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The Honorable Lady Ariana verch Gwenllian is a Companion of the [[Crescent]] and a member of the ship [[Iron Maiden]].
Barwnes Ariana verch Gwenllian''<small><sup>[[Royal Recognition of Excellence|RRE]]</sup></small>'' is a Herald Extraordinary of Caid,  a Companion of the [[Laurel]], and a member of the ship [[Iron Maiden]].
 
Ariana was granted a Court Barony from Alexander and Tahira during the year of the Great Plague, and elevated as a Master of the [[Laurel]] by Their Majesties Valrik and Drada at Potrero War 2022.
 
Her pronouns are She/Her or They/Them, and prefers the titles Barwnes or Master as they apply in context.


== Persona ==
== Persona ==
Ariana verch Gwenllian was born around the turn of the 14th century in the region of Cedewain in northern Wales to a wool merchant named Ieuan ap Thomas and his wife, Gwenllian ferch Owain.
Ariana verch Gwenllian was born around the turn of the 15th century in the cantref of Cedewain in Powys Wenwynwyn (modernly northern Wales) to a wool merchant named Ieuan ap Thomas and his wife, Gwenllian ferch Owain. Shortly before the birth of Ariana, Ieuan was killed, causing Gwenllian to sell the farm and move back to her native lands of Powys Fadog. When Ariana was born without a father, she was given the metronymic "verch Gwenllian".
 
Ariana was raised during the Last War of Independence - a time of tumult and strife as Owain ap Gruffydd had proclaimed himself Prince of Wales in revolt against the English crown. Gwenllian was an active member of the rebellion, aiding the Welsh efforts alongside her family. Too young to have any political inclinations, Ariana spent most of her time reading any book that she could get her hands on (but preferred stories of Knights and Ladies, and books on lineages). One day while in town, Ariana crossed paths with a young Baron by the name of [[Cormac Mór]], who was on a diplomatic mission from Scotland. Over several lively discourses, the two became fast friends.
 
Looking to keep her daughter safe from any recourse from her actions as a rebel, Gwenllian approached Thegn Cormac to negotiate terms of service wherein he would supply Ariana with an education and training to become a herald of the court - a new and burgeoning field. He agreed, and with the terms set, Thegn Cormac and Ariana returned to his lands in Scotland where her education was continued.
 
After many years of tutelage, and thanks to the friendly Scottish-French relations allowed by the Auld Alliance, Ariana was placed as a court herald and herald-painter in the French court. In this capacity, she was recognized with the rank of Herald Extraordinary.
 
More on her life is still unknown at this time, and will be updated as new information is discovered.
 
== Heraldry ==
Device/Arms: "Argent, a pile bendwise Or".
 
Ancient Arms: "Per Pale argent and azure, in pale three mullets of seven points counterchanged".
Use: Armory/scrolls pre-2014.
Stylization Preference: Mullets with longer arms
 
Badge: "(Fieldless) A Tyger passant contourney argent".
Use: Crest
 
Badge: "(Fieldless) On a Fleur-de-Lys Or, a cartouche gules".
Use: Baronial Coronet, Seal variant #2
 
Badge: "Per bend sinister argent and Or"
Use: Associations, livery
 
Full Achievement notes
*Torse: banded Argent and Or, or a Laurel Wreath vert
*Mantling: "Per pale Or doubled argent and argent doubled Or" or "Or doubled Vert, a semy of Laurel wreathes Or"
*Supporters: Dexter: Brown Bear, Sinister: Dragon gules.
*Compartment: Grassy/meadow field, or artist's whim.
*Motto: Lux ex Tenebris
*Tinctures: White preferred over silver, gold preferred over yellow.
 
Livery colors:
Or, argent, and teal.


