Riverlands
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, 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
Blüdfrost 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
Here is a roster of Blüdfrost players who have registered heraldic devices with the park's Guildmaster of Heraldry, in a roll of arms form. For a basic listing of players with articles on Amtwiki, please see the chapter's user category.
Current Officers
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Represented Houses & Companies with Members in This Park
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Contacts and Directions
For quickest reply, please contact the Chancellor who will field the questions for other officers.
- Monarch
- Tracker Tora Kishin (email: trackertk AT facebook DOT com)
- Regent
- Richard le Gris (email: geek.flip AT gmail DOT com)
- Chancellor
- Takaffi (email: hooper AT ogrelair DOT org)
- Park
- Noble Park in Paducah, KY (2801 Park Ave, Paducah, KY 42001) Sundays 2pm-5pm during the winter months (Sep-Mar) and Sundays 4pm-7pm during the summer months (Apr-Aug)
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Links
- Park Facebook
- Umbrella OGREs Facebook Group
- Umbrella OGREs Chapter Website
- Chapter Forum Dedicated to Blüdfrost
- ORK Records
Nearby Parks
- Constantinople - Carbondale, IL
- Dragon's Hollow - Clarksville, TN
- Elysian Fields - Bowling Green, KY
- Hallow Dale - Cadiz, KY
