By: Adrian Cronin "Barbarian"
I haven’t been this excited for an event in quite some time. Watching this community evolve while staying true to tradition brings me great joy.
On Friday, we Voranians will gather in ritual to protect the realms from winters bite. We will take on the suffering of the cold, letting the warmth of community and courage, keep us warm as we call to our gods for favor. We welcome any and all to participate and bear witness, but know it will likely not be comfortable. Once our ritual is complete, then we can begin our revelry in the warmth of the tavern. Songs will be sung. Swords will be swung. And the gods will protect us for another year.
Saturday will be filled with much activity. In addition to merriment and competition:
“I’ve been blessed with a unique opportunity. A tomb of my ancestors, long sealed, has opened. Draugr have been reported wandering in and out of its entrance. They need to be put back to rest, as well as the manner of their resurrection both discovered and dealt with. For this, I will need warriors of keen mind and honorable heart.
This Tomb is located in my ancestral home of Corbach. It is here the gods are dead, magic is stagnant and hope is a distant memory. The northern wastes, where we are going, were once home to many barbarian tribes. Their culture was eradicated and my homeland cursed. These Draugr were once proud warriors, who earned their rest, and now even that has been taken from them.
Aid me. Take what riches you can, if that is what motivates you. Only show honor in your actions, earn by right of conquest not by deception or desecration.
Once we are done, and our sword arms are heavy, hearts and purses full, we shall return to revel once more.”
I am excited to collaborate with the Adventures guild to provide a spot of content for you all that should foreshadow a new plot for you all to enjoy, brought to you by the “Broken Spears Free Company”. Announcements to be made in the new year.
In addition to seeing people, throwing content and howling at the moon… I am most excited for the food. Steven and Meghan Matulawicz are experts in hospitality and I plan to feast early and often. They’ve broght together a great staff of people from different nations who all embody the spirit and cheer of the season.
Saturday night, Father Yule will make an appearance, and all of the beautiful tradition that came with UCCT seems to carry into “Winter Revelry”. Tradition is truly what stands our community apart from other larps. I can’t wait to enjoy the holidays alongside all of you as we have for so many years, with faces both fresh and familiar.
The merriment will extend into sunday as well, with both food and content. The healers guild, is providing, and doing so out to pocket. Lucky for me, and those who can afford to contribute, they are accepting donations. We are a community game after all.
This is in no way an exhausted list of what’s in store. Only what is on my mind at the moment.
So saddle your steeds, pack your wagons and prepare to get merry. Can’t wait to see you all there.
-Warlord Cronin Barbaria,
Druid of the Mountain
Acolyte of Vandor
