Diamond Wars 2009: Online site booklet

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:33 pm

The year is 1242. The Mongols have swept through the lands, making many things their own in the process. Now Batu Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, is ready to establish his capital at Saraj. Join the Golden Horde for a celebration of conquest, the horse, and the Golden Camp along the River Volga as the Turks and Mongols are united as the Tatar people.

Date: October 8-11, 2009
Site: Camp Taloha
** Note Site Change **
3300 Taloha Road
Pine Bluff, AR 71603

http://www.kingdomofgleannabhann.org/index.php?view=details&id=41%3ADiamond+Wars+-+Barony+of+Small+Gray+Bear&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=3

More information as I have time to post.

paul the small
Event Steward DW 2009

*edit to add zip code on address and web site flier*

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:25 pm

Feast Menu:

Thurs. night
Penne pasta with meat sauce
Penne pasta with marinara sauce

Friday breakfast
Pancakes
Breakfast meat

Friday lunch
Baked potatoes and fixin's
Chili
Veg. chili

Friday dinner
TBA - based on results of cooking classes
(We will have 15 bean soup and chicken soup with bread if we need to supplement)

Sat. breakfast
Oatmeal
Homemade applesauce
Breakfast meat

Sat. lunch
Fried rice - with and without chicken

Above the Salt Feast

Greek course
Onion, garlic, and parsley flatbread
Tzatziki sauce
Hummus
Feta cheese

Turkish course
Lamb with Beef Kafta
Cevizli Patlican (Baked Eggplant with Garlic Parsley Pesto sauce)
Kayisili Kuskus (Apricot couscous with almonds and pistachios)

Polish course
Zunczak Pieczony z Suszonymi Sliwkami (Baked chicken with prunes and vegtables in a red wine sauce)
Zielony Sos z Musztarda (Green mustard sauce)
Rye Bread
herbed Polish cheese OR herbed butter - TBA

Mongolian course
Zuivan (Mongolian beef stir fry with noodles)
Khuushuur (Fried dumplings with goat filling)
Buuz (Steamed dumplings with goat filling)
Suutei Tsai (salted milk tea)

Dessert table
Polish yogurt cheesecake with orange sauce (limited servings sugar free when orange sauce is omitted)
Date rolls
Savory cheese rolls
Almond paste rolls
Boortsog (fried Mongolian butter cookies)

Below the Salt Feast

Meat
Cheese
Bread
Smores
(Root)beer

Sunday breakfast
Biscuits
Breakfast meat

(I don't have Word on this laptop so I can't add the proper accents to the Polish names of the dishes.)

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:55 pm

(anouncer voice on)
Hey there kids, are you bummed out because there's nothing to fight in? Tired of the same old events with nothing cool to play in? Do you need something to use as barriers to slow down those pesky, invading Mongol Hordes?

Well, you're in luck! This year we are proud to introduce the Small Gray Bear Portable Fighting Structure (patent pending) to the Known World fighters. The Small Gray Bear Portable Fighting Structure (patent pending) is a fully modular fighting structure made of 8 pre constructed wall sections which can be carried to site and bolted together in almost any concievable pattern.

How strong is it, you ask? Strong enough to hold up all 265lbs of my fat a$$, even when the pressure treating was still a little "green."

Is it tall enough, you ask? Well, at 7' to the top of the walls, it should be tall enough to keep all but the most vertically gifted from playing "Kilroy was here." (Brandr not included with product, Brandr is there for size reference only.)

Yes but is it stable, you ask? With the major stress recieving corners reinforced with an 18" spike in the ground it is surprisingly stable.

Be the first kid on your block to fight in the Small Gray Bear Portable Fighting Structure (patent pending) and you'll be the envy of the shire.

Remember, for all of your fighting needs it's the Small Gray Bear Portable Fighting Structure (patent pending.)

More pics of construction and stuff are on photobucket
(this advertisement is not an endorsement of the SGBPFS, the Barony of Small Gray Bear, The SCA, NBA, NFL, NDAACP, NRA, or anything else with initials. It's just a silly, vain attempt to draw more fighters to Diamond Wars, and was not approved by anyone except me.)

John Widcombe · Post by **John Widcombe** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:05 am

But Paul, where are the arrow slits?

Looks like fun, can't wait to try it out.
-John

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:41 am

John Widcombe wrote:But Paul, where are the arrow slits?

