Declaration of War

Nissan Maxima · Post by **Nissan Maxima** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:38 pm

Good Baron,
You can clearly see the quality of the men who will stand against me. Verily, I call them The Pabst drinkers they are. And you will stand with such? Rethink this foolishness and stand on the side of the lovers of good beer.
NM

Uilleag · Post by **Uilleag** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:58 pm

Nissan Maxima wrote:Good Baron,
You can clearly see the quality of the men who will stand against me. Verily, I call them The Pabst drinkers they are. And you will stand with such? Rethink this foolishness and stand on the side of the lovers of good beer.
NM

My godd Nissan,

What is the value of having learned some culture, (atleast in quaffing good ale), when it is the result of plunder gained from evil endeavors.

There are quite a few of us who follow the command of a liege and swear vassalage that have gained an exquisite admiration for well made beer. To equate such men of valor to be drinkers of swill, is very base and does not become you at all.

I have witnessed your honor upon the lysts, (case in point against my liege), but this slight brings my opinion of you somewhat lower. How dare you entice a good and noble Baron of my kingdom. Your underhandedness has been revealed!

The above post is meant as a joke.

Saiaiko Gozen · Post by **Saiaiko Gozen** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:59 pm

Pabst is brewed in the bodies of dead men? Yeah! All right! Do I get to choose which ones? In all honesty, the Pabst comment is homage to Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet. Don't get me wrong, I am an enthusiastic fan of Guinness. It's always good to have a large chewy meal right after fighting.

From the recent dialogue, it seems that I will be fighting in/with good company. And no worries, I am really such a frail flower of a girl that I won't pose much threat to any merc or hill-dweller. :twisted:

Mord · Post by **Mord** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:05 pm

Mord's beer rule, learned after years of schooling:

"If you're not paying for beer, then don't complain about it."

Mord.

mordreth · Post by **mordreth** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:52 pm

Saiaiko Gozen wrote:Pabst is brewed in the bodies of dead men? Yeah! All right! ....... And no worries, I am really such a frail flower of a girl that I won't pose much threat to any merc or hill-dweller.

Pull the other one, I tied a bell on it

Christian1095 · Post by **Christian1095** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:52 pm

You know, I live life by a few very simple rules...

Never taste another man's seed and never drink PBR.....

Sir Christian
~Atlantia~

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:31 pm

Nissan,

Although such an offer from a fearsome brigand such as yourself is compliment indeed, I can do no better than to stand against your tide and lead my brethren into the promised land of good beer.

Or the after party. Whichever comes first.

Alejandro

Koredono · Post by **Koredono** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:13 pm

Baron Alejandro wrote:
Koredono wrote:Given my druthers, I might actually prefer a Pabst over a Guinness,

OMG. I couldn't read anything past that. Dude. Even if you don't like Guinness why would you drink P****?

It's the beer of choice for my favorite uncle. Then again, he prefers to smoke to Rigoletto's to the fine 'real' cigars I've given him from time to time, so perhaps he doesn't have the best tastes ...

Baron Alejandro wrote:I'm gonna have to reconsider whether or not I want to be seen in public with you.

Your call. Keep that in mind when I break out the good booze at Pennsic

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:12 pm

Koredono wrote:Your call. Keep that in mind when I break out the good booze at Pennsic

Well, we'll have to see what you consider 'good booze'. Especially after the PBR thing.

Alejandro

Saiaiko Gozen · Post by **Saiaiko Gozen** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:01 pm

Never taste another man's seed and never drink PBR...
Sir Christian
~Atlantia~

Wow! Thank you for that mental image... Can't say I live by the same standards. :lol:

DELETEMYACCOUNT · Post by **DELETEMYACCOUNT** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:40 am

Christian1095 wrote:You know, I live life by a few very simple rules...

Never taste another man's seed and never drink PBR.....

Sir Christian
~Atlantia~

What about your own seed?

Angusm0628 · Post by **Angusm0628** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:30 am

[quote="Animal Weretiger What about your own seed?[/quote]

Dude that's just totally wrong... :shock:

DELETEMYACCOUNT · Post by **DELETEMYACCOUNT** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:00 am

Hey, he put it out there, I was just clarifying. You dont wanna assume stuff like that about people, ya know?

