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==Persona== | ==Persona== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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==== Volrath ==== | ==== 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. | + | Volrath is a small, highly intelligent [[Mimic_(monster)|Mimic]] who accompanies Lord Kieran on his adventures. Volrath usually takes the form of a golden [[Crown#Examples_of_Crowns|lord's coronet]] covered in eyeballs, and rides atop Kieran's head, whispering insane suggestions in Kieran's ear. |
==Affiliated Groups== | ==Affiliated Groups== | ||
* Member of the [[Wolf Pack]] Company (WPC). | * Member of the [[Wolf Pack]] Company (WPC). | ||
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| + | =====<u>That Big Monster Quest</u>===== | ||
| + | In 2018, Kieran embarked on a '''quest to play every battle-game monster''' in the [[Dor Un Avathar X|Dor Un Avathar]]. This took more than '''four years'''. 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'''. | ||
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=====<u>In Amtgard</u>===== | =====<u>In Amtgard</u>===== | ||
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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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==Positions Served== | ==Positions Served== | ||
Revision as of 05:08, 3 October 2022
Contents
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
- Member of the Wolf Pack Company (WPC).
Notable Accomplishments
That Big Monster Quest
In 2018, Kieran embarked on a quest to play every battle-game monster in the Dor Un Avathar. This took more than four years. 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.
In Amtgard
- Paragon Monster
- Lord
- Runs a long series of "How To Play Monster" workshops, which have thus far been held at the lands of BE, SM, DFV, FM, and GWK.
- Runs a twice-annual "Voltron" MTG Commander tournament held at coronation campouts.
- Creator of the heraldry and flag for the land of Flooded Mountains.
- Created the Flooded Mountains Minecraft Server, a modded Amtgard-themed server which ran during the covid lockdowns.
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.
Positions Served
Kingdom
- Currently serving his second term as Northern Lights Kingdom Guild Master of Monsters.
- Currently serving as the Northern Lights Kingdom Guild Master of Wizards
- Served once as Northern Lights Kingdom Guild Master of Bards.
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
- 2022: NL Sword of Storms - Awarded for excellent portrayal of a Deadly Slime in the Kingdom's relic quest.
- 2018: NL Shard of Azrael - Awarded for excellent portrayal of a Brute Zombie in the Kingdom's relic quest, which granted Iron Will(T).
- 2017: NL Sword of Storms - which Kieran re-gifted to the champion of his fighting company.
- 2017: NL Prayer Beads of the Fallen Monk, which granted Enlightened Soul (T)
Land
- 2020: Amulet of Tracking - Won in a fundraiser-raffle for FM.
- 2019: Wand of Release - Awarded by SM's monarch Q, for excellent reeving while not-in-office.
Belted Family
Additional Images
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