Caelan MacRob

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Registered Name: Caelan MacRob Resides: Loch Soilleir Status: Active Joined SCA: 1990
Order of Precedence
Caelan MacRob White Scarf Page
Heraldry
Per bend sinister vert and sable, a wolf salient to sinister within a bordure embattled argent.

His Excellency, Master Caelan MacRob, OP, MOD, WSA #91, Defender of the Dream

Previously Known As:
Nickname(s): Cael, Cael the Wolf
Pronouns:

Additional Registered Heraldry:

Badge: (Fieldless) An armored cubit arm fesswise argent sustaining pendant from its fist a pouch sable goutty d'eau.

Registered Badge

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Former Rapier Marshal, Shadowlands
  • Former Rapier Marshal, Loch Soilleir
  • Former Reeve, Loch Soilleir
  • Former Baron, Loch Soilleir

• Regional Offices Held

• Kingdom Offices Held

Persona History:

16th Century Scottish Border Laird that fights for defense and profit at home and in the Lowlands.

Interests:

• Steel Sword Combat
  
• Renaissance Scientific Instruments
  
• Brewing
  

Timeline of Activity:

Discovered the SCA as a youth in Bonwicke
Joined actively in Shadowlands - 1990
Moved to Stargate - 1994
Moved to Loch Soilleir - 1995
Moved to Polderslot, Drachenwald - 1999
Returned to Loch Soilleir - 2002

Upon Being Made A Lion

It is taken me a couple of days to start to settle into the idea of the honour bestowed on me Saturday morning. Previous honours typically came with a job that I could get my hands around and take action. When a coronet is put on your head, you must lead your Barony. When a scarf put on your arm, you lead and teach your community. When a collar is put around your neck, if it is white, you lead into a new world, if it has roses, you defend your charge. These things (among many others) have a thoughtful aspect but they also have a physical task that has to be done while your brain is doing it's thing and usually my hands can keep my brain at bay. Defending a Dream is a bit less cerebral and more emotional and finds my mind working overtime.

Lion of Ansteorra was never a club I expected to be a part of. Those guys were heroes and legends. I've gotten the chance to open the OP and read that list of names and it's quiet remarkable. The lineage of my scarf is in there. The first crowns I remember in the SCA are in there along with crowns that I've since served. Beloved Roses, Renowned Bards, and Heralds who's voices I can still hear are in there. Further down the list are good friends that sat Baronial thrones beside me or that I was proud to stand behind. There are friends I see several weekends a year, and legends I see only in my memory. The list is full of people that I love and respect and admire. It will take me some more time to get my head around the idea that my name is now there, too, but I'm am extremely grateful to Christy Lambright and Sven Randullsson for putting it there.

One of the many pieces of (usually unsolicited) advice I give to new landed nobles is to set their version of the dream aside (in fact I think I usually go with "just dash it on the rocks and get it over with" - but to be honest, mine survived the rocks, climbed back up the cliff, and is living happily) and revel in the dream of those that they serve and protect. When you have made yourself responsible for their "Dream", you will be better at your job because you have an investment in them. I chose to protect the "Dream" of the ones I call mine and now the Crown has called me Defender of the Dream and I feel like they have broadened my charge. I will do my best to be sure they can look back at their choice with pride.
I Remain,

Caelan MacRob - Lion of Ansteorra, Defender of the Dream

Populace Provided Information:

Wiki Mentions:

• Event Review - The Battle of Ethandune 2012 - by Etienne De Saint Amaranth

Trivia:

• When Master Caelan was elevated to the Order of the Pelican, he asked to kneel on sand brought from Loch Soilleir and a "pillow" of sand was laid down that had been collected from the beach where Cabeza de Vaca made landfall. The same bag of sand has been used since, when former Barons have been elevated to Peerage. (It was also used when Brian O'hUilliam & Elena Wyth were made Baron & Baroness at an event held outside the Barony.

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Queen's Champion to Ebergardis III
  
• Queen's Champion to Gilyan II
  
• 5th Baron of Loch Soilleir
  
• Rapier General for Ansteorra - Gulf Wars 2012-2014
  
• One of three Premier members of the Masters of Defense. (Video at link)
  
• Former Rapier Champion of many Baronies & Shires
  
• Named Lion of Ansteorra by Cristyana and Sven
  

Gallery:

• Original Works Received
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  Master of Defense Scroll by Mistress Honour du Bois

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  White Scarf Scroll by Mistress Honour du Bois

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  Pelican Scroll by Mistress Honour du Bois

Affiliations:

• Former Cadets/Current Provosts:
  • Alister Rogerson
  • Diego Fortuna de Almeria
• Former Provost: Modius von Mergentheim