Vesta Antonia Aurelia
Vestinia Antonia Aurelia (called "Vesta") was a resident of Ephesus, 62 BCE. The daughter of a retired Roman soldier and a Greek mother, she stumbled into this place called "An Tir" where she can undertake gladitorial training without worrying about her father's disapproval. Over time, she has received notice from its various Imperators and has given her soldier's oath to Ambrosius Mavrorothakis Cabellerios.
Interests
Main interest is, of course, heavy fighting (along with the tangential interests of heavy marshalling).
Secondary interests include the Romans (especially the middle and late Republic) with an emphasis on the Virgines Vestales, gladitorial combat and Roman cooking (especially Apicius, Cato and Columella). Also included: Elizabethan-age drama, Norse poetry forms, live and written storytelling, clothing in Bronze Age settlement civilizations (Sumerians, Harrapans, etc), works of Greek art and an utter obsession for all things Minoan.
Personal History
Vesta's first event, technically, was the last Kriegstreiber, back when she was resident of Three Mountains, but not yet playing. She visited with a group of college friends. But Real Life(tm) intervened, and employment drew her to the Summits.
Her first camping event was Border War, during Skapti's first reign, when the Summits was a brand-new principality. It is all quite hazy, as she was still a mid-16th Century German persona (called Ilsa von Waldsee), then. However, the subsequent summer heat (and supreme lack of needlework skills) soon cured any ambitions of wearing late period clothing. Thus, Vesta.
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Awards
Award of Arms August 3, AS 32 / 1997
Silver Barberry (formerly called the Evergreen) December 19, AS 33 / 1998
Sergeant (Adiantum) April 24, AS 33 / 1999
Grail of the Summits - Service (Summits) June 19, AS 34 / 1999
Defender (Summits) November 27, AS 34 / 1999 to June 17, AS 35 / 2000
Silver Barberry (formerly called the Evergreen) December 11, AS 34 / 1999
Goutte de Sang January 1, AS 34 / 2000
Grail of the Summits - Martial (Summits) December 9, AS 35 / 2000
Order of the Summits (Summits) June 23, AS 36 / 2001
Grail of the Summits - A&S (Summits) December 9, AS 36 / 2001
Shield of the Summits (formerly called the Shield of Chivalry) March 23, AS 36 / 2002
Defender (Summits) September 17, AS 41 / 2006 to September 15, AS 42 / 2007
Baronial Brownie (Adiantum) May 27, AS 42 / 2007
Vigilant Bear (Adiantum) October 6, AS 42 / 2007
Aurei Ursi (Adiantum) May 24, AS 43 / 2008
Throne Favor (Summits) December 13, AS 43 / 2008
Silver Barberry (formerly called the Evergreen) June 20, AS 44 / 2009