Empire LRP; Spring Equinox 383YE

Best event ever! Or at least so far.  I'm going to talk about my hots and nots in a minute but first I'm going to bring up the subject of mud.  The mud can go in both categories.  I grew up in the countryside and did Ecology at university so mud for me is a big meh, although the general level of clart (good Scottish word for you) put a dampener on some peoples experience.  However the level of mud made it difficult for people to get things on to and off of the field.  Basically a lot of cars and vans were getting stuck in the mud.  However this is were it becomes a hot, a lot of people (myself included) banded together to push the cars out.  Also I have to commend all the PD staff and volunteers for their hard work in coordinating the traffic and building flood defences.  They were quite literally building bridges and digging ditches.

so let's get the bad stuff out the way first

1. The weather.  While there were sunny spells, and those were glorious, the torrential rain showers were a real downer.  Seriously when it completely fucked it down it was awful.  There's also the issue of wind, when it was windy it was freezing.

2. I'm still not totally comfortable being in Bertie's skin.  But I'm getting better. Role playing is hard skill, it needs practice.



okay that's the bad shit out the way, let's get on t the good stuff.  Take a seat this is gonna take a while.

1. New friendos.  I made a bunch on new friends at this event.  WIN!

2. Public Speaking Workshop.  This was so helpful.  I'm getting married in a few weeks, so I'm going to put what I learned to use.  Definitely be going again at E3.  Huge thanks to Martin.

3. Spending an evening in the Marcher camp.  So on Saturday night I went along to the Hunter's Rest which at this event was in the Marcher camp (it moves about) for a gin appreciation night.  The gin club didn't turn up, however I spent the evening indulging on the hospitality of a Marcher house who's name I cannot remember for the life of me.  They were all lovely.  And the bramble gin I brought along went down well.  The whole night was very chilled.  So on behalf of the assorted Dawnish who were sitting at your fire, thank you.  I'll be paying you a visit again.

4. The Empress Richilde Festival of the Arts.  This was amazing.  If you ever go to an E2 you need to spectate.  Admittedly I got soaked (thanks rain)  but the talent on display made me completely forget about all that.  The winners deserved it, and honestly as a spectator I believe it was a close run competition.  A massive highlight for me was Will from the Rusty Compass.  That magnificent bastard completely improved a song, sang it in a Varushkan accent, it was humorous and catch too... it's still stuck in my head.  Also the Herald of Fools had me full on belly laughing with his story about the goodest doggo.

5. The Secret Teahouse.  We got out and about a bit this event and found the Secret Teahouse in Urizen.  We were told about it by one of our friends (hi Libby if you're reading this) because she works there ic.  Such a chilled place.  Also as someone who is not a fan of  hot drinks I actually really enjoyed it.  I recommend the Autmun Gold, it tastes like apple strudel.

6. Floral Crown Spotting.  So I made a shit load of floral crowns.

 And sold a lot of them.  It was quite fun to spot my work as it made it's way around the field.  A big thank you to everyone who bought one.  Best start to restock for E3.

7. Food.  I think we ate exclusively at the Wooden Spoon.  The specialise in serving you food in a hollowed out loaf.  The don't waste the the middle either, they save them up and make bread and butter pudding.

This is a breakfast trencher.  This is a fry up in a bowl made from bread.  They can also fill it with other things like chili, pork stew, mac and cheese... I'm getting hungry.  The do waffles and other stuff too.

8. Losing an Egregor.  Ser Vyse one of our egregors did not return from battle on Saturday.  This hit me hard, he was very supportive to me both oc and ic.  I'm not sorry to say that I went back to my tent and had a little cry after I found out. 

9. Bors and Tieron.  You pair are bad influence on me and I fucking love you for it.  Life is never boring with the pair of you around.

Bonus content

Look at the fucking state of my coat.  It's currently stewing in the bath along with the rest of our muddy gear.