Allvaro Ferreira de Goa

Alvarro Ferriero is the eldest son of a well placed Portuguese aristocratic family. He was educated in the classics [the 'new' learning] music, the arts, and such military skills as suited to a gentleman. He is especially fond of the works of Marcus Tullius Cicero.

He added to his family fortunes with mercantile endeavours in India, in the colony of Goa. On his return he went on pilgrimage to Santiago, where he met and married a wealthy French widow, Isabel de la Roche. They now reside in Portugal. Their winter home is in the hills near Lisbon, with a view of the Tagia river.

Alvarro Ferreiro de Goa holds an AoA and an OWS from the Kingdom of An Tir, and an Order of Havoc from the Principality of Tir Righ.

He has participated in the SCA from 1986 to the 1990's and again from 2000 to the present, all in the Barony of Lions Gate. He has run tournaments and wars, managed baronial practices, taught at ithras and workshops, and has managed his own business. He is the parent of one daughter.

He was Baroness' Champion of Rapier to Amanda Kendall of Westmoreland, and later to Aurora Argentius. He is now Baroness' Champion of Heavy Combat to Aurora Argentius.

Mundanely Randy has studied martial arts all his life, and together with Devon Boorman [Don Prospere de Montsegeur] started Academie Duello, a western european martial arts school. This school has grown to hundreds students, and he continues to teach in the SCA.

Randy teaches basic to intense fitness, Italian and German Longsword, early and late period Italian swordplay, and is currently studying Destreza. He also teaches modern, medieval and renaissance knife fighting; medieval and modern wrestling; cane fighting, quarterstaff, and studies many other armed and unarmed combat styles.

Alvarro was made the premier member of the Order of the Garter of Tir Righ at Clinton in August 2005. This order was combined into the Order of the Havoc by the subsequent Prince and Princess of Tir Righ. It is awarded to honour military contribution in all areas of arms: archery, rapier, heavy and the devotion and service that permits those arts to flourish.

Alvarro was admitted to the Order of the White Scarf at An Tir's 12th Night celebration, in January 2006.

Isabel and Alvarro and their household also sponsor the Companhia de Sao Martim, a company of soldiers which suports western martial arts students from Academie Duello learning to participate in the SCA.

Alvarro is an apprentice to Meastro Don Guidobaldo Marco Odo Romeo d'Aquila.