The First One Thousand Days of Amtgard ... & more

February

• 07 - First story about Amtgard appears in the Times newspaper.
• 17 - Atilla the Hun's Birthday Brawl. This was Amtgard's first official event. About 40 people showed up. Tawnee Darkfalcon and Joella Starwatcher were the first members signed up.
• 19 - First appearance of the company Starquesting Dragons.
• 26 - Amtgard challenges the S.C.A., and the S.C.A. breaks Amtgard's weapons.

• 05 - First battlegame at Memorial Park. Story about Amtgard appears in the Times newspaper.
• 13 - First Desert Fort Siege Battle, held off the Avenues of the Americas. First appearance of the company Lone Wolves.
• 19 - Battle at Album Park, Nashomi becomes the first Amtgard magic-user. First injury worth note, Thanos Darkside received a fractured ankle.
• 25 - Amtgard members visit Thanos Darkside in the hospital.
• 27 - First Amtgard Crown Tourney. There were three contestants, Tawnee Darkfalcon, Joella Starwatcher, and Pan Farstar. Tawnee was knighted and crowned Queen of the Land, Harnsaure was crowned Prince Consort, Joella was knighted as Champion of the Land. Amtgard Victory Revel at Putney Street Pub.

April

• 02 - The Great Easter Egg Battle. Nashomi is victorious. First appearance of the company Wandering Unicorns. The first successful use of a killing spell of wounding cast by Jasmine upon Harnsaure.
• 09 - Amtgard Hunt, four people hunted Nashomi for two hours unsuccessfully.
• 16 - First Order of the Lion, given to Nashomi. Battle for the Zeus Dagger, Tawnee Darkfalcon wins.
• 20 - First Amtgard Allthing, held at the Abode of LeGrue. Allthing had the first review of the rules. Creation of the Assassin the Archer classes.
• 22 - LeGrue's Nest Costume, Manners, and Persona Workshop.
• 23 - First appearance of Ghee's Raiders. The club members attempt to string up LeGrue for putting out distasteful fliers. Nashomi gets bitten and becomes a victim of vampirism and lycanthropy. Angtrhil the Butcher plays the first Assassin. Heimdale plays the first archer.
• 30 -
• Amtgard's largest game to date, 40 to 50 people played in the battlegame. First appearance of the Far Travellers and the Morluks. Elross Blueraven is the first Healer of Amtgard.

May

• 07 - First Amtgard Feast, held at Thanos Darkside's home. It was a potluck dinner. Thanos was given the title of Baron so he could establish an Amtgard chapter in Phoenix if he was forced to go. LeGrue prohibits Ghee's Raiders from participating at the feast. The club goes underground to hide from Ghee's Raiders.
• 08 - Noman (Aramithris) and Hansaure meet at Sumatra Park. Harnsaure attempts to recruit Ghee's Raiders into the Sons of the Black Death and fails.
• 14 - Formal alliance between the Starquesting Dragons and the Wandering Unicorns. First company competition held at Median Park, the Alliance wins. The companies participating were the Lone Wolves, Far Travellers, Golden Lions, and the Alliance. All of the Far Travellers' weapons broke forcing them out of the competition. Nashomi auctions Lorithil Darkmaiden to the highest bidder.
• 21 - Noman (Aramithris) organizes the first Amtgard style battle at Sumac Park for those who were chased out of Amtgard.
• 22 - Great Relic battle, Nashomi wins for team by evading other team for one hour alone (his team had been killed out early in the battle).
• 28 & 30 - Amtgard bought a table at the Questicon and hired out Amtgard assassins to kill people at the Con. LeGrue's last day of attendance.

June

• 04 - Amtgard's first quest, Quest for the Crown Treasure. Three teams tried to find the treasure, but all the clues had been removed from the area. By chance Nashomi found the buried treasure and won the quest. Harnsaure declares himself Puhbah for the club. Nashomi challenges the Far Travellers in a "To the Death Match," Nashomi wins.
• 11 - >A Prize Tourney, Nashomi wins. The prize was a kukri knife. Quest for the Magic Ring of Apollyon, the Far Travellers win.
• 18 - Nashomi becomes the first Master Wizard. Relic Battle held, Morluk and Deth win.
• 25 - Nothing of note.

July

• 03 - Battlegames.
• 06 - Second Amtgard Allthing, it was agreed that the Monarch and the Puhbah should share power over the club. Order of the Warrior was created and the Order of the Lion was split into two types; fighting and character.
• 10 & 11 - First Amtgard trip, 9 people in the club went to Cloudcroft the weekend. Two days of battles and night fighting. Nashomi becomes Amtgard's first Cattle Guard. A member takes a movie camera and Amtgard gets a home movie made.
• 17 - Nashomi brings out first homemade crossbow.
• 24 - Battlegames.

August

• Nothing of note other than battlegames happened in this month.

September

• 03 - Nashomi attempts to compile a working constitution for the club. Harnsaure was in total opposition to a government representative of the members (explained in a letter from Harnsaure to Nashomi).
• 05 & 09 - Gilos and Nashomi call a meeting of the other Amtgard members not supporting Harnsaure's ideals (the majority of the club backed Gilos and Nashomi). At this meeting they review and start the first rewriting of the Amtgard Handbook with a crude government included (Queen Tawnee was on vacation at this time).
• 10 - A Feast in the Park is held. The First Great Political Movement of Amtgard, the abolishment of the absolute rule of Puhbah over the club. The Puhbah Harnsaure leaves to start another chapter under his control.
• 17 - First Prime Minister Election. There were two contestants, Thanos Darkside and Nashomi. Nashomi was elected as the first Prime Minister.
• 24 - Start of the Sign-In Sheet.

October

• 01 - Chapter of the Burning Lands was formed; a separation from Harnsaure's Amtgard chapter. Gilos Dawnhope, Elross Blueraven, and Nashomi were declared the Consort Harem by Queen Tawnee Darkfalcon.
• 08 - First recorded use of the Slave Scenario.
• 15 - Second Prime Minister Election, Nashomi wins.
• 22 - Second Crown Tournament with Crown Contest, held at Mission Hills park. The victors were: Gilos Dawnhope becomes King, Andralaine of Stonehelven became Princess Consort, and Thanos Darkside was knighted as Champion. Nashomi became the first person to receive knighthood through obtainment of all ten Orders of the Lion. Gilos became a Master Reeve by scoring the highest on the first Reeve Test. Theo was appointed the Court Jester. Tawnee becomes first Duchess. There was a television interview on channel 7. Elross became the first Master Healer.
• 29 - Battlegames.

November

• 05 - Battlegames.
• 12 - Quest for the Ring of Power, Theo wins.
• 19 & 20 - The Las Cruces Renaissance Festival, Amtgard put on a public demo which included duelling matches. Over 200 people watched and about 15 mundanes and SCA'ers participated.
• 26 - Amtgard's second Great Political Movement, the attempted exile of Tawnee Darkfalcon and Nashomi, and the attempted overthrow of King Gilos Dawnhope by Thanos Darkside and followers (12 people, 10 of which were active members of Harnsaure's chapter, not of the Burning Lands).

December

• 03 - Burning Lands populace presents counter-petition to King Gilos against the petition presented by Thanos. The counter-petition held 27 names of Amtgard Chapter of the Burning Lands members.
• 10 - A Champion Tourney is held, Morluk the Merciless is knighted as Champion.
• 17 - Kalibria is chosen as Princess Consort by King Gilos Dawnhope. Desert battle and Christmas Feast held at the fortress of Nashomi.
• 24 - No Battlegame was held due to the Christmas weekend.
• 31 - Only 5 people sign in, lowest attendance on record.

January

• 07 - Battlegames.
• 14 - Andralaine returns from Great Adventure. First appearance of Aron. Nashomi spends most of the day hiding from Aron, due to the Gunfighter Syndrome.
• 21   28 - Battlegames.

February

• 04 & 11 - Battlegames.
• 18 - Andralaine of Stonehelven is given the title of Baroness by King Gilos Dawnhope. New Award certificates are presented.
• 25 - Nothing of note.

March

• 03 - Battlegames.
• 10 - Formation of the Discolored Bird Society, Nashomi Redpigeon and Gilos Purpleduck become Amtgard representatives. Formation of the Northern Alliance.
• 17 - Alliance Battle, the Alliance vs. the Northern Alliance. The Alliance wins (about 6 victorious against 20). First Zombie battle on record.
• 24 - Quest for the Sword, Heimdale and Kalibria win. First appearance of the Dread Red Dragon (Nashomi).
• 31 - First victory of the Northern Alliance over the Alliance. First use of a catapult (White weapon), built by the Conans. Andralaine falls from a wall and hurts her tail bone (a semi-serious accident). Nashomi completes the first Doomsday spell.

April

• 07 - Quest for the Ring of Power held at Hueco Tanks, Deth the Direhearted wins.
• 14 - First Warlord Tourney, Deth wins. The reappearance of Ghee's Raiders. Official breakup of the Morluks (into the Corsairs and the Warriors for the Land Beyond).
• 20 - Newspaper article appears in the Friday Times, El Teimpo section.
• 21 - Crown Tourney Qualification Events, Tawnee Darkfalcon is the overall winner. Prime Minister election, Deth the Direhearted wins. Creation of the Iron Warrior Run. Lorithil Darkmaiden and Elross Blueraven are given titles of Baron and Baroness to start Amtgard chapters in Austin, Tx. Nashomi receives title of Count. Nashomi becomes the first warlord.
• 22 - Newspaper article appears in the Times Sunday paper in the local section. Television coverage by Channel 4.
• 28 - Third Crown Tournament, 8 finalists. Asmund Heimdale Haroldsson was knighted and crowned King of the Burning Lands, Ashrsa von Bloodstar was crowned Princess Cosort, and Conan Ator Morningstar was knighted as Champion. Gilos becomes Duke.

May

• 05 - Battlegames.
• 12 - Fox Across the River introduced by Aramithris.
• 19 - First Weapon Master Tourney, Morluk wins first place, Conan places second. First Crown Feast held at Tawnee Darkfalcon's home. It was held in King Asmund Heimdale Haroldsson's honor. The entertainment included a belly dancer.
• 26 - Battlegames.

June

• 02 - Castle Park Quest held for the public. It was designed for Amtgard players to be NPC's (non-player characters) and the public would participate in the quest.
• 09 - Testicles and Aramithris discuss the concept of a company where "all are equal." This is the basis for the Claw Legion.
• 16 - Aragoth appears at Amtgard in full scale mail armor.
• 23 - Zombie Battle, Testicles and Aramithris win by hiding at a Mundane's picnic. They both receive one Order of the Warrior, the first orders ever won by the Claw Legion. Andralaine and Silverleaf are also awarded orders. Silverleaf completes a Doomsday spell in a battle.
• 30 - Wolverine changes his surname to "Warstar," the first of 7 such alterations.

July

• 07 - Aramithris wins 15 straight duels and earns the first Order of the Lion won by the Claw Legion.
• 14 - Deth the Direhearted is knighted for service and outstanding play.
• 21 - Fourth Prime Minister Election, Croth Tralon wins by popular vote. Aredhel is declared a Master Archer after only 8 weeks of play.
• 28 - Wander Unicorns withdraw from the Alliance. First appearance of the Bladesmen. Two-man team scenario, Deth and Nashomi win.

August

• 04 - Allthing, Guild Masters are first appointed for every class. The new armor rating system is introduced by Ghee.
• 10 - Tawnee wrote "The Responsibility of a Knight" and offers fealty to King Asmund Heimdale Haroldsson.
• 11 - Some Amtgard members go to the SCA Moonlight Tourney in Roswell, N.M. Amtgard in El Paso is rained out, first time weather has interfered with the battlegames.
• 18 - Second Amtgard camping trip, to the Lincoln National Forest at the Sleepy Grass Campground.
• 25 - Official founding of the Claw Legion, first appearance of the unit's company flag and history.

September

• 01 - New magic system for wizards is published, it is titled the Magik Book. Newsletters were also published this weekend. Proposal and tentative acceptance for the Smith's Guild.
• 08 - King Asmund Heimdale Haroldsson holds court in the park. Shylarra was declared Princess Consort and Ghee is given the title of Lord. Majik the Wonder Dog becomes the first non-human to reeve at an Amtgard event. Morluk plays the first Anti-Paladin.
• 15 - Allthing in the park, the Smith Guild was formed. The basic tenets were established and the initial members were; Andralaine, Aramithris, Ghee, Nashomi, and Tawnee. Smith Guild Publication (SGP) #1: Weaponmaster Rating System is published. The official Amtgard year is instigated and the new dues system voted in.
• 22 - A garb workshop sponsored by Tawnee was held. First appearance of the Monk and the Bard classes. Aragoth tries to bash in Nashomi's head with Skullsplitter. Aredhel appears as the first Monk. Tawnee appears as the first Bard. SGP #2: Tournament Formats, is given out.
• 20 - Quest for the Ring of Power sponsored by Prime Minister Croth, Tawnee and Kalibria win, they give Charloc the Ring for defending them. A new edition of the Handbook is passed out.

October

• 02 - Amtgard bank account was established by the Trustees.
• 06 - Declarations of Intent for the Crown Tourney due. A massive amount of dueling for orders. Theo, Aragoth, and M'Deth all win several orders. SCA influx into Amtgard. Slave scenario, Alric and Aramithris win.
• 13 - Second Crown Tourney Qualifications held at the park. He Who Loves Small Fury Animals was given the title of Baron to start his own chapter of Amtgard when he leaves town. In Garb We Trust is presented to the club. First Claw Legion roster listed at 25 people.
• 18 - Archery is approved in the park by Robert E. Keys. Heimdale did all of the work to have archery approved.
• 20 - Fourth Crown Tourney held. Andralaine of Stonehelven was knighted and givethe title of Viscountess for outstanding play and service. She was also married to Berek the Hunter by King Heimdale. Nashomi the Silver Wolf was crowned King, Shindea of Winddragon was crowned Princess, and Tawnee Darkfalcon was declared Champion of the Realm. A first election of the Guild Masters and the Council of 13. Ghee introduces his Three Flag Battle.
• 27 - The Council of 13 held their first Allthing. Alric is elected into the Smith Guild. SGP #3: Definition of Guild Duties, is distributed.

November

• 03 - The Quest for the Sword of Flame was held, the winning team was Gilos, Rift and Tawnee. The first Coronation Feast is held for Nashomi the Silver Wolf. The Feast theme was Pern (by Ann McCaffrey). First awarding of the Order of the Jovius, to Wolverine. First awarding of the Order of the Flame to the Claw Legion. Presentation of the Shield of Chivalry to Asmund Heimdale Haroldsson (receives the title of Princess' Defender). Shylarra is given the honorary title of "Handmaiden to the Princess" to help the Princess in the performance of her duties. Kalibria becomes the first true Master Reeve by reeving more than 20 events and passing the Reeve Test. Kalibria and Shylarra are given titles of Lady. First appearance of the Barbarian class. First Claw Legion Supplement is published. Heimdale becomes a Duke.
• 10 - Battlegames.
• 17 - Battlegames.
• 24 - Battlegames.

December

• 01 - Crown letter and advertisement papers come out. The Bladesmen dissolve and the Starquesting Dragons has a membership boost. SGP #5: the Weapons and Armor of Amtgard is distributed.
• 08 - SGP # 6 & 7: the first Amtgard Trivia Quiz is passed out.
• 15 - Amtgard is almost snowed out, only nine people sign in for the day. SGP # 8 & 9: Masterhood criteria established for Garbers, Smiths, and the Orders of the Dragon, Owl, Mask, and the Jovius.
• 22 - The Day of the Flying Glass, four people have their glasses knocked off their faces. SGP #10: A Tribute to the Winners of 1984 is given out.
• 23 - SGP #11, the team of Alric, Shylarra and Gwynne win the first Trivia Quiz.
• 29 - Allthing. "Attack of the Killer Barbarians," the tribe of Barbarians is formed.

January

• 01 - New Year's day Battle, called together by Morluk. SGP #12: Overall Standing from 1984 events. - 05 - Many people are killed in the parking lot as victims in the Game of Killer. Siege of the Mountain King held on Mount Cristo Rey.
• 11 - Allthing held at the Village Inn, approval of the Minister candidates. The Monster class is approved. SGP #13: Demographic Survey is given out. "100 Weeks of Amtgard: History in Brief" is published by Tawnee.
• 12 - "Battle in the Snow," only nine people sign in and fight.
• 19 - Election of the Prime Minister and new Council. Aramithris becomes the Prime Minister. Winter Feast held at Andralaine's home. First awarding of the Order of the Walker of the Middle to Alric of the Emerald Isle. Tawnee Darkfalcon and Joella Starwatcher given titles of Mistress of the Order of the Dragon. Tawnee is given the title of Mistress of the Garbers Guild.
• 26 - Allthing is held, the presentation of the new non-magical Bard class. Tawnee becomes the first Master Bard.

February

• 02 - Rules of Order for Allthings finished by the Committee; M'Deth, Gilos, and Nashomi. SGP #14: Second Amtgard Trivia Quiz is passed out. Deth and Aramithris tie for first in the Free-For-All melee.
• 09 - Quest for the Shield of Reflection sponsored by Ghee. Joella Starwatcher wins. First use of the Monster class in the Quest. Smith Guild Publication #15, the Demographic Survey (compiled by Aramithris) is given out.
• 16 - First review of the new handbook (compiled by Nashomi). Some Amtgard members go to the Estrella War in Phoenix.
• 23 - Quest for the Sword of Flame, the team of Ghee, Scarhart, Grimbold and Charloc wins. Amtgard is rained and frozen out of the Park, shortest Amtgard event held. Mockvere becomes the first Master Monk in Amtgard. SGP #16: Second Trivia Quiz Results, Tawnee Darkfalcon's team wins. Publication of "Self-Regenerating Power" a survey of the awards distribution to the companies of Amtgard. An Allthing was held, the Circle of Steel was passed, a committee made up of active company captains that would set up more company oriented activities in the club.

March

• 01 - Meeting of Nashomi, Tawnee and Gilos to discuss policies and the future of Knighthood.
• 02 - The Who's Who at Amtgard, SGP 17 is distributed and the Amtgard Membership Files are published. According to the Membership Files over 191 people are listed as members of the Burning Lands to this date. Smith Guild first passes out Certificates for the Member of the Month. Karl Scrimpsher invents the sport of full contact, asphalt body surviving (he received only minor injuries). First appearance of the Dread Hobbits.
• 09 - King Nashomi holds a brief Court and knights his squire Charloc. Sir Charloc was to depart from the Burning Lands to establish another Kingdom in the East, perhaps to never be seen again in the Burning Lands. A Progressive Dueling Tourney was held, Pyro's team won, Ajax second, and Karl third.
• 13 - Morluk calls together a Spring Break Battle in Memorial Park.
• 16 - The SCA holds a coronet Tourney in Memorial Park, Duchess Tawnee Darkfalcon invites the Prince to participate. Due to a busy schedule he was unable but several of their members did observe our battlegames. An Allthing was held and it was agreed by participating members to hold Allthings on other days but not on Saturdays. SGP #19: Progressive Game Results.
• 23 - Company battles held in the Park, the Claw Legion wins. Three-man team free-for-all. Tie between Deth and Aramithris. Heimdale becomes captain of the Wandering Unicorns.
• 30 - Quest for the Ring of Power at Hueco Tanks. Joella is chosen as Smith's Guild member of the month.

