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, though this was challenged and regretted by several DS knights.
- Duchess Awarded after second reign as Regent, only Duke/Duchess at the time to become so without having been King/Queen.
- Countess Awarded after first reign as Regent.
- Lady Awarded after Duchess. Randall gave her the title of Lady as an inside joke. On her first day, she had signed in as Lady and was chastised for it by older players.
- 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.
- Assisted in Rulebook and Corpora re-writes and clarifications, some of which still exist today.
- Her Events, Feasts, Demonstrations and general mediation/organizing skills are usually what people remember about her.
- She did not like or accept 'AST' (Amtgard Standard Time) and instead ran on-time.
- Refused to accept any Service orders (Rose, Lion, Flame) after recieving her Flame belt. As a Flame Knight, it was her responsibility, honor and duty to serve. Knighthood is the highest honor given, and she believed that any orders on the same path would have been superfluous. While she never asked or encouraged other knights to turn down awards from their own path, she was accused of hubris and making knights who accepted orders 'look bad or greedy'.
- Would have also turned down any additional belts, as she was strongly supportive of a One Belt system, with Masterhoods being the award given for further, future accomplishments by knights. This was based on the attempt to make a 'middle class' of players by Phocion and others in the mid-to-late 90s, and also because she saw too many knights pushing for and focusing on stacking belts for themselves instead of focusing on non-knighted players.
- Frequently butted heads with people on the responsibilities and duties of knights. Saw knighthood as a 'shingle' to designate players as those who had skills, knowledge or experience in a certain area, were willing to share it by mentoring anyone who asked and as people entrusted with the future of the game as whole. Knights should guarantee that their land never lacks for volunteers, whether it be as Reeves, Servers, Judges, etc. "Knighthood is an honor, not a reward."
- Mentioned in the song 'We Didn't Make Up Amtgard' by Randall.
- Inactive since late 2001/early 2002, when she got tired of games, "power" struggles, 'Us V. Them' division and rumor-mongering brought on by splits and factioning.
- Recent appearance: Attended the wedding of Dru-Kara and Shadow at Harvest War 2011
