Northern Outpost
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Overview of the Shire of the Northern Outpost
Location: primarily covers St. Lawrence and Franklin counties in New York State, with its home base in Potsdam, NY.
Meaning:
- At the time Northern Outpost was created, it was the Northernmost shire in the East Kingdom.
- The Shire's blazon represents the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights. To keep within heraldic rules, black and white were used instead of a multi-colored design.
Established: December 1981
Blazon: Per chevron sable and argent, three piles throughout counterchanged, the center one debruised in base by a laurel wreath vert.
Heraldic officer's title: Aurora Pursuivant
Newsletter: Northern Illuminations
Annual Events
- Winter War (February)
- Fall Frolic (September)
Shire Champions
Current Champions: Fall 2012
- Ours du Nord (Heavy Fighting Champion): Sir Rhys Ravenscroft (won 9/15/2012)
- Gardien du Nord (Fencing Champion): Jeremiah (won 9/15/2012)
- Phare du Nord (Arts & Sciences Champion): Lord Olaf Haraldsson (won 2/25/2012)
Guidelines
- Ours du Nord (Heavy Fighting): tournament fought annually at Fall Frolic (previously every 6 months):
(**The current Champion may NOT compete in the tournament? - under discussion)
- The current Champion decides the format of the tourney.
- Entrants must live within the shire boundaries.
- Gardien du Nord (Fencing): tournament fought annually at Fall Frolic:
- The current Champion may compete in the tournament.
- The current Champion decides the format of the tourney.
- Entrants must live within the shire boundaries.
- Phare du Nord (Arts & Sciences): competition held annually at Winter War in February, decided by populace vote:
- Entries must be completed (although not necessarily started) within the past year (since the last Winter War).
- Entries may have been, or may be, entered in other competitions.
- Entrant may enter up to five separate entries.
- NO brewing entries. The site is dry.
- Entrant must live within the shire boundaries.
- As possible, entries should be anonymously submitted to help discourage voter bias.
- Documentation on entries is encouraged, not required.
- To participate, contact the MOAS by the Tuesday before Winter War and fill out an entry form.
History of Shire Champions
Ours du Nord (Heavy Fighting Champion)
- Lord Ian MacDonald (won 9/10/2011)
- Ger (won 4/13/2010)
- Lord Ian MacDonald (won 11/10/09)
- Lord Olaf Haraldsson (won 5/09)
- Lord Ian MacDonald (won 11/11/08)
- Stig (won 5/08)
- Lord Ian MacDonald (won 10/23/07)
- Tiberius Nautius Maximus (won 4/24/07)
- Lord Ian MacDonald (won 10/24/06)--first Ours du Nord
Gardien du Nord (Fencing Champion)
- Jeremiah (won 9/10/2011)
- Ger (won 4/13/2010)
- Lord Olaf Haraldsson (won 5/09)
- Ger (won 3/11/08)--first Gardien du Nord
Phare du Nord (Arts & Sciences Champion)
- Lord Olaf Haraldsson (won 2/25/2012) - runestone carving
- Thera Marta (won 2/26/2011) - celtic embroidery
- Lord Olaf Haraldsson (won 2/27/2010) - wood carving
- Lord Olaf Haraldsson (won 2/28/09) - horn carving
- Jeremy Cota (won 2/23/08) - home smoked bacon
- Lady Moira MacDonald of Dunskahay (won 2/07)--first Phare du Nord - fine metalwork
Lord Olaf Haraldsson held all three Shire Championships in the Spring of 2009
Retired Shire Awards
- Profane Proponent of the Purple Platypus (PPPP) (Heavy Fighting, awarded annually at Fall Frolic)
- Order of the Aurora Borealis (Arts & Sciences, required teaching what you knew)
- Order of the Embattled Aardvark (Service)
- Wandering Wombat (out-of-shire individuals who distinguished themselves through service to the shire, they were considered honorary shire members)
History of Winter War Autocrats
- 2012/13 - XVI - Olaf
- 2011/12 - Winter War XV - Olaf
- 2010/11 - XIV - Olaf
- 2009/10 - XIII - Olaf
- 2008/09 - XII - Olaf
- 2007/08 - XI - Olaf
- 2006/07 - Winter War X - Olaf
- 2005/06 - IX - Brenna
- 2004/05 - VIII - Olaf
- 2003/04 - VII - Olaf
- 2002/03 - VI - Olaf
- 2001/02 - V - Olaf
- 2000/01 - IV - Bertrand
- 1999/00 - III - Bertrand & Skya
More Information
- Official Web Site: http://www.northernoutpost.eastkingdom.org
- Unofficial Listserve: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scaoutpost/