Rutilia Fausta

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Fausta
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Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Lyondemere Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
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File:Fausta-Banner-2.jpg Or, in fess two dragonflies sable, a base embattled gules
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Baroness Fausta of Lyondemere (in Roman naming practice, the family name may come before the individual's given name)

Persona

The daughter of a jeweler of late 12th-century Milan. Name is Roman/Latin - Rutilia means 'Red-Gold hair'. Fausta is a given name that is still in use today, as well as being a Saint's name. Married to Pátraic Ó Ceallaigh. Loves Rocks and Things You Do With Rocks, including gems, gemology, lapidary work, ceramics, and has even made makeup out of rocks. She also enjoys cooking (and eating!).

Offices and Positions

• Lady in Waiting/Guard for Direk IV and Chamayn
• Lady in Waiting/Guard for Conrad and Eleanor
• Seneschal of Noe College, 06/2007-02/2009
• Chronicler of Noe College, 02/2009-02/2010
• Lady in Waiting for Baroness of Lyondemere, Eva filia Edeneweyn 07/2009-07/2010
• Lyondemere Baronial Arts champion, 2010-2011
• Lyondemere Deputy Chronicler, 2011-2012
• Lyondemere Baronial Arts champion, 2012-2013
• Lyondemere Chronicler, 2012-present
• Lady in Waiting for Her Majesty Eilidh
• Seventh Baroness of Lyondemere, 7/13/2014-present

Event Staff

• Deputy Autocrat, Kaleidoscope Demo, Noe College, April 2007
• Autocrat, Kaleidoscope Demo, Noe College, April 2008
• Autocrat, Kaleidoscope Demo and Tourney, Noe College, April 25, 2009
• Co-Autocrat, Lyondemere-Gyldenholt Yule, 2013
• Sub-Autocrat, Great Western War 2013 & 2014 Arts and Sciences: Competitions

Associates

• Apprentice to Mistress Cristal Fleur de la Mer, focus Cooking and Medieval Gemology/Lapidary

Publications and Projects

• Diamonds, Rare and Precious, Tydes 2009
• Period sumptuary Laws, Tydes, 2009 (Blackfox Award honorable mention)
• Rubies and Sapphires, Tydes, 2009
• Pearls, Amber and Coral, Tydes, 2009
• Emeralds, Tydes 2009
• Tourmaline usage in Period, Pentathlon 2011, tourmaline research paper

Scrolls

Image Preview	Award	Recipient
	Dolphin	John James MacCrimmon

Classes Taught and Demonstrations

• Potrero War, 2009; Roman Coins
• Collegium Caidis 2011; Roman Coins, History in your Hands
• Great Western War 2011; Jewelry, Gems and Gemology from 500 BC to 1600 AD brief notes on period stones
• Great Western War 2011; Lapidary Demonstration
• Lyondemere Cast Iron Chef 2012; Mustard Making Hands On
• Great Western War 2014: Gems through the Ages

Event Photos

• Pictures of SCA events 2009-2011
• Pictures of SCA events 2011-present

Competitions

The Blue Numbers are links to documentation, click on them!

Lyondemere Arts Championship entries 2010:

• documentation Lapidary/medieval talismans,
• documentation 14th-15th century Face Cups,
• documentation Boxwood combs.

Pentathlon 2011

• 1st Place Journeyman, Culinary Arts: Breads, 2011 (Roman cheese bread) libum documentation
• 1st Place Journeyman, Functional Arts: Tools: Culinary Tools, 2011 (Roman mortarium) mortarium documentation
• 1st Place Apprentice, Performance Arts: Dramatic Reading, 2011 (Interlude, God's Promises: John Bale, 1538- Noah and the Heavenly Father)dramatic reading documentation
• 2nd Place Journeyman, Visual Arts: Jewelry: Lapidary, 2011 (Ruby cabochon)ruby cab documentation
• 2nd Place Apprentice, Visual Arts: Ceramics: Functional, 2011 (15th century Face mugs)face cups documentation
• Member of Team Lyondemere, Team Champion, 2011 (Emerald cabochon from a period Emerald mine)emerald cab documentation

Pentathlon 2013

• Member of Team Lyondemere, Team Champion, 2013 (Wild Yeast Sourdough Herb Bread, period-method opal cabochon)

Pentathlon 2015

Second Place

• Culinary Arts, Brewing: Roman Honey Wine Vinegar Honey Wine Vinegar
• Culinary Arts, Preserves: Olives, The Roman Way Roman Olives
• Composition: How-To Paper, Roman Olives How To Preserve Green Olives the Roman Way
• Functional: Roman Makeup Handmade Roman Cosmetics
• Decorative: Roman Theatre Mask Mask.docx ROman Theatre Mask
• Performance, Dramatic Reading: Ovid's Art of Beauty Ovid's Art of Beauty reading
• Decorative: Roman Glass Bead Necklace Roman Glass Beads

Angels Anniversary 2011

Winner, Hester Spoon Contest, Period division: 15th century pine nut and honey candy, Pynade pynade documentation

Angels Anniversary 2014

Winner, Hester Spoon Contest, Period Division: Sa'Tariyya, a Thyme-Flavored Dish Sa'Tariyya documentation

Lyondemere Arts Championship entries 2012:

• opal documentation Lapidary/Opal Cabochons,
• mustard documentation Four Mustards,
• libum documentation Roman CheeseBread v.2.

Additional Competitions

• CP Prize 2010, CP Cover Art Photography Winner
• CP Prize 2011, CP Cover Art Black and White category winner
• Potrero War 2011 Siege Cookoff: Member of Team Lyondemere, winners of Best Presentation, Most Ingredients Identified, 2nd place Siege Cookoff team
• Potrero War 2013 Siege Cookoff: Member of Dagda's Cauldron, winners of Best Presentation, Most Ingredients Used, Best Dish, Best Team (Items: Bread for various dishes, Beausse Turnips)
• Gyldenholt Unbelted Tourney, 2014, Gyldenscones Contest co-winner (Orange-Cinnamon scones with homemade clotted cream and strawberry jam) with THL Patraic O'Ceallaigh