Awards, Titles and Styles

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Sovereign and Consort
OP Abbreviation	Crown
Letters	None
Title	Sovereign/Consort, King/Queen
Form of Address	Your Royal Majesty, Your Majesty, Sire, My Liege (if you have sworn fealty)
Precedence	Before Tanist and Tanist’s Consort
Reason Given	Victor and Inspiration of Kingdom Crown List
Law	Corpora VIII.D.4 and Midrealm Law 2-I-100
Blazon	Crowns of gold, ornamented as They see fit
Notes	A member of the Royal Family

Tanist and Tanist’s Consort
OP Abbreviation	Prince
Letters	None
Title	Tanist/Tanist’s Consort, Prince/Princess, Crown Prince/Princess
Form of Address	Your Royal Highness, Your Highness
Precedence	After Sovereign and Consort, before Duchy
Reason Given	Victor and Inspiration of Kingdom Crown List
Law	Corpora VIII.D.4 and Midrealm Law 2-I-200
Blazon	Crowns of silver, ornamented as They see fit
Notes	A member of the Royal Family

 

 

Duchy
OP Abbreviation	Ducal
Letters	None
Title	Duke/Duchess
Form of Address	Your Grace, My Lord Duke, My Lady Duchess
Precedence	After Tanist and Tanist’s Consort, before County
Reason Given	Automatic upon descending from the throne after second full reign as Sovereign or Consort
Law	Corpora VIII.D.4
Blazon	Coronets with strawberry leaves, ornamented as they see fit
First Recipient	Cariadoc of the Bow and Diane Alene – Oct 9, 1971
Notes	A Royal Peer. This honor is Society-wide.

County
OP Abbreviation	County
Letters	None
Title	Count/Countess
Form of Address	Your Excellency, My Lord Count, My Lady Countess
Precedence	After Duchy, before Viscounty
Reason Given	Automatic upon descending from the throne after one full reign as Sovereign or Consort
Law	Corpora VIII.D.4
Blazon	Coronets embattled, all gold, ornamented as they see fit
First Recipient	Cariadoc of the Bow and Diane Alene – Oct 10, 1970
Notes	A Royal Peer. This honor is Society-wide.

Viscounty
OP Abbreviation	Visc
Letters	None
Title	Viscount/Viscountess
Form of Address	Your Excellency, My Lord Viscount, My Lady Viscountess
Precedence	After County, before Territorial Barony
Reason Given	Automatic upon descending from the throne after one full reign as Territorial Tanist or Tanist’s Consort
Law	Corpora VIII.D.4
Blazon	Coronets embattled, all silver, ornamented as they see fit
First Recipient	Ternon de Caerleon and Ghleanna Meghan of Kirkcaldy – Mar 27, 1982 – for Principality of Calontir
Notes	A Royal Peer. This honor is Society-wide.

Territorial Barony
OP Abbreviation	Baron
Letters	None
Title	Baron/Baroness
Form of Address	Your Excellency, My Lord Baron, My Lady Baroness, Baron/Baroness of [Barony Name]
Precedence	After Viscounty, before the Bestowed Peerages
Reason Given	This is an office more than an honor. The populace of the barony polls for their Coronet and the Crown uses this information in choosing the Coronet.
Law	Corpora V
Blazon	Gold Coronets with six pearls (spheroids), ornamented as they see fit
First Recipient	Thorvald inn Grimmi (Northwoods) – Oct 31, 1970, by TRM Franz and Abrizhade
Notes	The honor does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous. This honor is Society-wide. Founding Barons and Baronesses of a Barony are forever styled as Baron [Group Name] or Baroness [Group Name] even after they step down, future Barons and Baronesses of the Barony are referred to as Baron of [Group Name] or Baroness of [Group Name] only while they serve as Territorial Baron or Baroness.

Order of Chivalry – Knight
OP Abbreviation	KSCA
Letters	K.S.C.A.
Title	Sir/Sir
Form of Address	Sir Knight
Precedence	Equal to the Orders of Master of Arms/Laurels/Pelicans/Defense, after Territorial Baronies and before Court Baronies
Reason Given	The candidate must be considered the equal of their prospective peers with the basic weapons of tournament combat.
Law	Corpora VIII.A.4.a
Blazon	A white belt; also a circular chain
First Recipient	Cariadoc of the Bow – Dec 31, 1969
Notes	The Bestowed Peerages all convey a Patent of Arms. Knights are required to swear fealty to the Crown. This Order is Society-wide.

