War of Reckoning

One of the castles at the first WOR, 02/06/2010

At a Glance

Hosted By: An Tir Dearg
When: Early February
Where: St. George, UT
Fees: Around $15
Special Notes: Location and temperate climate in southern Utah allows for some of the earliest foam fighting to take place each year in the entire western United States while the more northern realms are still snow packed in the mountains.

History

The first War of Reckoning was held the weekend of February 5th through February 7th, 2010. It was slated to take place in the Warner Valley area outside St. George, UT but due to the only access road being washed out by the local monsoon season as well as the fighting sands being torn apart by ATV's and being covered in horse crap, it was moved to an equally remote and sandy location to the north between the cities of Washington and Hurricane.

Rain continued to plague the event and fighting was moved to An Tir Dearg's regular practice field at Nisson Park in Washington, UT. Feast was held under the pavilion with Indian food and belly dancing and drumming for entertainment.

Belly dancers at the first WOR feast, 02/06/2010

Two sides clash in the "no man's land" between castles at the first War of Reckoning, 02/06/2010

The second War of Reckoning is planned to be held the weekend of February 18th through February 20th, 2011 on private land in Littlefield, AZ that doubles as a paint ball field due to the Federal BLM and Utah State Parks beginning to require permit and environmental impact study fees, as well as private insurance. Like the previous year, it will also be held at a sandy location, however there will be two main fighting areas, they are: a wide open plain adjacent to the Virgin River overlooking the mountains, and a section interspersed with vegetation to provide cover, concealment, and avenues of approach. A simpler version of the castles are being constructed to provide for scenario battles.

Event Attendance

The first War of Reckoning garnered participation by approximately 50 fighters from two states. Utah was represented by Salt Lake City, Provo, Ogden, and St. George, while Nevada was represented by Las Vegas.

The second War of Reckoning is expecting a higher turn out than last year from a wider range of states. Forkbeard has also began advocating that WoR should be supported by the Western/South Western US Bel community at large to develop it into a major regional event due to its centralized location, climate, and time of year when many realms are snowed in and taking the winter off.

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