Yes indeed--Melees at Warlord

[Roy Heath]

Unto Alrek, Tor, Valdemar, Colin, Elizabeth, Bolvin, and all others to 
whom these presents may come doth Erc FitzMungo send greetings and hopes 
for your safe travel.

A quick note on directions; I believe that the correct exit from I-20 is 
523 or 524.  Hwy 19 is one exit to the east of where you want to be, 
although you can always cross over the freeway and double back with no 
trouble.

Now, on to the heart of the matter.

Melees will have no restrictions, silly or otherwise, except those 
required in the interests of safety for the participants and, more 
importantly, the non-fighters at the event.  The only rule that I 
currently plan to enforce is that there will be a 5 minute break each 
hour where all fighters MUST remove their oven/helmet and accept water or 
other liquid.  If you want to faint from heat exhaustion, do it at 
somebody else's warlord tournament.

Let me make this extremely clear.  Combat archers...come on down!  Siege 
engineers...bring your heaviest!  Pole arms! Pole arms! Pole arms!  There 
may be some scenarios which will not permit the use of all combinations 
simultaneously; but the idea is for everyone to have an opportunity to 
play.

Playtime will begin at 2 PM on Friday afternoon and continue for as long 
as the light and marshallate hold out.  Play will begin at the end of the 
third round of both the Saturday and Sunday tournaments so that folks can 
have a chance to fight in the tourney without feeling pressured (of 
course if they are still in after 3 rounds, they will have a decision to 
make).

In order for us to be able to play, however, we will need good gentles 
who are willing to help marshall and bear water for the fighters.  I pray 
that all who read this will spread the word to others travelling, for we 
will need your assistance.  Our Barony is huge and our people work as 
hard as any; but this is a very long, hot event. The melee fighting is an 
extra activity, not the main one.

Rest assured that your generosity and goodwill are appreciated by me 
already and I will spread great wordfame everywhere I go for those who 
would help me in this endeavor.

Further requests for information will be accepted until around midnight 
by e-mail or telephone at (214) 324-3876 (no collect calls please).  
After midnight, somebody better be dyin'.

In service,
Erc fitzMungo
First assistant all around flunkee of the Steppes