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== Siar Geata==
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==Duchy of Siar Geata, [[Kingdom]] of [[Westmarch]].==
a [[Shire]] of [[Westmarch]], located in Escondido, CA (A northern suburb of San Diego)
 
  
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Located in Oceanside, CA (north of San Diego)
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| colspan="2"|<center>''Siar Geata''</center>
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|Kingdom
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|[[Westmarch]]
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|Status
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|Duchy
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|City
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|Oceanside
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|Park
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|Buddy Todd
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|Meets on
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|Saturdays at Noon ([[Amtgard Standard Time|AST]])
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|Founded
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|''2005''
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===Contact Info===
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*[https://linktr.ee/siargeata VIST OUR LINKTREE FOR most of the relevant links]
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*[https://discord.gg/ZE8tvhnG Discord link]
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*[https://www.facebook.com/SiargeataWM Facebook]
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* Email address: [email protected] (this is also where the SG drive can be found for relevant documents. Other important links can be found below)
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===Directions===
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*[https://maps.app.goo.gl/rqGnJR4c5K27PGKS9 Buddy Todd Park]
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We meet Saturdays at 12:00pm at Buddy Todd Park in Oceanside [[Amtgard Standard Time]]. We also have Fighter Practice Weekly usually on Wednesday or Thursdays in the San Marcos area. Check out our DISCORD or our Facebook page for more details.
  
 
===Heraldry===
 
===Heraldry===
A sunset over a sandy beach... though this may change in the near future.
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Siar Geata initially picked their [[heraldry]] in two stages.  In the first stage, we picked a black & white design.  In the second, we chose colors.<br>
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Previous candidates could be found, on the [[Westmarch]] boards, till a particularly drunken admin went on a "cleanup" spree.
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''It was pointed out by [[Arthur_MacGregor|Arthur]] that the area above and around the pommel looks rather ass-like. This played a strong role in the pattern's choice by the voting populace on Feb 8, 2008.''
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"It's nice...but when I look at it all I see is ass and thighs."
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--Arthur
  
 
===History===
 
===History===
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''Pronunciation'':  shar gee-A-tah (or some reasonably close facsimile thereof).  saer GAE-tah is also common, and "Shark Guitar" is acceptable.<br>
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''Meaning'': Siar Geata is (rumor has it) Gaelic for "West Gate".
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Siar Geata is the name taken by two struggling shires in the San Diego area, [[Strathclyde]] and [[Nazzeroc]].  They merged in August of [[2005]].  The original Strathclyde members have all since been consumed by Real Life.
 
Siar Geata is the name taken by two struggling shires in the San Diego area, [[Strathclyde]] and [[Nazzeroc]].  They merged in August of [[2005]].  The original Strathclyde members have all since been consumed by Real Life.
  
It took almost a year, but they're finally making [[Barony]] numbers.  Attendance has been growing steadily since the usual drop around the holidays.  One upon a time, 10 fighters was a good day.  Siar Geata's previous record was on 5/26/07, when 28 people attended.  The current record was set on 11/24/07, with 28 locals + 2 visitors from [[Crimson Wood]] (a fellow chapter of [[Westmarch]]).
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Once upon a time, 10 fighters was a good day.  The current attendance record is 66 sign-ins without so much as a single walk-up.  This feat was achieved September 13, 2008.  Siar Geata's previous record was 56 people (locals plus a large contingent of walk-ups, a regular day at the park in a SHIRE) set on March 15th, 2008.
  
Attendance has spiked again after a recent 2-weekend demo at the Escondido Ren Faire.  After the previous fair, they averaged well over 20 for a couple months before tapering off to 15-ish.  Prior to the demos, the park's record attendance was 16.
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On the date of September 20th [[Events in 2008|2008]], The [[Kingdom]] of [[Dragonspine]] saw fit to promote Siar Geata to the status of [[Barony]].
  