April

• 06 - Amtgard Easter Egg Hunt in the Park. Rift recovered the most eggs. A three team flag battle was held. The teams were divided into the four Barbarians as a raiding party, the five Monks were in charge of the Holy Temple and the third team consisted of the non-magical warriors and archers. The Hold Forces of the Temple purged the land of the vile Heretics. Aramithris, Nashomi and Tawnee all put out fliers and information sheets totaling about 15 pages of club info and three calendars of events. Combat Football was introduced.
• 07 - Easter revel at Tawnee's home.
• 12 - Last meeting of the second Council. A new system of Knighthood is introduced, dividing Knighthood into four different categories.
• 20 - Elections and Third Crown Tourney Qualifications. Only five of the eight people who declared for Crown Tourney enter the events and qualify. M'Deth finishes first, Scarhart second and Tawnee third. The Claw Legion defeats the Brotherhood in a tug of war contest. The Claw Legion scores the most over-all points in the qualifications.
• 27 - Many Amtgard members go to the SCA war with Ans De Or. M'Deth is chosen as Smith's Guild member of the month.

May

• 04 - Fifth Crown tourney held. M'Deth was crowned king, Tawnee Darkfalcon was crowned princess, and Rift Gorhan tele was declared champion of the realm. Nashomi becomes duke; Shindea becomes countess. Kalibria, Esuom aph' taed, M'Deth, and Aramithris were all knighted.
• 11 - Weaponmaster tourney III is held. King M'Deth wins and Aramithris finishes second overall. The Claw Legion scores the most overall points. Deth, Aramithris, and M'Deth all earn their 10th level order of the warrior and become Warlords. The club newsletter is revived by Aramithris. It is titled "Tales from the Burning Lands."
• 18 - SGP #23: Amtgard Trivia Quiz III, is passed out. Crown Coronation Feast at the abode of Andralaine and Berrik. Kalibria, Shylarra, and Joella are each given the title of baronet. Aramithris demonstrates the effects of alcohol on swordplay by using the Champion's sword to split Scarhart's tunic at the shoulder seam.
• 25 - A very small turnout due to graduation ceremonies and an out of town SCA event. Zombie scenarios and a night battle are held. Testicles, Aramithris, Tawnee, and Kalibria are the scenario winners. M'Deth is again chosen as Smith's Guild member of the month.

June

• 01 - Darklord scenario organized by M'Deth. The Council is dissolved in favor of a more general Allthing.
• 08 - "Tales from the Burning Lands #2" is distributed. Three-man team dueling introduced by M'Deth. Johann is the overall winner. Poker ship scenario organized by Aron and Elizabeth. 57 people sign in, an all-time record Amtgard high.
• 15 - Curse of the Mummy scenario organized by Gilos. Rift plays the firs true mummy. The team of Joella, Scarhart, and Kalibria wins the third Amtgard Trivia Quiz. Isacar membership drive. Aron again departs on a great journey.
• 17 - Impromptu Amtgard battle held at Edgemere Park.
• 21 - Amtgard camping trip.
  • 1st day:
    Arrival and camp set up. Wandering Unicorns have a caber toss.
    1st night:
    Aramithris and the Corsairs raid the other companies' camps and steal their banners.
  • 2nd day:
    The Claw Legion arrives in force and storms the Amtgard encampments at dawn. Casualties among the sleepers exceed 80%. Battle for the Dagger of Infinite Penetration, M'Deth wins.
    2nd night:
    Scarhart organizes a strike force to kidnap Tawnee from the Starquesting Dragon camp. The Dragons refuse to pay the ransom and a battle ensues, with a truce being called due to mutual exhaustion. Legolin becomes a lord at this, his last Amtgard appearance.
  • 3rd day:
    Break camp and depart for El Paso.
• 29 - Temple and Toll-troll (ogres, actually) variations on the bridge-siege scenario. Wu Tao is chosen as Smith's Guild member of the month.

July

• 06 - King Charloc of the Amtgard chapter in Chicago returns for a visit. He challenges M'Deth to a best two out of three dueling match. King M'Deth of the Burning Lands is victorious. Hellspawn, Pyro, Theo and Rift are made lords. Esuom becomes a lady.
• 13 - The return of Aron. Four candidates announce for the prime minister election. SCA Renaissance Fair held at the El Paso Street Festival.
• 20 - Prime Minister election- Joella Starwatcher is elected. A large number of mundanes witness two battles. These are followed by some knife dueling and night battles. Aramithris becomes a baron.
• 27 - Introduction of the two fort battle and the team captain subdual scenarios. Fliers passed out for the first Isacar feast. The month of July saw a marked increase in the number of people wearing body armor. Smiths Guild Amtgard member of the month (Order of the Zodiac) is Charloc. Claw Legion member of the month (Order of the Maniple) is Theo.

August

• 03 - Weapons check reinitiated. Tourney run by Hellspawn and Rammork. Deth beats Aegar (Berrik) in the final. Meeting of the knights called by King M'Deth to discuss policies on knighting people.
• 10 - Three man team free for all won by Deth. Hellspawn unveils the combat art of "crutch-fu."
• 14 - Night battle at Red Sands organized by Zyax and the Corsairs.
• 16 - Feast of Saint Roch held at Castle Escuyer. New battle flags presented to the club by Andralaine and Isacar. Gilos wins the trivia contest. Alric is awarded the title of thane. Morluk is made a warlord.
• 17 - First phase of a five team company competition. Dachs returns with info about possible Amtgard involvement in the upcoming Amigocon science fiction and fantasy convention.
• 24 - Several people go on a camping trip to Cloudcroft while others stay in El Paso for battlegames. This is the first instance in which Amtgard stages simultaneous events at different locations.
• 31 - Quest for the Shield sponsored by Joella. The team of M'Deth, Ariona and Aramithris wins. Best story phase of the company competition; Wu Tao wins for the Claw Legion. The Glory game is introduced by Ghee. The monks transcend all company barriers and fight together as a guild. Joella is awarded the order of the Zodiac. Wu Tao is awarded the order of the Maniple.

September

• 02 - Labor day battles organized by Aegar.
• 07 - Joella is inducted into the Smiths guild. M'Deth becomes sergeant of the Claw Legion. Aramithris gives the club an impromptu lesson on the quick method of entering slit trenches.
• 13 - Several Amtgard members go to a costume contest at the Phoenix.
• 14 - Tales from the Burning Lands #4 is published by Joella. Meeting of the Magic users guild. Quest for the Sword of Flame sponsored by Scarhart. The defending team wins and Gilos, Wu Tao, and Aramithris are awarded the sword for their defense of its bearer. Bridge over chasm game introduced by Master Mundane Joe Cook.
• 21 - Quest for the Homestone sponsored by Wu Tao. Aredhel wins. Flag battle with teams picked by the mundanes. A three page handout satirizing Amtgard is distributed by Andralaine.
• 28 - Honor game organized by Michael and Ghee. Rift wins. Flag battle won by the Corsairs. Order of the Zodiac awarded to Wu Tao.

October

• 05 - Quest for the Ring of Power sponsored by Andralaine. Four prizes are offered. Rena wins the Ring of Power. Many viewed the day's events which were taped on a VCR at the new dwelling of Rift, Aron, Elizabeth, Ivan and some other homeless people.
• 12 - Crown Qualifications/Guildmaster Elections were sponsored by Gilos and Aramithris. The overall winners were Tawnee (1st), M'Deth (2nd), and Heimdale (3rd). Two man team dueling was held with the team of M'Deth and Heimdale winning with 6-0-1.
• 19 - Crown Tournament was held and was sponsored by Gilos and Aramithris. The new monarch is Heimdale with his consort, Rena. The Champion is M'Deth. A circle of cement is discovered at the top of the old meeting hill and a new game is invented: try to get around the circle 360 degrees- one team going clockwise, the other counter-clockwise. The Sardakar were formed and the Fremen fought back.
• 26 - Attendance during the day was low as many were preparing for the Crown Feast scheduled for that night. At the feast, which was masquerade ball there was a wide variety of costumes and surprises: Esuom wore a dress, Kalibria was a nun, M'Deth was Aramithris, Aramithris was M'Deth, Rift was a shambles and he brought a little mess with him as well. Guildmaster sashes and notebooks were handed out.

November

• 02 - Weaponmaster IV was sponsored by Aramithris. Aredhel won and M'Deth got second while Aegar placed third. Today was the second time that the new time schedule of beginning at 12:00 was implemented. Order of the Maniple was awarded to M'Deth. Order of the Zodiac was awarded to Joella.
• 09 - An Allthing is held, the first under the new Monarch. Nothing definite is voted on. Everyone agrees to let everyone know about any proposed class changes before they get put to a vote. They also agree to give any changes a trial period before making them permanent. It is decided to put the age limit of 12 to 14, they must have their parent's consent and anyone under 12 cannot play unless they stay at their fort only. The Sable Pegasi was dissolved into a household.
• 16 - Dueling for orders was dominated by Zyax and the rest of the Corsairs. A four team battle is organized. There is no clear winner but the team of the King's Guard and the Sardakar cover themselves in honor and glory. Tales from the Burning Lands #5 is distributed.
• 17 - An Amtgard demonstration is held at the El Paso Comic Book Convention.
• 23 - Nothing of much note. The arts publication, Serpentine Press was distributed.
• 30 - There is a notable increase in membership of younger people from the surrounding area.

December

• 07 - An Allthing was held but nothing was voted on since there wasn't a majority present.
• 13 - A knight's meeting was called. It was called to discuss a split of the guild to paladin and anti-paladin. - 14 - The day was filled with bridge sieges. The first was knights and squires versus everyone else. The knights held off the attacking force more easily than anticipated. The second scenario was armored people versus everyone else.
• 21 - Zombie scenario was held and won by Kountor.
• 22 - Duke M'Deth called together a Sunday battle at Trawood park. The Claw Legion's honorary cohort of Aragoth and Kobli made a rare appearance. Aredhel introduced Kalibria to a new type of ground grass.
• 28 - Aegar and Rift won the Dagger of Infinite Penetration quest sponsored by Aramithris. Lone Wolf begins Phoenix company and Scrimpsher begins Black Company. Michael and Jackal begin idea of College of Arms for Amtgard. Wolverine adds another last name, Swordbreaker, to his already long list of surnames. As of 12/31/85 Amtgard has had a total of 321 members.

January

• 04 - Allthing was held and a new procedure was adopted for allowing those 14 or less to fight. Also a new procedure for changing the rules was voted upon. Aron, Testicles and Marcus return after a long absence.
• 11 - Flyers passed out for Isacar Midwinter Feast. Introduction of new rules for Paladins, Anti-Paladins and Warriors. Declarations for Prime Minister election are turned in. Ariona's last day at Amtgard. She became the first person to use three relics at once. King Heimdale declares her to be Lady Ariona.
• 18 - Prime Minister election held. Abedon elected. Guildmaster rules were passed out.
• 25 - Attendance was 62 which became a new all time record. Many thought it was going to be the battle of the Munchkins versus Amtgard as the Salvation Army had brought 500 + kids to the park. Joella was knighted by King Heimdale and also became Baroness for having been Prime Minister.
• 31 - Midwinter Feast sponsored by Isacar. Phoenix, Rat Pack, Sentinels recognized as official Amtgard companies. There were many entrants in the talent contest; Maxmillian, Pan, Joella to name a few. Ajax was the final winner.

February

• 01 - Attendance was 71, breaking the previous week's attendance of 62. Election for the knight's class heads with Morluk elected head of the Anti-Paladins and Aramithris the head of the Paladins. Andralaine donated a fourth battle flag to the club. The Sardukar fought together as a unit against the rest of Amtgard.
• 08 - The weather was extremely cold for seige battles.
• 15 - Many members attending the SCA war in Phoenix.
• 22 - Quest for the Shield of Reflection sponsored by Ghee; Ryah, Lorn, and Abedon win. Tourney sponsored by Aramithris; Wu Tao wins. Tales from the Burning Lands (Volume 2, #1) published by Abedon. Updated Corpora distributed by Aramithris. Smiths Guild Publication (SGP) #30: 1985- The Year in Profile published by Aramithris.
• 23 - Battle at Edgemere Park staged by the Sardakar.

March

• 01 - Open letters to Amtgard distributed by Nashomi and Rena. Amtgard thumbfight tourney won by Aramithris. Andralaine provides the club with loaner garb. Free for alls won by Aegar and Zyax.
• 07 - The Sardakar again fight a battle at Edgemere Park.
• 08 - Four team battle organized by M'Deth.
• 15 - Publication of the official Claw Legion history. SGP #31, Club History expansion published.
• 22 - Easter egg hunt sponsored by Abedon; Avatar wins.
• 26 - Midweek battlegames organized by the Corsairs. Zombie battle won by Gilos and Aramithris.
• 29 - Quest for the Ring of Power sponsored by Andralaine; Joella wins. Two man team melees won by Gilos and Aramithris.

April

• 05 - The Not Ready for Prime Time Handbook published by Tawnee. New corpora passed out en masse to the club.
• 06 - Archery tourney sponsored by Fedora; won by Kage (Nashomi).
• 12 - Crown tournament qualifications sponsored by Joella and the Claw Legion. M'Deth scores the most points, and the Claw Legion finishes first. Guildmaster elections are conducted.
• 18 - Amtgard demonstration at U.T.E.P. orchestrated by Gilos.
• 19 - Crown tournament sponsored by Aramithris. Morluk wins and is crowned King. Kalibria is Princess consort. Aredhel becomes Champion and is made a Knight of the Sword. Rena becomes a Countess, and M'Deth reeives the title of Defender. New crowns presented to the monarchy by Ryah and Esuom.
• 26 - Bridge battles organized by Morluk and M'Deth. Crown feast sponsored by Rena and the Wandering Unicorns. Scarhart is made a lord, and Aredhel is elevated to warlord status. Shrimp's last day at Amtgard; He receives the title of lord. Kage and Fedora announce their betrothal.

May

• 03 - Weaponmaster tourney sponsored by Aramithris. M'Deth and Morluk win every event between them with M'Deth edging out Morluk for first place in overall points. The Corsairs score the most points.
• 08 - Meeting of the King's guard to determine future policies and priorities.
• 10 - Change to summer time schedule. Article about Amtgard appears in Reveille magazine. Seige and bridge battles held.
• 17 - Zombie battle won by Testicles. Flag and chasm battles held. Introduction of the Romans versus Barbarians scenario. Johann's last day at Amtgard. He is declared a Knight of the Sword by Morlkuk, although most of the Knights dispute this action.
• 23 - (thru 5/26) SCA Grand Outlandish in Albuquerque. Joella finished 1st and Ryah takes 2nd in the women's boffer tourney. Paladren wins the "children's" boffer tourney and is declared "Bofer Warlord of the Outlands." The Claw Legion and its allies appear with fight in matching surcoats. Other highlights: Aron fetches a high price at the kissing auction; and the Claw Legion stages an Amtgard demonstration and defeats all comers.
• 24 - Amtgard demonstration staged by Carthorin at the Amigocon Science Fiction and Fantasy convention.
• 31 - Multiple ditch battle type melees. Introduction of the "20 Year's Wars." Seven knights fight the rest of Amtgard and win. Dueling for orders. Ahira is made a lord.

June

• 01 - First meeting of Heimdale's and Kage's "Alternative to Amtgard" group.
• 07 - Abedon takes a leave of absence from Amtgard. Aramithris becomes pro-tem Prime Minister. Mundanes guild formed by Morluk. The Barbarian Handbook is published by Aron. Ryah is made a lady. Ariona is made a baroness.
• 14 - Fliers passed out for the Unicorns.
• 21 - New handbook distributed by Aramithris. T.F.B.L. V.2, #2 published. Seige and flag battles held.
• 22 - First official battle of Saneguard, the Unicorn's alternative group.
• 28 - Flag battles. Reformation of the House of Thunder and Rock.

July

• 05 - Seige, flag, and ditch battles. An out of town camping trip contributed to a low attendance. An Amtgard team of 10 people fights and wins its first two games of "Photon." As of this date 383 people have signed in and participated at Amtgard.
• 12 - Tournaments for the Sword of Flame, the Dagger of Infinite Penetration, and the Homestone sponsored by Aramithris; Aegar wins the sword, Avalon wins the dagger, and Joella wins the Homestone. Weapons scrambles won by Aramithris. Zyax is made a Knight of the Sword.
• 19 - Darklord scenario organized by Charloc. Fox across the river tourney won my Mikhale Jaxon. Ahira is elected as Prime Minister and Abedon becomes a Baroness. The order of the Flame is awared to the Sardakar.
• 26 - Morluk departs on a great journey; He receives the title of Viscount. Aredhel becomes the new King of the Burning Lands. M'Deth becomes Champion. On this day of Morluk's abdication, T.F.B.L. V.2, #3 was published by Aramithris.

August

• 02 - The first court of King Aredhel was held. There was a SCA Citadel champion tourney. Amtgard was observed by several SCA members.
• 09 - The Princess' Defender tourney was run by Michael. Aramithris won with Ryah finishing second.
• 16 - The quest for the Shield of Reflection was postponed. Ahira introduced a new pitched battle scenario and several bridge battles were held.
• 22 - 24 - The only Amtgard camping trip of the summer was held.
  • On the first day a Zombie night battle was won by Andre and Kurse.- On the 2nd day a round robin plunder tourney was run by Esuom. Aramithris won with M'Deth finishing second. Ariona's impromptu bridal shower was held with Gwynne, AnnaMae, Joella, and various males attending since it was held in their tent. A flag battle was held later.- On the final day everyone packed up before the rains descended.
• 23 - Lord Ghee ran dueling for those staying in the Burning Lands. Notable was the appearance of a leper bearing a remarkable resemblance to the infamous founder of Amtgard, Peter LeGrue. Kam'Aron had the best record.
• 28 - Rehearsal for the wedding on August 30. About 20 Amtgarders participated. The last of 30-odd banners were collected that were to decorate the feast hall at the wedding.
• 30 - M'Deth and Ariona were wed at an Amtgard-style wedding and the reception was held in the Album park shelter. This event received media coverage from the networks and the associated press who carried the news as far away as Austin. Rine-O won the wedding tourney and Nashomi placed second. Attendance was about 130 with half of these being Amtgarders. Order of the warrior favors were passed out and the Sardakar received official garb and favors.

September

• 01 - Labor day battles were held by Gilos. Seige scenarios were played.
• 03 - The first meeting of the Tales from the Burning Lands staff was held at Ryah's and the committee that was sponsoring Crown qualifications attended as well.
• 06 - Quest for the Shield of Reflection, a demon scenario, was run by Lady Ryah. The shield was won by Aramithris, a weapon of choice won by Ahira, Kurse, and Andre, and a tunic by Xevious Aronsson. An Allthing was held at Ryah's about eleven O'clock in the evening, and the new Colleges of Arts and Sciences were announced.
• 13 - T.F.B.L. V.2, #4 published by Ryah. Multiple flag battles and a zombie battle at night.
• 20 - Much of Amtgard crashes Peter LeGrue's tourney. Introduction of the shield wall and cavalry versus infantry scenarios.
• 27 - Seige, flag, and zombie battles. Gilos and Tawnee become the first person to have played every class.

October

• 04 - Declarations for Crown due and Guildmaster elections initiated. Costume party at Scarhart's residence 50 Amtgarders attended.
• 11 - Crown Qualification events were held in 31 different categories. Based on a system of 1st = 3 points, 2nd = 2 points, and 3rd = 1 point, Aramithris was the overall winner with 32 points and Aredhel was 2nd with 15 points. The Claw Legion outscored all other companies combined 85 to 57. Guildmaster elections were completed.
• 18 - Crown election- Aramithris elected as monarch with Ariona as his consort. Champion tourney won by Aredhel with Andre becoming Princess' Defender by finishing 2nd. Nashomi brought out a movie camera to film Amtgard and showed these home movies at the abode of Ryah later than evening. Official formation of the Warlords of Valhalla.
• 25 - Crown Coronation Feast sponsored by Ariona, Joella, and Esuom. Guildmaster belt favors, the royal guards, and orders were awarded at this time. Titles awarded: Aredhel-Earl, Kalibria-Countess, Gwynne-Lady. Ryah was knighted into the order of Knights of the Flame. Entertainment ws provided by the Minstrels and Theatrical guilds. Talon and Spandex Dave wed in Amtgard.
• 30 - Kam'Aron wears combined Amtgard SCA armor to a pep rally.

