Introducing our Cast of Characters

I would like to take a few minutes, to quickly introduce my guinea-pigs… I mean the victims… I mean the players of conquest…uhm I mean friends, yes that’s it…I would like to introduce my friends who have given over their bodies and their checkbooks to helping me conquer the world of German Garb.

First, we have my significant other…His Lorship Lukas.

My boyfriend, His Lordship Lukas Mesmer, is one of the main reasons I do German Garb. He has a German Landsknecht persona, but never had anyone who made German garb. 10 years later, enter in new girlfriend, who happens to have a degree in costume design. My goals for Lukas, is to make him awesome German fighting Garb as well as comfortable Landsknecht clothing to wear off the field. I don’t believe a good looking man, who has a German persona, should go around wearing T-Tunics.

Next, we have my dear friend Baroness Keile

I owe a lot to Keile (or as I call her, Jenna). Without her, Lukas and I would not have returned to the SCA once we moved to Ayreton (Chicago). Keile has not been playing long, a little over a year, and dates the current Kingdom Rapier Champion Due to this last part, she was thrust into service of retinue to the current Queen of the Midrealm. She also had to attend Gulf Wars with only a few outfits. That’s where I enter. I helped Keile create enough outfits to get her through Gulf Wars. Recently, due to her service to Her Majesty, Kelie was awarded a Court Baronage, and let me tell you I don’t know many other people who are as deserving. Beyond having an incredibly sweet and likeable personality, she is one of the most helpful, caring, kind, hard working people you will meet. When she puts her mind to something, you better watch out. It was this unusual display of hard work that awarded her, her court Baronage after a year. Congratulations Doll, you deserve it. My Goal is to boost both Keilie’s war garb and court garb through a combination of late period styles (She has a Irish Persona). In a nut shell, I want to make Jenna look like the baroness I know she is J

Then, we have another good friend…”The Anton” or Lord Anton du Marais.

Anton is Baroness Keile’s significant other and a really awesome dude in his own rite. He is currently the Queen’s Rapier Champion, and the the once a future regional champion.... Ok Inside Joke. By persona, he is French…but his Warder says that’s ok as he is really French-German (very much like myself). Anton, is also a member of the Thieves of Heart rapier household, and a really amazing fencer. He is currently broadening his horizons by learning the basics of heavy fighting. My goal for Anton is to help out his earlier period garb with the help of my dear friend and Hosen Goddess Sheileigh (or the bunny), while making him German garb that would make his warder proud.

We also have MyBuddyDave, Master David Freidrich Von Einbach.

Dave really hasn’t agreed to letting me use him as my earlier period German Ken Doll, but he is a dear friend of mine and I owe him a bit. Along with his beautiful (both inside and out) wife, Mistress Conna, give me hope and inspiration to do the best I can. In this SCA world, there are some laurel's who make you feel worthless, though few in numbers, they are out there. In contrast, there are a few Laurel's who go beyond the call of Laurelling duty to make you feel worthwhile.. Master Dave & Mistress Conna are two such Laurels. David was gracious enough to allow me to make his peer cloak. Though intensive and 100% Earlier Period German, the thing is bloody hot. I am making him an additional lighter weight German Laurel cloak, so he can wear it to Lilies and Pennsic.

Finally, we have myself, Lady Aldyet Le Chaundeleur (name pending on me figuring out a new cool French-German name…suggestions welcomed and appreciated.)

If you don’t know me, well I am Lady Aldyet. Originally from the west, I have lived in Cynaugua, Drakenwald, Middle Kingdom, Back to the West, Calontir, and now back in the Middle Kingdom. I am recently off a stint of service as a Kingdom officer of Calontir. I have also been dealing with SCA burnout BAD. I am trying to relearn why I love the SCA. So far, I think it evolves around a few things: being needed or helping out, fencing (yeah to be back in a kingdom that fences), and getting compliments on really cool garb. It might sound shallow, but I love it when people like my garb, it really makes me feel like I am doing something right. I also love creating pictures. I really owe it to my friends for letting me turn them into the Renaissance Pictures that make the SCA fun for me.