Treasure Chest Battle

Do you like melees? Do you like camping, fighting and shopping on grass beneath beautiful mature trees? Their Excellencies, Sheik Mahmud Ali ben Sinan and Baroness Magge Shaw, along with the Barony of Nordwache, wish to invite all of Caid and the Known world to “Treasure Chest VIII”, to be held April 25th through April 27th, 2008. We are actively preparing to host the Kingdom for a splendid weekend of camping, a Friday night “Wheel-of Death” Tourney, a Saturday Torchlight Tourney, a Sunday Sunrise Great Weapons Tourney, various war scenarios and a team melee to claim the Treasure Chest! There will also be Arts & Science classes, merchant shopping and other activities for the populace to enjoy.

Particulars: Battle Scenarios: Open field resurrection 30 mins; Treasure Chest Melee - 5 man teams. no limit on number of knights; 2 last man standing open field battles; 2 wooded road battles; 2 last man standing woods battles; final woods resurrection battle lasting until the marshal-in-charge is tired! Note, combat archery is allowed in all scenarios except the Treasure Chest melee.

Schedule of the Day:
Site opens Friday, April 25th at 12 noon and closes Sunday, April 27th at 5p.m.

Fees:
Site Fee: Entrance into the park is $5.00 per vehicle, which must be paid at the county booth at the time of entry into the park.

The Site Fee is an additional $10.00 per person ($5.00 children 6-12) and no more than $30.00 per family. Non-members must pay a $3.00 surcharge. Make checks payable to SCA, Inc.,/Barony of Nordwache.

Location & Directions:
Barony of Nordwache
Kearney Park
7160 W. Kearney Blvd.
Fresno, California

Make your best way to Fresno on state Hwy 41 or Hwy 99. Take the Jensen exit and head west on Jensen Ave. for approximately 3 miles. Turn right (north) on Marks, then left (west) another 3 miles on Kearney (Kearney is a palm tree lined road). The park entrance will be on your left. After 10 p.m., continue past the park entrance about a half a mile and turn left (south) on Garfield Ave. Follow the signs to the night entrance.

Additional Information & Links
Camping: This event will again be held at Kearney Park in Fresno, California. This is a beautiful site with plenty of grassy areas and shade trees. There is a large battlefield with camping locations all around, not a bad camping spot anywhere! This is a public park and we will be locked in at night; however, there will be a Hastings lock on the back gate for us.

RV’s are allowed in the parking lots; however, there are no RV hookups. Dogs are allowed and must be kept on leash at all times, and dog ID tags will be given at troll when you check in. Fires must be at least 12” off of the ground and water and a fire extinguisher should be kept nearby. This is an irrigated grassy site. Please keep tent stakes shorter than 9 inches.

Merchants: Merchants are welcome and are given prime camping space along the tree line with views of the battlefield. Merchant fee is $10. Paying the merchant fee and the site fee purchases entrance for one merchant and one assistant (total of 2 people). The contact for merchants is the Event Steward.