Order of Chivalry – Master of Arms
OP Abbreviation	MSCA
Letters	M.S.C.A.
Title	Master/Mistress or Dame
Form of Address	My Lord/My Lady/Good Gentle
Precedence	Equal to the Orders of Knights/Laurels/Pelicans/Defense, after Territorial Baronies and before Court Baronies
Reason Given	The candidate must be considered the equal of their prospective peers with the basic weapons of tournament combat.
Law	Corpora VIII.A.4.a
Blazon	A white baldric
First Recipient	Komura Shimitsu and Moonwulf Starkaaderson – May 29, 1976
Notes	The Bestowed Peerages all convey a Patent of Arms. Masters of Arms are not required to swear fealty to the Crown. This Order is Society-wide.

Order of the Laurel
OP Abbreviation	Laurel
Letters	O.L.
Title	Master/Mistress/Dame/Laureate
Form of Address	My Lord/My Lady/Good Gentle
Precedence	Equal to the Orders of Knights/Masters of Arms/Pelicans/Defense, after Territorial Baronies and before Court Baronies
Reason Given	The candidate must have attained the standard of excellence in skill and/or knowledge equal to that of their prospective peers in some area of the Arts or Sciences. Furthermore, the candidate must have applied this skill and/or knowledge for the instruction of members and service to the kingdom to an extent above and beyond that normally expected of members of the Society.
Law	Corpora VIII.A.4.b
Blazon	A laurel wreath
First Recipient	Abrizhade de Medina and Diane Alene – May 8, 1971, by TRM Iriel and Morna
Notes	The Bestowed Peerages all convey a Patent of Arms. This Order is Society-wide.

Order of the Pelican
OP Abbreviation	Pelican
Letters	O.P.
Title	Master/Mistress or Dame
Form of Address	My Lord/My Lady/Good Gentle
Precedence	Equal to the Orders of Knights/Masters of Arms/Laurels/Defense, after Territorial Baronies and before Court Baronies
Reason Given	The candidate must have attained the standard of service to the Society or any of its branches equal to that of their prospective peers, which is above and beyond that normally expected of members of the Society.
Law	Corpora VIII.A.4.c
Blazon	(Fieldless) A cap of maintenance gules trimmed ermine; also (Fieldless) A cap of maintenance gules trimmed argent goutty de sang; also a Pelican in its piety; also a Pelican vulning itself.
First Recipient	Cariadoc of the Bow – May 8, 1971, by TRM Iriel and Morna
Notes	The Bestowed Peerages all convey a Patent of Arms. This Order is Society-wide.

Order of Defense
OP Abbreviation	OD
Letters	O.D.
Title	Master/Mistress or Dame
Form of Address	My Lord/My Lady/Good Gentle
Precedence	Equal to the Orders of Knights/Masters of Arms/Laurels/Pelican, after Territorial Baronies and before Court Baronies
Reason Given	The candidate must be considered the equal of their prospective peers with the basic weapons of rapier and/or cut-and-thrust combat. The candidate must have applied this skill and/or knowledge for the instruction of members and service to the kingdom to an extent above and beyond that normally expected of members of the Society.
Law	Corpora VIII.A.4.d
Blazon	(Tinctureless) Three rapiers in pall inverted tips crossed; also (Fieldless) A white livery collar.
First Recipient	Anton du Marais, Peter Grau von Bremen, and Colin MacNish – May 2, 2015, by Their Majesties Cadogan and AnnMarie
Notes	The Bestowed Peerages all convey a Patent of Arms. This Order is Society-wide. The College of Arms allows the spellings Defense and Defence for this Order since both are period.

Court Barony
OP Abbreviation	Court
Letters	None
Title	Baron/Baroness
Form of Address	Your Excellency, My Lord Baron, My Lady Baroness
Precedence	After the Bestowed Peerages, and before the Order of the Dragon’s Heart
Reason Given	Typically, service to the Crown above and beyond that normally expected by the Crown’s subjects
Law	Corpora VIII.B.1
Blazon	Silver Coronets with six pearls (spheroids), ornamented as they see fit. Those that have served as Territorial Baron/Baroness may use twelve pearls (spheroids).
First Recipient	Signy Dimmridaela – Dec 31, 1970, by TRM Franz and Abrizhade
Notes	The honor does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous. This honor is Society-wide.

