[Ansteorra] Fw: Diamond Wars: Friday Night Fights, & Barenlager

[David Backlin]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garcia" <hippster72 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:22 PM
Subject:  Diamond Wars, Friday Night Fights, & Barenlager


> Merry meet to you all, my apologies for the legnth of this missive. 
> For those of you attending Diamond wars, please find part of the 
> event handout below...
> 
> Prizes for most creative kitchen utensil legal heavy weapon, Best 
> Butcher, and a wonderful opportunity to hire your chef for a Gleann 
> Abhann fundraiser. Close Quarters, Full Gauntlets required for a rope 
> and dagger style tournament with a spicy theme!
> 
> The Barony of Small Gray Bear is pleased to welcome all entrants, 
> first class fighter style. This tournament will be held for heavy and 
> light fighters with a kitchen staff Grande finale. Please contact THL 
> Garcia of Small Gray Bear on site announcing your entry for 
> accommodations. Gauntlets, Weird Kitchen Weapons, and rope provided. 
> Armor Inspection at 7:30PM on the parade grounds- Tournament to begin 
> sometime around 8:45PM Friday night. Resurrection for a light source 
> for tourney field (torches) or someone with, and who can play, a drum.
> 
> The Sovereigns or representatives will choose the first pairing of 
> fighters. After the first round, the fighters will eliminate one 
> another until only one fighter remains. Then another pairing of all , 
> only one victor. This will be the final 2 for the Caterer of Carnage 
> Tourney. Armor Inspection begins at 7:45 PM with the Tournament 
> beginning at 9PM.
> 
> Prizes will be given to the most creative "chef" who make costume or 
> kitchen weapon. I.E. Spoons, Forks, Butcher knife, Wisk. The weapon 
> must be Cleary marked as blunt, bladed, thrusting.
> This will be a fire and torchlight tournament with drums and dancing. 
> People will be encouraged to "set up" near the tourney field/parade 
> grounds so that they might mingle amongst the merchants and artisans 
> and each other. This might lend aide to cooking activities going on 
> that eve as well help keep the crowds drawn to the main camp area.
> Resurrections for firelight or drummer.
> 
> The sceanarios at Barenlager will be a blast, all who have input or 
> suggestions on how to make it a better fighting village will be 
> welcome to discuss all that over a cool one by the fire, after we're 
> done fighting of course :)
> 
> Thank you for your time.
> 
>   Garcia
>