Living in a medieval village for a week! // Bicolline with The Voyage North

[@Incandescentkiki]

Where my outfit is from in the talking clips: Crown - embercraft creations (code kiki10 for $ off) Window necklace - sunny fox apothecary Shoulder pauldron - el marques larp shop White dress - Burgschneider (kiki10 for $ off) Green corset - LaceMade Sword in thumbnail - epic armory (code KIKIMORA) I have code “KIKIMORA” for Les Artisans d’Azure (the store we visited) you can use online as well! If you have any other questions about where items in this video came from leave them below ⇣ and I’ll reply! 💕✨

[@HazarielAtelier]

The nerdy girl summer of the other side of the Atlantic! Maybe one day you'll get to see the Conquest of Mythodea in Germany, or maybe we'll do the voyage to Bicolline ❤❤

[@Incandescentkiki]

OMG YES! I’d love to meet you there. I haven’t completed watching your Mythodea video yet but it looks like SO much fun. 🤩

[@HazarielAtelier]

@@Incandescentkiki It was😊

[@Rolfur.Vargson]

It really is, watch out for SkillTree videos from last year and this year.

[@the.mothsmith]

Thank you SO much for being transparent about the pros and cons of The Voyage North! They get a lot of hate, but it is a wonderful way to attend your first year if you have the money, and if you’re coming from out of the country!

[@Incandescentkiki]

I definitely think going by myself the first time would have been really overwhelming and taken the fun out of it a little bit so I’m really glad it worked out and made me comfortable with the experience! 💝

[@Jazmatazzzzzz]

I’ve had such a rough week and I’ve been looking forward to seeing the world through your eyes for a while !! Thank you for existing.

[@Incandescentkiki]

This makes me so happy. I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🥺

[@MCLpourtoi]

I went 15 years in a row at bicolline! This is the best medieval - kinda larp you can experience with a scale that you never experience. You should try it a less once..... Since I'm from montreal.. I need to say. Nous aimons toutes le monde peut importe d'ou vous venez... Je n'y vais plus, mais allez y!

[@chaboter1059]

we were 5700 this year. we broke the record of most people at bicolline ever

[@Incandescentkiki]

NO WAY I never heard the official count, that’s wild. I heard there were 3,000 people minimum in the final battle

[@dotjn5]

I heard it was something like 1700 vs 1700 +/- like 10-20 people. Good times.

[@Incandescentkiki]

@@dotjn5 that’s absolutely wild. Seeing everyone lined up in the BG to charge the fort was so surreal

[@dotjn5]

@@Incandescentkiki it was. I do wish they had another fort segment, more line fights, and I didn't get stuck in the damn woods for most of the last fight. 30-40 of us vs a monster and like 60-70 of them. Exhausting walking back to spawn.

[@inchw0rm]

that clip of so many people running around yelling in gnome hats just made me emotional ??😭 that looks so fun hahaha

[@ArmoredEliza]

hey welcome to Bicolline! You seem like you'd really fit in and like the religion Naaketuun :3 Lovers of all nature. In Spring time we have an event called The Croakening where we all gather by water and croak to awaken the frogs so they may eat the mosquitos. In it we make a contest of whoever croaks the best wins a prize, this year it was a beautiful leather frog crown made by our grand priest and in turn I made our grand priest a frog pendant with our symbol as a gift.

[@Incandescentkiki]

This sounds like so much fun 😭 💗 that gathering sounds so amazing too 😂 I was so honored to keep finding frogs all week

[@le_blehblehbleh]

best way to fight the bico blues I found was to plan for next year, outfit to make, planning what I might want to do that I missed this year other than that watch videos and look for picture trying to find myself ;3

[@Incandescentkiki]

Stalking the Facebook photos is my new daily task hahahaha

[@Cole965]

It was so amazing getting to meet you and hang out at Bicolline! That mini-movie at the very end was SO well done! Loved reliving the event through the video! Can't wait to see you again next year!!! -Crow

[@Incandescentkiki]

Ahh I can’t wait for next year too! And thank you 😂 I was cringing and laughing editing it but I do love it 💗 thanks for the fun times! We can never let Ag live down his cheating 🎲

[@kathaya_]

voyage north was a good introduction my first year but boy is it EXPENSIVE. i paid more than double going with them than I do going on my own, and they raise their prices every year. the traveler's guide discord has so much info on how to go independently (including transport and tenting) if you want to go cheaper! you just have to plan far in advance if you have the money, a good pipeline is going through tvn your first year and then networking and making friends to go cheaper the next

[@violetkit9477]

This is my husband and i's plan. We also started learning french because it's always convenient to know how to get around

[@Scribblebug]

The frogs knew they could trust you 🐸

[@Incandescentkiki]

They know I’m amphibian 🐸

[@michaelshepardson8436]

I'm not sure I've ever been more excited to watch a packing video...As a certified nerd, I need to start preparing.

[@ayzelw6029]

i am roiling in envy it looks like you had so much fun this is going on my bucket list

[@juliacomeau4972]

Hell yeah, I've been waiting for one of the fantasy girlies I follow to try larping. Welcome to the community!

[@mushroom.mustang]

waitttt i just finished the vid and the handmade corsets ??? that’s amazing TwT also 10/10 sound effects in the mini movie haha ⚔️✨ it literally does seem like ren faire x 1,000 and my soul needs that. ty for sharing the journey !

[@dastyni13]

It really is living in a Ren Faire with added engagement and optional fighting.

[@Incandescentkiki]

Isn’t the corset trade just the cutest thing?? 😭 💕

[@ChristineRebeccaHamilton]

This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen! I love ren faire’s and dressing up and will make it my mission to attend Bicolline one day !

[@Incandescentkiki]

Not even lying it changed my life lol

[@illibetgaming]

well arnt you just a delight! and those sword skills of yours are bloody amazing! ❤

[@Incandescentkiki]

Aww thank you so much 🥹 I need to learn some more 😂

[@AlexH-pb9vn]

Thankyou so much, the details were incredible and reminded so much the short time I spent with SCA in youth. Cheers and many more successes and fun.

[@BatlingFangs]

I have no idea if to be happy or shocked (answer is both) at how youtube knew I was developing an interest for this, but I'm so glad I found my way here!

[@jane_matte]

Hi! I was in Bicolline from Friday to Sunday, I’m sure that I spotted you but I wasn’t sure enough! Now that I know I would’ve said hi 😢 I’m glad that you enjoyed your first Bicolline!

[@Incandescentkiki]

If you see me next year pls say hi 🥹 hope you had a blast!

[@amyhavens1935]

Great video! And Naak’e’tuun appreciates you saving the frog.

[@JeremySpringfield]

Excellent video! You have done such great research into the history of Bicolline and Mundus. That's a lovely touch that many never get into. Thank you!

[@flocondeneige2007]

At 9:13 in the video... THERE'S MY GUILDDD (I know you might think I'm dumb or something for being so happy of it) It's so rare that I see even a glance? of them when the battles are portayed. Yet, I see all of them (maybe 1 or 2 are missing.. but the majority of our warriors is there) in this video!!

[@npb.spectrum]

This looks insane! Sign me up for next year!

[@Incandescentkiki]

Best vacation ever 😭

[@tayumapower]

Glad you had fun in our silly little french part of the country ! Hope you get to come back once more ! :)

[@hariszark7396]

31:40 those shoes look like the Greek "Tsaroùhia" shoes were wearing the fighters of 1821 rebellion against the Ottomans and the Greek battalion of Euzones are wearing traditionally. The legend says there was a knife sharp point under the "pon pons" (it's called founta) that they could wound the enemy with a kick.

[@Nixon665]

Great video. Great information for folks, and so happy you had fun at Bico. -gAF, Lys Noir.

[@znk0r]

Dang I never went but I remember my best friend at the time and his brother spending lots of time there building stuff when the site began, oh and building foam swords and shields.

[@elorrapatatarata]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience!! It seems so fun, I hope i'll finally get to go next year!

[@Asodius]

HEY I'm in there!!! was a pleaseure meeting and playing alongside you, hope to see you next time

[@Incandescentkiki]

Hope you had a great time this year ❤

[@Nickontopic]

Kiki Trulyyyyy! I had a blast getting to know you guys :) Can't wait to hang out with you all again hopefully sooner rather than later!