== Offices & Positions ==
== Offices & Positions ==
'''College of Heralds'''
===College of Heralds - Offices===
*Macer herald, Kingdom of Caid, 2011-2013
*Herald officer, College of [[Saint Artemas]], 04/2012 - 09/2012
*Pursuivant herald, Kingdom of Caid, Nov 2013-May2016
*Deputy [[Trident]], Barony of [[Calafia]], 02/2013 - 11/2013
*Herald, Kingdom of Caid, May 2016 - Present
*[[Trident]], Barony of [[Calafia]] 11/2013 - 11/2017
*Golden Rose herald, [[Conrad III & A'isha II]]
*[[Trident]], Barony of [[Calafia]] 11/2022 - 11/2023
*[[Golden Rose]], [[Conrad III and A'isha II]]
*[[Golden Rose]], [[Adam and Stæina]]
*[[Golden Rose]], [[Adam II and Stæina II]]
*[[Golden Rose]], [[Tryggr and Mercedes]]
*[[Chancellor of the College Exchequer]], Kingdom of [[Caid]] 07/2015 - 12/2017
*[[Recorder]], Kingdom of [[Caid]] 09/2015 - 02/2018
*Increscent, Kingdom of [[Caid]] 01/2018 - 06/2018
*[[Crescent Principal Herald]], Kingdom of [[Caid]] 06/2018 - 01/2021
*Decrescent, Kingdom of [[Caid]] 01/2021 - 01/2023
*Webwright, College of Heralds Caid, 09/2019 - Present
*[[Courtesy]], Kingdom of Caid 01/2024 - Present


*Herald Officer, College of [[Saint Artemas]], 04/2012-09/2012
'''College of Heralds - Rank'''
*Deputy Trident herald, Barony of [[Calafia]], 02/2013-11/2013
*Macer herald, Kingdom of Caid, 04/2011
*[[Trident]] herald, Barony of [[Calafia]] 11/2013 - Present
*Pursuivant herald, Kingdom of Caid, 11/2013
*Herald, Kingdom of Caid, 05/2016
*Herald Extraordinary, Kingdom of Caid, 01/2023


'''Seneschalate'''
===Senechausie===
*Seneschal, College of [[Saint Artemas]], 09/2012 - 04/2014
*Seneschal, College of [[Saint Artemas]], 09/2012 - 04/2014
*Deputy Seneschal, Barony of [[Calafia]], 05/2021 - 11/2022


'''Lady in Waiting'''
===Royal Court===
*Lady in Waiting for [[Oliver and Kate|Baron Oliver and Baroness Kate]] of [[Calafia]], 11/2011-11/2013
*Lady in Waiting for [[Oliver and Kate|Baron Oliver and Baroness Kate]] of [[Calafia]], 11/2011 - 11/2013
*Lady in Waiting for [[Mansur and Eilidh]], 11/2012-06/2013
*Lady in Waiting for [[Mansur and Eilidh]], 11/2012 - 06/2013


== Event Staff ==  
== Event Staff ==  
*Event Steward, [[St. Artemas Anniversary 2013|Saint Artemas Anniversary 2013]]
*Event Steward, [[St. Artemas Anniversary 2013|Saint Artemas Anniversary 2013]]
*Logistics Staff, Potrero War 2013
*Server and Scullery staff, [[Twelfth Night 2014]]
*Event Steward, Saint Artemas Anniversary 2014
*Event Steward, Saint Artemas Anniversary 2014
*Event Staff, KWHSS 2014
*Base Camp Co-Steward, Potrero War 2014
*Base Camp Co-Steward, Potrero War 2014
*War Herald, Potrero War 2014
*War Herald, Potrero War 2014
*War Herald, Potrero War 2015
*War Herald, Potrero War 2015
*Logistics Staff, Potrero War 2015
*War Herald, Potrero War 2016
*War Herald, Potrero War 2016
*Royal Liaison, Potrero War 2016
*War Herald, Potrero War 2017
*Deputy Event Steward, Potrero War 2017
*Logistics Staff, Potrero War 2018
*Event Co-Steward, Heraldic and Scribal Play Date, July 2018
*Head plater and Kitchen staff, Winter Arts Feast 2018
*Logistics Co-Steward, Potrero War 2019
*War Herald, Virtual Potrero War 2020
*AV Team, Summer Coronation July 2021
*Event Staff, Calafia Anniversary 2021
*Logistics Staff, Potrero War 2022
*Event Steward, Potrero War 2023
*Head plater and AV Team, Summer Coronation July 2023
*Kitchen Staff, Winter Coronation 2024
*Roads/Logistics Crew, Potrero War 2024


