Middle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook 2nd Edition - Midrealm ...

• Send the four copies in and keep the master in a safe place (for your personal records) and give acopy to your local pursuivantThe colors that you use should be bright and bold. The officially-sanctioned SCA heraldic tinctures (that’s“colors” to the rest of you) are those produced by Crayola® Classic Color Markers. While you can achievesatisfactory results with alternative media, these are -- hands-down -- the best colors to use.Methods that do not work include but are not limited to the following: color ink jet printers, colorphotocopiers, crayons, and colored pencils. None of these produce vibrant or readily identifiable colors andmay result in your work being returned or registered as something you don’t want.What documentation do I need to send in? This is a tricky question and a subject for a much larger article(see chapter Names) for a discussion of this topic). However, you should be certain to document all elementsof a name and any unusual charges on your devices/badges (common charges do not require documentation).Any documentation that you send (whether it is for a name or a device/badge) should be submitted in duplicateand should come from a reliable reference that includes dates.How much does it cost to submit? Prices change, so you should always consult a pursuivant or herald tolearn the current rates. However, the rate is always a unit price. If you submit a name and a device, they arecounted as two units for pricing purposes (e.g., if the current rate is $10 an item, then a name and device wouldcost $20). At the current time, we accept checks or money orders and they should be made payable to: “SCA,Inc. – MK College of Heralds.” A single check can be submitted to cover any number of items that are sent in atthe same time.Where and how do I send the forms in? The address for heraldic submissions is listed in The Pale. Werecommend that you send your submissions by regular First Class or Priority Mail (Certified Mail is generallydifficult to handle and leads to delays in receipt). You should personally send your own submission. Do notgive it to someone else (even your local pursuivant) to send in. This way you’ll know for certain when (and if)it was actually sent in.How do I know that the Kingdom got my submission? When your submission is received, you will besent an acknowledgement card or email within two weeks. If you don’t get a card in the mail, then we did notget your submission and you will have to resend it.How many names and pieces of armory can I have? An individual person may register up to four names(including one primary name – the others can be household names or alternate persona names) and four piecesof armory (only one of which can be a device). An SCA branch can register one primary name and one device,but is not limited in the number of badges or other names that it may register.Names for Individuals & HouseholdsThere are two types of name forms. One of them is used for people and households. The other is used forSCA branches only. Be sure that you are filling out the correct form! What follows here are instructions forfilling out the form for individuals and households.Demographic InformationSociety Name: This is either the name being submitted or the previously registered name of the submitter.Confused? Consider the following possibilities:1) If this is a submission of your “primary” name (the first name you will register), then the desired nameshould be filled in here.2) If this is a submission of your alternate persona name, the name of a household, a change of yourregistered name, or the change of a holding name, then you should put your previously registered(primary) name in this field.Some don’ts: Don’t put your pet name in the field. Don’t put a name in this field that you are not submittingor which has never been submitted. Honestly, it does not matter if everyone knows you as “Roy-For-Now” andthe heralds won’t let you have it, because this form is only for the heraldic bureaucrats. They only want to see aregistered name in this field or the one that they are supposed to register.Name being submitted (if different from above): If for any reason, you are registering a name other thanyour primary name (or if you are changing your primary name), put your previously registered primary name inMiddle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook2nd Edition - 2002C