[@Incandescentkiki]

AHHH had a blast with you and Jay, I really hope to see you sooooon 👀

[@patryot5668]

helarious as always the great white north always surprises me since I had no idea it was held in quebec..honestly typical canadian thing dont blow your horn no one knows about this. Now if you really wanted the medieval experience hold it in February lol. Beaver fur hats, wolf pelt jackets and all you have to eat is a bag of potatoes and onions, youll never complain about central heating again.

[@BirdAndBrush]

It's a dream of mine to go to bicolline some day, and I love your channel so this was awesome!!

[@Incandescentkiki]

You absolutely should! Thank you so much ☺️ I appreciate it. It was a blast

[@justlanchen]

I MISS BICO SO MUCH!!! Loved this coverage bin bag 🤣⚔️

[@Incandescentkiki]

SO DO I thanks for being the best tent mate ever 🥹🥰

[@violetkit9477]

Ive been making my own list in preparation for Bicolline. I cent express how truly excited this video makes me for the future and my own adventure. My husband and i plan to go with TVN for our first time and we're learning French. Do you have any Bicolline specific french that would be good to know?

[@Incandescentkiki]

There are some battle phrases that would be good to learn before hand! So glad you liked the video, I hope you go and have a blast! Some of the French I have written down: I'm on your team don't kill me! - avec toi! avec toi! To death- À la mort Break ranks- Rompez les rangs To victory - À la victoire ! shields, or "I need a bunch of shields up here!" - boucliers (en l'avance!) hourglass (for healing) - sablier healer - healer

[@violetkit9477]

@@Incandescentkiki thank you so much I'll add them to my French book!

[@ceryphil]

I'm glad you had such a fun time. Looks like it was a blast!

[@bradrainey9018]

Sphinx! We loves ours - luv bugs ❤😺❤😺

[@RaniSalminen]

There is a kind of a 2 feet long 1 inch deep pond on a rockbase at our summer cottage yard. In summer nights it's a pool party for 1 to 4 frogs. They never invite me...

[@connorhadley9028]

You're character next year should be the Frog Queen 🐸 👑 🎉

[@sofia.biankadokic]

i hope i will be able to go to a larp at least once in my life! this looked so epic!! my dream life❤❤❤ i love your videos!!!!

[@IIsLazy]

Spotted two of my friends in one of the wider shots! very cool video

[@Elderos5]

This event very much seems a lot like Pennsic, of which I have attended several times, but with some different rules. I had no idea that LARPing was as large as this. By the way, the blue corset, at the end, looks smashing on you.

[@darksun.et.al.99]

i haven't even found a way to go to a ren faire yet but now my sights are set so much higher 👀

[@DANGER__ZONE_]

Such good vibes it looks like so much fun☺️

[@Incandescentkiki]

It was the best trip 😭 ❤

[@TheTanoshimu]

First time ever hearing about this. This would be so fun! Wayyyyy outside my budget though. I’ll have to save for a few years I guess.

[@Incandescentkiki]

My friends KZbin called “the mothsmith” has a video about other ways to travel there !

[@valholla100]

i'm Jaakko, was in ordo, thank you for posting this, Jaakko being Finnish btw, even though i'm not finnish jusst found interest in their history

[@the.mothsmith]

It was so fun to find you throughout the week and see the wonderful costumes you put together for Zorya! Thank you for the frankly incredibly extensive and entertaining video, you nailed it! P.S. Be sure to tell Castille I had a blast murdering him on the battlefield >:) 10/10 would slay again

[@Incandescentkiki]

Ahhh thank you so much! I was always so excited to bump into you. Also I love that we’re all killing each other and then hanging out in the river later hahahaha

[@emjaymart]

YAAAAAAAASSSS IM SO PUMPED FOR THIS!!!!!!

[@isabellepelletier9208]

Great vidéo! And your french pronunciation is very good :)

[@Incandescentkiki]

Thank you so much🥹 I really try my best ❤

[@me82sjm]

It was the fight choreography that really made this video 😂 Ordo cervi!

