Stephen at Ealdormere War Practice VI (July 2004).

SCA Name: Stephen Scrymgeour, aka Stephen Swordbreaker

M.K.A.: Ryan Fischer

Website URL: www.pipcom.com/~colyne

Current Offices:  None.

Former Offices: None.

Awards: None.

Heraldic Blazon: Under construction.

Motto: None.

Persona: Stephen is a Scottish lad, employed with his brother William in the manor house of Laird Colyne Stewart. Stephen works as a woodward on the Stewart estates.

Who you are Within the SCA: A fighter and a worker bee.

Areas of Interest:  Armoured combat, period logging, schlepping gear for events.

Current Projects: Armouring, working on passing name and device.

Other Information: At Ealdormere War Practice VI, Colyne's brother Stephen (or Snaebjorn, once he makes up his mind on whether he's Scottish or Norse) authorized in sword and shield. 

He was armed with a sword made from rattan that had been gifted to him by a certain Excellency. Unbeknownst to all, that rattan was slightly older than it appeared. When the call came to lay on, Stephen swung his sword with such verve that it snapped clean in half upon his opponent's shield.

"When the call to hold came I thought I had failed after one blow," said a chagrined Stephen.

Luckily, Herr Wulfgang Donenrfaust was standing close by and gave Stephen a sturdier sword for the rest of his authorization. From there things went smoothly, and when it was announced that he had passed, he was hailed as 'Stephen Swordbreaker'.