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Full SCA Name

Eilidh Swann Stralachlan

Awards

Award of Arms (07/30/1994)
Royal Recognition of Excellence (01/14/1995)
Dolphin (06/04/1995)
Sable Oak [Darach] (06/01/1996)
Crescent (06/01/1996)
Harp Argent (05/17/2003) spinning
Lux Caidis (05/13/2006) bardic arts
Legion of Courtesy (02/03/2007)
Signum Regni (06/02/2007) {Edric & Faizeh}
Lions Paw [Lyondemere] (07/21/2007)
l'Honneur de la Chanson (Overall Artistry) (11/10/2007)
Sigilum Regis {Drogo} (11/10/2007)
Signum Reginae {Ithuna} (11/10/2007)

Role in the household

Portmistress

Device Blazon

Quarterly sable and Or, a swan rousant wings displayed counterchanged
Badge: (Fieldless) On a sinister wing sable a crescent Or

Persona Story

Eilidh was born amongst the Scottish nobles who had received lands for service to the English crown. As part of these families of Stralachlan (meaning "the villages where the MacLachlans live"), and her father having connections with the English court, Eilidh served for some years in the Queen's service at court with the other young English lasses. Of course, in English court all names are anglicized, so for some years she was known as Ellen Swann.

Ellen was married off while she was at court to a head-strong swordsman who came to the English courts from far in the East, some cold and dark mountains nearly past Constantinople itself! This husband traveled as a swordsmaster, teaching wherever he might find students, and took his young bride with him, away from court. However, this marriage lasted fewer than five years, when she found herself a widow, and far from the courts of her home. But since this husband left her not without some means, and with her courtly connections from the past several years, she managed to travel from court to court on the mainland of the European continent without too much hardship.

As a young maiden in the court, she had been trained in music. As a youth with her family, she had already established herself as fine artist with a spindle, an embroidery needle, or a pen or brush. So her services in court were greatly sought after, even as an older widow. She has been a Lady-in-Waiting to such reknown courts as Queen Lucia, Queen Seanachie, Queen Felinah II, Queen Una, and Queen Kolfinna. She's also served as personal Royal Scribe to Queen Faizeh and King Edric IV, then to Queen Ithuna and King Drogo.

While on her recent travels, she met some young proprietors at the Inn of the Crimson Spade, where the crew of the White Star were seen to occasionally visit. Out of gratitude to Señors Diego and Raphael, she spent some time helping them expand their business establishment. The Lady di Cellini of the Villa in Cadiz heard tell of her courtly titles and rank, how greatly Eilidh was missed at court, and (believing that she was working in a tavern) sent a carriage around with invitation to come take a more proper position at the Villa.

So now Eilidh (as she prefers to be known, by the name of her youth since she is no longer bound to the English court) has come to the Villa and has once again been able to pursue those more appropriate tasks for a Lady, in the company of Lady Caterina di Cellini. She still holds great affection for these youths down the road at the Inn of the Crimson Spade, but is now looking into ways of being a proper financial investor, rather than any appearance of impropriety (however misplaced).

She longs for the lands of her youth, and still sends regular correspondence to her sister Marie, who still lives in Stralachlan, raising her two nieces and running the ancient estates.