They have been privileged to be visited/raided/crushed by Sir [[Clalibus]], Sir [[Father Thomas]], Dame [[Mistress Wynd|Wynd]], Sir [[Drakknar]], and [[Warlord]] [[Thedro]]... driving home the point that Milamber, Tremere, and Lucas are just big fish in a little pond.
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Siar Geata used to hold a booth & small ditch field at a local renaissance festival, after which attendance would spike. They handed out fliers and invite anyone and everyone to come swing some foam. The Esco faire runs for a few weekends every six months. This ended up being less valuable and SG has ceased participating.  
  
Having received their contract back from BL, Siar Geata held an Althing, unanimously deciding to petition [[Dragonspine]] for membership.  They further agreed to request membership in [[Westmarch]] as soon as it became an official entity. These desires have become reality:
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They have been privileged to be visited/raided/crushed by [[Sir]] [[Clalibus]], [[Sir]] [[Father Thomas]], [[Dame]] [[Mistress Wynd|Wynd]], [[Sir]] [[Drakknar]], [[Sir]] [[Phocion]], [[Warlord]] [[Thedro]], and [[Squire]] [[Talen]]... driving home the point that the local top of the heap are just big fish in a little pond.
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After receiving a contract from [[Burning Lands]] in July of [[Events in 2007|2007]], Siar Geata held an [[Althing]], and unanimously decided to petition [[Dragonspine]] for membership, followed by a similar decision to join [[Westmarch]] as soon as it became an official entity.
 
*July 14th, [[2007]], Siar Geata officially joined [[Dragonspine]].
 
*July 14th, [[2007]], Siar Geata officially joined [[Dragonspine]].
 
*November 7th, [[2007]], Siar Geata was voted in as a member land of [[Westmarch]], the first land to join since its founding.
 
*November 7th, [[2007]], Siar Geata was voted in as a member land of [[Westmarch]], the first land to join since its founding.
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*October 5th, [[2008]], Siar Geata was promoted to [[Barony]].
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*On November 3rd [[2008]], Siar Geata took part in a promotion for the movie "Role Models" that landed them [http://www.sandiego6.com/mediacenter/[email protected]&navCatId=164 on the morning news].  Good stuff.  [[Milan|Milan of Amber]] and [[Cadogan|Cadooogan]] were interviewed, and many of our core members were on display, along with [[Talen]] who was visiting [[Lucas The Lost|his brother]] at the time.
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*On Jan 4th 2009 Siar Geata was featured in the North County Times, a local newspaper.
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*In late 2010, the populace decided to move their meetings back to Poinsettia Park, a more central location to their roster.  Their first meeting after Kit Carson was on September 11, 2010. That year we were also featured in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEVIzZbywi4 Wyrd Con video].
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*At [[Clan]], 2012, [[Westmarch]] was officially promoted to Kingdom and Siar Geata was finally under the crown of a California [[Kingdom]]
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* 2014, Siar Geata petitioned Westmarch for Duchy status
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* March 2014 Siar Geata was featured on the tv show storage wars. Lord Guillaime was featured giving an appraisal of some armor and garb. Watch at http://www.aetv.com/storage-wars/video/nerds-of-the-round-table
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* October of 2014, Siar Geata was promoted to [[Duchy]] status.
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* November 2014, Siar Geata hosted the event Crossroads with [[Terra De Votum]] and [[High Oasis]]
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* November 2015, Siar Geata hosted the event Crossroads with [[Terra De Votum]] and [[Sun's Haven]], attendance reaching 150 individual sigh-ins, the second most successful event within Westmarch's boarders.
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* Siar Geata moved parks from Carlsbad's Poinsettia park, to Oceanside's Alamosa park in March 2016. We've already seen growth and more veteran players making it out to the park
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* Post pandemic, Siar Geata voted to move back to Carlsbad's Poinsettia Park (date needed)
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* After successful growth at Poinsettia, SG was booted from the park and forced to find a new home. SG now resides at Buddy Todd park in Oceanside, CA.
  
