NAME: Rhea.
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AREA LIVE IN: Nairn.
AGE: 18.
JOB: Student/part-time Jedi.
NORMAL INTERESTS: Cinema & films, physics, music, telescopes and astronomy.
GROUP INTERESTS: Staff fighting, leatherwork, road trippin'.
ROLE IN THE GROUP: Jacobite, Pict, Medieval, Scottish Dancing Teacher.
HOW/WHY DID YOU GET INTO RE-ENACTING: I saw the group at a local re-enactment and decided to see if I could join.
WHAT PERIOD DO YOU PREFER & WHY?: Pictish, because I feel most connnected to that era.
MOST MEMORABLE TIME/EVENT AND WHY?: There have been so many, I can't choose, but walking up Inverness High Street with a Lochaber axe was savage.
WHAT DO YOU GAIN FROM RE-ENACTING AND LIVING HISTORY: An insight into past cultures and ways of life, and I get to meet lots of people through being in the group.
FUTURE GOAL IN THE FIELD OF RE-ENACTING: Get better at fighting with swords and staff.
GREATEST RE-ENACTMENT ACHIEVEMENT: Making my first targe, the first time I ever managed to actually spin a staff properly.
ANYTHING ODD WORTH TELLING ABOUT: I like VW camper vans.
BEST COMMENT YOU HAVE HEARD: You're so far out, your're on your way back.
TOP TIP: Wear sensible shoes.
YOUR MESSAGE TO THE WORLD: May the force be with you.
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