== Projects & Publications ==
== Projects & Publications ==
===Classes Taught===
===Classes Taught===
*Heraldic Display: Beyond the Banner - Calafia Winter Arts 2013
*Basic Chainmaille - College of St. Artemas Campus (March 2013)
*Heraldic Armory Design - Household Meeting (August 2013)
*Heraldic Display: Beyond the Banner - Calafia Winter Arts (December 2013)
*Heraldry 101 - Calafia Household Meeting (February 2014)
*Heraldry 101 - Calafia Household Meeting (February 2014)
*Heraldic Display: Beyond the Banner - Calafia Winter Arts (December 2015)
*Heraldic Standard Design - Baronial Fighter Practice (February 2015)
*Order of Precedence and Court Etiquette - Calafia Household Meeting (September 2016)
*Field Heraldry Basics and Practicum - Leif Ericsson Tournament (October 2016)
*Heraldry 101 - Calafia Household Meeting (January 2017)
*Territorial Herald Officer Requirements and Responsibilities - Altavia Anniversary (May 2019)
*Heraldic Officer live Q&A - Online forum (March 2020)
*Contestation of the Cross (of Caid) - KWHSS Mid-year Online (January 2021)
*Heraldry for Scribes - Online Kingdom Scriptorium (October 2022)
===Heraldic Research Publications and Contributions===
*First Metal on Metal Individually Attested Pattern in the Society (December 2013 [https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2013/12/13-12lar.html#77 LoAR])
*Provided documentation to overturn Dolphin Orientation precedent (December 2013 [https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2013/12/13-12cl.html#6 LoAR])
*Provided extended documentation to overturn "Cross of Caid" precedent, and allow all Kingdoms of the Known World a single, permanent named motif (November 2020 [https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2020/11/20-11cl.html#5 LoAR])
*[https://www.innofthetyger.com/cross The Contestation of the Cross (of Caid)] (May 2021) - Documentation from the "Cross of Caid" precedent re-worked to a stand alone article.
*[https://www.innofthetyger.com/scheibler Regional Style Report: Analysis of the Scheibler Roll HRE 1450-1600] (April 2021)
*[https://www.innofthetyger.com/courtheraldry102 Court Heraldry 102: How to Run a Court] (June 2021)
*[https://www.innofthetyger.com/courtheraldry101 Court Heraldry 101: The Court Herald] (August 2021)
*[https://www.innofthetyger.com/courtheraldry103 Court Heraldry 103: Preparing Court and the Dais] (September 2021)
*[https://www.innofthetyger.com/badges Badges: We Do Need Stinkin’ Badges] (October 2021)
*[https://www.innofthetyger.com/courtheraldry104 Court Heraldry 104: The Docket] (January 2022)
*[https://innofthetyger.com/courtheraldry105/ Court Heraldry 105: Court Reports] (December 2023)
*[https://innofthetyger.com/protocolheraldry102/ Protocol Heraldry 102: The SCA Award Structure] (January 2024)
=== Featured Artwork ===
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=== Scrolls ===
=== Scrolls ===
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|-
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| Serpent's Flame
| [[Parlane of Glenord]]
|}
|}
===External Links===
* [http://heralds.sca-caid.org/op/person.php?PersonID=11356 Ariana's entry in the Order of Precedence]
* [http://innofthetyger.com Inn of the Tyger], a repository of Ariana's articles and artwork.
[[Category:+ Populace A]]
[[Category:+ Populace A]]
[[Category:Laurels]]
[[Category:Scribes]]
[[Category:Scribes]]

Revision as of 11:13, 11 June 2024

Photo
Ariana-verch-Gwenllian.jpeg
Ariana at Calafia Anniversary 2016
Information
Preferred title: Barwnes/ Master
Their Pronouns: she/her
Resides: Calafia
Status: Active
Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Ariana Pile bendwise.png
Argent, a pile bendwise Or.
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Barwnes Ariana verch GwenllianRRE is a Herald Extraordinary of Caid, a Companion of the Laurel, and a member of the ship Iron Maiden.

