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11 March 2009 @ 05:58 pm

Baron Liam is very very sorry he has not been updating this as often as he should. He'll get on that.

In other news, Gulf Wars is next week, and Her Majesty, as well as His Highness, will be attending.

Any Easterners who are going and are interested in retaining for Her Majesty should get in contact with me as soon as possible, at nktoscano@gmail.com. Let me know your arrival and departure dates, times of availability, and where you can be found on site.

Thank you all so much, and I will pester Liam to update!

Baroness Leonete D'Angly
Head Lady-in-Waiting to HRM Alethea Eastriding

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10 November 2008 @ 07:24 pm

Upcoming schedule -- Corrected

I know things have been quiet at this end.

Busy, but quiet.

Here is the current schedule of events between now and the end of the reign.

There may be some added:

Some are still not completely firmed up.

Nov. 15 Bjorn’s Ceilidh, Concordia.
Nov. 22: 100 Minutes War, Rusted Woodlands
Nov. 29: Baronial A&S Championship, Ruantallan (Queen only)
Dec. 6: Dual Yule, Bergental (with BBM)
Dec. 13: Bhakail Yule (possibly King only)
Jane 10: EK 12th Night
Jan. 24: Bardic Champions, Concordia
Jan 31: Birka, Stonemarche [Reserve your hotel rooms. Tell them you want the Birka rate]
Feb. 14: Tourney of Love, Endewearde (Queen only)
Feb. 21: Iron Bog Investiture, (guess where)
Feb. 28: Fencing Champs, Bhakail
March 7: Ilse du Dragon Dormant Anniversary (to be confirmed)
March 21: Gulf Wars, Meridies (Queen only)
March 28: Mudthaw/Championships, Settmour Swamp
April 4: Coronation (TBC)

Note: The other “traditional” coronation date is Easter Weekend this year.

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13 October 2008 @ 01:43 pm

List of combatants and consorts for Crown

The 59 combatants and consorts for Crown Tournament, Oct. 25, in the Shire of Glen Linn.

( Here! )

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13 October 2008 @ 12:48 pm

Award recommendations and auction items . . .

Greetings, all, from Master Liam St. Liam, Major Domo to Their Majesties East.

Columbus lived in period, so Columbus Day has been an appropriate time to work on a variety of reign-related issues.

1. The deadline for recommendations for Chivalry, the Laurel, the
Pelican, the Order of the Tygers's  Combatant, the Maunche, the Silver
Crescent, the Sagittarius and the Order of the Golden Rapier is this
Friday, Oct. 17. There is a form on the EK site. Use that if possible.
If not, e-mail to trm@eastkingdom.org and liamstliam@gmail.com Please
include full SCA name, local group, anticipated events and a solid,
but not too-long summary of their work. (Please contact Liam with any
questions.)

This is expected to be the final poll of their reign.

2. Their Royal Majesties will continue to accept recommendations for
all other awards, but honestly, the sooner they get them, the better
the chance of the award being given.

3. I will be accepting donations of items for the Royal Travel Fund
auction at Crown. I will also accept monetary donations. There will be
a big auction sometime after the first of the year, and a smaller one
at Bjorn's Ceilidh, because the Barony of Concordia is so wicked cool.

Forward as you think appropriate.

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06 October 2008 @ 06:34 pm

It's time to talk about awards again

The deadline for recommendations for Their Majesties' second polling is Wednesday, Oct. 15.

This is for the three peerages -- Chivalry, Laurel and Pelican -- and for the five High Orders of Merit -- Order of the Tygers' Combatant, Maunche, Silver Crescent, Sagittarius and Order of the Golden Rapier.

TRM are not planning on a third polling, so you need to get these in by Oct. 15.

Use the recommendation form on the EK website if at all possible. If not, please send it to TRM@eastkingdom.com and copy me at liamstliam@gmail.com. The web site is preferred.

Please read this part: You do *not* have to be a member of an order or have a specific award to recommend someone for that award.

