Mahault Van Der Eych (nee Swynford) was born in Grafton Regis, Northhamptonshire, England in May of 1449. Only daughter to the local physician,  he was taught the healing arts by her doting father. Called into service as a midwife and healer to local gentry, she came to the attention of many well-placed ladies. She  as often called to court to deal with “problems” that arose. It was during one of those clandestine visits that she met Berend Van Der Eych. Smitten, he promptly asked for her hand. Together they travel from his home in the Nederlands to their  thriving shipping business in Horence with their two children. Mahault has once again endeared herself of the local nobility and is often called to court.

 Debra Mattingly is an uberkeener, interested in all things A&S. Currently she is working on reconstructing garments exhumed from the Sagrestia Vecchia in Italy, leatherworking, learning to weave and making period soap. She is also working on the final pieces of her Lorica Segmentata and is looking forward to bashing in the heads of all comers very soon. In her spare time, she works as a Correctional Officer in Lindsey.