Looks like fun, can't wait to try it out.
-John

No arrow slits, but we were knocking around the idea of making one panel with a 4' tall 3' wide gap in the boards. This way we could stack hay bales in it so the attacking army could remove the hay bales and make a sapper's tunnel... IF they can remove them all. :twisted:

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:55 am

Tourney Info:

Friday at 3:00, Gleann Abhann Tournament of Champions Qualifier. This is the TOC Qualifier run by the Chivalry. Bring your best game.

Friday Night Fights, are you tough enough? Can you handle fighting a great weapons torch light list in a 10'x10' area surronded by fire and water?

3rd Annual Marshin Fayne Great Axe Tourney. 5' Dane Axes on a 10'x10' field. 1 Hour Bear Pit.

Other tourney information as it becomes available.

Roibeard MacNeill · Post by **Roibeard MacNeill** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:07 am

I'll mail the Axe heads down to you, Paul...Get a couple of staves to attach them to.

More brutal, wicked fun! I will sorely miss Diamond Wars!

John Widcombe · Post by **John Widcombe** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:51 am

Will Friday Night Fights be counted blows?

-John

Anon001 · Post by **Anon001** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:20 am

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Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:10 pm

Roibeard MacNeill wrote:I'll mail the Axe heads down to you, Paul...Get a couple of staves to attach them to.

More brutal, wicked fun! I will sorely miss Diamond Wars!

Are you not able to fly in this year?

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:15 pm

Ingrid wrote:you sure you can't shift everything a day later, just for me?
I have Columbus day off. Seriously, is anything going on Sunday?

I might make it if

a) I can carpool
b) something is going on Sunday

Like the modular walls, very nice.
Ing

Sorry, nothing going on Sunday except clean up and running people off site. You REALLY want to be off site on time at Diamond Wars, if you're not then the nekkid mole rat people come and pack for you. Seriously, it's not pretty. But maybe we can work something out if you find a ride in.

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:23 pm

John Widcombe wrote:Will Friday Night Fights be counted blows?

-John

We're not sure yet. All we decided is that it would be way too cool to have the fights on the big dock at the lake. It's about 20'square, we plan on roping off the center (10' or so) and fixing tiki torches to the hand rails all the way around the fighting field. The only decisions about tourney rules we have finalized are short great weapons only and fitting in the light fighters somewhere.

Counted blows could be cool though...

John Widcombe · Post by **John Widcombe** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:10 pm

Where would you put the spectators?

Roibeard MacNeill · Post by **Roibeard MacNeill** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:40 pm

Paul the Small wrote:
Roibeard MacNeill wrote:I'll mail the Axe heads down to you, Paul...Get a couple of staves to attach them to.

More brutal, wicked fun! I will sorely miss Diamond Wars!

Are you not able to fly in this year?

Unfortunately not, bro...being laid off has one major disadvantage...

I will make sure the axeheads rock more than usual...

Vebrand · Post by **Vebrand** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:56 pm

John Widcombe wrote:Where would you put the spectators?

In the middle of the ring. Adds to the realism :twisted:

Vebrand
Who oversaw many FNF at Diamond Wars and they are a blast

Valstarr Hawkwind · Post by **Valstarr Hawkwind** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:28 pm

Do y'all still do the musical introductions with modern music on FNF? That sounded wicked cool.

Val

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:22 am

Val,
I don't know if we'll have the sound system this year or not. I have to check into it. I think it rocks though.

Ingrid,
I know there is a guy in my household who is coming down from Chicago, don't know if he's driving or flying. Sent him an email to ask about car pool possabilities.

Spectators from Friday Night Fights will be on the bank of the lake. It's about 20' to the large area of the dock. You can still see the dock area well from there if the dock is clear of people.

If your household is coming and needs camping space, please contact the Land Agent, Mallory, at smokeslastspot@yahoo.com. Camps will only be reserved after 10 people have sent in paid reservations with a request for that camp. Reservations information can be found at http://www.smallgraybear.org.

Vebrand · Post by **Vebrand** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:20 am

Shouldn't the be Gray and not grat :wink:

Vebrand

Who is trying to work out my schedule to come to the event this year.

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:26 am

Vebrand wrote:Shouldn't the be Gray and not grat

Vebrand

Who is trying to work out my schedule to come to the event this year.

Sorry, dyslexia and all that.... :oops:

Link has been fixed.

Vebrand · Post by **Vebrand** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:19 pm

Couldn't pass it up. Now if it had been Brandr or Marvin I would have had real fun :twisted:

Vebrand

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:32 am

To the equestrians of the Known World,

I had a rather lengthy discussion with the Kingdom Equestrian Officer last night regarding having horses at Diamond Wars. We have the facilities and the logistics worked out, but we do not, at this time, have the personnel to pull off equestrian activities at the event.