Again: You do *not* have to be a member of an order or have a specific award to recommend someone for that award.

For all other awards, feel free to write at any time . . . but, the sooner they get them, the better the chance of the award happening.

For all awards, please give as much background as possible. Give the local group and list any events you think the person might be at.

Now, from the Liamverse, "How to Write Someone in for an Award"

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So, there’s someone you know in the SCA, and you think they’re really spiffy. Maybe they have been playing for a couple of years, and they don’t have an Award of Arms. Perhaps you’ve seen someone run events, hold and office and constantly do things at events for four or five years, yet they don’t have a Silver Crescent. Maybe there’s someone in your group who has been at it for a long time, is always there, is a great fighter or great artisan and you wonder why they are not a peer yet.

Some of this is my opinion, but here’s what you can do.

First of all, quietly ask around, not so much for the AoA, but more for the other awards. Ask people in the order. If the person is proteged, squired or apprenticed, you would want to ask their peer.

Check the East Kingdom Order of Precedence to make sure they don’t have the award. Really.

Get lots of information on them. Yes, you need to do it quietly, but spouses and friends will often help. Get everything you can to build your case that the person deserves the award. When you write the award, be specific, be thorough and do not be flowery. Make your point as succinctly as possibly. Be sure to identify where the person is from and anywhere else they have been. Identify yourself to the Crown has best you can. Include their local group and what events they might be attending in the future.

The Order of Precedence and the information on specific awards are on the East Kingdom Website (www.eastkingdom.org). You will also find a form to submit award recommendations on the site. You must register to use the form.

In service,

Master Liam St, Liam
Major Domo to Their Majesties East

PS: You do *not* have to be a member of an order or have a specific award to recommend someone for that award.

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24 September 2008 @ 09:40 am

Sad missive from the Prince and Princess

To the people of the East and the Known World do Darius and Alethea,
Heirs to the East, send greetings in a sad hour.

Morguhn Sheriden, eighth Duke of the East, Knight, Pelican, three
times king of the East and twice King of AEthelmearc, has passed
beyond this world to the next, leaving us the poorer. We both were
honored to call him friend, and know how far across this Kingdom and
this Society his worth was felt. Her Highness was a friend and later
member of his household from her first days in the Society, and squire
and protégé to Duchess Rowan for some years.

We know that many who had planned to attend Our Coronation will
instead be traveling to the west, to mourn His Grace's death and
celebrate his life. Our duty to this Kingdom draws us instead
eastward, to Carolingia and the Crown, though our hearts will be with
our friends and family gathering in AEthelmearc. We thank those who
have expressed to us their sympathy and regret, and ask that no one
feel the need to apologize for their absence from Our court this
weekend.

Darius and Alethea

Further details can be found at http://community.livejournal.com/sca/665292.html

Please forward this as necessary.

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19 September 2008 @ 12:35 pm

More dates for your calendar . . .

Recently added Royal Progress events:

Jan. 10: 12the Night, Rusted Woodlands.

Feb. 28: King's and Queen's Fencing, Bhakail.

March 28: Mudthaw, Settmour Swamp.

April 4: Coronation. (Well, this won't be set until after Crown, but the designated dates are this day and the following Saturday, which is Easter Weekend.

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15 September 2008 @ 09:43 am

Less than two weeks away . . .

Greetings all.

You continue to overwhelm Their Highnesses with your help.

They are incredibly appreciative of everything you do for them.

A shoutout to Vicerine Eularia Trewe for running an auction at Barleycorn that netted more than $400.

Thanks to the kind folks in Northern Shores and Ruantallan, who have made sure it's going to be possible for Her (by-then) Majesty to attend their A&S Champions on America's Thanksgiving Day Weekend.

Yes, Coronation is a week from Saturday. We are looking forward to see everyone!

For those who are guarding, retaining or helping, gate opens at 10:15 a.m. But don't forget, TRH are not involved in the 11 a.m. court. They will probably enter sometime just before noon.

That said, you should have checked in by 11 a.m. and be ready. Retainers check in with Leonett *(sp?). Guards with Marion. Anyone else with me.