 

 

Order of the Dragon’s Heart
OP Abbreviation	ODH
Letters	C.D.H.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	The Honourable Lord/The Honourable Lady/The Honourable Noble or His Lordship/Her Ladyship or Companions of the Order of the Dragon’s Heart
Precedence	After Court Baronies, before the Orders of the Greenwood Company/Bronze Ring/White Lance/Evergreen/Gold Mace
Reason Given	Given to those who have performed services on behalf of the Middle Kingdom above and beyond service normally expected of subjects of the Crown
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-700
Blazon	Argent, a heart vert scaly argent.
First Recipient	Duncan MacGregor and Roland de Tourgrise – Oct 13, 1973
Notes	The Order does convey a Grant of Arms if the individual does not already have one.

Order of the Greenwood Company
OP Abbreviation	OGC
Letters	C.G.C.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	The Honourable Lord/The Honourable Lady/The Honourable Noble or His Lordship/Her Ladyship or Companion of the Order of the Greenwood Company or Forester of the Greenwood Company
Precedence	Equal to the Orders of the Bronze Ring/White Lance/Evergreen/Gold Mace, after the Order of the Dragon’s Heart, and before the Grant of Arms
Reason Given	Given to those that have shown excellence in two of three areas of archery: skill, service and the arts and sciences
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-1400
Blazon	(Fieldless) Upon a hurst of pine trees vert, a pheon inverted Or.
First Recipient	Robin Arthur Kyrke, Dughal Mac Donnel, Alexander MacIntosh of Islay, Grant Graeme du Menteith, Neko Me, Arwenna of Kelsley, Aelfric the Kestrell, and Ian Gourdon of Glen Awe – Feb 3, 1996, by TRM Tarquin and Aibhilin
Notes	The Order does convey a Grant of Arms if the individual does not already have one. Companions of the Order will also occasionally wear a green hood with white and red trim.

Company of the Bronze Ring
OP Abbreviation	OBR
Letters	C.B.R.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	The Honourable Lord/The Honourable Lady/The Honourable Noble or His Lordship/Her Ladyship or Companion of the Bronze Ring or Warder of the Bronze Ring
Precedence	Equal to the Orders of the Greenwood Company/White Lance/Evergreen/Gold Mace, after the Order of the Dragon’s Heart, and before the Grant of Arms
Reason Given	Given to those who have shown excellence and leadership in rapier combat and who have trained others in these skills
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-1600
Blazon	Gules, two rapiers in saltire argent within an annulet Or.
First Recipient	Andrew McBain the Purple, Sarah of the Erie Sea, and Garth Brandon – Apr 17, 1999, by TRM Dag and Elayna
Notes	The Order does convey a Grant of Arms if the individual does not already have one.

Company of the White Lance
OP Abbreviation	OWL
Letters	C.W.L.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	The Honourable Lord/The Honourable Lady/The Honourable Noble or His Lordship/Her Ladyship or Companion of the White Lance
Precedence	Equal to the Orders of the Greenwood Company/Bronze Ring/Evergreen/Gold Mace, after the Order of the Dragon’s Heart, and before the Grant of Arms
Reason Given	Given to those who have shown excellence in two of three area of equestrian activities: skill, service and the arts and sciences
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-1700
Blazon	(Fieldless) A lance argent.
First Recipient	Serena Kimbelwyke, Zyriel Nightshade, and Mathilde of Jararvellir – Apr 17, 1999, by TRM Dag and Elayna
Notes	The Order does convey a Grant of Arms if the individual does not already have one. Companions of the Order are sometimes informally referred to as Lancer.

Order of the Evergreen
OP Abbreviation	OE
Letters	C.E.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	The Honourable Lord/The Honourable Lady/The Honourable Noble or His Lordship/Her Ladyship or Companion of the Order of the Evergreen
Precedence	Equal to the Orders of the Greenwood Company/Bronze Ring/White Lance/Gold Mace, after the Order of the Dragon’s Heart, and before the Grant of Arms
Reason Given	Given to those who have both taught and shown excellence in one or more of the arts, sciences or research
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-2500
Blazon	(Fieldless) A pine tree per pale purpure and Or.
First Recipient	Jurgen von Baden – Apr 15, 2000, by TRM Finn and Tamara
Notes	The Order does convey a Grant of Arms if the individual does not already have one.

