Excellent thread...
A'right, my name...
'nuther SCAdian 'ere...
Back in '87 I joined our local group, and needed a name...
Lasseter came first, No I didn't get it from a Tom Sellick move "Lassiter"... Tho I see most folks misspell it as such.
I was at a forign film festival and one of the directors last names was Lasseter, it caught my eye....
Dorian came a year later... I friend who is a Micheal Moorcock fan sorta named me after Dorian Hawkmoon - even tho at the time I looked more like another character, Elric of Melnibone'....
So Dorian Lasseter was 'born'....
Now onto th' reenactor part... I usually don't use this name for reenactment, I use a modified historical version of my given name...
Kitt O'Madain or O'Madden whichever spelling ye likes... 'Nuff o' tha'...
Dorian started as a persona in the SCA...
Born in Scottland (where exactly, I've kept vague), he was the 2nd son of a shipwright, learned the trade and helped his father in the 'yard.
Once of an age he set out to make his way in the world, was conscripted into HRH's Army as a musketeer, but soon found himself aboard ships more than on land. When peace was declared (What war? again lets keep it vague) he took up life at sea, worked on many merchant ships, and through certain luck, worked his way up to Captain of a ship and was granted a Letter of Reprisal (Letter of Marque) By HRH or England...
This was some time ago (and another story... I actually was given a Letter of Marque in the local SCA Navy)
Now I's just happy ta be out n' about in th' world...
My apologies fer the blatherin'... Din't know I was soo long-winded....