[@Incandescentkiki]

HAHAHAHA thank you we had fun making it! 🦌

[@briarroseella7142]

ahhhh yes i'm so excited for thiiiiiiisss

[@softhobbies]

Thank you for this video! I highly recommend watching Knightriders (1981) if you haven't already!

[@Incandescentkiki]

Ohh I LOVE 80s fantasy & medieval films. I’ve never heard of this so I’m gonna check it out 👀 thank you! 🥰

[@softhobbies]

@@Incandescentkiki yayyy I hope you love it!!

[@r8chlletters]

I always wonder when I see these videos how are you filming without your technology showing? Also yeah, knee pads and leather pants…if you do actual steel, ren (rapier) or shinai you know even if it’s “foam” you still need the right fighting equipment.

[@Incandescentkiki]

I had permission to film! A lot of the time I wrapped a fur pelt around my camera to disguise it as best as I could

[@macewen1]

You may want to do cost comparison between what you paid TVN and what it would have cost to attend independently. After I went in 2016 after talking to some of the folks in Montreal it was pointed out that I could have gone to the event for about a 3rd of what TVN charged.

[@Incandescentkiki]

That’s a good point! As I mentioned in the video they took care of a lot of the things that stress me out about travel which to me personally I think is worth their cost! Totally okay if it’s not for others, of course! I’m also not sure the cost of going on your own because there are so many different ways you can go. I’ve even heard of people paying for the entry ticket and just sleeping in the woods which I would not recommend 😂

[@Blueskies271]

Yes! TVN is VERY expensive. My husband and I recently learned about Bicolline and want to go so badly. We are very very fortunate to live within driving distance so we’re planning to just go it alone next summer, stay in non decorum, and see how things go. I’m sure we’ll be able to find some fun!

[@Deezy_Ankh]

​@@Blueskies271I want to try too. I'm like 9 hrs drive myself. Good luck.

[@Blueskies271]

⁠@@Deezy_Ankh-good luck to you as well! We’re only 7 hours away by car but if we bring our kids it will be much longer lol. Hope you get to go

[@ThePaido]

I'm pretty sure the foam bottles can't be homologated (aka certified as approved battle weapons), but yeah they are safe. :D

[@Incandescentkiki]

There were ones with homologation tags so they were certified! I didn’t see any out and about on the battle field but I did see some other funny ones like foam fish or baguettes lol

[@nunbeam]

There's something similar in the US called Pennsic! Especially big if you're into history.

[@Incandescentkiki]

I do a rapier class with some local SCA folks and I’ve heard great things about it so maybe I’ll have to go! ☺️ thanks for the rec

[@Deezy_Ankh]

Hey, i have that same sword lol. It is teeny. I bought 2.

[@alexcoffey8804]

Only one minute in but I love your cat!

[@Incandescentkiki]

Thank you!! She’s an angel 👼🏼

[@corvid4933]

omg this looks amazing! this has shot even higher up the bucket list, however i have a question, how LGBTQ+ friendly was the event? Most of my regular LARP troupe is part of the community, and I haven't really been able to find any info (I also dont expect you to be The One With All The Knowledge, I just need a place to ask) as to whether the event would respect them. ur a gem and I'm so glad you had a blast!!

[@Incandescentkiki]

Everyone in my guild was respectful! I met other nonbinary, queer & trans people there. There is a drag show every year, and the video of me screaming in the background “SLAYYY” was because the pirate got seduced by a merman in the show and they fake kissed 😂 so I’d say it was very welcoming!

[@lucieudem]

Québec is generally really open :)

[@natanluiza2936]

Never heard of it. Now I'm ready for a life change. Get natural dreads: You would rock that look.

[@r3ik0n]

take me there ASAP

[@Incandescentkiki]

You would love it here

[@abeldasilva9368]

Very video from Montreal.

[@valholla100]

hahaha the end was epic

[@Incandescentkiki]

Thank you 😂😂😂😂

[@TheVJTiticaca]

my labia's got eaten by an orc and i am still in stitches

[@briarroseella7142]

actual disney princess picking up all those frogs ahahaha

[@h4rbing3r_1st]

What's the rough estimate of the cost going with The Voyage North? Just so I have a ballpark of what to save. The site doesn't say unless you actually apply, and I don't want to yet until I have enough money.