Order of the Gold Mace
OP Abbreviation	OGM
Letters	C.G.M.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	The Honourable Lord/The Honourable Lady/The Honourable Noble or His Lordship/Her Ladyship or Companion of the Order of the Gold Mace or Captains of the Red Company
Precedence	Equal to the Orders of the Greenwood Company/Bronze Ring/White Lance/Evergreen, after the Order of the Dragon’s Heart, and before the Grant of Arms
Reason Given	Given to Companions of the Order of the Red Company who have shown both excellence and leadership in melee and/or tournament combat, and who have trained others in these skills
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-2600
Blazon	Gules, two flanged maces in saltire within a bordure Or.
First Recipient	Alaric le Fevre – Apr 8, 2000, by TRM Finn and Tamara
Notes	The Order does convey a Grant of Arms if the individual does not already have one. By Kingdom Law, once a Companion of this Order has been elevated to the Order of the Chivalry, they may no longer style themselves as Captains of the Order, but may still be addressed as Companions of the Order. This Order is essentially the second tier of the Order of the Red Company. That is why companions are addressed as Captains of the Red Company (not a typo). When this Order was first established, recipients were styled as Lieutenants of the Red Company. In much of our period Lieutenant was an office and not a rank so it was changed to Captain.

Grant of Arms
OP Abbreviation	GoA
Letters	G.O.A.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	The Honourable Lord/The Honourable Lady/The Honourable Noble or His Lordship/Her Ladyship
Precedence	After the Orders of the Greenwood Company/Bronze Ring/White Lance/Evergreen/Gold Mace, and before the Orders of the Willow/Silver Oak
Reason Given	Usually given to Great Officers of State after six months service in office, it has also been given for distinguished and outstanding accomplishment in any area
Law	Corpora VIII.B.2, Midrealm Law 2-III-101 and XVII-2000
Blazon	None
First Recipient	Andrew of Seldom Rest and Roland de Tourqrise – Oct 9, 1971
Notes	The Grant of Arms is Society-wide. Orders and awards from other kingdoms that convey a Grant of Arms will be listed in the Midrealm Order of Precedence at this level. Great Officers of State will also receive a Dragon Crest with their Grants of Arms. This crest is reserved for Grants of Arms by virtue of service as a Great Officer of the Midrealm.

 

 

Order of the Willow
OP Abbreviation	OW
Letters	C.W.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Companions of the Order of the Willow
Precedence	Equal to the Order of the Silver Oak, after the Grant of Arms, and before the Awards of the Purple Fret/Queen’s Favor/Doe’s Grace/King’s Chalice
Reason Given	Given to those that have shown proficiency, but not yet mastery, in one or more of the peaceful arts
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-500
Blazon	Purpure, a weeping willow tree eradicated Or.
First Recipient	Asdis Stefansdottir, Ilsa von Schonau, Komura Shimitsu, Valthiona Cuthbert – Jul 19, 1975, by TRM Rolac and Lindanlorien
Notes	The Order does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous.

Order of the Silver Oak
OP Abbreviation	OSO
Letters	C.S.O.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Companions of the Order of the Silver Oak
Precedence	Equal to the Order of the Willow, after the Grant of Arms, and before the Awards of the Purple Fret/Queen’s Favor/Doe’s Grace/King’s Chalice
Reason Given	Given to those that have shown proficiency, but not yet mastery, in one or more of the sciences or in research
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-600
Blazon	Purpure, an oak tree blasted eradicated argent, fructed Or.
First Recipient	Franz von Blinkend-Lichten – Sep 15, 1979, by TRM Laurelen and Ithriliel
Notes	The Order does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous.

Award of the Purple Fret
OP Abbreviation	APF
Letters	A.P.F.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Recipients of the Purple Fret
Precedence	Equal to the Awards of the Queen’s Favor/Doe’s Grace/King’s Chalice, after the Orders of the Willow/Silver Oak, and before the Award of the Dragon’s Tooth and the Orders of the Dragon’s Barb/Cavendish Knot/Red Company/White Chamfron
Reason Given	Given for long and devoted service to a group, office, or kingdom
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-300
Blazon	Or, a fret purpure.
First Recipient	Caellyn y’Vearn Fitzhugh – Oct 13, 1972, by TRM Andrew and Anne
Notes	The Award does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous. As an award, it can be granted to the same gentle more than once. It is believed by many that this was once an order, and there are those that style themselves as Companions of the Order of the Purple Fret. A search of kingdom law by the Kingdom Seneschal has not revealed any evidence to support this. More likely, the Order of the Purple Fret was created by scribes who accidentally used the word Order instead of Award. It still happens today.

