Iron Crescent

The Iron Crescent is a Rapier Fencing challenge, that was first started in 2009.

The First Challenge

Rapier Fighters, pray heed!

Come one, come all team fighters! Starting May 10, at Altavia Anniversary, the first Iron Crescent team melee!

Haven't gotten enough team fighting? Love Caid? Well, here's your chance to shine! The newest team fighting award can be yours if you can hold it. The White Scarves of Caid are sponsoring this melee prize for the rapier community and we want YOU to enjoy it! The teams choose how they wish to fight, but you'll have to defend your title and the Iron Crescent!

The Rules

1) Teams are between three to five authorized fighters. More than 50% of each team must be comprised of Caid authorized fighters. Team sizes do not have to match on the field.

2) The current holders are required to be available to defend the Crescent at least once every six weeks, unless there are no events available in that timeframe (i.e. December.) If current holders are unable to be available for challenges within the six week span, the Crescent reverts back to the Order of the White Scarf of Caid who will arrange for it to be fought for at an upcoming event. The winning team of that day is the new holder.

3) In order to defend, a majority of the original team must fight (two if the team was three man, three if a four-five man team). Recruiting of replacements is allowed, but the new team cannot be larger than the original team (i.e. if a three man team wins and one person cannot be at the next defense, they can recruit one replacement only. If it is a five man team, and two do not show, they can recruit up to two more people). A team may go on the field with less than the original team, but a minimum of three fighters are required to be a "team".

4) If a team loses enough people and cannot recruit to get back to three fighters, then it is treated as if they were unable to defend and the Crescent is returned to the Order who will arrange for a new challenge where all can vie for possession. The remaining members may now recruit others and form a new team.

5) Weapon style will be Heavy Rapier and any standard secondary.

6) Each team in a challenge match (both the defenders and the challengers) is responsible for providing a marshal for the bout.

7) When defending, the current holders will be available to fight a minimum of three challengers. If more than three challenger teams approach, it is up to holders to decide how many they wish to face. Challenges will be on first come, first fight basis.

8) The format for the challenges is up to the teams. There are several options: the holders can fight all the challengers one after another, the challengers may fight each other and then the top team(s) take(s) on the holders or any other format that can be agreed upon. It is requested that all teams be reasonable in this discussion.

So get ready, Altavia Anniversary shall have the first Iron Crescent challenge!

The White Scarves of Caid

History of Events

• Altavia Anniversary 2009 - First Iron Crescent, winner: Don Lot Ramirez, Gerrick, and Dylan
• Next challenge and defense of the Iron Crescent will be at Potrero War 2009 - Winners: