Nikolaos Phaistios

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Niko
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Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Altavia Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Sable, on a demi-sun issuant from base Or a Russian Orthodox cross sable, in sinister chief on a bezant two arrows inverted in saltire sable
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THL Nickolaus [Niko] Phaistos

Persona

Niko is a 15th Century Greek Archer from the island of Crete. He could not find work on the island, so he took a merchant ship to Venice. There he began to learn the art of the rapier. After winning some notoriety as an archer, he was hired by the Medici family. His last job was to hunt down their wayward daughter, Cecilia de Medici, and bring her back. He caught up with her in Persia, but she captured him. Even though, she was a skilled assassin, she spared his live. Niko is now indebted to Cecilia and happily works for her.

Associates

• Studied Archery under Cristofanus Castellani
• Studied Rapier under Luca Serafini da Firenze
• Affiliated with Dragoons, Potrero 2013
• Taken on as a Rapier Student by Don Laertes McBride at Altavia Anniversary 2013
• Taken as a Protege by Mistress Ceridwen Killian and Master Rowen Killian at Queen's Champion, June 2014
• Taken on as a Rapier Provost by Master Laertes McBride at Great Western War 2015
• Affiliated with the College of St. Firmin

Offices & Positions

• Naevehjem Frost Dragon Archery Champion, 11/21/2010-11
• Archery Range Marshal, 12/10/10-Present
• Lt. of the Altavian Guard, 05/10/11-Present
• Lt. of the Altavian Archers, 05/10/11-05/12/12
• Thrown Weapons Range Marshal, 09/19/11-Present
• Naevehjem Frost Dragon Rapier Champion, 11/18/12-13
• Captain of Altavian Archers, 05/12/12-Present
• Altavia Deputy Rapier Marshal, 05/12/12-Present
• Heavy Rapier Marshal, 07/17/2012-Present
• Al Sahid/Gallavally Archery Champion 03/30/2013-14
• Angles Thrown Weapons Champion 04/21/2013-14
• Queen's Champion Archery 05/25/2013
• Deputy to the Kingdom Minister of Archers 06/02/2013-Present
• Senior Archery Range Marshal-10/15/2013-Present
• Archery, Caid Archery Rank: Forester for Royal Round, Longbow, 2015
• Archery, Caid Archery Rank: Yeoman for Royal Round, Recurve, 2015
• Archery, Caid Archery Rank: Yeoman for Royal Round, Crossbow, 2015

Event Staff

• Volunteer, Sierra Canyon School demo 3/9/2010
• Volunteer, Mulholland middle school demo, 3/26/2010
• Volunteer, St. Firmins'(CSUN medieval club) chess tourney, 4/1/2010
• Volunteer, Sierra Canyon School demo, 4/30/2010
• Volunteer with Heraldry at the heavy tournament, 5/22/2010
• Marshal in Charge Agincourt (Altavia Championship) 11
• Marshal in Charge Queen's Champion Archery 06/23/12
• Marshal in Charge Agincourt(Altavia Championship) 12
• Thrown Weapons Marshall Agincourt Tourney 2014

Classes Taught

• Beginning Fletching, Great Western War 2012
• Beginning Fletching, Collegium Caidis 2013
• Basic Sign Language, Great Western War 2015
• Sign Language used in the SCA, Great Western War 2015
• Basic Sign Language I, Talon Crescent War 2016
• Sign Language in the SCA, Talon Crescent War 2016

Competitions

• Achieved the rank of Bowmaster in open division, 08/11/10
• Naevehiem Archery Champion, 11
• Naevehiem Rapier Champion, 12
• Angels Thrown Weapons Champion, 13
• Al Sahid/Gallavally Archery Champion, 13
• Queen's Champion, 13
• Archery – SSAC: 14B YinYang, 2014 – Spring: Open Handbow
• Archery – GAT: Handbow – December 2015

More Information

• Persona Name and Device passed, 11/2010