<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; ">O hear, all you singers of songs and tellers of tales – the time comes presently, when again all the barony lends an you ear. And to those who seek sweet music and wise words for only the joy of hearing them, your place awaits as well.</span></div><div bgcolor="#ffffff" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 12pt; "><br></font></span></div><div bgcolor="#ffffff" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 12pt; ">January 15</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 12pt; "><sup>th</sup></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 12pt; ">, at the joyous celebration of the 12</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 12pt; "><sup>th</sup></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 12pt; "> night, each and every one are invited once again to the Baroness' great bardic circle. And from that group a champion will be chosen by decree, thence to carry the honor of all BMDL to the royal court of Æthlemarc for the kingdom Seven Pearls Bardic Championship during Pennsic XL.</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "> </span></div><div bgcolor="#ffffff" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; "><br></span></div><div bgcolor="#ffffff" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; ">The circle will be hosted by our own wonderous Debatable Bards, last year’s champions. Performances will commence at the turn of the fourth hour of the afternoon, the champion then to be announced presently at Their Excellency's court. </span></div></span></div></div></body></html>