Currently we only have three Eq. Marshals in kingdom; one has a mandatory conference for work, one will be on a cruise, and the other will be unable to make it to site until Friday night and will only come if there are at least four horses on site. I need to know two things; one, are there any equestrians from out of kingdom who will be able to attend Diamond Wars with their horses, and two if there are any out of kingdom marshals who will be able to make the event on Thursday to â€œbaby-sitâ€

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:11 am

Classes scheduled so far include:

Flavors of the Silk Road,
Mongolian Boots,
A Damosels Gallery (courtly love)
Protocol and Precedence
Silk Painting (limited to

Tentatively:
a Marshal Arts Class by Sir Michael of the Mace
a series of equestrian related classes
a series of feast cooking classes

If you are interested in teaching a class, Mongol related or not, please contact the Class Coordinator at sheila.doughty@gmail.com.

paul
Event Steward

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:26 pm

[quote="Paul the Small"]To the equestrians of the Known World,

I had a rather lengthy discussion with the Kingdom Equestrian Officer last night regarding having horses at Diamond Wars. We have the facilities and the logistics worked out, but we do not, at this time, have the personnel to pull off equestrian activities at the event.

Currently we only have three Eq. Marshals in kingdom; one has a mandatory conference for work, one will be on a cruise, and the other will be unable to make it to site until Friday night and will only come if there are at least four horses on site. I need to know two things; one, are there any equestrians from out of kingdom who will be able to attend Diamond Wars with their horses, and two if there are any out of kingdom marshals who will be able to make the event on Thursday to â€œbaby-sitâ€

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:21 am

Tentative schedule for the feast cook classes.

8:30am Introduction and Overview
Participants will gather and meet each other, and share their level of expertise. The day's activities will be outlined
9am Cheese Curds Myra of the Glen
A hands-on class on how to prepare cheese curds. Results will be served with Saturday's high feast
10am Tagine Cooking Zhara um Nikko
A hands-on class on period tagine cooking. Class attendees will be able to sample results
11am Breadmaking part 1 Medb inghean Dhaire
Hands-on bread preparation and theory. Results will be served with Friday night's meal
11:30am Portions, Notions, and Cookery Ideas Aine Ni Shuilleabain
A conversation over how much and how to prepare when cooking for a large group
12:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm Breadmaking part 2 Medb inghean Dhaire
Second portion of the breadmaking class
3pm Unconsidered Resources Katryne MacIntosh the Strange
Tips on how to obtain feast goods for free or reduced prices
3:30pm Combat Feast Cooking Ilissa the Nightwatcher
Handling the roughest feast situations: feast cooking on an extremely limited budget, on short notice, and/or with limited or no resources. A course all would-be feast cooks should take

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:33 pm

Greetings unto the populace of Gleann Abhann. I am in charge of animal services at Diamond Wars. As some of you may know, this has been a "pet friendly" site in the past. Due to the number of people we are expecting, the nature of the various activities, and the presence of the coursing hounds, we are not allowing private pets on site for this event. The only animals allowed will be service animals, coursing hounds, and if we are able to arrange Equestrian activities; horses.

ALL animals will be required to present proof of vaccination and in the case of the theoretical horses, a negative Coggins and health papers. No animal will be allowed on site without these documents, this is a biosecurity measure and will not be taken lightly.

Any persons attempting to bring a private pet on site will be asked to take it home or find lodging elsewhere for it.

Any animal, including service animals, found wandering loose on site will be captured, its owner located, and they will be asked to secure the animal, if it is found again, the owners will be asked to remove the animal from site. This is purely a safety precaution, we cannot have animals running loose and possibly causing problems with other animals.

All animals, upon entering the site, will be issued a "site token" with space for the owner's name, cell phone number, and camping location on it.

We ask that those of you bringing service animals or coursing hounds please clean up after your animal. Or, alternatively, take them somewhere secluded and well away from camps and activities to "do their business". No one wants to step in anything nasty!

We want everyone to have a safe and pleasant War.

Please email any questions off list.

Thank you,
Lady Christiana Breakspear
Jessica McCune
Epona Rising Studios
Custom Model Horses and Equine Art
http://www.freewebs.com/eponarisingstudios/
http://www.tackytackoftheday.blogspot.com/

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:18 pm

Yesterday we had a fighter practice in the park and set up the fort for a little test before Diamond Wars. We worked out a few bugs early in the day and everything went great. We had a little over a dozen fighters there so we got a fairly good test in. Here's a few pictures to whet your appitite before the big show. Enjoy.

