If you look at the lists of award recipients below, you will see that nearly every award was given in December of a specific year.  This is because Their Excellencies Rivenstar choose to host exactly one Baronial Court per year, reserving all business until that time so as not to interrupt any Royal Courts which Their Excellencies might host during the rest of the year.  Each of the awards listed below may only be given one time to any recipient, and are highly prized by those on whom they have been bestowed.

This page is not complete!  It was discovered that at one time, individuals who had moved away from the Barony were removed from the published lists, although their names are believed to be retained in the Herald's records.  If you are one of these people (we prefer to say that you live in "Greater Rivenstar"), please contact our Herald.

Order of the Barbed Star

The Order of the Barbed Star was created at a time when there was a drive to encourage archery throughout the Middle Kingdom.  Upon creation of the award "The Defender of Rivenstar", the Barbed Star was officially closed.

Order of the Silver Acorn

Silvija the Landlady was a beloved member of Rivenstar, and a formidable advocate for the arts and sciences while she lived here.  Creating this award was perhaps the greatest memorial Their Excellencies could provide to honor her legacy.  The award itself is a simple blue medallion made of leather, with a white acorn - the primary charge on Sylvija's device - stamped into it, surmounting a rivenstar, so that the rays of the star give the impression that the acorn is sparkling.  Since Silvijia's mundane last name was Sparkis, earning her the nickname "Sparky", the effect is completely appropriate.   This also explains why the award is sometimes affectionately known as "the Riven-Sparky."

Some readers will note that the Silver Acorn is also the name of the Middle Kingdom's arts award for children.  It turns out that Rivenstar's award was created prior to the Kingdom award, but the name was not officially registered.  Since the Kingdom was not aware that an award already existed with that name, they used it for themselves.  To avoid confusion, the barony award is now sometimes called the "White Acorn", or by its original full name, "The Landlady's Silver Acorn".

Defender of Rivenstar

The year following the creation of the Silver Acorn, Their Excellencies chose to create the "Defender of Rivenstar", thus completing the triad of awards for the Society's three major endeavors: martial activities, arts and sciences, and service.  The award itself is a simple blue medallion of leather cut into the shape of a shield, stamped with a rivenstar.  The Defender is given to participants in every martial activity, including armored combat, rapier fighting, archery, siege weaponry, thrown weapons, and equestrian activities.  In fact, a number of recipients have earned the Defender for participation in multiple martial activities.

Order of the Rivenstar

The oldest (established 8-October-1974), and for many years the only, award bestowed in the Barony, the Order of the Rivenstar is now given to honor members for their acts of service, either within the Barony or on its behalf.  The award is a simple blue medallion, usually of leather, with a white rivenstar stamped into it, and is often crafted by His Excellency Moonwulf's own hand.

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