If someone brings in a scroll, it will go on a designated desk. Master Ernst is in charge. It's best if the person gives it to me or Ernst himself. If you have to take one, please write down which scroll you got and who gave it to you.

I feel badly that these postings sometimes turn into "We Need This From You."

But . . .

1. We are looking for people from various regions who have enough space to be able to carry some of the regalia for the reign. Contact me.

2. We are still looking for Crown volunters. We need help in all areas. Please? Contact me.

3. I am also accepting donations to the Travel Fund or items for future auctions.

4. If your local group or household, etc. wants to make a direct donation to the Travel Fund, please make the check out to" SCA, East Kingdom" and put "Travel Fund" in the memo line. Send it to the kingdom exchequer (address in Pikestaff).

5. If you find that you might be at a Royal Progress in another kingdom, please drop us a line. We amy want you to present something.

6. Speaking of which, if you know of anyone who is seeking a place on the Coronation docket, please have them drop me a line.

7. Letters of intent for Crown Tournament are due next week. Please send them today!

My e-mail is liamstliam@gmail.com.

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04 September 2008 @ 10:28 pm

Alethea's favor

A lot of hard work went this this!

She needs many.

Pass it on. ;)

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04 September 2008 @ 09:17 pm

First run-through of Barleycorn Auction items

Corrections and additions appreciated.

It will be a silent auction and will close 15 minutes after court (as decided by the vicerine of the Royal Province of Ostgardr).

( Under here )

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01 September 2008 @ 09:12 am

Last call for EK Travel fund and other news . . .

Greetings, all!

1. I am sorry that I have not been updating lately. A combination of the outside world and the SCA has put me way behind. Her Highness is busy embroidering her Coronation garb. It is going to look wicked cool.

2. Here's the main point of this post:

At the request of Queen Brenwen, we will be running one final EK Travel Fund auction for this reign.

It will be Sept. 6 at John Barleycorn, and the plan right now is that it will be a silent auction.

Among the items we have so far are a pair of (separate) fighting lessons from King Konrad, two gorgeous miniature paintings, a wide
variety of books, a marshal's staff that will be decorated (within reason) to your specifications and several other items. We have several bards ready to commissions for you, including one in Skaldic verse. We have a variety of food items as well.

We are looking for donations of all kinds. Lessons in your specialty are often among the most-wanted items. So are food-related items and gift baskets.

Please help us help the Royals.

Please contact me at liamstliam@gmail.com if you are interested in donating or helping with the auction.

If you are going to be at Barleycorn and would like to help with the auction, please contact me right away. I will not be there. Vicerine Eularia is in charge, and I would like her to have an assistant or two.

3. Still working on Crown hotels, but this one looks good.

Best Western of Lake George
Exit 21 & I-H 87
Lake George, New York
12845, United States
Phone: 518-668-5701
Fax: 518-668-4926

Rooms start at $69/night.

4. Her Highness will be at the EKU in Iron Bog, and she's really looking forward to it. After Coronation, I believe the next event is Warrior's Nadaam.

5. Information on her favors will be out very soon. If you can help with that, great! I will keep you posted.

6. If you want to be involved by retaining Alethea, please contact nktoscano@gmail.com. If you want to be involved in other ways, please let me know.

7. When asked about gift baskets, Her Highness says she prefers to get items she and Darius can make gifts of to other people. That's important to her. If you want to give her something for herself, she does also like chocolate and nuts. Berries are an excellent thing. She definitely needs handkerchiefs. Glassware and mugs are appreciated, as is feastware. Table clothes are good. Oh, and anything in the yarn, fiber, knitting, embroidering areas will be squeed over.

I will get some information from His Highness.

Note, please, this is not "Please give me things." This is "People have asked and here are the answers."

In service,

Master Liam St. Liam
Major Domo to Their Highnesses East

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24 August 2008 @ 12:30 pm

EK Travel Fund auction at John Barleycorn . . .

