Marion Forester Protégé Ceremony
Herald:Pray attend to the ceremony that is beginning.
Pelican:To all of you gathered to witness these proceedings, here do I, Modar Neznanich, stand to take as protégé, one
Marion Forester. The ceremony we do this day is based on period oath-taking practices and SCA customs.
<Pelican turns to protégé> Is it still your wish to do this?
Protégé:It is.
Pelican:Then kneel and give me your hands.
<Protégé kneels upon pillow and folds hands, as if in prayer, and holds them up to the Pelican.>
<Pelican places their hands over the protégé’s hands.>
Pelican:As a Peer of the Realm, it is my duty, privilege and honor to pass along my knowledge and skills; to foster and encourage
those gentles who seek enlightenment, by taking them in the role of a protégé. Is it your wish to take on the responsibilities as well as the rights that come with this bond?
Protégé:It is.
Pelican:Then before these witnesses swear your oath.
Protégé:Here do I give my oath that I am your liege-person. I hereby fully give myself to your service, saving only those
responsibilities which I bear to my family, Barony and Kingdom. I promise to study and faithfully apply myself to the development of my skills in the arts & sciences, in service, and in the courtly graces. I further pledge to defend you and your household, and through you, the Crown of Calontir - both in times of peace and in war. As token of this pledge, I give unto you all my lands and property to dispose of as you will. Thus swear I, [protégé’s name].
Pelican:Here do I as Masterof the Pelican give my oath to teach you, encourage you, listen to you, learn from you and support you in
your quest for knowledge. I further pledge to protect and to foster you as my liege-person, aid you in your time of need, and pursue justice in your causes to the highest levels. I pledge toreward your fealty with love, loyalty with honor, and should it ever happen, oath-breaking with vengeance tempered with the mercy due from a Noble. In token of your pledge of service I grant unto you the hospitalityof my house at any time that you might call upon it. Furthermore, I return to you all your lands and property so that they may be used to your benefit in your pursuit to carry out the duties and obligations you have sworn to. Thus swear I, [Pelican’s name].
<Protégé stands>
<Pelican and protégé exchange sign of fidelity (kiss or hand-clasp and hug)>
<Pelican turns to witnesses>
Pelican:You who are our witnesses, do you affirm this bond that we have made?
Witnesses: We do.
<Pelican turns to protégé>
Pelican:These oaths shall bind us both until one or the other of us begs leave to be excused from the bond, or your
own Elevation. So that all may know you my protégé, take this to wear as a visible sign of our bond.
<Pelican either hands the protégé their yellow belt, or places it about the protégé.>
<Pelican and protégé exchange hugs>
< Pelican thanks witnesses who then disperse.>