Tali Essen
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Bardic Persona
Tali Essen, called The Unicorn Bard, is shenaniagatorious both online and in person. She can be identified by her Argent and Azure garb, or the fact she, and her gear, is covered in Unicorns. She writes songs, stories, and poems of various types from the sublime to the just plain silly.
Why Am I Called the Unicorn Bard?
January 11, 2024 reasons:
- "There was an embarrassing incident with a Narwhal…." ~Tommaso Franceschi
- "I thought it was an office..." ~Kallinikos Gavras
- "I thought you were formerly of that kingdom with a unicorn device... Wales? No... that's a Dragon.... Scotland!" ~Edward the Stranger
Households and Affiliations
- Apprenticed to Owen Alun
- The Danger Apprentices
- The Loonacy
Interests and SCA related Hobbies
- Bardic
- Scribal
- Heraldry
- Service
Awards
Order of the Beacon of Shattered Crystal
Where: Barony of Shattered Crystal
When: January 6, 2024
Awarded By: Baron Avery Austringer and Baroness Berengaria Mordaunt
For: Service done outside of the Barony commitment to online bardic, and volunteering at events
Award of the Sakura
Where: Barony of Shattered Crystal
When: October 7, 2023
Awarded By: Baron Avery Austringer and Baroness Berengaria Mordaunt
For: Work in Bardic and Scribal Arts.
Baroness' Award of Patronage
Where: Barony of Three Rivers, Calontir
When: July 2021
Awarded By: Baroness Gwendolyn Verch Morgaine
For: Improvement in Bardic.
Award of Arms (Simple)
Where: Calontir
When: April 14, 2018
Awarded By: King Ashir and Queen Ashland
For: Unknown
In Case of Court
MEDICAL WARNING
Do not call Tali up without warning. She suffers from Cataplexy and surprise can cause her to FALL and INJURE herself.
Please make sure there is somewhere she can sit, or stand with her staff. She has arthritis and is no longer capable of kneeling.
Scroll Preferences
She prefers for scrolls to be in English unless properly translated into Anglo Saxon.
Tali Essen of the Isles is a pre-conquest Anglo Saxon residing sometime between the years of 400-900 AD.
- Color preferences are argent and azure.
Possible ideas:
- Called Unicorn Bard
- Oldest daughter loves Dragons
- She has twin daughters
- Raises chickens.
Tali's Tentative Travels for 2024
November
- 2nd: Bardic Madness (Roaring Wastes), Staff: Deputy Provost / Clue Wrangler
- 16th: Artisan's Day (Ravenslake)
December
- 7th: Christmas Tourney (Flame), Merchanting as Unicorn Bard Press
Where to Find Me
- Unicorn Bard Website
- Known World Kingdom Award Rec List
- A list of all Known World Kingdoms:
- Awards descriptions
- Orders of Precedence
- Award Recommendations
- Royal Contact Page
- A list of all Known World Kingdoms:
- Traceable Scribal Art
- My compendium of cleaned up Period Art
- Period Manuscripts Online
- A list of online Period Manuscripts that I use in my scribal art
- My Songbook
- Songs I have written
- Class Handouts
- Handouts for the classes I teach
- Known World Kingdom Award Rec List
- Social Media
- My Ko-Fi
- Blog, Scribal commissions, scroll blank PDFs
- Unicorn Bard on Facebook
- Unicorn Bard on YouTube
- Performances
- Scribal Activities
- My Ko-Fi
Medical Notice
Tali suffers from Cataplexy. Please make sure she has seen or heard you before touching her.
Being startled will cause her to fall and injure herself.
For Court
Please give Tali advance notice. Cataplexy is triggered by any strong emotion and she does not wish to fall.
Please make sure Tali has a place to stand with her staff, or sit as she is no longer capable of kneeling.
Food Allergies
Tali is allergic to:
- Any artificial sweetner
- Wheat/Gluten
- Benadryl
