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Amtgard: The Kingdom of the Wetlands
Official Corpora of Bylaws
Last Updated November 20, 2000

9.0 Honors and Awards

9.1 Persons holding award-granting offices may never grant awards to themselves.

9.2 Knighthood - The Circle of Knights may choose to knight people into any of the four orders. Candidates for knighthood must have achieved the criteria listed. The achievement of criteria set forth does not automatically grant knighthood.

9.2.1 Knight of the Crown - A civil order for excellence in the art of statecraft
- 9.2.1.1 Reserved Colors: white trimmed with gold.
- 9.2.1.2 Requirements: Exceptional completion of three terms in one or more kingdom level positions (Monarch, Regent, Prime Minister, Champion) OR Exceptional completion of two terms in one or more kingdom level positions and exceptional completion of three terms in provincial or lesser kingdom positions OR Master Lion OR Master Hydra
9.2.2 Knight of the Flame - A service order for continuous contributions of exemplary service to the club
- 9.2.2.1 Reserved Colors: white trimmed with red.
- 9.2.2.2 Requirements: Masterhood in one or more of the following orders: Jovious, Rose, Smith
9.2.3 Knight of the Serpent - An achievement order for excellence in the arts and/or sciences.
- 9.2.3.1 Reserved Colors: white trimmed with green.
- 9.2.3.2 Requirements: Masterhood in one or more of the following orders: Dragon, Owl, Garber, Mask (Thespian)
9.2.4 Knight of the Sword - A martial order for honor, fighting skills and battlefield prowess
- 9.2.4.1 Reserved Colors: white trimmed with silver.
- 9.2.4.2 Requirements: Master Warrior (Warlord), OR Have any two of the following three: Master Griffon, Title of Defender, or have won Weaponmaster Tournament.

9.3 Orders of Masterhood

9.3.1 Masterhood - A bestowed title for excellence in a particular discipline.
- 9.3.1.1 Can only be awarded by the kingdom Monarch
- 9.3.1.2 A person must earn at least 10 orders to be a master.
9.3.2 Arts and Sciences - These awards may be given by the following club officers: kingdom Monarch and Regent (to any level) grand ducal monarch and regent (to the 9th), ducal monarch and regent (to the 7th), baronial monarch and regent (to the 4th), shire monarch (to the 2nd)
- 9.3.2.1 Order of the Dragon - Outstanding achievements in the arts.
- 9.3.2.2 Order of the Garber - Making quality garb for others or for oneself.
- 9.3.2.3 Order of the Mask - Outstanding portrayal of persona.
- 9.3.2.4 Order of the Owl - Outstanding achievements in the sciences.
9.3.3 Service and Leadership - These awards may be given by the following club officers: kingdom Monarch (to any level), kingdom Regent (to the 9th), grand ducal monarch (to the 9th), grand ducal regent (to the 8th), ducal monarch (to the 7th), ducal regent (to the 6th), baronial Monarch (to the 4th), baronial regent (to the 3rd), shire monarch (to the 2nd)
- 9.3.3.1 Order of the Lion - Excellence in statecraft and leadership.
- 9.3.3.2 Order of the Rose - Beneficial service to the club.
- 9.3.3.3 Order of the Smith - Sponsoring major Amtgard events, publications, workshops or other comparable service to the club.
9.3.4 Warskill - These awards may be given by the following club officers: kingdom Monarch (to any level), grand ducal monarch (to the 9th), ducal monarch (to the 7th), baronial monarch (to the 4th), shire monarch (to the 2nd)
- 9.3.4.1 Order of the Griffin - Courage, chivalry and honor on the battlefield.
- 9.3.4.2 Order of the Warrior - Fighting ability in tournament or battlefield prowess.
9.3.5 Other Orders of Masterhood - These awards may be given by the following club officers: kingdom Monarch (to any level), kingdom Regent (to the 9th), grand ducal monarch (to the 9th), ducal monarch (to the 7th), baronial monarch (to the 4th), shire monarch (to the 2nd)
- 9.3.5.1 Order of the Jovious - Outstanding attitude and good sportsmanship
- 9.3.5.2 Order of the Hydra - Meeting the criteria to qualify for monarch candidacy at Crown Qualifications (excluding Statecraft events) or the Tournament for the Coronet.