Award of the Queen’s Favor
OP Abbreviation	AQF
Letters	A.Q.F.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Recipients of the Queen’s Favor
Precedence	Equal to the Awards of the Purple Fret/Doe’s Grace/King’s Chalice, after the Orders of the Willow/Silver Oak, and before the Award of the Dragon’s Tooth and the Orders of the Dragon’s Barb/Cavendish Knot/Red Company/White Chamfron
Reason Given	Given to those that have demonstrated courtesy and chivalry on or off the field, as well as kindness to those around them
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-400
Blazon	Azure, a sword proper enfiled of a wreath of flowers argent, slipped and leaved Or.
First Recipient	Graca da Alataia, Lars Vilhjalmsson the Fierce, and Otto von Schwartzkatz – Oct 30, 1982, by TRM Talymar and Eislinn
Notes	The Award does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous. As an award, it can be granted to the same gentle more than once. The Award was renamed the Award of the Doe’s Grace on May 6, 1988.

Award of the Doe’s Grace
OP Abbreviation	ADG
Letters	A.D.G.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Recipients of the Doe’s Grace
Precedence	Equal to the Awards of the Purple Fret/Queen’s Favor/King’s Chalice, after the Orders of the Willow/Silver Oak, and before the Award of the Dragon’s Tooth and the Orders of the Dragon’s Barb/Cavendish Knot/Red Company/White Chamfron
Reason Given	Given to those that have demonstrated courtesy and chivalry on or off the field, as well as kindness to those around them
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-409
Blazon	Azure, a sword proper enfiled of a wreath of flowers argent, slipped and leaved Or.
First Recipient	Elen o Ddynevwr, Eliahu ben Itzhak, Charles Stewart O’Connor, and Jenna of Southwinds – May 7, 1988, by TRM Corwin and Shana
Notes	The Award does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous. As an award, it can be granted to the same gentle more than once. The Award was formerly called the Award of the Queen’s Favor and was renamed on May 6, 1988, in honor of Duchess Eislinn the Patient; the doe was a prominent charge on her arms. In practice, there are two versions of this award. It is given for courtesy and chivalry, as stated in kingdom law, and it is given for service to the Crown. In this second variation, the text will generally read “this sign of the Queen’s favor, the Award of the Doe’s Grace.

Award of the King’s Chalice
OP Abbreviation	AKC
Letters	R.K.C.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Recipients of the King’s Chalice
Precedence	Equal to the Awards of the Purple Fret/Queen’s Favor/Doe’s Grace, after the Orders of the Willow/Silver Oak, and before the Award of the Dragon’s Tooth and the Orders of the Dragon’s Barb/Cavendish Knot/Red Company/White Chamfron
Reason Given	Given to those that have displayed excellence and authenticity in their chosen fields
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-450
Blazon	(Fieldless) A chalice sable.
First Recipient	Talbot MacTaggart and Freydis Haakonsdottir – Aug 14, 1997, by TRM Edmund and Kateryn
Notes	The Award does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous. As an award, it can be granted to the same gentle more than once.

Award of the Dragon’s Tooth
OP Abbreviation	ODT
Letters	R.D.T.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Recipients of the Dragon’s Tooth
Precedence	Equal to Orders of the Dragon’s Barb/Cavendish Knot/Red Company/White Chamfron, before Order of the Gaping Wound, and after the Awards of the Purple Fret/Queen’s Favor/Doe’s Grace/King’s Chalice
Reason Given	Given to those who have performed dramatic deeds in the Arts Martial on behalf of the Middle Kingdom, above and beyond service normally expected of the subjects of the Crown
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-200
Blazon	Or, on a pale vert three fangs palewise Or.
First Recipient	Merowald de Sylveaston – Jan 1, 1971, by TRM Franz and Abrizhade
Notes	The Award does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous. As an award, it can be granted to the same gentle more than once. This was originally the Order of the Dragon’s Tooth. On March 25, 2006, the Order was disbanded and all Companions were converted to Recipients. This was done to reflect actual practice. There were many recipients that were inducted into the Order multiple times, which does not make sense of an order. Since the Award of the Dragon’s Treasure uses the OP abbreviation ADT the abbreviation ODT is still used for the Dragon’s Tooth even though it is no longer an Order.

