No crusading order would be complete without a saint, and so we have adopted St Colin the Dude as our patron saint of Excellence. The Way of the Dude inspires us to be excellent in all our endeavours be they martial, artistic or social and to inspires excellence in others. For such is the will of the Dude.

The legend of St Colin began long ago in the dim past of the SCA in the lands that are now the Barony of Stonemarche in the East Kingdom, but the story of his works and deeds that led to his SCAdian canonization are a part of West Kingdom lore and are chronicled here.

Please take a moment to reflect upon the venerable image of the Dude.

Rendering of St. Colin, the Dude, by Ruaraí Moriarty,
the rest of the artwork is by Katherine Goodpasture.

Used with permisson of Katherine Goodpasture.