... From: Greg Tanicus finds himself in the lists at the appointed time. At the drop of the Marshal's baton, he sets heel to flank and couches his lance. His...
Gotteri, Andrew R
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Feb 1, 2006 3:38 pm
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... snip ... Well since you asked for it. Hmmm, Tanicus failed his Temperate roll, but then he failed his Indulgent roll too. So its up to you how badly he...
... him ... them all ... bruises hurt ... "Ale's the thing, 'tis true!" Donngal agrees with the mustached Roman. "At least my Librum will go to one who...
The mounted knight draws his sword, and after allowing Donngal time to stand, draw his and prepare, he bears down. Donngal is unfamiliar fighting a mounted...
Breaking the lances of two opponents is spurring Tanicus on to ever greater feats of arms, he thinks. "Ah, the clash of steel and the pounding of foot and...
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Feb 2, 2006 3:30 pm
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Morien wonders what the heck is wrong with him this week. Nothing seems to work the way it is supposed to. He grits his teeth and stucks with it, the little...
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Feb 5, 2006 4:38 pm
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Hey all, Just to let you know I'm going to be out of town untill the 12th without easy internet access. So enjoy the tourney and Tathal will be rejoining you...
Gwair spies another horseman with lance and with shout charges upon him. Never has Gwair seen a lance couched so skillfully as his opponent does on this pass....
Hearing this, Tanicus shouts back "So be it, Morien! Make short work of him", then scans the field looking for a likely chap to knock from his horse! 4ndy ...
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Feb 8, 2006 4:16 pm
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Seeing as he is doing so well at the moment and his companions that are still on the field are all ok, Tanicus scans the field for another opponent to poke...
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Feb 8, 2006 4:26 pm
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... Seeing his companions are holding their own, Gwair casts aside his lance and draws his sword to engage his opponent. This battle he will try to complete......
I'm afraid folks that I will be away for a fortnight now in Sierra Leone, West Africa. I may have occassional email access, but I can't guarentee it. Obviously...
Morien and his opponent engage in a slugging match, pounding away at each other. Morien grimly notes that for every one blow he lands, his opponent lands two....
... Donngal walks over from the sidelines to congratulate his teammates on sticking it out to the end. "Ye made such a good show of it! Still though, twasn't...
... Morien salutes the man with his axe. "Indeed it was. Thank you for teaching me that I still have much to learn. Might I have the honor of knowing your...
... "Sir Nerthaid, son of Pedrog, I am a household knight of the good King Mark of Totnes. Tis been an honor to echange blows with you Morien of the Belgae."...
The tournament is over; time is taken to allow wounds to heal and bruises to fade. Tathal has rejoined you after mourning the death of his mother. It is...
... Tathal looks much recovered from his ordeal, but often touches the pin that his mother gave him and lapses into silence now and then. Still, the presence...
... OOC: And Lady Leri and Maid Collwen, I assume? Morien certainly would have made introductions to Lady Briant by now... ... Morien introduces Lady Leri and...
... Donngal is thunderstruck by this news, being at once terrible and so vague that he can only imagine the worst of circumstances. It is clear he has a...
... Earl Robert steps forward and taking Tathal by the hands takes his oath and swears his support of Tathal as his liege. Stepping back Earl Robert says, "We...
... Doh! Of course. ... Sir Bege makes them most welcome. But he has no news of Caer Lerion. ... Sir Amig had a sister who became a nun. The Lady Leri had...
... With Tathal's day done, Bege gives you leave to travel home. He asks that you take companions with you, and return in time for the Gathering of the Chiefs...
... Tathal bows low to the Lady and gives her a gentle smile. ... During the day Tathal moves though the crowd thanking them for coming. He'll all of his...
... so ... clear ... at ... home ... asks ... Donngal vows he will return in time for the gathering (if the round trip can be made in such a time), and thanks...
Morien naturally would think the gathering the perfect place to help the ladies get back to their people. Not that he is in any hurry to get rid of them. But...
... snip ... souvenirs he brought from winning the challenge tournament in the land of the Franks against the Saxons, and the sword he got from the Vandal in...