The Press of Wonders, Chesapeake (PaxLair Times) – January 18, 2012 – by Ashlynn – On the third day of celebrations, two more highly entertaining events were held in the form of an archery contest and mage poker. Lady Lissa Eldi, with prizes and scrolls in tow, was the host of mage poker while Lord Se’an Silverfoot hosted the contest of marksmanship.
Mage poker was first on the agenda, hosted just outside the famous Red Wolf in Gyldenfeld and many were the participants. For those with no skill in magery (like myself), a pile of scrolls was supplied to make use of the proper Summon Creature magicks. A number of rounds were to be held, until an hour was up or the prizes ran out – whichever came first.
In order to even things up a little for those of us who fizzled the casting most of the time, Lady Lissa also asked various trivia questions and I even managed to get one right, earning myself a prize! Sadly, I was unsuccessful regarding any of the “animal hands” but plenty of others walked away with a prize too.
Following a brief break, everyone gathered at the archery range at Luna Faire in preperation for Lord Se’an’s annual game of marksmanship. Rules were the same as previous years, a double elimination format with prizes for first, second and third place as well as a high score prize.
Eight people decided to pledge their bows: Salty Dog Carlac, Venger, Moloch Darkbane, Fruit Loop, Niva, Tatania, Iifer and myself (I even brought along my faerie bow just for the event, though little good it did me).
There were some good marksman this year, but sadly, no record breakers. At the end of the game the results were as follows:
- First Place: Venger
- Second Place: Iifer
- Third Place: Fruit Loop
- High Score: Venger (with 560 points)
I had to retire soon afterwards, but everyone seemed to have a wonderful time. Day 3 was also the deadline for submissions for Lady Lenora’s Literary Contest, and passing by the Mailbox, there appeared to be quite a few entries which I look forward to reading on Day 4!