Dragons Watch, Felucca, Chesapeake (PaxLair Times) – November 16, 2011 – by Ashlynn – Each year during the month of november Dragon’s Watch holds an event to mark the Thanksgiving holiday and on tuesday evening they continued this tradition with a night of fun and laughter at the tavern in the centre of town.
Though I arrived slightly late to the event, I was fortunate not to miss any of the games, though I did sadly miss most of the speeches given. The first game to be played was an old favourite that involved seeking out two guests to bring back to the tavern. Their names when put together would make up the name of a famous person, living or dead. The catch was that we only had twenty minutes to do it in!
Once again I was unable to complete a name as were a number of others. But Leif Garret, Jesse Williams, Mariah Carey, Albert Prescott, Edna Filmore and Ivory and Joy were all able to make it to the party!
The next game involved fighting chickens! Though of course not pitting mail-clad warriors against poor defenseless hens, but a chicken against another of it’s kin. Five people had brought chickens with them and I managed to catch one in the woods to throw into battle. The line up (with the owner indicated) was as follows:
- Little John (Robin)
- Bawkmere (Winmere)
- Turkey (NANOC)
- Featherblight (Ashlynn)
- Zanku (Maedhros)
- a greater chicken (Koopliss)
In the end it was Little John who stood victorious over the blood-covered feathery remains of it’s poultry opponents.
The last game of the evening was Orc Bowling, which didn’t involve much bowling but did involve forcing an orc to run up and down a length of “field” while we shot arrows at him. Whenever the orc fell, we would win whatever prize he fell upon. While I have little opposition to shooting captive orcs, I have requested that next year we modify the game to become Goblin Bowling or even Mach Bowling.
With the games over, attention turned to the weekly PaxLair Statehood Meeting which was held in the same tavern. There was little to report and discussion mostly centered upon the upcoming Royal Guard Exercises and gaining the favour of the Healer’s Guild.
We all give many thanks to Dragons Watch for organising another fun and eventful thanksgiving celebration and we look forward to the next one!