I am a member of the Society for Creative Anachronisms (S.C.A., Inc.). An anachronism is something out of its proper time. The S.C.A. is a world-wide, non-profit educational organization whose purpose is the recreate the Middle Ages (600 A.D. to 1600 A.D.).
Within the S.C.A., I am known as milady Symmonne Deccarrete de Villette. My device of two dragons is registered with the College of Heralds of the S.C.A. I am interested in costuming, embroidery, heraldic art, and illumination. I am active in the bardic arts: I sing, tell stories and am learning to play the pipes.
I reside in the village of Villette in France, where I was born in 1444. I maintain the inheritance of my father who has left me: the estates of Ironmaid. I am the recent widow of Phillippe Deccarrete. To settle his estate, I am looking for his brother, so I have traveled to the Barony of Wealdsmere in the Kingdom of An Tir.
I am in fealty to Master Sir Aaron de Mantel a member of both the Knights of the Society and the Order of the Pelican, as his protégé. If I have performed any service with which you are pleased (or not!), he wants to know about it!
Crown Council (November A.S. XXXVIII) was a very big day for me. As part of the Wealdsmere Contrarians, we delighted the crowd with a dance of fairies and goblins. At the Royal Court of Gunnarr and Gabriell, I was honored to receive my first Forget-Me-Knot from Her Majesty. Then, Maestra Giuliana Audaci formally took me as her apprentice.
Sadly, Maestra Giuliana and her Lord, Baron William, took a leave of absence from our Society. She released me from my apprenticeship so that I might more formally be available to a new teacher.
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I currently serve our Society as the web mistress for several of the branches in the Inland Region of Washington. |
I share the use of an heraldic badge with my ancestor, Darbie of Ironmaid. If you visit my encampment, you will see many dragons: hers and mine. |
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There is one odd characteristic that is hard to recreate in the Middle Ages. I have been a vegetarian for over 20 years. My persona, therefore, is basically a very religious person who is always honoring the Lenten diet. |
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I have personal experience in the construction (or making) of three pavilions:
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