[MR] Special Thanks from Novice Tourney

[Crystal Wygal]

  Greetings Fair Atlantians from Lady Beatrix von Leipzig, Autocrat
    Storvik Novice and Unbelt Tourney,
    
    As anyone who knows me could vouch, I am very optimistic, but in my
    wildest delusions of grandure I never expected my first event to be so
    successful, so well attended, or over so quickly. We had a final
    count of 402 people on site including children, 35 new fighter
    authorizations, and 40 Participants in the Unbelt Tourney including
    several who drove down from the east Kingdom. There were over 120
    people eating feast (the best one I have ever had the privelige to
    eat!) and at least 50 people at the fireside bardic. What an event!
    
    I cannot take even half of the credit for the wonderful event that we
    had over the last weekend because without the help of just about
    everyone in the Barony of Stovik, (and some people who are NOT
    Stoviki) this event would not have been half so great. I only have so
    much space on a page to write my thanks, so if you do not see your
    name here and you so much as carried a chair or handed me a drink, you
    deserve part of the credit for the success of this event.
    
    Parking Crew- We knew that if this event was well attended, parking
    would become a very difficult job very quickly, and it did. Lina as
    head of parking crew did a great job managing the first rush of
    parkers, and Ulric, Ysabella and one other man, whose name I never
    caught really kept the traffic flowing and the cars parking.
    
    Newcomer's Point- What a great way to welcome all the newcomers to
    our knowne world. Gaspar Marti, the Castellan of Stovik brought
    Plenty of loaner garb and arranged activites and prizes. I am sure we
    have recruted several of them permanently.
    
    Waterbearers - Aluria and Sebastian had never done waterbearing at an
    event before, but they utilized resources and manned the tables all
    day. With some guidance from Lady Anne la Settere the WB went as
    smoothly as if old pro's were running it.
    
    Archery- Thomas of Cheltanham and Gregor von Leipzig may have put on
    the best archery range ever, short of a Kingdom Archery Tournament.
    More targets, more scenarios and what Beatuiful targets they were!
    The one that slid down hill on a line was especially cool
    
    MOL and MIC- What a tough day they had with Authorizations 2 Tourneys,
    Youth Combat and Melees all in the same day Inez Garcia and William
    the Younger really Met a tough challenge and deserve my thanks.
    
    Set up Crew- There were lots of People setting up, but Duke Bedouin,
    his Lady Griel, and His Squire Griffin, set up the MOL, Waterbearing,
    and Newcomer's Dayshades Big thanks!
    
    Isabella Luvier de Orleans- What a woman! she not only provided the
    lovely toiletries set up, but she helped MOL with authorizations and
    helped retian for the Baroness and helped with the parking... She
    also made me a sandwich and put up with me being tottally grumpy. For
    this she deserves more thanks than I am able to convey.
    
    Llyr Wyndhaven- Plumber, TP runner, Wood deliverer, and backup for
    when my body would not let me go on...
    
    Anne of Storvik, She set up the list fence, Served Feast, went to the
    store, and did just about anything she saw needed doing without ever
    being asked, I send her special thanks.
    
    There were also several others that provided thier invaluable service,
    experience and advice without whom, this first time autocrat would
    have been lost: Meisterin Johanna at Troll, Dame Gwenlian, my keeper,
    Baroness Sunniva, and Duchess Kyneburh who had no assigned role,
    but handed me food and helped the MOL, and anywhere else they saw
    needed it.
    
    The Feast Crew... Oh My Goodness was feast incredible. With NO
    running water, No electricity, and with Full Documentation.
    
    I am truly humbled by the effort and hard work everyone put in. This
    event was a major success, and I hope that other events in the barony
    will be as successful, as well attended, and as fun as thie Novice and
    Unbelt Tourney Was.
    
    In humble service,
    
    Lady Beatrix von Leipzig
    Stovik Cornet
    Autocrat
 		
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