Heraldic Staff of the NZSCA College of Heralds

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NZSCA College of Heralds

The New Zealand SCA is currently divided into three independent groups, and there are a number of active heralds in these and their dependent subgroups. All members of the populace are encouraged to partake in and use heraldry; not just in creating the glorious banners and items of heraldic display but also participating in the specialised duties of the College of Heralds.

There are three broad aspects to the heraldry duties of the College of Heralds:

a) Voice Heraldry

Including the announcing of tourney bouts, calling of the hours, and delivery of messages and announcements to the populace

b) Book Heraldry

The preparation and verification of name and armoury submissions to the College of Arms

c) Court Heraldry

Assisting Their Majesties and/or Their Excellencies in Their Courts with announcements, ceremonies and litanies, and recording the bestowal of awards and maintaining the Orders of Precedence

Many heralds will often have a preference and a special skill in one of these areas. Often they will want to develop and be involved in the other areas though this is never compulsory (but often desired in Group heralds!). But an aversion to one type of heraldry should never keep people from volunteering for other heraldic duties… and there is always plenty of work to be shared around!

There are several ranks within the Kingdom of Lochac’s College of Heralds based on Position held and the relative expertise:

Principal Herald	- Crux Australis Herald is Their Majesties’ Herald and head of the Kingdom’s College of Heralds
Herald	- A title reserved for the senior Deputies of Crux Australis tasked with leading specific areas in the College. Now also a designator for Baronial group-heralds.
Herald Emeritus	- Honorary title awarded to exceptional individuals for their remarkable skill, education and/or service to the College of Heralds, where they take up a formal heraldic name
Pursuivant	- A rank awarded to heralds who have shown significant competency and experience in all three areas of heraldry. Now also a designator for the group-herald of Shires, Cantons, & Colleges
Macer	- An introductory rank for all new heralds
“Extra-ordinary”	- A suffix applied to heralds ‘without portfolio’, i.e. not involved with an official Heraldic job within a Group or the Kingdom

There are several official tests to gauge the expertise of heralds (see on the Links page)

The Lochac herald’s Pursuivant Extraordinary test is available here.

The Lochac College of Heralds’ policy can be found here.

Within the NZ College of Heralds are the following staff:

STOP PRESS !! Big news is that we have Baroness Massaria da Cortona, the prospective Crux Australis Herald moving over to New Zealand (with all the associated files!) by the end of the year. Along with Eleyne, Rocket Herald for Kingdom Submissions and Wakeline de Foxley, former Crux Australis & imminent Deputy-Crux, we now have some of the most senior members of the Lochac College of Heralds within our borders.

Astrolabe Herald	- Crux Australis’ Deputy for the eastern provinces astrolabe at sca dot org dot nz
	Lord Benedict of Askerigge (Phil Mason) “Sable, a lion and on a chief argent two towers sable”

Tour d’Or Herald	- Herald for Their Excellencies, Baron and Baroness Southron Gaard herald at sg dot sca dot org dot nz
	Lord Oswyn Carolus (Carl Layton)
Macer Book Deputies	Lord Thorald inn Suðreyski (William Dabbs) bookherald at sg dot sca dot org dot nz Lady Veronica de Mar (Catherine Milligan)
Macers for St Kessog	Trish of the Neck herald at kessog dot sca dot org dot nz
	Lord Finnr of St Kessog (Daniel Stride)
Pursuivant Extra-ordinary	Mistress Roheisa le Sarjent (Belinda Sibly) “Purpure, three scarpes enhanced Or, in base a gryphon segreant sustaining a fleur-de-lys argent”
Pursuivant Extra-ordinary	Lord Peregrine Flamstead (Roland Rich) “Per pale vert and argent, a vol counterchanged”
Pursuivant Extra-ordinary	Her Excellency Katherine Kerr (Vicki Hyde)

Blue Lymphad Herald	- Herald for Their Excellencies, Baron and Baroness Ildhafn herald at ildhafn dot sca dot org dot nz
	Lord Tristan d’Avignon (Alex Rossiter) “Per pale vert and sable, a peregrine falcon striking Or between three bezants”
Macers for St Dionysius	(Jack Benson-Rea) kcaj46 at hotmail dot com
	Vettoria (Claire Ahuriri) fuchsia_gemini at hotmail dot com
Darton Pursuivant	- Herald for the populace of Dartonshire
	Lord Ulrich von Mannheim (Matt Oswin) Ulrich_mannheim_der_musiker at yahoo dot co dot nz
Pursuivant Extra-ordinary	Lady Kazimira Suchenko (Tamara Duran) “Argent, a frauenadler azure, face and breast proper”
Pursuivant Extra-ordinary	Lord Bernard Stirling (Richard Dagger) “Gules billety, a bear rampant argent”
Pursuivant Extra-ordinary	Dame Alys de Wilton (Jennifer Geard) “Per fess, ermine and sable”
Castelburn Macer	- Herald for Southron Gaard’s Canton of Castelburn
	Aelred Edmunds celtic5552000 at yahoo dot com dot au
Cluain Pursuivant	- Herald for Ildhafn’s Canton of Cluain herald at cluain dot sca dot org dot nz
	Lord Rudiger Adler (Roger Win) “Per pale gules and argent, a double-headed eagle displayed within a double tressure counterchanged”
Macer Extra-ordinary	Lady Constance de Coligny (Casey Collinge) “Azure, on a fess between three mullets argent a rose gules”
Macer Extra-ordinary	Lady Serafina di Giovanni Carducci (Meghann Exley) “Vert, on a bend between two vols Or three thistles palewise vert flowererd gules”

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