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Revision as of 16:09, 14 April 2015
A Shire of the Kingdom of the Rising Winds, located in Paducah, KY.
The Riverlands (formerly Blüdfrost) is a Shire of Amtgard - a live action boffer combat game with medieval reenactment undertones - operating out of the city of Paducah in western Kentucky.
History
Blüdfrost
The chapter was formed by members of the Quilt City Ogres, a chapter of the international analog gaming club - the Organization of Gamers & Roleplaying Enthusiasts - operating in Paducah, Kentucky as an outlet for live action gaming. The park was officially recognized in October of 2011, and began fully gaming weekly by January of 2012. At Keep on the Borderlands in September 2012, the park was voted into the Kingdom of the Valley of the Rising Winds.
The purposeful mispronouncing of the letter Ü is a joke, referencing a fictional location in DC Comics that a writer once misused the letter in - not understanding the sound it is supposed to make.
Former Heraldry
The group's Heraldry was azure, a rose sable barbed and seeded Vert representing death, and it's words are simply "By Force." However, a joking submotto is "Don't forget the umlaut" or "making u smile".
The Riverlands
On November 18th 2012, via althing, the park voted to change its name to The Riverlands. The name is a reference to the region's four distinct rivers, which results in many buisnesses and organizations utilizing the Four Rivers moniker.
Current Heraldry
The group's Heraldry is azure, a buck argent passant toward sinister over a stream argent.
Officers
For a full listing of officers, including current and former since the park's beginning, please see here.
Unique Traditions
Personas
Personas in The Riverlands are allowed to be from any time period, as long as the weapons still meet current Amtgard standards. This is explained via a basic storyline that there is a time anomaly/portal near Blüdfrost that occasionally catches people from different settings/eras and exiles them to the park. This allows for some interesting and very unique boffer personas.
Battlegames
Interquest
The park currently plays a light version of InterQuest.
Park War
Blüdfrostians formerlly partook in a land control game from one session to the next, where players are able to challenge via dueling other players for fictional hexes of land. The Blüdfrost map, which coordinates directly with the shape and size of the park the chapter plays in, was divided by hexs that could be controlled by players, whether individually or by House/Company.
Park Weaponmaster
The Riverlands weaponmaster tournament and dragonmaster competition is known as the Blüdfrost Occasional Fight Festival or as B.O.F.F. - named after the original name of the park - and it is held twice annually. Sign-ins are taken in advance online and at-park via the Blüdfrost Occasional Fight Festival Event Registration (B.O.F.F.E.R.). For a history of outcomes, please click here.
Park Relics
The Riverlands currently has two local relics in use: a pair of Gauntlets of Ogre Power and a Compass of True Sight.
Subshire of Puns Deep
A in-joke a ficticious faction within the shire is Puns Deep (sometimes styalized as Püns Deep, Pun's Deep or Pün's Deep) after the nature of pun abuse by members. The faction is made up of out-of-time-and-place personas, trolls, and jesters who act as a quest opponent for the shire at large.
Roster
For a listing of Officers of the Park, including past officers, please see The Riverlands/Officers. For a roll of arms depicting the heraldry of players in this park, please see Riverlands/Roll of Arms.
For a basic listing of players with articles on Amtwiki, please see the chapter's user category.
Contacts and Directions
For quickest reply, please contact the Chancellor who will field the questions for other officers.
- Monarch
- Takaffi (email: info AT votehooper DOT com)
- Regent
- Sanaa Naji
- Chancellor
- Nazzak
- Park
- Kolb Park in Paducah, KY (1650 South 6th St, Paducah, KY 42003)
- Sundays, hours alternating depending on season, please see Facebook group.
Links
Nearby Parks
- Constantinople - Carbondale, IL
- Dragon's Hollow - Clarksville, TN
- Elysian Fields - Bowling Green, KY
- Hallow Dale - Cadiz, KY
Back To: Amtgard → Chapters → Kentucky → Blüdfrost
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