Stonemarche Baronial Yule

Greetings unto the populace of the East Kingdom!  The hens of Stonemarche have laid eggs aplenty, and the mead from Giggleswick flows freely.  The time has come to celebrate our abundance with the Stonemarche Baronial Yule.

A sumptuous dayboard shall be provided!  We will be holding our Baronial A&S Championship, as well as our Baronial Fencing Championship.  Artisans and fencers from all neighboring regions are welcome to compete, or just come to display and have fun.  Fencing information is listed below; A&S competition information will be listed shortly.

Artisans not wishing to compete in the baronial championship are encouraged to bring items to display.  There will also be space available for classes and guild meetings; schedule is forthcoming.

This year's Yule will include a SCAdian twist on the Yankee swap!  Please bring a gift (wrapped, please) that you think a fellow SCAdian would like to have - be it feast gear, books, or a grab bag of leather or fabric, etc.  Hilarity shall ensue as gifts are revealed and swapped.  Please direct your questions on this swap to Theo of Stonemarche (255370@members.eastkingdom.org).

Full schedule is forthcoming.

Baronial Fencing Championship
Hosted by Bo of Malagentia, Baron's champion of fence, and Nickolai Teppelin, Baroness's champion of fence

We will be running a round robin tournament, where each fighter will face off against one another in single combat. 
Once the first round is complete, the four fencers with the best overall records will fight in a single elimination semi-final round. 

After the semi-finals, the last two combatants will participate in a best of five fight with rotating weapons forms to decide the new Baron’s Champion. 
Fighting will take place on a board running between the two masts of a great ship.  Fencers will need to watch their footing as they navigate their own crow’s nest and the planks connecting them. 

In addition to the tournament, we’ll be playing a game!  Each combatant and member of the audience will be given 5 tokens to start the game.  During each fight of the tournament, those that are not engaged in combat will be given the opportunity to wager their tokens against the house with predetermined odds.

At the end of the tournament, after the new Baron’s Champion is named, the participant with the greatest number of tokens will be given a separate prize.

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