SCA Name: Laird Colyne Stewart

M.K.A.: Todd Fischer

Website URL: www.pipcom.com/~colyne

Current Offices: Chronciler, Septentria; Seneschal, Ardchreag; Historian, Ardchreag and Septentria,Deputy Webminister, Septentria; Deputy Webminister, Bards.ca

Former Offices: Chronicler, Ardchreag; Bard of Septentria

Awards: Award of Arms, Award of the Bear's Claw, Order of the Bear's Heart, Horn of Wessex, Award of the Maiden's Heart

Heraldic Blazon: gules and argent counter-changed, a fox rampant

Motto: Vulpes cum lupo stat (the fox stands with the wolf)

Persona: Laird Colyne Stewart is a Lowlander, born in southern Scotland in 1324 to a wealthy family. He was apprenticed to a tax collector at a young age, but quickly grew tired of that life. He longed for adventure and joined the army of King David II in 1340 when he was sixteen years of age, and was present at David's capture at Neville's cross in 1346. At this point, he became a gallowglass. Having fought in the Highlands, England, Ireland and France he has adapted many local customs and fashions as his own. While soldiering he became enamored of the bardic arts; however, men cringed when he sang and animals fled when he played an instrument. Undaunted, he took to composing stories and poems. Having made his way to Ealdormere, Colyne now resides on the cliffs in Ardchreag where he is contemplating putting aside his mercenary ways and swearing fealty to a local knight.

Who you are Within the SCA: Within the SCA, Colyne is a co-founder of the Septentrian Performing Arts Troupe, the founder and Head of the Games Guild of Ealdormere and a member of the Bardic College of Ealdormere and the Ealdormere Heraldic College. He is a thrown weapons marshal and an armoured combat MIT. He is also a member of the Iron Companions (the army of Septentria), the Cliffguard (Ardchreag's fighting force) and the Yeoman of the White Arrow (Ardchreag's archery/thrown weapons unit). He's also a level 1 scout, but he doesn't scout much.

Areas of Interest: Besides the bardic arts Colyne is also interested in armoured combat, Medieval games, heraldry, bestiaries, book binding, foolery, strategy and tactics, armoured combat, cartography, thrown weapons and too many others to list.

Current Projects: A map of the known world, armouring, garb, many chronicling projects.


Other Information: At Septentrian court, Pennsic XXXI (2002), Colyne was given the byname 'Wordsmith' in recognition of his bardic pursuits. Throughout the year 2003, Colyne was a retainer to Duke Sir Finnvarr de Taahe.