Order of the Dragon’s Barb
OP Abbreviation	ODB
Letters	C.D.B.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Companion of the Order of the Dragon’s Barb
Precedence	Equal to Award of the Dragon’s Tooth and the Orders of the Cavendish Knot/Red Company/White Chamfron, before Order of the Gaping Wound, and after the Awards of the Purple Fret/Queen’s Favor/Doe’s Grace/King’s Chalice
Reason Given	Given for proficiency on the field of archery or exemplary service in furthering such field
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-800
Blazon	(Fieldless) A dragon’s tail palewise, barb to chief, within and issuant from an annulet vert, scaly argent.
First Recipient	Hans Orwig, Michael O’Flynn, Ricard of Sable Tree, and Robert FitzAlwynn – Aug 13, 1987, by TRM Talymar and Eislinn
Notes	The Order does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous.

Order of the Cavendish Knot
OP Abbreviation	OCK
Letters	C.C.K.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Companion of the Order of the Cavendish Knot
Precedence	Equal to Award of the Dragon’s Tooth and the Orders of the Dragon’s Barb/Red Company/White Chamfron, before Order of the Gaping Wound, and after the Awards of the Purple Fret/Queen’s Favor/Doe’s Grace/King’s Chalice
Reason Given	Given to those who have shown proficiency on the field of rapier combat or exemplary service in furthering such field
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-1000
Blazon	(Fieldless) Four Cavendish knots conjoined in cross vert.
First Recipient	John Inchingham, Hoskeld Thorleiksson, Palymar of the Two Baronies, Alfred of Chester, Eyrny Ormarsdottir, Daibhid Ruadh MaclLachla, and Grimkirk ap Greymoor – May 8, 1993, by TRM Finn and Garlanda
Notes	The Order does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous.

Order of the Red Company
OP Abbreviation	ORC
Letters	C.R.C.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Companion of the Order of the Red Company or Sergeants of the Red Company
Precedence	Equal to Award of the Dragon’s Tooth and the Orders of the Dragon’s Barb/Cavendish Knot/White Chamfron, before Order of the Gaping Wound, and after the Awards of the Purple Fret/Queen’s Favor/Doe’s Grace/King’s Chalice
Reason Given	Given to those who have shown proficiency and leadership in melee and/or tournament combat
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-1300
Blazon	Gules, two flanged maces in saltire argent.
First Recipient	William of Fairhaven – Aug 18, 1994, by TRM Finn and Garlanda
Notes	The Order does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous. Companions of the Order will occasionally wear a red cloak. By Kingdom Law, once a Companion of this Order has been elevated to the Order of the Chivalry, they may no longer style themselves as Sergeants of the Order, but may still be addressed as Companions of the Order. The Order is now essentially a two-tier order, with the second tier being called Captains of the Red Company. These Captains are Companions of the Order of the Gold Mace.

Order of the White Chamfron
OP Abbreviation	OWC
Letters	C.W.C.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Companion of the Order of the White Chamfron
Precedence	Equal to Award of the Dragon’s Tooth and the Orders of the Dragon’s Barb/Cavendish Knot/Red Company, before Order of the Gaping Wound, and after the Awards of the Purple Fret/Queen’s Favor/Doe’s Grace/King’s Chalice
Reason Given	Given to those who have shown proficiency on the field of equestrian activities or exemplary service in furthering such field
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-1500
Blazon	(Fieldless) A chamfron argent.
First Recipient	Pieter van Doorn, Morgan Goldbeter, and Arial of Dragonsmark – Apr 17, 1999, by TRM Dag and Elayna
Notes	The Order does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous.

Order of the Gaping Wound
OP Abbreviation	OGW
Letters	C.G.W.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	Companion of the Order of the Gaping Wound
Precedence	Before Award of Arms, and after Orders of the Dragon’s Barb/Cavendish Knot/Red Company/White Chamfron and the Award of the Dragon’s Tooth
Reason Given	Given to those who, on the field of Society combat, had suffered a hurt requiring surgery or other hospital care
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-100
Blazon	None
First Recipient	Fuyuzuru Tadashi, Niel ap Daepaed Llyrr of Marlincourt, Randall Longsleeves – May 8, 1972, by TRM Iriel and Morna
Notes	This Order was closed after Oct 1975 and no new members shall be admitted to the Order. The Order does convey an Award of Arms if the individual was not already armigerous.