9.4 Other Awards

9.4.1 The Flame - Given to a group for outstanding contributions to the club
- 9.4.1.1 Can only be awarded by the kingdom Monarch.
- 9.4.1.2 This honor can only be given once in each Monarch's reign.
9.4.2 Walker in the Middle - For exemplification of the ideals and conduct of reeves.
- 9.4.2.1 Can only be awarded by the kingdom Monarch.
- 9.4.2.2 A person may never receive more than one of these.
9.4.3 The Zodiac - For outstanding contributions in any one month
- 9.4.3.1 The kingdom Monarch or any provincial monarch may give this honor.
- 9.4.3.2 This honor can only be given once each month.

9.5 Masterhood in the Fighting Classes (Wizard, Scout, Paladin, etc.)

9.5.1 Awarded to the outstanding members in each fighting class guild.
9.5.2 Determined by the Monarch in consultation with the Prime Minister, the Guildmaster of the class and provincial leaders.
9.5.3 Candidate must have 12 weeks or more experience in the class.
9.5.4 Basis for awarding Masterhood:
- 9.5.4.1 Good play and persona.
- 9.5.4.2 Thorough knowledge of class rules and concept.
- 9.5.4.3 Own quality garb and equipment.
- 9.5.4.4 Outstanding portrayal of the class.
9.5.5 This does not affect experience and is independent of levels gained.

9.6 Titles of Nobility - Honorary titles bestowed by the kingdom Monarch. These titles do not grant the power to give official awards like elected provincial officers of the same title.

9.6.1 Grand Duke - Suggested criteria: 2 exceptionally successfully completed terms as kingdom Monarch
9.6.2 Arch-Duke - Suggested criteria: One exceptionally successfully completed term as kingdom Monarch and one term as Prime Minister or kingdom Regent.
9.6.3 Duke/Duchess (equivalents: Doge, Dux, Herzog, Tarkhan) - Suggested criteria: serve the club an exceptionally successfully completed term as kingdom Monarch
9.6.4 Marquis/Marquise (equivalents: Markgraf, Marchionese, Margrave, Mark,
Marquis, Marquess ) - Suggested criteria: successfully completed service in all of the following positions: Monarch, Regent, Prime Minister.
9.6.5 Count/Countess (equivalents: Earl, Comes, Comite, Graf, Jarl, Grafin, Orkhan) - Suggested criteria: serve the club an exceptionally successful term as kingdom Regent or as Grand Duke/Duchess.
9.6.6 Viscount(ess) - Suggested criteria: successfully completed service in the following positions: monarch of a duchy three times over, any combination of three of the following: duchy monarch, kingdom Regent, kingdom Champion, kingdom Prime Minister.
9.6.7 Baron/Baroness (equivalents: Thane, Khan, Emir, Daimio) - Suggested criteria: serve one exceptionally successful term as duke of a duchy or regent of a grand duchy or kingdom Prime Minister
9.6.8 Baronet - Suggested criteria: serve in a pro-tem position for any of the following: Monarch, Champion, Prime Minister, Regent, ducal regent or serve as general minister or baron
9.6.9 Lord/Lady (equivalents: Dom, Laird, Dama) - Suggested criteria: service to club, term of ducal chancellor
9.6.10 Defender - suggested criteria: serve the club six months as kingdom Champion

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Amtgard: The Kingdom of the Wetlands Official Corpora of Bylaws Last Updated November 20, 2000

Amtgard: The Kingdom of the Wetlands
Official Corpora of Bylaws
Last Updated November 20, 2000