Cuiviëdôr Amarth
A defunct chapter of The Emerald Hills, located in Arlington, TX.
Contents
Heraldry
History
Beginning
On Saturday January 31st, 1998, Deitri invited Khraal to his house to discuss creating an Amtgard Chapter. Khrall liked the idea and invited Tyriss, Niles, and Drakell. Drakell invited Chuck and Larin. It was a sort of domino effect. The original members gathered for the first time in Deitri’s front yard and later that day, moved to Veteran's Park. Also present were Detalis Ard, Syri, Arnden, Dana, Macorin, and Admoninol. After much discussion, the populace agreed on the name: Cuiviëdôr Amarth, which is a mix of Quenya and Sindarin (Two dialects of Tokien Elvish), and means “Land of Awakening Doom.”
As the entire populace of the park were newbies, Detalis (the first park PM) got helpful (and much needed) advice from Elsbeth. Detalis and Deitri got the group’s contract with the Burning Lands signed and notarized, and set up an initial shire monarchy. The only member of this group who had been to any other Amtgard chapter was Deitri, and he hadn’t been out to a park since 1993. As a result, the entire populace were armed with “Old Tech” weapons made by Deitri. (Some of the populace went to Clu’s Midreign in April 1998 and learned the secrets of fun-noodle.)
Neighbors
One Saturday in early ’98, a mundane approached the populace and asked: “Are you guys with the group that meets here on Sundays?” The response was: “There’s a group here on Sundays?” This is how the populace of Cuiviëdôr Amarth learned of Mourningwood Glen. The initial sentiment was outrage. It is insulting to start an Amtgard chapter in a park where one exists already. But neither group knew of the other’s existence. Technically, they were founded about the same time.
The next day, Larin took a small group and went to Mourningwood Glen. He informed them that they needed to either dissolve and join Cuiviëdôr Amarth, or find another park to play at. This was the start of a conflict between the two parks. Mourningwood Glen had larger numbers and more experienced and well known players, so the kingdom at large thought that it should be the smaller group of newbies who should dissolve and join the Sunday group.
The Elf/Dwarf War
On June 20th ’98, Cuiviëdôr Amarth hosted a kingdom event called the “Elf/Dwarf War” which was an all monster class battlegame. Players could choose from a variety of Elf or Dwarf specialty classes in a large scale, winner takes all scenario. This helped to boost the group’s popularity with the kingdom.
Trouble
In July of '98, there was a conflict over the election of the shire monarch, and much of the populace left Cuiviëdôr Amarth. Drakell and Larin went to Iron Cloud, while Syri, Arnden, Rhiannan, and Riff Raff went to Mourningwood Glen. For a time the remaining populace met on sundays with Mourningwood Glen, as there was talk of a “Clan system” involving several groups meeting at the same time and location; a prelude to a merger. In December '98, Forest told the few remaining members of CA, to either give up and join Mourningwood Glen, or go back to Saturdays. They chose to return to Saturdays; a decision that earned them even more scorn from the kingdom at large. At this point there were only three active members left: Deitri, Gabriel, and Taeryn.
Regrouping
By August ’99, Cuiviëdôr Amarth was effectively the black sheep of the Emerald Hills, because of their refusal to dissolve their group, and also because many of their members were Nel'Fray; a Household that had become infamous. Still, the population began to increase, and the new members were enthusiastic. It was at this time that the old park heraldry (featuring a cat and cockatrice holding up a shield bearing a cross) was discarded in favor of the mailed fist engulfed in flame. Many members of the group felt that it represented their determination to hold their group together. They also decided to call themselves the Tyranny of Cuiviëdôr Amarth, rather than the Shire of CA, and their monarch the Tyrant, rather than the Sheriff. Of course they were still a Shire for all intents and purposes, but they liked the role-play.
In March 2004 (reign XXXII) Cuiviëdôr Amarth had attained the numbers required to be promoted to the status of Barony, which was given by King Martello Entropy. They had also hosted a Dragonmaster for the first time. It seemed possible at this point for CA to shake off the old stigmatism and earn the respect of the kingdom.
The End
Unfortunately, in November 2005, there was a falling out between several members of the park. Some quit Amtgard altogether while others simply went on hiatus. With such a blow to its population, Cuiviëdôr Amarth never recovered and is now defunct. Shortly there after, Mourningwood Glen, also suffering from a low turnout, moved to Saturdays to combine the remaining attendance of both parks.
Images
Arlington parks team at Coronation XXII (December 1998) From left to right: Blade (MWG), Guido (MWG), Rant (MWG), Larin (Iron Cloud at that time), Deitri (CA), Dolmen a.k.a. Raven (MWG), Gabriel (CA), Rhiannan (MWG), Riff Raff (at that time MWG), and Tyriss Nel'Fray (CA).
People
- House Van D'Evic
- House Nel'Fray
- Deitri Van D'Evic
- Larin Moonstar
- Gabriel
- Einon Dupre
- Randomir Atreus
- Renates Bardo
- Rotherain
- Aurianna
- Collin Grimrose
- Slash
- Kakumei
Contacts and Directions
Met at Veteran's Park (3600 W Arkansas) on the corner of Arkansas and Spanish Trail every Saturday beginning at 2pm at the pavilion up the hill from the 2nd parking lot.
Founding Monarchy
- Sheriff: Khraal Nel'Fray
- Regent: Tyriss Nel'Fray
- Prime Minister: Detalis Ard
- Champion: Deitri Van D'Evic
Ending Monarchy
- Baron: Einon Dupre
- Regent: Renates Bardo
- Prime Minister: Lord Deitri Van D'Evic
- Champion: Randomir Atreus
