Sathallarin Incident
Over the course of 6 months, Sathallarin created a fighting company called the Mithral Host as a portion of the Emerald Hills Elven Court. For the amount of time it was active, it had collected many supporters and members and had different sectors of the group throughout Amtgard.
Sathallarin is probably the most (in)famous for the "Sathallarin incident". During the six-month period in which he created the Mithril Host he began telling people that he was a knight, it appears that this was primarily directed to the members of the fighting company he founded.
Within a few months this came to the attention of the EH Guildmaster of Knights, but was never confirmed until World Banner Wars 2002 where Sathallarin played 5th level paladin during the main war and claimed openly to be a knight. When confronted with this Sathallarin claimed to be a Neverwinter serpent knight, belted in 1996. Neverwinter did not become a kingdom until 1999, and in 2002 when Sathallarin perpetuated this fraud Neverwinter had no Serpent Knights.
He then recanted and claimed to have been knighted in 1996 in Dragonspine. Kayrana an Emerald Hills member of the time, questioned this as she was also knighted in Dragonspine in 1996.
An investigation ensued where the Guild Master of Knights for Emerald Hills was unable to find a record from any group to indicate that Sathallarin was ever knighted.
Based on the recommendations of the Emerald hills Circle of Knights, Sathallarin was asked to teach two armor making workshops or assist conducting two crown qualifications or dragonmaster tournaments as a tangible apology and service for claiming to be a knight.
He has since moved to Crystal Groves and admitted he was not a knight.
Quote Forest: "He didn't know who had knighted him. There are alot of things you forget in this game, but you will always remember who dropped the sword on you."''
On Aug 14, 2007 Sathallarin telephoned RedHawk Radio's Radio Free Amtgard show and discussed this issue with Forest and Larin. Without discussing specific details, he admitted he is not a knight and subsequently has issued a public apology to the Kingdom of Emerald Hills. He has stated that he will be performing the tasks requested of him as penance by the Emerald Hills Circle of Knights to help benefit his new home Kingdom of Crystal Groves which he did complete.
Became Sheriff of Drifting Winds March 2009
Sathallarin's Apology
Taken from the Emerald Hills List-re-posted:
"I am writing this apology to right a wrong that I committed while in your kingdom. It has been several years since my crime against the people of the Emerald Hills took place, and although many of you have even forgotten all about it or were not in the kingdom at the time, I feel that it is the right thing to do none the less. Many years before I migrated to the Emerald Hills, I received a knighthood from someone who did not have the authority to issue it. I believed it to be valid, and therefore saw no reason to question the award. The particulars of the award, its presentation, and my lack of inquisition into the matter are of no importance in this instance. What has bearing is this: for reasons I believed to be valid, I presented myself, not loudly mind you, as a Paladin upon the field of Emerald Hills. I had played Paladin many times before, at various events and in my home park, and had never received a reason to question the award I had been given, fraudulent though it was. When I returned from Banner Wars, I received news of a personal nature, which I do not feel necessary to discuss. This news made me realize that I had placed a game over one of the most important of all mundane issues, and I knew that I had failed those involved, costing my family the ultimate price. It was during this time that it was discovered that my title was not valid, and despite flaming emails and many threats of physical violence against my person, the Circle of Knights attempted to reach an agreeable solution. Although I feel that it could have been handled in a more suitable manner, due to the nature of many of the threats and the personal loss I had just suffered, I felt it was easier to just bow out in what I had hoped was a graceful manner, and to just leave Amtgard. Many years have passed, and although I have not yet come to grips with my personal short comings, I feel that it is necessary to write this apology in hopes of laying this to rest, so that we may all better pursue our dreams in peace. I have volunteered to serve the penance placed on me by the CoK in the only way physically available to me, by teaching two armor workshops for the Amtgard Kingdom I now hold residence in. I hope that I have made the right decision in this.
Sathallarin"