Ariana was granted a Court Barony from Alexander and Tahira during the year of the Great Plague, and elevated as a Master of the Laurel by Their Majesties Valrik and Drada at Potrero War 2022.

Her pronouns are She/Her or They/Them, and prefers the titles Barwnes or Master as they apply in context.

Persona

Ariana verch Gwenllian was born around the turn of the 15th century in the cantref of Cedewain in Powys Wenwynwyn (modernly northern Wales) to a wool merchant named Ieuan ap Thomas and his wife, Gwenllian ferch Owain. Shortly before the birth of Ariana, Ieuan was killed, causing Gwenllian to sell the farm and move back to her native lands of Powys Fadog. When Ariana was born without a father, she was given the metronymic "verch Gwenllian".

Ariana was raised during the Last War of Independence - a time of tumult and strife as Owain ap Gruffydd had proclaimed himself Prince of Wales in revolt against the English crown. Gwenllian was an active member of the rebellion, aiding the Welsh efforts alongside her family. Too young to have any political inclinations, Ariana spent most of her time reading any book that she could get her hands on (but preferred stories of Knights and Ladies, and books on lineages). One day while in town, Ariana crossed paths with a young Baron by the name of Cormac Mór, who was on a diplomatic mission from Scotland. Over several lively discourses, the two became fast friends.

Looking to keep her daughter safe from any recourse from her actions as a rebel, Gwenllian approached Thegn Cormac to negotiate terms of service wherein he would supply Ariana with an education and training to become a herald of the court - a new and burgeoning field. He agreed, and with the terms set, Thegn Cormac and Ariana returned to his lands in Scotland where her education was continued.

After many years of tutelage, and thanks to the friendly Scottish-French relations allowed by the Auld Alliance, Ariana was placed as a court herald and herald-painter in the French court. In this capacity, she was recognized with the rank of Herald Extraordinary.

More on her life is still unknown at this time, and will be updated as new information is discovered.

Heraldry

Device/Arms: "Argent, a pile bendwise Or".

Ancient Arms: "Per Pale argent and azure, in pale three mullets of seven points counterchanged". Use: Armory/scrolls pre-2014. Stylization Preference: Mullets with longer arms

Badge: "(Fieldless) A Tyger passant contourney argent". Use: Crest

Badge: "(Fieldless) On a Fleur-de-Lys Or, a cartouche gules". Use: Baronial Coronet, Seal variant #2

Badge: "Per bend sinister argent and Or" Use: Associations, livery

Full Achievement notes

  • Torse: banded Argent and Or, or a Laurel Wreath vert
  • Mantling: "Per pale Or doubled argent and argent doubled Or" or "Or doubled Vert, a semy of Laurel wreathes Or"
  • Supporters: Dexter: Brown Bear, Sinister: Dragon gules.
  • Compartment: Grassy/meadow field, or artist's whim.
  • Motto: Lux ex Tenebris
  • Tinctures: White preferred over silver, gold preferred over yellow.

Livery colors: Or, argent, and teal.