[@Incandescentkiki]

It depends on the package you want honestly, but it’s gonna be probably around 1.5k-2.5k depending on what you want from what I understand

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

What if you: wanted to spring a surprise maneuver behind a shield wall but god said: Pike

[@Incandescentkiki]

I really tried my darndest 😂

[@mushroom.mustang]

well i already want to go now but ya officially sold me at lebanese food 🙂‍↕️🙏🏼

[@Incandescentkiki]

It was a fantastic surprise 🤤

[@Truekingdom]

omg a @rustage sighting at 21.26

[@Incandescentkiki]

Hahahaha love rustage

[@deat-mq5xi]

Im so jealous!

[@oldladywinchester]

Iam going with TVN in 2025. I can't wait

[@katrinasharllynalquillera7827]

Soria and the Pom Pom Knight

[@jesseearly804]

It's the next larp hynafol? If so see you there

[@Incandescentkiki]

Indeed it is! I’ll be in Heirs of Iron! 🖤❤️⚔️

[@ledanz62]

They're not frogs, they're TOADS!

[@heresjohnny4836]

so do they allow cameras? cause theres alot of footage

[@Incandescentkiki]

Nope! I got special permission to film to show what the experience is like! Even still, I hid my camera with fur pelts while I was out to not break immersion

[@ReverendRandoid]

Does anyone go as Star trek characters ? That would be my jam. 😂

[@Incandescentkiki]

Omg nooooo hahaha you can at ren faires, but the decorum rules can be pretty strict here. Now if you wanted to make a medieval version of a Star Trek look, that’s a different story 😂

[@hariszark7396]

14:55 WOW! What a beautiful girl!!! ❤❤❤

[@Incandescentkiki]

That’s my friend “vain.virgos” on instagram! She’s gorgeous 🥹

[@Incandescentkiki]

Or wait maybe you mean my other friend “bexthephotonerd” haha! Either way they’re both beautiful

[@hariszark7396]

@@Incandescentkiki Well, I'm taking about the blonde girl holding the camera at 14:55. But now I'm confused. Witch one is she? Based on the name I guess she's bexthephotonerd. Anyway, whoever she is I LOVE HER!!! 😍

[@animated_knight]

WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR FURNITURE FROM 😍😍

[@animated_knight]

also the silver necklace and where you got everything from

[@Incandescentkiki]

90% of my furniture is thrifted! ❤ I pinned a comment about all my outfit details as well!

[@valholla100]

this is my fault i had several swords i ended up tossing at the end of the week, i should have offered them to those who didnt have larger swords....

[@alphabetsoup6681]

Canadian Pennsic?

[@Wirmish]

Not really the same.

[@skateboardist1686]

My question is how many people die each year during the event?

[@Incandescentkiki]

Real death? 0 to my knowledge haha. In game deaths with our foam weapons? Too many to count 😂

[@TuihuiTiehui-d7n]

Rachael Gateway

[@hariszark7396]

No modern technology but they allow cameras recording? Is this for advertising purposes?

[@Incandescentkiki]

I had special permission to film but still did my best to hide my camera from view to not break immersion!

[@hariszark7396]

@@Incandescentkiki I think they should make this exception to anyone who wants to record and post videos about the whole experience. That'll be the best advertising about the whole event honestly. 😉

[@DarkLotusRen]

Another LARP soon you say? Don’t suppose it might happen to start with an H? 👀

[@Incandescentkiki]

👀👀👀👀 Texas who????

[@somethingsomethingusername4449]

If it's tech hidden, did you guys get special permission to film or something?

[@Incandescentkiki]

Yes! We had permission (me and justlanch who were tent mates) but we did our best to hide our cameras by wrapping them in fur pelts and scarves!

[@Crashoverall]

I’m sorry but I WONT IGNORE THE CAT. It’s not polite.

[@Incandescentkiki]

😂😂😂

[@Jackcaos]

where medieval?

[@katrinasharllynalquillera7827]

14:56 who is she

[@Incandescentkiki]

Dueling Hector? ☺️ that’s “justlanch” my tent mate who also made a KZbin video about the event!

[@xPumaFangx]

its a toad by the way.