Alesone Gray of Cranlegh
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Baroness Alesone Gray of Cranlegh, OL
Introduction
Fighter, herald, confectioner, costumer, and cook.
Elevated to Master by the hand of Brennan and Caoilfhionn, King and Queen of the East.
Baroness by the grace of Lucan von Drachenklaue and Jana von Drachenklaue, King and Queen of the East.
Student of Duke Brennan mac Fearghus and Maestro Juceff ben Miguel, called Lot Ramirez
Donatary of Duchess Kiena Stewart
Persona
Alesone Gray, is the daughter of a successful London grocer that made a sizable donation to the crown and received a Knighthood. She grew up in Cranlegh Village, Surrey, England, as the youngest sibling with five older brothers, in the later part of the 16th century. She was taught dancing at an early age, by the master hired to teach her brothers fencing. She would secretly watch the fencing lessons, longing to play with the blades. After being caught on numerous occasions with weapons in hand, her father allowed her to take lessons with her brothers. She eventually cajoled her father into allowing her to be trained to use black powder and cannons. Having completed her apprenticeship in her father's grocer's shop, she paid her Guild fee and is now a full livery member.
Offices & Positions
Current positions and appointments
- Drop Dead Deputy of Rapier, Caid 1/19 to current
- Deputy of Cut & Thrust, Caid 2/18 to current
- Warranted Rapier Marshal, Caid 6/17 to current
- Rapier Marshal, Barony of Dreiburgen, Caid 12/17 to current
- Rapier Regent for Caid Collegium, 6/18 to current
- Herald at large, Caid 9/17 to current
Previous positions
- Society Webminister, 2/25/2013 to 6/15/2018
- Court Herald, East 2012 - 2017
- List Herald, East 2010 - 2017
- Rapier Marshal at Large, East 2010 - 6/17
- Silent Herald, East 3/14- 5/17
- Deputy for Experimental Weapons, Rapier, East 2/15- 1/17
- Greater Officer- Webminister, East10/01/2009 to 2/25/2013
- Rapier Marshal, Canton of Black Icorndall, East 8/13 to 4/14
- Chronicler, Bhakail, East 12/10-10/11
Past appointments
- Queen’s Guard, Alethea 1, Avelina II, East
- Lady in Waiting, Kiena II, East
- Mistress of the Robes, Brennan I and Caoilfhionn I, East
- Advisor to Guard, 1/18, Caid
Households & Associations
- House of the Tyger and Lily
- 'Vineyard of Swords' School of Fence
- Tadcaster Militia
- Clan Faolach, VDK
Project Journals
Classes Taught
Teaching events
- Pennsic 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
- River War 2009
- KWAR/KWCS 2009
- East Kingdom Cooks Colliegium 2010
- Royal University of the Midrealm 2010, 2011
- Cooking Thynge 2011
- Southern Region War Camp 2011, 2012, 2013
- Birka 2012, 2015
- GGG 2012
- Mudthaw 2014
- Artisan's Challenge/Village 2014, 2015
- AE Swim 2015, 2016
- Aethelmearc Academy of the Rapier 2016
- Endeweare A&S 2017
- Great Western War 2017
- Caid Collegium 2018
Class Topics
- Pennsic Artisan Row- Confectionery playday
- Costuming- Heraldic clothing for the lists, Clone yourself- How to make a duct tape double, How to make and use a drop tester, List legal fencing armor
- Cooking- Creating Order out of Chaos- Feasts for 20 or 200, Period spices, Preparing poultry for galantines, Secrets of a restaurant chef, Food challenges in SCA cooking, Basic knife skills, Care and feeding of knives,
- Confectionery- Large Pastry Structures, Sugar Work/Gum Paste, I have sugar paste now what, sugar paste play day, period sugar paste (lecture), Sweet Subtleties, Savory Subtleties
- Sword play- German Longsword, Combat Strategies, Spanish Rapier, Footwork Patterns, Basics of Cut and Thrust.
- Miscellaneous- UI Basics for Webministers, Life in the SCA after Gastric Bypass, Webminister Photography guidelines, EK and Society Webminister Policy Q&A
Events
- Head cook: Dayboard- Pennsic Court of Love 2009
- Head cook: Dayboard- Raze a Village 2009, 2010
- Head cook: Feast- Bhakail Yule 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017
- Event steward- Noisemakers, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Deputy steward- Raze a Village 2009
- Rapier MIC- Bhakail Commons 2010
- Royal Liaison- Ducal Challenge, 2010
- Deputy cook: Coronation, 2010
- Head cook: Feast- Mudthaw 2011
- Head cook: Feast- Pennsic Runnymede Dinner 2011
- Event steward- Bhakail Yule 2011
- Confectioner: Pennsic State Dinner 2012
- Head cook: Feast- River War Games 2012
- Confectioner: Coronation of Edward and Thyra 2012
- Confectioner: East Kingdom 12th Night 2013
- Head cook: Dayboard- Coronation of Gregor and Kiena 2013
- Head cook and confectioner: Bhakail Investiture 2013
- Co-head cook: Dayboard- Pennsic Queen’s tea 2013
- Rapier MIC: 100 Minutes War 2015
- Herald: Novice Day 2014
- Co-head cook: Heir’s dinner, Pennsic 2015
- Rapier MIC: Novice Day 2015, 2016
- Co-head cook: State dinner, Pennsic 2016
- Event steward: Jehan's at the Fort 2017
- Rapier MIC: Market Day 2018
- Co-steward & cook: Dreiburgan Yule 2018
