Rhiassa Presents: Feast of the Leviathan XX Gwen Unleashed

January 13, 2018

Site was JN Webster Boy Scout Camp - Ashford, CT.

Event Holder was Jason T Rosa.

Feastocrat was Lani Jones.

Event Description

Greeting, my friends,

The first Feast of the Leviathan I presented in these lands was many years ago. It was a small gathering,
mostly southerners who were close friends of mine. The number of guests couldn't have possibly have been
much beyond thirty. In the past two decades, Leviathan has seen a lot of changes pass it by. It's been held
under four different banners and hosted in five different halls each bigger than the last. It's seen knights and
nobles and entire nations introduced in it's courts. It's seen threats to the Realms beat down its doorstep
and its borne witness to some of the greatest joys and triumphs our community has experienced, In those
years Feast of the Leviathan has grown far beyond a humble gathering for a few friends into one of the
bookmarks of our year. A time to celebrate the achievements of the twelve months that have past and look
forward to the good times and adventures that the coming year holds.

Twenty years is a long time. Fully half my life and equal to the time that I have been a part of this community
of ours. It seems like a Herculean charge to try and do honor to the score of history that Feast of the
Leviathan has made. I couldn't even begin to imagine how I would do it. Thankfully, I didn't have to. Sir
Gwen has never been one to shy away from an undertaking, no matter the difficulty, and though hers was
the burden of bringing acclaim to nineteen years of Leviathans past, she merely asked to be unleashed upon the
task. Gwen has planned an ambitious menu with a fervor, joy, and passion I have never seen in her before.
Her goal is simply stated, to bring back, reimagine, and elevate all of Leviathan's most popular dishes in its
storied history. For my own small part in this endeavor I will do my best to make sure the day is full of
entertainment and enjoyment for all who make the journey South.

As I look around the hall this year I expect to see the faces of a few close friends who were there at the first
Feast of the Leviathan and who have done me the honor of being in attendance ever since. But no matter
when you first made your way into these Realms and no matter when you first decided to make Leviathan a
part of your own yearly tradition, I look forward to your presence in a couple short weeks in Southland,
Rhiassa for Feast of the Leviathan number twenty.

Leviathan with you,

Lord Sir Aeston and Lady Dame Areni Stromgate

Event Wrap-up

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Well, Feast of the Leviathan XX has come and gone. From our 
perspective, we feel like we accomplished what we wanted to with 
this year?s event. We honored the two decades preceding it through 
the menu, through the activity, and through the fellowship that 
took place in our hall, and of course that is as much because of 
all of you as it is because of Rhiassa.

So in the wake of the twentieth Leviathan, there are many thanks 
that we would like to extend.

First, to those who came to our home in the weeks before the event 
in order to prepare such an extensive menu, create and organize 
games, and do the hundreds of small but necessary tasks that make 
such a multifaceted event successful: Siona Gouthro, Alexander 
Groom, Katie Cannamela, Cory Roy, Laura Bushaw, Nataliya Kostenko, 
Alysha Metcalf, Heather Magnoli, and Shannon Rosa.

Next, to our wonderful staff of able and enthusiastic kitchen 
help: Alysha Metcalf, Heather Magnoli, Siona Gouthro, Katie 
Cannamela, Alexander Groom, Cory Roy, Anthony Quintana, Stephen 
Anthony, Tom Keaney, Nataliya Kostenko, Rachael DeRosa, Alexa 
Lecko, Zane Raschick, Casey Lemay, Ray McGuirk, Anna Rufus, 
Shannon Rosa, MJ Fischer, Angie Gray, Sean Veale, Callahan 
Marsden, Rachael Greenfield, Ethan Goldman, Chuck Jones, Tammy 
Jones, and Justin Leusner Jones.

To the people who helped to provide entertainment for all of our 
amazing patrons: Sean Veale and his array of dealers including 
(but not limited to) Becky Baron, Ian Pushee, Ben Grant, and John 
Berrini; The Adventurers Guild run by Tucker Noyes and Zack 
Senchuck; and The Gilded Lion Carnival orchestrated by Alexander 
Groom. To our fabulous vendors including Steven and Meg 
Matulewicz, Jen Cloutier, Janna Oakfellow-Pushee, and the Nation 
of Arken.

Leviathan is a special event, not because of us, but because of 
all of you. Our patrons give us the strength and the energy to 
fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance 
run. Each moment of preparation is one of joy here in Rhiassa, 
because we do it with the hope that the greater Realms will be 
there to celebrate with us all of the things that make this 
community special. Thank you for joining us for yet another 
Leviathan. We hope that you will join us in our halls for many 
more!

Jason, Jennifer, and Leilani

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