Lao Yu
Lao Yu resigned her membership in the OL and in the SCA in AS 36, and no longer plays in An Tir.
To see what she is up to now, please visit LaoHats.com
Served twice as Queen of An Tir:
- Dak and Lao, Jan 10 AS XXI/1987 - July 11 AS XXII/1987
- Barak and Lao, Jan 9 AS XXVII/1993 - July 17 AS XXVIII/1993
Possibly the first Asian Queen to sit the Antirian Throne.
Established the Order of the Carp during her first reign to recognize and encourage excellence in persona development.
Compiled an alphabetical list of SCA-period Mongolian names from "The Secret History of the Mongols" which is posted on her website.
Lao's Litany of Names
In following Chinese and Mongolian custom, Lao changed her name to commemmorate significant events/changes in her SCA life:
- Lao Xue-sheng - Wise Student (The Tibetan monks who raised her had an extraordinary sense of humor...);
- Nu-huang Lao - first reign name (Chinese for queen);
- Lao Tao-sheng - county name, Chinese for "Old One, Born to Tell Tales" (she was once a bard');
- Lao Khatun - second reign name (a Mongolian title, 'chieftain's wife');
- Lao Yu - Old Jade (duchy name)