Stone the Crows – Sept. 14th 2024

Stone the Crows

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September 14th 2024
Site opens: 10 am
Site closes: 9 pm

Event Registration Fees:
Adult members
$20
Adult non-members
$30
Youth 17 and under are Free

Attending with Children
IMPORTANT – if you are bringing a child for whom you are NOT the parent, or legal guardian, you will need to bring to the event:
A complete signed minor medical waiver (2 copies)​
A complete signed minor waiver or signed blue card

Merlin Community Hall
150 Aberdeen St
Merlin, N0P 1W0

If you have any inquiries
that are not answered on
this site, or are stated as TBA, email us
champcorbeauevents@gmail.com
Please put ‘ StC ‘, and what it is regarding, in the Header

Event Steward
Cesare Ambrogino di Salvazzi

Feast Steward
Selewine de la Wode

THE SCA PROHIBITS HARRASSMENT AND BULLYING OF ALL INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.
Participants engaging in this behavior are subject to appropriate sanctions.
If you are subjected to harassment, bullying or retaliation,
or if you become aware of anyone being harassed or bullied,
contact the event steward, seneschal, President of the SCA, or your
Kingdom’s Board Ombudsman.

Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to try to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.

Schedule
9:30 am
Gate opens for Royalty, their staff, and merchants

10 am
Site Opens for general populace

10:30 – 11:30 am
Kingdom Moot

10 am to 11 am
Armoured / Fencing inspection / warm up

11:30 am
Armoured / Fencing First Tournaments begin

12:30 – 1:30
King’s Coterie of Armoured Combat
For one hour, His Royal Majesty will take the time to train anyone who is new to armoured combat, including those who are interested but have yet to fight

1 pm
Lunch is served

2 pm to 4 pm
Armoured / Fencing ‘Way of the Thief’ Tournament begins

Court
(at TRM discretion)

Feast
Begins shortly after Court

9 pm
Site Closes

Lunch
for $7 you get…
Pork Sausage Pottage or Cabbage Pottage

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

Baked Gammon of Bacon

Sweet Bun /w Honey Butter

Hard boiled Egg

Mushroom Tart

Sugared Almonds

Fine Cakes

To reserve your lunch, include ‘Lunch’ in the heading of the email,
and let us know your SCA name, and how many lunches you are reserving
champcorbeauevents@gmail.com

Lunch dietary warnings
Pork Sausage contains dairy
Baked Gammon contains meat, egg & gluten
Sweet Bun contains dairy, egg & gluten
Mushroom Tart contains dairy & gluten

Feast – $15

Seats for feast are Very limited – reserve your seat early
To reserve your place at Feast, include ‘Feast’ in the heading of the email,
and let us know your SCA name, and how many Feast places you are reserving.
champcorbeauevents@gmail.com
Please be advised that most feast menu items can be modified (or an alternative given) to meet dietary restrictions. Please let us know of your dietary restrictions in the email to reserve your feast, as we want to ensure any of our friends who wish to sit feast can do so.

First Remove

Stewed Capon
(contains meat & citrus)
Jumbles
(contains egg, dairy & gluten)
Honey Glazed Roots 
(contains dairy)
Appelmoise
Miscelin Bread
(contains gluten)
Conserve of Orenges
(contains citrus)
A Tarte of Ryce
(contains egg, dairy & citrus)

Second Remove

Fylettes in Galytyne
(contains gluten)
Pear Tart
(contains egg, dairy & gluten)
Mushy Peas
Almond Pudding
(contains dairy & nut)
Spiced Bread
(contains egg, dairy & gluten)
Fine Cakes
(contains egg, dairy & gluten)
Blancemanger
(contains nut)

Third Remove

Wafers
(contains egg & gluten)
Snow
(contains egg & dairy)
Mon Amy
(contains egg & dairy)
Hypocras
(non alcoholic version)

Mistress Medb ingen Dungaile, will be sitting her Vigil for the Order of the Pelican
Come out and be a part of her special day !

The Kingdom Moot will be happening at the event
10:30 – 11:30 am

Merchants Welcome
Email regarding details champcorbeauevents@gmail.com
Please put ‘Merchanting’ in the Header of the email

There will be a Refreshment Stand inside the hall
We will NOT be serving alcohol
We Will be serving
Various carbonated beverages & Jumbo Mr Freeze
(while supplies last)
Everything at the Refreshment Stand is priced at $1

As long as the weather is favourable, and we can hold the event outdoors…
Dogs are welcome on site, as long they remain on a controlled leash and are immediately cleaned up after

Having had various shire folk notice a few odd looking eggs on our lands recently, we investigated further. As we feared… these are cuckoo eggs !

We Crows are very welcoming, and love to share what we have.
We also accept that we may be a bit odd, but we are certainly not crazy about cuckoos.

You see, cuckoos are not content with just sharing… no, they demand it all for themselves and push anyone else out into the cold.
In fact, we see these eggs as a threat to the proper upbringing of our own young !

If these eggs were to hatch… in no time at all, we would be seeing an influx of cuckoos, perhaps even to the level of the duck invasion of Raising Waters !
To make sure that we enter the cold season without cuckoos trying to steal all our food and nesting space, we need to make sure all the eggs are gathered and properly contained.
We hope that those who are fleet of foot, and endless in their energy. can help with this task. We will have a basket set up just for the collection of the eggs.
Don’t forget to check inside the egg !

Armoured and Fencing Tournaments
Combatants from each martial style will get a chance to participate in two tournaments

Marshal’s Choice
Morning
Due to the time available, and the number of combatants, the marshal will choose which style of tournament they will be running

Way of the Thief
Afternoon
Run since the first Stone the Crows, this traditional tourney has been adapted over time, but the essence remains the same

One end of the Alley has a single combatant: The Merchant
The other end has 2 combatants: The Thieves
The Merchant has an off hand money pouch (can be used to parry).
The Thieves intent on getting the money pouch !
The Merchant must either dispatch or maim the Thieves, or escape through the far exit.
If the Merchant is injured (takes any hit), they drop the pouch and exit they way they entered.
The money pouch can then be picked up by either of the Thieves.
The Thieves can choose to fight each other, or escape out opposite ends.
Whoever holds the money pouch when they exit the Alley, gets the Point.
Whoever has the most points, when the tourney ends – wins

( NOTE: Armoured combatants wishing to participate in this tourney, should bring a gauntlet or hockey glove to participate. The marshal will only have a couple of hockey gloves available to lend out)

The Thrown Weapons field will be open for those who want to enjoy some free throw fun !

Archery Tournament

Shoot the Scarecrow
A brand new tourney for this year
The scarecrow is bothering the crows…
so stick it full of arrows to convince it to move along.
There will be a scarecrow set up as a target, however…
some of the braver crows have already started to sit on it.
Don’t Shoot the Crows, or you will loses points !