Magpie

a.k.a. Silthen Ru

• Real Name: Jesse Olson
• Started Fighting: Fall 2004
• Realm: Clan of the Hydra
• Unit: Hydra Skirmishers
• Equipment Used:
  • Medium Sword and Short Sword
  • Medium Sword and Shield
  • Medium Sword and Javelin
  • with a Slashing Dagger on my Side
• Events Attended:
  • 2005:
    • Spring War
    • the CotH one of the Chicago-area mini-events
    • Oktoberfest

History:

When not yet an adult I ran from my community and family, for to make my own way in the world. Leaving everything I had behind, including my name, I took on a new name: Silthen Ru. One time, while worn down and impoverished, walking in a wood wearing only the tattered rags of my previous clothing, I met X, a High Guard Skirmisher for the Clan of the Hydra. He took me in and gave me shelter, thereby introducing me to the clan. Thence forth I have progressed in the world to the point where I am capable of providing my own shelter, but I still fight with and for the Clan.

In the eveningtime after my first major battle (Spring War 05) I entered the Gladiator Pits. I was hired for only one dollar, and made no money at all from the tournament. But, when the lights were out (save the moon) and the crowds had dispersed, I made my way back to the field. There, scavenging the ground, I was able to collect seventeen and a half dollars worth of coins from the grass.

Upon presenting these to and dispersing these among my clanmates, I was given the name Magpie, to replace my previous name, Silthen.

I fight now under the name Magpie, skirmishing, make what weapons and equipment I can, and use what arts I can devise to capture visions of our battles for further viewing. In my wanderings in the wood I have become a poet, as well.