The Shire of Appledore invites one and all to the Scholars of St. Thomas Aquinas a male persona development challenge in the tradition of the Golden Swan. From Saturday morning until Medallion presentation on Sunday, Scholar Candidates are expected to remain in persona, and will be subject to judging during that time. All other attendees are asked to respect the candidates and do their utmost to enable them to maintain their period personas. The best way to do this is to try and remain in persona yourself!

Scholars of St. Thomas Aquinas
Scholars of St. Thomas Aquinas is a male persona development challenge open to all male personas from throughout the Known World. Each lord will be tested on his ability to create and project an authentic and logical historically based persona existing between 450 and 1650 A.D..

Candidates must enter the seven required categories and three of the six optional categories.

Required Categories:

• PERSONA CREATION
• CALLIGRAPHY/CORRESPONDENCE
• COSTUMING
• DAILY LIFE/LIVELIHOOD
• HANDCRAFT
• SKILLS/SCHOLARLY PURSUITS
• COURTESY AND ETIQUETTE

Optional Categories:

• DANCING
• GAMES AND PASTIMES
• BARDIC/PERFORMANCE
• FOOD
• HABITAT
• SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES

Applicants are directed to view the document links to the left or contact Judging Coordinator: HL Sevrin de Savage