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:33 am

Especially Sir Christian. :twisted:

Joachim · Post by **Joachim** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:13 am

Nissan Maxima wrote:Good Baron,
You can clearly see the quality of the men who will stand against me. Verily, I call them The Pabst drinkers they are. And you will stand with such? Rethink this foolishness and stand on the side of the lovers of good beer.
NM

Hrrrmphhh!!! :twisted:

I shall be standing with His Grace, Duke Sir Andreas Eisfalke, and I will be bringing Grolsch und Bockwursts. I hope someone will allow me the use of a grill. Is this not of sufficient quality to bolster the side of the Royalists?

(Yes, Bockwurst...not Bratwurst.)

Joachim
Diendebrudern, Haus Blutwache

Sieg · Post by **Sieg** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:22 am

Although the drive is not possible for me to attend this wonderfull "scrap" (I am thinking about doing it next year if it is going to happen again.

I have to chime in on the beer thing.......

I love beer. no doubt or question in my mind.

I love beer. Preferable Czech pilsners.

but you know, I like PBR too,

Guiness is not beer, it is bread. :twisted:

we now return you to your scheduled smack talking, :twisted:

Brother Logan · Post by **Brother Logan** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:02 am

Wulf wrote:

Looking upon the foe you see men who have bleed not for a distant king that is never seen or heard except when they want something but warriors that bleed and die for eachother as well as the gold in their pockets.

As he watches the kings banners fall one by one he wonders why he is here. Then suddenly a demon in red appears before him and all goes black....

A young warrior lies dying on a blood soaked field far from his homeland and tribe. His ragged, labored breaths serve only to remind him that he is not long for this world as his lifeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s blood mingles with that of the other poor souls who will never return to their villages. His mind drifts back and he remembers when they came, the warlordÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s men. They spun tales at the tribesÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ communal fire, tales of easy conquest and limitless plunder, luring the young men away from their families and crops and he went as well, not wanting to be thought a coward by the others, though there was fear in his heart.

They walked for days on end and upon reaching the camp of the Red Horned warlord he saw a great host had been assembled. Mercenaries, nomads, sell swords, brigands, pirates, thieves, and all manner of rabble, gathered around greasy fires contemplating various games of chance and deception. Their overworked and underdressed camp girls filled cups and bowls almost as fast as they were drained, all the while dodging wandering, groping hands. This sat ill upon the young brave until he spied one lass knife an over zealous admirer, she gave him a smile as he passed a smile full of promise, the same smile a wolf gives to a newborn lamb. The youthÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s blood ran cold and he quickly turned away, that is when he saw him, the great red horned warlord. Striding through the camp like the war god himself attended by his personal guard and various minor captains. His red armor glistened in the firelight like fresh spilt blood, a nightmare vision dredged from his childhood memories. To the untried warrior it seemed as if each of this horrors steps trembled the very earth he stood upon. Wearied from the long march and awed by his encounters, he gathered himself around a small fire and drifted into fitful sleep where the sounds of drunken revelry and ceaseless drumming swallowed him.

Dawn came bright, cold and much too soon. The warrior shook himself awake and tried to stretch muscles made stiff by damp and cold. There was a strange tension in the camp as men hurriedly donned armor and weapons and raced to the field beyond the tree line. He stood and donned his helmet, grabbed axe and shield, and was off to join the others. He broke through the tree line and made his way through the mass of men to the front of the shield wall. What he saw then quickened the pace of his heart and turned his bowels to water; he swallowed hard and tried to fathom the vision before him. On the gentle slope that ran to the field on witch he now stood was the Kings army. At the fore of that great glittering host stood the King and with him Princes of several realms, noble Knights with their squires beside them, Lords and steadfast men at arms, even visiting Samurai from the Far East loyal to the emperor and most deadly in combat. Their pennons and banners, all in bright proud colors, fluttered and snapped in the breeze as the sun glinted on thousands of well used weapons and armor. An awe inspiring sight to say the least but in the eyes of the young warrior awe turned to dread.