===Quests===
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===[[Quests]]===
* December 8, 2007 - [[Missing Peasants]]
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* December 8, 2007 - [[Missing Peasants Quest Write-Up|Missing Peasants]]
* December 15, 2007 - [[Spellcaster Bounties]]
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* December 15, 2007 - [[Spellcaster Bounties Quest Write-Up|Spellcaster Bounties]]
* December 22, 2007 - [[Orks vs. the Santa Caravan]]
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* December 22, 2007 - [[Tribes at War Quest Write-Up|Tribes at War]]
* December 29, 2007 - To be announced...
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* May 17th, 2008 - Kill the invading Dragon!
 
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* September 6th, 2008 - Execute/save/murder [[Ryuke]]
====[[Siar Geata Gold Count| Current Gold Count]]====
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* December 2012 - [[Steal from Mr. Santa Claus]]
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* January 2012 - Take the Castle
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* February 2012 - Cupid V.s Anti Cupid
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* March 2012 - Saint Patrick attacks with dragon
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* April 2012 - Capture the Easter eggs with towers
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* May 2012 - Capture the flag
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* June 2012 - Pokemon championship
  
 
===People===
 
===People===
====Imports====
 
*[[CrustyMilamber|Milamber Andalsa DarkJester DeTalon]] - Founding member of Nazzeroc, formerly of the [[Burning Lands]], freshly returned from deployment.
 
*[[Silvera]] - Founding member of Nazzeroc
 
*[[LucasTheLost|Lucas the Lost]] - Founding member of Nazzeroc, formerly of the [[Emerald Hills]]
 
*[[Eve El Wy'fe]] - Founding member of Nazzeroc
 
*[[Wange Ka]] - Import from [[Aradix]]
 
*Squire [[Evil Randy]] - Returned from deployment in the Navy.
 
*[[Milan]] - formerly of [[Blackspire]].
 
*[[Arthur MacGregor]] - formerly of the [[Northern Holdfast]]
 
*[[Deiter]] - Formerly of [[Astral Winds]], he's currently stationed at Miramar along side Milamber and Arthur.
 
*[[Kai]] - Formerly of [[Blackspire]], he's currently stationed at Camp Pendleton, awaiting deployment on Feb. 3, 2008.
 
  
====Home Grown====
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[[:category: Siar Geata People|Crap Loads of 'em]].
*[[Sam Dragoon|Veteris Dragoon]] - Long-time member of Nazzeroc
 
*[[Penn]] - Long-time member of Nazzeroc
 
*[[Tremere]]
 
*[[Scoot]]
 
*[[Rangor]]
 
*[[Fanny]]
 
*[[Killian]]
 
====Promising Fresh Blood====
 
*[[Die Katze]] - Scoot's sister
 
*[[Jack Darkstorm]] - Showed up having actually read the rules, with a sash even.
 
*[[No Boots]] - Creator of [[The Ugly Stick]].
 
*[[Curly Nerfwhacker]] - Winner of a recent "newbie tourney".  Didn't pick his own name.
 
*[[Nokii]] - 2nd place in newbie tourney
 
*[[Krom]] - 3rd place.  Good offense, absentee defense
 
*[[Tarsus]] - Honorable mention.  Mind the lunge.
 
  
===Officers===
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See also our [[:category: Siar Geata Imports|Imports]] and [[:category: Siar Geata Noobs|Fresh Blood]]
*[[Tremere]] - Sheriff, GMR, "Great Shiny Wizbang"
 
*[[Arthur MacGregor]] - Regent
 
*[[Scoot]] - Prime Minister
 
*[[LucasTheLost|Lucas the Lost]] - Champion
 
  
[[CrustyMilamber|Milamber]] and [[Silvera]] have held offices in Nazzeroc's past.
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====Officers====
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Elections are held for May and November of each year for positions with PM alternating on a +3 month schedule
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*Monarch - [[scoot]]
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*Regent - [[Furball]]
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*PM - [[Milan]]
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*Champion - [[Jirou]]
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*GMR - [[Bractir]]
  
