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The Purpose
The Purpose of the Green Cloak Herald is: To provide heraldic support for the Kingdom Minister of the Lists and Marshals in the running of Kingdom-Level tournaments (field or tournament heralds). While the above is the primary set of responsibilities, Green Cloak Herald acts as a consultant at all other levels of tourneys and events, assuring that all types of events in the Kingdom are supported and trained at a consistent level.
Responsibilities
At Crown Tournaments, do the following:
- Create a list of the heralds attending the event, especially those willing to work as field heralds. Also, ascertain which heralds need training.
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Create a schedule of heralds for the Tournament, assigned to the fields determined
to be necessary by the Minister of the Lists, including Heralds-in-Charge of
the fields and Heralds-in-Training assigned to them
- Make sure that the heralds servicing the lists have the necessary tools to do their job (baldrics and staves with the colors identifying each field, pens, litany cards, etc.).
- Make sure that all fields, prior to the beginning of each round, have a trained herald or heralds present to provide voice service for the Lists and the Marshallate.
- During the Tournament, monitor the heralds on the field to ensure they are able to provide consistently useful service (i.e., sufficiently loud announcements to warn upcoming fighters of their field assignments, coordinated announcements with the other heralds servicing the overall field, knowledge of the litany so as to provide consistent and meaningful ceremony to each fight, etc.). This includes having alternate heralds ready to replace the assigned heralds in case of emergency or incipient voice problems.
- Toward the end of the Tournament, get a list of the semi-finalist competitors and provide a blazon of the arms of their arms, to provide the herald in charge of the final rounds for use in the finals introductions.
- At the end of the tournament, recover and store the equipment used by the field heralds specific to the lists.
At ALL Kingdom-Level events, do the following:
- In the absence of the Vesper Herald, run the morning heralds' meeting. This meeting is usually a gathering point to collect a list of the heralds at the event, ascertaining which duties they are willing to perform. Work with the Green Trumpet Herald for duty/announcement heralds.
- Make sure that all regalia needed for the event is available.
Training
The Green Cloak Herald is responsible for all Field Heraldry in the Kingdom, whether or not it is at a Kingdom event. At Principality events, work with the Principality Herald to ensure their needs are being met, both in service and in training. If they or their subordinates need the latter, work with them to build a training program. (This can be done in coordination with the Kingdom's needs, at Kingdom Collegia or at impromptu sessions at events.) If at a local event, work with the local heralds or with the autocrat if there isn't a local herald to ensure that field heraldry is being performed in such a way as to provide a consistently high standard of service throughout the Kingdom.
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