Kricket
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Squire Kricket McDickstab Mercades, of Nocturnis, Celestial Kingdom.
”Doesn't have to be tight man, just gotta feel the walls.”
"Put a donk on it"
"I-ron-y"
"I'm going to judge you, it's kinda what I do"
Comrade Kricket
Biography
Kricket started playing in the winter months of 2007 under the name Krix. At Tribal Rivals II early in the morning Sir Goliath and Syr Sanchez unable to remember Krix from severe hangovers renamed him Kricket. Has spent considerable time on the road traveling between GVP, Haranshire, and other places within the east coast throughout his early career in the game. During the first half of 2009 founded the website AmtGear, a t-shirt/apparel store hosted by Cafepress with gear specifically tailored to Amtgarders and boffer fighting.
Post FOF 2009, he assisted Jynx Mercades in the founding of The Church of the High Cross, as its Lord High Confessor, preaching salvation to all the unholy infidels of the ditch. Promptly at the next event, and the first event where the Church was properly represented became Jynx Mercades Man-at-Arms. Inquire some time about the Kricket and Jynx's first encounter, it's quite the story, and then he found twenty bucks as a jet flew by.. In August of the same year, Jynx did present Kricket with a squire's belt, with a teary eyed speech that left the surrounding watchers awed at the annual birthday bash celebrating the birth of the one true skorpion, and Saint of Hobo Juice.
As of summer 2010 Kricket abandoned Western New York and relocated to Central Texas.
Rumors surrounding Kricket
Krix was once served a cease and desist order by the lawyers representing the actual Clan McDickstab in Tasmania. Originally from the scottish island of North Roma, they were at various points evicted from that island by Vikings, then resettled on Arran, where they were made groundskeepers of the Holy Isle, until a rather unfortunate incident involving a garden rake. The entire clan was sent to indentured servitude in Australia, but maintained their identity becoming one of the most feared gangs in the australian penal colony. Fearing loss of control of the colony, the governor agreed to release them providing they leave the Australian mainland, which they did to the only place they could afford at the time, Van Dieman's Land, now known as Tasmania. They still fiercely guad their identity, and every year hold their own version of the Highland Games, known locally as "The Dickstab Games". - Roger
Commentary-I can't discuss the details of the ongoing lawsuit. My attorney has said that we have a strong case against the other Clan McDickstab, as my lineage was not so horridly disgraced. I can say that I expect a quick and favorable verdict.
Krix is a shaman. He is singlehandedly making it rain at every major Amtgard event this year. The Spirits told him to. - Winterhawke
Commentary-Patently false. First I would never be a shaman, I only roll DK's. Second the rain at events is clearly Belkev's fault. If I was causing the rain I would not have allowed a hurricane to miss a major east coast event. I mean seriously.
Krix is a Canadian spy, and moose assasin. Also, his real name is Samantha. - Doomshadow
Commentary- Doom here shares a trait common to Texan amtgarders, the complete and total ignorance when it comes to geography. New York has never been, and never will be a part of canada. I can't comment as to my real name.
Affiliated Groups
The prophet, Lord High Confessor in The Church of the High Cross
- Swordy Boys
- Shady's Team]]
Belted Line
- Sir Ahira Bandylegs - (Crown, 1991), (Serpent, 2018)
- Sir Delian Andalsa - (Crown, 1992)
- Dame Ladyhawke - (Flame, revoked) (Crown, 1994)
- Sir Egil Njalssen - (Crown, 1994), (Flame, 1996), (Serpent, 1998)
- Squire Tristan MacGregor
- Sir Andacar - (Serpent, 1995)
- Sir Feral Lynn Hammersong - (Serpent, 1999), (Crown, 2008)
- Shogun Jynx Mercades - (Flame, 2008)
- Inquisitor Krix - (Flame, 2021)
- Squire Lil Spicy
- Man at Arms Grappler Mercades
- Man at Arms Jimmy "the Swordsmith" Mercades
- Squire Lil Spicy
- Squire Thorshammer
- Squire Kazu
- Squire Viva Mercades
- Man at Arms Dermot
- Bat-at-Arms Jensen Lothbrok-Mercades the Red Wolf
- Leal Fitzmorgan de Junshin - (Serpent 2022, dropped 2024)
- Squire Naimad (adopted)
- Squire Bjorn
- Man at Arms Kyrian Freedman
- Man at Arms EZ Mac
- Page Ulv Lupusferro
- Page Phynix of Foresight
- Squire Magni
- Squire Corran Gray
- Man at Arms Vetla Norwood
- Purrson at Arms Devora Nightshade
- Man at Arms Cadellia Bramblesmith
- Inquisitor Krix - (Flame, 2021)
- Shogun Jynx Mercades - (Flame, 2008)
- Sir Egil Njalssen - (Crown, 1994), (Flame, 1996), (Serpent, 1998)
- Dame Ladyhawke - (Flame, revoked) (Crown, 1994)
- Sir Delian Andalsa - (Crown, 1992)
- Sir Randall Andalsa - (Crown, 2002), (Flame, 2008)
- Sir Anatole Stroke - (Sword, 2009)
- Sir Xion Stroke - (Sword, 2016)
- Sir Belthil - (Sword, 2019)
- Page Kierra Tul
- Squire Cassandrah Scarpaw
- Sir Francis - (Flame, 2014)
- Squire Mihr
- Squire Bai Hu
- Man at Arms Anthros
- Page Pieta
- Squire Hodr Rimefrost
- Squire Tajima
- Sir Anatole Stroke - (Sword, 2009)
- Sir Firespitter - (Flame 2005), (Sword 2007), (Crown, 2009)
Notable Accomplishments
-Broke Wolfen's fire hardened tonkin bamboo polearm on his kidney at Fury of the Northlands 2007
-Founder of the Amtgear Site
-Forged the Kitchen Sink, the only weapon known to mankind that makes Tosc take his shots
-Impersonated Feral Lynn at Feast of Fools 2010, convincing half of Crystal Groves that Sir Feral did actually attend the event
-Authored Kricket's Law