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:57 am

After many long, hard fought battles I have to surrender. We will not be able to have equestrian activites at Diamond Wars this year. :cry:

I was unable to acquire the required number of participants to temp the only marshal in kingdom during the event to come. The only out of kingdom marshal I could line up is having a major surgery the week before, so would be unable to run the event. I have failed.

The only bright note is that we are having coursing hounds. Mistress Rebecca with the Greyhound is coming and bringing her coursing equipment and a two hounds. I have also heard from a couple other people who are bringing their hounds. If you want to bring coursing hounds, please email the animal agent, my lovely wife Lady Christiana Breakspear, at scaequestrian@yahoo.com.

paul

Roibeard MacNeill · Post by **Roibeard MacNeill** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:59 pm

Paul the Small wrote:After many long, hard fought battles I have to surrender. We will not be able to have equestrian activites at Diamond Wars this year.

I was unable to acquire the required number of participants to temp the only marshal in kingdom during the event to come. The only out of kingdom marshal I could line up is having a major surgery the week before, so would be unable to run the event. I have failed.

The only bright note is that we are having coursing hounds. Mistress Rebecca with the Greyhound is coming and bringing her coursing equipment and a two hounds. I have also heard from a couple other people who are bringing their hounds. If you want to bring coursing hounds, please email the animal agent, my lovely wife Lady Christiana Breakspear, at scaequestrian@yahoo.com.

paul

You did not fail, brother...one NEVER fails at something they poured their heart and soul into trying.

I will sorely miss Diamond Wars. :sad:

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:47 pm

Feel free to forward this to any groups who might be interested.. ..

The crew of the Good Ship Briar Rose invite all rapier fighters to join us
at Diamond Wars for...

PETE THE BOS'N'S PIRATICAL PLANK-WALKIN' BOOTY-LOOTIN' SHANTY-SINGIN'
HOLD-THE-DECK BOARDIN' PARTY RAPIER TOURNEY

Format: Bear Pit - Hold the field (which will be the decks of the good ship
Briar Rose) until you are beaten, then drink water & get back in line when
you are ready to fight some more. Fighting continues as long as people
want to fight, and marshalls are available...

The Basic rules:

1. Fighters may use any weapon or parry they're authorized for. Unusual
and nautical items are encouraged. Examples: belaying pin, cat o' nine
tails, boat hook, rope's end, marlin-spike, cross-staff, grappling hook,
harpoon, spyglass, ship-in-a-bottle, sea chest, boarding axe, scuttlebutt,
hook hand, astrolabe, pirate bandana, etc. If it's nautical and safe for
fencing, use it.

2. When a fighter is defeated he MUST give his weapons to the victor, and
the victor MUST use those weapons against his next opponent. If the victor
isn't authorized to use at least one of his opponent's weapons, he yields
the field to the next two fighters. You still have time to get any needed
authorizations. ...

3. Double kills are destructive; the next two fighters in line will take
the deck.

4. Queen's Blades, MoBsters, Dons, White Scarves, and equivalents, and all
past and present Queen's Rapier Champions, (henceforth referred to as QBetc)
must prove their worth by walking the plank. A floorboard from the
Captain's
Quarters will be laid on the ground next to the ship, just forward of the
main mast, to represent the plank. QBetc stands on the end of the plank,
unarmed, and begs for his life. Step off the plank and you're shark bait
(hoohaha). If the QBetc's shipmates (the other fighters) are moved to pity,
they may toss whatever weapons they choose to the QBetc. When the QBetc
catches a weapon or two without stepping off the plank, he must fight his
way onto the ship. If he wins, he can begin each succeeding fight on deck
just like everyone else.

Fighters who are not QBetc may choose to walk the plank and get a bonus
point if they succeed.

One point is awarded for every fight you participate in, as either fighter
or marshal.

One point is awarded for every win.

One bonus point is awarded the first time you win while win using a
different nautical parry or weapon. (Only 1 bonus point per parry/weapon;
if you beat people with a belaying pin all day long, you only get 1 bonus
point in the whole tournament. Win with the belaying pin and then win with
a hook hand, you'll get 2 bonus points.)

One bonus point is awarded for every nautical performance while fighting.
That can mean a sea shanty, sailorly exclamations, navy jokes, pirate
pick-up lines, etc. No repeating allowed, unless you know a verse of "What
Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor" that no one else has sung yet.

There is a grand prize for the highest point total, and other prizes for
whoever has the most points for using nautical weapons and whoever has the
most Shantyman points.

