Ticanee Newsletter 41 - 03/12/03

From FiranMUX

Around the Campfire

Vol. III version XII

Everyone be sure to congratulate out clansmen and women on the awards they have been recently given. They all have worked hard to provide for our needs or protect the clan. They deserve your praise, as well as Taria for her great leadership of the clan.

Every season, it is a true necessity and trial to accumulate the goods necessary to ensure that every citizen of the Ticanee clan survives. This order is bestowed onto those dedicated citizens that work harder than most to ensure that the Ticanee clansmen are provided for and their warehouses kept full. As Minister of Trade, Lady Xenobia has been doing all the dreaded mathematics and paperwork that the rest of us would like to ignore and is hereby awarded the Order of the Boar.

Every season, it is a true necessity and trial to accumulate the goods necessary to ensure that every citizen of the Ticanee clan survives. This order is bestowed onto those dedicated citizens that work harder than most to ensure that the Ticanee clansmen are provided for and their warehouses kept full. As a Trade Official, Lord Primo has been doing the work that the rest of us would like to ignore and is hereby awarded the Order of the Boar.

Every season, it is a true necessity and trial to accumulate the goods necessary to ensure that every citizen of the Ticanee clan survives. This order is bestowed onto those dedicated citizens that work harder than most to ensure that the Ticanee clansmen are provided for and their warehouses kept full. For seeing to it that the mining needs of the Ticanee are met and diligently serving as my minister of mining resources, I do hereby award to Nimiker Badgertooth, the Order of the Boar.

Some members of our clan have donated their personal time, great sums of money or effort to strengthen the morale and fabric of the Ticanee Clan. The Beaver is an industrious worker, and so are the members of this order. Every year, Mes Ghali holds, amongst other things, a cooking party in which she ensures that our poor do not go hungry, that our women learn how to cook, and that our supplies are distributed. For that, I induct her into the Order of the Beaver.

For loyal service of both hunting down a fugitive as well as protecting my children with vigor and constancy, I initiate Sir Ixion Ravenseye into the Order of the Horse. The horse, though wild, is still a loyal animal which serves those it chooses as companions without question. This is a perfect example of the relationship between the Ticanee and the Oshta. This order may be bestowed as recognition for completion of some personal mission or display of loyalty, or simply as a means of thanks for which no other medals would fit.

For keeping secrets even from her husband in the name of Clan security, and carrying a package of great importance to me to Vahloria, I hereby award Rijeka Whitefeather the Order of the Horse. The horse, though wild, is still a loyal animal which serves those it chooses as companions without question. This is a perfect example of the relationship between the Ticanee and the Oshta. This order may be bestowed as recognition for completion of some personal mission or display of loyalty, or simply as a means of thanks for which no other medals would fit.

During the Shamibelian Air Raid of 24 A.U. for keeping safe several Ticanee heirlooms more precious than words or money could represent, I hereby award Alexa Wolfhawke the Order of the Horse. The horse, though wild, is still a loyal animal which serves those it chooses as companions without question. This is a perfect example of the relationship between the Ticanee and the Oshta. This order may be bestowed as recognition for completion of some personal mission or display of loyalty, or simply as a means of thanks for which no other medals would fit.

There was a time during which Mes Hadiya was sentenced to death for her crimes. She is a living example that a person can turn their lives around. She came to me for a personal quest to prove her worthiness. Her investigative skills in researching the Teddi Dilarik matter were invaluable and she has earned our esteem, and the Order of the Horse. The horse, though wild, is still a loyal animal which serves those it chooses as companions without question. This is a perfect example of the relationship between the Ticanee and the Oshta. This order may be bestowed as recognition for completion of some personal mission or display of loyalty, or simply as a means of thanks for which no other medals would fit.

Lord Primo and Lady Xenobia are often asked to make sacrifices for the Ticanee. Sacrifices, even, which they cannot speak of, and which are unthinkable to comprehend. For their loyalty in doing so, I award them both the Order of the Horse. The horse, though wild, is still a loyal animal which serves those it chooses as companions without question. This is a perfect example of the relationship between the Ticanee and the Oshta. This order may be bestowed as recognition for completion of some personal mission or display of loyalty, or simply as a means of thanks for which no other medals would fit.

For effective service praised even to me by Lady General Zayes Vasen-Darkas, in the Shamibelian Air Raid of 24 A.U., I hereby recognize the service of Ekenon. The Order of the Wolverine is bestowed unto one that has served the military with unrelenting dedication and battle readiness during times of war. The risks of being a soldier are understood and recognized by the leading body of the Ticanee and recognized through this medal.

For skilled and effective archery, taking down an unprecedented number of enemy pilots during the Shamibelian Air Raid of 24 A.U. I recognize Ghali Badgertooth's accomplishments by awarding her the Order of the Wolverine. This honor is bestowed unto one that has served the military with unrelenting dedication and battle readiness during times of war. The risks of being a soldier are understood and recognized by the leading body of the Ticanee and recognized through this medal.

For skilled and effective leadership of the air force, taking down an unprecedented number of enemy pilots during the Shamibelian Air Raid of 24 A.U. I recognize Lord Primo Dawn's accomplishments by awarding him the Order of the Wolverine. This honor is bestowed unto one that has served the military with unrelenting dedication and battle readiness during times of war. The risks of being a soldier are understood and recognized by the leading body of the Ticanee and recognized through this medal.

For skilled and effective leadership of the military, keeping supply lines open and finding refuge for soldiers during the Shamibelian Air Raid of 24 A.U. I recognize Alexa Wolfhawke's accomplishments by awarding her the Order of the Wolverine. This honor is bestowed unto one that has served the military with unrelenting dedication and battle readiness during times of war. The risks of being a soldier are understood and recognized by the leading body of the Ticanee and recognized through this medal.

