Field herald

"Field herald" is a generic job title. At tournaments, the field herald calls combattants to their assigned field, announces the names of the combattants for each bout, leads the ceremony of salutes, and announces the victor at the end.

Anyone can try their hand at field heralding by simply volunteering with the field herald coordinator (often the local herald or the Bellows herald at kingdom tournaments) following opening court. The coordinator should be able to supply volunteers with a script to follow and advice and support, as needed.

Ceremony of Salutes

Before tournament combat begins, a field herald directs the combatants to honor the Crown, the combattants' Consorts, and each their Opponent. In its simplest form, these directions consist of "Fighters, honor the Crown! Honor your Consort! Honor your opponent!" Field heralds should be prepared to adjust this text as necessary; one or both of the combatants may be a Lady, and not all fighters have consorts.

Following the ceremony of salutes, the herald will hand control of the field over to the marshals by stating, "On your honor, and at the marshal's command, you may begin." The herald should then exit the field completely, though watch the combat from near the entrance in order to return quickly at the conclusion to announce the result. Often the herald may also marshal the field, in which case they may remain on the field through the combat.

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