November

• 01 - Weaponmaster tournament. Aredhel wins. Rine-O takes 2nd and Kurse places 3rd. The Claw Legion edges out Carthorin in total team points.
• 08 - Three flag battles plus a good versus evil battle- the forces of good were trimphant. Party at the abode of Grimbold (groundwork set for a possible Amtgard in Albuquerque, NM) "Sew What," the first Garber's guild publication, published by Gwynne.
• 15 - Company competition won by the Claw Legion.
• 22 - Prisoner scenario run by Ryah. T.F.B.L. V.2, #5 published by Ryah.
• 28 - Special holiday edition of Amtgard. King's guard versus everyone else ditch battles.
• 29 - Several flag battles. First copies of "The Scribe" distributed by Fedora. State of war between the Corsairs and the Elvish Holt. Aborted Go-back dance. Amtgard visited by King Johann of the Outlands.

December

• 03 - Speech on the SCA and Amtgard done by Pyro at the Community College.
• 06 - Flag battles with heavy use of the monster class. Toga party at Scarhart's residence that evening. Amtgard marriage between Kalibria and Sarate.
• 13 - Official weapons and Armor check (Carthorin spends the day fighting without their shields.) A couple of long flag battles.
• 20 - Corsair vs. Carthorin flag battle. Publication of "Sew What #2". Flag poles donated to the club by Rift.
• 24 - Claw Legion Christmas party in garb.
• 26 - Special Friday edition Amtgard: Ditch battles, Fox across the River.
• 27 - "Old Home Day" featuring a reappearane of several old club members. Flag and ditch battles. Tales from the Burning Lands Vol 2, #6 published by Ryah.

• 02 - Another Friday Amtgard with ditch and flag battles.
• 03 - Several flag battles.
• 10 - Plunder tourney sponsored by Aramithris. Morluk placed first. Knights versus the rest of the populace in a seige battle. Publication of Garber Publication #3. Fliers passed out for the winter feast. Estrella Wars planning meeting.
• 17 - Amtgard snowed on, but not out. Ryah elected Prime Minister. Ditch battles and snowball fights. Corsairs versus the populace in a flag battle.
• 18 - Talon and the Corsairs take Amtgard to Alamagordo, N.M.
• 24 - Flag and seige battles.
• 31 - Flag battles with a large attendance.

• 07 - The great purse hunt- Amtgard abandons the battlegame to march in force through central El Paso. Large scale "suicide" hackey-sack games.
• 13 - (thru 02/16 SCA Estrella War).
• 21 - Snow and more snow. Corsairs versus assorted others ditch battles. Publication of TFBL Vol. 3, #1 by Ryah. Single sword tourney won by Larce.
• 28 - Claw Legion resurgence- the company appears in matching surcoats and wins both battles. Massive influx of dues paid. Formation of Amtgard corporate Board of Directors. Dagorhir letter of political affiliation presented to the populace.

March

• 07 - Flag battles, flags on each side of bridge battles. Ariona's and M'Deth's last day: Claw Legion farewell party for them. Ariona and Gwynne are knighted as Knights of the Serpent for achievements and excellence in the arts. Corporate and copyright forms mailed off during the week by Aramithris.
• 09 - Certificate of Incorporation for Amtgard, Kingdom of the Burning Lands received in the mail.
• 14 - Flag battles and ditch battles. New, updated corpora master copy by Aramithris. Nithanalorn becomes head of the Art guild and begins to organize. Amtgard invited to do a UTEP demo.
• 18 - Midweek battle. Zombie battle won by Andre. Zombie and flag battles.
• 21 - Several battlegames with lots of healers and archers. Another batch of new people and weapons.
• 28 - Flag and chasm battles. Trial for the Shield of Reflection won by Rift with Zyax second and Alexander third. Six people declare for Crown. Warlord feast held to raise themselves some money- breakup of the Warlords company.

April

• 04 - The advent of rain forces the scheduled Allthing to take place at a Pizza Inn. The Allthing approved all Monarch's consort candidates and voted to make this Crown selection process an elected affair. Magda presents the SCA's criteria for Amtgard's attendance at Grand Outlandish. Some trouble for the Corsairs with the railroad. Guildmaster elections. T.F.B.L. Vol. 3, #2 published by Aramithris. The birthdays of Ryah and Kalibria are celebrated.
• 05 - Corsair meeting to settle internal differences and to plan for the Crown feast.
• 11 - Seventh semi-annual Crown Qualifications. Nithanalorn scored the most overall points; Aredhel and Aramithris tied for second and Tawnee took third. The Claw Legion scored the most company points. Mourner's tourney run by Michael- one ounce of silver awarded to: Aramithris for winning the tourney, Rift for best death, and Elycia for best mourner. Michael was made a lord.
• 17 - Friday Amtgard- listless battles in unseasonably warm temperatures.
• 18 - Crown election: Aredhel is elected Crown Prince over Rift by a 20 - 16 margin. Andre wins the Champion's tourney. Amtgard Civil War battle won by the loyalist forces of the King over the minions of the Crown Prince. Gwynne becomes consort.
• 25 - Weaponmaster Tourney VII sponsored by Aredhel. Aramithris edged out Morluk for first place. Larce and Gilos tied for third. Crown Feast sponsored by the Corsairs. Guildmaster belt favors were passed out. Aramithris became a Duke, Ariona became a Countess in absentia, and Aredhel received the title of Defender.

May

• 01 - Amtgard demonstration at UTEP's Spring Miner Madness festivities. A couple hundred spectators were treated to an hour and a half of excellent fighting. There was some footage of Amtgard that night on the news.
• 02 - Amtgard scattered to the four winds: Amigocon II, the Mayfair games, Citadel Champion's Tourney, and the battlegames at Memorial park. First bi-annual No Champs Tourney won by Hellspawn. Barbarian civil war battle.
• 03 - Amtgard demo at Amigocon. Among the spectators were a large number of SCA members. Amtgard had a table and distributed fliers and handbooks.
• 07 - Large attendance with many new members. Four flag and two flag wars. Single sword ditch battles. The new monster Handbook by Nithanalorn.
• 14 - Garb workshop at Ryah's house.
• 16 - A visit by Master Bard Scarhart (He delivers a report on the "Medieval Madness" foam weapons society in San Diego). Naes and Ahira win the Ring of Power in a two-man teams tourney.
• 22 - (thru 05/25) SCA Grand Outlandish in Albuquerque. Almost 50 Amtgardians made the trip. Various highlights of the weekend included the Highwaymen of Crimson forest, Amtgard battles which included about 30 SCA members, and Sterling of Joatman finishing in the archery tourney.
• 29 - Seige and flag battles eventually disbanded due to dust and wind.

June

• 06 - Flag battles in a hot and rather uneventful day.
• 13 - Petition by Tawnee to pass new magic rules.
• 19 - 21 - Annual Amtgard camping trip at Sleepy Grass. Among the highlights were the Barbarian feast and the mourning of the dead for the winners of the cookie-tossing contest.
• 27 - A hot day kept the fighting short and uneventful.

July

• 04 - Another hot and boring day.
• 11 - Hot weather, listless battlegames. Allthing to discuss proposed additions to the Magic User's class.
• 18 - Small Amtgard due to many people being out of town. Tales from the Burning Lands Volume 3, #3 published.
• 25 - Ryah elected Prime Minister. Sterling's Amtgard archery prize tourney won by Naes with Aramithris second. Results of a 3 question quiz yield the Sword of Flame to Tawnee and the Dagger of Penetration to Delphos.

August

• 01 - Flag and seige battles. 20 years war and "belts" versus "non-belts" ditch battles. 3-man teams melees won by Xevious, Grymlac, and Aramithris. Free-for-all won by Aramithris.
• 08 - Late start for night battles. A very fun zombie game in a driving rainstorm. Morluk and Angus were the last survivors. TFBL, Vol. 3, #4 published.
• 09 - Graduation party at the abode of Zyax.
• 15 - Publication of The Amtgard Book by Aramithris.
• 22 - Small turnout due to various other period events. Flag battles in a constant drizzle.
• 28 - Balanced and fun flag battles with good attendance.

September

• 05 - Fun if somewhat one-sided flag battles.
• 12 - Longest bridge seige battle on record; flag battles. The club voted 34 to 23 for election rather than trial by combat to choose the next monarch. Goodby feast for Nithanalorn. He was made a lord.
• 19 - Two very unbalanced flag battles. Poor turnout that night at the Amtgard "Consume" Championship.
• 23 - Fighter practice at Ponder Park.
• 26 - Single sword tourney with M'Deth 1st, Larce 2nd, and Zyax 3rd. Flag battle and 3-man teams battles won by Aramithris, Theo, and Zyax.

October

• 01 - Fighter practice at Ponder Park.
• 03 - Flag battles. Guildmaster elections and start of the chess tournament. A birthday party with kegs at the desert ruins on "Pompeii" that night. Quests for the Dagger and Homestone won by Kam'Aron, Argon, and Aramithris. Larce was made a Baronet.
• 07 - Fighter practice and continuation of the chess and pente tournaments.
• 09 - Crown Qualification written entries judged at the abode of Gwynne and Sterling.
• 10 - Crown Qualifications run by the Claw Legion. Aramithris scored the most points with Gwynne second, and Tawnee third. Twenty-eight different people placed in at least one event. Publication of the Scribe #2 by Fedora. Party at Pompeii that night.
• 14 - Fighter practice at Ponder Park.
• 17 - Rainstorms delay the Weaponmaster tourney. Flag battles, three man team battle won by Kurse, Naes, and Aredhel. Declarations for Prime Minister. Elction for Monarch with Aramithris being elected by a 32 - 15 margin over Gilos. Goodby party for Ryah and Elycia.
• 21 - Low turnout at fighter practice.
• 24 - Company battles. Gilos became Champion of the Land by winning the Champions tourney. Theo was elected interim Prime Minsiter. Crown feast of King Aramithris. Kalibria was the Royal Consort. New favors were passed out for all elected and appointed Guilds and the royal guardsmen. Larce de Loeper was knighted as a Knight of the Sword. Farewell gifts presented to Ryah and Elycia. Aredhel became a Duke, Gwynne a Countess, and Andre a Defender. Ryah was elevated to a Viscountess. Sterling was made a lord and Elycia was made a lady. The feast was a pot-luck affair with 9 bottles of wine awarded to Theo for best dish. The Golden Lions received the Order of the Flame. Feast ballads were performed by Scarhart.
• 25 - Cleanup at the feast site.
• 28 - Fighter practices at separate locations in East and Northeast El Paso.
• 31 - Weaponmaster Tourney VIII won by Aramithris with Aredhel 2nd and Gilos 3rd. Tawnee won a garb contest at Rita's. Halloween costume parties that night at the abodes of Caliope and Cosmo. An article about Amtgard appeared in the Eastwood Highschool newsletter.

November

• 04 - Fighter practice at Ponder Park.
• 07 - TFBL Vol. 3, # 5 published by Gwynne. A hard day for the King, with Lorn later executed by the club for stepping on His Majesty's head. No Champs Tourney II won by Xevious, with Ozy 2nd and Grymlac 3rd. Party at Pompeii that night with very fun ditch battles.
• 11 - Fighter practice.
• 14 - Battle for the Shield of Reflection run by Gilos, and the Shield was eventually awarded to Raven and Marika by the Forces of the Temple. Bridge seiges and twenty years war ditch battles.
• 17 - Fighter practice at Arlington Park.
• 21 - Company seige and flag battles between the Corsairs, Claw, Dragons, and Lions. Ditch battles. Presentations of the first of the new modified class rules.
• 25 - Fighter practice at Ponder Park.
• 28 - King's Guard and Princess' Guard appear in matching tunics and engage the rest of the club in four hours of glorious combat. A wild party that evening.

December

• 02 - Small turnout at Arlington Park for fighter and throwing weapon practice.
• 05 - Darklord scenario and flag battles. Publication of TFBL, Vol 3, #6. Amtgard blown away in the windstorms.
• 06 - Organizational meeting of the Golden Lions.
• 09 - Fighter practice in two locales.
• 12 - Flag and ditch battles. Masters chosen for the fighting guilds. Party that night at Caliope's house.
• 16 - Fighter practice at the Winter Wastelands of Ponder Park.
• 19 - Three man team battles won by Argon, Grymlac, and Aramithris. Monster battle won by the King's Guard team. Party at Robin's house.
• 23 - First semi-annual Pompeii Single Sword Bash Tourney won by Aredhel.
• 24 - Claw Legion Christmas gather in garb.
• 26 - Cold weather, snow on the ground accounted for a small turnout. Flag battles and snowball fights.
• 30 - Fighter practice with a trio of small tournies, with the largest, a single sword tourney, won by All-ki.
• 31 - New Year's Eve gather at Caliope's.

• 02 - King's Guard versus the World seige battles. Flag battles. Annual election of the Amtgard Corporate Board of Directors.
• 06 - Fighter practice at Ponder park.
• 09 - Flag battles. Publication of TFBL Vol.4, #1. Farewell party for Delphos at which a single sword drunken man's tourney was won by Greedy. Claw Legion birthday party.
• 16 - Ditch battles only with the most glorious fighter of the day award going to Xevious. A smaller than usual turnout was partially due to a large Amtgard turnout at the Citadel 12th Night feast. At this event Scarhart won 1st place in the Bardic competition.
• 17 - Prime Minister election completed; out of 42 ballots cast, Theo and Joella each received 15 votes. After some discussion they mutually agreed that Joella would serve as Prime Minister for the next six months.
• 20 - A small fighter practice at Ponder park.
• 23 - Tourney run by Joella and won by Kurse. A large Amtgard turnout at the SCA war practice at Caballo Lake. Midwinter feast sponsored by the Golden Lions and Raydn. Theo was made a Baronet.
• 27 - Another small practice, this time at Arlington park.
• 30 - A good, solid day of fighting. Flag and ditch battles. A party at Caliope's abode that evening.

February

• 03 - Fighter practice at Ponder park.
• 06 - Flag battles. Zombie battle won by Talinor and Naes. TFBL Vol. 4, #3 published by Gwynne.
• 12 - SCA Estrella Wars through the 15th.
• 13 - A small Amtgard turnout in El Paso.
• 20 - Flag battles. Party again at Caliope's.
• 24 - Fighter practice at Arlington park.
• 27 - Flag battles and 3 team flag battles. An evening party at Caliope's with killer games.

March

• 04 - The first annual A-Z B-Day Tourney of single elimination was held at Zyax's house on his birthday. Results: Zyax 1st, Hezekiah 2nd, and Kurse 3rd.
• 05 - Bridge seiges.
• 12 - Ray Anthony, a producer/director from KCIK came to film Amtgard for an ad for Amigocon at Dach's request. Four-man team battle organized by M'Deth Battle for Bretwalda. Flag battles, bridge battles and fox-across-the-river. Party at Honto's. Club voted to elect the next monarch instead of by a tourney with a 28-18 margin. Official publication date of updated handbook.
• 19 - The new updated and copyrighted handbook was passed out to many club members.
• 26 - Combination quest with Ajax winning the Homestone, Zyax winning the Ring of Power and Gilos the Dagger of Infinite Penetration.

April

• 02 - Battlegames.
• 09 - Crown Qualifications with the Claw Legion taking first overall and the Golden Lions taking second.
• 13 - Contact with and recognition of the new Amtgard groups of Barad Duin and the Emerald Hills. In recognition of their efforts in forming these groups in Austin and Dalls, King Aramithris made Nithanalorn a Knight of the Serpent and made Delphos a lord.
• 16 - Heimdale returns. Crown elections held with a tie of 23-23 between M'Deth and Theo. After a discussion between the Monarch, Prime Minister, Reeve Guildmaster and the candidates, the candidates reached a decision to fight a tourney of single-sword, best two out of three. M'Deth won and because of his diverse efforts for the Kingdom, Theo was made a Knight of the Flame. The Champion's tourney had Scarhart winning undefeated.
• 22 - Feast set up by the Claw Legion.
• 23 - Crown Feast sponsored by Kalibria. Aramithris and Heimdale were awarded the title of Grand Duke and Aredhel was given the title of Arch Duke.
• 24 - Feast clean-up mostly by the Golden Lions.
• 30 - Amigocon III included chasm battles, ditch battles, and 2-man teams.

May

• 01 - Amtgard demo at Amigocon III leads to flag and seige battles.
• 06 - Weaponmaster IX. Aredhel took 1st with Zyax placing 2nd. M'Deth and Kurse tied for 3rd. Ninja battles after the tourney. Formation of House Andalsa.
• 14 - Vol. 4, #6 of the newslewtter published by Aramithris. Three team pylon battle run by M/Deth. Housewarming party at Gwynne and Sterling #'s in garb. Party at Caliope and Navatar's residence.
• 21 - Zombie game won by Argon. Quest for the Sword of Flame spnsored by Tawnee. Gilos won the sword and was voted most chivalrous. Theo had the best persona. Ajax had best garb and Aramithris had best personality. Party and night battle of capture the flag at Pompeii.
• 28 - Attendance of 57 at Grand Outlandish of people from the Burning Lands, the Emerald Hills, Barad Duin, Phoenix Glade and the Mystic Valley. Court was held and gifts were presented to the Burning Lands. There were two pot-luck feasts and two tournaments, one won by Talinor and the other by Nevron. Martin Razclaw of the Mystic Valley was made a Baron.

June

• 04 - No Champs Tourney won by Ryah during her brief reappearance in the Burning Lands. Theo took 2nd and Honto took 3rd. First order of the Gladius awarded to Andre. Plans made to attend the Emerald Hills Coronation. Party that night at Pompeii.
• 11 - The return of Countess Ariona was celebrated at dinner at a local inn. Crown attendance at the Emerald Hills coronation.
• 18 - Appearance of several new members.
• 23 - Amended Articles of Incorporation approved by the State, further clearing the way for tax exemption for Amtgard, Kingdom of the Burning Lands.
• 25 - 4 team battle with the King's Guard, Golden Lions, Corsairs and a team of Claw, Dragon and others. The club saved the Princess from the King's Guard. There was a Scavenger Hunt for trash. Bottles of libations were given to the winners. Xevious was 1st, Altair 2nd, and Tony was 3rd. Another Drunken Man's Tourney held that night; Aramithris finished first with Theo second, and Larce third.

July

• 03 - Shield of Reflection won by Aramithris in a game sponsored by Raven and Marika.
• 09 - Five people declare for Prime Minister. Flag battles. TFBL Vol. 4, #7 published by Aramithris.
• 13 - Ponder park fighter practice.
• 15 - Pool and pool birthday party for Tamera. First "Oblivicated Man's" nine-ball tourney won by Zyax.
• 16 - "Covers" and the Amtgard Order of Precedence published by Aramithris. First continuous round-robin tourney won by Aredhel with Zyax 2nd, and Grymlac 3rd. Kalibria was elected as Prime Minister.
• 20 - Fighter practice.
• 21 - The IRS grants Amtgard an exemption from federal taxes.
• 22 - The Gathering- people from the Burning Lands and the Emerald Hills attend the 6th annual Amtgard camping trip at Bluff Springs. Events included court and a pot-luck feast. Events winners included: plunder tourney-Grymlac, archery tourney-Sterling, wood chopping - Nashomi, best encampment- Kalibria and Larce.
• 27 - Fighter practice.
• 30 - Progressive dueling tourney won by Aramithris. War declared against the Emerald Hills so that King M'Deth's crown might be retrieved.

