Mudthaw XLIV

As winter turns to spring, their Excellencies Orlando and Charis, Baron and Baroness of Settmour Swamp, invite all and sundry to join in the celebration of the Thawing of the Mud!

The site is a heated indoor school with plenty of space for court, vendors, etc.  indoors.  Martial Activities will likely be outside if weather permits but fencing and heavy may be moved indoors if there is inclement weather.  Please bring outdoor seating if you wish to watch the martial activities in comfort.  The marshal activities will be on blacktop. 

There will be no feast this year, but we will have a pre-paid Dayboard.  Further information regarding the Dayboard is below.  It will be limited to the first 175 individuals to register for it.  There will be no Dayboard sales at the door. 

Tentative Schedule:
9 am:  Gate opens
9:30 am:  List registration opens
10 am:  Morning Royal court
10:30 am:  Armored & Fencing authorizations begin
11:30 am:  Armored & Fencing tournaments begin
12:00 pm:  A&S challenge opens; details forthcoming
2:30 pm:  Baron & Baroness judge the A&S entries (please stay with your entry during this time!)
3:00 pm:  Gate closes
3:30 pm:  All martial activities end
4 pm:  Baronial court
4:30 pm or immediately after Baronial Court:  Royal court


* Martial Activities *
Armored:  Tournament format will be double elimination as is Mudthaw tradition - Fighting will be outdoors, on pavement.  If weather is bad then we will move inside in the same location as 2023. 

Rapier:  Fencing will be outdoors if the weather is nice, on pavement.  If the weather is too bad, we'll be indoors in the gym.  (If we're indoors, non-marking soles are required.  This means no hard soled shoes; only sneakers or rubber-soled shoes are allowed.  No "period shoes" with hard leather bottoms or hard plastic bottoms.) Reduced armor is allowed, per the EK Reduced Armor Experiment.  In addition, please be aware of the new armor (and other) rules introduced in the January 2024 rules update.  The tournament will be double-elimination in the early rounds, ending with a single-elimination ladder in the last three rounds (the last eight fencers).  The last rounds will be fought as best-of-three. 

NOTE TO ALL FIGHTERS AND FENCERS - You must bring proof of Gate check-in (not your site token, a special card will be provided to you at the Gate after you have checked in, make sure the Gate rep knows you are fighting) before you will be allowed to check in at the Lists.  Please be sure that you go to Gate first.  You can have a friend/family sign you in (if you do not need to sign a waiver) but you will not be able to sign into the list until that person provides you the proper documentation.  Gate check-in is located at the front of the building and List check-in and fighting is located at the back of the building (you can go through the building and out the other side or walk around).  There will be a walkable entrance (a sliding gate) from the parking lots to the fighting area so that you can more easily unload your fighting gear.  Please make sure you arrive early enough that you are able to sign into both areas before the fighting begins.  *


Day Board To-Go box

Akin to last year there will be no feast this year, but we will have a pre-paid Dayboard.  The price is set at $15 per box.  It will be limited to the first 200 individuals to register for it.  There will be NO Dayboard sales at the door. 

There are two options for the To-Go box Dayboard:  Vegetarian and Meat.  These recipes are inspired by indigenous and long-lasting foods of pre-Columbian Ecuador and Peru.  With any questions or concerns based on allergies or necessary substitutions please contact Martina Maria De La Rosa at 256495@members.eastkingdom.org

Vegetarian Menu:
Menestra de Lentejas (lentil stew, rice, fried egg)
Veggie Skewer
Bolon de Verde (fried cheese-stuffed plantain dumplings)
Quechuan Avocado Dip and Tostones
Humitas (corn cake)

Meat Menu:
Peruvian Chicken with Green Sauce
Seco de Carne (beef stew, rice, fried egg)
Bolon de Verde (fried cheese stuffed plantain dumpling)
Quechuan Avocado Dip and Tostones
Humitas (corn cakes)

Drinks:
Yerba Mate (herbal tea, contains caffeine)
Chicha Morada (sweet and tangy fruit juice)

Utensils, Cups and To-Go boxes will be provided.

*A&S Display/Challenge*
Theme "From the New World Comes"
How have the materials available from the new world inspired you and what did you create with it?
12:00pm:  Please set up your display at the designated table(s) in the main hall.
2:30pm:  Our Baron & Baroness will choose the winner as much on their art as their studies of other cultures.  Please stay with your items at this time.

PLEASE NOTE:
NO CAMP CHAIRS IN THE GYM FOR COURT.  We will have the bleachers pulled out which will be the bulk of seating and there will be a few rows of chairs that the school allows that will be set out in front of the bleachers.  We are not allowed to use any other chairs in the gym.  Thank you!

*Beverages
This is a dry site as it is located at a Public school. 

Site Opens: 9:00 a.m.
Site Closes: 7:00 p.m.