The Barony of the South Downs is proud to present

Red Tower 38

and Baronial Investiture

September 17-19, 2010
Hard Labor Creek State Park (Camp Rutledge)

The Red Tower Tournament is one of the oldest traditions of the Kingdom of Meridies. Mighty warriors will vie for the right to be named the guardian of the Tower, in a display of prowess not to be missed. Just as the Tower has been defended by a long line of the Kingdom's fiercest fighters, so has the Barony of the South Downs been led by a long line of noble Barons and Baronesses throughout its many years. The time has come once more for the Coronet to be passed on to new hands, and the Barony invites all to bear witness.

Come honor the service of Their Excellencies, Cathal mac Edan na faeled and Caroljane Ravenridge, and witness the investiture of Hajji Turahan Karamani al-Arsalan and Jadi Fatima al-Ishfahani al-Samarkandiyya as the next Baron and Baroness of the South Downs.

Pricing Structure:

Overnight (bed, breakfast, site; no feast)
Adult (13+)	$20.00
Minor (6-12)	$13.00
Child (0-5)	$6.00 (with bed) / FREE (no bed)
Daytrip (site only, no feast)
Adult (13+)	$14.00
Minor (6-12)	$7.00
Feast	$7.00 Feast is free for guests aged 5 and under - but let Lady Rebinah know when you make your reservation.

Please pay for the parking pass ($5) on site; do not include it with your event payment.

Per Kingdom Law: Adult non-members must pay an additional $5. No family will pay more than 3 adult fees as long as all are members and all children are 15 or younger. Family pricing does not apply to the prices for bed and breakfast or feast.

Make Checks Payable to: SCA, Inc/Barony of the South Downs

8 Beds remaining. Feast is SOLD OUT! (as of 9/1)

Autocrat:

Lady Arnóra Knarrarbringa (Crystal Warren)
crystal.warren@live.com
770-298-6155 (no calls after 9 pm EDT)

Head Cook:

Serena da Riva (Barbara Benson)
voxeight@gmail.com
404-786-1709 (no calls after 8 pm EDT)

Reservations:

Rebinah nic Alpine (Robin Whiten)
427 Bay Creek Road
Loganville, GA 30052
rebinah@yahoo.com
678-227-9816 (no calls after 9 pm EDT)

When you send in your reservation, please include an index card (or something similar) with all of that information you would write down at the event - modern name, SCA name, membership number, expiration date, and what you're buying (overnight, daytrip, feast) for who.

There are no unpaid reservations. A reservation paid is a reservation made.

Also, please include your email address so that Rebinah can send you a confirmation or contact you if she has any questions about your reservation.

Schedule:

FRIDAY
5:00 pm	Site opens; Registration open until midnight
6:30 pm	Traveler's Fare served in the Main Hall until 9pm, subject to availability
8:00 pm	Ladies Only Hafla begins next to the Craft Cabin Gaming, Bardic, and Socializing in the Main Hall
12:00 am	Registration closes
SATURDAY
7:00 am	Wake-up call
7:30 am	Breakfast until 9:30, subject to availability Registration re-opens in the Main Hall
9:00 am	Armor inspection until 9:45
10:00 am	Field-Side Morning Court and Baronial Investiture (Registration will be closed during Court) After the end of Court, armor inspection will re-open for 20 minutes Fighting, fencing, and children's activities until lunch
1:00 pm	Lunch until 2:00 pm
2:00 pm	Fighting, fencing, and children's activities until 4:00 pm
4:00 pm	Break down the field, set up for Evening Court
5:00 pm	Field-Side Evening Court (at the pleasure of Their Royal Majesties and Their Excellencies)
7:00 pm	Feast served in the Main Hall Revelry to follow in good order
SUNDAY
8:00 am	Wake-up call Breakfast until 9:30, subject to availability
10:00 am	Guests remaining on site who are not already helping the Barony pack and clean may be cordially asked to join in those efforts
12:00 pm	Site closes

Fighting: Heavy Combat

Sebastian Cornelius is marshal of the field. For all tournaments, any legal weapon style is permitted.

The Red Tower Tourney

Starts 30 minutes after the end of Morning Court.