Award of Arms
OP Abbreviation	AoA
Letters	A.O.A.
Title	Lord/Lady/Noble/Armiger
Form of Address	My Lord/My Lady/Good Gentle
Precedence	After Companions of the Order of the Gaping Wound
Reason Given	Given for many diverse reasons
Law	Corpora VIII.B.2
Blazon	None
First Recipient	Haakon Redbeard – Jan 1, 1971, by TRM Franz and Abrizhade
Notes	The Award of Arms is Society-wide. Orders and awards from other kingdoms that convey an Award of Arms will be listed in the Midrealm Order of Precedence at this level.

 

 

Order of the Rose
OP Abbreviation	OR
Letters	O.R.
Title	None by virtue of this Order. However, the recipient will be of County or Duchy rank.
Form of Address	None by virtue of this Order. However, the recipient will be of County or Duchy rank.
Precedence	Conveys no precedence (see notes).
Reason Given	Automatic to Consort upon descending from the throne after one full reign
Law	Corpora VIII.A.4.f and Midrealm Law 2-VI-106
Blazon	(Tinctureless) A wreath of roses.
First Recipient	Diane Alene – Oct 10, 1970
Notes	The Order of the Rose is a Society-wide Order, though the governance and precedence varies from kingdom to kingdom. In the Middle Kingdom, the Order of the Rose has undergone several changes throughout its history. At one point, it was a polling order and conveyed a Patent of Arms to the recipient. During this time, it ranked equal with the rest of the bestowed peerages.

Order of the Royal Vanguard
OP Abbreviation	ORV
Letters	C.R.V.
Title	None
Form of Address	Companion of the Order of the Royal Vanguard
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	Those who have served the Crown as Sovereign’s Champions or Consort’s Champions
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-1100
Blazon	(Fieldless) A demi-dragon rampant argent.
First Recipient	The Order was created on Oct 2, 1993. Fifty of the known previous King’s and Queen’s champions were inducted at that time by TRM Dag and Ilsa.
Notes	Induction into this order has been given to other champions, at the discretion of the Crown.

Award of the Sapphire
OP Abbreviation	ASL
Letters	R.S.L.
Title	None
Form of Address	None
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	Those who exhibit courtesy, grace, and honor to people of all ranks and exemplifies what it means to be the embodiment of the Dream
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-1800
Blazon	(Fieldless) A step-cut gemstone fesswise azure.
First Recipient	Osmundus Thorkelsson – September 11, 1999, by TRM Ragnvaldr and Arabella
Notes	This award was originally known as the Award of the Sapphire’s Light, which is the source of the “L” in the OP abbreviation and the letters for the award.

Royal Augmentation of Arms
OP Abbreviation	RAug
Letters	None
Title	None
Form of Address	None
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	Typically for service to the Crown above and beyond the call of duty
Law	College of Arms Administrative Handbook II.D.3
Blazon	None
First Recipient	Unknown
Notes	This is the lesser of the two augmentations. The right to augment arms is bestowed by the Crown and the Crown usually suggests a form for the augmentation to take but the final form is determined through registration. To be registered with the College of Arms, the augmentation must follow most rules for submission. See SENA (rules for submissions) A.3.A.3.

Kingdom Augmentation of Arms
OP Abbreviation	KAug
Letters	None
Title	None
Form of Address	None
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	Given for long and dedicated service to the kingdom above and beyond the call of duty, and when no other award would adequately convey the esteem in which the recipient is held by Crown and Kingdom
Law	College of Arms Administrative Handbook II.D.3
Blazon	None
First Recipient	Barony of Northwoods – Oct 4, 1975
Notes	This is the greater of the two augmentations. Though it conveys no precedence or rank, this is perhaps the highest honor that the Crown can bestow upon a subject, due to its rarity of use. The usual form is the Kingdom ensign (badge); Argent, a pale gules surmounted by a dragon passant vert. This has been designated with the College of Arms as a standard augmentation, which means that it is not necessary for the submitter to get a letter of permission of conflict from the Kingdom when they register the augmentation. To be registered with the College of Arms, the augmentation must follow most rules for submission. See SENA (the rules for submissions) A.3.A.3.

 

 

Award of the Dragon’s Teeth
OP Abbreviation	ATH
Letters	None
Title	None
Form of Address	None
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	Granted to a branch, guild, or other organized group of the Society for excellence in group fighting
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-209
Blazon	Argent, on a dance between two broken dragon’s teeth vert another argent.
First Recipient	Moonwulf’s Rangers and Fighters of the Principality of Ealdormere – Aug 17, 1990, by TRM Comar and Lisa
Notes	As a group award, it should be displayed on or with the group’s banner or in some other manner where the group is indicated.

