sponsor three fighters, twice Queen
of Artemisia and once Princess of Artemisia.) All fighters must have a
letter of marque from their Lady Sponsor, or be presented in person to
the Marshal of the Tournament (HL Conchobhar) on the day of the
tournament before the tournament starts.  My personal preference is
for an e-mail from the sponsor in advance, but hand-written and mailed
or delivered by hand are fine as well.

The tournament will be held on Saturday at Uprising semi-concurrently
(maybe) with the other tournaments. The format of the tournament
(round-robin, double elimination, etc.) will be determined by the
number of entrants. As host of the tournament, I will also be
providing a prize to the sponsoring Lady and fighter who is victorious
on the field.**

I would like to remind everyone why I started this tournament.  This
tournament is not about fighting for personal glory.  It is fighting
for the glory and honor of those Ladies, that by tradition in
Artemisia and other places, that we fight for.  The King and the
Prince, they have had all those that wear armor to serve them; the
well dressed, well rounded, articulate Renaissance men and women of
the Arte of Defense chose to serve the Queen and the Princess, and
they allowed us to fight for them.  They let us fight in their name,
so, let's fight in their name.

So, as of right now, the list for the Rose and Butterfly Tournament is
open. My challenge to you all is to have as many of the Ladies whose
honor we have taken onto the field as Queens and Princesses
represented in the tournament. I look forward to seeing you all at
Uprising.

Don Conchobhar, DWS Artemisia


*Throughout, Lady of the Papillion should be read to include "and all
other similar Principality Orders for former Princesses".

**No, I have no clue what the prizes will be right now, and probably
wouldn't say even if I did.