Eldwin Nightowl
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Lord Eldwin Nightowl is a chronicler and founding member of the Canton of Gallavally, House Grimlove, House Silver Lion, and co-founder of the No Name Yet Players.
Persona
Ealdwyn was born in 1562 in Laundon, Englaund before spelings were standerdised. He was born to Wilhelm the Shin Splitter and Ariel Lovechild. He is not positive of his birthdate, but it might have been May 20.
He enjoys the writings of Wilyam Shaekspaer, whom he considers talented with a pen and the ladies but not so much on the stage. His proudest moment in Eanglund was being smiled at by Qweene Elysabethe. A companion insists that Her Majesty was actually experiencing a moment of indigestion, but he refuses to believe such a thing is possible with the Quean.
He found himself worthless at his father's trade of ironmongery (and also in conflict with the family of Drake--although he later made peace with Alexander Drake). So Eldwin moved through a variety of less than fully reputable trades, performing various tasks to keep flesh and bone together. He was a cook's helper, traveling bard, thesbian in a traveling troupe, and in a nod to his father even assisted a dealer of swordsmithery. He made friends with a group of the Romany who are also known as Egypcians, and learned to play a drum for their dances. And he was named an honorary Romany.
For a while he studied alchemy under the tutelage of both Sir Avram the Jew and Master Gribiik the Alchemist. He found he did better at the philosophical side of Alchemy than at creating elixirs. He also studied theatre under Goldwyn of Britain, and drumming under Sir David.
One of the most frightening moments of his life was when he felt the cold iron blade of King Guy of Castle Kirk upon his neck. He is still most thankful that his life was spared, assuming it was for some great purpose he has yet to discover. (The song he sung after the near beheading was written while preparing for King Guy's coronation.)
Offices & Positions
- Chronicler for the Gallavally Traveler, Historian, Deputy Senseschal (late 1980s to early 1990s)
- Contributing Scribe for the Dreiburgen News ("Ask Eldwin," "Eldwin's Odd Facts" columns)
- Freelance Herald who helped break a previous precedent and set a new one
- Webminister for the SCA Wiki
SCA Family (unofficial)
- Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-etc. grandson of Paganus Grimlove
- Descendant of Baron Vargskol Halfblood
- Son of Wilhelm the Shin Splitter
- Son of Ariel Lovechild
- Half-brother of Brynki Skúlason
- Okran Filkrira of Brianna Sparrowhawk
- Father of Tanglust Duffin
- Cousin of Steffan the Scrivener
- Relative (by blood or marriage) of Frederick von Wolvesgang
- Relative (by blood or marriage) of Rekon of Saaremaa
- Relative (by blood or marriage) of Anekāstrasya Bai
Miscellany
Eldwin has written for various SCA newsletters including the Crown Prints, and has reported on the SCA for news publications.
He recorded the words of "Is This The Way to Gallavally?" as it was being written by the people of Gallavally on the day the canton was officially recognized.
Eldwin was honored when his song "Fighting For Caid" was chosen the winner for the Circle of Bards war song contest for the SCA's 25th anniversary.
He was happy to be an organizer of the 25th Anniversary's (TFYC) Ende of the Knowne World Gypsy Camp when it was discovered on the first night of the 10-day event that there was no place for all-night revelry. The camp was added to the event's official map, placed outside of any kingdom in an area where it said "Here There Be Dragons." It even got its own Porta-Potty.
He's the author of GURPS Fantasy Folk: Elves, which had help from Caidans and thanks the SCA (with a veiled reference or two to Dreiburgen and Gallavally). There is also a reference or two in his article "The Alchemists' Guild" also for Baron Vargskol Halfblood's company.
