Court Barony for Sterling de la Rosa

This is the command of the noble, exalted, lofty sultinic sign and the illustrious, world-conquering khakanic tuğra… may it be effective through Divine aid and Eternal protection! Heed the mighty words of Sultan R'youko’jin and Sultana Indrakshi. We have commanded that Our Knight Sterling De La Rosa, having pleased us with his advice, his service, and the skill of his sword, be made a Baron of our Court. May he be granted a plot of land close by the Iron Bog, fertile and damp, which bears many large stones. This command, thus given in writing, must therefore be enacted before the sun has set on this day, the 4th of June in the 57th year of the Society, from Our Dīvān at Southern Region War Camp.

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Word Count: 126

Words by Countess Marguerite inghean Lachlainn

My R=research notes from previous Ottoman scrolls: http://www.thepenmightier.com/2019/01/ideas-for-ottoman-scroll-texts.html

Persona notes: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Sterling_De_La_Rosa

Notes for the Scribe: based on a 16th century Ottoman legal document called a “Firmān”

The Khakanic tugra is the "signature" of the Sultan, like the image above (not from the scroll produced for court).. It was penned by a special scribe who had the legal authority to sign for the Sultan thereby making the document authentic.

If the scroll text is too long, please feel free to chop off the first two lines and start with “Heed the mighty words…” which should get you to 99 words.

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