Lightning (IM)

Lightning, of Duchy of the Iron Mountains, Iron Mountains

Biography

She/Her/Hers pronouns.

Lightning began playing in August of 2015 at Gray Lantern in Cheyenne, Wyoming. After moving parks several times she settled in the Duchy of the Iron Mountains in Denver, Colorado. Lightning became squired to Dame Korderellin in 2018. She became a petitioner to the Band of the Hammer in 2017 and a full member in 2018.

Fighting is her first interest in the game. She is particularly interested in good training methods and improving the culture of the game.

Affiliated Groups

The Band of the Hammer

House Lionesse

Belted Family

Sir Thorn Crossbearer - (Crown)

• Sir Auromax Silverhawk - (Sword)
  • Sir Talisin Silverwolf - (Flame, Crown)
    • Sir Korderellin - (Crown, Flame)
      • Sir Quiet - (Flame)
      • Squire Goglestofin
      • Squire Aust
      • Squire Quorpeck Kinderd
      • Sir Viadra - (Flame)
      • 1/7 Ser Petra - (Flame)
      • Squire Lightning

Notable Accomplishments

In 2018, Lightning analyzed ORK data to describe women's progression in Amtgard fighting. This was the culmination of two years of research and online engagement. The writeup is available here

In 2019, Lightning brought forward a corpora amendment for the Iron Mountains to run a non-men's tournament once per reign. This amendment passed narrowly and was shortly afterward imitated in Dragonspine and Rivermoor.

In 2021, Lightning led the interkingdom Awards Evaluation Committee team in proposing amendments to the award standardization. Following the team's proposals presented here, the Circle of Monarchs amended the award standardization to add a 5th knighthood recognizing battlegaming, and to make the Warrior ladder more attainable. Warlord requires 3 kingdom tournament wins instead of 4. The right of monarchs to define what constitutes a "kingdom level tournament" was written explicitly into the rules. Kingdoms were encouraged to backdate this standards change and adjust the levels of existing players as appropriate.

Further Accomplishments

Arts and Sciences

• Classes
  • Virtual class on hand embroidery 2020
  • Virtual class on hand sewing 2020
  • Class on hand embroidery, Rakis 2019
• Competitions
  • First place in Iron Mountains Virtual IK A&S Competition
  • Dragonmaster (and only entrant), Iron Mountains Winter 2020

Events Attended

• 2021: Curse of the Great Pumpkin, Maize Maze
• 2020: Battle for the Ring, Virtual 4-Kingdom Midreign.
• 2019: Gathering of the Clans, SKBC, Rakis
• 2018: Gathering of the Clans, Rakis, Stock
• 2017: Rakis, Stock, Maize Maze

Non-Men's Fighting

• Facilitated:
  • Meetup Curse 2021
  • Virtual non-men's fighting class (instructed) 2020
  • Virtual culture-building class (instructed) 2020
  • Panel discussion on the Paragon path (facilitated) 2020
  • Interviewed GoldCrest, Heron, Kiara, MacGyver, Rel and constructed a guide to running a non-men's tourney, 2020
  • Meetup SKBC 2019
  • Meetup Rakis 2019
  • Local women's fighting class (instructed) 2019
  • Local women's fighting class (coordinated, instructors were Izzy and Mihr), 2018
  • Local women's tourney (with Sir Grix), 2017
• Attended:
  • Curse 2021, tourney by Kingdom of Rivermoor
  • GotC 2019, meetup by Kiara and MacGyver, class by Kiara and Kierra, tourney by The Valkyries
  • GotC 2018, class by Glen, tourney by The Valkyries
  • Rakis 2018, meetup by Suki
  • Rakis 2017, meetup by Suki and Shenanigans

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