===Directions===
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====[[Guildmasters]]====
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*[[Guildmaster of Archers]] - [[Rose Thorn]]
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*[[Guildmaster of Assassins]] - Security
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*[[Guildmaster of Bards]] - Xephre
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*[[Guildmaster of Druids]] - [[Scoot]]
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*[[Guildmaster of Healers]] - [[Shorticus]]
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*[[Guildmaster of Monsters]] - Barnabus
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*[[Guildmaster of Monks]] - [[Dragoth]]
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*[[Guildmaster of Peasants]] - Latho
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*[[Guildmaster of Scouts]] - [[Titan]]
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*[[Guildmaster of Warriors]] - [[Corey]]
  
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3333+Bear+Valley+Parkway,+Escondido,+CA&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1 Kit Carson Community Park], just off I15.
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====Previous Positions====
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*[[Siar Geata Officers]]
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*[[Siar Geata Guildmasters]]
  
We meet Saturdays at noon in Kit Carson Park in Escondido. From the 15, take the Via Rancho Parkway exit east.  Via Rancho transforms into Bear Valley.  Take the first park entrance on the left (first left after the Beethoven Drive light).  Siar Geata meets in the field near the jungle gyms and covered picnic area on the left just after that first stop sign.
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They also hold fighter practice every Wednesday night (6:30pm) at Kit Carson. Check the yahoo group page, below, for further information.
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*[https://www.facebook.com/SiargeataWM/ Siar Gaeta Upcoming Events]
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*[https://www.meetup.com/SiarGeataAmtgard/?_cookie-check=2dWlpwY6KCKpY6rd Siar Gaeta Meetup]
===Archery in San Diego===
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*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/siargeata/ {{Facebook Groups Page}}]
====The Bad News====
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*{{ork_chapter|index=246}}
San Diego County forbids anyone from carrying or firing "archery devices" in public parks... without permission, permit, etc etc.  Such permits are impossible to obtain.  It is difficult to tell whether this applies to parks in Escondido (which is in San Diego County, but not the city of SD proper).
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vFwSOPfjVjlTKkNrXTffCoPwQ5uSMuY34re3OlQDnAI/edit?usp=sharing Siar Geata Inventory]
====The Good News====
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Siar Geatans have been using bows at Kit Carson since the beginning of '06 without issue.  We have been observed doing so by park rangers and off-duty police officers, none of whom made any comment one way or the other.  This bodes well.
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*[http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Siar_Geata Yahoo Group] -- shutting down, Siar Geata will soon have it's own web site.
 
*[http://www.caamtgard.com/boards/viewforum.php?f=11 Forums]
 
*[http://www.amtgardrecords.com/chapter.php?chapterID=248 ORK page]
 
  
 
''For information on other chapters in Amtgard look [[AmtgardPlaces|here]]''
 
''For information on other chapters in Amtgard look [[AmtgardPlaces|here]]''
  
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Revision as of 20:05, 5 June 2024

Duchy of Siar Geata, Kingdom of Westmarch.

Located in Oceanside, CA (north of San Diego)

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Amtgard Chapter
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Siar Geata
Kingdom Westmarch
Status Duchy
City Oceanside
Park Buddy Todd
Meets on Saturdays at Noon (AST)
Founded 2005

Contact Info

Directions

We meet Saturdays at 12:00pm at Buddy Todd Park in Oceanside Amtgard Standard Time. We also have Fighter Practice Weekly usually on Wednesday or Thursdays in the San Marcos area. Check out our DISCORD or our Facebook page for more details.

Heraldry

Siar Geata initially picked their heraldry in two stages. In the first stage, we picked a black & white design. In the second, we chose colors.
Previous candidates could be found, on the Westmarch boards, till a particularly drunken admin went on a "cleanup" spree.

It was pointed out by Arthur that the area above and around the pommel looks rather ass-like. This played a strong role in the pattern's choice by the voting populace on Feb 8, 2008.

"It's nice...but when I look at it all I see is ass and thighs." --Arthur

History

Pronunciation: shar gee-A-tah (or some reasonably close facsimile thereof). saer GAE-tah is also common, and "Shark Guitar" is acceptable.
Meaning: Siar Geata is (rumor has it) Gaelic for "West Gate".

