Evie's Tavern Presents: The Midnight Festival II Tournaments of the Lunar Aegis

IC: Under the midnight moon, the fire will rise, the drinks will flow, and merriment will echo throughout the land.
In Shadowdragon, a new species of creature has made itself welcome: Almirajes, carrying the weight of an entire tavern on their backs. Their happy, quiet purrs fill the air as they approach Heartwood Bay. This base camp for the Broken Spears Free Company will serve as host for Evie’s Tavern as its occupants prepare for a great celebration: The Midnight Festival.
Within the tavern, glowing crystals, baskets of fruit, coal, wood, pickles, and other supplies line the walls. The foundational efforts done for the festival last year were a grand success, leaving much less work to do this time around. The bar is fully stocked, and the scent of freshly baked dessert wafts from the kitchen.
On the horizon, Initiates, Elites, Knights and Elders of the Lunar Aegis can be seen preparing the land with flags and banners. The Tournaments of the Lunar Aegis will take place during the Midnight Festival, and it is sure to be a grand show of battle prowess, camaraderie, and excitement.
The thumping sounds of almiraj paws dwindle as they arrive at their destination. Preparations for the Midnight Festival will soon be underway.
Summer is here, and it's time to revel under the moon!

OOC: We are incredibly excited to present a social/tournament event unlike any you’ve ever seen!
The Lunar Aegis is thrilled to host our very first tournaments at the Midnight Festival! Join us on Saturday as we debut the Tournaments of the Lunar Aegis! Gather your chosen partner and prepare for a day of friendly competition, mentorship, and connection both on and off the field. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or newer to the game, these tournaments are designed to celebrate the strength of our community and the bonds we build through fighting, learning, and growing together.
Throughout the day, duos will face a variety of challenges, from partner-based competitions to larger mixed-team events where cooperation and creativity will be just as important as martial skill. Expect a blend of familiar favorites and exciting new activities designed to bring people together.
Come with a fun field name for your duo and a willingness to step outside your usual circle! We especially encourage participants to partner with someone they may not often have the opportunity to fight alongside.
If you prefer to enjoy battles from the sidelines, there will be plenty of non-combat tournaments to participate in as well! Throughout the event, Evie’s Tavern will be selling fanciful drinks, and our incredible line-up of vendors will have hundreds of wares to peruse! Twenaria has curated a phenomenal menu of picnic snacks to be sampled throughout the day, and we’ll break for dinner around 6. The night time activities will be ready around 7:30/8!
In the evening, the Midnight Festival will be in full swing. There will be plenty of carnival games to play, drinks to enjoy, stargazing, and dancing. Whether you want to browse the marketplace, gamble at the Moonlight Casino, snack in the tavern, celebrate around the fire, or just soak in the atmosphere, there will be something for everyone to enjoy!
We are absolutely elated to put on this event, and cannot wait to see you!

We are operating on a sliding-scale basis for registration! We want to make this event as affordable as possible, and $25 is the absolute minimum we can charge to cover the cost of the site. Any donations on top of that are really appreciated to help cover costs of food, etc!

This is a damp site! Evie's Tavern will have a few alcoholic beverages for purchase, and you may BYOB. Enjoy responsibly!

On Saturday August 15th, there will be a Stacked Deck poker tournament. Official start time is 1pm starting as soon as we get 8 players signed up. Six 30-minute blinds will be used and will last approximately 3 hours. It is a 25-gold buy-in for 4000 chips. When you buy-in, you will be given an opportunity to buy an extra 1000 chips for 5 gold. This 5 gold will go directly to the dealer as a tip.

Rebuys and Add-on: Players can rebuy once when their stack is at 2000 chips or less in the first hour. At the end of the hour anyone, regardless of stack size can do one Add-on 4000 chips for 25 gold (with or without the 5 gold for the dealer 1000 chip add on). For this tournament, the extra 1000 for 5 gold to the dealer will be available for all rebuys and the add ons.

This is the old Sterling site under new management.

There is no potable water currently on-site. We will be providing some water, but be prepared to bring your own.

Carry-in, Carry-out. Do not litter and thoroughly check your camping area before you leave. All Garbage must be brought off site do not use the trash cans, all must be brought out with you.

Smoking is only allowed in the designated area in the parking lot, you must dispose of your trash in the proper receptacle and failure to do so may result in being asked to leave.

No open flames are allowed within any structure on the facility. No incendiary devices or fireworks are allowed. All open fires shall be within provided fire pits, attended at all times and completely extinguished whenever unattended.

No drinking of alcoholic beverages will be permitted on this site without expressed permission by site. Assume site is dry unless specified by the EH staff

Camping is allowed in designated areas only.

Parking is available against the wall near the entrance. Please do not leave your cars in your camp area.

No swimming in the pond.

NOISE IS TO BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM AFTER 10PM, the site is adjacent to a small residential area.

ALL TRASH MUST BE PICKED UP AND REMOVED. Failure to do so will likely result in the site owner refusing to rent to any LARP again.

Site must be completely clean by 3pm on Sunday.