Acrid the Scarecrow

Sir Acrid the Scarecrow of Barad'Dun

Details

Persona name: Acrid the Scarecrow (formerly Acrid the Fool)
Persona race: Scarecrow
Mundane Name: Dustin Macari
Start date: November 2010 (Dag/Bel), October 2013 (Amt)
Realms: Barad’Dun (Belegarth, November 2009 (as non-com) - present) / Terra De Votum (Amtgard, October 2013 - present)
Favored weapons: Sword and board; offhand quarterstaff
Games played: Belegarth, Dagorhir, Amtgard, Dystopia Rising, SCA rattan
ORK: https://amtgard.com/ork/orkui/?Route=Player/index/64326

Biography

Dustin has been friends with Taco (Josh Bryant) since high school, and it was Taco who introduced him to Belegarth. Dustin did not yet get involved in foam fighting but would attend practices to watch from the sidelines. In November of 2009, Dustin moved with Taco to Las Vegas, Nevada, where they became members of Barad’Dun. For a year, Dustin still did not participate but remained a spectator. After the death of Surt (Joshua Dufort), Barad’Dun’s founder and king, Dustin decided to become more involved and an active fighter. The name “Acrid” comes from the anagram of “Dustin Macari” into “Acrid Tsunami.” Dustin has used this name as a gamertag for many years prior to joining foam fighting. Acrid was originally a jester persona with red and yellow as personal colors. Shortly before Chaos Wars 2013, Acrid changed his persona to that of a scarecrow and has remained as such since. As a scarecrow, his hat with a sunflower has been an iconic part of his garb.

Affiliated Groups

Units: Black Lions (April 2010 (as non-com) - present)
Houses: Oppai Kami (August 2014 - present) (Amt, defunct)
Nimbus (January 2017 - present) (Bel)
Orders: Knights of the Round Table (Bel, January 2017 - present)

Titles

Knight of Belegarth (January 2017)
Lord (Amtgard; October 2017)
Paragon Wizard (Amtgard; October 2017)

Positions

Marshal of Barad’Dun (January 2014 - October 2014)
Adunakhor of Barad’Dun (October 2014 - October 2016, October 2017 - April 2018)
Shepherd of Barad’Dun (April 2017 - October 2017, April 2018 - present)
Page to Sir Leaf Autumnsong (January 2014 - July 2014)
Squire to Sir Leaf Autumnsong (July 2014 - January 2017)
GMR of Terra De Votum (April 2016 - October 2017)
Salt Wars War-o-Crat (2016)

Current and former retainers

Squire Zaraukk (Belegarth: Page - January 2018-May 2018; Squire - May 2018-present)
Squire Kelik (Belegarth: Page - January 2018-July 2018; Squire - July 2018-present)
Galaxy the Scarecrow (Amtgard: Shieldmaiden - February 2018-present)

Events attended

Fool’s Raid (Dag): 2010 (Non-com), 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018
Yestare (Bel): 2010 (Non-com)
War of Reckoning (Bel): 2011, 2012, 2013
King’s Tourney (Dag): 2011
Samhain (Bel): 2011
Chaos Wars (Bel): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Battle for the Ring (Bel): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Spring Finale (Bel): 2014, 2018
Salt Wars (Amt): 2014, 2015, 2016
Crossroads (Amt): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Days of Adventure (Amt): 2015
Thaw Brawl (Bel): 2016

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