Miles Ookami

Miles Ookami of Crimson Wood, Dragonspine/Westmarch

"As awesome as that garb is, Mathis's Care Bear suit still owns it."

"Playing Poltergeist is proving pretty awesome. I can be a bizarre yet effective distraction--I've finally found my niche!"

Personal Information

Miles began his Amtgard experience in Crimson Wood on the day of the Crown Quals Weaponmaster tournament of 2006. After a brief love affair with the Monk class, falling prey to the idea that Monks are immune to everything after a while, he was appointed Court Bard by Baroness Elspeth and has been taking practically all of his credits in Bard ever since--though he frequently experiments in other classes as well, and plans to try Scout or Healer next. However, a recent experiment in Poltergeist will likely snare him in the trap of Monster credits along the way.
His curious, inexplicable loathing of short swords has caused him to be seen on the field with all manner of other weaponry, ranging from double-daggers to quarterstaves to his beloved flail; an early attempt at making a sai produced the (not of legal specification) "Battelabra," which still remains enshrined in his folks' garage somewhere as a monument to First Weapon Syndrome. He also has a penchant for sashes and other strip-like pieces of cloth, which is evident in the custom garb graciously crafted for him by the talented Elspeth, in addition to the remarkably multi-purpose black sash he generally wears on the field at all times, weather permitting. He is easily recognizable by his lanky frame (easier to hit with swords, but not so much with arrows) and stubbornly resistant-to-styling hair.
His treasured Bardic flute, carved of a single piece of lovingly stained bamboo, was a gift to him from the kind Lady Ruby after his original instrument, an Irish tin whistle, was bent and smushed nearly beyond recognition, despite the fact that he still has the distorted object. However, after encountering difficulty with keeping even that pristine wooden instrument on his person during battlegames, making his continued (albeit unknowing) use of magic a bit dubious thereafter, he has since resorted to other measures for combat--such as a glow-in-the-dark cowbell, and a necklace made of multicolored kazoos.
Miles is quite the consummate flurb and was recently termed the "yin to the yang" of Arthur MacGregor, a player renowned for his no-nonsense stick-jock personality. The two share a heritage of migrating to Siar Geata from different lands (Arthur reportedly spent time in the Iron Mountains), making this perhaps a truer statement than anticipated. Still, in any single-short duel, Arthur remains easily capable of defeating his flurby counterpart quite soundly.
Due to mundane events of the educational persuasion, Miles is currently living in the San Diego region, and will be attending field days at the Shire of Siar Geata as time permits, accordingly. While there, he has unwittingly picked up (from its denizens, naturally) an association with Unicorns--particularly those featured in episodes of Robot Chicken. This has even gone so far as to be included in the renowned Magic: The Gathering cards Milan of Amber crafted in the Summer '08 Crown Qual A&S Tourney, which featured an image straight from the show.

Honors

Miles was styled "The Just" by Baronial Champion Will Northam for his role in Will's ongoing quest scenario for the land. He earned his first Order of the Warrior on his first day of attendance by making it to the final match in the Great weapons section of the aforementioned tournament while wielding a polearm graciously loaned to him by Niveus, displaying from the very start his affinity for non-Short weaponry.
He recently received the crushingly ironic "Flurb Sword" for a strange achievement in a quest that involved killing Milan of Amber (in Azure Dragon form), despite the fact that Milan died only once (and even then, not at Miles' hand); thanks to Jack's undoubtedly masterful work in crafting it, the blade became detached from the hilt even before he left the field the same day. Undaunted, the magical bopstick has been reconstructed and will undoubtedly lure Miles into using short swords more often, what with it being shiny and all.

Other Accomplishments

Miles served as Court Bard for two reigns (Winter '06-Fall'07) under Baroness Sirrah Elspeth, while he was still physically present in Crimson Wood. He was later elected GM of Bards and Guildmaster of Heraldry for the summer-winter '08 reign in Siar Geata, and during the summer '08 Siar Geata Weaponmaster tournament for Crown Qualifications inexplicably placed third overall, proving that the odds of the odd are odd indeed. He currently also serves as GMR and Court Herald for Siar Geata.

Membership

Miles is a Commoner in the Order of the Elements fighting company. Miles was appointed a member of the Crimson Wood Privateers during Mid-Reign of March 2007.

Other (Mostly Mundane) Information

Miles is a writer and poet, in addition to being well-versed in the sciences. He enjoys helping others learn and create, and is generally willing to help anyone who asks for assistance with such things as character creation, roleplay development, personal histories, etc. His literary works have placed well in Clan-level events.