Welcome to Villa Frumentaria’s Fall Brawl!
Update: October 8th
Inn updated, location re-emphasized, schedule finalized
We have changed the site due to a double booking at the Palo Alto County Fair Grounds. We are no longer at the site we were at last year for My First _____ and we are in a camping-centric location.
The new location is 377 440th Street, Peterson, Iowa
Dates:
Friday, October 11 – Gate Opens at 5pm, Closes at 9pm
Saturday, October 12 – Gate Opens at 9am, Closes at 2pm
Sunday, October 13 – Site closes at Noon
Site:
We are at the Buena Vista County Conservation camping area located at 377 440th St, Peterson, IA 51047 and this location is a little more remote than our previous location, but there are several small and slightly larger towns in the area.
The site is wet but we cannot sell alcohol on premises. They prefer cans over glass bottles for all beverages, but understand that sometimes that’s not possible.
The site we are using has several campsites, each with its own fire ring and mini shelter with picnic tables and a roof but no walls. The cost of your campsite is included in your entry to the event! Please limit the number of tents per campsite area to 4 per a request from the Buena Vista County Conservation Director.
There are hard-structure bathrooms and we are bringing in port-a-pots for more bathroom options. There are showers near by, but not at our area specifically. They are located in the RV Park area, just a bit up the road to the west of our camping area.
The area is pet friendly, but they must be kept on 6-foot leashes. The area is in a wooded ravine (but the campgrounds are relatively flat) and there are all kinds of critters in the area.
There is RV Camping near by, please check out the Buena Vista Conservation website for more details! We will be using the area around the South Shelter.
Cost:
Adults Ages 18+: $25 ($15 for SCA Members)
Youths Ages 6-17: $10
Young Ones Ages 5 and under : Free
Online Preregistration: Not yet available
Camping:
We are encouraging people to camp on-site! There is no additional charge for your campsite.
The site opens at 5pm on Friday and you are welcome to come in and get directed to your campsite at that time.
Weather
Friday: High of 79-ish, low of 45-ish at night
Saturday: High of 72-ish, low of 40-ish at night
Sunday: High of 63-ish
Keep in mind, our weather tends to run a little hotter than the forecast by a couple of degrees and the low is typically spot-on. Friday is supposed to be breezy, but we’re camping in trees and a protected area, and there is no rain in the forecast as of October 8th.
Local Hotels and Amenities
Some of you might not want to camp; we get that. There are a plethora of hotels in the immediate driving area; the towns of Cherokee, Spencer, and Storm Lake are all within 40 minutes from the site with Cherokee being the closest. Forget something? Each town also has grocery stores and/or Walmart, and there are a number of little towns near by like Peterson, Linn Grove, and Sioux Rapids that have gas stations.
Her Royal Majesty
We will be proudly hosting Her Royal Majesty of Calontir, Queen Magge! Welcome back to the northlands of the Kingdom and we look forward to your visit!
Events
This is a brawl! We’re hosting events that are fighting and fighting-adjacent! Because this site is so great, we’re planning on the fighting being outside, but we also have access to an area that can host inside fighting, so we have you covered no matter what!
Friday Night Pre-revel
Friday Night, we’re having a party! Thanks for coming out! Just low-key bonfires, camp fires, games and having fun! We are not planning an Inn Friday Night, but we should have campfire cooking!
Youth Activities:
On Saturday, we have a slate of activities planned that will keep the younger attendees entertained. We have some scavenger hunts planned, some games, and we have some awesome etiquette games planned to help our youngsters become more accustomed to talking to people at our events!
Minister of Youth: Kasiniia Bjornardottir
Arts and Science:
We will have a handful of classes that will revolve around supporting your group’s fighters! Not only that, but we have our Chili Cooking Contest, the winner of which will receive the Great Ladle of the North to hold and use and love until next year’s Fall Brawl!
Leather Working: Leather Strap Making with Ronan Rohan
10 am to 11 am
Join Ronan as he teaches the basics of cutting leather straps and preparing them for use! Straps break all the time, and replacing them is simple! Everyone will learn how to cut leather, how to edge it, and how to attach a buckle with a rivet and then rivet that strap to something else. There is no cost for the class.
Armoring: Making Plastic Barrel Armor with Ronan Rohan
4 to 5pm
Join Ronan as he teaches basics of working plastic armor for finishing up pieces of your own fighting kit or for making loaner gear for your group. This will also cover maintenance of the armor, and we will demonstrate how to build a gorget. If you’re not familiar with armor construction, but you are familiar with other fabrication like leather or cloth, you’ll find working with plastic isn’t that much different!
