Lilies War 2024

The Original "War Without Enemies"

War of the Lilies is a week-long event held in the center of the Kingdom of Calontir near Kansas City, Missouri, in the middle of June. It has been said that Lilies is so much like a vacation, you may forget it is a war!

Lilies War is held at the Kelsey Short Youth Camp on the beautiful shores of Smithville Lake - about 30 minutes north of downtown Kansas City (and even closer to the KC airport). The site features open fields, separated by wooded areas and is nearly surrounded by a swimming lake that never closes.

Come join us for a week of battles, tournaments, classes, archery, medieval games, shopping, and nights of singing, dancing and reveling.

General Information

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• Royalty:
• Event Steward:
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• Public tours will be Sunday, 1-4 pm.

Official Sources

• Official Website: http://www.lilieswar.org/
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lilieswar/

Volunteering

Sheets Gate Sign-up

Other Information

• Camper's Guide to Lilies War
• First Timer's Guide to Features of Lilies War (work-in-progress by Gawin Kappler)
• Lonely Tower Newsletter article on Lilies Prep, on page 6 - https://www.lonelytower.org/.../10/October-Banner-2020.pdf (link broken)
• Google Map of Site (work-in-progress, contact Sofya or Mathurin for updates)
• Seven-Day NWS Forecast for Smithville Lake

Gate Fees:

• Adult all week - $85
• Member Discount - $75
• Adult day pass - $45
• Member Discount day pass - $35
• Minor (17-6) all week - $45
• Minor (17-6) day pass - $20
• Minors (5 and under) - Free

There is a $280 (2 adults and 2 minors) family cap for all week attendance. There is no family cap on day passes.

Merchants and Food Vendors

Merchants

Merchant Area Map: north is to the left

Highlighted names are in their camps, others are in the merchant area

• Painted Sky Pottery - Selling handmade pottery - https://www.facebook.com/paintedskiespottery
• Nobody’s Business - Fudge, candy, kettle corn
• Baise’s Woodcrafts - Folding wood chairs, tables and stools
• Thistlewood Manor Soap - Handmade soaps, shampoo soap, Viking toiletries, wood combs, towels, bags, more -www.thistlewoodmanorsoap.com
• Tipsy Stallion - Woodwork-handcrafted wood items, mini trebuchets
• Calontir Trim - www.calontirtrim.com
• Volusius- handmade jewelry
• Sampo Artifacts - handmade ceramics
• Stormbringer’s Treasure - woodworking, soap, jewelry
• Viking Archery Supply www.vikingarcherysupply.com
• Miriam’s Longship - silk sari, embroidery floss
• Please Touch Pottery - handmade pottery
• Armstreet LLC -www.armstreet.com garments, armor, misc.
• Chance Massage Therapy - massage
• Black Raven Trading Company - furs, sheepskins, horns
• Morrigan’s Mercantile - Swords and knives
• TLC Leathercraft- belts, pouches, leather, Armour & Castings jewelry
• Silvermoon Creations - sterling silver and costume jewelry PLUS Gareth's boards and boxes
• Twa Corbies Trading -leather boots, shoes, journals - IN CAMP?
• Griffon Made -messenger bags, totes, purses, armos - IN CAMP
• Mhairi MacLeans - garb, hoods, cloaks, pouches, misc.
• Everyman’s
• Elephant’s Trunk - sarees, veils, Tibetan jewelry, looms
• Thorvik’s Crafts - leather, pouches
• Avalon Oddiments - SCA garage sale
• Blackwater Treasures: yarn, fiber, fiber tools, silk and wool. Sunday only.
• Knotters Den and Baggage Train: inkle belts and trim, leather work and more. Blanket Merchants, may be in merchant area or Branwen and Angus' Camp

About the Bees!!!! "Well, Let me tell you a story.......need a drink first? Last year I was in charge of merchants and had my maps and my plans and all in order, ready to go, and the night before the event steward messages me and says "we've got a problem". Turns out that lovely spot had been occupied by bees that spring and the park rangers would not move them. So........at the very last minute I had to move merchants around to accommodate these bees and they were given their own 30 x 30 space to cavort in. I am informed that they enjoyed it so much they are still there. This is very problematic for me; as they did not register or pay their fee last year or this year. I'm afraid I'm going to have to have a stern talk with them when I arrive." --Antonia Stefani, Merchant Coordinator

The Falcon's Rest has cold water, ice, shade and a place to sit for weary walkers.

Food Court:

• Odyssey Coffee - best coffee in the known world, slushies
• Ram n Poni - breakfast and lunch
• Midevil Burrito - ?
• Food trucks 4-8 pm

Ram and Poni Menu

Breakfast 7:30- 10am

• Biscuits and gravy
• Scrambled eggs w/ biscuit and hash browns.
• Egg sandwiches
• French toast w/ fruit
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Turkey Sausage
• Drinks: Flavored Lemonades, Iced tea, Soft drinks, Water

Lunch 10:30- 3pm

• Salads: Mixed greens salad, Potato salad, Cole slaw
• Mushrooms in wine
• Pan Fried potatoes
• Elk Chili
• Beef hotdog
• Hamburger
• Bison burger
• Elk burger
• Pulled pork sandwich
• Daily sandwich special
• Fruit
• Chips
• Pickles
• Cookies
• Drinks (see above)

Stationary Ice Cream Trucks

The roaming ice cream trucks will not be available. Instead, we'll have:

• The Tasty Unicorn - https://www.tastyunicorn.com/
• KC Mobile Munchies - https://www.kcmobilemunchies.com/
• KC Whip and Co. - https://kcpineapplewhip.com/
• Others?

While we will lose the convenience of the truck coming to you, these trucks will provide a higher quality product, they have dairy free, gluten free, vegan, low calorie, low sugar, and even keto friendly options!

Competition/s

Seige Weapons

The siege community will be hosting a siege weapon building competition at Lilies War this year. If you are participating, you will bring your weapon or engine to the siege field to demonstrate its capabilities and show off your talents. Though of course we would love to see what it can do, it does not have to be a completed weapon nor does it have to be functional, so don’t worry if there’s still some progress that needs to be made. Works in progress deserve to be celebrated too!

Prizes for “Best in Show” and “Most Unique” to be given out and please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have questions about materials and building specifications if you intend on making your weapon able to be authorized on the battlefield or used for target siege.

I can’t wait to see what all of the amazingly talented artisans in this kingdom can do and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone for all of the siege activities we have planned for Lilies this year!

Yours in Service, Morgana

Unofficial Court Reports:

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Newcomers' Glen

We still have plenty of room for Newcomers in the Glen, so if you feel you are new to the SCA or new to Calontir, and need a place to call home this year at Lilies War, please sign up here - https://forms.gle/QRkcR7Re6H9Tw7617

We will have breakfast available (we do ask for donations there), and most evenings will have dinner available - the NG Hosts are trading off dinner duties.

Newcomers' Glen will be hosting quite a few classes throughout the week! Most will be held in the Glen itself, except where otherwise noted. These classes are open to anyone, whether camping with the group or not. All of these can also be found on the master schedule on the Lilies War website (lilieswar.org).

Your Newcomer's Glen Hosts

• Master Lothar the Red
• HL Adelaide Sarsfield
• HL Biursten Iorundarsson
• HL Skallagrímr Bárðarson
• Lady Dyrfinna Tonnudottir

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