Kingdom of Caid Awards and Ceremonies

An explanation for the awards given in Caid can be found here.

All ceremony texts are provided here in PDF format. For those who prefer Word documents, you can download one of two copies of the ceremony book: the "Field version", which includes all Caidan ceremonies a typical court herald could be called upon to perform, excluding only those pertaining to Crown Tournament, Coronation, and College of Heralds ceremonies, or the "Deluxe" version, which include all of the ceremonies below.

New Ceremonies (not yet included in Complete Ceremony Books below)

• the Arcus
• the Furison of Caid
• the Ordo Cordis

Complete Ceremony Books

• Field Version - PDF - Word
• Deluxe Version - PDF - Word

Covers and Introduction

• Cover (Field Version)
• Cover (Deluxe Version)
• A Note on Use

Armigerous Awards and Orders:

• Award of Arms
• Court Barony
• the Argent Arrow (for archery)
• the Chamfron (for equestrian arts)
• the Crescent Sword (for armored combat)
• the Dolphin (for service)
• the Duellist (for rapier combat)
• the Harp Argent (for arts/sciences)

Grant-Level Awards and Orders:

• Grant of Arms
• the Argent Blade (for rapier combat)
• the Chiron (for archery)
• the Crescent (for service)
• the Gauntlet (for armored combat)
• the Golden Lance (for equestrian arts)
• the Lux Caidis (for arts/sciences)

Non-Armigerous Awards:

• Section Cover
• the Acorn
• the Argent Star
• the Augmentation of Arms
• the Corde de Guerre
• the Crescent and Flame
• the Crossed Swords
• the Legion of Courtesy
• l'Honneur de la Chanson
• Right Noble Guild/Household
• the Royal Recognition of Excellence
• the Sigillum Regis (see Royal Succession)
• the Signum Reginae (see Royal Succession)
• the Signum Regni (see Royal Succession)
• the Vanguard of Honor

Miscellaneous ceremonies:

• Section Cover
• the Creation of a Barony
• the Creation of a Barony
• the Investiture of a Baron and Baroness
• the Succession of an Officer of the Crown

Vigils and Peerages:

• Section Cover and Notes on Customization of Peerage Ceremonies
• Invocation of the Knight's Vigil
• Invocation of the Master of Defense's Vigil
• Invocation of the Laurel's Vigil
• Invocation of the Pelican's Vigil
• Creation of a Knight
• Creation of a Master of Defense
• Creation of a Companion of the Laurel
• Creation of a Companion of the Pelican

Royal Succession:

• Section Cover
• Commencement of Crown Lists
• the Creation of Al-Caid and Lady Caid (the Crown Prince and Princess)
• the Sigillum Regis
• the Signum Reginae
• the Signum Regni
• the Coronation of the King and Queen of Caid
• Investiture of the Court and Guard
• Elevation of a Duke and Duchess
• Creation of a Count and Countess

College of Heralds Ceremonies:

• Section Cover
• Creation of a Pursuivant or Herald
• the Creation of Creation of a Herald Extraordinary and Bestowal of a Personal Heraldic Title
• Succession of Crescent Principal Herald

Appendices:

• Appendix I: Fealty Oaths
• Appendix II: Scroll Texts
• Appendix III: Precedence Lists
• Appendix IV: Banishment Language

In alphabetical order:

• the Acorn
• Al-Caid and Lady Caid, the Creation of
• the Argent Arrow
• the Argent Blade
• the Argent Star
• the Augmentation of Arms
• the Award of Arms
• the Chamfron
• the Chiron
• Chivalry, Order of and Invocation of the Knight's Vigil
• the Corde de Guerre
• the Coronation of the King and Queen of Caid
• the Creation of a Barony
• the Investiture of a Baron and Baroness
• Count and Countess, Creation of
• Court and Guard (Investiture of)
• Court Barony
• the Crescent
• the Crescent and Flame
• the Crescent Sword
• the Crossed Swords
• Order of Defense and Invocation of a Master of Defense's Vigil
• the Dolphin
• the Duellist
• Duke and Duchess, Elevation of
• Oaths of Fealty
• the Gauntlet of Caid
• the Golden Lance
• the Grant of Arms
• the Harp Argent
• l'Honneur de la Chanson
• the Invocation of Crown Lists
• Knighthood (see Chivalry)
• Laurel, Order of and Invocation of the Laurel's Vigil
• the Legion of Courtesy
• the Lux Caidis
• Pelican, Order of and Invocation of the Pelican's Vigil
• the Royal Recognition of Excellence
• the Sigillum Regis
• the Signum Reginae
• the Signum Regni
• the Succession of an Officer of the Crown
• the Vanguard of Honor

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