August

• 02 - The State of Texas issues the Burning Lands an exemption from state franchise and sales taxes.
• 06 - Flag and ditch battles.
• 05 &
• 09 - Discussions with Barad-Duin and the Emerald Hills about the war and coronation in September.
• 10 - A very small fighter practice.
• 13 - Lots of new people; flag battles in humid weather. Announcement by King M'Deth that all classes must have correct garb by the following week. Night party at Pompeii.
• 20 -Grymlac, Naes and Talnor were made lords by King M'Deth. Club voted to make next Crown Selection process an election.
• 27 - Seige battle with the Club against the Sardakar. Raven was awarded the Ring of Power. Slave scenario with Aramithris first and Marika second. Kentho was the best slave. Talons of the Phoenix, the interkingdom Amtgard newsletter, was published.
• 31 - TFBL Vol. 4, #8 published by Aramithris. A small fighter practice. Persona sheets (for a directory) from Barad-Duin passed out.

September

• 03 - Amtgard buttons demonstrated by Nashomi. Practice battles for the war. Money collected for the feast, newsletters and the Amtgard Book.
• 09 - Barad-Duin coronation at Austin. The first night involved arrival and set-up, partying and spontaneous ditch battles.
• 10 - Many large battles highlighted by the Burning Lands' victory over the Emrald Hills in the Battle of the Kingdoms. A long court and feast that night, with the introduction of two new baronies. Back in the Burning Lands there was a battlegame.
• 11 - A company officer's versus all others battlegame and a small closing court.
• 12 - The last of the Burning Landers depart for home.
• 14 - Burning Lands letter regarding rules and legal unity mailed to six other groups. A tiny fighter practice.
• 17 - Four Team Company Battles. Ditch battles. Report to the Board of Directors distributed by the Membership Officer.
• 21 - Fighter practice almost entirely rained out.
• 24 - Battlegame with very large attendance. Beginning of the chess tournament. Party that night at Pompeii.
• 28 - A small fighter practice. Multiple preparation for Crown. The Amtgard Book II released early.
• 30 - Beginning of the "Letter War" with Barad-Duin.

October

• 01 - Flag battles and bridge battles.
• 04 - Fighter practice for new fighters organized by Ahira.
• 05 - A very good fighter practice (with 2-man teams melees) at Ponder park.
• 07 - Judging of Crown Qualifications written entries at the home of Aramithris, followed by a run for pizza.
• 08 - Crown Qualifications held at Memorial Park. Tawnee scored the most cultural points with Aramithris second. Ten individuals qualified overall. Guildmaster elections.
• 12 - Persona Quiz won by Joella. Fighter practice.
• 15 - Pre-election football game. Crown Election won by Gilos. Champion tourney won by Ahira. Gilos and Aramithris reach one full year (52 weeks) reeving.
• 16 - First video review of a tournament. Small Amigo Air Show Demo.
• 19 - Fighter practice then an Amtgard video get together at Zyax's place.
• 22 - Flag battles with good attendance from Barad-Duin and the Emerald Hills. Twelfth Crown Coronation Feast of the Burning Lands that evening. Gilos Dawnhope was crowned King with Tawnee Darkfalcon as his Princess Consort. M'Deth became a Grand Duke and Abedon a Countess. Theo received the title of Defender and Argon the title of lord.
• 26 - Fighter practice and viewing of the Crown Feast tape.
• 28 - Knights of the Flame meeting.
• 29 - Weaponmaster X won by Larce with Zyax and Kurse tied for second. Several of the new "whip" swords failed the weapons check.

November

• 02 - Almost non-existent fighter practice.
• 03 - Artisans meeting to determine workshops and credits format.
• 04 - Knights of the Sword meeting.
• 05 - King's armies versus the workd ditch, seige and flag battles. Amtgard movies shown at Marika's.
• 10 - Knights of the Serpent meeting.
• 12 - Tanis and Kai "married" by King Gilos. Flag battles with the newly weds as the flags. Knights versus the World; Knights and Squires versus the World seige battles.
• 16 - Fighter practice.
• 18 - King Gilos, Princess Consort Tawnee, Grand Duke Aramithris and Caspin journey to Barad-Duin where they observe the Chancellor elections and Court. Caspin shows true battle field prowess against Barad-Duin. Battle games take place in the Burning Lands; Corsairs versus the World.
• 22 - Zyax and Grymlac organize a fighter practice.
• 25 - Fighter practice at Album Park organized by the "Alinors."
• 26 - A wet and cold day and with small games.
• 30 - Fighter practice.

December

• 01 - Amtgard demonstration at the Highland Presbyterian Church for the Boy Scouts and their parents as part of their Knights in Shining Armor week.
• 03 - Guildmasters versus the World siege battle. Marika wins the Homestone. Argon comes in second.
• 10 - Cold, wet weather leads to a small sign-in.
• 17 - Siege battles and flag battles; TFBL Vol. 4, #9 published by Ariona.
• 24 - Christmas gathering at the abode of Countess Gwynne and Lord Sterling.
• 31 - Larce is made a Warlord. New Year's Gathering at Falcon Keep.

• 07 - Amtgard demonstration for the Cub Scounts held at Northeast Recreation Center. Board of Directors election held.
• 13 - Wolverine is made a lord by King Gilos.
• 14 - Second Trash Tourney held, Lorn wins and Aredhel comes in second. M'Deth's Whim Tourney also held. Aramithris takes first and Morluk second.
• 21 - Kalibria fulfills her duties as Prime Minister and Naes is elected to take her place. Kalibria is made a Knight of the Crown.
• 28 - TFBL Vol. 5, #1 published by Ariona.

February

• 02 - Baronet Shylarra made Guildmistress of Artisans.
• 04 - Flag battles on a very windy day.
• 11 - Olympiad Special Edition TFBL Vol. 5, No. 2 published by Ariona. Golden Lion Defender tourney won by Caliban. An Amtgard article written by Aramithris and Tawnee is submitted to Roundtable, a medieval magazine.
• 18 - Knights versus the World seige battles. Some Amtgarders journey to the Estrella Wars where Ajax is made a knight in his SCA persona of Beryld Blackwolf.
• 24 - Amtgard demonstration for the Cub Scouts.
• 25 - Tally of voting for monarch selection completed. Voting is chosen with 32 votes, there were 21 votes for fighting, 3 for both, 3 no choice, and 1 for jello wrestling (Morbid). Burning Lands Arts and Sciences magazine published by Marika.

March

• 04 - A small turnout due to inclement weather. A Burning Lands contingent present at the Barad-Duin Ducal Coronation. A Burning Lands-Emerald Hills army defeats Barad-Duin the the War for Hueco.
• 10 - Pre-Olympiad parties and judging for the Olympiad literary entries.
• 11 - First day of competition in the first ever Amtgard Interkingdom Olympiad. Shenai and dry-foil fencing were held for the first time as Amtgard events. Herbalism and needlework were judged as separate Arts and Sciences categories for the first time. The Olympiad feast was held that evening.
• 12 - Second full day of Olympiad competition. Eventual overall war event champion was M'Deth. Tawnee was the overall cultural event winner. Approximate attendance for the weekend was 110.
• 19 - Large sign-in for flag battles. King Gilos passes out the prizes won in the Olympiad.
• 22 - A small Amtgard at Ponder Park.
• 25 - Bunny Hunt organized by Princess Tawnee and starring Naes. The winning team was awarded cokes. The Corsairs travel to the Emerald Hills en masse.
• 28 - Fighter practice.

April

• 01 - Four first time guildmasters (Nanoc, Caliban, Caspin, Raxx). Start of the chess tourney. Four couples declare for crown. Crown written entries judged. Flag battles.
• 05 - Fighter practice.
• 08 - Crown qualifications sponsored by Gwynne. Tawnee and Aramithris tied for first overall, Shylarra was second, and Ariona and M'Deth tied for third. Astrean and Nanoc were first time qualifiers (nine qualified). Two crown contestants failed the reeve's test three times and were not allowed to qualify.
• 12 - Small fighter practice.
• 15 - Crown election: won by Queen Tawnee and Prince Aramithris by a 2 to 1 margin. M'Deth won the champion tourney. Tiger was recognized as Lord of the Shire of the Golden Mist in Lubbock, TX. Pompeii party that night.
• 19 - Fighter practice. Speech about Amtgard given by Aredhel at U.T.E.P.
• 20 - Tawnee's letter to the Celestial Kingdom on status requirements to be an Amtgard group.
• 22 - Amigocon 4 included an Amtgard demo of 40 people and an Amtgard dealer's table.
• 26 - Fighter practice.
• 29 - Crown feast of the Burning Lands attended by 100 people (oriental food). Crowning of Tawnee and Aramithris. Gilos became a Grand Duke, and Ahira a Defender. Marika was given the title of Lady and Dachs became a Lord. All the royal guards wore matched tunics and Barad-Duin achieved the status of a Grand Duchy.
• 30 - A picnic lunch and royal guards versus the world battles to celebrate the incoming court and reign. This was the only case where the guards have won every battle.

May

• 03 - Fighter practice.
• 06 - Weaponmaster tourney sponsored by Aramithris. Standings were: Morluk- 1st, Zyax- 2nd, Naes- 3rd.
• 10 - Fighter practice with 3-man teams dueling.
• 13 - Guard battles with the guard triumphant. Guard photo session. Night battles at Pompeii: Altair won the drunken man's tourney, and Aramithris/Aredhel won 2-man teams.
• 17 - Fighter practice interrupted by rain.
• 20 - Flag and siege battles. T.F.B.L. v.5, #4 published by Gwynne.
• 21 - Scouting party for the site for Clan.
• 23 - Amtgard subscription to Roundtable Magazine.
• 24 - Fighter practice. Barony of the Iron Mountain recognized in Denver, Colorado.
• 28 - Homestone game and weapons check. Small turnout due to S.C.A. Grand Outlandish and the Balloon Festival.
• 31 - Amtgard starter packs first sent out.

June

• 03 - Continuation of the weapons check. A long, involved flag battle. Amtgard demo at Grandy's for the Children's Miracle Network Telethon. Demo hold the field tourney won by M'Deth with Wolverine second. Graduation parties held that night for Talinor and Zenobia.
• 06 - Fighter practice.
• 09 - (thru 6/12): Coronation of the Emerald Hills Queen Alessandra. Battle on the forest trail. Meeting of the B.O.D. Masked ball wedding between Alessandra and Gwyndon. Ariona and Tawnee tied for 2nd in the barbarian garb contest. Aramithris won the hold the field tourney. A side trip to Scarborough Fair.
• 10 - Flag battles. "Rumblings", the Amtgard rules newsletter, published by Gilos.
• 13 - First "official" S.C.A. recognition of Amtgard (a Duchy in Tennessee).
• 14 - Fighter practice.
• 17 - No champs tourney: 1st-Argon, 2nd-Cirith, 3rd-Tyranny. Flag battles. Barony of the Land of Ice and Snow recognized in West Germany. Another barony established in Tacoma, Washington.
• 21 - A very good fighter practice.
• 24 - Amtgard fliers passed out at a Con in New Orleans. El Paso Times photos of Amtgard. B.O.D. expansion worksheets distributed.
• 26 - Speech by M'Deth at U.T.E.P. about recreationist weapons (Amtgard, S.C.A., etc.).
• 28 - Fighter practice. This week had requests for more Amtgard info coming from Colorado, Washington, Georgia, Ohio, and Tennessee.

July

• 01 - Listless games in high heat. Battle for the shield of reflection won by the scout team.
• 05 - Heat ruins fighter practice. Final discussions for the El Paso Times Amtgard article. Flap about LeGrue passing out his Asatru fliers to Amtgard and the S.C.A.
• 08 - Battlegames.
• 09 - Shire of the Sleeping Giant formed by Lord Karl Von Rot Wurm.
• 15 - Prime minister election won by Naes. Best newsletter cover ever, done by M'Deth. B.O.D. meeting. Lots of new people because of the Times article. Drunken man's tourney that night won by Kurse.
• 22 - (Thru 7/24): Gathering of the Clans. Much rain and hail dumped on 125 people. Bardic competition won by Scarhart with Delphos second. Tourney winners: plunder- Zyax, hold the field- Gilos, knife throwing- Caspin, drunken man's- Nevron, 2-man teams- Zyax/Cirith.
• 26 - Small fighter practice.
• 29 - Dagger of infinite penetration quest.

August

• 02 - Fighter practice.
• 05 - Battlegames. News of Otter playing in the community sponsored production of "The Hobbit".
• 09 - Large fighter practice at Ponder park.
• 12 - Bridge and flag battles.
• 18 - Initial work done for changing the Amtgard registered agent, change of address, etc.
• 19 - Battlegames rained out. Argon dominates tournaments fought in Barad-Duin.
• 23 - Fighter practice becomes hackey-sack time.
• 26 - Final copy of the overall B.O.D. working draft. Amtgard in the rain shown on the evening news.
• 27 - Small battlegame.
• 30 - Football, then fighter practice.

September

• 02 - Guard battles. Tawnee passes out fliers at a Con in Boston. Andralaine leads a delegation at the Golden Plains first baronial coronation. Talons of the Phoenix 4 published by Aramithris.
• 09 - Coronation in Austin: the Battle of Barad-Duin decisively won by a joint Burning Lands/Emerald Hills army.
• 13 - Small fighter practice.
• 16 - Flag and siege battles. T.F.B.L. published by Gwynne. Obelisk 2 published by Astrean.
• 23 - Flag battles. Start of the chess tourney.
• 30 - More crown gaming tournies. Homestone game.

October

• 04 - Fighter practice.
• 07 - Written works entered. Six contestants declare for crown. Rotating teams tourney won by Aramithris.
• 11 - Fighter practice.
• 14 - Crown qualifications sponsored by Gwynne. Tawnee took first overall, Aramithris- 2nd, Joella- 3rd. Zyax won the war events.
• 18 - Fighter practice.
• 19 - Nithanalorn announces formation of the High Fantasy Society, a group apart from Amtgard.
• 21 - Crown election won by Aramithris and Tawnee. Intergroup Amtgard contract approved by the B.O.D. Champion tourney won by M'Deth.
• 24 - Tawnee's letter to Barad-Duin setting the terms for them to remain in Amtgard.
• 28 - Crown feast sponsored by Andralaine and Aegar at their abode (The Inn of the Lusty Wench). Aramithris was crowned King and Tawnee became the Princess. Tawnee became a Grand Duchess, Aramithris became a Count, and Caliban received the title of Lord. The food was German. Costume come as you aren't contest won by Marika/Esuom.

November

• 01 - Fighter practice.
• 04 - Weaponmaster tournament: 1st- M'Deth, 2nd- Zyax, 3rd- Ungol.
• 08 - Fighter practice.
• 11 - No champs tourney: 1st- Cirith, 2nd- Chilloro, 3rd- Lorn.
• 13 - Intergroup B.O.D. mass mailing.
• 14 - Tawnee's letter opening relations with the I.F.G.S.
• 15 - Fighter practice.
• 18 - Bridge and siege battles. Feast Faire published by Joella.
• 22 - Small fighter practice.
• 25 - Shinai tourney: 1st- M'Deth, 2nd- Aramithris, 3rd-Talinor.
• 29 - Very small fighter practice.

December

• 02 - (thru 12/04): Burning Lands visit to the Emerald Hills coronation. Schedule for updating the rulebook presented.
• 08 - B.O.D. meeting.
• 09 - Cold weather makes for a small attendance.
• 13 - Fighter practice.
• 15 - Info sent to Theo on starting a new group.
• 16 - Guard battle cancelled. M'Deth on a diplomatic mission to the Emerald Hills.
• 17 - First sub-zero temperature battlegames (in the Iron Mountains).
• 20 - Fighter practice.
• 23 - Claw Legion Christmas party in garb at the keep of Gwynne and Sterling. Alric, Nashomi, and Ryah all return from the past.
• 24 - Amtgard party at Tawnee's.
• 27 - Fighter practice.
• 30 - Zombie game won by Balinor and Aramithris. Shire of the Silver Sea recognized.

• 04 - Theo awarded landed Baron of the Barony of Bifost by King Aramithris.
• 01/06 - Guildmaster elections. Gilos on a diplomatic mission to Barad-Duin. Interkingdom elections cancelled.
• 09 - Quicksilver makes the first overtures to form a Las Cruces group.
• 13 - Amtgard demo at New Mexicocon. Masquerade contest: 1st- Tawnee, 2nd- Aramithris.
• 20 - A cold, windy day for the prime minister election. Barad-Duin votes to withdraw from Amtgard.
• 24 - Fighter practice.
• 27 - New weapon safety rules. A winter gathering.

February

• 02 - Official abandoning of the joint B.O.D. project, going to individual group contracts instead.
• 03 - Battles divided by garb colors. Officer and B.O.D. meeting to discuss: Barad-Duin, group contracts, the Olympiad, Clan gathering, and the Amigocon demo.
• 04 - Grand Duchy of Barad-Duin disenfranchised by the Amtgard B.O.D.
• 09 - Underground household and newsletter formed by Aredhel to oppose the Burning Lands government and B.O.D.
• 16 - Starter pack mailed to Quicksilver.
• 17 - S.C.A. Estrella War in Phoenix.
• 19 - B.O.D. letter to the Denver Castlequest group (who were against the Iron Mountains) denying them the use of the Amtgard rulebook.
• 24 - Voting for the Crown selection method.

March

• 03/03 - Guard battles.
• 10 - Flag and ditch battles.
• 17 - Bad weather affects the photo sessions of the battles.
• 24 - Flag battles.
• 31 - The Keep 4 published by Delphos. Battlegames.

April 90

• 02 - (thru 4/04): Golden Plains second coronation. Plunder quest. Tournaments swept by Aramithris.
• 06 - T.F.B.L. v.7,#7: final monarchy response to both Barad-Duin and the underground household situation.
• 07 - Crown declarations. Written entries for crown. Guildmaster elections.
• 12 - Bifrost initial rejection of the B.O.D. contract.
• 14 - Crown qualifications. Overall winners: cultural- Tawnee, war- M'Deth.
• 20 - Crown election won by Andralaine over Aredhel. Demo at Amigocon 5.
• 23 - B.O.D. involvement in Emerald Hill's political problems incited by Landolph.
• 27 - (thru 4/29): Crown event and Olympiad at the Boy Scout Camp with Andralaine crowned Queen and Argon as Prince. The champion was Aredhel. Olympiad cultural overall placings: 1st- Tawnee, 2nd- Aramithris, 3rd- Gwynne. Overall war events winner- M'Deth. Celestial Kingdom signs the contract.

May

• 05 - No champs. Shield of reflection.
• 12 - Weaponmaster tourney won by Zyax. Astrean becomes Pro-tem prime minister.
• 19 - Return to the summer schedule.
• 26 - S.C.A. Grand Outlandish.

June

• 02 - Emerald Hills coronation.
• 09 - Sword of Flame quest.
• 16 - flag battles.
• 23 - flag battles.
• 30 - Practice games for the Gathering of the Clans.

July

• 02 - Joint Burning Lands account established at the credit union and transfer of the Amtgard registered agent and address.
• 07 - Arakis event in Colorado. Tournies won by Argon, Caliban, Balinor, and Delion.
• 14 - Prime minister election.
• 20 - (thru 7/22): Gathering of the Clans at Sleepy Grass in Cloudcroft, N.M. Over 200 people in attendance. The Burning Lands defeats a joint Emerald Hills/Dragonspine army. First annual kissing contest, winners: female- Nikki of the Iron Mountains, male- Aramithris.
• 28 - Battlegames.

August

• 04 - Ditch and flag battles.
• 11 - Ditch battles.
• 18 - Zombie battles.
• 25 - First coronation of the Celestial Kingdom.

