Heroes of the realm

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Peregrinne asked who are the heroes of the East Kingdom. I am cross-posting in the interests of rounding up additional opinions/lists.

Like P., I choose not to define "hero," since that can be in the eye of the beholder -- but I will add one hint here: don't feel the need to limit yourselves to the present East. Do remember that the East used to include all of Atlantia, Drachenwald, and AEthelmearc, and some of our heroes probably did or do live in one of those principalities.

(herooftheage, madamebuttery, duchessmel, I am especially interested in who you would list.)

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Looking at some stats, I see I probably should have listed Ailean (first Ludicrous Bowman) rather than Geoffrey. I hadn't realized that there were several Ludicrous Bowmen before Geoffrey.

My intention was to list at least one person who epitomized each of the martial arts forms in the East Kingdom. Reputation is as important as skill, in my opinion, for the "hero" designation. I am not sure who to add in fencing forms; I havne't been keeping up. From when I was active, I would have listed Fulk, but probably should list others as well.

Ideally, it should be someone whose fame breaks out of their own group -- not a chirurgeon JUST known to other chirurgeons, for example, but one whom non-chirurgeons think of when the time comes to talk about great chirurgeons, and yet whom the chirurgeons also agree is a great chirurgeon. Fame and skill running together.

Boy, my two cents sure is long-winded on this topic! That reminds me, I left out Steffan, for Heraldry. And Alfgar, for Sententiousness.

So, once we've selected the EK Heroes, do we send them off to the Mists to bring back the Golden Gate XXX I mean Fleece?

[(Anonymous)]

That reminds me, I left out Steffan, for Heraldry.

I'm honored. And a little stunned.

These lists are dangerous: there's always the question of definition, and the matter of "hero to me" vs. "hero to the East". That being said, I agree re: those already mentioned. If we're talking about folks who made the East the East, then, yes, we have to include Aonghais, but that is rather stretching the definition of "hero". But I'd add folks like Duke Akbar, Frederick of Feolildwyn, Kathryn Goodwyn, Siegfried and Wanda (did you mention them?), David MacDougalls, Ogami Akira, Moira Maureen u'a Seamus, Alisoun MacCoul, Yosef Alaric, Harold von Auerbach, Marieke van de Dal, Johannes von Narrenstein, Barak Elandris Hasdrubal, James O'Neill (a/k/a B.E. Hannibal), Arianna of Winthrope (ariannawyn). And Caitlin Davies (msmemory).

I'll probably think of lots more tomorrow.

--- Steffan