Lyvyndyr el ra Darkmoon
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Duchess Sir Master Lyvyndyr el ra Darkmoon, of Dragonspine
”If I'd know someone like you would play Druid, I would have never wrote the damn Class.” - Sir Naes to Lyvyndyr
Regent, not Consort.
Biography
Lyvyndyr started playing in Dragonspine in the early 1990s. She was first known for wearing a purple spandex one-piece bodysuit. In years later, she would be recognized by her trademark purple cap. Neither a fighter, a politician, or an artisan, left nothing outstanding enough to leave marks on the general Amtgard psyche, and has generally been forgotten by Amtgard as a whole.
Also known as Lyv or Lyvy, especially online.
Affiliated Groups
Belted Family
Former squire to Sir Jetara, who was Squire to Greywalker who was Squire to Andralaine, who was squire to Deth the Direhearted who was squire to Gilos Dawnhope, who was squire to Tawnee Darkfalcon. Lyvyndyr dropped Jetara's belt years before she was Knighted, but the two remained close and she turned down all offers from other Knights. When she was Knighted, her friend Tilion made her Belt.
- As a sidenote, Feral Lynn notes that knighting Lyvyndyr was the worst mistake he ever made.
Notable Accomplishments
- Knight of the Flame 1999
- Duchess Awarded after second reign as Regent, only Duke/Duchess at the time to become so without having been King/Queen.
- Lady Awarded after Duchess. Randall gave her the title of Lady.
- Master Druid
- Master Rose
- Commonly associated with Phocion and Tristan, who were King and Champion while she was Regent. The three of them had two reigns together. People often said that if Phocion was the 'face of Dragonspine' Lyvyndyr was the 'heart'. The old 'carrot and the stick' analogy also springs to mind.
- Never known for fighting skills even though her own Knight for a time was a Sword Knight (Jetara), and several of her Squire-brothers received Sword Belts (notably Phocion, Stefan), but was recognized by many as one of the best Druids ever to play the game, playing the Class to be a combat participant instead of strictly a magic user.
- Invented safe, usable equipment for Jugging: actual padded, rebounding spikes and skull designs still used today. Cheshire, author of the first Amtgard Rules for Jugging and also a Golden Lion, lived next door to her at the time and was one of the first people to help test the new equipment.
- Her Events, Feasts, Demonstrations and general mediation/organizing skills are usually what people remember about her.
- Refused to accept any Service orders (Rose, Lion, Flame) after recieving her Flame belt.
- Mentioned in the song 'We Didn't Make Up Amtgard' by Randall.
- Inactive since late 2001/early 2002, when she got tired of games and power struggles between factions.
