Hello Altavia!
This was a VERY busy month!
We started off with an exciting double event weekend in Caid.
At Pentathlon on Saturday our very own Sibylla (Tanya Yvette Wilson) was asked to join the Laurels!
On Sunday, Caid Archery Open was held at Woodley Park and ably stewarded by Merlin (Joshua Gore). Achilleous won the Open Handbow Division and Merlin took the Crossbow division.
At practice, our rapier fighters are continuing the new tradition of bringing more structured classes to practice, with Master Niko Phaistos teaching a lesson on gaining constraint. We’re planning on presenting structured classes at least once a month, and look forward to seeing what people have to bring out to teach everyone.
Academia Draconis was a wonderful weekend full of teaching, learning and fighting.
After the afternoon classes on Saturday there were two Pas, for armored and rapier, which were well attended and enjoyed.
There was also an invasion by Griffins, which were rebutted by the spear throwing and combat archery tournaments. The ranged weapon tournaments were great fun, with the hosts creating paper mache Griffins for the combatants to attack. Baroness Amabel and Arnleif Oladottir stepped in, bringing combat arrows and experience to the field, and opened up the field for any who were interested in trying their hand at combat archery.
Baron Niko took first place in the spear throwing, hitting his Griffin with every shot, and Merlin won the combat archery tournament, tearing open the Griffin’s throat and releasing the candy inside to the ravenous hordes (the children).
That evening we were treated to pizza and cider by the wonderful Dreiburgen hosts, while the Torchlight tournament was held, and Baron Griffith was victorious with the most remaining lives and overall wins within the donation tournament!
We all came home, and had a largesse making night, which was incredibly well attended. Thank you to all who came out and helped us make braided belts and mug holders for the incoming barons and baronesses, it is greatly appreciated, and we’re excited to welcome our new cousins soon.
The next weekend we headed out to Al Sahid, for their Anniversary, which was a fun filled day with Easter eggs, Bunny melees and tournaments. Master Niko won to Cut and Thrust, Sir Bjorn took Armored, Mestre Róisín won Rapier, Baroness Amabel won thrown weapons and Gideon won Archery.
Wrapping up the month, we had crown tournament in Angels, and the warm day held lots of fighting for all with a best two out of three double elimination tournament. We are thrilled to have Sir Bjorn Zenthffeer and Mestre Róisín Ni Brian as our next Crown Prince and Princess, and look forward to the next reign with them.
We look forward to the next month, which is filled with tournaments and Anniversaries (including our own)!
In Service to the Dream,
Baroness Amabel Radleigh
Baron Griffith von Bremen
