Mecia Raposa

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Resides: Barony of Madrone
Pronouns: She/They
Date Started: July 1998
Awards: Order of Precedence
Name pronunciation: Not specified
Prefered Title: Senora
Offices: Kingdom Cut and Thrust Marshal - An Tir
Heraldry

Purpure, a cameleopard passant Or spotted sable maintaining in its mouth a skull argent, on a mount Or a mullet of seven points vert.



Persona background:

Mecia's family runs an apothecary in Lisbon, Portugal.

Mecia Raposa originally hails from the Shire of Thornwold (previously Shittimwoode).

Her first event was July Coronation 1998. She currently resides in the Barony of Madrone.

Relationships:

~ Apprenticed to Master Rathulfr - 2018

~ Provosted to Luciano Foscari - 2018

Device:

Purpure, a cameleopard passant Or spotted sable maintaining in its mouth a skull argent, on a mount Or a mullet of seven points vert.

Motto:

  • under construction

Persona:

  • under construction

Branches:

• Barony of Madrone (also lived in Aquaterra, Thornwold)

Interests:

• Rapier fighting, cut and thrust fighting, period coffee brewing, period games/gambling, 16th century clothing, Pre-17th century dentistry, period cooking

Awards:

• Award of Arms (An Tir) ~ Nov 22, 2003 (AS XXXVIII) By: Gunnarr Brunwulf, Gabriell MacBain

• Bunny's Fang (Thornwold) ~ Apr 17, 2004 (AS XXXVII) ~ Shire fighting award

• Acacia (Thornwold) ~ Apr 17, 2004 (AS XXXVIII) ~ Shire service award

• A&S Defender (Thornwold) ~ Apr 28, 2007 (AS XLI) through Apr 26, 2008 (AS XLII) ~ Shire A+S Champion

• Silver Dolphin (Aquaterra) ~ Sep 30, 2007 (AS XLII) By: Wyll Hauk, Rosamund of the Misty Meadows

• Goutte de Sang (An Tir) ~ May 17, 2008 (AS XLIII) By: Cedric Blackwell Rolfsson, Elizabeth Yvonne Owles

• Forget-me-not (An Tir) ~ Jul 18, 2009 (AS XLIV) By: Inga the Unfettered

• Rapier Champion (Aquaterra) ~ Apr 3, 2010 (AS XLIV) By: Wyll Hauk, Rosamund of the Misty Meadows

• Plate (Aquaterra) ~ Dec 2, 2011 (AS XLVI) By: Wyll Hauk, Rosamund of the Misty Meadows

• Cut and Thrust Champion (Aquaterra) ~ Jun 27, 2015 (AS L)

• Sable Gauntlet (An Tir) ~ Sep 6, 2015 (AS L) By: Havordh Ættarbani, Mary Grace of Gatland

• Jambe de Lion (An Tir) ~ May 28, 2017 (AS LII) By: Styrkarr Jarlsskald, Dagrun Stjarna

• Rapier Champion (Madrone) ~ Jun 15, 2019 (AS LIV) By: Enzio Bandinelli, Spike Zoetaert

• Etoile du Madrone (Madrone) ~ Sep 28, 2019 (AS LIV) By: Enzio Bandinelli, Spike Zoetaert

• Green Leaf (Madrone) ~ Jun 26, 2021 (AS LVI) By: Enzio Bandinelli, Spike Zoetaert

• Baroness' Favor (Wyewood) ~ Jul 30, 2022 (AS LVII) By: Aline Swynbroke

• Tsveti Madrone - White (Madrone) ~ Aug 27, 2022 (AS LVII) By: Christopher MacEveny, Gera Gangolffin

• Scholar of An Tir (An Tir) ~ Feb 25, 2023 (AS LVII) By: Athanasios Belisarios, Alianora Greymoor

• Sable Bonnet (An Tir) ~ Feb 25, 2023 (AS LVII) By: Athanasios Belisarios, Alianora Greymoor

• Gallant (Madrone) ~ May 6, 2023 (AS LVIII) By: Christopher MacEveny, Gera Gangolffin

• Scholar of An Tir (An Tir) ~ Mar 2, 2024 (AS LVIII) By: Ulfgar Hjartar Bani Thorvaldsson, Juahara al Azin


Not listed in OP

• Lioness Tournament winner - rapier 2006

• Lioness Tournament overall winner - 2010

• 2nd place Rose and Thorn Cut and Thrust tournament - 2022

• Winner 2025 July Coronation MOD Cut and Thrust invitational - 2025


Marshalate:

• Began fencing in 2002

• Senior rapier marshal

• Senior cut and thrust marshal


Service:

Offices held:

 • Aquaterra Baronial Rapier Mashal ~ 2009 - 2011
 • Chronicler ~ Barony of Madrone ~ 2021 - 2022
 • Kingdom Cut and Thrust Deputy ~ 2019 - 2023
 • Kingdom Cut and Thrust Marshal ~ 2023 - present
 • Gallant ~ Barony of Madrone  2023 - present 


Rapier MIC:

 • Sir Edwards Tournament
    o 2012
    o 2018
    o 2022
Ursulmas:
    o 2007 
    o 2008 
    o 2010
    o 2011
    o 2013 
    o 2015
Warren War:
    ○ 2005
Aquaterra Champions:
    ○ 2009
    ○ 2010
    ○ 2011
Lion Hearts/Raging Rouge Tavern:
    ○ 2020
    ○ 2022 
12th Night:
    ○ 2022 
 Wyewood Champions:
    ○ 2019

Cut and Thrust MIC:

Lion Hearts:
    ○ 2025 
Baroness War:
    ○ 2023
May Crown:
    ○ 2023
    ○ 2024

Feast Steward:

 ○ Sir Eddies 2003 ~ (co-feast steward with Tabytha Morgan)

Event Steward:

 ○ Warren War 2004 ~ (co-steward with Tabytha Morgan)

Teaching/Classes:

Collegium ~ Subject: Giganti-Rapier/Cut and Thrust:
     ○ 2017
     ○ 2018
     ○ 2019
     ○ 2022
Rose and Thorn Symposium ~ Subject: Giganti-Rapier/Cut and Thrust:
     ○ 2022
     ○ 2023
     ○ 2024
Embers and Ambrosia:
     ○ 2024 ~ marshalling class co-taught with Jacques de Normandie

Retinue:

Kings and Queens:
     • Vik and Inga
        o 2009
Kjartan and Sha'ya   
        o 2016
        o 2019
Christian and Helene
        o 2017 
        o 2018 
Madrone Baron & Baroness:
     •	Enzio and Spike
     •	Gera and Christopher

A+S competition entries/demonstrations :

Sir Eddies A+S championship
     ○ 2007
Madrone A+S championship 
     ○ 2008 
Aquaterra A+S championship
     ○  2015
Kingdom A+S championship
     ○ 2012
     ○ 2023
     ○ 2024 
Wyewood Championships
     ○  2023 
Athenaeum ~ Dental presentations (spanning from 4000 BCE - 1601)
     ○ 2018
     ○ 2019
     ○ 2020
     ○ 2023
     ○ 2025

Craftsmanship:

• Sewing projects/garb

• Tooth remedies


Mundane information:

Education:
  • under construction
Employment:
  • under construction
Other Volunteer experience:
  • under construction
Other modern interests:
  o Backpacking
  o Camping
  o Biking
  o Kayaking


Websites:

~ (https://appoloniasapothecary.wordpress.com/)

~ (https://antir.sca.wiki/index.php?title=Mecia_Raposa)

~ (https://op.antirheralds.org/index.php?who=4277)