Siar Geata is the name taken by two struggling shires in the San Diego area, Strathclyde and Nazzeroc. They merged in August of 2005. The original Strathclyde members have all since been consumed by Real Life.

Once upon a time, 10 fighters was a good day. The current attendance record is 66 sign-ins without so much as a single walk-up. This feat was achieved September 13, 2008. Siar Geata's previous record was 56 people (locals plus a large contingent of walk-ups, a regular day at the park in a SHIRE) set on March 15th, 2008.

On the date of September 20th 2008, The Kingdom of Dragonspine saw fit to promote Siar Geata to the status of Barony.

Siar Geata used to hold a booth & small ditch field at a local renaissance festival, after which attendance would spike. They handed out fliers and invite anyone and everyone to come swing some foam. The Esco faire runs for a few weekends every six months. This ended up being less valuable and SG has ceased participating.

They have been privileged to be visited/raided/crushed by Sir Clalibus, Sir Father Thomas, Dame Wynd, Sir Drakknar, Sir Phocion, Warlord Thedro, and Squire Talen... driving home the point that the local top of the heap are just big fish in a little pond.

After receiving a contract from Burning Lands in July of 2007, Siar Geata held an Althing, and unanimously decided to petition Dragonspine for membership, followed by a similar decision to join Westmarch as soon as it became an official entity.

  • July 14th, 2007, Siar Geata officially joined Dragonspine.
  • November 7th, 2007, Siar Geata was voted in as a member land of Westmarch, the first land to join since its founding.
  • October 5th, 2008, Siar Geata was promoted to Barony.
  • On November 3rd 2008, Siar Geata took part in a promotion for the movie "Role Models" that landed them on the morning news. Good stuff. Milan of Amber and Cadooogan were interviewed, and many of our core members were on display, along with Talen who was visiting his brother at the time.
  • On Jan 4th 2009 Siar Geata was featured in the North County Times, a local newspaper.
  • In late 2010, the populace decided to move their meetings back to Poinsettia Park, a more central location to their roster. Their first meeting after Kit Carson was on September 11, 2010. That year we were also featured in a Wyrd Con video.
  • At Clan, 2012, Westmarch was officially promoted to Kingdom and Siar Geata was finally under the crown of a California Kingdom
  • 2014, Siar Geata petitioned Westmarch for Duchy status
  • March 2014 Siar Geata was featured on the tv show storage wars. Lord Guillaime was featured giving an appraisal of some armor and garb. Watch at http://www.aetv.com/storage-wars/video/nerds-of-the-round-table
  • October of 2014, Siar Geata was promoted to Duchy status.
  • November 2014, Siar Geata hosted the event Crossroads with Terra De Votum and High Oasis
  • November 2015, Siar Geata hosted the event Crossroads with Terra De Votum and Sun's Haven, attendance reaching 150 individual sigh-ins, the second most successful event within Westmarch's boarders.
  • Siar Geata moved parks from Carlsbad's Poinsettia park, to Oceanside's Alamosa park in March 2016. We've already seen growth and more veteran players making it out to the park
  • Post pandemic, Siar Geata voted to move back to Carlsbad's Poinsettia Park (date needed)
  • After successful growth at Poinsettia, SG was booted from the park and forced to find a new home. SG now resides at Buddy Todd park in Oceanside, CA.

Quests

  • December 8, 2007 - Missing Peasants
  • December 15, 2007 - Spellcaster Bounties
  • December 22, 2007 - Tribes at War
  • May 17th, 2008 - Kill the invading Dragon!
  • September 6th, 2008 - Execute/save/murder Ryuke
  • December 2012 - Steal from Mr. Santa Claus
  • January 2012 - Take the Castle
  • February 2012 - Cupid V.s Anti Cupid
  • March 2012 - Saint Patrick attacks with dragon
  • April 2012 - Capture the Easter eggs with towers
  • May 2012 - Capture the flag
  • June 2012 - Pokemon championship

People

Crap Loads of 'em.

See also our Imports and Fresh Blood

Officers

Elections are held for May and November of each year for positions with PM alternating on a +3 month schedule

Guildmasters

Previous Positions



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