Greetings, Altavia!
Spring has sprung in Altavia and we finally have some lovely weather for our practices and events!
Since we last met, we had a lovely day out at Dun Or for their anniversary and to say “goodbye” to Baron Bjorn and Baroness Roisin and say “hello” to Baron Fadi and Baroness Raignault! It was truly a lovely day in the baronial “living room,” graciously provided this time by Giachino. Thank you to Eadric, Cassandra, Griffith, Amabel, and everyone else that helped move and set up our shade and space for the day! There was lots of fighting to be had in the traditional Dun Or bear pits and we had many Altavians mixing it up on both the Rapier and Armored side of things. Many congrats to Altavia practice stalwart, Ceallach, for making it to finals in Rapier and putting on an entertaining show for the populace along with Crow.
The next day a large crew of us got together in garb to watch the Dungeons & Dragons movie! The movie was great and the company was even better! Thank you to all who were able to join us. I left some Altavia flyers at Story Tavern where we had dinner afterwards and several of the staff sounded very intrigued. #alwaysbechatelaining
This last weekend was al-Sahid Anniversary in Helendale. We had a small Altavia contingent consisting of His Excellency and I and our heirs and we all had a great time! There were bunny melees and eggs hunts and much good fighting on both sides of the field. His Excellency Niko made the finals for rapier and I had a great time fighting many folks I’d never fought before, including the newly Rapier-authorized Earl Marshal, Sir Davin! On the way home, Niko and I had dinner with Their Excellencies of Dreibergen and family and a lovely time was had by all!
This Saturday is Starkhafn Anniversary and I believe His Excellency is planning on attending. A whole bunch of us plan to head out to Woodley on Sunday for Robin Hood Archery and Thrown Weapons tournament. After that, I believe the last event with planned Altavian attendance is Darach Anniversary on May 6; that is always a nice lowkey event right before our big day!
As it is getting into April now, many things are underway for Altavia Anniversary next month. Meliora has already hosted one sewing night for new baronial favors and another one is coming up. Keep your eyes peeled for details on the Book of Faces. I am also looking for any special items of largess you would like to present to Their Majesties and Their Highnesses in addition to everything I clear out of my stores of largess. There is also time still to volunteer to serve on court (either baronial or Their Highnesses) as well as get in those letters for deserving Altavians for both baronial and kingdom-level awards.
Please keep a lookout on the Book of Faces and the baronial Discord for more socializing opportunities in the near future. We are already scheduled to hit up karaoke at Rogue-like Tavern on Friday, April 28 and there may be a Guildhall night here soon as well. We’re always looking for more opportunities to hang with our baronial fam!
Yours in Service to the Dream,
Baron Nikolaos Phaistos
Baroness Briana MacCabe
