Present: Eruheran (Patriarch), Dirvy (Executrix), Azona (Scrollkeeper), Daznor, Alendi, Greytear, Deall, Wintersylph.
First Dirvy shared a web page (https://sites.google.com/a/housesovyn.com/house-sovyn/house-info/Historical-Record-of-Members).If you joined prior to 2007 but know when you joined, let Dirvy know and she'll add you on the list.
Eruheran welcomed new members from over the last month: Balley, Dimia, Starviska, and Wintersylph.
We raised just short of 2 million coins from the craft bazaar, which have already been deposited into our coffers. Huge thanks to Dirvy, Leyann, Thailmore, and Eruheran for getting all those items ready to go. We sold most of our stuff, just a few leftover chrisms and herb satchels. Well maybe we have a few more items leftover that was hiding in the containers, but we did sell a lot of stuff.
Current and Upcoming Events
-1 Eruheran brought up Solstice ornaments. It's almost time to start designing them for this year's Solstice tree. We will want them submitted in 2 months so they're ready in time. Every year we have an ornament contest between all of the Houses. Dirvy has the designs from the last couple of years somewhere she can send out in a scroll if you want. Each House is in charge of designing an ornament that is to be put on the big giant tree. We always hold an internal contest to decide our ornament. The winner of our contest will go on to the big contest. The top 3 winners from the big ornament contest get goodies and earn the House some IP. And a lot of the ornaments from our internal contest will appear on our own solstice tree that we put out during the holidays. Ornament designs should follow normal alter rules and should include a show. Without a show, it's unlikely to win. And the ornament should be House-themed in some way.
-2 Harvest blessing coming up in 10 days, on the 21st. Hopefully there will be trinkets handed out. Our Harvest Blessing is where we hold a prayer service at Imaera's shrine and make a harvest offering. Usually a commune is attempted. It will start at 9pm ET in the courtyard, and we'll head out to Imaera's shrine from there.
-3. Next month there is an event called Autumn Weaves. It's part of the Ta'Vaalor Autumn Glory Festival. It is being held from the 6th tho the 8th. Our event is on the 7th at 1 pm. We'll be doing some instructional and interactive weaving stuff.
-4. Looking further ahead we'll have an alchemy class and a chrism/clerical gem class to close out the year. Those 2 classes will be in Eoantos and Eorgaen. Yes, runestones with the chrisms.
Prize Closet items: So far Eruheran has only received 1 item suggestion, two if you count the perfume holder. The first is a huggable doe toy.
-1 Eruheran is making a list. Send a scroll if you have ideas to Sovyn-Officers@yahoogroups.com is the address. Eru would like to get our next prize request in for next quarter, which means we have 2 months to the day to get everything in. So we need 9 more prizes. These are items we give away at our events, and you may eventually win one, so think of what you would like for a prize, and things others might like too.
Look up https://sites.google.com/site/gs4che/prize-lists for ideas. We need ideas by October 1st.
(List of what we already have: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lqbxnryxsv0zg10/prize_closet_items.xlsx?dl=0)
Eruheran said "If the prize is not terribly expensive, then I would consider giving a copy of the prize to the one who designs it if it gets chosen to be in the group of 10."
Dirvy brought up Acerbe's idea of a zoo. Eru said we can talk about a zoo if he can figure out if something like that is possible.
Finances
We have 180,064,295 silvers in the coffers, and some high amount of IPs, maybe 90 something.
Dirvy brought up a house mascot. Send ideas to Sovyn-officers@yahoogroups.com.
Meeting was closed and Eruheran handed out chrisms to all who attended.
Submitted by Azona, Scrollkeeper.
