THE MINIONS

Vito's Minions are recruited from live-action role-players in Cleveland, from neighboring camps at Pennsic, and from friends we've made fighting.

Vito's only requirement is that a new recruit be someone cool to camp with.  The potential recruit is invited to a practice by a Minion.  The recruit gets to put on armor and fight for a while.  If this is your first time at fight club, you have to fight.  If the recruit likes it, and verbally commits, he is given a kit number, the kit that fits him best that is available.  The recruit has no name until he shows up to enough tourney practices to be trained to authorize in weapon and shield in the SCA.  Once he authorizes, Vito names him.  Then he is a Minion.  Tourney fighting ends.  Melee training begins.  The new Minion should attend various summer events preceding Pennsic, to learn tactics and marching orders.  The Minion makes himself some garb.

Then the Minion goes to the annual Pennsic War, camping with Villa Vino, unless he camps across the road at Springwood Forest.  Villa Vino - no dues, no hazing, no assigned chores, no meal plan, 10'x10' tent maximum, no kids.  Then the Minion fights the war, with the rest of the Minions, with House Darkyard, in the same armor, red tape on the helmet, with the same heraldry, six white towers on red.  He gets paid in ice cream by Vito.  He gets paid in coin, spices, and beer by Darkyard.  They pay waterbearers too.  We need those.  Carry water for us, you're a Minion.

After that, the Minion is free to do anything.  Join another household, become a squire to a knight, move out of state.  If the Minion leaves, the armor stays.  But no hard feelings.  We aim to make friends this way.  If the Minion was lame to camp with, lazily didn't help out, did too much stupid stuff at war, engendered a lot of complaints, he's not invited back.

listed alphabetically:

 

     BRUEGGER

Makes booze.  Authorized weapon and shield.  Has not fought a Pennsic war yet, has been to many.

     BRUTUS

US Marine combat veteran, Iraq.  Plumber.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 40 veteran.

     CERES

National Guard, active.  Nut-shotter.  The only female Minion ever to fight in a Pennsic War. Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 37 veteran.

      CLAUDIUS

Dead.  Destined to resurrect, as Jesus or a zombie or something.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 37 veteran.

      DASANI

Named for the water she bears.  Photographer.  Cooks food with love in it.  Pennsic 38, 39, 40, 41 veteran waterbearer.

    DEIMOS

Huge.  Wrestler, free runner.  Also a tourney fighter.  Ambitious.  Breaks stuff.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 39, 40 veteran.

     FURIUS

Lefty.  Beefy.  Authorized weapon and shield, two-weapon.  Pennsic 37 veteran.

     GALEN

Chick magnet.  Fights from a low crouch.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 40 veteran.

     GILDIR

Hockey player.  Short.  Camps at Springwood Forest.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 40 veteran, has been to many.

     GREGOR

US Army Reserve combat veteran, Iraq.  Authorized weapon and shield, combat archery.  Pennsic 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 veteran.

   HOSTILIUS

Retired.  Mace fighter.  Heavily armed.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 37 veteran, has been to many.

     JULIUS

Short.  Football.  Unhittable behind that shield.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 40 veteran.

    LUCIUS

Fast.  Not yet authorized, has not been to a Pennsic War.  The reason all Minions after him don't get names until authorization.

    MACRO

Steel hilt.  New.  Authorized weapon and shield, has not been to a Pennsic War.

     MARCUS

Huge.  Two axes.  Never changes expression.  Authorized weapon and shield, two weapons, Pennsic 39 and 40 veteran.

     MARIUS

Huge.  Football.  A happy panda vulnerable to hosebeasts.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 40 veteran.

     MITAKIS

US Air Force, active.  Lefty.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 39 veteran.  Camps at Springwood Forest.

     MONKEY

Invisible.  Boxer.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 39, 40 veteran, has been to many. Camps at Springwood Forest.

     NERO

Beefy.  Football.  Very chill.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 40 veteran.

   PHOBOS

Huge.  Football.  Youngest Minion.  Fights with a mace.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 39, 40 veteran.

     PINTO

Small but evil.  Photographer.  Named for horses and Animal House.  Pennsic 39, 40 veteran waterbearer.

     PISSPOT

Fast.  Ceramicist, bagpiper.  Authorized weapon and shield, pole.  Camps at Springwood Forest.  Pennsic 39, 40 veteran.

     SIRIUS

Tallest Minion.  Baseball.  Digs holes.  Authorized weapon and shield., Pennsic 40 veteran.

     SIFU

Decanus.  Tai chi and football.  Authorized weapon and shield, spear, combat archery.  Pennsic 37, 38, 39, 40 veteran.

     TIBERIUS

US Army veteran, Korea.  Armorsmith.  Authorized weapon and shield, has not fought a Pennsic war yet.

    VICI

Decanus.  Fencer.  Makes armor and hosts practices.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 veteran.

     VIRUS

Drama king.  Fencer.  Authorized weapon and shield, Pennsic 38, 39, 40 veteran.

     VITO

Not a  Minion.  Has Minions.  US Army veteran.  Authorized weapon and shield, siege.  Pennsic 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, (Iraq), 38, 39, 40 veteran.