DIRECTIONS
Passing through the Main Gate into the VIllage of Serenity Wood, to your right is Pikes Pass leading Baton Dale and Traders Point.
As you enter the encampment at Baton Dale, you will find adventure and feats of swordsmanship as yet unseen!
In this area you wil find:
** List Field **
** Merchants **
HISTORY
The ceremonial baton is a short, thick stick-like object, typically in wood or metal, that is traditionally the sign of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military officer, and carried as a piece of their uniform. The baton is distinguished from the swagger stick in being thicker and effectively without any practical function. A staff of office is rested on the ground; a baton is not. Unlike a royal sceptre that is crowned on one end with an eagle or globe, a baton is typically flat-ended.
In France, the baton emerged as a sign of high command during the late Middle Ages. Marshals of France were among the most prominent holders of batons, but until the 18th century they were not the only ones. The model of the baton was not regulated until 1758, when a design based upon the traditional heraldic emblem of the marshals was introduced
Imperial Generals (Reichsgeneräle), but especially Imperial Field Marshals (Reichsgeneralfeldmarschälle) of the Army of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation carried commando batons (Kommandostäbe) and later Marshal batons (Marschallstäbe).
In the United Kingdom, on appointment, British field marshals are awarded a baton covered in crimson velvet, and decorated with gold lions passant regardant. The gold top bears a representation of Saint George and the Dragon. A baton appears occasionally in heraldry as an armorial achievement by field marshals upon achieving substantive or honorary rank. In England and Wales, batons are usually represented as behind the coat of arms crossed in saltire.
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