Hello Altavia!

The last month brought us art, tournaments and War, as well as new Baronial Cousins.

We started off with Angles Anniversary, where we got to welcome Jethro and Katerina as the new Baron and Baroness of Angels. The day was wonderful, with fighting, and arts, as well as Peerages being offered to friends. It was a joy to see Baroness Rosin and Avenel be asked to join the Order of Defense, and Baroness Regnailt be asked to join the Order of the Pelican.

Before War, we had our monthly Arts and Sciences class, which Baron Christoph ran, and did a wonderful job of introducing us to screen printing, and giving us the chance to create Altavian favors. He will be running another class this month delving further into screen printing our own designs, and introducing block printing.

At Great Western War, we had a wonderfully full encampment, with many of the populace camping with us, and others dropping by to say hello and hang out under the merciful shade tree. Baron Griffith worked with one of our newest fighters, getting him authorized, and on the field to experience melee! We were well represented in tournaments, with our very own Don Nathaniel winning the Valkyrie Rose Tournament, which was debuting its new time slot on Friday afternoon to allow for more Roses to be present, and a long, full list of Roses and Fighters turned out for the new time.

On Saturday we got to not only watch Rosin be elevated to the Order of Defense, The Bards of Altavia sung the CAID fight song to herald her in upon request, and it was an honor to get to be part of such a wonderful ceremony, and our bards performed beautifully.

Thank you all for such wonderful memories at Great Western War, and we look forward to what the next month brings for us, starting with our yearly archery tournament at Agincourt this weekend.

In service to the dream,
Baroness Amabel
Baron Griffith