Iago's SCA Stuff (Pretty Much Not Under Construction)

The SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) is an international, not-for-profit organization dedicated to recreating the time period between roughly 400 AD and 1650 AD 'as it should have been.' While we strive to be as period as possible, we avoid such things as early deaths. :) SCA Fighting

I originally encountered the SCA on the campus of SUNY Binghamton, although I didn't realize what I'd stumbled onto at the time. Seeing people in armor fighting each other with wooden swords, and having a background in roleplaying, I guessed I was witnessing some kind of live-action Dungeons and Dragons game. However, the people I spoke to were quite friendly, and discussed the organization a bit.

A few years later, after moving to Potsdam, I ran into a few SCAdians (as we like to call ourselves) living and/or going to school in the area, and I decided to join the group. I've been a fairly active member ever since. The SCA website listed below can tell you where your nearest group is, if you find this kind of stuff to be of interest to you. I've personally found it to be a lot of fun (or I wouldn't still be in it, of course :) While my hometown was in the Canton of Northpass, and Potsdam was in the Shire of Northern Outpost, I'm now living in the Shire of Mountain Freehold.

BTW, we don't just do fighting. We also do things like medieval dance, fencing, heraldry (coats-of-arms type stuff), feasts, etc. If it's the fighting that gets your attention, cool. If you're more interested in other stuff, that's cool too. For what it's worth, Northern Outpost decided that me in armor (willingly) was a sign of the apocalypse, although I've considered fencing (which wouldn't count).

Here's a pic of me in garb, freshly moved from my front page (had trouble getting a good new pic)-

My SCA Links

The SCA
The East Kingdom
The Canton of Northpass (my 'birth' group)
The Shire of the Nothern Outpost (my former group)
The Shire of Mountain Freehold (my current group)
Musica Subterranea- Medieval Music!
Mythos Productions- These people made up a really cool documentary video about the SCA. It has some obvious regional influences, but is pretty cool overall.
Northern Lights 2001- All I can say is that I had a stint as a performance artist.

My SCA Resume

Serving as the Northern Region Deputy Treasurer (US), East Kingdom (yes, I am that stupid :) )
I served as a local exchequer for 3 years.
Created and headed a committee responsible for developing by-laws for Northern Outpost. In this capacity, I was largely responsible for creating the first draft of the Shire by-laws. In the fall of 1999, I also significantly reformatted them for purposes of clarification.
I served as a Minister of Dance for 2 years.
Have served as the Drop-Dead Seneschal, as well as being a deputy Herald, deputy Chronicler, and deputy Minister of Dance.
I've run the troll station for a large number of local events, including both camping events and Royal Progresses. In addition, I've written an article on Troll procedure that has been submitted to Tournaments Illuminated, and has been published in the Northern Outpost Newsletter.