September

• 01 - Golden Plains coronation.
• 07 - (thru 9/09): Dragonspine coronation at Caballo Lake. Andralaine makes Astrean a Baronet, and Quicksilver of Dragonspine becomes a Baroness. Tournies won by Argon and Grymlac.
• 15 - Allthing and B.O.D. meeting.
• 20 - B.O.D. approves in principal of the Golden Plains rules update. Last Burning Lands financial report from the original incorporated B.O.D.
• 22 - Flag battles.
• 29 - Flag battles. Massive politics.

October

• 06 - Guildmaster elections. Declarations for crown. T.F.B.L. published by Astrean. B.O.D. financial report. Emerald Hills contract signed with the B.O.D.
• 13 - Crown qualifications: overall cultural winners are 1st- Tawnee, 2nd- Ahira, 3rd- Andralaine.
• 20 - Crown election. Ahira is King, Vamir is the Princess, and Tawnee becomes the champion.
• 26 - (thru 10/28): Crown event at Caballo Lake. Titles awarded: Andralaine- Duchess, Argon- Earl, Naes- knight of the flame, and Tyranny received the order of the Masque. Tournies won by Gilos, M'Deth, Aramithris, and Ungol. Kissing contest winners: female- Zenobia, male- Aramithris.

November

• 03 - Weaponmaster won by M'Deth with Lorn second. Burning Land contract signed with the B.O.D.
• 10 - Back to the winter schedule.
• 17 - Guard battles.
• 24 - Thanksgiving battlegames.
• 31 - Flag and ditch battles.

December

• 01 - Flag and ditch battles.
• 08 - Emerald Hills coronation. - 15 - Flag battles.
• 22 - Claw Legion christmas party.
• 29 - Christmas/New year's battlegames.

• 05 - B.O.D. election.
• 12 - Cold weather makes for small battlegames.
• 19 - Prime minister election won by Terarin. Naes becomes a Baron.
• 26 - Flag battles.

February

• 02 - Flag battles.
• 09 - Midwinter games. Prime minister defender tourney won by Aramithris.
• 16 - S.C.A. Estrella war in Phoenix.
• 23 - Second Celestial Kingdom coronation. Saracen bake sale.

March

• 02 - Flag battles.
• 09 - Chasm battles.
• 16 - Ditch and flag battles.
• 23 - Flag and chasm battles.
• 30 - Aramithris' story in Dragon magazine is passed around Amtgard to read.

April

• 06 - Crown declarations and written entries due. Guildmaster elections.
• 13 - Crown qualifications, overall winners: cultural- Tawnee, war- Aramithris.
• 20 - Amtgard demo at Amigocon. Crown election with Naes becoming King, Tawnee- Princess, and Argon- champion.
• 26 - Crown feast. Ahira became a Duke and a knight of the crown while Vamir received the title of Contessa. Kathon and Alaeric of Dragonspine were lorded. Instigation of the Zodiac guard.

May

• 04 - Weaponmaster 15 won by Cthol with Argon- 2nd, and Caliban- 3rd. Closest tournament placing of the top 5 ever.
• 11 - Return to the summer fighting schedule.
• 18 - Guard battles.
• 25 - S.C.A. Grand Outlandish.

June

• 01 - No champs tourney.
• 08 - Emerald Hills coronation.
• 15 - Flag battles.
• 22 - Jugging and flag battles.
• 29 - Jugging practice.

July

• 05 - (thru 7/07): Arakis 2 at the Grand Sands National Monument.
• 13 - Filming of the Amtgard demo tape.
• 20 - Prime minister election won by Arkane. Terarin becomes a Baron.
• 22 - B.O.D. demand that Barad-Duin drop its use of the Amtgard rules.
• 26 - (thru 7/28): Gathering of the Clans. Burning Lands victory in the war of the kingdoms. A multi-encounter quest that featured the House of Pleasure and Pain. Kissing contest winners: female- Leviatar of the Iron Mountains, male- Aramithris.

August

• 03 - Flag battles.
• 10 - Amtgard demo organized for the Robin Hood movie.
• 17 - Lord Caliban departs on a two year great journey.
• 24 - B.O.D. meeting. Celestial Kingdom coronation.
• 31 - Flag battles.

September

• 07 - T.F.B.L. published by Delion.
• 14 - Flag battles.
• 21 - Crown selection process once again chooses voting over fighting.
• 28 - Crown declarations.

October

• 05 - Guildmaster elections and written entries turned in.
• 12 - Crown qualifications, overall winners: cultural- Tawnee, war- Aramithris.
• 19 - Crown election with Delion becoming King, Ahira- Prince Regent, and Joad- champion.
• 26 - Crown feast. Naes became a Duke.

November

• 02 - Hotly contested Weaponmaster tourney: 1st- M'Deth, 2nd- Gilos.
• 09 - Return to the noon starting time.
• 16 - Guard battles.
• 23 - Holiday influx of people for the battlegames.
• 26 - Elementary school demo at which Andralaine is hurt.
• 30 - Flag battles.

December

• 07 - Emerald Hills coronation. M'Deth fights with the hosts against the Celestial Kingdom invaders.
• 13 - Advance ruling period on Foundation status for Amtgard.
• 14 - Last issue (#11) of Champions from the Lands that Burn.
• 21 - Claw Legion Christmas party in garb.
• 28 - End of the year flag battles. Andralaine and Aegar depart on a great journey.
• 31 - I.R.S. approval of Burning Lands tax exempt status.

• 04 - B.O.D. election.
• 11 - Flag battles.
• 18 - Prime minister election won by Joad.
• 25 - Flag battles.

February

• 01 - Jugging, ditch battles, flag battles. Weapon check.
• 08 - S.C.A. Estrella war.
• 15 - Third letter to I.R.S. transferring all B.O.D. duties.
• 22 - Flag and ditch battles.
• 29 - Celestial Kingdom coronation.

March

• 07 - Golden Plains coronation.
• 14 - Flag battles.
• 21 - Flag battles.
• 28 - Gaming tournies started.

April

• 04 - Guildmaster elections. Crown declarations and written entries due.
• 11 - Crown qualifications sponsored by Andrashe, overall winners were: cultural- Tawnee, war- M'Deth. Joad published the overall levels achieved for all club members.
• 18 - T.F.B.L. published by Garlon. Crown election with Talinor becoming King, Princess- Clover, champion- Argon. Tournies won by Morluk, Aramithris, and Nikos (to raise money for 10th year).
• 25 - Amtgard demo at Amigocon.
• 26 - Amtgard roleplaying panel at Amigocon.

May

• 02 - Crown feast. Delion became a Duke and a knight of the Crown, Ahira became a Count, and Joad a Defender. Andrashe was made a Lady. Many visitors from the Iron Mountains and the Golden Plains. Duelist class initiated. May Day Festival.
• 09 - Weaponmaster tourney, standings: 1st- M'Deth, 2nd- Naes, 3rd- Argon.
• 16 - Return to summer Amtgard schedule. No champs tourney.
• 23 - Coke sales initiated for the 10th year fund.
• 30 - T.F.B.L. v.9,#1 published by Terarin.
• 31 - Emerald Hills coronation.

June

• 06 - Golden Plains regent tourney.
• 13 - Guard battles.
• 20 - Ditch and flag battles.
• 27 - major jugging practice and tournies.

July

• 03 - (thru 7/5): The Iron Mountains celebrate Kingdom status at Arakis 3. The Burning Lands jugging team is victorious.
• 11 - Flag battles.
• 18 - Prime minister election won by Ladyhawk. Joad become a Baron. Allthing to discuss the duelist class.
• 25 - Battlegames and strategy to practice for Clan.
• 31 - (thru 8/02): Gathering of the Clans with 400 in attendance (continuing the trend of attendance doubling over the last five Gatherings.). West victory in the war of the Kingdoms and a plunder tourney won by Thedro. Highlights included the slave auction run by Gilos (as usual, Nikos "bought" Paloma for the highest bid of the day), matching Claw Legion tunics, and a circle of knights meeting -21 attended, to discuss discipline for an unfortunate incident among the Corsair knights.

August

• 08 - The Sultan's Birthday Bash in the Golden Plains.
• 15 - Mass mailing of the first 10th year flier.
• 22 - T.F.B.L. published by Terarin. Experimental monsters rules utilized. Records update.
• 29 - The third season of fantasy football begins.

September

• 05 - Ragnarok game part 1- the gods roam.
• 12 - Ragnarok game part 2- the forces of evil run rampant.
• 19 - Ragnarok game part 3- the ultimate triumph of good.
• 26 - Publication of a 10th year financial report. Knights meeting to discuss the issue of Knighthood of the crown.

October

• 03 - Guildmaster elections. Written entries due. Flap over the ownership of the Amtgard rulebook.
• 10 - Crown qualifications, overall winners: cultural- Tawnee, war- Aramithris.
• 17 - Crown election with Terarin becoming King, Andrashe- Princess, Nikos- champion.
• 24 - Crown feast. Talinor becomes a Duke and a knight of the crown, Clover becomes a Countess. Calliope received the title of Lady, and Quinn and Nikos were lorded. Arkane refused the title of Baronet.
• 31 - Dragonspine quest for the shield of reflection won by Garlon and Aramithris.

November

• 07 - Reintroduction to the Burning Lands of the Amtgard book of Heraldry.
• 09 - Zach White demo.
• 14 - Weaponmaster: 1st- Naes, 2nd- Argon, 3rd- Nikos. A B.O.D. membership shakeup.
• 21 - Guard battles end in a dispute populace victory. Knights meeting.
• 28 - Allthing to discuss options on 10th year.

December

• 05 - King Terarin leads a Burning Lands raid against Dragonspine.
• 08 - Putnam school demo.
• 12 - Declarations for prime minister and B.O.D. due.
• 16 - Iron Mountain rules committee mass mailing.
• 19 - Ivar and Kat establish a keep in the Burning Lands.
• 26 - Order of the warrior tourney run by Naes. Claw Legion 5th annual Christmas party. Newspaper photographer out at Amtgard.

• 02 - B.O.D. election, Astrean is elected president. Prime minister election won by Ladyhawk- she becomes a Baroness.
• 05 - Northeast school demo.
• 07 - B.O.D. and officers meeting on the rules situation.
• 08 - Secretary week demo at Sunland park.
• 09 - Iron Mountains coronation and winter revel.
• 16 - Album Park quest, the homestone won by Garlon.
• 23 - Mid-reign feast sponsored by Andrashe. 100 were in attendance. Jetara of Dragonspine was made a Lord.
• 24 - Tenth year organizational meeting at the keep of Grand Duke Gilos.
• 30 - Order of the warrior tourney run by Naes.

February

• 06 - Quest for the Sword of flame sponsored by Raphael. Greywalker won the relic.
• 13 - Very good siege battles celebrating ten years of Amtgard. Amtgard filmed to be on the evening news.
• 18 - Dragonspine fighter practice- Aramithris reinjures his knee.
• 19 - Aramithris' housewarming party.
• 20 - Weapons check.
• 26 - Kat's and Ivar's housewarming party.
• 27 - Guard battles. Order of the warrior tourney.

March

• 06 - Golden Plains coronation and Iron Mountain's organized rules meeting which basically ended up supporting the 5th edition rulebook.
• 13 - Guildmaster declarations due. Tenth year status report. Trash quest organized by M'Deth and won by Garlon. Over and under battles.
• 20 - Amtgard demo set for Amigocon. Much political fallout from the Amarillo event and the upcoming month of crown. Flag battles. The first day of spring.
• 27 - Gaming tournies of chess, pente and spades begun early for crown qualifications. Non-warlord tournies run by Naes. TFBL published. Crown month info distributed. Claw Legion meeting and party to plan for 10th year ends up accomplishing many wonderous and diverse objectives none of which involved 10th year. As of this date official all time attendance in the Burning Lands has exceeded 2,500 different people.

April

• 03 - Crown declarations and written entries due. Two couples declare. Guildmaster elections. Crown chess tourney won by Aramithris with Mad Hatter 2nd and Max 3rd. Flag and ditch battles.
• 10 - Crown qualifications sponsored by Terarin. Cultural top 3 standings were, lst Aramithris with 40 pts., 2nd Tawnee with 25 pts, and 3rd Gwynne with 23 pts. Eighteen people qualified for Crown in this, the best qualifications in over 3 years. Outstanding events included cooking, factual writing, and armor construction. M'Deth was the overall war event winner and The Claw Legion scored the most overall points.
• 16 - (through 04/18) Amtgard demo at Amigocon 8. Not a great con with a so-so Amtgard demo, Aramithris on some panels, and Tawnee taking some ribbons in the art show. Tawnee won the masquerade garb contest.
• 24 - Crown election and Champion tourney. Aramithris and Kat defeated Tawnee and Otter with 61% of the vote. Flag battles were held during the election. Nikos beat Ahira in the finals of the Champion tourney.

May

• 30 - (to 05/02) Crown feast and event at Caballo Lake. Aramithris was crowned king and Kat became Princess Consort. Terarin became a Duke and Knight of the Crown and Chandra became a Countess. Ivar finished second overall in the Olympiad and Gflos and M'Deth tied for first in the war events. Argon made knight of the Crown.
• 08 - Battlegames and the changing of the guard in the Burning Lands. Choosing of the guard and Crown officers. Ditch and flag battles.
• 09 - Garb workshop.
• 15 - Weaponmaster tourney won by M'Deth, with Nikos 2nd, and Naes 3rd. A hotly contested tourney ending in a clean Claw Legion sweep.
• 16 - Garb workshop.
• 22 - No-Champs tourney eventually won by Damien-he wins his first- ever order of the warrior. Ditch and flag battles.
• 29 - B.O.D. meeting (Oregon situation, rules revision). Decent battlegames despite it being the weekend of S.C.A. Grand Outlandish.

June

• 05 - A very quiet day. Hill battles. Lots of administrative work. Old home week with the appearance of several old members. Emerald Hills Coronation in Dallas. 10th year master plan distributed by the autocrat.
• 06 - Garb workshop.
• 09 - Fighter school and practice.
• 12 - New rules revision ideas displayed. Officers meetings. Plans for Arrakis. Flag battles. A pool party at the keep of Kat & Ivar.
• 18 - (to 06/20) (Iron Mountains Arrakis (The Journey to Hell). The low points were too sad and sundry to detail here (example-Amtgard getting kicked out of a national park). Highlights included victory in the jugging tourney by the Claw team of Nikos, Ivar, Wolfram, Bolt and Gilos; the advent of the new dinosaur Boltosaurus Sex, plunder reaved by the Burning Lands Navy, the lst annual in-car sword fighting tourney, and presentation of the rulebook revisions to the Iron Mountains and Golden Plains. Flag battles in the Burning Lands.
• 25 - Rules revision ideas mailed to the other kingdoms. Duke Ivar departs on a great journey to visit Amtgard groups in Sweden and Finland.
• 26 - The Royal Guard appears in 20 matching tunics. Siege and flag battles. Fallout from Arrakis. Appearance of a siege tower in the games. A hot, humid day.
• 27 - Burning Lands contingent travels to the new barony of Shadowdale.
• 30 - Massive internet communication about the Oregon groups, 10th year, and the upcoming 6th edition rulebook.

July

• 03 - Garb and Artisan workshop for 10th year. Flag battles. Announcement of two new Burning Lands baronies in Albuquerque and Alamogordo. Declarations for P.M. Updated group starter packs organized. Announcements for 10th Year passed out and sent over the internet. Corsair party.
• 05 - Garb workshop.
• 06 - Intensive consultations with the Mystic Seas in Oregon.
• 10 - Scouting party to check and reserve the sites and to make maps for Clan/lOth Year. P.M. declarations due. Aramithris returned to the battlefield. Massive 10th Year preparations. Killer games and swimming that evening.
• 11 - Dragonspine midreign with good Burning Lands attendance. A pleasant evening with good food and sparring after court. Maps of the 10th year site passed out.
• 12 - Garb workshop.
• 14 - Garb workshop.
• 16 - P.M. election won by Ladyhawke with 80% of the vote. Ditch and flag battles. Final prep. for 10th Year with massive interkingdomcommunication. The first out-of-town visitors for Clan come sifting into town.
• 20 - Demo at Peter Piper's Pizza.
• 21 - Setup at the site for 10th Year. Partying and acquaintances renewed.
• 22 - Official opening of the Burning Lands Gathering of the Clans 10th Year celebration. Archery and knife throwing competitions. Massive partying that evening.
• 23 - Quest and opening, of the town (including such attractions as the Saucy Wench Tavern, Weissdrake Armories, The House of Pleasure and Pain, a gladiatorial pit, and live steel and garb merchants). Interkingdom ditch battles. Much reveling and passing of the orange in a well lit town that evening.
• 24 - Court of the 5 kingdoms included 3 knightings, outstanding event and jugging favors, and recognition of the ten founding members of Amtgard. Overall arts winner was Gwynne. The Day of Three Battles: the grand melee ditch battle, the whippersnappers vs. old coots full class battlegame, and in the end-a truly excellent seige battle where 75 knights and squires finally defeated 200+ populace members in a hard-fought siege war. That night was a revel sponsored by the Sable Pride and a high quality bardic eventually won by Scarhart.
• 25 - Kontessa's Choice tourney won by Grymlac. Goodbyes said and cleanup. The weekend also featured new garb and ceremonies by several groups and companies including The Claw Legion, the Golden Lions, and House Torrid. 600 people attended this, the largest and perhaps the best Amtgard event ever.
• 31 - Fallout from 10th Year. Ditch and flag battles in hot weather. Some ideas for llth Year.

August

• 04 - Rulebook 6th edition, 2nd draft completed.
• 07 - More 10th Year after events. Ditch battles and flag battles.
• 08 - Farewell party for Delian. Single sword tourney won by Aramithris with Naes second and Qdink third.
• 11 - Birthday of Princess Kat celebrated.
• 13 - Start of cyberpunk killer game run by Gilos.
• 14 - Burning Lands visit to Dragonspine for their battlegames. Ditch and flag battles. Cyberpunk killer game that evening.
• 15 - Kingdom status granted to the Mystic Seas.
• 16 - Baronial certificates mailed to Pegasus Valley (Albuquerque), and Shadowvale (Alamogordo).
• 20 - The Claw Legion midsummer cookout party and farewell to Paloma. She is made a Lady and Master of Limners.
• 21 - Hot, humid day with ditch battles and overunder battles. Party at Caliope's that night. Masquerade game at Sunland Park Mall that night.
• 22 - Demo at Bubonicon.
• 25 - Fantasy football 4th season draft.
• 27 - Slow day of ditch and over-under battles. Talons of the Phoenix passed out. Another demo planned by Tawnee. Plans made for Worldcon.
• 28 - Fliers passed out at Gencon by Labrynthe. Demo organized by Andralaine.

September

• 02 - Departure of the Burning Lands court for the World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention in San Francisco from 9/2 to 9/6. Members from the Iron Mountains also attend.
• 03 - 200 Amtgard fliers passed out at Worldcon are given out in under two hours. Kat wins a hall costume ribbon for her belly dancing garb.
• 04 - Amtgard in El Paso: battlegames.
• 04 - Worldcon poetry reading by Aramithris. Vamir and Gilos enter the masquerade costume contest.
• 05 - Fantasy stained glass sold by Tawnee at the art show.
• 06 - Tour of San Francisco and return of 12 local Amtgarders back to El Paso. About 8,000 people attended Worldcon, many of which whom saw examples of Amtgard culture and creativity.
• 11 - Ditch and flag battles and the beginnings of the politics for Crown.
• 18 - Hilltop flag battles. Birthday party for Caliope and Trinity that night.
• 25 - Auction for the Crown feast, followed by a knight's meeting. Start of Crown strategic gaming. Ditch and flag battles. Third newsletter of the reign (with the 4th draft of the revised rulebook) published by Aramithris.

