Mericke de Ross

Mericke de Ross

MKA Monique Moran
merickedeross@gmail.com

SCA HISTORY

1996 Began playing in the Shire of Midhaven

2004 June Started playing seriously in the SCA

PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2008 @ Boar’s Hunt Became Lady in Waiting to Duchess Angharad Banadaspus Drakenhefd, OP

2008 @ Summer Hunt Swore Fealty to Duchess Angharad Banadaspus Drakenhefd, OP

2008 Scribe for the Royal Company of the Sable Rose

2010 @Harvest Feast (Nov) Protégé to Duchess Angharad Banadaspus Drakenhefd, OP

2011 May Member Windhorse Manor

2012 June Became Apprentice to Mistress Arias, the Innkeeper's Daughter, OL

AWARDS RECEIVED

2007 August 25 Award of Arms from Tiernan mor dal Cais, Miranda mor ingen Fhailtigern at Warren War

2008 December 20 Silver Dolphin (Aquaterra) from Wyll Hauk, Rosamund of the Misty Meadows at Good Yule

2009 January 24 Goutte de Sang from Vik Vikingsson, Inga the Unfettered at Ursulmas

2009 June 20 Tulip from The Shire of Midhaven by Lord Bryson and Duchess Angharad at Midhaven Champions/Emprise of the Sable Rose

2011 January 29 Jambe de Leon from Skeggi Hrafensfuri, Taisiia Volchkova at Ursulmas

2011 July 16 Forget-Me-Not from Taisiia Volchkova at July Coronation

2011 November 19 Golden Estoile (Aquaterra)from Rosamund of the Misty Meadows

OFFICES HELD

2004 – 2008 Arts and Sciences Officer, Midhaven

Hosted a monthly A&S night

Created the A&S “populace choice” category for Champions in 2007

Brought back the Bardic Championship to Champions 2008

Created the Youth Althing (an all A&S Event for the children of An Tir)

2007 – 2009 Deputy Pied Piper, (Deputy to Sarra de Glen) Barony of Aquaterra

2008 Exchequer, Midhaven

Interim Exchequer for 1 year

2011 August - January 2012 Herald, Midhaven

2011 June – 2012 September Deputy Seneschal, Midhaven

2012 September - Present Seneschal, Shire of Midhaven

Protege'/Apprentice projects

2013 Gulf Wars Largess team member

EVENTS AUTOCRATTED

2006 June Midhaven Champions (co-autocrated with Kolfinna)

2007 June Midhaven Champions

2008 February Youth Allthing, co-autocrat with Duchess Angharad

2008 June Midhaven Champions/Emprise of the Sable Rose

2009 June Midhaven Champions/Emprise of the Sable Rose/Youth Althing

2009 April Bunny Hunt /Trail ride to Lyman

2010 February Youth Althing ITHRA, co-autocrat with Duchess Angharad

2011 June Midhaven Champions/Emprise of the Sable Rose

2011 July July Coronation Autocrat team member

2012 June Midhaven Champions/Emprise of the Sable Rose

2012 February Youth Althing

2013 July July Coronation (Co-Autocrat with Lord Bryson MacLachlan)

CONTESTS/CHALLENGES

2008 September Won – Novice category-Costumer’s Guild @ Crown- Bog Coat photographed for the cover of “From the Skin Out”

2011 July Embroidery/Embellisher's Guild - Challenged for Basic Enbroidery, received Junior Student status

INTERESTS

CHARTER PAINTING

2008 – present Began painting charters for the Barony of Aquaterra and the Royal Company of the Sable Rose

Painted Kingdon charters for the past 4 reigns

In charge of the Sable Rose charters for Ursulmas and the Emprise of the Sable Rose

Set up painting parties and classes in Midhaven

Painted charters for the winners of the An Tir Tourney at Gulf Wars, 2011

Painted charters for the winners of the Squire’s Tourney at May Crown, 2011

Painted Charters for the Romancing the Rose Rapier Tournament for The Royal Company of the Sable Rose, Argent, for Ursulmas, 2013

COSTUMING

2008 September Won novice category at September Crown’s costumer’s guild competition with my husband’s bog coat

I really want to learn so much more.

ARCHERY/THROWN WEAPONS

2011 Becoming more involved with these activities

FALCONRY

I really want to have the room to build a mews and get into falconry