All the attending fighters will be broken up into four list fields. Within these list fields, the fighters will participate in a round robin open weapon style tournament where they will use tokens to track their winnings. There will be two winners per list, one will be awarded by a show of arms (person with the most tokens) in a case where tokens are even, a challenge of arms will decide the final winner. An additional winner will be declared by the ladies of the field, they will be chosen by their honour and valor on the field as well as their ability to win the ladies heart. Two fighters will be named the champions of the tower. However, all great Fellowships need a Captain. So the Final 8 fighters will fight a best out of 3 standard tournament, The winner being named the Captain of the Tower Champions.

Novice Tournament

Starts after lunch.

This will be a standard tournament, single elimination. The two finalists will fight a best of 3. No previous winners of any tournaments, please.

Baron's Prize Tournament

Starts immediately after the Novice Tournament, time permitting. This will be a standard single elimination (single bout, best two out of three), any weapons style.

Queen's Champion Tournament

Details TBD.

Fighting: Rapier Combat and Cut & Thrust

Yves de Fortanier is the marshal in charge (except for C&T).

Cut & Thrust Demonstrations

Could begin before Morning Court with a bit more afterward depending on the preferences of the participants and their marshal. Details TBD.

Authorizations

Any requested authorizations can take place around the other activities.

Sable & Azure List

Begins after Morning Court. Like last year, Yves will sort the contestants into two sides based on rank and geography. Similar to a round robin, you'll fence against each person on the other side once. (Last year, there were two sides of seven fencers each.) A double-kill results in a loss for both fencers. Both fencers will report the result to the list herald. The top fencers will qualify for a single-elimination final round.

Passage of Arms

Begins after lunch. The highest ranking fencers will be invited to serve as the Defenders. The rest will be allowed to challenge them. If time permits, additional challenges/contests can be done after each of the Challengers has had their turn.

Tips for both Defenders and Challengers

• Look sharp and speak well (or hire a herald to present you)
• If you're "dead", fall down
• Note which Challengers do well and speak on this at the closing

Tips for Challengers

• Show off what you do well
• Request that the Defender use a certain weapon style
• Use more than one weapon style in your challenge
• Choose the victory conditions: number of touches (such as best of seven, or first fencer to three), lethal/nonlethal targets only, and the like

Challenge suggestions

• Face one Defender, fence to the best of seven touches (wound or kill)
• Face one Defender, fence to first kill with several style combinations
• Face two Defenders, first to three kills each
• LEAD one to three of your fellow Challengers in a melee against two or three Defenders

Merchants / Vendors

The steward is Lady Madelena da Firenze. Send email to Madelena. Merchants will be assigned space at the fighting field: no exceptions. Register early for a prime location. There are no merchanting fees, but you'll have to bring your own equipment and furniture. There will be no access to electrical power and, for the sake of ambience, generators are not permitted. Sleeping overnight on or at the field is not permitted. Pick up your welcome packet when you check in at registration.

Children's Activities

Lady Lucia da Padua is in charge. Details TBD. If your child participates, we ask that one of the child's parents donate one hour of their day to help run and monitor the Children's Activities. There will be a sign-up sheet at registration for this. Thank you.

Classes and Workshops

While there are no formal classes or workshops scheduled for this event, Informal classes held field-side are highly encouraged. Please contact the Event Steward if you would like to teach a class.

Dancing / Hafla / Revel

Friday: Ladies Only Hafla

Hosted by the Gryfn's Nest household from Trimaris, this will be next to the Craft Cabin.

Saturday: Combined Revel and Hafla

Master Lorenzo Petrucci and HL Andreva Rigaldi are in charge. The set list can be found here.

Traveler's Fare

Lady Alasais Bandeli will be providing a pasta bar Friday evening. Kitchen help is always appreciated.

Fundraiser Lunch

Provided by Duchess Deirdre inghean ui Thighnearnain. The funds from this initiative (will) go towards feeding the fighters luncheon at Gulf Wars for Meridies. The menu will include:

Grilled Sausage Snarlers:
Hand crafted lamb and beef sausage (bastirma)
Grilled Flatbread

With optional toppings:
Mixed lettuces
Three-Olive tapenade
Herbed Suzme (yoghurt dressing)
Carmelized Onion relish

Cheesy Brie and Onion Tarts
Banana Caramel and Pistachio Cupcakes
Strawberry Lemonade

The price will be $5.