The King and his guard walked out into the field under banner of truce to parlay with the horde. The Great Red Horned Warlord and his lieutenants went to meet with him. Standing there with the King, the warlord looked not so much a god as he did the night before although still proud and deadly. The youth could not hear what was said but he was sure the words were as hot as they were quick, if the body language of the two great warriors had any truth in it. Even though they looked ready to come to blows then and there they each shook the others hand and even embraced before returning to their lines.

It was then that the two armies met with a sound like thunder rolling from the mountains to the plains. The crush of men and arms washed around him, a swift current no mortal man could fight against. He saw the Great King cutting a swath of destruction all about him and the Warlord laying about with wild abandon until at last they came together and it seemed as if the whole world froze around them. Such stout blows given and received, the sparks flying from weapon and amour alike; it was as if Lucifer and Michael had come to earth to wage war again. So intent on watching these two outstanding warriors battle he never saw the spearman that pierced his side, he only felt the gushing river of his blood flow as he fell to the ground.

He listens as the sounds of battle fade around him, not knowing who won or lost. His vision dims but before all feeling slips away and he hears one last thing, a voice, a kind voice speaking to him asking him to confess his sins telling him that all would be over soon that he would be released. He feels the cold knife against his throat and then he feels no moreÃ¢â‚¬Â¦

I wish I could be there, what a beautiful brawl it will be!
Cheers,
Leo
GOD save the KING, and woe to they who would oppose him!

Duke Icefalcon · Post by **Duke Icefalcon** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:42 am

Damn Leo.....

Well written.

Richard Blackmoore · Post by **Richard Blackmoore** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:54 pm

I owe Leo a good ale for that one. Not Pabst. Good stuff.

Brother Logan · Post by **Brother Logan** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:04 am

As ham fisted and heavy handed as my last post was, I thank you kind gentle men and I would be an ungreatful lout if I did not acept good ale when it is offered :lol:

"Landlord! a pint of the black stuff if you would be so kind!"
Cheers,
Leo

PS Pabst is a perfectly good beer.... For target practice, no really it's cheap and the weight of the beer keeps the cans from blowing off th fence post.... :twisted:

Jehan de Pelham · Post by **Jehan de Pelham** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:32 pm

Well said, compagnon!

John
Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus
www.mron.org

Hedinn · Post by **Hedinn** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:45 am

D. Sebastian wrote:DAMMIT!
It conflicts with 'Boredom War'.

Not any more, check the event listing.

Vitus von Atzinger · Post by **Vitus von Atzinger** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:46 pm

Muhahahahaha!

Jehan de Pelham · Post by **Jehan de Pelham** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:39 am

Compagnon of the Couter, Lord Hedinn, if you attend this bickering, would you agree that it should be a very fine thing to bear the relic which you posess into battle? In this way, you can carry those Tenans who cannot attend into the fray.

John
Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus
www.mron.org

Nissan Maxima · Post by **Nissan Maxima** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:29 am

[quote="

I shall be standing with His Grace, Duke Sir Andreas Eisfalke, and I will be bringing Grolsch und Bockwursts. I hope someone will allow me the use of a grill. Is this not of sufficient quality to bolster the side of the Royalists?

(Yes, Bockwurst...not Bratwurst.)

[/quote]
Joachim
Diendebrudern, Haus Blutwache,

Of course you are welcome to the use of a grill. No sausages will be turned away unseared. I will be very surprised if the grill is not going all night. We will make a libation to the gods of charcoal as well as those of propane.
NM

Joachim · Post by **Joachim** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:50 am

Nissan Maxima wrote:
Joachim wrote:
I shall be standing with His Grace, Duke Sir Andreas Eisfalke, and I will be bringing Grolsch und Bockwursts. I hope someone will allow me the use of a grill. Is this not of sufficient quality to bolster the side of the Royalists?

(Yes, Bockwurst...not Bratwurst.)

Joachim
Diendebrudern, Haus Blutwache,

Of course you are welcome to the use of a grill. No sausages will be turned away unseared. I will be very surprised if the grill is not going all night. We will make a libation to the gods of charcoal as well as those of propane.
NM

I thank you for your hospitality and I can't wait for May!!!

Joachim

Saiaiko Gozen · Post by **Saiaiko Gozen** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:25 am

All right! Enough of this manly talk of beer!

