Happy August, Altavia! Here’s hoping you’re all staying cool in these hottest days of summer! Since we last met, His Excellency and I have had many adventures attending events around the kingdom. We both headed out to Consort’s Champion Armored/Rapier in al Sahid,...

Welcome to July, Altavia! We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and are getting to go on fabulous vacations like His Excellency or enjoying time with your families in and out of the SCA. We’ve only had two events since the last...

Happy Summer, Altavia! Warmer weather means busy days and we have seen a lot of activity since our last meeting! We had our first in-person anniversary in 3 years right after our last meeting and it was a glorious day full of Highland hi-jinks! There were Highland...

Happy Birthday, Altavia! In just a few short days we will be celebrating our wondrous Barony’s 39th birthday with our first in-person Anniversary in three years! We are so looking forward to all the fun we’ll have and memories we’ll make at this Highland Games-themed...

Spring has sprung. The COVID restrictions have been lightened. People are starting to gather together once again. The temperature has been optimal for outside activities. The birds are chirping and there is the songlike sound of swords bashing shields. We started the...

Hello, Altavia! Spring is just around the corner and, after a relatively quiet February, event season is about to go into high gear! Since we last met, we’ve attended two events. The first ever Red Star Rapier War in Wintermist and last weekend’s Crown Tournament in...

Greeting Altavia January and the first part of February were busy months for the Barony. We started off hosting Queen’s Champion Martial. It was an interesting day filled with ups and downs, literally. We had a few Altavians honored that day,including THL Monique with...

Happy New Year, Altavia! His Excellency and I hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday season with the ones you love! Since the last time we wrote our monthly missive, we’ve only had one event..but it was a major one! Last Saturday saw the coronation of our new...

And so another year slides into a close and November and December have been busy months for us, as usual! On November 13, His Excellency and I traveled to Naevehjem for Frost Dragon. It was a beautiful day and we shared space with our friends from Dun Or, which is...

The year seems to be winding down ever so calmly since Great Western War… No wait! No it has not! We have had and will have plenty of excitement in these last couple of months. Nordwache Anniversary was a pleasant breather after GWW and a relaxing, intimate event. In...