Information extracted from "THE BOKE OF CAIDIAN [sic] LAW, 10 th Edition (June AS XXXVII, 2002 c.e) as read at http://www.sca-caid.org/seneschal/caidlaw/kingdom law edition 10.doc on 10 March 2004.

ARTICLE VIII: AWARDS, ARMS AND ORDERS

Section l:

Except as provided herein, the existence, prerequisites, privileges and significance of all awards and orders is determined by the Laws of the SCA and the traditions of the SCA, the Kingdom and the subdivisions thereof.

Section 2:

Membership in any body created by the Crown of Caid is regulated by the Crown. Membership in any organization recognized and chartered by the Crown is regulated by that organization. All previous recognition and charters by previous Rules or Laws of Caid are reaffirmed.

Section 3:

The Crown shall award the Order of the Dolphin, the Order of the Harp Argent, the Order of the Crescent Sword, the Order of the Argent Arrow, and the Order of the Duelist to those it deems deserving. These Orders shall be equal in rank, shall be ranked between the Award of Arms and the Grant of Arms, and shall carry an Award of Arms if the recipient is not already armigerous. The style of address for these Orders shall be "My Lord/Lady". There shall be no limitations on the number of subjects who may be awarded said Orders in any reign.

1. The Order of the Dolphin shall be awarded for excellence in service to the Kingdom.
2. The Order of the Harp Argent shall be awarded for excellence in the Arts or Sciences.
3. The Order of the Crescent Sword shall be awarded for excellence in SCA-style combat combined with authentic appearance in combat.
4. The Order of the Argent Arrow shall be awarded for excellent skill in target archery combined with authentic garb and demeanor.
5. The Order of the Duelist shall be awarded for excellence in SCA-style rapier combat combined with authentic appearance in combat.

Section 4:

The Crown shall award the Order of the Crescent, the Order of the Lux Caidis, the Order of the Gauntlet of Caid, the Order of Chiron and the Order of the White Scarf of Caid to those it deems deserving. These Orders shall be equal in rank, shall be ranked above the Grant of Arms, and shall carry a Grant of Arms if the recipient has not already received a Grant. The style of address for these Orders shall be "Your Lordship/Ladyship" or "The Honorable Lord/Lady". There shall be no limitations on the number of subjects who may be awarded said Orders in any reign.

1. The Order of the Crescent shall be awarded for outstanding service to the Kingdom.
2. The Order of the Lux Caidis shall be awarded for outstanding excellence in the Arts or Sciences.
3. The Order of the Gauntlet of Caid shall be awarded for outstanding ability in SCA-style combat.
4. The Order of Chiron shall be awarded for outstanding ability in SCA-style archery.
5. The Order of the White Scarf of Caid shall be awarded for outstanding ability in SCA-style rapier combat in accordance with the Treaty of the White Scarf.

Section 5:

The following non-armigerous Orders and awards shall be given by the Crown to those it deems deserving. There shall be no limitations on the number of subjects who may be given said awards and Orders in any reign.

1. The award of L'Honneur de la Chanson shall be granted for excellence in musical arts.
2. The award of the Corde de Guerre shall be granted for acts of extreme valor upon the war battlefield.
3. The award of the Crossed Swords shall be granted to such fighting units as have demonstrated exceptional skill at arms, valor, and chivalry upon the battlefield.
4. The Order of the Vanguard of Honor shall be granted after consultation with the members of the order, in recognition of outstanding honorable and chivalric actions upon the tournament field.
5. The Order of the Acorn shall be awarded to those minors who have demonstrated considerable contributions to the Kingdom.

Section 6:

The Consort reserves and has the sole right to award the Legion of Courtesy to those found deserving.

Section 7:

There shall be a rebuttable presumption that those serving as Monarchs of Caid for a full reign, without removal by the Board of Directors, or otherwise, have met the requirements for a Patent of Arms.

1. Any Peer wishing to rebut the presumption may petition the Board of Directors prior to the granting of the Patent.

Section 8:

No recommendations for awards shall purport to speak for any person that has not actually signed said recommendation or caused it to be verbally transmitted.