Baroness War

Hosted in-person by

The Barony of Vulcanfeldt (Yakima County, WA)

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Ashley Longbow
Date: April 4 , 2025 until April, 6 2025
Site opens at: 2:00 PM on April 4th 2025
Site closes at: 3:00 PM on April 6th 2025

Event site:
Grandview Parks and Recreation Center
812 Wallace Way Grandview, WA 98930

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Ashley Longbow
(ashleylongbow@gmail.com)

Date: April 4 , 2025 until April, 6 2025
Site opens at: 2:00 PM on April 4th 2025
Site closes at: 3:00 PM on April 6th 2025

Event site:
Grandview Parks and Recreation Center
812 Wallace Way Grandview, WA 98930

This is a Level 1: Other (Branch primary events of regional or Kingdom interest) event.

WAR!!  To Arms, To Arms
Updated 02.16.2025:  Tentative Schedule added
Updated 01.22.25:  Arts & Sciences information added

The Barony of Vulcanfeldt once again is proud to bring you Baroness War, April 4-6, 2025 at the Grandview Event Center.  Come and fight to your heart’s content.  Armored fighters and archers come and gain word fame for your Baroness.  This year’s war will guarantee you will get your fill of fighting to include open field, castle, bridge, and hill battles.  If war fighting isn’t your thing enter into the prize tournaments (armored and rapier) on Sunday.

Points will be awarded for war activities on Saturday, prizes will be awarded for all other activities, including but not limited to Arts and Sciences, Bardic, Magdi’s Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament, and Sunday tournaments.

Come join the baron and baroness of Vulcanfeldt as they celebrate Vulcanfeldt’s 20th anniversary as a barony.  The weekend celebrations include war scenarios, arts and sciences competitions and displays, archery, equestrian, rapier, classes, and more.  Her Excellency Fiona welcomes all to join her for the Baroness’ Tea on Saturday.  Contributions to the tea are always welcome.

BARONESS WAR 2025 ARTS & SCIENCES:
All Contests on the Saturday of the War (April 5th) Drop off your entries and largess at 9:00 and come back and present them for judging at 11:00. This year there will be prizes donated by Her Excellency Ban Bharun Fiona Ingen Conchobair, of Vulcanfeldt, rather than war points.

Once again, our goal is Arts and Sciences for the JOY of it! Only one category requires documentation. We simply want to GEEK OUT together!

EXPERIENCED CATEGORY:
Documentation Required; Object/process/technique/science, explain it, and present to judge(s).
BEGINNER:  Learn how to do an A&S entry. Never won an A&S competition before? Try this out: Object, process, technique, or science. This category has documentation and presentation strongly encouraged, because we want to geek out with you on what you did/learned! Show us what you did.
“SCA COOL”:  A for the pure FUN of it project; sort of Medievalish, or inspired by historical stuff, but not terribly fussy about the authenticity of it; perhaps it is a useful item for SCA, though not period, but you’ve decorated it cleverly to disguise that. Documentation requirements are in casual mode; Tell us about the thing you made; source references are encouraged, but not required.
WORK IN PROGRESS: or one you rescued from the “Punishment Pile” and Finally Finished it!  Like the SCA Cool category, you need to explain what you have going on with it, but super formal documentation is optional.
YOUTH CATEGORY: (Under the age of 18) as an object/process/technique/science; please write something to explain it and tell us all about what happened with it. Is this something that you’re super excited about? Did you learn a new thing you never tried before? Tell us! We want to hear.
SOMETHING NEW: A new category, with a prize sponsored by Maestra Adrianna the Fierce; Either something you’ve made since last Baroness War, or something you’ve never entered in any A&S before.
DISPLAY ONLY: Do you have an item you do not want to present? You can do Display Only!
Populace Votes for the winner.
LARGESS SUPER SIX: Half a dozen Largess Items (multiples are great). Populace Votes for the winner.
STUCK?: This is not a contest, but do you have a project that is driving you crazy? Would you like a consultation after the contests are over? Bring it and let’s geek out about it!
Questions? Ask the Baroness War Arts & Sciences Coordinator: Dana Chathair Saibhin (“Spritzie”
Email: consortiailluminae@comcast.net

Event site:
Grandview Parks and Recreation Center, 812 Wallace Way Grandview, WA 98930

Site will open 12 PM Friday for Merchants, RVs, and Equestrians, all others please join us at 2 PM.  Please contact the event steward if you are bringing an RV.  There are no RV hookups on site.   There are several paved walkways throughout the site.  Site Closes Sunday, April 6, at 3 PM.  Please be packed up and off site by 3 PM so our clean up crew can do a walk through and gather all the items you’ve forgotten.  If you should arrive when the gate is closed please be courteous to your hosts and stop by later in the day to pay your site fee.

FEES:
Adult non-SCA member $35.  Members receive a $10 discount.
Day fee:  $15.  Youth 17 and under free.
Make checks payable to Barony of Vulcanfeldt, SCA Inc.

Pet Policy:
Please be a responsible pet owner.  Keep your pet on a leash.  Pick up after them and place items in the dumpster.

We are located in eastern An Tir and those who live here know that the weather is unpredictable.  We advise you to plan for wind, rain, and sun, sometimes within minutes of each other.  As they say, if you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes.   Available on site: potable water, limited electricity.

Hotels:
Best Western Plus Grapevine Inn, 1849 Quail Lane, Sunnyside, WA (509) 839-6070
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 680 Wine Country Rd, Prosser, WA (509) 786-1399

Medical:
Grandview Clinic, 1003 Wallace Way, Grandview, WA (509) 203-1080

Shopping:
Walmart, 2675 E. Lincoln Sunnyside, WA