Baronial Announcements
Per Their Excellencies – This week and next week, if you are of a mind to become our successors, we will answer any questions you might have about being Baron and/or Baroness. If you know someone who you feel would be good at this job, talk to them, tell them why they’d be good at it. They may say “No” initially. We did.
This is the timeline offered for the process. The dates may yet deviate slightly, as needs dictate.
October 7 – The Kingdom Deputy for Transitions informs the Crown and Kingdom Seneschal of the impending poll and places a Pale announcement.
October 13 – November 11 Letters of Intent will be accepted from those wishing to be considered.
Please submit letters of intent (LOI) to seneschal@cleftlands.org
The letters must include:
* SCA name and any titles (how they would like to be listed on the poll)
* Legal name with contact information including: mailing address, phone number, email address
* Copy of valid membership card (valid through the transition time period) and a copy of photo identification
* Letters can include any information the candidate wishes to communicate to the Crown or the populace – such as SCA experience or vision for the barony.
* The submission of the letters should also include a single photo of each candidate with the current MK photo release form.
* The preferred method to send these to me is through email and in PDF format (not as the text within an email — or through Facebook.)
* A photo of both candidates together should be submitted separately as PNG, JPG, GIF, or TIF.
November 18 — Baronial Candidate Q&A We will hold a Candidate Q&A at our regular Baronial meeting site to give the populace an opportunity to learn more about those asking to serve as the next Baronial representatives.
A moderator will lead the session and read questions submitted by the populace so that the candidates have an opportunity to address the same subjects in an orderly and respectful format.
This will be an informational session, not a debate. The goal is to give the populace a better understanding of each candidate’s experience, goals, ideas, and approach to serving the Barony.
Please submit questions in advance to:
Please use the subject line: Baronial Candidate Questions
Questions may be combined or lightly reworded for clarity when several people ask substantially the same thing. The person submitting the question will not be identified when it is read.
November 19 – December 9 Baronial polling will be open for the required three-week period.
There will be separate polling opportunities for residents and non-residents.
For polling purposes, a resident is someone who lives within the recognized geographic territory of the Barony. Paid SCA membership is not required to participate in the resident poll, although residency will be verified.
Those who live outside the Barony but participate in Cleftlands will also have an opportunity to provide feedback through the non-resident poll.
The current schedule anticipates a decision from the Crown by February 16, with proposed investiture planned for March 27, 2027.
Staff assistance is still being sought for Fall Crown Tourney. Contact Syr Crispin, Forester Cadfan, or Mistress Snowden if interested.
Upcoming Events
10/3 – Red Dragon (Marche of Tirnewydd), London, OH
10/17 — Fall Crown Tournament, (Baronies of Cleftlands and Red Spears), Norwalk, OH
For the full list of Midrealm events, visit the kingdom calendar at
Officer Announcements
Lord Robert atte Northclyfe is running pre-reg for Crown Tourney during meeting. He would like to remind everyone about the upcoming election in the Mundane World. He has brought voter registration forms to meeting.
Guild Announcements
Armorers Guild will not be meeting tomorrow, 10/1. The meetings will resume 10/8. Contact Calum for details.
Needleworkers Guild, in conjunction with Garb-a-Thon, will be doing a Scroll Case project. Time and place yet to be announced, but donations of fabric and cardboard will be accepted at meeting.
Archery practice will not be meeting this weekend. It will resume Sunday, 10/11, from 12 to 2.
Cooks Guild will be working in the kitchen next week to make hand pies for Crown Tourney. There are also plans for a Cooking over Fire at Ealdred and Clariel’s on October 11th – time yet to be announced.
Addenda
Forester Cadfan will be elevated to the Order of the Pelican at Brendokenfest on October 31st.
There were 48 items donated for this evening’s Silent Auction to raise money for the Royalty Room at Crown Tourney.
Guild Meeting Schedule
Regular schedule unless noted otherwise in announcements
Armorers: Thursday evenings in Berea, see Baron Calum for details.
Cooks: 2nd Wednesdays 7pm at meeting in the classroom.
Needleworkers: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at Critical Hit Games
Scribes: 1st Tuesdays in Euclid, see Master Aiden or Master Milesent for details
Site notes
We meet at the Good Shepherd Family Center, St John of the Cross, 140 Richmond Rd, Euclid. Please use the entrance at the northern far end along the parking lot. Baronial Briefing/Announcements are held at 7:30.
For updates, corrections or additions, contact THL Tarmach ben Yehuda al-Khazari at chronicler@cleftlands.org.