Malin Salazarian
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Sir Baron Malin Salazarian, Knight of Amtgard, of Gryphon's Perch Rising Winds.
And if ever we shall meet again by land or by sea, I will always remember your kindness to me.
Biography
Perhaps one of the kindest men I ever knew, Sal was truly a great Amtgarder and a decent human being.
Sal was born and raised in Florida. He rode horses and hunted alligators. He fell in love and joined the army. He moved to Germany and spent several years there, riding the train to work and eating warm salami and provolone sandwiches for breakfast. The only German he remembered was “Ein kline Fry, bitta.”
Sal moved to Indy sometime after he left the army. He met and joined fellow gamers at a club call The Dragons Claw. There he ran Star Wars, discovered Magic the CCG, played Myth, and met many of the people he came to call friends. When the Claw closed, he worked hard to stay in contact with his friends, never letting us forget he was there, or that he thought of us.
Sal discovered Amtgard before we did, and drug the lot of us in. We being Tugen, Jolin, Darvious, Anavrin and myself. He had already established himself with the Windmoorian Guard before joining the Golden Band. I was nervous taking him from such a well known fighting company, but he completed us, and we needed him. I will never forget the day we all stood in a circle and welcomed him to our ranks. Sal was often our voice of reason, and we looked to him for rational, steady advice.
When we decided to take linage colors, Sal chose purple. I think it was something in him showing itself on the outside that he would chose to place royal purple beside our own black and gold. His noble nature and sense of fairness were embodied in that color, and I will never be able to look at it with out thinking of him.
We were all pet projects to Sal, he worried over all of us and always listened to us. There are so many nights I can remember sitting in his living room, surrounded by his army of cats, telling him all my problems and woes. He never turned me away, and I’m sure he did the same for others.
Sal hit a rough spot some time after GB disbanded. His life changed drastically and he moved away to Michigan to try and find what he was missing. He never gave up on The Dream. He drove miles to play the game and still kept in contact with his friends in Gryphon’s Perch.
When he came back he jumped in with both feet again, stepping up as Sheriff and helping to guide the noobs. He formed a new fighting company with long time friend Hobbit called Gryphon's Pryde. He rejoined the army as a reservist and began serving his country again.
Sal died late on night in November of 2006 from cardiac arrest. It took us all by surprise. I honestly didn’t believe it when I received the call. I’ll never forget that day either.
Sal’s Knighting was the saddest and proudest moment of my Amtgard life. The glow of the fire made it all the more exceptional as a circle of weeping Knights presented his mother with his sword, chains, and spurs and the title of Knight of Amtgard.
Sal’s white belt has no other color besides white, because he belongs to all of Amtgard, not just one piece. Still in my mind, when I see him dressed in his regalia, I can’t help but see that purple he once wore, woven along side the white.
--Corranna
Affiliated Groups
- Former member of the Windmoorian Guard
- Former member of the Golden Band (disbanded)
- Member Gryphon's Pryde (Captain General)
Belted Family
- Squired to Duke Sir Hobbit Bloodstone
- Knighted posthumously at his wake in November as a Knight of Amtgard - Given by Emperor Sir Owl Bonesteel, November 2006
Notable Accomplishments
- Master Scout - Given by Hobbit - Duke of the RW, June 2001
- Lord - Given by Hobbit - Duke of the RW, March 2002
- Baron - Given by Dekland - King of the RW, June 2003
- Regent of the Rising Winds, September 2003 - March 2004
- Sheriff of Gryphon's Perch, November 2005 - March 2006
