The Caid-Atenveldt Peace Mission
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This event began the partnership between Atenveldt and Caid which eventually led to the establishment of the Estrella War. The Declaration of Peace between the Principality of Caid and the Principality of the Sun was presented complete, except for the illumination of the initial letter. The Caidans declared it should be blue while the populace of the Sun insisted on red. Over this seemingly trivial matter, peace changed to hostilities and many melee scenarios were fought.
Eighteen Caidan fighters took the field beside their Prince, Martin the Temperate against some 28 Atenveldt fighters under Prince Ivan du Grae (who received tactical advice from Duke Richard of Mont Royal, aka Richard the Short). The Caidan forces were defeated in the open field battle. This was followed by a battle high up on a rocky desert hill. The final foray consisted of pick-up battles in which several Aten fighters switched over to even the sides.
Wisely, before closing court, Bjo of Griffin completed the peace pact with the initial letter emblazoned in red and blue, and it could finally be signed by both princes.
The following year was the first Burro Creek War.
Event Staff
From the Crown Prints
(December 1976)
His Highness, Ivan du Grae and I were firming up negotiations on the working of an accord of good will. However, His Highness, among other things, insists that the first letter of the scroll be illuminated in red. Of course, we all know that it should be blue, and we are preparing to prove it. Sharpen your swords and rim your shields.
(This event bids fair to becoming a national one.)
Saturday will be a mixed bag of fighting and melees, teams picked at random. That evening will be a time of reveling, bardic circling, and cementing friendships between the two principalities. On Sunday, we will decide which color should be used. -- Martin, Prince of Caid
From: Wilhelm von Schlüssel's History
Held near Tucson, AZ. Prince Martin led the forces of Caid on a peace mission into the Principality of the Sun in Atenveldt. Prince Ivan due Grae welcomed them to his principality and bade everyone get acquainted. Master Richard of Arkham, Master of Arts, wrote and played a galliard for the visiting Prince and Princess of Caid. Master John ap Griffin and Mistress Mistress Bjo of Griffin (Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani), represented by Lady Lorissa du Griffin, presented Prince Ivan with a bottle of wine. The two princes then announced that Caid and the Principality of the Sun were to proclaim peace between themselves, and that the two princes would sign a proclamation of peace. However, there was some discussion concerning the color of the initial letter on the proclamation, with the forces of the Sun preferring red and the forces of Caid feeling blue would be better. No agreement was reached and court was dismissed. Then there was an abduction of Lady Fiona Gregorovna (Natalya de Foix) and Lady Kerensa of Carlee, Mistress of the Lists, followed by a “snow ball” melee, in which two fighters fought, then teamed up against two others, who then joined them against four others, and so on until all were on the field in a grand melee. Further melees and challenge matches followed until the time came to change into festive attire for the evening feasting and revelry. A feast was prepared by Suleiman and his crew of gourmet cooks.
After breakfast on Sunday the fighters gathered together to decide upon the color of the first letter of the peace proclamation, and strangely enough all of the Caid fighters lined up on the side of blue, and all of the Sun fighters lined up on the side of red. Caid was outnumbered 28 to 18. The first melee was a prearranged ambush, with the Solar army advancing in a Column and the Caid forces charging when they were 50' away. The forces of the Sun reformed in time and defeated the onrushing Caid fighters. The forces of Caid then retreated up to a hill to defend a “castle”. The forces of the Sun then proceeded to take it, and red was looking more attractive all the time. One more field melee was scheduled and for this Baroness Trude Lacklandia and three Atenveldt fighters defected over to the Caid side, providing the edge for the Caid forces to emerge victorious. Two of the Sun knights returned to their side and a final melee was fought which lasted a long time, ending with an indeterminate result. A brief closing court was held, where the peace pact was produced, illuminated in both red and blue by Mistress Bjo of Griffin (Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani), and it was signed by the two Princes. Camp was struck, farewells exchanged, and all departed for home.
Memories
In those days Viscont (later Duke) Gregory of York and I were "tourney bums" and "war dogs". We spent every weekend traveling from Calafia to any war or tournament available. I don't think I missed one in a 3 year period. At this war, I camped with Mistress Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani and Master John ap Griffin. Their 10 year old daughter was a little sweetheart; and as I planned to fight in the next Coronet list and needed someone to fight for, on a "lark" I asked 10 year old Lorissa du Griffin if I could wear her favor. The rest is, as they say, history. This occured there at Caid-Atenveldt Peace Mission, at Estrella Mountain Park; where over the years so many notable things in my life occured. ~ Balin of Tor
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