At the request of Queen Brenwen, we will be running one final EK Travel Fund auction for this reign.

It will be Sept. 6 at John Barleycorn, and the plan right now is that it will be a silent auction.

Among the items we have so far are a pair of (separate) fighting lessons from King Konrad, two gorgeous miniature paintings, a wide variety of books, a marshal's staff that will be decorated (within reason) to your specifications and seveal other items.

We are looking for donations of all kinds. Lessons in your specialty are often among the most-wanted items. So are food-related items and gift baskets.

Please contact me at liamstliam@gmail.com if you are interested in donating or helping with the auction.

In service,

Liam

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24 August 2008 @ 11:46 am

Catching up with the princess

Hello, everyone, and thanks for all the help before and during Pennsic.

We have been trying to catch up from Pennsic and eventually we will
get there.

1. Here's a list of events that Alethea is currently planning on
attending.

The date listed is the Saturday. She is unsure about whether she will
be camping anywhere other than Gunnery Academy at this point.

August 30: Hunters Moon.

Sept. 6: John Barleycorn (possibly)

Sept. 13: EKU in Iron Bog.

Sept. 27: Coronation.

Oct. 4: Winter Nights.

Oct. 18: Warriors Nadaam.

Oct. 25: Crown Tournament.

She will also be at 100 Minutes War, Ruantallan A&S (Nov. 27-30), 12th Night and Birka.

2. If you are interested in retaining at any of those events, please e-mail nktoscano@gmail.com.

She also has a Ladies In Waiting list at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/attending_alethea/

3. If you are going to be royalty liaison at an event, please contact me at liamstliam@goonbox.com. The same goes if you would like to be a liaison at an event.

Also, if you would like to bring food for the Royal Room at an event, please drop me a line.

4. If you feel you should be on the Royal Household mailing list, or know someone who shold be, please send me an e-mail.

5. TRH are accepting all award recommendations at this time, and they are looking at closing recommendations for their second pollings
(peerage and high orders of merit)in early October. I will advise with a date, but feel free to send now.

6. I hope to have hotel/motel information for Crown thsi week or next.

Master Liam St. Liam
Major Domo to Their Highnesses East

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18 July 2008 @ 07:05 am

Travel Fund auction tomorrow

If you are donating to the East KingdomTravel Fund auction at War Camp in Eisental, I plan to be at the Royal Pavilion around 10 a.m.

You may drop items off then or at the stage area beginning at 3:30 p.m.

The auction will be at 4 p.m. at the stage and will include books, a personally decorated marshal's staff, two commissions from a bard, a commission for illumination, a basket of yarn-y goodness, jewelry and other spiffy items.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Liam

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15 July 2008 @ 08:14 pm

Attending Her Highness At Pennsic

Hi all! Lady Nicola here, the Head Lady-in-Waiting, also known as the royal redheaded stepchild.

Pennsic is in less than two weeks! Let me take a few minutes away from my sewing to ask you all for your help. Her Highness needs you! To follow after her as she speeds around Pennsic at a high pace. Pennsic is two weeks along, and if I have many people take a single shift retaining, no one will get burnt out, and everyone will get to have fun. Being a retainer is also a good way to see the sights and events of pennsic.

My plan for Pennsic is to have attendants for Alethea only during state occasions and other times that she needs them, not 24/7. She is the princess, not the queen, after all, and deserves a vacation too.

That said, I will need retainers for at least a few hours every day starting Saturday, August 2nd.

If you are willing to help in this manner, please provide me with the following information via email (nktoscano@gmail.com):

SCA Name:
Block and Group Name:
Appproximate Arrival at Pennsic:
How many shifts/events would you like to work? (One is fine, 2 or 3 would be wonderful. Please do not feel obligated to do more than that. A shift will generally be 2-3 hours)
Are you willing to process into Opening Ceremonies?
Are you willing to retain during EK Court?
Are you a member of a polling order, and if so, would you be willing to retain during your order meeting. ( This wouldn't require much, sitting up with them and making sure that they have water, food, etc)
Are there any days you can be "on call" if I have a last minute event or cancellation?
Any other info I should know? If you have any mobility issues, need to stay out of the sun, or similar things that would keep me from scheduling you on say, a walkabout of the bog, please let me know.

