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To All those who wish to participate in Baronial Championships:

As a Baronial Champion, you should be involved with Stonemarche (or if you are new intend to be). This does not mean that you need to live in the Barony, just that you are willing to represent the Barony to the best of your ability. As a Champion, you may be called upon to represent the Barony in any “Contest of Champions” at events you attend, including Pennsic. You will also be asked to stand with the Baron and Baroness at any Court they may hold or be a part of.

Saturday

Baronial Champions:

9-10am –  Range will open for warmups and equipment inspection. 

Tourney Style TBD

10-noon –  Preliminary: 

1-3pm – Finals

Baron’s Champion of Archery – Ikeda Yasu

Baronessa’s Champion of Archery – Leoric of House MacWard

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Fencing

Saturday:   

Return of the Northern Region Fencing Championship!

9:30-10am – Armor inspection 

10-Noon – Tournament

Good gentles, a challenge will be held to determine the next Northern Region Rapier Champion of the East! Format will be Round Robin with rotating weapon forms – each pass, every fencer must choose a weapon form different from the last two they have selected, with the exception of single sword which may be used any number of times. The number of passes per pairing is to be determined by the marshal in charge, informed by tournament attendance. The two highest scoring fencers at the end of the round robin will reset their form selections and engage in five passes, rotating weapon forms under the same rules between each. The champion will be the fencer with the most points within those five passes, provided their comportment rules them fit for the title. It bears repeating that courtesy and comportment are first and foremost the markings of a champion, and should remain a priority second only to safety while taking the field. 

Rules: Fencers will be allotted one point per victory, and zero points per defeat. Double kills will be refought once, if there is a second double kill neither party will score for the pass. If a bout ends in a draw, each combatant will be awarded half a point. There will be no death from behind. Knee walking is legal. Rubber band guns are for use as rigid parry only, and must be unloaded. Spears are only permitted with the enthusiastic consent of both combatants. Cut & Thrust combat is permitted only with the enthusiastic consent of two properly-armored combatants. Attending excellencies of the Northern Region and any who they bestow the privilege upon have fiat power to select any combatant’s (authorized) weapon form as they see fit.

If you are an EK Authorized Fencing Fighter please feel free to try your hand to become our new Northern Region Fencing Champion! Prize of Baldric, tittle to put on your wiki and a feather in your cap to show you are a proud member of a distinct lineage

Sunday:

TBD

Baronial Champions will be held at another event

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Heavy List

Saturday:    

PAL – 

9:30-10am Armor Inspection 

10-noon Training TBD

1:30-3pm 5v5 Melee Tourney – Put what was practiced earlier into use! Join a 5v5 round Robin double elimination tournament. Teams are limited to 1 Chiv and 2-3 OTC per team.  We are working on a 1st place prize. Inspections for anyone not inspected before the class will begin 30 minutes before the tournament.

Sunday

Baronial Champions:

9:30-10am   Armor Inspection 

10-11:30am Tourney Style
” Good gentles, this year at Harper’s Retreat we will be holding a Ransom Tourney for our Heavy List championship. This will be a 1-hour open tournament where each combatant is given 5 coins upon starting for their ransom. With each loss, the losing combatant must give up a coin to the winning fighter. As long as a fighter still has a coin, they can continue to compete. (There may be some bonus coins given out at the discretion of their excellencies for excellent comportment). After the full hour, if there is not a clear victor, we will have a best of 3 face-off between the top 2 fighters for the honor of Baron’s Champion. The Baroness’ champion will be selected by their own criteria. We hope that this format will be straightforward and afford everyone the opportunity to have several bouts in the tournament. Comport yourselves with honor and have fun! “

Baron’s Champion of Arms –  Marcus Atillius Pansa

Baronessa’s Champion of Arms –  Leo “Half-Thane” Dracosson

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Thrown Weapons

We will have some loaner weapons.  Instruction will depend on available marshals and range space.  Throwers under 12 must have a parent or guardian with them at the range.  Youth 12-17 can have a parent or legally responsible adult come to the range with them, review the rules and sign paperwork to allow the youth to throw without adult supervision.

Range times:

Saturday

9:30-10am –  Range will open for warmups and equipment inspection. 

10-noon Baronial Champions –  Tourney Style TBD 

1-3pm – Range open. Royal rounds will be available as long as numbers in the range allow it.

Baronial Champion of Thrown Weapons – Kythe Szubielka

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Youth Fighting

Saturday

1-3 – List Field

The tournament will begin at 2:00pm and will be a Tavern Tournament. Fighters will be given a mug o’grog (water) they must protect as they fight opponents in single combat. The fight ends when they either land a killing blow or their opponent spills all the grog in their mug. And with a Tavern, there should be singing! A special reward will be given to all fighters who sing through any part of their bout ^_^ The winner of the Tournament in each Division will be named the Royal Youth Champion for Harper’s Retreat and given the option to stand with the Champions in court.

Some loaner gear may be available. Please ask the marshal for help.