Nicolai Rabenis Von Tachov

"To rip the ugly, false, and weak from my soul and hurl it into hell. To pull the powerful, intrepid, and unstoppable from within and wear it like a tabard." - D. Sebastian

Name

Sir Nicolai Rabenis Von Tachov is mundanely known as Micah Bear.

The name Nicolai Rabenis Von Tachovis a properly researched, documented, and registered with the college of Heralds (July 2008). It is historically accurate to 16th century German Bohemia.

Interests

Armored Combat

Heavy Master Nicoli off to War with the Iron Ring and His Excellency Earl Edward of An Tir

Nicolai acquired his first suit of armor by a stroke of luck. When posting on the Three Mountains group, asking about how to go about procuring armor to learn in, a kindly gentleman offered to donate a full suit minus the gorget. With that generous assistance, Nicolai was ready to move forward. In 2010 Nicolai was squired to Edward Ean Anderson to further his fight training and learn to become a Knight. In 2017, he achieved his first major goal in the SCA, becoming a member of the Order of Chivalry at the hands of Kjartan and Sha'ya at the An Tir 12th Night event. Since that time Nicolai has honed his skills and taken on multiple students himself, including the following Squires and men at Arms:
Squire Velinn Rulavson
Squire Fenris Na
Squire (foster) Paul of Beckenham
Man at Arms Dominic Della Cucina
Man at Arms Owain ap Llewelyn
Man at Arms Torgrim Rafnsson

DEIB

Nicolai believes in the rights of all humans to exist and live in comfort, and has made it his mission to be promote those values throughout the Society.

Aliases

• Gwydion ap Arawn 1996-1999; Welsh bard 1200's
• Rory O'Conor 2000-2003; Irish bard 1300's
• Idris ap Bran 2004-2008; Welsh bard late 1200's early 1300's
• Nicolai Rabenis Von Tachov 2008-Present Bohemian German mid 1500's

SCA History

Nicolai's Event History Pre 2009

Persona History

Nicoli Rabenis Von Tachov at An-Tir/West War 2008

Nicolai Rabenis Von Tachov was born in 1529, in the city of Tachov, in the kingdom of Bohemia, a part of the Holy Roman Empire. A second son of a noble family out of favor with the Hapsburg king, he was tutored in the knightly arts from a young age. While he was given many options of what he would like to learn, his one true love was war. Once grown to manhood, he joined the army of the city and found that his joy of learning to fight was only surpassed by his love of the fighting itself.

Joining in the rebellion against King Ferdinand in 1547, he suffered his first true taste of defeat. Nicolai left to travel the empire working with his skills as best he could, hoping to one day return to his home as a hero. He returned home in 1550 when he was told that his father had passed away.

When he arrived he found his older brother had repaired much of the ill favor that their family had suffered from with the ruling Hapsburg family. Due to his involvement with the attempted rebellion, he was informed he was no longer associated with his own family and could take himself elsewhere.

Nicolai left once again to ply his trade and found himself working the shipping lanes from Spain to Italy. In 1551, in response to a large pirate raid against the island of Gozo, he fought in several engagements with the Barbary pirates earning their enmity and his hatred.

In 1556 when Charles V retired and Ferdinand took the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, Nicolai chose to travel to Venice. He arrived later that year during a celebration of Lorenzo Priuli's ascension to Doge of Venice. He worked as a solitary mercenary doing odd jobs mostly involving the hunting of pirates, of which he had much practice. After being given a large sum of money for his work against many pirate fortresses, Nicolai found himself at wit's end.

A tournament was held that year in honor of a local lord and he decided to participate- little did he know that this day would change his life. After leaving the field as the victor, Nicoli was approached by one Cailin McGregor of the Iron Ring, a mercenary company formed by a fellow German, Heinrich von Arenburg. Seeing his skill, these gentlemen offered a decent rate of pay and a promise of continued action against pirates and war in the field.

Nicolai found himself a new home.

Nicolai's Device

The Iron Ring device

Affiliations within the SCA

• Crown Prince of An Tir, LIX
• Partner to Constanca Mateas and Iuliana de la Sara
• Knight of the Society
• Resident of the Barony of Dragon's Mist
• Commander of the Iron Ring
• Previously Squired to Earl Edward Ean Anderson

Achievements, Awards and Accolades

• House of the Golden Note's Bardic 3rd Place, 1996 at Egils
• House of the Golden Note's Bardic 2rd Place, 1997 at Egils
• An Tir Chess Championship 2nd Place, 1999 at Ursalmas
• Ithrotir Wrestling Competition 1st Place, 1999
• MacPhearson's Torchlit Dagger Tournament 1st Place, 2003 at Egils
• House of Three and Arugala's Bardic 3rd Place, 2003
• Dog of the Sea Feather Combat Tournament 1st Place, 2006 at Seadog
• Winner of the Novice Holmgang Tourney, 2008 at Egils
• Placed 3rd in the Heavy Fighting Tournament at Faire in the Grove, May 2009.

Nicolai's OP Entry