James the Inconstant
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 James the Inconstant at Heatherwyne Inception Tourney 1978  James the Inconstant and Amanda Januarius at an early Caidan 12th Night
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Lord James the Inconstant. He was given an Award of Arms on July 21,1979 by Martin I and Neptha I, Second King and Queen of Caid.
His first exposure to the SCA was at Mythcon I on September 6, 1970, being a founding member of The Desolation of Smaug within the Mythopeic Society. He met and was befriended by William Gordon of York.
He is a founding member of the Shire of Heatherwyne and fought in the Heatherwyne Inception Tourney on June 10, 1978 at Upland Memorial Park.
He was a member of the Brotherhood of the Blade and is mentioned in one of the Songs of the Brotherhood.
Persona
Lord James the Inconstant, of Scots origin, goes where the fighting is, and has been known to have an eye for the ladies. He claims relationship to Clan Buchanan. His motto is "Dormio, Non Me Excita".
Offices & Positions
- Deputy Master of Sciences, Shire of Heatherwyne, 1978-198?
- Deputy Marshal, Shire of Heatherwyne, 1978-1981
- Sergeant, Royal Company of Heatherwyne of the Army of Caid, 1980-?
- Marshal, Shire of Heatherwyne, 1981-1983
- Commenter, Compendium Caidis, 4/2009-Present
Event Staff
- Deputy Marshal, Caid Crown Tourney held in Heatherwyne, 4/19/1980-4/20/1980
- Marshal-in-charge, Second Heatherwyne Anniversary Melee Tournament, 6/14/1980
- Major-domo of the Feast, Second Heatherwyne Anniversary Melee Tournament, 6/14/1980
- Autocrat, Third Heatherwyne Anniversary Melee Tournament, 6/13/1981
- Gate Troll, Robin Hood Tournament, 3/1/2009
Projects & Publications
- Heatherwyne Press, Publisher, Editor, Layout Artist, Writer, Illustrator, 1979-198?
- Tournaments Illuminated, contributor to article “They Got Me”, 2009
Miscellany
Met his future wife, and mother of his children, Amanda Januarius of Silver Woods at Heatherwyne Inception Tourney. She was Mistress of Lists for Heatherwyne and they had not met because he was working swing shift mundanely and had not been at the Shire Meetings that she attended.
Won three tournaments, including Champion of the College of Boethius, which favor he still wears.
Memories
- See Caidan Twelfth Night 1981.
- I remember Philip of Meadhe outfitting me with a freon can helm and carpet armor and teaching me how to fight.
- I remember traveling up North to attend events when we were part of the Kingdom of the West, sometimes with Catriona and company, sometimes in the Vista Cruiser.
- I remember my first melee there and anxiously asking what my job was. "Your job is to stay alive!", I was told. At the end of the melee I was still alive, my team had won, and I felt like the King of the World. Needless to say I was hooked on fighting in groups.
- I remember crashing on the floor of someone's apartment up North I didn't know, and the group vainly stuffing dirty socks into Robear's mouth in a failed attempt to stop the snoring that was keeping us all awake. I remember Robear loaning me his treasured and elegant silk Mongol garb so I would look good for an event up North. I remember him loaning me his birdcage so I could fight after my freon can helm was no longer acceptable. I remember his rickity Range Rover.
- I remember Duke James Greyhelm loaning me a shield so I could try out left handed combat. I remember going home and immediately building me a left handed heater.
- I remember designing and commissioning my beloved helm of happy memory. See the Heatherwyne Inception Tourney picture.
- I remember learning the snap from Paul of Bellatrix. And Marsalling, too.
- I remember learning more about Marshalling from Christian of Orange.
