Riken
Contents
Lady Riken Eclipse, of Valley of Smoke, Crystal Groves
"Did someone say roleplay?"
Biography
Lady Riken Eclipse, of the Valley of Smoke, Kingdom of Crystal Groves is the 2014 Amtgard Cultural Olympian.
In the Mundain world, she is a reporter by the name of Gretchen Richards who works for the Parkersburg News and Sentinel in Parkersburg, WV. She has a weekly Arts & Crafts column that is featured online | Here
"This year's (2015) AC/BC Keynote speaker is a humble,5th generation crafter. She prides herself in growing and making most of her materials and implements. - Drukara"
Riken Eclipse is both an on-field fighter and a roleplayer, and a member of the Kingdom of Crystal Groves. She hails from the park known as the Valley of Smoke, on the kingdom's western border.
As a fighter, Riken is a self-proclaimed joke. As she often says, "the day I am confused as a threat on this field, everyone just needs to go home for the week." She will always legitimately try to fight, and will proudly stand with her teammates in non-class battles, but she knows that she isn't very good.
Riken often prefers to play Healer on the field. She feels most at home wearing her red sash, and is often armed with a bag filled with spell balls and a football playbook on her left wrist. Healing is her bread and butter, and what she will always revert to during a battle game.
On the field, Riken is always in garb. She has five garbers, and is well-known as a garber at her park. Although she rarely takes orders, when she does offer to take them, she often has to close the ordering process in only a few hours.
Riken prefers to fight in skirts, claiming that since the game takes place prior to 1650, that's what a woman would have worn. She often prefers Anglo-Saxon garb, featuring a shorter apron dress over a longer chemise. She will never be seen in a corset, as it simply is not her style.
She will also make and sell class sashes for other players. She often does this as a fundraiser for a group, and can generally be talked into doing so simply for the cost of materials.
Riken enjoys her roleplaying, and is known in the local roleplaying community as "the one with the creepy voice." When Riken roleplays, she uses a high-pitched, child-like voice to speak as her character. That character is a young four-tailed kitsune, only 73 years old, who thinks herself to be an adult because she was given permission to leave her clan.
Riken always appears in full garb, often wearing full layered dresses and prefers having skirts to play in on the field. She is not a fan of corsets, and makes all of her own garb.
She is also the owner of the Phoenix Mountain Roleplay Tavern, a roleplaying setting that travels to events and gives players a location where they know they can find other roleplayers. There is also an online aspect of the roleplay tavern, found at http://www.chatzy.com/amtgardroleplay
Riken is a member of Team Roleaply Mid-Atlantic and the Raiders of the Lost Bread. As for fun households, she is a member of Whovian Camp, the Order of the Large Talon, and the Planeteers.
Riken is a notorious crafter, known for making garb and garb accessories of all types. She also spins yarn, weaves cloth, embroiders, does cross stitch, calligraphy, scroll making, painting, watercolor, and marker work. She also enjoys teaching classes, and multiple other crafts as well.
Affiliated Groups
Belted Family
Notable Accomplishments
- She has received five garbers and four dragons.
- She was the dragonmaster at the 2014 Kingdom midreign Yule celebration.
- 2014 Amtgard Cultural Olympian.
Additional Images
- Link to image 1
- Link to image 2
More Information
- Personal Website
- Company Website