Finally, please tell me 2 or 3 days/times that would be best for you to retain.

Thanks so much!

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13 July 2008 @ 06:02 pm

A quick hello and request for donations . . .

Hello, all.

I am sorry I have not been keeping up with posting.

Bhakail Investiture and Northern Region War Camp went really, really well.

(And thanks to everyone who is helping with Her Majesty's favors).

Information on Her Highness' favors will be coming along.

Her Highness will be at War Camp in Eisental this coming weekend.

Please let us know if you are interested in retaining. No experience necessary!!!!!

Also, there will be an East Kingdom Travel Fund Auction at War Camp.

We have some spiffy items, including, a three-volume Medieval history set, several novels, a marshal’s staff that will be decorated to your specifications, fabric and a bard (for two hours), the writing of a poem or story, a basket of period yarn-y goodness, a bar of chocolate soap, and more to come. I will post a more complete list later in the week.

We would love to get more donations, including items *and* services. Can you give two hours of your time toward the fund?

Merchants, any donations would be greatly appreciated.

We’re also looking for any other ideas you might have.

Please contact me with any questions.

If you would like to make a straight donation, you may certainly send a check made out to “East Kingdom Travel Fund” to the kingdom exchequer, whose address is in Pikestaff. Please be sure to let her know it’s for the travel fund.

Local groups are also urged to donate.

Please feel to forward this on a reasonable basis. (I need one person to send it to EK List) ;)

In service,

Master Liam St. Liam
Order of the Pelican
Kingdom of the East

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09 July 2008 @ 07:36 pm

Final call for recommendations for Their Highnesses' first polls

Greetings, all.

Recommendations for the Peerages and the High Orders of Merit need to be received by Tuesday, July 15 in order to be included on Their Highnesses’ first pollings.

The peerages are the Order of Chivalry, the Order of the Pelican, and the Order of the Laurel.

The High Orders of Merit are the Order of the Tygers Combatant (heavy fighting), Order of the Silver Crescent (service), Order of the Maunche (arts & sciences), Order of the Golden Rapier (fencing) and the Order of the Sagittarius (archery),

You may send recommendations via the EK website or to the following three e-mail addresses -- prince@eastkingdom.org , princess@eastkingdom.org and trh.majordomo@eastkingdom.org .

Please note, that all other non-polling awards (including Awards of Arms) that are recommended through the East Kingdom web site, will be reviewed by Their Majesties. After Pennsic, those recommendations will go to Their Highnesses. If you have AoAs or other awards that you wish to recommend to Prince Darius and Princess Alethea, please use the e-mail addresses or wait until after Pennsic and use the EK web site.

Please feel free to contact me at liamstliam@gmail.com with any questions.

In service,

Master Liam St. Liam, Order of the Pelican
Major Domo to Their Highnesses

Please feel free to forward as needed. There will be a formal letter to all eight polling lists, so this does not need to be forwarded there.

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30 June 2008 @ 10:28 pm

There's a contest! To design a favor for Her Highness!

Harken all citizens of our realm, to a challenge issued by Her Royal Highness, Alethea Eastriding, who invites her loyal subjects to submit
a design to be used upon her Royal Favors.

Surely there are no artists or artisans more puissant than those of the East! So it is that our most radiant Princess will entertain artistry suitable for a variety of media, including but not limited to embroidery, leather work, painting and beadwork.

Visual puns are welcomed, within reason, as are heraldic canting, or other innovative and readily executable designs, with an eye to medieval sensibilities.

Designs may be submitted as hard copy or via the internet as .jpg format. Entries must be submitted no later than 7/15/08, and must include the name, mundane name, contact information and permission for
use by the entrant.*

For ease of entry Her Highness' arms are:

Azure, a fret within and conjoined to an orle argent.

