Talk:Gemma Delaroche

Once upon a time (cause all good fairytales start that way)...

I stumbled across the SCA in Appledore (Kelowna) in 1998, my first event was Clinton War. I spent some time at local events, took a stab at the Chatelaine position, learned to fence and hung out with my friends. The Clinton War event in 1999 introduced me more favorably to Steinn Vikingsson and I moved to Avacal in January 2000.

From there I met my SCA family - Raoul and Roxanne Delaroche became my fencing family, along with William Bennett (BillyB - the bestest big little brother a girl could have!), Dietrich, Nikolai, Hamish..then Guillimin, Eira, Siobhan, Aethelhelm, Lazurus, Jasmine and assorted others came along. In there Steinn and I had a reign as Prince and Princess. I was granted admission into the Order of the White Scarf and I began building my own fencing house - an extension of Delaroche, whom I cannot image being apart from. My cadets include Thorndyke the Blue, Cinara and Mughain. Ramirez is happily ensconced as a man at arms (he's secretly afraid of his sisters, you see). Steinn and I had another reign in there as well. I am currently an apprentice to Mistress Katherine Atte Moore and Master Michael O'Byrne. They are likely weary and overworked! My geek is glass - all of it...flat, blown, lampworked, slumped, enamel, plique.

Delaroche and Steinnhold are pretty much melded now - it's a grand amalgamation of armoured combatants, fencers, archers, artists and service oriented people. We're a grand mix of talents and traits! You just never know when one or more of us might try to take over the world though!

The College of Heralds has now passed Gemma Delaroche! Gemma Meena will be the holding name.