Truevale
a chapter of Desert Winds, located in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Heraldry
History
I came across Amtgard in the Western Dragon Hills in Carson City, Nevada in the summer of 2001. I discovered that my home state of Wyoming had no Amtgard influence and since I was returning home for college in the summer of 2002,I brought out the swords and rule book, got my friends together and we started a park called Truevale that fall. The local community college was gracious enough to let us into the official clubs of the campus, then with my now wife Katinar Basane and my friends Blackie Lawless, Rayne, and to many others to mention we got off the ground and got the necessary paperwork to the Burning Lands. Shortly after our start we got our visit from the now Dutchy of Rivers End a growing Utah park. With that visit we got our first real taste of what Amtgard was about, thanks to Fitz and the group from Rivers End. We attended Salt Wars 2 that Summer of 2003, and we were impressed by the attention to detail that the group put forth for the event. We continued communication with Rivers End, and by then our numbers had swelled to 25-30 people a game day. Shortly after Salt Wars 3 we joined the Principality of Desert Winds that consisted of the Dutchy of Rivers End and the Barony of Desert Rose. It was obvious to us that we were doing well however: we encountered some drama and social problems that hurt the numbers, but we traversed on not stopping. We saw some dear members come and go, many a battle game played in the city of Rock Springs, WY.
Here we are in 2008 and we are now the Barony of Truevale, proud members of the now Kingdom of Desert Winds!
We keep the dream alive here in the Wyoming desert, Flurb and stick-jock alike. Come and join us if you are in the area, we would be happy to have your company.
--Baronet Jynx Black
Part of the Kingdom of Desert Winds
People
Contacts and Directions
We meet Saturdays at noon at the Washington School Park just off of Elk Street. It's right next door to a big Catholic Chirch, you can't miss it. Currently we keep in contact with and visit regularly parks throughout Colorado, Utah and Nevada. Please stop by and check us out. If you have any questions about this page or about Amtgard, contact IKIYA: [email protected]
Due to the frigid weather here is southwest Wyoming, Truevale has retreated to the warmer climes of the Western Wyoming Community College Auxilary Gym. We meet from noon until 10 pm every Saturday afternoon. We play by Hit-in-Motion for counting deaths and put great emphasis on role-playing. If you have any questions please feel free to call either IKIYA at (307) 371-1505.
- Jynx: [email protected]
- Blackie: [email protected]
