Brew and Brats; A Baron’s Blissful Bash

The Barony of Selviergard, Oertha—Welcoming Her Highness from a long travel; members of the Barony of Selviergard threw a small activity to help drive the winter’s chill away.  While Baroness’ in the Kingdom of the West have Teas it was determined that Barons have Brews—and Baron Halfdan was quite pleased with all of the food and drinkable items presented on the table which he claimed was “much better than tea.”

A little over twenty people showed up and plenty of food made its way to the groaning board.  From potato salad and bratwurst, from sliced meats and cheeses to pasta salad…there was plenty to eat and the Barony of Selviergard once again proved that if you leave a Selviergard event hungry it is your own fault.

Besides eating vast quantities of food and sampling the different styles of brew; the activity provided ample atmosphere to visit with each other and schmooze the evening away.  The conversations were quite varied, the laughter in great supply, and the company quite amazing as people gathered together and built stronger relationships with each other.

Additionally, there was a bit of live music to help liven up the evening.  Lady Ástríðr Þórudóttir brought her husband along and together they performed some music for us all.

Live music is graciously provided at the Baron’s Brew and Bash activity.  November 4, 2017.  Photograph by Nemonna Vicana.

Towards the end of the evening there was an auction held in which the proceeds would benefit the West Kingdom Disaster Relief Fund.  While some money had been donated already that day, the auction of several different items donated by many different people added more dollars to the funds raised.  At the end of the evening the proceeds from the donations and the auction itself totaled $500 and was an amazing display of the large hearts and generosity of people of this Principality!

Lady Ástríðr Þórudóttir runs the auction to help send desperately needed monetary resources to the West Kingdom Disaster Relief Fund.  November 4, 2017.  Photograph by Nemonna Vicana.

The evening began to wind down and participants said their farewells to each other as they made ready to head back to their own homes and waiting beds.

In a missive posted the day after the activity, Baron Halfdan thanked those who attended saying “Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the Baron's Brew and Bash this Saturday. What a wonderful way to spend some time with a great group of people!”  He also made sure to thank the Autocrat of the activity, Lady Ástríðr Þórudóttir as well as the members of Clan MacThomais who assisted in opening Thompson Hall for all to attend.

The Selviergard Associated Press
Originally Published in the December edition of The DragonTale

Activity Date:  November 4, 2017