03/02/2022
Greetings and Salutations! This past weekend we held Bardic Skirmishes! Over the course of two-and-a-half days, we had many classes, concerts, bardic circles, skirmishes, and shenanigans, and much fun was had by all. I am so happy to have seen everyone who came. But of course, events just don't happen, and I really want to thank the staff, the teachers/hosts, and the Rockstar Mod Team! Words cannot begin to describe how grateful I am to the people involved in this event.
First of all, I want to give a shout out for all of our teachers , skirmish hosts, and shenaniganators who gave to us so freely their time, their knowledge, and their experiences:
Skirmish marshals:
Mistress Zsof, Ursula Mortimer, OL, Lucia Elena Braganza, OL, Grim the Skald, OL (East Kingdom), THL Kateryn Draper,
The Shenaniganators:
HL Davock Walkere, Lord Eadaoin Ruadh, Lord Ezra ha-Yona, Rudaba al-Nahdiya , Shinjo, His Most Excellentness Bjar,
The Instructors:
Rudaba al-Nahdiya, Lady Lalleshwari Sah, Baroness Sophia the Orange , Rohais de Ravenscroft, Teuctli (Lord) Tenochcacuicatl Delmar (Tenoch), Mistress Adelaide de Beaumont, Rædesmann Andreas Blacwode, THL Drake Oranwood
Concert Performers:
Mistress Morgana bro Morganwg (Ealdormere), Rudaba al-Nahdiya, Master John Inchingham, Mistress Lorelei Skye, Master Thorvald Grimmson (Avacal), Flamma Chorum (Mistress YsaDora von Drachenstein, Mistress Bianca Rosamund di Firenze, Mistress Ursula Mortimer, Baroness Lote Winterborn, Mistress Ilyana Ekaterina Yosipovna, Mistress Eleanor von Atzinger, Lady Isibel inghean Alaxandair, Mistressess Camilla de la Reynarde, Sir Jaime von Atzinger, Lady Thora Bransdottir ), Mistress Dervila ni Lianon (Atlantia,), THL Rohais de Ravenscroft (Meridies), Armiger Amnara the Savage (An Tir), Mesterinde Aasa Thorvaldsdottir (West), Lady Thórvé Skáld Rikardsdottir (Atlantia)
This next list is near and dear to my heart, because they are the backbone without whom there would not, could not, be an event. These people are the amazing moderators, who keep the rooms open, keep the mics muted when they need to be, and deal with the techy stuff so you don't have to. So, with loud and glorious fanfare:
*****THE ROCKSTAR MOD TEAM*****
Savage - Amnara the Savage - An Tir
Shieber - Morgana bro Morganwg - Ealdormere
Lopez-Wolcott - Catherine Lopez-Wolcott
Thisbe McDonald - Thisbe Elysande La Blanchette - Avacal
Kirkpatrick - Soo Yun - Meridies
Walker - Diana Fiona O'Shera - Meridies
Ha-Yona - Ezra Ha-Yona - Midrealm
Al-Rakkasa - Halima al-Rakkasa - An Tir
Bogart Davies - Lucia de Moranza - Ealdormere
Franks - Tegan de Moreton - Atlantia
Rat - Daire O Lochlainn - Avacal
Haecker - Vani ka Bhediya - Atlantia
Walker - Davock Walkere - Meridies
Brough - Clara inghean Uilleim - Northshield
'Elphin' Ayers - Elphin o Flaithbheartaigh - An Tir
Essen - Tali Essen of the Isles - Calontir
Shaltz - Taliesin Wordweaver - Midrealm
Mellow - Thorve Skald Rikardsdottir - Atlantia
The Wrong and Honorable Dahrien Cordell, Lord of Time and Saint of Zoom
Lastly, I want to thank my staff. You are so incredibly freaking spectacular! At times it seemed like life was trying to curse us, but we got through it together! You came on this journey with me and made Bardic Skirmishes an absolute joy to work on! You have my deepest thanks for making this such a great event to plan and work on. Thank you so much for being there when life got tough for all of us, and for supporting each other through it all. You were an awesome team to work with!
Consultant - Tommaso Franceschi ( Krug) - Though Mundanity decided to rear its annoying head, Tommaso was a great sounding board and instigator of many great ideas that bore later fruit
Director of the Bardic Lists - Lady Dorothea de Beckham ( Becker), Goddess of the Jamboard, Tamer of the Brainstorm, who took a lot of diverse ideas and got together some awesome and focused skirmishes to hone our skills and challenge us. Thank you for your gift of organization and your focus.
Misdirector of the Bardic Shenanigans - Lady Taliesin Wordweaver, who has a Bag of Holding filled with creative ideas and shenanigans and used them liberally throughout the event. Her sense of fun and mischief brought us much lighthearted and also heartwarming fun. Thank you for your perspectives and energy!
Collector of Instruction - Tegan de Moreton, who reached out to nab an awesome slate of teachers, and who also advertised in soooo many bardic circles, despite her busy schedule and everything else in life. She really found an incredible slate of teachers. Thank you for all you did.
Concert Creator: Master Cantwr, who once again reached out across the Known World to pull bards into some amazing concerts. Thank you for being there despite everything.
The Keeper of the Zoom, Tamer of the Electrons, the Rockstar of Rockstars, Tech Coordinator Li Xia ( Harron) who, honestly, I don't even have enough words to thank. Li Xia is the backbone of so many ethereal events over the ongoing course of the pandemic, it simply amazes me. She's a marvel, honestly, generous with her time, patient with the less-than-tech-savvy, and..... well. I'm a bard and words fail me. Thank you again, Li Xia.
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