Ladies? Hello ladies? [deep, lonely-sounding echo]
Oh well, I'm bringing something cheap and fruity. :twisted:

Hedinn · Post by **Hedinn** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:25 pm

Good Jehan,

I am doing what I can to answer this call. I do very much agree and should I be able to attend, I would be proud to bear the couter into battle. In fact, I consider it my duty to do so.

May its presence inspire all to greater feats.

Ldy Wu · Post by **Ldy Wu** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:44 pm

Saiaiko Gozen wrote:All right! Enough of this manly talk of beer!

Ladies? Hello ladies? [deep, lonely-sounding echo]
Oh well, I'm bringing something cheap and fruity.

I'll be happy to take a rain check. Who's Yama fighting with at the War of Northern agression this year?

Jehan de Pelham · Post by **Jehan de Pelham** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:11 pm

"Good Jehan,

I am doing what I can to answer this call. I do very much agree and should I be able to attend, I would be proud to bear the couter into battle. In fact, I consider it my duty to do so.

May its presence inspire all to greater feats."

But of course you must be careful not to be captured...that could be bad. Or good! Who knows! :lol:

John
Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus
www.mron.org

Koredono · Post by **Koredono** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:43 pm

Ldy Rhiannon wrote:
Saiaiko Gozen wrote:All right! Enough of this manly talk of beer!

Ladies? Hello ladies? [deep, lonely-sounding echo]
Oh well, I'm bringing something cheap and fruity.

I'll be happy to take a rain check. Who's Yama fighting with at the War of Northern agression this year?

I am curious to what you mean, in this sense, by 'the War of Northern Aggression'; regardless, since all of our active knights are from Ãƒâ€ thelmearc, it'll be whichever side Ãƒâ€ thelmearc has allied with.

Saiaiko Gozen · Post by **Saiaiko Gozen** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:27 pm

I do believe, but I could be mistaken, that Lady Rhiannon used the phrase "The War of Northern Aggression" as a literary technique of figurative language to indicate a tragic consequence resulting from a philosophical divide between brothers-in-arms and friends.

I will not speak for my fellow bushi, for I am younger and prone to hyperbole, but for myself: Sir Ogami Akira, the daimyo of my Clan, has sworn fealty to the Crown of Aethelmearc. His squires work for him. I work for one of his squires. So, I fight for my immediate boss and so on upward. One may not always obey orders directly, but if one seeks the most personal honor possible and creates the most carnage, the job is done. It's easier to get forgiveness than permission.

As an aside: A samurai I respect once said -"There's only one excuse for treason, and that's victory."

Chretien le Meunier · Post by **Chretien le Meunier** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:30 am

Nissan Maxima wrote:Good Baron,
You can clearly see the quality of the men who will stand against me. Verily, I call them The Pabst drinkers they are. And you will stand with such? Rethink this foolishness and stand on the side of the lovers of good beer.
NM

Dude, I was gonna stay out of this, but the Pabst comment hath gone too far. I shall raise an army of my fellow warriors, we shall forge our armour from the hides of Lord Chevrolet's great beasts, don out finest surcoats emblazoned with the arms of high King and Queen- Lynard Skynard and Molly Hatchet, and bring our gulesneck wraith upon thee!

I'm on fire with this redneck/medieval mixture thing (another post made reference to a brit (but later found out to be an American) owning a muscle car- Lord Trailerparkington. I am onto something here...

*rubs arm, strained from patting self on back

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:39 pm

So I was wondering if this battle will include combat archery, and/or siege engines. Nissan?

Nissan Maxima · Post by **Nissan Maxima** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:54 pm

The beauty of Aethelmark War Practice is that it is as it sounds like, a war practice and therefore there are lots of battle some of which allow seige weapons and Combat Archery. Princess Tessa of Aethelmark is a big CA fan and I expect to see her shooting at me.

I believe that Sir Vitus has opined that it is not dishonerable for knightly warriors to shoot at villianous mercenaries. It is clearly within scope for vermin such as ourselves to pincussion our betters with arrrows. Indeed, in my opinion there is no better home for an arrow than the face of a knight.

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