See you there!

Lady Melandra of the Woods, Chantyman

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:23 am

Diamond Wars / Small Gray Bear Brewing Competition - Sponsored by Baron
Hrothgar

Mongol in Any Medium- Sponsored by Mistress Genevote

A Horse in Any Medium - Sponsored by Lady Christiana Breakspear

Open A&S Competition - in need of a sponsor!

Best Period Encampment - in need of a sponsor!

This will have to prizes, one for Best European and one for Best Eastern

All types of entries are welcome! Writing entries are due by October 3,
2009 and may be emailed to me : eoutar(at)comcast( dot)net.

Registration and set up for A&S competitions will begin the Saturday Morning
of Diamond Wars, at 8am and registration will end at 9:30am in the Main
Hall. Judging of any performance entries will begin at 10am, and the
walkabout to judge period encampments will begin at 1pm. The Brewing
Competition judging is slated to begin at 2pm

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:53 pm

Note: Locations will be posted at troll and in the feast hall at the event.

Friday
Class Teacher Time/Location Size Limit

Basic Felting
Come learn the principles of felting by making a juggling ball or two. If time permits, other projects may be worked on....
THL Melandra 10:00 a.m.-noon Limit 10-15

Mongolian Boots (bring poster board if you want patterns)
THL Motan 11:00 a.m. no limit

Horses 101 Lady Christina 11:00 a.m. none

Simple Del Construction Viscountess Danielle noon

Protocol and Procedure Mistress Sarah noon-

Flavors of the Silk Road Lady Zhara um Nikko 2:00 p.m

Saturday
Class Teacher Time Size Limit

Marshal Arts stretching (tentative) Sir Michael of the Mace 9:00a.m. on the Fighting Field no limit

Silk Banner Painting Mistress Sarah and THL James 10:00-12:00 Limit 10 Cost $3

Basic Research Christine Saucier 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Writing Award Recommendations Viscountess Gabrielle 11:00 a.m.
Siege Authorization Class THL Angus de Gordun 1:00 p.m. none

Combat Feast Cooking Handling the roughest feast situations: feast cooking on an extremely limited budget, on short notice, and/or with limited or no resources. A course all would-be feast cooks should take. Duchess Ilissa the Nightwatcher 3:00 p.m. none

More information at http://www.smallgraybear.org[/url]

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:11 am

The deadline for reservations is September 30th!!

Here's another update for you all! There are still plenty of feast spaces left: 48 for High feast and 91 for the Below the Salt feast. There are 29 bed spaces in the girl scout style cabins available, and of course there is unlimited camping.

Prices for adults are: $20 arriving Thursday, $16 arriving Friday, and $12 arriving Saturday/Daytrip. Prices for children, 12 and under: $10 arriving Thursday, $8 arriving Friday, and $6 arriving Saturday/Daytrip. Above the salt feast is $6 per person. Below the salt feast is $4 per person. Please also do not forget the $3 non-member fee if you are not a Society member. We are not taking reservations through email. We must receive a paid reservation to save a space.

Please make checks payable to SCA Inc./Barony of Small Gray Bear.
Send reservations to: Barony of Small Gray Bear, PO Box 21636, Little Rock, AR 72221

Please refer to your Ambassador, The Kingdom website's calendar and/or the Barony of Small Gray Bear website for more information.

www.kingdomofgleannabhann.org

www.smallgraybear. org

If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Troll in Service,
*~Lady Abigail Gryndley~*

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:15 am

To all who find this missive, greetings!

Diamond Wars approaches! To whet you appetite, Brendan MacDudeman has produced an AWESOME video to show you a bit of what we have in store for you on the field. Check it out at:
http://vimeo.com/6676345

I will be posting the full site booklet on our website (www.smallgraybear. org) later this week, chock full of classes, melee, tourney and live weapons schedules!

Join us Oct 8-11!

En Servicio,

THL Juan Carlos Santiago y Benevidez (mka Leif Hassell)
Barony of Small Gray Bear (Little Rock, AR)
e-mail: wyldfire00101010@ yahoo.com

"Agnosco Veteris Vestigia Flammae"

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:10 am

To all good gentles, greetings-

If you would like a sneak preview of the events and activities of this year's Diamond wars, the site booklet is available as a pdf at the following address:

http://www.smallgraybear.org/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=3&func=fileinfo&id=3

Feel free to pass it on.

We look forward to seeing you at Diamond Wars 24!

En Servicio,

THL Juan Carlos Santiago y Benevidez