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{{Populace|photo =[[File:20240418 193123000 iOS.jpg|200px]] | photocaption =Lord Ferenc | photographer =Ferenc  | location =[[Barony of Sun Dragon]]  | status = Active| device =[[File:tatár_ferenc.png|200px]]  | devicecaption =Sable, a sun and an orle embattled on the inner edge Or. | artist =Tatár Ferenc }}
==SCA Origin==
Ferenc started participating on September 9th A.S. LVI (56) or 2021 in the Common Era. Since adolescence, he had a long repressed interest in all things related to history and culture, the lore of the mundane world. Around late 2018, Ferenc stumbled across and saw a comment that mentioned "SCA" to a video or forum post about a medieval topic he was diving into. He did a quick search on the interwebs and eventually came across the (older version) of the kingdom website and developed a budding interest that, at the time, he deemed could not be pursued due to the mundane affairs of a reticent and broke university scholar. Then, such circumstances eventually changed that allowed Ferenc to attend his very first in person SCA gathering and went in with the intent to try a little bit of everything. 
== Persona==
Tatár Ferenc (''taw-tahr fehr-rents)'' is a 13th century Cuman-Kipchak Turkic nomad, wandering the eastern frontier as far north as the Rus principalities and as far south as the Egyptian sultanate.  

Given his Asiatic appearance and the suspicions of Cuman-Kipchaks being Tatar (a misnomer the Hungarians and other Europeans had for Mongols) spies, the local Hungarians mockingly called him “Tatar”, thus he defiantly embraced the misnomer and combined that with a Hungarian name that sounded like his Rus nickname “Ferin”, rechristened as “Tatár Ferenc” henceforth.  

His spirit lives on in different personas throughout other eras and cultures as well, embodying a Zaporizhian Cossack, a Spanish Tercio, a beekeeper, and more. 
== Heraldry & Symbolism==
'''Blazon: Sable, a sun and an orle embattled on the inner edge Or.'''  

The design overall is meant to be symmetrical so that the whole design could not be displayed incorrectly sideways, backwards, upside down, or any other orientation. Two tinctures keep the design simple.

Persona wise, the device represents the golden sun shining on the Black Sea, the region the persona hails from, with golden “walls” representing the conflicts along its coasts.

Mundanely, Sable (black) and Or (gold) are favorite colors and represent the balance of darkness and brightness, in several aspects. The sun is not only in reference to symbolism of mundane heritage but also to the sun representing the idea of energy, enlightenment, eternity, and that the sun will always rise again, out of the darkness. The orle embattled reminds him of a crenelated castle wall. He like castles.
=====Registered Names & Armory:=====

*[https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Tatar%20Ferenc Tatár Ferenc]
**This name was registered [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_date.cgi?y1=2022&m1=March&y2=2022&m2=March&kA=checked in March of 2022 (via Atenveldt)].
**The following device associated with this name was registered [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_date.cgi?y1=2022&m1=March&y2=2022&m2=March&kA=checked in March of 2022 (via Atenveldt)]:'''Sable, a sun and an orle embattled on the inner edge Or.'''
** [[File:Ferenc Square Banner.png|thumb|Ferenc's device in a square shape for banners.|none]]The following badge associated with this name was registered [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_date.cgi?y1=2022&m1=October&y2=2022&m2=October&kA=checked in October of 2022 (via Atenveldt)]:'''(Fieldless) A rimless wheel Or.'''[[File:(Fieldless) A rimless wheel Or..png|thumb|Ferenc's badge/tamga, in gold.|none]]
**The following badge associated with this name was registered [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_date.cgi?y1=2022&m1=October&y2=2022&m2=October&kA=checked in October of 2022 (via Atenveldt)]:'''(Fieldless) A rimless wheel sable.'''[[File:(Fieldless) A rimless wheel sable..png|thumb|Ferenc's badge/tamga, in black.|none]]A tamga was an abstract geometric seal or brand used by Eurasian nomads as a livestock branding for a particular tribe, clan or family. They were common among the Eurasian nomads throughout Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages. It served a similar function to western European badges or more similarly to Germanic house marks. Ferenc's tamga is a radial design reminiscent of the sun.

== Interests & Activities==

=====Heraldic Arts=====

*The first activity Ferenc got involved in with the SCA, having had an interest in it before joining the SCA.
*Taught fellow heralds and other populace members alike how to use Paint 3D, a basic raster graphics and 3D computer graphics application, to generate heraldic designs.
*Created digital designs quickly for clients inquiring for visual concepts of their ideas, including those asking in the SCA Unofficial Heraldry Consultation Group.

=====Archery=====

*The second activity Ferenc got involved in with the SCA, starting with a loaner takedown recurve bow.
*More recently shooting nomadic horse bows as befitting the persona.
[[File:FerencArchery1.jpg|none|thumb|Ferenc shooting a period steppe recurve bow in Kipchak garb]]

===== Armored Combat=====

*The third activity Ferenc got involved in with the SCA, starting with loaner armor and fighting sword and strapped heater shield.
*More recently fighting with 9 foot spear and more persona fitting armor.
[[File:FerencArmor1.jpg|none|thumb|Ferenc wielding spear at war practice]]

=====Rapier Combat=====

*The fourth activity Ferenc got involved in with the SCA, with his first experience fighting in a baronial rapier champions tournament.
*More recently fighting with a standard rapier blade, hoping to get into cut and thrust sabers in the future.
[[File:FerencRapier1.jpg|none|thumb|Ferenc in rapier melee]]

=====Bardic Arts=====

*The fifth activity Ferenc got involved in with the SCA, starting with practicing instrumental music on the:
**Penny whistle(woodwind flute)
**Dombra (2-string strummed Kazakh lute)
**Saz/Baglama (2/3-course Turkish lute)
**Zurna/Mizmar (double reed wind instrument)
*Performed at at a hafla and Middle East Feast.
*Plans to work on vocal and lyrical singing, maybe getting a drum.

=====Arts & Science=====
*Laced together lamellar cuirass and pauldrons inspired by 15th century Golden Horde and Timurid Empire armor
*Plans to get more involved with arts and science projects in the future.

==Awards==
'''https://op.atenveldt.org/people/profile/6710'''

==Offices & Positions==
*Serving as a BSD Book Herald
*Serving as the BSD Webmin
*Served as the Barony of Sun Dragon's 39th Overall Champion and Captain of the Baronial Guard.