ANST - Octavian

[Lael Portwood]

Thank you for your kind words.  We are very happy that you had such a good time and
we hope you will keep coming back.

Ascelyn

Gunnora Hallakarva wrote:

> Greetings all.
>
> I just wanted to mention that for all of you who were not at Octavian this
> weekend, it was an enormous amount of fun and some very good fighting.  The
> weather was more than a touch off of what the weatherman promised - cold and
> drizzly rather than the 70's-80's and 30% chance of occasional showers that we
> were promised.  In other words, perfect for those of us in armor. The weather
> obviously must have caused delays in travelling the Via Appia, so there was a
> smaller turnout than in some years, but the folks who were there more than made
> up for it.
>
> The fighting in the Circus alternated between one round of gladiatorial combat
> vs bestiarii and a round of rapier combat.  This was good, as it gave each group
> of fighters time to breathe in-between rounds a bit.  I fought in the
> gladiatorial combat, where we saw fights between two gladiators, or between a
> gladiator and one of a variety of animals: boar, bear, lion, wolf, bull,
> elephant or rhino.  Each round, the herald would announce pairings and Sir
> Maximillian would flip a coin for each fighter to determine if they would be a
> galdiator or a beast for the round.  The list mistress informed the fighters
> which beasts and what weapons combinations this should entail.
>
> I hope someone who was less tired than I can post for us the names of the
> various fighters honored for the day.  All I can say is that watching the
> "beasts" putting on a show, trying to capture the essence of their assigned
> animal while also trying to win their fights was especially entertaining.
>
> I've said it before and I will say it once again -- I have never attended an
> event in the Western Region at which I did not have a great time, and Octavian
> was no exception.  I've always received exceptional hospitality, good
> companionship, and had lots of fun.  If you haven't ever gone to a Western
> Region Event, you have really missed out -- I urge you to make the effort to go
> sometime.  The Western Region is a LOT closer than most people realize, and even
> if it weren't the fun and camraderie is worth it.
>
> Wæs Þu Hæl (Waes Thu Hael)
>
> ::GUNNORA::
>
> Baroness Gunnora Hallakarva, OL
>
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