October

• 02 - Written entries for Qualifications due. Guildmaster elections. Declarations for Crown due. Flag and ditch battles. First copy of the 6th edition rulebook displayed.
• 03 - Crown written entries judged.
• 09 - Crown QuaUifications sponsored by Gwynne. Overall cultural winners were: lst Aramithris 28 pts, M'Deth 27 pts, Ladyhawke 26 pts. Bolt won the overall war events. Party that night at Caliope's.
• 16 - Crown election and Amtgard back to winter starting time. The return of Caliban. M'Deth & Caliope won the Crown election by one vote over Argon & Andralaine. Aramithris won the Champion tourney.
• 22 - Claw birthday party for M'Deth, Aramithris, Gilos, Valeria, and Bolt- a very good party.
• 23 - Various ditch battles and a flag battle. 6th edition rulebook and updated records introduced to the club.
• 29 - 6th edition rulebook master copies mailed to all kingdoms.
• 30 - Crown feast: M'Deth was crowned king and Caliope as consort. Aramithris became champion. Kat received the title of countess, Ladyhawke became a knight of the flame and Kayrana was made a lady. Presentation of the new rulebook- Introduction of a Court executioner and Court monster. Gilos and Naes became warlords. Declaration of war against the Celestial Kingdom. An imminent assassin's revolt crushed by the Royal Guards. B.O.D. meeting.

November

• 05 - SPAD Champions campaign restored.
• 06 - Renaissance Fair: Amtgard demo. Flag battles and a hill-slope battle game. B.O.D. meeting to discuss the future of Dragonspine and how to determine kingdom status within Amtgard.
• 12 - Demo for the movie "The Three Musketeers.'
• 13 - Weaponmaster run by Nikos washed out by freezing rain.
• 14 - Feast and battle game in the Barony of Shadowvale.
• 20 - Continuation of Weaponmaster- M'Deth wins first overall. Cyberpunk game that night.
• 24 - Guildmaster meeting.
• 27 - November birthday party thrown by Ladyhawke, tournies and Thanksgiving leftover feast.

December

• 04 - War practice in Dragonspine.
• 08 - Garb workshop.
• 10 - Party at Bolt's with 1993 championship darts and pool tournies. Overall champion was Bolt.
• 11 - Several members attend the Emerald Hills coronation in Dallas. Tapes of the Burning Land's fighting viewed that evening.
• 18 - Burning Lands party at Caliope's. Guard battles that day.
• 23 - 6th annual Claw Legion Christmas party and exchange of gifts.
• 25 - Christmas day battles. - 31 - New Year's party at Trinity's.

• 01 - New Year's Day Games. The BOD election is delayed. An Allthing ratifies the 6th edition rulebook.
• 08 - No Champs Tourney won by Trinity with Kayrana 2nd and Ladyhawke 3rd. Old Fogies vs. Young Whippershappers flag battle- as usual experience and treachery won out. There was also a demo. The filming of an Amtgard video.
• 15 - Hill battles because of a large SCA presence for 12th Night. A good day of fighting.
• 22 - BOD and Prime Minister election. Raphael becomes P.M. Lots of magic in the battlegames. A fun quest and Midreign Feast in the Duchy of Dragonspine.
• 29 - Very even Fogen vs. Whippersnapper battles. Ditch battles. War announcements and BOD meeting.

February

• 05 - Guard and Company battles (involving 8 teams). Two very good battles. Birthday party for Delphos that evening.
• 12 - Lots of good ditch battles. Sphaghetti party at Gilos' that night.
• 19 - Ditch and seige battles. Midreign feast at the abode of Ladyhawke that evening (with a war council meeting). Bolt, Trinity, and Damion were lorded and Aramithris became the first 4-belt knight by receiving his Serpent. Distribution of the newsletter.
• 25-27 - Burning Lands vs. the Celestial Kingdom war in Austin ends in a crushing BL victory, both in the field and ditch battles. Also, there was no competition in the political, rules, swaggering, and babe arenas. The potato farmers were freed, and our armies returned home tired, victorious, hung over, and happy.

March

• 05 - Ditch and Guard battles. Victory party at Caliope's that night.
• 09 - BOD meeting on kingdom status.
• 12 - Ditch and fort battles.
• 26 - Desultory ditch and flag battles, Easter egg hunt, and Amtgard interviewed on radio. BOD meeting rescheduled.

April

• 02 - Guildmaster elections and written entries due. Declarations for Crown (only one pair declared). A draw in the Guard battles. Party at Boit's that evening.
• 05 - BOD meeting and potluck supper.
• 09 - Crown Qualifications sponsored by M'Deth and Caliope. Overall war event winner was Aramithris. Overall cultural standing were: lst Ladyhawke, 2nd Trinity, and 3rd Gwynne.
• 16 - Crown election won by Ladyhawke and Trinity. Champion tourney won by Deathstalker. Flag battles and auction to raise money for the club. Victory party that night at Trinity's.
• 17 - Raid in Shadowvale Barony to avert a political crisis.
• 23 - Amtgard demo at Amigocon IX. Highlights included a costumed dance, Amtgarders on panels, and prizes won in the art show by Kat, Stini, Tawnee, and Gwynne.
• 30 - Crown feast held in Dragonspine. Ladyhawke and Trinity ascended the throne. Ivar received his 3rd belt. The feast theme was potatoes. A party at Bolt's later.

May

• 03 - B.O.D. meeting cancelled.
• 07 - Demo at Andress High School. Guard battles and flag battles. A short B.O.D. meeting.
• 14 - Weaponmaster tourney won by Aramithris with Argon and M'Deth tying for second. Graduation party for Vamir at Bolt's abode.
• 21 - Camping event at Caballo Lake. A short Amtgard in El Paso rained out.
• 28 - A diminished Amtgard because of Outlandish, the Baloon Festival, and the Star Trek Marathon.

June

• 04 - Guard battles and plans for future events followed by a full night of the card game "Magic."
• 11 - Raid on Dragonspine ends in a crushing Burning Lands victory.
• 18 - Emerald Hills Coronation. Ditch battles and Saracen party in the Burning Lands.
• 25 - Iron Mountains Coronation at Arakis. Relic/Plunder quest (sponsored by Rakasta) won by Aramithris and Bolt.
• 27 - Scouting party at Clan XII site.
• 29 - Demo at the West Side Recreation Center.

July

• 01 - Claw Legion Clan preparation cookout.
• 02 - Weapon check. Allthing on Clan. Flag and ditch battles. Trip to buy feast food for Clan. Massive games of the card game `Magic" that night.
• 09 - Flag and ditch battles. A pre-Clan auction. Publication of the newsletter.
• 10 - A Dragonspine raid on Shadowvale is crushed.
• 14 - Called B.O.D. meeting.
• 16 - No Champs tourney won by Calliope with Gwydeon 2nd and Pompous 3rd. P.M. election won by Mandrake. Corsair party that night.
• 17 - Demo.
• 21 - Clan XII starts- ditch battles and massive negative politics.
• 22 - Claw Legion Kissing Contest and underwear burning.
• 23 - Court and New vs. Old Kingdoms War won by the oldies.
• 24 - Packing up and return home. Clan attendance was 400.
• 30 - Clan Legion Clan Survival party. Flag and ditch battles.

August

• 06 - Slow day of ditch battles and Magic trading.
• 13 - Slow with ditch and flag battles. Parties that night at Otter's and at Caliope's.
• 20 - Very hot and boring day. Claw Legion goodbye party for Stini.
• 26 - 5th season Fantasy Football draft.
• 27 - Decent battlegames. Party (end of summer) at Bolt's.

September

• 03 - Coronation and discussion on B.O.D. meeting in the Golden Plains. Slow day in the Burning Lands.
• 10 - B.O.D. meeting. Flag and ditch battles.
• 17 - Ditch battles and flag battles. Birthday party at Trinity's and Laura's.
• 24 - Ditch battles. Coronation feast in Dragonspine.

October

• 01 - Beginning of Crown month. Crown declarations due. Guard battles rained out. Party at Aredhel's that night.
• 6-11 - Amtgard wedding ceremony of Leviatar and Wolfram in the Iron Mountains Midreign. Glory for the Claw Legion though the mundane aspects were tough.
• 15 - Crown Qualifications. Party that night at Ivar's and Kat's. Kat was the over-all cultural winner.
• 22 - Crown election/Champion tourney. Ivar won with 60% of the vote. Kayrana was his consort. Champion tourney won by Chesire.
• 29 - Crown feast at the VFW hall. Highlights included Trinity becoming a knight of the flame and the overthrow of the vampires.

November

• 05 - M'Deth leaves on a great journey. He receives his 4th belt that evening. Flag/ditch battles.
• 06 - Renaissance Faire at Las Cruces. (and Amtgard demo).
• 12 - Veteran's Day weekend- Amtgard goes to winter time schedule. Amtgard largely rained out. - 19 - Weaponmaster won by Caliban with Trinity second and Damion third.
• 26 - Thanksgiving weekend games and events. Allthing to select a P.M. pro-tem. T.F.B.L. Vol. 13, #1 published.
• 30 - Elementary school demo by Bolt.

December

• 03 - Guard battles, Pro-tem P.M. election won by Raphael.
• 04 - Raid on Shadowvale.
• 10 - Raid on Dragonspine.
• 11 - Funds and records fact-finding trip to Shadowvale.
• 17 - Pegasus Valley event.
• 18 - Toga party.
• 22 - Starquesting Dragon party.
• 23 - 10th annual Claw Legion Christmas party- over 50 people attended.
• 24 - Christmas weekend games (ditch battles). 1994 Friday Bowl won by the Wu Warriors.
• 27 - Golden Lion Christmas party.
• 31 - B.O.D. terms of office up. Midreign costume ball. T.F.B.L. published.

• 07 - Coronation of King Wolfram in the Iron Mountains. Attended by Aramithris and Ivar.
• 14 - Large SCA presence in the park. Excellent battlegames.
• 21 - P.M. Election won by Quinn. A new 7 member B.O.D elected. Flag and ditch battles.
• 28 - Jugging. A small B.O.D. meeting. Party that night at Andralaine's.

February

• 04 - Allthing and B.O.D. meeting. Relic Quest sponsored by the Saracens.
• 11 - The 13th anniversary of Amtgard. More jugging.
• 17 - (to 02/19) Spring War II in the Celestial Kingdom. Highlights included victory in the jugging tourney by the Claw Legion, announcement of Olympiad 1996 in the Iron Mountains, and a friendly show of force from the Mystic Seas.
• 25 - Ditch battles and political fallout from the war.

March

• 04 - Ditch battles and battlegames.
• 11 - Spring Break with large flag battles. Crown month events rescheduled.
• 18 - Battlegames. Claw Legion St. Patrick's Day/Spring Equinox chili cookout.
• 25 - Battles. TFBL published.

April

• 01 - TFBL (3rd for the year) published with Qualification info. Rulebook revision 6.1 announced on the internet. Battlegames.
• 08 - BOD meeting to determine the status of Ladyhawke's belt. Ditch battles. Preliminary work on the Monster Handbook, Rulebook, and Corpora. Massive Internet politics.
• 15 - Written entries turned in. Declarations for Crown due. Guildmaster elections. Battlegames. Qualifications spades tourney won by Gwynne.
• 22 - Crown Qualifications. Aramithris wins over-all cultural events with Gwynne second. Cheshire wins over-all war events. All 4 people running for a Crown position qualify. Qualifications Magic tourney won by Cheshire. Amigocon demo.
• 29 - Crown Elections with Aramithris and Ivar the new Monarch and Prince Consort respectively. Raphael wins Champion. First time for single ticket elections in the B.L. Party at Bolt's that evening. $100.00 on auction to B.L. treasury. Belted circle votes to strip Ladyhawke's belt. Party that night at the abode of Ivar and Kat.
• 30 - Amtgard given a three minute spot on the local news.

May

• 06 - Signed contracts received from Granyte Spyre (Houston), Silver Water (Florida) and Caer Sidhe (Minnesota).
• 12 - King Ivar and King-elect Aramithris journey to ducal coronation of Duke Zol at Mordengard. Ditch battles on a windy day in the Burning Lands. Sketches of "Norse" Royal Guard tunics displayed at the park in B.L.
• 19 - Coronation camping event at Caballo Lake Park. Five kingdoms represented in the royalty. Ivar becomes a Grand Duke, Kayrana a Countess. Highlights included Russian court gifts from Ivar, a free Italian feast, and a Norse theme court.
• 25 - Bank receipts recovered on the whole "Ladyhawke" issue.
• 26 - "Braveheart" demo.
• 27 - Scouting party for Clan 13.

June

• 03 - Flag and ditch battles. Crown events in 3 other groups.
• 10 - Weaponmaster tourney sponsored by Ahira and won by Trinity with Thedro second.
• 12 - First internet "weapon check."
• 13 - War declared on the CK.
• 14 - Weapons, garb, and sage workshops.
• 15 - Mush gather, Karioke for Saracens, Lions, Claw.
• 16 - Premiere of Batman III watched by Amtgard.
• 17 - TFBL published by Gwynne. Preparation for Arrakis. Ladyhawke stripped of her flame belt by King Aramithris. Midnight Sun problem resolved. Dancing that night in Juarez. Guards versus the world battles.
• 18 - Amtgard to a Diablo's game delayed.
• 21 - First day of summer, Arakis trip organized.
• 22 - Corpora update started.
• 23 - The royal court departs for Arakis VII.
• 24 - Arakis attended by the Claw Legion. Jugging in the rain (and joint championship), royal wenching and carousing, and a general good time.
• 28 - 4th edition Corpora rewrite.
• 30 - Garb workshop.

July

• 01 - Ditch battles. CK/GS/BL war up in the air. Politics on the mushes. The first internet war won by the Burning Lands.
• 03 - Vitners workshop.
• 08 - First Knight movie demo seen by 200 people (thanks for the attendance from Golden Plains, Emerald Hills, and Dragonspine). Four declarations for prime minister.
• 13 - Amtgard at Hemingways.
• 14 - Kayrana and Terarin's wedding reception. Amtgard at Clicks later.
• 15 - P.M. election won by Gilos. Ditch battles. Twenty Amtgarders drink and drown in Juarez. No champs. 4th edition corpora published.
• 16 - Garb workshops.
• 17 - Publication workshops.
• 18 - Visitors arrive from VSR and Iron Mountains.
• 20 - Autocrats depart for Clan. Massive parties.
• 21 - The much ballyhooed Good-Evil-Dead battle ends in a crushing victory for King Aramithris and the Forces of Light. A very successful monarch's meeting. Court- many gifts and awards. Congrats to Sir Bolt, Dame Aurora, Squire Oriana, Man-at-Arms Jules, Lord Axgar, and Lord Rakasta. Party at the Lazy Hammer.
• 22 - Various battlegames. Clawfest that night. Zol was inducted into the Claw Legion and Valeria into House Torrid. Underwear burning. Kissing contest: Female winner- Aurora from VSR, Male winner- Aramithris.
• 23 - Final merchants row and Clan packing. Goodbyes until next year. An outstanding event with 700+ attendance.
• 26 - Fighter practice organized by Jheni.
• 29 - Chasm battles, plans made for fund raisers and raids. A Saracen meeting to make Jheni a chieftain.

August

• 02 - Fighter practice organized by Jheni.
• 03 - At the Hemingway's Amtgard watering hole.
• 05 - Ditch battles, fund raiser plans. Hemingways. A night on the Mountain.
• 09 - An excellent fighter practice.
• 12 - Very fun guard battles. A party at Korric's that evening.
• 16 - Fighter practice rained out.
• 19 - Slow day of ditch battles.
• 23 - Fighter practice
• 24 - Another fun night at Hemingways.
• 26 - Large attendance with a good battlegame. Several social events that evening.
• 30 - Fighter practice.
• 31 - Hemingways.

September

• 02 - Raid on Dragonspine, followed by ditch battles and a Corsair party.
• 03 - Party and fundraiser at Bolt's (sponsored by Gilos).
• 09 - Ditch battles and visitors from out of town. Birthday party for Rachel with fun drunken mans fighting.
• 14 - Hemingways.
• 16 - Ditch battles.
• 23 - Ditch battles. Saracen birthday party.
• 30 - Dragonspine coronation.

October

• 07 - Irongate campout.
• 14 - Publication of TFBL V.13, #6 by the Claw Legion.
• 21 - Written entries and declarations turned in. Guildmaster elections. Claw Legion birthday party.
• 28 - Crown qualifications. Cultural winner and kingdom arts and sciences champion was Talinor. Thedro won the war events.

November

• 04 - Burning Lands contingents at both the Pegasus Valley-Iron Mountains war and the Celestial Kingdom-Dragonspine war.
• 11 - Crown election won by Ahira over Asmund. Jheni became Princess consort and Talinor became champion.
• 18 - Crown feast held at the abode of Trinity and Althea (this after threats from Le Grue lost Amtgard its feast site). Barbarian Feast courtesy of Zol and company. Talinor became a knight of the Serpent.
• 25 - Weaponmaster tourney won by Thedro. A very small turnout.

December

• 02 - No champs tourney. Lots of ditch battles.
• 09 - EH coronation in the Borderlands with small attendance because of the weather. Flag and seige battles back in the BL.
• 16 - Publication of the Amtgard Book III by Aramithris. Ditch battles. Clan favors, corporas, contracts, Amtgard Books, etc. mailed to the other groups.
• 23 - Claw Legion Christmas party included internet attendance over the mush.
• 30 - End of year battlegames.
• 31 - Saracen New Year's party sponsored by Trinity and Althea.

• 06 - Dragonspine midreign. Board of Directors election delayed.
• 13 - Northeast Highschool demo organized by Andralaine. Prime minister election delayed.
• 20 - Ditch and flag battles.
• 26 - (to 01/28) Iron Mountains Coronation- lots of fun partying.

February

• 03 - Prime minister election- Otto wins. Board of Directors election, voted in were: Ivar, Aramithris, Trinity, Talinor, Raphael, with Gilos as alternate.
• 10 - Ditch and seige battles.
• 16 - (to 02/18) Spring War III. Wetlands Kingdom status marred by the defacing of Zol's castle by Nevron and friends.
• 24 - Political fallout from Spring War. Criteria for kicking troublemakers out of Clan is set. Ditch battles.

March

• 02 - Relics quest.
• 08 - (to 03/10) Golden Plains coronation- very cold event with wind chill below zero at night. Lots of ditch battles.
• 16 - St. Patricks day blarney stone game (very poorly run).
• 23 - Huge battlegames.
• 30 - Dragonspine coronation moved to their park which did cause some Burning Landers to get lost. Former BLer Kayrana received her first white belt, a Serpent.

April

• 05 - Crown cards tournies.
• 06 - Go to summer time schedule. Written entries and declarations due. Crown gaming starts. Celtic Designs limited formed by Gwynne (arts and sciences merchants).
• 12 - Crown boardgaming tourney.
• 13 - Gwynne and Aramithris published in the magazine Adventures of Sword and Sorcery. Crown Magic cards tourney won by Ivar.
• 19 - Claw Legion cookout- very high "babe" count made the veteran warriors very happy indeed.
• 20 - Guildmaster elections. Crown qualifications won by Talinor. Khezgar won the war events.
• 27 - Crown election won by Raphael over Trinity in a highly contested election (all the votes ended up being reviewed by Kingdom officers). Talinor became regent.

May

• 01 - Amtgard article for Renaissance Magazine completed by Aramithris.
• 03 - End of the Amtgard MUSH.
• 04 - Champion tourney won by Trinity. Very fun seige battles.
• 11 - Good seige battles. Ditch battles. Ahira declared to be no longer Monarch due to lack of attendance- Jheni steps up.
• 17 - (to 05/19) Crown event at Caballo Lake was again very hot and windy. Raphael was crowned King. Jheni received the title of Countess and the Claw Legion received the order of the Flame. Fun single sword ditch battles. Guard tunics made by Marleah. Newsletter published by Raphael.
• 24 - Small Amtgard due to other events in the GP, WL, Wavehaven, and SCA Grand Outlandish. Dragonheart demo delayed.
• 28 - New, improved Amtgard Internet MUX on line.
• 31 - Dragonheart demoes in both DS and BL because of lack of communication on scheduling.