Offices & Positions

College of Heralds - Offices

College of Heralds - Rank

  • Macer herald, Kingdom of Caid, 04/2011
  • Pursuivant herald, Kingdom of Caid, 11/2013
  • Herald, Kingdom of Caid, 05/2016
  • Herald Extraordinary, Kingdom of Caid, 01/2023

Senechausie

  • Seneschal, College of Saint Artemas, 09/2012 - 04/2014
  • Deputy Seneschal, Barony of Calafia, 05/2021 - 11/2022

Royal Court

Event Staff

  • Event Steward, Saint Artemas Anniversary 2013
  • Logistics Staff, Potrero War 2013
  • Server and Scullery staff, Twelfth Night 2014
  • Event Steward, Saint Artemas Anniversary 2014
  • Event Staff, KWHSS 2014
  • Base Camp Co-Steward, Potrero War 2014
  • War Herald, Potrero War 2014
  • War Herald, Potrero War 2015
  • Logistics Staff, Potrero War 2015
  • War Herald, Potrero War 2016
  • Royal Liaison, Potrero War 2016
  • War Herald, Potrero War 2017
  • Deputy Event Steward, Potrero War 2017
  • Logistics Staff, Potrero War 2018
  • Event Co-Steward, Heraldic and Scribal Play Date, July 2018
  • Head plater and Kitchen staff, Winter Arts Feast 2018
  • Logistics Co-Steward, Potrero War 2019
  • War Herald, Virtual Potrero War 2020
  • AV Team, Summer Coronation July 2021
  • Event Staff, Calafia Anniversary 2021
  • Logistics Staff, Potrero War 2022
  • Event Steward, Potrero War 2023
  • Head plater and AV Team, Summer Coronation July 2023
  • Kitchen Staff, Winter Coronation 2024
  • Roads/Logistics Crew, Potrero War 2024

Projects & Publications

Classes Taught

  • Basic Chainmaille - College of St. Artemas Campus (March 2013)
  • Heraldic Armory Design - Household Meeting (August 2013)
  • Heraldic Display: Beyond the Banner - Calafia Winter Arts (December 2013)
  • Heraldry 101 - Calafia Household Meeting (February 2014)
  • Heraldic Display: Beyond the Banner - Calafia Winter Arts (December 2015)
  • Heraldic Standard Design - Baronial Fighter Practice (February 2015)
  • Order of Precedence and Court Etiquette - Calafia Household Meeting (September 2016)
  • Field Heraldry Basics and Practicum - Leif Ericsson Tournament (October 2016)
  • Heraldry 101 - Calafia Household Meeting (January 2017)
  • Territorial Herald Officer Requirements and Responsibilities - Altavia Anniversary (May 2019)
  • Heraldic Officer live Q&A - Online forum (March 2020)
  • Contestation of the Cross (of Caid) - KWHSS Mid-year Online (January 2021)
  • Heraldry for Scribes - Online Kingdom Scriptorium (October 2022)

Heraldic Research Publications and Contributions

Featured Artwork

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Image Preview Publication
We Will Endure.jpg Cover Image, Crown Prints (May 2020)

Featured Image, Caidan Chronicles (May 2020)

Masked Serpent.jpg Cover Image, Crown Prints (October 2020)

Scrolls

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Image Preview Award Recipient
Eilidh County Scroll.jpg County Eilidh na Tire Dharigh
Mansur County scroll.jpg County Mansur ibn al-Sha'bi ibn Rafi'
12th Night 2015 Eridana Court Barony.png‎ Court Barony Eridana Ambra Dragotta
12th Night 2015 Eridana Court Barony 2.png‎ Detail of Court Barony Eridana Ambra Dragotta
12th Night 2015 Eridana Court Barony 3.png‎ Detail of Court Barony Eridana Ambra Dragotta
Bruce MacDonald Trident Scroll.jpg‎ Golden Trident Bruce MacDonald
Theresa Al Kin Trident Scroll.jpg‎ Golden Trident Theresa Al Kin
Sakan Trident Scroll.jpg‎ Golden Trident Sakan bint al-Kimiya'i
Sabyna Flame Scroll.jpg‎ Serpent's Flame Sabyna of Aydon
Parlane Flame Scroll.jpg‎ Serpent's Flame Parlane of Glenord

External Links

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