The blue is heraldic, royal blue; argent may be rendered as either
white or a pale silver-grey.

Submit contest entries to:

SCA: Elysabeth Underhill
Larissa Gordon
757 E. Main St (M207)
Lansdale, PA 19446
laralu@gmail.com
215-514-7289
Fax number available upon request.

or

SCA: Iseaulte Blaecstan
Mrs. Christine M. Zadlo
314 West 5th Street
Lansdale, PA 19446
getaclew@gmail.com
(215) 362-1808 please call before 9:00 p.m.

* I, (Mundane name), known in the SCA as (SCA name) do hereby give my permission for the artwork submitted, or any part of same, herein to be used for and by Her Royal Highness, Alethea Eastriding, as her royal favor and for purposes of her own desiring from this day
forward.

Signed,
(legal signature)
(printed legal name)
(contact information)

Please feel free to distribute to any lists you think are appropriate.

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30 June 2008 @ 07:10 pm

A little of this and a little of that . . .

1. Several people have asked about Her Highness' device.

Better than 1,000 words. (I could write a 1,000 words.) ;)

2. Bhakail Baronial Investiture was wondrous. Everyone was super to all the royals, and they got to visit with Mary, queen of Northshield.

Photos are here.

3. The deadline for recommendations for Their Highnesses first poll for Chivalry, Laurels, Pelicans, Order of the Tyger Combatant, Maunche, Silver Crescent, Sagittarius, and OGR is July 15. If you have something, TRH would appreciate it if you would send it soon. Please be as complete as possible in the writeup and let us know where the person is from and what events he/she will be at, starting with Coronation.

4. Their Highnesses are actively seeking bids for Twelfth Night (first or second weekend of January) and King's and Queen's Arts & Sciences (during the Winter Reign) Champions. Those bids should be sent as soon as possible.

Bids for K&Q Fencing need to be in by Sept. 1.

Bids for K&Q Bardic are due Oct. 1.

Thanks to everyone for everything!

Liam

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24 June 2008 @ 03:44 pm

Attending to Her Highness

Hi all! Lady Nicola here!

I am her Highness Alethea's Head Lady-in-Waiting. What does that mean? You know those people you see chasing after Princess Alethea, holding a basket, or trying to hold a parasol over her head? Those are Ladies in Waiting. Or attendants/retainers, if we are being politically correct, since it is not a gender specific job.

In essence, an attendant makes the Princess/Queen's job easier by carrying her stuff, making sure she drinks and eats, and getting her where she needs to be on time.

Why be an attendant? It's a fun way to see events and the kingdom from the other side of the thrones. It's also an easy way to help out, if you cannot make a larger commitment to the reign. All you need is two hours of time at an event that the Princess/Queen will be at. It's a totally period way of furthering our game, and making our royalty seem that much more authentic.

Never retained before? That's ok! This is a perfect job for those new to helping out the royalty, or even those new to the SCA. All you need is enthusiasm and the ability to carry a small basket and walk at a reasonably swift pace. I will pair you with an experienced retainer who can show you the ropes your first time.

Interested in retaining for HRH Alethea?

Please email me at nktoscano@gmail.com. Let me know which of the following events you'll be attending, and when you might be available/ not available. For example, if you would like to retain at an event in your barony, but know you must process witth baronial court, make sure to let me know so that I can schedule you earlier in the day. For Pennsic, let me know if you are attending and interested in retaining, and I will put you on a list that I will email once we have a schedule down.

Here are the events I am currently scheduling. After Pennsic, I will start scheduling up through Coronnation and beyond:

June 28: Bhakail Investitture
July 4-7: Northern Region War Camp, Glenn Linn
July 11-13: Great Northeastern War (I am scheduling retainers for Her Majesty Brenwen, not Her Highness at this event)
July 19-21: Southern Region War Camp, Eisental
July 26-August 10: Pennsic (EDIT: Her highness will only be at Pennsic the second week)

Thanks for your time, and please, if you have any questions, please comment here or email me at the address above.

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