June

• 01 - Quest for the Dagger of Infinite Penetration. very fun single weapon ditch battles.
• 04 - Kathon starts his weekly unofficial A&S "workshops".
• 06 - Raid on Dragonspine fighter practice.
• 08 - Weaponmaster tourney won by Axgar.
• 11 - Claw MUX party.
• 13 - Another raid on DS fighter practice by the Royal guards.
• 15 - Guard battles with very high attendance. a second crushing guards victory in three days. 87 attendance, very good for 105+ temperatures in the park.
• 17 - Rewrite of Ren. Mag. article.
• 18 - Demo for Westercon set.
• 19 - Burning Lands fighter practice restarted for the summer.
• 20 - Claw Legion web page put up on the WWW by Ivar.
• 21 - Weapon making workshop by Talinor.
• 22 - No champs tourney won by Nikoli. Lot's of older members show up. Several minor injuries.
• 26 - BOD meeting to organize kingdom accounts.
• 27 - (to 06/30) Arakis/Interkingdom Olympiad- a very good event. Highlights applicable to the Burning Lands included victory in the jugging tourney by the Claw Legion, Rift Gorhan tele becoming a Legionnaire, Gwynne winning the title of Cultural Olympian, and Axgar's and Xandar's minifeasts.

July

• 02 - Morehead school demo.
• 04 - (to 07/07) Westercon 49- very slow con with an Amtgard demo on saturday. Fun parties in the evenings and a well-run art auction were the highlights of this event.
• 08 - Garb workshop run by Gwynne.
• 09 - Feast workshop by Aramithris.
• 10 - Publishing workshop by Ivar.
• 11 - To another DS fighter practice.
• 12 - First "hard core" people at Clan.
• 17 - (to 07/21) Gathering of the Clans 14 (daily highlights follow):
• 17 - Arrival and setup. Polearm seige battles at Castle Zol. Andralaine was Clan autocrat.
• 18 - Jugging tourney won by the Claw Legion again, this time with a perfect 5-0 record (and no goals scored against them). Talons of the Phoenix special Knighthood edition published by Ivar and Aramithris.
• 19 - Wolves feast. Dragonspine feast. Very fun Claw Legion and allies vs. the world seige battles. Very sparsely attended Golden Lions court.
• 20 - Assorted ditch, flag, and tourney battles. Interkingdom court. Annual Clawfest fed 350+ people. Claw Legion and Wolves iniation ceremonies (Piranha in Wolves, Leviatar in Claw).
• 21 - Packup and leave. Maybe the most fun Clan ever with about 1,000 attendance. Other highlights for the weekend- Dragonspine awarded the next Interkindom Olympiad, Gwynne's garb booth, and Emer's knights currency.
• 26 - Ditch and flag battles. Prime Minister election won by Asmund.

August

• 08/03 - Weapon check, seige battles, and fox across the river games on a very muggy day.
• 10 - Slow day though with several newbies at the games.
• 15 - Sixth annual Fantasy football draft (21 total Amtgarders have been in the league as of this date).
• 17 - Claw Legion midsummer cookout with 22 attendance.
• 18 - Union Pacific Railroad demo set up for September.
• 24 - Events in IM, EH/WL, and GP limit attendance. Amtgard and Burning Lands web pages updated in a week of fierce internet politics (especially negative on the MUSH). Ditch and seige battles.
• 26 - Central BOD invited to deal with VSR Crown election problems. A thousand weeks of Amtgard, the History of the Burning Lands (of which this is a part), updated. As of this date over 4,000 people have signed in at BL games and functions.
• 31 - Worldcon in Los Angeles draws some Legionnaires. The Iron Mountains vs. Pegasus Valley war won by the Iron Mountains-Burning Lands alliance.

September

• 07 - A large day with lots of newbies.
• 14 - Burning Lands judges at DS quals. Very tough and good fighting in the Burning Lands.
• 21 - TFBL published by Ivar. Party at Bolt's and one at Trinity's. El Paso Gaming Con. Relic Quest.
• 22 - Demo at the El Paso Gaming Con.
• 28 - Dragonspine coronation. Ivar and Aramithris travel to the Valley of the Silver Rains coronation. Ditch battles in the Burning Lands.
• 29 - Railroad demo.

October

• 04 - Strategic gaming starts.
• 05 - Knight's meeting. Guildmaster elections. Ditch and flag battles.
• 11 - Spades tourney won by Gwynne. Magic the Gathering won by Bolt.
• 12 - Crown qualifications sponsored by Talinor.
• 19 - Trinity becomes king. Axgar wins the champion tourney. Flag and ditch battles.
• 26 - Claw Legion birthday party.

November

• 02-03) Las Cruces Renaissance Faire and Burning Lands Coronation of King Trinity and Consort Kathon. Raphael became a Duke and Knight of the Crown. Axgar became Champion. TFBL published by Ivar. Amtgard partying that night.
• 07-08) First meeting of the Brewers' Guild and the Paratime game both delayed.
• 09 - Ditch battles. Old fogies vs. young whippersnappers battlegame.
• 16 - Weaponmaster tourney won by Khezgar with Trinity second.
• 23 - Ditch battles. Canned food tourney. Invites to Pegasus Valley and Wetlands events.
• 27 - B.O.D. meeting.
• 30 - No-Champs tourney won by Piranha. Over 90 attendance. Very good ditch battles.

December

• 07 - Flag and ditch battles.
• 08 - Amtgard Telethon at KCOS public T.V.
• 14 - PV coronation. Visitors from VSR. Amtgard at Dedo's that night.
• 21 - Claw Legion Christmas party with over sixty attendance. Kayrana became a Claw Legionnaire and Piranha and Spirit were squired. Also a good day of fighting with lots of people from other kingdoms.
• 28 - Day of 100 Amtgarders organized by Ghee. Very good ditch battles.
• 31 - Trinity's New Year's party, also the last night of Dedo's.

• 04 - Very cold ditch battles.
• 11 - Ditch battles. Dragonspine midreign.
• 18 - Jugging won by the Golden Lions.
• 25 - Company battles won by the Claw Legion alliance. Iron Mountains midreign. Demo.

February

• 01 - Guard battles- the guard is crushed within ten minutes. Prime Minister declarations. Midwinter Gather.
• 05 - New record attendance on the Amtgard MUX.
• 06 - A visit to Dragonspine fighter practice.
• 08 - BOD and PM elections. Savaen is elected as Prime Minister. New B.O.D. members are Ivar, Aramithris, Trinity, Raphael, Bolt, and Gwynne. Battlegames.
• 15 - Spring War. Ditch battles in the BL.
• 17 - MUX xlist, faq and other improvements initiated. The day of the newbies.

March

• 01 _ Ditch battles. Birthday party for Lyv.
• 08 - Jugging in the BL. Pegasus Valley midreign.
• 15 - Quest for the Shield of Reflection sponsored by Savaen and won by Bolt's team.
• 22 - Crown gaming starts. Spring break games.
• 29 - Crown declarations and written entries due. Good ditch battles. The final week of preliminary work before the new official Amtgard WWW pages and Beginner's Guide to Amtgard are put out.

April -

• 05 - Dragonspine coronation at Caballo Lake. Ditch battles in the Burning Lands.
• 12 - Official Amtgard website up. The Beginner's Guide to Amtgard published by Ivar and Aramithris. Quest for the Sword of Flame won by the Claw team. Contracts signed with groups in California, Central Texas, Canada and Pennsylvania. Very good ditch battles.
• 19 - Crown qualifications. Cultural events winners: 1st-Ivar, 2nd-Mezzie, 3rd-Savaen. War events winners: 1st-Raphael, 2nd-Cheshire, 3rd- (tie) M'Deth and Aramithris.
• 26 - Crown election won by Ivar and Raphael. Champion tourney won by Cheshire. Very good flag battle. Single weapon ditch battles. Ten thousand hits on the new web pages by this day.

May

• 03 - Guildmaster elections. Ditch and flag battles. Guard tunics construction.
• 10 - Crown feast with a day of jugging and 3-man teams. Ivar became King and Raphael regent. Kathon received the title of Caliph. Introduction of the Cthulhu octopod guard. Raphael declared the winner of the 'kill the kathon contest'.
• 17 - Ditch and flag battles. Graduation parties that night.
• 24 - Wetlands coronation. Ditch battles in the BL. Amtgard article by Aramithris published in Renaissance Magazine.
• 30 - Going away party for Gilos.
• 31 - Very good ditch and flag battles. A massive surge of interest in Amtgard International. The Burning Lands enters a colonial period as it gains and forms many new groups.

June

• 07 - Ditch and flag battles.
• 13 - Sleepy Grass scouting trip.
• 14 - Weaponmaster rained out.
• 21 - Arakis VIII with new Claw garb unveiled. Lots of cream pie wars, jugging, court assassinations, and a fun.
• 28 - Weapon check and Weaponmaster tourney won by M'Deth with Raphael 2nd and Ahira 3rd. Hercules demo that night.

So ends the 1000 days of Amtgard, and now continues the history of the Burning Lands.

July

• 05 - Ditch and flag battles.
• 12 - Knight's Circle. Weapon's check. BOD meeting postponed. Clan preparations. Out of town visitors for flag and ditch battles.
• 16 - 300 people already "unofficially" at Clan.
• 17 - Gathering of the Clans XV starts. Jugging. Setup, ditch battles and massive partying.
• 18 - Very good ditch battles. A fun battlegame picked by companies. Lots of politics. T-shirts sold by Autocrat Savaen.
• 19 - Interkingdom court. Rather negative battlegames. Dragonspine feast at Wolf Camp. Wolf and Claw ceremonies. Very fun siege games at Castle Zol. Clawfest feeds 300 people.
• 20 - Pack up and return home. Attendance was over 1000.
• 26 - Dragonspine - SCA - Revel. Ditch and falg batttles.

August

• 01 - Goodbye party for Kayrana and Otto at the abode of Gwynne and Aramithris.
• 02 - Very fun ditch and Guard Siege battles.
• 09 - Dwarf-Giant battles organized by Bolt. 20,000 hits on the web pages as of this day.
• 16 - PM Election. BOD meeting. Flag and ditch battles. Savaen was elected PM.
• 23 - Ditch and flag battles. A visit from Amtgard Canada.
• 27 - Nikos restarts fighter practice.
• 29-9/1 - Pegasus Valley Harvest War. Slow event with some good pick-up battles.

September

• 06 - Ditch and flag battles. No-Champs Tourney won by Orion.
• 12-13 - Las Cruces Gamers Fair. Ditch and flag battles in very hot weather.
• 20 - Ditch and Flag battles. TFBL published by Ivar.
• 27 - Crown Declarations due. Very fun ditch and over-under battles. Saracen Feast.

October

• 03 - Crown Gaming begins.
• 04 - Crown Quals. Sponsored by Gwynne. Overall Cultural winner was Raphael. Overall War winner was Talon. The reeves test from hell. Ditch battles. BOD meeting.
• 11 - Crown election and Chmpion's Tourney. GM Elections. New officers for the next reign: King Raphael, Consort Mezzie, Champion Talon. Fun Kill-Your-Killer and ditch battles.
• 17 - Amtgard at semi-pro hockey night.
• 18 - Claw birthday party. DS Coronation. A slow day of ditch battles.
• 24-26 - Crown Coronation and Interkingdom Olympiad sponsored by Phocion. Standings: Overall Winners: 1^st Raphael,   2^nd Ahira,   3^rd none. Cultural Winners: 1^st Gwynne,   2^nd Kat,   3^rdRaphael. War Event Winners: 1^st Raphael,   2^nd Jonas,   3^rd Ahira. A very cold and windy event with the first ever "Bathroom Court." Ivar became a Master Sage and Aramithris received the Walker in the Middle. Other positions: Captain of the Guard is Aramithris, Court Defender is Balinor. Diemos was lorded.
• 31 - Amtgard at Deido's Halloween reopening.

November

• 01-02 - Las Cruces Renfair - High Amtgard attendance. Community College meeting to organize the Spring 1998 El Paso Renfair.
• 06 BL-DS 1998 Renfair Planning Meeting.
• 07 Starship Troopers Premier.
• 08 Weapon's Check. Court. Ditch Battles. Dual Class playtested. A very fun flagbattle.
• 15 Guard Battles, A visit from the BL group in Alpine. Knight's meeting.
• 19 El Paso Quadracentennial Renfair planning meeting.
• 22 Ditch battles.
• 29 Weaponmaster run by Talon- 1st: Raphael, 2nd: Talinor, 3rd: Xandar. Saracen Pompeii Party. Gwynne received the title of Master Wyrm. Xandar became a Lord.

December

• 06 BOD meeting. Very good ditch battles.
• 13 Golden Lion Christmas Party - Jugging.
• 15 Quadracentennial Planning Meeting.
• 20 Claw Legion Christmas Party - Very fun party with 50 in attendance. Old timers such as Nashomi and Hemdale made it. Kat became Claw member.
• 27 Very cold. Great Ditch battles. Sun Bowl Demo organized.
• 30 Sun Bowl parade practice.
• 31 Demo at the Sun Bowl in front of 50,000 people to support the El Paso Quadracentennial Renfair.

• 03 - Very fun Siege battles won by the Royal Guards.
• 06 - Dick Poe Demo Meeting.
• 10 - NL Published. Dragonspine Midreign. Ditch battles by Phocean.
• 17 - BOD and PM Elections. Weapon Check. Nikos voted in as PM. Current BOD reelected. Ditch battles. Renfair Organizing.
• 21 - Dick Poe Demo organized.
• 24 - Ditch and flag battles. Renfair Organizing.
• 26 - Renfair Guild Participation finalized.
• 31 - Ditch and flag battles. BOD Meeting.

February

• 01 - Very fun flag and ditch battles.
• 02 - Orientation for Renfair Guild Representatives.
• 06 - Dick Poe Demo - Camelot Motors .
• 07 - Very fun Company Battles. H.E. Charles Middle School Demo. TFBL published.
• 09 - Renfaire Guild Contracts finalized.
• 11 - 40,000 hits to the Amtgard Web page as of this date.
• 12 - Spring War - About 400 "fools" endure the rain and mud.
• 14 - Ditch battles - Saracens actually got fighting lessons.
• 16 - Renfaire Guild Environment sketches received.
• 18 - BOD requests NW groups attendance records.
• 21 - Ditch and Flag battles on a cold, blustery day.
• 22 - Amtgard interview appears in El Paso Inc. Newspaper.
• 23 - Renfaire Guild Participants list received.
• 25 - Renfaire Guilds Committee meeting.
• 28 - Allthing, BOD meeting, Flag and ditch battles. Lyvyndyr's Birthday party in Dragonspine. TFBL (2 issues) published.

March

• 02 - Renfaire Guild costumes received.
• 06 - Renfaire contracts signed.
• 06-08 - GP coronation. Wetlands triple Midreign. Wetlands read the riot act on trying to write their own rulebook.
• 07 - El Paso Times takes photos of Amtgard at Memorial Park. Two-man team melees.
• 09 - Renfaire Dress Rehearsal.
• 14 - BOD meeting. Knight's Circle. No champs tourney won by Cyric. Ditch and Flag battles.
• 19 - Quadracentennial commission garb meeting for Renfaire (a huge success).
• 27 - Crown Gaming starts.
• 28 - Crown Declarations due. Written entries due. TFBL vol. 16, #5 published. Dwarves vs. Giants battlegames.
• 29 - Renfaire article including Amtgard in the El Paso Times.

April

• 03 - Crown Gaming.
• 04 - Crown Qualifications. Cultural winner was Aramithris. Raphael won the war events.
• 06 - Renfaire Dress Rehearsal.
• 07 - Renfaire Media reception. EPCC Million Del Paso Royal Procession Demo.
• 10 - Renfaire Contract signed.
• 11 - Raphael becomes champion. Jugging tourney won by Claw. Crown election won by Aramithris and Kat.
• 14 - 50,000 hits to the official website as of this date.
• 18 - GM elections. Weapon check. Flag and ditch battles. Massive preparation for the Renfaire.
• 22 - Set-up day for Renfaire.
• 23 - Set up day - free tunics to all the hay-bale lifting grunts.
• 24-26 - Crown Coronation at El Paso Quadracentennial Renfaire.
• 24 - Media Day - 9000 screaming school children test Amtgard's Patience.
• 25 - Court Day: Raphael becomes a flame Knight, Bolt a Master Paladin, and Asmund a Master Monster as Aramithris ascends the throne and makes Kat his queen. Excellent work in the Soldier's Guild by Kane, Rift and Bolt; in the Royalty Guild by Crinos, Gwynne, and Bagem; and in the Crafter's Guild by Tawnee, the bowyers and ElSpeth. Highlights included the free catered feast and the Royal Processions led by Amtgard.
• 26 - Final Renfaire Day: Lots of Falconry, jousting (Ahira pitched in helping the jousters). Wandering Amtgard dueling, live action chess and checkers, great ditch battles. 24,000 mundanes saw 200 Amtgardians perform.

May

• 02 - El Paso Museum of History Demo - Amtgard was very well received. Monster game organized by Asmund.
• 09 - Golden Plains Midreign (a wet but mellow event).
• 16 - Ditch and Flag Battles.
• 23 - BOD Meeting. Very unbalanced ditch and flag battles.
• 30 - Weaponmaster - Overall results: 1st:Cheshire , 2nd: Nikos, 3rd: Axgar and Raphael. A fun and competitive tournament.

June

• 06 - A slow hot day of ditch battles.
• 13 - BOD Meeting. Knight's Circle. No Champs tourney won by Kyrian. Ditch and flag battles.
• 19-21 - Arakis IX in the Iron Mountains. Not a very good event with ditch battles and jugging.
• 27 - Listless games in hot weather.

July

• 04 - BOD meeting. Ditch battles TFBL vol. 16, #8 published.
• 11 - Pirate's Plunder Game. It goes off well with the advent of the Seal Naval Demolition Team. Ditch Battles.
• 18 - Weapon Check. Clan meeting - Pre-Clan Party. Ditch battles.
• 19 - Virtual Clan Begins.
• 22-26 - Gathering of the Clans XVI .
• 22 - 400 people show up at the camps and castles are set up. Ditch Battles.
• 23 - Clan Tourney followed by feasts and Knights' meeting. Grand melee ditch battles.
• 24 - Viking Games. Chili cook-off. Tourneys. A very good bardic that night.
• 25 - Cultural tourneys, Monarch's Meeting, Interkingdom Court. Burning Lands court that evening saw Kat Knighted with her Serpent belt. Clawfest later fed 350+ souls and Claw ceremony inducted two new members.
• 26 - Pack up and go home. Clan XVI had an official attendance (despite the lousy weather) of more than 1000 (about 1,200 if you count the under aged children). All in all, a very good event.

August

• 01 - Ditch battles, Clan fallout. Gaming Fair Demo organized.
• 08 - Stale ditch battles. Three declarations for PM.
• 15 - PM Elections won by Nikos. Ditch Battles. BOD meeting on the German issue. Flag battle. Birthday party for Kat and Ivar.
• 22 - A day of good hard ditch battles.
• 29 - Guard Battles. Flag battle. Ditch battles.

September

• 04-07 - Harvest War IV. A slow day in the Burning Lands.
• 12 - BOD meeting. Ditch Battles.
• 19 - Ditch Battles.
• 25-27 - Interkingdom Olympiad IX sponsored by Kayrana and Topknot. Overall winner: Forest, Cultural: Shaylen, War: Spyn. A slow day of ditch battles in the BL.