Award of the Purple Fretty
OP Abbreviation	APFy
Letters	None
Title	None
Form of Address	None
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	Granted to a branch, guild, or other organized group of the Society for excellent service
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-308
Blazon	Or, fretty purpure.
First Recipient	Barony of Flame – Dec 15, 1973, by TRM Merowald and Gwendolyn
Notes	As a group award, it should be displayed on or with the group’s banner or in some other manner where the group is indicated.

Award of the Dragon’s Flight
OP Abbreviation	ADF
Letters	None
Title	None
Form of Address	None
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	Granted to a branch, guild, or other organized group of the Society for excellence in group archery
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-809
Blazon	Argent, a pale vert scaly argent between four pheons vert.
First Recipient	Gwyntarian Archers’ Guild and House Darkyard – Aug 17, 1990, by TRM Comar and Lisa
Notes	As a group award, it should be displayed on or with the group’s banner or in some other manner where the group is indicated.

Award of the Grove
OP Abbreviation	AG
Letters	None
Title	None
Form of Address	None
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	Given to groups who have shown proficiency in the arts and/or sciences or exemplary service in furthering such field
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-1200
Blazon	Per pale Or and argent, a hurst purpure.
First Recipient	Jaravellir Music Guild – Dec 11, 1993, by TRM Jafar and Catherine
Notes	As a group award, it should be displayed on or with the group’s banner or in some other manner where the group is indicated.

 

 

Award of the Dragon’s Treasure
OP Abbreviation	ADT
Letters	None
Title	None
Form of Address	None
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	This award is given to the youth of the kingdom for exemplary service.
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-2700
Blazon	(Fieldless) A dragon’s gamb couped erect maintaining a roundel argent charged with a pale gules.
First Recipient	Jacob ben Solomon – Aug 13, 1987, by the hands of TRM Talymar and Eislinn
Notes	As an award, it may be granted to the same gentle more than once. The badge of the Award is frequently, but inaccurately, emblazoned with a green (vert) gamb.

Award of the Baton
OP Abbreviation	AB
Letters	None
Title	None
Form of Address	None
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	This award is given to the youth of the kingdom who have displayed chivalry and enthusiasm in the martial arts.
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-2800
Blazon	Or, a flanged mace bendwise sinister sable.
First Recipient	Belle of Flaming Gryphon – Apr 7, 2001, by the hands of TRM Edmund and Kateryn
Notes	As an award, it may be granted to the same gentle more than once.

Award of the Silver Acorn
OP Abbreviation	ASA
Letters	None
Title	None
Form of Address	None
Precedence	Conveys no precedence
Reason Given	This award is given to the youth of the kingdom who have displayed enthusiasm and effort in the arts and sciences.
Law	Midrealm Law XVII-2900
Blazon	Argent, on a pale gules three acorns argent.
First Recipient	Shavana Leigh O’Dell – Apr 7, 2001, by the hands of TRM Edmund and Kateryn
Notes	As an award, it may be granted to the same gentle more than once.

 

 

Glossary of Terms
OP Abbreviation	This heading will show the official abbreviation for each award and order, as used in the printed version of the Middle Kingdom Order of Precedence.
Letters	Post-nominal letters are those letters that follow a gentle’s name, frequently referred to as “alphabet soup”. Kingdom law dictates those awards and order that will allow the use of letters and it should be pointed out that not all honors convey this privilege. When used, they should be listed in order of precedence, not in the order earned.
Title	A title is defined as a formal appellation attached to a person or family by virtue of office, rank, hereditary privilege, attainment or as a mark of respect; especially, such as an appellation as an indication of nobility. Typically, titles precede the given name. However, there are cultures in which this is not the case. The titles listed herein are the common English variant. For a list of authorized alternatives, see Corpora Appendix C: Titles of Rank.
Form of Address	This is the appropriate style for a gentle of this rank.
Precedence	Where the award or order can be found in the Middle Kingdom Order of Precedence.
Reason Given	These are the reasons an award or order is usually given. However, it is still at the discretion of Crown.
Law	This is where references to the award or order can be found. Some will be found in Corpora, and some will be found in Midrealm Law.
Blazon	The heraldic blazon of the badge or regalia as registered with the SCA College of Arms.
First Recipient	This is the first recipient acknowledged to have received this award or order according to the online Order of Precedence.
Notes	Any historical notes associated with this award or order.