Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann
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Name
Previously Known As: Kara Mac An Ghabhann
Nickname(s): Ceare Bear (She was Kingdom MOC, and it is what children could remember)
Pronouns:
Additional Registered Heraldry:
Offices:
- Local Offices Held
- Minister of Arts & Sciences, Barony of Stargate
- Hospitaler, Barony of Stargate
- Senschal, Barony of Stargate
- Baroness, Barony of Stargate (December 2021 to Present)
- Regional Offices Held
- Kingdom Offices Held
- Minister of Children December 2013 - June 2016
Persona History:
Irish, Approximately 14th Century (But can be seen in garb from a variety of countries and centuries).
Interests:
- Bardcraft
- Composing
- Performing
- Interpreting Medieval Instrumentation with Modern Instruments
- Singing
- Encouraging newcomers in Bardic
- Teaching Technical singing
- Middle Eastern Music
- Choral music & Madrigals
- Middle Eastern Drumming
- Period Cooking - starting to get excited in her explorations of Norse cooking!
- Inkle Weaving
- Herbalism & Apothecary
- Scribal (Illumination)
Timeline of Activity:
First Event: April 1999 - Dragonsfire Tor - Guardian of the Tor.
First Bardic Competition: Steppes Warlord 1999. (Story to follow...)
First Camping Event: Steppes Warlord 1999.
First Gulf War: 2002.
Prior Groups:
Grew up in the Shire of Loch Ruadh.
Populace Provided Information:
Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:
- Department Head, Performing Arts, Gulf Wars 2019 & 2020.
- Has served as the Bardic Champion of:
- Gate's Edge
- Glaslyn
- Steppes
- Loch Soilleir
- Feast Steward twice for Stargate, and enjoys providing support as Sous Chef.
- Helped coordinate weekends to help Bryn Gwlad run the Sherwood Faire in 2018 & 2019.
- Autocrat Co-Baronial for Stargate and a Shakespeare themed event for Stargate.
- As MOAS, ran summer revels for Stargate - a free, off calendar gathering that is a collegium style event.
- Headed up the Texas Viking Festival, 2021.
Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:
Affiliations:
- House Mac An Ghabhann
- Apprenticed to Elen Verch Phellip
- Prior protege to Alden Drake, but released temporarily as they serve as Baron & Baroness of Stargate
- Son: Ulf Mac an Ghabhann (Named by Ivarr runemagi as Ulf Lionslayer)
Mundane Information:
Professionally, she is a senior accountant. She enjoys playing the guitar and piano and singing rock music.
Special Needs:
She has an auto immune disease which makes sitting, standing, or walking for duration difficult.
In Case of Court:
Name is pronounced "CARE-uh ee-gun MIK en GOW-an."
Prior warning for awards can be given to Alden Drake or Elen Verch Phellip if shenanigans or logistics are needed.
