The weekend started with the slow trickle arrival of our faithful Heirs Crew and several guests. After setting up camp, we enjoyed a weenie and s’mores roast around our appropriately-themed Star Wars fire pit. Hot Dogs were eaten. Marshmallows were devoured. Though I can’t remember who this food revolutionary was, someone even tried adding marshmallow to their hot dog! Merriment continued throughout the evening as more people arrived and we huddled around our fire for warmth on this cold, cold evening.
Saturday morning kicked off with a fresh breakfast courtesy of Melanie Treadway and her crew! Omelets, pancakes, and fresh fruit had everyone energized for the day’s activities! After breakfast our crew began donning their Star Wars garb in celebration of this Heroes and Villains weekend! After collectively getting ready and taking our clan photo, formed teams of two set off to begin the Photo- Scavenger Hunt inside Faire. At midday the Heirs participated in the Costume Contest, with a massive clan presence competing as a Medieval Star Wars Group! The competition had many valiant competitors, and unfortunately, we were dethroned this year and did not take home the title as we had last year. Ah well, we had fun, and there’s always next time! As the day waned on, more laughs and merriment continued, teams continued their hunts, and the Faire day was eventually brought to a close.
Back at camp our Dinner Odin Chef Chase and his crew were beginning to work on dinner. Scavenger Hunt entries began being scored, and Star Wars Trivia ensued while we awaited dinner. An impromptu Star Wars/ Weird AL sing-along ensued, and it was glorious. The smells wafting from the kitchen tent were mouth- watering at this point. Eventually, dinner was ready, and boy was it worth the wait. The chicken tacos with street corn and beans were just what the crew needed to gear up for our nighttime games. Team Champs, Tails and Mr. Mitts, won the Scavenger Hunt by 1 point, with Ben Swolo, David Paul and Aurora as the close second.
Off to a bit of a late start, the teams still present and awake began facing off in heated rounds of Beer Pong, Cornhole, and Tetherball. Tetherball became a fiercer battle than any of us anticipated! PJ came in clutch solo in Tetherball as his partner was MIA, going on to the final round. After a close battle, the Darth Ballers, Chase and Blake were victorious in the Battle of Hoth (Tetherball). As the heated Tetherball match had overly exhausted Mr. Mitts, the final battle of Yavin IV (Cornhole) came down to Tails of Team Champs vs. Team Ramrod, Ethan and Ryan. Tails managed to claim victory for her team! Our most heated game of the evening, the Battle of Endor (Beer Pong) came down to Darth Ballers vs Team Champs! With Mr. Mitts still incapacitated it was all up to Tails. After an extremely close match, Darth Ballers claimed the victory in this battle. All points for the day were tallied, and after some math was corrected (it was late and I was a bit sleepy) we had a tie for best overall team! It came down to a trivia showdown between Darth Ballers and Team Champs for the trophies! Mr. Mitts was able to rejoin the fray for this final showdown. After an initial round of no correct answers, in the second Team Champs became ultimately victorious. As it was well after 3am, everyone largely headed to bed.
The weekend ended with a surprise hearty breakfast of pita bread, diced meat and fixings courtesy of Tails! Much needed after such a full, exhausting evening. All remaining Raffle prizes not claimed the night before were given to their respective winners. Everyone pitched in with camp cleanup and breakdown, and then we all went our separate ways, until next time………
— Valkyrie Tano