Squire Pyat Q. Wiltboggle of the Lower Alimentary Tracts

[pyat]

ruiskafleck and wggthegnoll were over today, the first time we've seen them since their wedding, almost exactly a year ago. Well, aside from a 45 second conversation at FanExpo.

We had a pleasant afternoon of conversation and sewing. Yes, sewing. velvetpage and ruiskafleck combined their talents to create me a sort faux-Medieval tunic. velvetpage and may be descending even deeper into dorkdom, and joining the Society for Creative Anachronisms! We're going for generic vaguely medieval for our first event, but if we like it, we'll need to create personas. wggthegnoll noted that one can choose any culture from the period between 600 AD and 1600 AD, provided it had contact with Europeans. This makes me sort of wonder if I shouldn't go for an Aztec from the time of the Spanish conquest...

I'm sure that would go over well at SCA functions.

"Glory unto Huitzilopōchtli for this delicious mead! Death is the road to awe! Hey, who made that mail for you?"

More seriously, I was thinking just going with my Dutch heritage, but sadly the 1600 cutoff date just misses Holland's golden age of empire and culture.

Comments

[leonard-arlotte.livejournal.com]

I used to be part of it, back when I was in college. I even got Authorized for heavy combat. I ended up departing because I left the university. I didn't really have the money to stick with it, because making the armor, while not prohibitively expensive, required a little too much financial outlay that I could spare at the time.

I think the Aztec persona would be super neat. It would require a bit of research to make sure you stay in character, but if you're enough of a history nerd, it'd be well worth it.

[leonard-arlotte.livejournal.com]

Oh, I forgot to mention, the name I came up with for my Period Persona was Leonard Arlotte.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Ah! I had wondered.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

I think the Aztec persona would be super neat. It would require a bit of research to make sure you stay in character, but if you're enough of a history nerd, it'd be well worth it.

I'm thinking it would necessarily limit interactions with people in certain ways, though. And, as anidada pointed out, stereotypical Aztec clothing is not very "Canada Climate" friendly.