For distinguished military service, both inside the clan and for the republic as a whole during the Air Raid of 24 A.U. I recognize Nimiker Badgertooth's accomplishments by awarding him the Order of the Wolverine. This honor is bestowed unto one that has served the military with unrelenting dedication and battle readiness during times of war. The risks of being a soldier are understood and recognized by the leading body of the Ticanee and recognized through this medal.

Aged and experienced, the elk is a beast whose very visage symbolizes wisdom and knowledge. The order of the same name is an award meant for those Ticanee of gifted mind and great ambition that have brought new innovations, research new and old ways of doing things to the clan. Ticanee must always advance forward to the future, and their scrutinous observations of the world shall make that journey worth while, but so too must they never lose touch with the past. I can think of no one who embodies this award more than Priestess Urtenia of the Ticanee Clan whose guidance and help we have all come to value.

Aged and experienced, the elk is a beast whose very visage symbolizes wisdom and knowledge. The order of the same name is an award meant for those Ticanee of gifted mind and great ambition that have brought new innovations, research new and old ways of doing things to the clan. Ticanee must always advance forward to the future, and their careful observations of the world shall make that journey worth while, but so too must they never lose touch with the past. For her service in bringing our totems back to the Clan as the first shaman of my reign, I hereby posthumously award the order of the Elk to Lady Lotis Dawn. It is to be awarded into the care of her only surviving son, Lord Lotuk Dawn.

Aged and experienced, the elk is a beast whose very visage symbolizes wisdom and knowledge. The order of the same name is an award meant for those Ticanee of gifted mind and great ambition that have brought new innovations, research new and old ways of doing things to the clan. Ticanee must always advance forward to the future, and their careful observations of the world shall make that journey worth while, but so too must they never lose touch with the past. For his constant service of improvement, both in looking forward to Vahloria, his assistance to me, and for serving as the second shaman of my reign, I hereby award the Order of the Elk to Lord Radik Dawn.

During the Shamibelian Air Raid of 24 A.U. though a nobleman of the Bear Clan, Lord Taleo did render unto the Ticanee service as if he were one of our clan. Protecting the heirs of his throne with his life, and even those of my heirs who were not his blood, Lord Taleo helped secure the safety of our throne against both internal and external threat. He also served as a proxy for our clan in a fashion that honored us in every way, all but for his refusal to wear a loincloth. Though he is no longer my husband and has moved on to lead his own people, we will remember his time with us and his sacrifices for us in awarding him the Order of the Wolf. This award is given to one who has led the clan in times of peril and served the clan in the most noble of fashions, guiding others in their times of need. Only the most skilled leaders of the pack, as with those of the animals for which it is named, are deserving of this.

During the Shamibelian Air Raid, I was both ill and in a feverish state that incapacitated me entirely from all decision making for our clan. It was the worst possible time for me to fall ill, and there were those amongst us who tried to use this time to their advantage. Lady Xenobia, however, loyally served the clan as proxy and helped lead us through the crisis. In recognition of her loyalty and service, I hereby grant her the Order of the Wolf. This award is given to one who has led the clan in times of peril and served the clan in the most noble of fashions, guiding others in their times of need. Only the most skilled leaders of the pack, as with those of the animals for which it is named, are deserving of this.

For the selfless sacrifice of his life to rid the battlefield in Ellish of the Carnotti so that the Ticanee might one day vanquish the Shamibelians to recover our lost plains, I award Saltuk Cottonmouth the Order of the Panther. This is the highest honor bestowed upon one who has displayed selfless bravery and valor in sacrificing their life for the benefit of the Ticanee Clan. It shall be gifted to his wife to remember him by.

At the end of the ceremony Taria was honored as well, with a song created by Ghali, then Alexa had Ojitar give her a broach in which he said if he could he would give her the Order of the Mother Bear. For she protects her children and clan as if they were her own cubs, fighting with everything she has to see them safe. We all should be proud and happy to have such a caring Clan Leader protecting and guiding us in this sea of Firan chaos.

Nalandra and Benita both took part in the Firan Race, a grueling competition that took them all over (and I mean all over!) Anarinuell and it's surrounding areas, including a stay in our own Vahloria over night! Nalandra was partnered with Lord Zafir Junik, and unfortunately they didn't make it into the final four. Benita was partnered with Mes Jalachia and the pair placed second overall. It's a good thing Benita was already pregnant and a surprise Nalandra isn't, though only time will tell, with all the Lords in the contest and away from their spouses.

There was much noise around the Wolfhawke house as the now regular sounds of Rijeka giving birth could be heard. She gave birth to a tiny, healthy baby boy called Sarik. The baby is named after Sharik. Rijeka has also been appointed to the Bear clan as an ambassador. Everyone make sure you stop by and congratulate the new mother and ambassador.

Ekenon is going around looking for healers to volunteer during training sessions, especially with the more noble children incase of injury. He is training all children that haven't had their Ceremony of Souls or their quest of adulthood. He will also train any that wish training, just contact him.

Mother Urtenia and Mer Ikshu are both running for Delegate, show them your support and lets get a few level headed Ticanee in the Delegates.

OOC: Welcome all the new players to the clan. If you haven't already you can addcom tic = Ticanee. Also if you need anything or have any questions, please feel free to ask on channel or you can even page me.

Praises this week: Praise all those that were given awards, including Taria for her leadership. Or you can praise your favorite delegate candidate.

Disses this week: I don't have any disses this week, perhaps some of the Firan Delegates, to help ours win.