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==Quote==
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''”On your end step, I take my entire turn, then untap, upkeep, draw, and pass”''
 
''”On your end step, I take my entire turn, then untap, upkeep, draw, and pass”''
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==Biography==
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Kieran is a cross-gamer who began playing Amtgard in early 2016. His other interests include costuming, Magic: The Gathering, NERF wars, SCA heavy-combat, [[Gaily Forward Alchemy | Photoshopping]], and game-design. Kieran was awarded his Lord title September of 2021 for outstanding service to the game.
  
 
==Persona==
 
==Persona==
Kieran's character is a Shapeshifter from [https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Vesuva Vesuva].
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Kieran's character is a Shapeshifter from [https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Vesuva Vesuva]. ''(Vesuva is an island in '''Magic: The Gathering''' lore, inhabited entirely by a race of shape-stealing Mimics able to take the forms of living creatures)'' Kieran is a gleeful impostor, who delights in eating his prey before stealing its identity. He loves exploring all the shapes and modalities of life, sometimes stealing several identities in a single day, rarely wearing the same skin twice.
 
 
==Biography==
 
Kieran the Lucky is a cross-gamer who began playing Amtgard in early 2016. His other interests include Magic: The Gathering, NERF gun modding, SCA heavy-combat, [[Gaily Forward Alchemy | Photoshopping]], and game design. Kieran was awarded his Lord title September of 2021 for outstanding service to the game.
 
  
Kieran says that before COVID: his favorite aspect of Amtgard was traveling to a different land each week. He took pride in the wide variety of parks on his ORK attendance record.  
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==== Volrath ====
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Volrath is a small, highly intelligent Mimic who accompanies Lord Kieran on his adventures. Volrath usually takes the form of a golden lord's coronet covered in eyeballs, and rides atop Kieran's head, whispering insane suggestions in Kieran's ear.  
  
 
==Affiliated Groups==
 
==Affiliated Groups==
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==Notable Accomplishments==
 
==Notable Accomplishments==
 
=====<u>In Amtgard</u>=====
 
=====<u>In Amtgard</u>=====
*[[Lord]]
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* Paragon Monster
* Runs the '''[[Voltron Tournament | Annual Voltron Tourney]]''', which is a ''Magic:TheGathering Commander'' card tournament held on alternating years in either Oregon or Washington.
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* [[Lord]]
* Creator of the flag for the land of [[Flooded Mountains]].
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* Runs a long series of <i>"How To Play Monster"</i> workshops, which have thus far been held at the lands of [[Blades Edge|BE]], [[Shrouding Mist|SM]], [[Dragons of Fire Valley|DFV]], [[Flooded Mountains|FM]], and [[Greenwood Keep|GWK]].
* Created and ran the [https://floodedmountains.weebly.com Flooded Mountains Minecraft Server] during the Covid lockdowns.
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* Runs a semi-annual'''[[Voltron Tournament | MTG Commander tournament]]''', held at alternating time in either Oregon or Washington.
* Up until COVID, he had run a long series of <i>"How To Play Monster"</i> workshops at the lands of [[Blades Edge|BE]], [[Dragons of Fire Valley|DFV]], [[Flooded Mountains|FM]], and [[Greenwood Keep|GWK]].
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* Creator of the heraldry and flag for the land of [[Flooded Mountains]].
* He is the only player in the kingdoms of [[Northern Lights|NL]] or [[Blackspire|BS]] known to possess <i>garb for <b>every</b> battlegame monster</i> in the [[Dor Un Avathar]].
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* Created the [https://floodedmountains.weebly.com Flooded Mountains Minecraft Server], a modded Amtgard-themed server which ran during the covid lockdowns.
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=====<u>Outside of Amtgard</u>=====
 
=====<u>Outside of Amtgard</u>=====
 
* Co-founder of the PaNNC ([https://www.pannc.org/our-team.html Pacific Northwest Nerf Club]), which organizes massive nerf gun battles in WA and OR. '''Notably:''' Kieran is responsible for the PaNNC adopting a policy wherein '''Amtgard boffers and shields''' are usable at PaNNC nerf-gun-fight events.
 
