DUTIES OF OFFICERS
(i) The Seneschal
The Seneschal is the chief administrative officer of the Kingdom and shall:
- serve as the principal mundane legal representative of the SCA within Lochac;
- receive reports from all other Great and Lesser Officers on the status of
their office;
- and make such reports as may be required by the Crown.
The Seneschal is ineligible to enter Crown Tournaments for any reign that would
coincide with their term of office.
Crux Australis Herald is the principal heraldic officer of the Crown, and
the Head of the College of Heralds in Lochac, and shall be responsible for:
- providing the Crown's voice at events;
- the registration of names and armory;
- the maintenance of the Order of Precedence of Lochac;
- the providing of new ceremony;
- and the devising of new protocol for Lochac subject to the Crown's approval.
The Earl Marshal is the principal martial officer of the Crown, and the Head
of the Marshallate in Lochac, and shall be responsible for:
- encouraging the development of safety and chivalry on the field;
- maintenance, publication and enforcement of the Kingdom standards for construction
and use of weapons and armour;
- maintaining the list and documentation pertaining to Lochac's authorised
participants in armoured fighting, combat archery (and other projectile weapons)
and rapier combat.
The Earl Marshal, in consultation with the Crown, shall appoint deputies known
as Knight Marshalls Heavy Combat, Rapier and Archery to perform duties in respect
of the Marshallate. Further deputies with specific duties may be appointed by
the Earl Marshall, in consultation with the Crown. The Earl marshal may subsume
one or more of these roles into their own office should they so desire.
The Minister of Arts and Sciences shall be responsible for:
- the encouragement of Period Arts and Sciences in Lochac;
- and conducting the Annual Lochac Arts and Sciences Competition.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the chief financial officer of the Kingdom,
and shall be responsible for:
- collecting, safeguarding and disbursing the monies of the Kingdom;
- maintaining the records of the assets of Lochac;
- and receiving financial reports from the local groups of Lochac and from
the Kingdom Officers of Lochac, at least annually.
The Chronicler is responsible for:
- the monthly publication of the official newsletter PEGASUS;
- for the accounting of the Corporate Stipend and other Kingdom newsletter
income, reporting such income and expenditures to the Society Treasurer for
Australia and the Lochac Chancellor of the Exchequer, as required by those
officers.
The Chirurgeon is the chief first aid officer of the Kingdom, and shall be
responsible for:
- advising the Earl Marshall on safety related issues;
- supervising those Chirurgeons-At-Large and waterbearers who provide first
aid at any event within Lochac, excepting mundane authorities.
The Constable is the chief security officer of the Kingdom, and shall be responsible
for:
- the maintenance of order and security amongst the people at events;
- administering lost property;
- the staffing of the site entrance at events;
- and providing Constabulary related documents as are required by the SCA
and filing these, as required by the SCA.
The Keeper of the Lists shall serve under the Earl Marshal and shall be responsible
for:
- the organization and co-ordination of Tournaments as directed by the Crown
and in co-operation with the College of Heralds and the Marshallate;
- maintaining the records and results of combats in the whole of Lochac.
The Hospitaller
The Hospitaller shall serve under the Seneschal and shall be responsible for:
- welcoming newcomers at events and answering their questions;
- coordinating public and media relations and encouraging the growth and integration
of the Kingdom.
The Provost of the College of Scribes shall co-ordinate the production of
such scrolls as may be directed by the Crown, and as may pertain to the Lochac
Kingdom awards; and shall provide such other documents as the Crown may require.
The Knight Marshall Archery shall serve under the Earl Marshal and be responsible
for:
- encouraging the development of safety and chivalry on the field in all actions
in Lochac involving archery and other projectile weapons, in co-operation
with the Marshallate;
- the maintenance and enforcement of the Kingdom Standards for construction
and use of projectile weapons and projectile armour.
The Knight Marshall Rapier shall serve under the Earl Marshal and be responsible
for:
- encouraging the development of safety and chivalry on the field in all actions
in Lochac involving rapier combat or its derivatives, in co-operation with
the Marshallate;
- the maintenance and enforcement of the Kingdom of Lochac's Standards for
construction and use of rapier combat weapons and armour.
The Master or Mistress Heavy Combat shall serve under the Earl Marshal and
be responsible for:
- encouraging the development of safety and chivalry on the field in all actions
in Lochac involving heavy combat or its derivatives, in co-operation with
the Marshallate;
- the maintenance and enforcement of the Kingdom of Lochac's Standards for
construction and use of heavy infantry weapons and heavy infantry armour.
The Keeper of Regalia shall serve directly under the Crown and have, through
the Council for Regalia, authority regarding the purchase, maintenance, storage
and transport of the Kingdom Regalia. The Keeper of regalia is charged with
ensuring that the Council for Regalia meets at least once each reign.
The Historian shall collect and compile materials relating to the history
of Lochac, and shall compose a chronicle of this history to be available to
the people of Lochac.