Nicaize Maupetit
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 Per saltire azure and sable, a labyrinth and an orle argent. |
Honorable Lady Nicaize Maupetit, Candidate-Elect to the Order of the Pelican
Previously Known As:
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Pronouns: She/they
Additional Registered Heraldry:
The following badge associated with this name was registered in January of 2018 (via Ansteorra): (Fieldless) On a lotus blossom affronty azure a labyrinth argent.
The following badge associated with this name was registered in January of 2023 (via Ansteorra): Per pale sable and Or, two pens in saltire counterchanged.
Offices:
- Local Offices Held
- Minister of Arts and Sciences, Barony of Bryn Gwlad: 2017-2019
- Head of Baronial Entourage, Barony of Bryn Gwlad: 2018-2023
- Financial Committee Member at Large, Barony of Bryn Gwlad: 2018-2020
- Seneschal, Barony of Bryn Gwlad: 2022-2024
- Gulf Wars Land Coordinator, Barony of Bryn Gwlad: 2018, 2019, 2023
- Regional Offices Held
- Kingdom Offices Held
- Marshalate Secretary: 2020 - 2022
- Transitional Deputy to Marshalate Secretary: 2022 - Present
Persona History:
14th Century French woman.
Interests:
- Embroidery
- Knitting
- List Ministering
- Service
Timeline of Activity:
- First Event - Queen's Champion April 2015 Antigone II
Prior Groups:
Getting Involved:
(05/01/2020) On this the new year of the SCA, I wanted to say something about my life "next door" to the SCA. I'm a fairly recent addition to the family, having started playing in my late 30's 5 years ago (later this month) My SCA career is younger than the MoDs. However, looking back, the SCA hovered next door to me most of my life.
I grew up in the shadow of Flag Pole Hill, where Steppes held practices and events throughout my childhood. We used to see the crazy people who would dress up and hit each other (those people are now my friends).
I went to college at Rice University, the birthplace of SCA rapier.
And, rather literally, my sister now lives next door to the original SCA event house in Berkeley.
I am glad that I finally stepped over the line and joined the society.
Populace Provided Information:
Marie de Girau
(In regards to the presentation at Queen's Champion)
For those who may have been too stressed in the moment, what I said was “It is our tradition in Ansteorra to recognize [stalling words because you were trying to escape] people who are so important to the function of our community that without them there would simply be no “us”. People without whom we could not possibly survive. And we give these people, as a token of how important they are to us, a “little” white scarf.” And then I called your name and next thing I knew we were all hugging and crying.
Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:
- As Seneschal of Bryn Gwlad:
- Initiated group adoption of using the website for communication to the Barony and utilized push notifications to the populace on their preferred platforms
- Established practice of publishing an agenda prior to meetings
- Co-Negotiated an indoor practice location, providing immediate positive results with 50 people attending and improving engagement
- Worked with Sherwood Demo team to ensure the SCA was in a sound legal position for an 8 week long demo
- Managed the full transition from late pandemic to normal operating conditions, including transfer of Baronial equipment, utilizing hybrid meetings, etc
- Reduced the physical records of the office by 5/6ths, while maintaining document retention requirements and preserving baronial history
- Oversaw Landed Nobility transition
- As Marshalate Secretary:
- Converted all new account creation to online form, eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy and paperwork
- Attended authorization-focused events to help with account creation and resolve user technical issues, and cleared a 12 month plus backlog of reported issues
- Regular communication with and support for the fighting community
- Worked with Marshalate Webminister to resolve multiple bugs in the AMA system, develop improvements and streamline the database
Areas of Service
- List Administration:
- Ansteorra 40th Year Rapier Tournament
- Inaugural Vindheim Coronet Tourney
- Gulf Wars Ansteorra Rose Tournament
- Pennsic Ansteorra Rapier Tournament
- Summer Crown Tourney 2022 - Floki & Elizabeth
- Queen's Champion - Gilyan III, Sonja III, Elizabeth I, Conal III, Gwen III
- King's Champion - Gabriel III
- League of the Ansteorran Black Blade (2019 - 2024)
- Steppes Rapier Warlord 2019, 2023, 2024
- Everyman Rapier Tournament, Gulf Wars: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
- Instruction
- List Coordination 101 - taught dozens of times
- Technology and List Coordination
- List Coordination 202 - taught dozens of times
- Duties of the Marshalate Secretary
- Fighter Support
- Virtual Tasting Classes: During the Pandemic, collected spirits from brewers, distributed tasting bottles to attendees, hosted a Zoom meeting for the brewers and tasters to enjoy and discuss
- How to Play Cribbage
- Split Stitch Embroidery
- Blackwork Embroidery
- Entourage
- Head of Entourage, Gavin & Wentiliana, Baron & Baroness of Bryn Gwlad - 5 years
- Royal Entourage: Miguel & Conal III, Elizabeth & Floki, Gabriel & Sonja, Romanius & Deanna
- Black Blade Tournament: Co-Lead from conception to Current
- Event Staff:
- Co-Event Steward, Queen's Champion Summer 2022
- Virtual Round Table Schedule Coordinator, July 2024, Jan 2024, July 2024
- Round Table Room Monitor, Nov 2022, May 2022, Jan 2022, Jan 2021, August 2020
- Assistant to Feast Steward and Server Coordinator, Bryn Gwlad Candlemas: Feb 2016, Feb 2017, Feb 2022
- Assistant to Feast Steward and Server Coordinator, Bryn Gwlad Fall Baronial: Oct 2017
- Event Steward
- Bryn Gwlad Fall Baronial 2021
- Fall Event, Asgardian Fjord Day (Joint event with Shadowlands) 2021
Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:
- The Little White Scarf, received from the Legion at Queen's Champion of Gilyan III, November 9, 2025. The Little White Scarf presented was from the scarf Master Don Robert MacPharland wore when he was General of the Ansteorran Rapier Army, and was then passed on to his cadet, Doña Rixende de Rouen when she was General of the Ansteorra Rapier Army. Doña Rixende presented a piece of it to Nicaize, her cadet, as her little white scarf. The pin attached was a favor from Countess Michelle's reign, Countess Michelle being Nicaize's pelican and a fellow holder of the little white scarf.
Affiliations:
- Cadet to Rixende de Rouen
- Protege to Michelle Chantal de Charente
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