Becka le Chiene will also be present with her loom and will be more than happy to answer all your questions about weaving, whether it’s fighter related or not!
Inn:
We’re going to have an Inn, we don’t have a menu just yet, but we will update that just as soon as we can as we may have a special guest group running Inn for us. Inn will be from 11 to 2 to allow our fighters the chance to eat!
Inn Menu and Ingredients
Pulled pork : pork, brown sugar, non-iodized salt, garlic powder, ground pepper, cumin, onion powder, paprika, chili powder, bay leaves
BBQ Sauce for the Pulled Pork – Optional
Roasted potatoes and carrots: russet potatoes, baby carrots, olive oil, sea salt
Variety of bagged chips Cookies and bars
Buns from HyVee for which we don’t have an ingredients list, but we have standard buns as well as gluten free for those who need them.
Armored Fighting:
Armored fighting will start at 10 and go until 1pm*. We’ll do a fun melee event for a warm up and then move on to a Tournament at 1pm! Pick up fights will be available and we are hoping to let you Authorize for Armored, too! Expect a smashing of our Villa Frumentaria presentation, and be prepared to fight with our cousins from Northshield! Be prepared for an amazing fighting experience on and off the list field!
Steel Fighting:
We’ll have a fun warm up tournament and then a full 1v1 Tournament Starting at 2pm and going until 4pm for Total time. Pick up fights will be available, and we are hoping to allow you to authorize as well! it’s still too early to tell, but we’re definitely going to have fun! We’re going to be dousing it in Villa Frumentaria flair, too, so come prepared for an EXPERIENCE for both fighters and non-fighters. The rules will be Calontir Cut and Thrust, and we’re expecting a number of fighters from Northshield to come down!
Chili Cooking Contest
It’s fall, it’s Northwest Iowa. That means Chili and Cornbread and Cinnamon roll season! We’re hosting a contest for Chili Cooking! It’ll be judged by a panel of judges (as well as your peers) and we realize there’s a lot of different ways to make Chili, so here’s the categories we’re looking at:
Chili with Meat and Beans
Chili with no Meat
Other variants
That’s super vague, so for all the details, check out the Rules for the Fall Brawl LIX Chili Cooking Contest
And to see how you’ll be judged, check out the Judging Form
Chefs, please remember to bring a list of ingredients that we can display next to your work so people can be informed about food allergies…and possibly recipes later if you’re so inclined! You will need to bring your own cooking supplies including your own roasting pan or hot pad but you’ll be in the Shelter House, and there is power and a smaller refrigerator.
The winner of the Chili Cooking contest will walk away with a unique and usable trophy: a giant, hand forged soup ladle that will give you the perfect pour for a cup of soup every time, the Great Ladle of the North!
Award Supper
We are not at this time planning on a Court, though that is always at the privilege of Her Royal Majesty. We will, however, plan Supper around 6pm and Villa Frumentaria will be presenting some awards for activities through the day as you eat! We’re planning this to start around 6:00 and the menu will consist of Chili from the contest! We’ll also make sure there’s plenty of Cornbread and Cinnamon Rolls to go around! Supper will, appropriately, be served in the Shelter House.
We may move this up if we don’t have a proper court, but we will see where the time goes! Either way, we don’t want the chili to scorch, so cooks, please keep tending your creations!
Post-Revel
After the Supper has been cleared, we will be hitting Post Revel. And we plan on partying until we can’t. We are planning on doing a Bardic Circle at one of the areas of the camping area, or even the shelter house! This is an awesome site and we want to really enjoy it with you!
Sunday Morning
We are not planning on serving breakfast on Sunday Morning. You are welcome to stay as long as you want, so long as we have the site cleaned up and closed down by noon!
Questions?
Please ask! We’ll get those answered ASAP and make changes to this website if necessary. THIS is the place to go for information.
Event Staff
Revel Master and Deputy Event Steward – Torquil MacGruder
Minister of Youth – Kasiniia Bjornardottir
Event Hospitaler – Mari Ferch Rathyen
Minister of Arts and Science – Mabilia Pals
Mistress of the Lists – Elizabeth Daundelyon
Inn Keeper – Simone de Mares
Event Steward
Ronan le Sauvage (MKA Kevin Rohan)
kevin.rohan@gmail.com (best way to communicate)
7122605773 (text only, please, Kevin never answers his phone)
Kevin can also be reached on Facebook. He’s the one with his device as his profile picture. (Argent Griffon on Sable with 3 Argul Dragonflies on an argent embattled Chief)
