Michael Gulliver Blackrune

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Gulliver Blackrune
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Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Dreiburgen Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Per pale purpure and sable, on a pale argent between in chief a cat's paw print argent and a cat's paw print Or, in chief a cat's paw print purpure.
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Master Gulliver Blackrune joined the SCA in May of 1982 in the Barony of Angels.

Holder of a Patent of Arms in the Order of the Pelican. He received a Court Barony at Dreiburgen Anniversary 2014.

Married to Mistress Vivienne Duval.

Founding Member of House Blackrune, second of the five Blackrune Brothers, and a past Captain of the Blackrune Free Company.

Barrister on the Indigo Rose. Past Preceptor of the Order of the Purple Cross. Member of Sietch Persistent & House Blackspear. Lieutenant and Founding Member of The Third Auxiliary Dragoons.

Squire number 10 for Kyr Yaroslav the Persistant.

Proteges: Master Lot Ramirez, Lord Caspian Blackrune, Lady Elspeth Colhequin, Lord Kristofer Olafsson, Lady Rosie_Blackrune

Persona

Master Michael Gulliver Blackrune or Michael Gulliver Runenior de la Vendome. A late 16th century cavalier of French extraction. Having spent 30 years embroiled in the French religious wars of the period, he tired of the hard life and sought softer living.

Born June 15, 1515. Served in various campaigns for France until his semi-retirement in 1562. Since then he has spent most of his time in the foredeck of the good ship Indigo Rose, Captained his sword-brother, Captain Corba ap Allen. There he would read his silly books and engaging in merchant affairs on the high seas. While in port he spends his time in the Inn of the Crimson Spade, where in thier good company he is known as the Barrister. Often using his book-learnin to smoothe the stormy seas the merchant sailors find on land.

Returning to France and active duty to join an elite company of solders in the French Army, the Third Auxiliary Dragoons are raised in time of war. There he held the rank of Lieutenant, serving as a staff officer under the elusive captain, till his retirement.

Commonly known by the name Gulliver even though his first name is Michael.

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A previous persona, Michael Gulliver Blackrune, was an anglo-norman crusader. Having left an almost certain life in the monastery to follow a Norman baron to Outremer, he spent the rest of his life serving first the Templars, then the Kingdom of Jerusalem, then the Emperor of Rome in the east. He was last seen, in extreme old age, taking holy orders and traveling with a merchant caravan to Cathay, determined to convert the Emperor of China to Christianity. Where his bones may lie only God knows.

Offices & Positions

• 2nd of House Blackrune, 1984-Present
• Barrister-Good Ship Indigo Rose, 1998-Present
• Senior Lieutenant-Blackrune Free Company, 1984-2011 (retired) Past Captain BFC
• Lieutenant-Third Auxiliary Dragoons,2000-2011-(Retired)
• Senior Marshal, 1989-Present
• Barony of Dreiburgen Constable
• Canton of Canyons Marshal,1986-1990
• Barony of Angels Marshal
• Angels Sciences
• Canton of Canyons Avant Courier
• Canton of Canyons Webminister
• Canton of Canyons Seneschal (2 terms)
• 3rd Brigade Aide de Camp
• Royal Army of Caid Staff Colonel
• Dean-Royal Army of Caid War College
• Captain-Blackrune Free Company

Event Staff

• Autocrat Gallavally Anniversary 2004
• Autocrat Dreiburgen Anniversary 2005
• Shuttle Services Coordinator, Great Western War 2015

Classes Taught

• Field Practices and Weapons Training, Collegium Caidis Fall 2000
• Building The Better Shieldwall, Collegium Caidis Fall 2000
• Battle and the Warfield. SCA combat for the common soldier, Collegium Caidis Fall 2001
• Avoiding Burnout, co-teacher Collegium Caidis Fall 2005

Photos

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  Gulliver receives his coronet from Agrippa and Bridget 10/2014

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  Gulliver

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  With the Dragoons, 10/2008