Challenge for Old Market

[Fourth]

I'm ninety nine percent sure that this is legal and within my rights, but should it not be then I'll gladly eat the proverbial crow.

Given my lack of a Barony and the fact that I need Old Market to come closer to having held all of the titles available in the Annex, please consider yourself and your Barony under challenge, Ms. Harker.

[DUEL Rayvinn]

This challenge is valid and may proceed. The Baron has until Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 7:32 AM RST to accept this challenge.

:::A list of challenge officials can be found tacked to the board:::

[Mairead Harker]

Ms. Rostel,

Your challenge is accepted.
I can be available to meet you any day between 26-31 January (Tuesday-Sunday) or Tuesday, 2 Feb preferably at or after 10PM RST. My preferred callers are Dris, Scarlet, Shadow, and Ahni. If these are not agreeable, please let me know.

Mairead E. Harker
Baroness of Old Market

[DUEL Rayvinn]

This challenge needs to be fought by Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 4:58 AM RST.

[Mairead Harker]

The Warlord and I will be meeting on Tuesday, 26 January at 10 PM. Caller pending.

Addendum: Dris has agreed to call for us.

[DUEL Dris]

People of the Duel of Swords!

It was my great privilege and honor to be chosen to officiate this challenge!

Warlady Melanie Rostol fought under the black banner with no Second. Her Lord of Honor for this evening was E Silent Everything! Aka: Ekthbjlgke Smith.

Baroness Mairead Harker fought under the banner of midnight snow featuring her spirit animal, the polar bear, along with symbols of her heritage. Standing in as her second this evening was her aunt, Rhiannon Brock of House Túr Gairdín. Her Lords of Honor were Doran Ilnaren, Dennis Harker, Tasslehofl Momus, Eregor, and Darien Fenner. Ladies of Honor were Colleen MacLeod-Fenner, Rhiannon Harker, and Maranya Valkonan.

Baroness Maggie chose a single duel format to decide the fate of Old Market.

They kept the battle a close one near the end, but ultimately in eleven rounds Baroness Harker successfully defended her title.

Nicely tried, Melanie!

Great defense, Maggie!

As ever, I'm including with this report a play-by-play of the rounds. Do enjoy!

Thank you and good-night!

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Round 1: "Maggie takes the direct approach and lands her strike faster than Melanie can complete her swing. First blood to the Baroness!" ( LC / TH ) 1 - 0 Mairead

Round 2: "Get down with yer bad selves! Everybody limbo! How low can you go? Wait. This is a sword fight, not a beach party challenge. No score change." ( FaDU / FaDU ) 1 - 0 Mairead

Round 3: "Melanie's showing us some more defensive flourish. Maggie's putting up a road block. Still no change in the score." ( FCP / SH ) 1 - 0 Mairead

Round 4: "Yay more bloodshed! Melanie goes high. Maggie low. Everybody scores! Points everywhere! The Baroness keeps the lead, though." ( HC / LC ) 2 - 1 Mairead

Round 5: "Ladies. This is not a dancing competition. Though if that were the case I'd be hard-pressed to decide which one of you'd be going home with the trophy." ( FSS / FSS ) 2 - 1 Mairead

Round 6: "Back to two rounds ago, but switching gears. Melanie goes low this time while Maggie swings high. Both score! The Baroness keeps the lead still." ( LC / HC ) 3 - 2 Mairead

Round 7: "Maggie doubles back on low, but she's not quick enough to fend off that direct assault of Melanie's. This brings the match to a tie at threes!" ( TH / LC ) 3 - 3

Round 8: "Melanie readies herself for another attack, but I don't think she's prepared for that wild and crazy swing of Maggie's! The Baroness takes the lead and lands at match point." ( FCP / SL ) 4 - 3 Mairead

Round 9: "Maggie tries to finish it off quickly, but Melanie's braced and ready to fend her off strongly this time. That brings us to SUDDEN DEATH!!! ( SH / TH ) 4 - 4

Round 10: "When weapons collide, nobody scores. We'll keep this fight nice and close with sudden death still looming overhead and move on to the next round." ( HC / HC ) 4 - 4

Round 11: "Maggie doubles back and takes the win by cutting under Melanie's wild swing. The Baroness defends Old Market!" ( SL / LC ) 5 - 4 Mairead