Feast

With our Honored Guests in mind, Maestra Serena da Riva has crafted a feast menu that is a combination of Turkish, Arabic, and Italian cuisines. There should be something to please all palates, a mixture of the familiar and exotic for everyone. Seating for this feast is limited to 100 and will be served only in the main hall.

If you have paid for feast and have any food allergies, questions, or concerns, please contact Maestra Serena before August 31, 2010. Also, if you have missed the cut off for feast there is still a way to partake in the feasting by volunteering to serve at the feast. Contact Maestra Serena for details.

The menu order and items are subject to change based on availability of items, the whim of the cook, and the possibility of finding even tastier dishes:

Menu in Presentation Groupings:

Flat Bread, Baid Mutajjan, Cariota
Sanbusaj, Cucumber & Onion Salad, Tutmash
Mutajjana, Mersmuye
Roast Beef, Flavored Turnips
Bananas in Honey, Helva, Coffee

Description, but not complete ingredient list:

Baid Mutajjan: Eggs hard boiled, sliced then fried in Sesame oil, tossed with Murri* and spices. (Arabic)
Cariota: Carrots sliced into batons and roasted then soaked in vinegar, coriander and spices. (Italian)

Sanbusaj (Samosas): Spiced lamb mixed with walnuts and stuffed into a wrapper then deep fried (Arabic)
Cucumber & Onion Salad: Cucumbers, Onions and Basil in vinaigrette (Italian)
Tutmash: Pasta in a Yougurt, Garlic and Mint sauce. (Turkish)

Mutajjana: Chicken breast fried and served in a Murri*, cilantro sauce (Arabic)
Mersmuye: Onions, Chickpeas and Apples cooked with spiced rice (Turkish)

Roast Beef: braised with Fennel seed, Garlic, Rosemary, Onions and Grape Juice (Italian)
Turnips in mustard sauce: Soft turnips simmered in a Mustard, Cumin and cheese sauce (Arabic)

Bananas: sliced bananas drizzled with Honey and Coarse Sugar (Arabic/Italian)
Helva: a confection made with butter, honey, pistachios and poppy seeds (Turkish)
Coffee: served with sugar and spices (Turkish)

*Murri is a seasoned soy sauce fashioned to mimic the unavailable fermented, spiced barley condiment used in period.

If you wish to stay for the revel but are not eating feast, the canteen will be available with seating, lighting and good companionship, there are also several restaurants nearby in Rutledge.

Detailed Directions:

From Atlanta or Augusta

Take your best route I-20 in Georgia.
Take Exit 105 (Newborn Rd) and go north about 2.5 miles.
Cross over US 278.
That grocery store on the right may be your last chance to pick up any supplies.
The road will dead-end shortly.
Turn left, take the next right (Fairplay St), crossing over railroad tracks.
Go 3.1 miles - during which you'll continue straight through town (watch your speed), and enter the State Park. Keep going straight and look for the SCA sign.
The road to the site will be on the right.
The road is about 2.3 miles long, of which the initial portion is paved.

From Macon

Take your best route to US 129 northbound.
Once it merges with US 441, keep going north for 23.8 miles.
Looking for signs for US 278, bear left on GA 24 Spur (Ward Road) and go 0.5 miles.
Bear left on US 278 and go 8.1 miles.
Turn right at the light on Newborn Road and continue at the [◊] mark in the directions above.

From Athens

Take your best route to Macon Hwy (US 129/441) at Hwy 53 on the north side of Watkinsville. That's the starting point used here.

Go south on Macon Hwy for about 3.8 miles.
Pass GA 186 (High Shoals Road), turn right onto Price Mill Road. Go 6.6 miles.
Bear right on Wellington Road. Go 0.8 mile.
Cross over GA 83 (the main road through town).
The road becomes Malcolm St. Go 0.4 miles.
Turn left onto Fairplay Rd. Go 7 miles.
This will take you into the State Park.
The road to the site is a switchback on the left. Watch for the sign.
The road is about 2.3 miles long, of which the initial portion is paved.