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Owain is the current Webminister for the Kingdom of Atlantia and former Royal Brewer. Their persona is that of a 12th century land manager in Norman controlled Wales. Owain's home canton is Elvegast, having played there since joining in January of 2018.
Positions
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| Title | Jurisdiction | Date Held |
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| Webminister | Kingdom of Atlantia, Great Officer | October 2021 - Present |
| Webminister | Barony of Windmasters' Hill | July 2018 - October 2021 |
| Webminister | Canton of Elvegast | August 2018 - October 2021 |
| Deputy Webminister | Kingdom of Atlantia MOAS office | March 2019 - October 2021 |
| Royal Brewer | Kingdom of Atlantia | March 2019 - March 2020 |
Warrants
- Webminister
Affiliations
| Group | Notes | Links |
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| Kingdom of Atlantia Discord | Administrator | |
| Love For All Discord | Administrator | |
| Kingdom of Atlantia Brewers' Guild | Guild Member | |
| The Flagon and Cask | Guild Member | |
| House of the Wounded Mushroom | Household Member | |
| Clan Blue Feather | Affiliated with the South East chapter | |
| Atlantian Courtesan Guild | Guild Member |
Notable Works as the Kingdom Webminister
- Oauth mail routing for wordpress sites to circumvent email delivery problems
- Wordpress hardening and auditing of best practices
- Developing into a class for training others
- Drastically improved performance for the main site, especially for mobile visitors
- Developing into a class for training others
- Development of an Atlantian Glossary for Wordpress
- This allows newcomers to better understand our jargon within the context of the page
- Adding OP link shortcodes to SCA Names in Wordpress
- Site cleanup and recovery after a major incident
- so many delisting requests and log audits, so so many
- Access and Bot filtering, reducing load and improving security
- Wordpress integration to Discord
- Addition of chosen titles and pronouns to the OP
- Atlantia Wordpress Content and Theme Overhaul
- Addition of Announcements and Job Postings to the main site
- Statistical research for various baronies to help them find award candidates
- Research into leveraging Google Classroom for officer training
- Production of Webminister 101 class
- Updating SPF records to improve mail delivery in Atlantia
- Virtual Meeting Management/Publishing and Volunteer Coordinator for Unevent 2021,2022
- Development of unevent.atlantia.sca.org [in progress]
- This interactive and responsive design could serve as a template for a number of different events
Website Development For Atlantian Events and Guilds
- BAWT II (2022)
- Coronation of Eckehard and Jane (2021)
- Virtual Rune stone Collegium (2021)
- Known World Theater Arts (2020)
- Midnight at the Oasis (2020)
- Brewers Guild Site Overhaul (2019)
- Ymir (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Works as a Brewer
| Two Bragawds and a Cyser | Display / Tasting | Festival of Elvegast 2018 |
| Blueberry Melomel | Winning Entry as Part of Windmasters Hill Team | Interbaronial Brewing Competition - WOW 2018 |
| Orange Cinnamon Cyser | Winning Entry for the New Brewers Competition | WOW 2018 |
| Traditional Mead & Roggenbier Rosemary Gruit | Winning Entry for Royal Brewer | Ymir/KASF 2018-2019 |
| Kvass | Historical entry for populace A&S competition | Ymir 2019 |
| Biergarten Event | Provided Wine/Mead and supported the guild involvement | Spring Coronation 2019 |
| Hosted Competition | Best Spring Brews | Ruby Joust 2019 |
| Hosted Kingdom Brew Day | Rotating Guild Event | Bakers & Brewers 2019 |
| Largess | Provided 8 different beverages as award largess | Fall Coronation 2019 |
| Display and Competition | Non-Alcoholic German Festival Brews | Kingdom 12th Night 2020 |
| Display & Discussion | A Selection of German Malts and Hops | Kingdom 12th Night 2020 |
| Host & Judge | Royal Brewer Competition | KASF 2020 |
| Host & Judge | Royal Brewer Competition | KASF 2022 |
| Display & Class | Period All Grain Brewing Demo | Gardens of Thyme 2022 |
| Judge | Royal Brewer Competition | KASF 2023 |
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Other Achievements
| Drag Competition | First Annual Blue Feather Ball | WOW 2019 |
Awards
| Award | Scroll | Notes | Date |
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| Award of the Eurus |  |
Given for a single noteworthy effort of service for or to the Barony. | 2/24/2018 [Ymir] |
| Award of Arms |  |
Granted the title Noble Owain Weale | 2/23/2019 [Ymir] |
| Order of the Coral Branch |  |
recognizes those subjects who have distinguished themselves in their effort in arts and sciences | 6/8/2019 [Journey through the Nine Realms] |
| Order of the Opal |  |
recognizes those subjects who have distinguished themselves in their efforts in service to the kingdom | 10/19/2019 [War of the Wings] |
| Order of the Kittyhawk |  |
For Service to the Barony | 02/27/2021 [Ymir] |
| Order of the Golden Dolphin |  |
For service to the Kingdom | 02/18/2023 [Ymir] |
Golden Dolphin
https://sites.google.com/view/kvalravn/scribe/2023/02-golden-dolphin-owain-weale
Words by Ollam Lanea:
Listen as I extol this Noble scholar,
Ether tamer, wisdom weaver,
Pervading darkness and light
To grant us safe passage through the
Tangled labyrinth of thought.
Then capturing the Sun’s punishing heat
And water’s rushing stream,
Harnessing the harvest
In the bee loud glade.
May their vessels be bathed
And their wort run clear.
And let their brews drive our songs
At regal fete and humble twmpath.
Let none oppose the honey’s gift
As long as the world remains
And Harmonies resound.
Bard and Bevy sing praise
Of Noble Owain Weale,
Star of magnificent stars,
Wending the webs of words and ways,
Through the ruddy reaping of the steep
And so calls this morning raven
To the blue tinged wings of dawn.
So we, Abran King and Anya Queen,
Name Noble Owain Weale a member of the Order of the Golden Dolphin
And Grant them arms, this 18th day of February
At the tournament of Ymir
Persona
Owain was raised by family of mine owners in Dartmoore where they received a basic education and became well connected within regional trade routes. Around their age of majority, the family mines were made fully property of The Crown and Owain was appointed to a land management position in southern Wales. This position was defined as overseeing the development of the territory surrounding Neath Abby. In this position they balance the priorities of the surrounding population, the Cistercian order of the Abby, and the trade and strategic interests of the Norman aristocracy. Owain takes a special interest in the local production of grains, pride in the quality of ale the people produce, and the dedication of the militia to their archery training. In all of these things, Owain takes the time to get directly involved and is content with their moderate station in life.
Miscellany and Sundry
- Owain uses they/them pronouns.
- In case of acute asthma, Owain carries a rescue inhaler. Please feed and water Owain if they are outside brewing all day.
- In case of court, please contact Lady Gwenhwyfar.