{"id":391,"date":"2022-04-09T20:09:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T20:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/places.sca-caid.org\/barony\/?page_id=391"},"modified":"2022-04-09T20:09:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T20:09:22","slug":"newcomers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/places.sca-caid.org\/lyondemere\/newcomers\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcomers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">New to the SCA?<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>What is the SCA<\/h1>\n<p>SCA stands for Society for Creative Anachronism. We are a mediveal recreation group, started in the 1970's.\u00a0 The group has 10's of thousands of members worldwide, with a few thousand of those in your Kingdom.\u00a0 The Society is broken up into 23 Kingdoms.\u00a0 We are in the Kingdom of Caid, which is broken up into 15 Baronies and Shires.\u00a0 The group regularly meets, either at a regional level (like practices and local events), or at the Kingdom level for events with hundreds or thousands of people.\u00a0 With events nearly every weekend somewhere in Caid.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_video_slider et_pb_video_slider_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_preload et_pb_slider_dots et_pb_controls_\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_video_slider_item_0 et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark\" data-image=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/efYwxs1VtCs\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_wrap\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SCA-WELCOME HOME\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/efYwxs1VtCs?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><div style=\"background-image:url(\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/efYwxs1VtCs\/hqdefault.jpg)\" class=\"et_pb_video_overlay et_multi_view_hidden\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_overlay_hover\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"et_pb_video_play\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_video_slider_item_1 et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark\" data-image=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/efYwxs1VtCs\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_wrap\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SCA-WELCOME HOME\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/efYwxs1VtCs?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><div style=\"background-image:url(\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/efYwxs1VtCs\/hqdefault.jpg)\" class=\"et_pb_video_overlay et_multi_view_hidden\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_overlay_hover\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"et_pb_video_play\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0  et_pb_text_align_center  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/places.sca-caid.org\/barony\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/Marshal.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Fighting Arts<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p style=\"text-align: left\">Whether it's <strong>Armored, Rapier<\/strong>, or <strong>Youth, Target archery<\/strong>\u00a0combat.\u00a0 Learning to throw knives and axes, or shoot target archery.\u00a0 There are plenty martial forms to learn.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_1  et_pb_text_align_center  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/places.sca-caid.org\/barony\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/Arts.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Arts and Sciences<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p style=\"text-align: left\">Want to learn how to make armor, brew, make garb, or do woodworking, leatherworking, metalworking?\u00a0 Ever wonder why or how something was done in history?\u00a0 \"A&amp;S\" is where you learn, create, and teach this skills.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_2  et_pb_text_align_center  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/places.sca-caid.org\/barony\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/Chatelaine.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Atmosphere and Community<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p style=\"text-align: left\">There are hundreds of people at any given event.\u00a0 Thousands at camping events, called 'wars'\u00a0 Some have been playing for decades, some are just starting out.\u00a0 Meet new people, dress in garb, or learn a new skill.\u00a0 People are always willing to teach, or help.\u00a0 The SCA is a family friendly group, with youth activies as well.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_3  et_pb_text_align_center  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/places.sca-caid.org\/barony\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/Rapier-Marshal.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Local Events<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Baronies and Shires have weekly local meetups, usually called fighter practices.\u00a0 These are places to get to know local members, even if you are not interested in fighting.\u00a0 They may also have monthly arts and sciences nights as well.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" 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people.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_1 et_clickable clearfix  et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_fade_in  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/places.sca-caid.org\/angels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/05\/Liam-headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"Baron Liam mor Macgregor and Baroness Fara Macgregor\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Baron Liam mor Macgregor and Baroness Fara Macgregor<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Baronage for the Barony of the Angels<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>The Baronage is the local representative for the Crown of Caid.\u00a0 They help get events running, and get new members what they need to join, get garb, and get equipment to start being part of the 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