House Draycon

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Description: House Draycon growing personas of greatness for a household of legend. \r\n\r\nMISSION STATEMENT:\r\n \r\n House Draycon is an Amtgard household from the Northern Holdfast in the Empire of the Iron Mountains. We are dedicated to the enrichment of Amtgard as a whole with emphasis on empowerment of its individual members through their own Amtgard experience. It is House Draycon’s mission is to seek out evolution of Amtgard technologies, pursue excellence in combat and achieve a heightened level of persona performance and role-play by cultivating a positive culture of mutual respect among members and leadership alike and by fostering an environment of creativity and synergy.\r\n\r\nHOUSE DRAYCON HERALDRY AND SYMBOLISM: \r\n\r\n• The Scottish Thistle - The thistle is renowned in Scotland where it is not only the country\'s national emblem, but also the foundation of Scotland\'s ancient order of chivalry known as \"The Order of the Thistle.\" Oral tradition attributes this to a war between the Scotts and the Vikings of Denmark. At some point during the war the Vikings attempted a surprise attack on the Scotsmen at night while they sleept, one of the Vikings supposedly placed a bare foot on a thistle, causing him to cry out in pain and alerting the Scots to the Vikings\' presence. After this Viking episode, the thistle became known as the \"Guardian Thistle\" and, under James III, it became the badge of the Stuarts. In present day it is the insignia of the Scottish guard and has been used on coins, bank notes, stamps and broad swords among other things. It even decorates the tomb of Mary, Queen of Scots. Given the legend that surrounds the Scottish thistle, the plant clearly denotes bravery, courage and loyalty in the face of treachery. The tough, painful spikes of the plant itself suggest endurance, fortitude and persistence. As botanist Arthur Lee Jacobson once said, \"Though we cannot beat, nor like, nor use the damn thing, we must at least respect it as a formidable foe.\"\r\n\r\n• The Celtic harp - Based on the ancient lyre, the Irish harp is one of the world\'s oldest instruments. The ancient Irish kings employed harpist to entertain them. At one sad point in Irish history conquering invaders made it illegal to possess an Irish harp and set out to burn every harp in Ireland in an attempt to kill the \"Irish spirit\". Greatly honored, the harp is the national emblem of Ireland.\r\n\r\n • The Tree of life - The tree of Life is common to many cultures and is often regarded as all-nourishing and all giving. This celtic knot was inspired by the ancient sephiroth. In Celtic times most of Britain was covered by a mighty oak forest, proliferating tree reverence as a major feature within Celtic religion. The tree exhibits a link between heaven and earth, its roots reach down to earth and its branches reach up to the heavens. The interlacing branches symbolize human psyche and diversity, continuity of life and life eternal. The tree was regarded as the Celts main source of sustenance, protector from elements, provider of construction material for shelter, and a sacrificial source of heat when making fire with its wood.\r\n\r\n• The Dragon - The dragon is the guardian of treasures. The Celtic dragon is also traditionally associated with military matters. It stands for armed forces and often becomes a hero. The Red Dragon of Wales, although perhaps of Chinese origin, was introduced to Britain by the Romans some eighteen hundred years ago. Initially a military standard, in time this nobel beast developed into the flag of a nation.

History: House Draycon was first conceived by Artannis and Harconnis Draycon in August of 2009 while fire side on a sigil quest; in the Iron Mountain range near the Northern Holdfast. The two brothers had heard of Amtgard some years earlier and longed to join the organization but the Northern Holdfast had disbanded, joining Antgard proved difficult without the provincial presence of the Northern Holdfast. In April 2011 Artannis and Harconnis found and joined the remnants of the Notheren Holdfast being led by Kain Damion. The three grew strong bonds of friendship realizing very quickly they were of kindred spirit, Harconnis, Artannis and Kain decided to swear oaths of brotherhood and form the House of Draycon. \r\n\r\nTo learn more about us please visit our Facebook page log in and search “House Draycon” as the link is too long to poste here. If you are interested in dragon courtship please use the contact links above or message an administrator on the facebook page. We Thank you for your interest, \r\n\r\n House Draycon\r\n\r\n

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