January 2026 Officer Reports
Following are the monthly officer reports that have been submitted prior to the Bhakail monthly business meeting of January 15, 2026.
Coronet – Baron Mikael melrakki
So, I’ve made it through my first year as Baron. There were a few hiccups along the way, but for the most part, I believe it went rather smoothly. I’ve learned a lot and now have a better picture of what to expect in the future.
And speaking of the future, I have 2 major things I want to work on during the year.
The first is starting a monthly craft session where we work on projects to better the barony. Some ideas that I have are decorations, largess, favors, targets, list polls, etc. The day, time and location may change from month to month depending on what works best for the activity.
I am planning the first to be held on Sunday January 25th at 2pm at my house. For the most part, I want the first one to be a planning session for later sessions, but I also have a large wooden salamander that needs to be painted in Bhakail colors so that it could be used as decor or carried in processions and similar uses.
The second thing I want to do is to hold discussions to review the Bhakail awards. Some of the things I would like to talk about:
- a) The service awards (Horse and Salamander) require that I “consult with the order” before giving out these awards. These are the only awards that have this requirement and since we don’t have a good system for discussions outside of events; this can delay giving an award by several months. For example, if someone recommends a person to me just after Champions and Commons, I could hold a meeting at Yule, but since I need to give the scribes time to produce a scroll, I wouldn’t be able to give it out until Waking of the Salamander (if the person attends). Meanwhile, in the same situation, I could give a Pasguarde out at Yule.
- b) Each of our orders has a badge registered with the College of Heralds. Traditionally, we have been giving out tokens with the awards. In most cases, the token and the badge are not the same. For example: the token for the Order of the Pasguarde is “Salamander shield on a gray ribbon” while the registered badge is “Gules, an armored arm fesswise embowed argent sustaining a sword bendwise sinister proper, the arm issuant from a demi-sun issuant from sinister Or.”
- c) A general review of the existing awards to see if we need to update any descriptions. Are there any things that the awards don’t cover, but should? I’ve had people suggest updating the names of some orders.
- d) Creating a process for making recommendations
I will plan an online session to discuss this in the coming months, but I want people to start thinking about it.
Chancellor of the Exchequer – Lady Ellyn Grene
I’m currently working on the end of year 2025 financial report that is due to the EK Exchequer by January 31. We are waiting to receive the paypal registration check for Yule, then this event report can be finished.
A baronial budget for 2026 has been compiled from the requests submitted by officers and marshals and has been approved by the Council of the Exchequer. This budget has total projected expenses of $2,006.80, and projected income from events of $2,025. I’ll present some details at the January business meeting.
Rapier Marshal – Don Melchior Kriebel
Practice continued to be held at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Media, PA. Due to X-Mas and New Year’s Eve being on Wednesdays the last two weeks of practice were cancelled. We resumed practice on 1/7/26.
Archery Marshal – Lady Ellyn Grene
Nothing to report.
Thrown Weapons Marshal – Kennari Mikael melrakki
Practices on hiatus until weather improves.
Webminister – Máistir Mael Eoin mac Echuidh
Some updates to Champions on the website following Yule and might have a deputy in the works. Also working on getting the weekly ‘Weekly upcoming activities’ service working again.
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