October

• 03 - Crown Declarations Due. Ditch Battles. KU-Con Demo. DS Coronation. Gaming Faire.
• 10 - BOD meeting. Crown written entries due. Crown Gaming. Flag and Ditch battles.
• 14 - BOD meeting.
• 16 - Crown Gaming.
• 17 - Claw Birthday Party. Crown Qualifications. Overall Cultural winner was Talinor. War winner was Cheshire.
• 24 - Crown election and champion tourney. BOD meeting. Guildmaster Elections. Flag and ditch battles.
• 31 - City Parks and Recreation Project Outreach. Demo at Washington Park.

November

• 07-08 - Las Cruces Renfaire
• 07 - Crown Coronation. Ahira crowned King, Raphael Consort, and Talinor Champion. Kat became a Duchess, Ni'ial a Lady and Orion a Lord. Gwynne received the order of the Walker of the Middle. Bolt became a Warlord. Cheshire became a Knight of the Sword. The Jovious was awarded to Orion and the Masque to Kyrian.
• 12 - 6.1 Committee formed.
• 14 - Weaponmaster. 1st: Raphael, 2nd: Cheshire, 3rd: Nikos. Incoming court cookout.
• 21 - No Champs tourney. Ditch battles. Girl Scout Demo.
• 28 - Allthing. Ditch battles.

December

• 05 - Ditch battles.
• 12 - Flag and Ditch battles.
• 19 - Ditch battles. Claw Legion Christmas Party XIII. Lion's Party.
• 26 - Very fun ditch and flag battles.

January

• 02 - Ditch battles.
• 09 - BOD meeting. Ditch battles. Very fun battlegame.
• 16 - BOD resumes due. CK invasion of the Burning Lands is thoroughly crushed. About 150 people attended the war.
• 23 - Good Ditch battles.
• 30 - BOD Election. Flag and Ditch battles.

February

• 06 - PM declarations due. Ditch and Flag battles.
• 13 - PM Election. Knight's meeting. Weapon Check. BOD Meeting.
• 20 - BOD Meeting. Ditch and flag battles.
• 27 - Knight's Meeting. Ditch battles. Flag Battles. Good versus evil siege battles. Nikos made a Baron.

March

• 06 - Ditch and Flag battles.
• 13 - Ditch and Flag battles.
• 20 - Ditch and Flag battles.
• 27 - Hanks Demo and Renfaire. Crown Qualifications: Overall Cultural winner was Kat.

April

• 03 - Crown Election. Kat and Nikos elected. Wedding of M'Deth and Caliope.
• 10 - GM elections. Company battles won by the new unnamed company. Kyrian becomes Champion.
• 11 - Crown Coronation. Kat becomes Queen. Jugging won by the new, unnamed company (Archon).
• 17 - Unusual Scenarios day.
• 24 - Battlegames and ditch battles.

May

• 01 - Old Fogies vs. Whippersnappers battles.
• 08 - Weaponmaster tourney - 1st: Bolt, 2nd: Garik, 3rd: Axgar.
• 15 - A hot, slow day.
• 22 - Battlegame rained out.
• 29 - A good day of battlegames.

June

• 05 - Good ditch and siege battles.
• 12 - Slow day.
• 19 - Arakis. Good ditching during a hot and muggy day in the BL.
• 26 - Very good ditch battles.

July

• 03 - Lots of out of town people for ditch battles.
• 10 - Clan security and reeves organized. PM declarations. Weapon's check. Knight's meeting. Allthing. Ditch and flag battles.
• 17 - Ditch battles. Deimos elected as PM. Final Clan preparation.
• 22-25 - Gathering of the Clans XVII.
• 22 - Day one: Ditch battles and heavy partying.
• 23 - Day two: Reeves meeting. Knight's meeting. Ditch battles. Burning Lands court. Archon company formation.
• 24 - Day Three: Knights versus the world battlegames. Interkingdom Court. Seven Knightings. Formation of the Kingdom of Neverwinter.
• 25 - Day Four: Pack up and go home. A fairly negative event with about 1,000 in attendance.
• 31 - Ditch battles.

August

• 07 - Siege, ditch and flag battles.
• 14 - Demo: Flag and ditch battles.
• 21 - Ditch and flag battles.
• 28 - Ditch battles.

September

• 04 A slow day of ditch battles. Harvest War.
• 11 Ditch battles.
• 18 Ditch battles.
• 25-26 Mission Trails Renfaire.

October

• 02 - Ditch battles.
• 09 - Ditch battles.
• 16 - Ditch battles.
• 23 - Crown Quals at Bel Air High School, won by Trinity.
• 24 - Demo at the Bel Air Highlander Games.
• 30 - Crown Election. Trinity elected King and Flagg as regent. Piranha becomes Champion.

November

• 06 - Crown coronation at Las Cruces Renfaire. Kat received her Flame Belt. Piranha was made a Lord, Verana a Lady.
• 07 - Renfaire continued.
• 13 - Weaponmaster Tourney- 1st: Aramithris, 2nd: Raphael, 3rd: Vexter.
• 20 - Canned Food Tourney: 1st: Raphael, 2nd: Cyric, 3rd: Kathon.
• 25 - Thanksgiving Parade.
• 27 - Ditch Battles.

December

• 04 - Sword of Flame.
• 11 - No Champs Tourney delayed.
• 18 - Toy Tournament and No-Champs Tourney (Won by Raph and Dizzy). 14th Annual Archon and Christmas Party at the abode of Gwynne and Aramithris.
• 25 - Christmas.

January

• 01 - New Year's Ditch battles.
• 08 - BOD election, PM Election. Guard battles won by the guard.
• 11 - BOD Meeting.
• 15 - Quest for the shield of Reflection.
• 22 - Ditch battles.
• 29 - Ditch and Chasm battles.

February

• 05 - Dagger of Infinite Penetration Quest.
• 12 - BOD meeting. Ditch battles.
• 19 - BOD meeting. Ditch battles.
• 26 - War with Dragonspine.

March

• 04 - Guard battles, Ditch battles.
• 11 - Homestone quest. Ditch and flag battles. Amtgard cookbook published by Gwynne.
• 18 - Spring War in CK. Ditch battles.
• 25 - BOD meeting. Ditch and Flag battles.

April

• 01 - Ditch battles. 10th Anniversary of Dragonspine.
• 08 - Ditch battles. Quest for Odin's Hammer.
• 15 - Crown Declarations due. BOD meeting. Allthing. Ditch battles.
• 22 - Crown Qualifications. Cultural winner: Trinity. War winner: Raphael.
• 28 - Crown election. GM Elections. Raphael won the Champion's Tourney.

May

• 06 Crown Coronation of King Trinity and Princess Mezzie. Flagg became an Earl.
• 13 BOD meeting. Ditch Battles. Fox across the River.
• 16 BOD meeting.
• 18 Trinity and Mezzie Audit PM Records.
• 20 Clan scouting Trip. No Champ's Tourney. Trinity asks for Kathon's resignation. Allthing. Aramithris elected to serve as interim PM. Ditch battles.
• 27 GM elections redone. Siege and ditch battles.

June

• 03 Weaponmaster tourney. 1st: M'Deth, 2nd: Raphael. Beginning of PM Records clean-up.
• 10 Guard Battles. BOD Meeting. Serious Clan Preparation.
• 17 Shield of Reflection. Ditch Battles. Weapon's Check. 2001 Clan Committee assigned.
• 24 Arakis. Ditch Battles. PM Declarations due.

July

• 01 BOD meeting. PM Elections. Shield of Reflection Quest won by Dizzy. PM Election won by Aramithris. Ditch battles.
• 08 Ditch and Siege battles.
• 15 Ditch battles. Some people early to Clan.
• 19-23 Clan XVIII Highlights include a knight's tourney, company ceremonies, knights versus the populace, bardics, and tourneys, and of course, lots of partying. Attendance was about 800.
• 29 BOD meeting. Ditch battles.

August

• 05 Clan 2001 Meeting. Ditch Battles.
• 12 Ditch battles. Guard Battles.
• 19 Sword of Flame won by Raphael. KCOS Telethon with Amtgard.
• 26 BOD Meeting. Ditch Battles.

September

• 02 Harvest War Jihad. Ditch Battles.
• 09 Ditch Battles.
• 16 Odin's Hammer quest. Weapon's Check. BOD meeting. Fox across the River. Weapon's making Workshop.
• 23 Ditch and Flag battles. Amtgard Demo at Shakespeare on the Rocks.
• 30 Ditch and flag battles.

October

• 07 Crown Declarations. Ditch Battles.
• 14 Crown Gaming. Amigo Air Show Demo. Ditch battles.
• 20 Crown Gaming continues.
• 21 Crown Quals. Cultural Winners: 1st: Raphael, 2nd: Bolt, 3rd: Verana. War Winners: 1st: Raphael, 2nd: Trinity, 3rd: Lore. Trinity and Tangeena depart for distant lands.
• 28 Crown Elections. BOD Meeting delayed GM elections. Cold weather yields a small turnout. Gilos' Halloween Party.

November

• 04 - Stepping up at Las Cruces Renfaire. Champion's Tourney - Bolt becomes Champion. Four Lady titles awarded. King Raphael and Princess Verana crowned. Good ditch battles. Trinity became a Grand Duke.
• 11 - BOD Meeting. No-champs tourney won by Satyrn.
• 18 - Demo at Album Park.
• 25 - Ditch and Flag battles.

December

• 02 - Weaponmaster Tournament won by M'Deth on a very cold day.
• 09 - BOD declarations due (with resumes), BOD meeting. Guard battles.
• 16 - Sword of Flame won by Lore. Ditch Battles.
• 23 - Ditch battles. Later, the 15th Annual Archon Christmas Party and BL Midreign.
• 30 - Ditch battles. Gladiatorial battle.

January

• 06 - BOD elections. Shield of Reflection and Dagger of Infinite penetration.
• 13 - PM Declarations due. Ditch Battles.
• 20 - PM Election: Aramithris reelected. Ditch and flag battles. BOD meeting. Board officers selected.
• 27 - Ditch battles.

February

• 03 - Guard Battles, Ditch and flag battles.
• 10 - Ditch battles, Flag battles, Shield of Reflection won by Xandar.
• 17 - Ditch battles. Clan scouting trip.
• 24 - BOD meeting. Ditch and flag battles.

March

• 03 - Guard battles. Ditch battles. Newsletter published.
• 10 - Ditch battles.
• 17 - Ditch battles. Spring War VIII.
• 24 - Ditch battles. BOD meeting.
• 31 - Ditch battles. Flag battles. Newsletter published.

April

• 07 - Crown declarations due. Quest for Odin's Hammer monster game, won by Xandar. Crown gaming begins.
• 13 - Crown gaming continues.
• 14 - Crown Qualifications. Overall Cultural winner was Gwynne. Overall War winner was Raphael.
• 21 - Crown elections. GM elections. BOD meeting. Ditch battles.
• 28 - Ditch battles.

May

• 05 - San Jacinto Plaza Demo.
• 12 - Crown Coronation Picnic. Round-robin jugging Tourney. Bolt was made a Defender and Knight of the Flame. New officers were King Raphael, Princess Verana, and Champion Bolt. Verana became a Countess. BOD meeting.
• 19 - Ditch Battles. Archon Open House.
• 26 - Weaponmaster Tournament won by Raphael, 2nd: Bolt, 3rd: Xandar.

June

• 02 - Ditch battles.
• 09 - Ditch battles.
• 16 - BOD meeting. Flag and ditch battles.
• 23 - No-Champs Tournament won by Verana. Bridge and ditch battles.
• 30 - Guard battles.

July

• 07 - Sword of Flame Tourney. Order of the Warrior won by Lore. Ditch and flag battles.
• 14 - PM Declarations due. BOD meeting. Guard battles.
• 18-22 - Gathering of the Clans XIX A wet event with 750 in attendance. Burning Lands Highlights included the security force, the traveling and Archon hosted Bardics, the medallions, the Monarch's meeting, and the following awards: Knight of the Flame: Garik. Titles included Lord Wovoka, Lord (Lady) Rychyl, and Viscount Bolt. Total Crown Land attendance of the Burning Lands was 106.
• 28 - Ditch battles. Allthing. PM Election - Flagg elected.

August

• 4 - Ditch battles.
• 11 - Ditch battles.
• 18 - Quest for Odin's Hammer, Part 1. Ditch battles.
• 24 - Southwest Fantasy Football League preseason draft (third oldest event in Amtgard behind Clan and the Archon Christmas Party.
• 25 - Quest for Odin's Hammer, Part2. BOD Meeting.

September

• 01 - Quest for Odin's Hammer, Part 3, won by Cyan. Ditch battles and Fox across the River.
• 08 - Guard battles. Weapons Check. Ad-hoc BOD meeting.
• 15 - Amtgard canceled because of the terrorist attacks.
• 22 - Ditch and Siege battles.
• 29 - Allthing. Crown declarations due. BOD meeting. Ditch battles. Newsletter published. Weapons check.

October

• 06 - Quals gaming begins. Ditch and flag battles. Written entries due.
• 12 - More Crown Quals gaming.
• 13 - Crown Quals. Cultural Events won by Wovoka. War events won by Raphael.
• 20 - Crown Elections. Monarch Verana and consort Wovoka are elected.
• 26 - BOD meeting. GM elections.
• 27 - Guard Battles. Ditch battles - a fun day.

November

• 03 - Coronation of Queen Verana and Regent Wovoka at the Renaissance fair in Dragonspine. Dizzy and Kallador were Lorded, and Raphael was made a Warlord.
• 10 - BOD meeting. Ditch battles.
• 17 - Weaponmaster Tourney: 1st: Raphael, 2nd: Trent, 3rd: Randall.
• 24 - Ditch battles.

December

• 01 - BOD meeting delayed. Guard battles. No-Champs Tournament won by Kaede.
• 08 - Ditch Battles. Fliers for parties and Demos passed out.
• 15 - BOD meeting canceled. Good ditch battles on a very cold day.
• 22 - Lord of the Rings Demo at Tinseltown. Burning Lands Midreign and Archon Christmas Party XVI.
• 29 - Amtgard sees the Lord of the Rings for free. BOD declarations and resumes due.

January

• 05 - PM Declarations due. BOD election. Ditch battles.
• 12 - Ditch battles. DS Midreign.
• 19 - BOD meeting. PM Election - Vinall elected. The board discussed Wetlands and chose new officers. Ditch and bridge battles. Sword of the Flame Tournament.
• 26 - Ditch battles. Allthing to discuss the Wetlands.

February

• 02 - Sword of Flame winner's choice. Cold and wet battlegames.
• 09 - Guard battles cancelled. Ditch and flag battles.
• 16 - Ditch battles.
• 23 - BOD meeting delayed. Guard battles.

March

• 02 - Dagger of Infinite Penetration winner's choice. Ditch battles.
• 09 - Guard battles. Ditch battles at "Old Home Week."
• 16 - Spring War. Shield of Reflection won by Raphael. Ditch battles.
• 23 - BOD meeting. Wetlands contract revoked. Allthing. Flag battles. 2 and 4 man teams.
• 30 - Shield winner's choice won by Raphael. Weapon's check. Ditch battles. Zombie battles. BOD meeting.

April

• 06 - Crown declarations due. Ditch battles. DS coronation.
• 13 - Crown gaming. Ditch battles.
• 19 - Crown gaming.
• 20 - Crown Quals. Overall cultural winner: Aramithris. War events winner: Orion.
• 27 - Crown elections. Aramithris elected King with Verana as Consort and Raph as Champion. Allthing.

May

• 04 - Clan scouting Trip. BOD meeting. Guard interviews. Ditch battles.
• 11 - Ditch battles. Tunic requirements and prepping for the next reign.
• 18 - Ditch battles.
• 25 - Ditch battles. Olympiad. Reeves tests. Crown prep.

June

• 01 - Coronation picnic and evening Court. Aramithris crowned King with Verana as Princess and Raphael as Champion. Raphael became a knight of the Sword and Verana was made a Knight of the Crown and made a Duchess. Debut of Royal Guard tabards with BL Phoenix. Appropriate level Warrior favors were awarded to all qualified.
• 08 - Arakis. Jugging, Ditch battles.
• 15 - BOD meeting. Weaponmaster: 1st: Kaede, 2nd: Kurse. TFBL published.
• 22 - Ditch battles.
• 29 - Guard battles. Ditch battles.

July

• 06 - No-Champs tourney won by Bremm. Ad-hoc BOD meeting.
• 13 - BOD meeting. Ditch battles.
• 20 - TFBL published. PM Declarations due. Ditch battles on a rainy day.
• 25-28 - 20th Year, Gathering of the Clans XX Highlights included: The Monarch's Circle presenting a letter of terms to the Wetlands, 6.1 being ready for Playtesting, Rising Winds achieving Kingdom Status, Scarhart being Knighted, and lots of rain.

August

• 03 - PM Election won by Vinall. Ditch battles. Dueling for orders won by Raphael. Clan follow-up.
• 10 - BOD meeting. Very wet ditch battles.
• 17 - Very hot ditch battles.
• 24 - Relic Quest. Ditch battles. 6.1 - 4th Draft.
• 31 - Guard battles delayed on a hot, slow day.

September

• 07 - Allthing. Ditch battles. Party at Kurse's.
• 14 - Ditch battles. Chasm battles.
• 21 - Road Warrior Battlegames. Rulebook 6.1 Released. Shadowvale Coronation.
• 28 BOD meeting. Ditch battles.

October

• 05 - Crown Declarations due. Rulebook 6.1 released.
• 12 - Crown gaming starts. Newsletter published. Ditch battles.
• 18 - Crown gaming continues.
• 19 - Written entries due. Crown gaming again. Ditch battles. 6.1 playtesting started.
• 26 - Crown qualifications. Raphael won the Cultural events. Kurse won the war events.

November

• 02 - Las Cruces Renfaire - Lots of fighting and demos.
• 09 - Crown Election. Kurse and Kane elected as Monarch and Regent. Weapon's check and ditch battles.
• 16 - Champion Tournament. Raphael wins. Ditch battles. GM Elections.
• 23 - BOD meeting. Ditch battles.
• 25 - Hanks High School Demo.
• 30 - Weaponmaster Tournament. (2-man teams, random draw) 1st: Aramithris, 2nd Bolt. Newsletter published.

December

• 7 - Ditch battles.
• 13 - Exactly 100 Contracts approved by the BOD as of this date.
• 14 - Allthing. Weapons Check. Ironman Tournament won by Orion. No-Champs tournament canceled.
• 21 - Lord of the Rings Demo, morning and afternoon. Evening Coronation and 17th Annual Archon Christmas Party. Kurse becomes a Lord and King and Verana becomes a Marquise.
• 28 - BOD resumes due. SWFFL won by Warriors (Aramithris). PM resumes due. Ditch battles.

January

• 04 - Oldies versus Newbies ditch battles.
• 11 - A slow day of ditch battles.
• 18 - BOD/PM elections. Meeting of the new Board. Gwynne elected as PM. Ditch battles.
• 25 - BOD meeting continues. Ditch battles.

February

• 01 - 6.1 battles delayed. Ditch battles. Knight's meeting.
• 08 - Relics Quest delayed. A cold, wet, and slow day with a rare visit from Sir Scarhart.
• 15 - Relics Quest.
• 22 - Ditch battles.
• 23 - BL Moderates Alamogordo Shire Elections. New contract and officers for newly named Dark Hold of Alamogordo under the BL.

March

• 01 - Shot in Motion playtest deadline. Ditch battles.
• 08 - Battlegame of GV 6.1 quest. 6.1, 10th draft out. Weapons check.
• 12-15 - Spring War X. Ditch battles in the BL.
• 22 - Ditch battles. BOD meeting.
• 29 - Clan scouting mission. Midreign shopping. Ditch battles.