* Co-founder of the PaNNC ([https://www.pannc.org/our-team.html Pacific Northwest Nerf Club]), which organizes massive nerf gun battles in WA and OR. '''Notably:''' Kieran is responsible for the PaNNC adopting a policy wherein '''Amtgard boffers and shields''' are usable at PaNNC nerf-gun-fight events.
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=====<u>The Big Monster Quest</u>=====
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In 2018, Kieran embarked on a quest to play every battle-game monster in the Dor Un Avithar. On October 1st 2022 at [[NLCC]]: Kieran finally completed this quest. To date, Kieran is '''the only player''' from any kingdom, known to have played '''every v8 monster'''.
  
 
==Positions Served==
 
==Positions Served==
 
=====<u>Kingdom</u>=====
 
=====<u>Kingdom</u>=====
 
* Currently serving his second term as [[Northern Lights]] Kingdom [[Guild Master]] of [[Monster|Monsters]].
 
* Currently serving his second term as [[Northern Lights]] Kingdom [[Guild Master]] of [[Monster|Monsters]].
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* Currently serving as the [[Northern Lights]] Kingdom [[Guild Master]] of [[Wizards]]
 
* Served once as [[Northern Lights]] Kingdom [[Guild Master]] of [[Bard|Bards]].
 
* Served once as [[Northern Lights]] Kingdom [[Guild Master]] of [[Bard|Bards]].
 
=====<u>Land</u>=====
 
=====<u>Land</u>=====

Revision as of 22:22, 2 October 2022


Lord Kieran the Lucky is a player from the Shire of Flooded Mountains, in the Kingdom of Northern Lights.


Quote

”On your end step, I take my entire turn, then untap, upkeep, draw, and pass”

Biography

Kieran is a cross-gamer who began playing Amtgard in early 2016. His other interests include costuming, Magic: The Gathering, NERF wars, SCA heavy-combat, Photoshopping, and game-design. Kieran was awarded his Lord title September of 2021 for outstanding service to the game.

Persona

Kieran's character is a Shapeshifter from Vesuva. (Vesuva is an island in Magic: The Gathering lore, inhabited entirely by a race of shape-stealing Mimics able to take the forms of living creatures) Kieran is a gleeful impostor, who delights in eating his prey before stealing its identity. He loves exploring all the shapes and modalities of life, sometimes stealing several identities in a single day, rarely wearing the same skin twice.

Volrath

Volrath is a small, highly intelligent Mimic who accompanies Lord Kieran on his adventures. Volrath usually takes the form of a golden lord's coronet covered in eyeballs, and rides atop Kieran's head, whispering insane suggestions in Kieran's ear.

Affiliated Groups

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Flooded Mountains flag.

Notable Accomplishments

In Amtgard


Outside of Amtgard
  • Co-founder of the PaNNC (Pacific Northwest Nerf Club), which organizes massive nerf gun battles in WA and OR. Notably: Kieran is responsible for the PaNNC adopting a policy wherein Amtgard boffers and shields are usable at PaNNC nerf-gun-fight events.
The Big Monster Quest

In 2018, Kieran embarked on a quest to play every battle-game monster in the Dor Un Avithar. On October 1st 2022 at NLCC: Kieran finally completed this quest. To date, Kieran is the only player from any kingdom, known to have played every v8 monster.

Positions Served

Kingdom
Land
  • Served a term as Monarch of Flooded Mountains in 2022.
  • Served a term as Regent of Flooded Mountains during COVID lockdowns, wherein he was the most active land-level Regent in the Kingdom of NL (organizing many online group-gaming events).

Relics

Kingdom
Land

Belted Family

Additional Images

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