About the Sovereign

 

Mohammad Al-Manil Al-Wajdi Al-Abderrafi Ibn Horrah Ibn Gowan

 (He/Him)

 

1. Mohammad wearing gorget, Prince tabard and white belt.

His Majesty is a Mamluk persona, who lives as a nomad with his group in the deserts between Turkey and Syria. Born in 1273 in Inverness Scotland, under the name of Morgan MacGowan, from a Highlander mom (Argyle MacGowan) and a French merchant (Jonas de Soulac), he lived his early youth as a farmer with his 2 brothers. 

His mother, a solider, was never at home and died when Mohammad was 5 years old. After his mother died, his father, who wasn’t able to take care of his sons, placed his sons under the guardianship of a friend in Constantinople, to educate them. Morgan, renamed Mohammad Al Abderrafi, studied philosophy and mathematics for a year before they were attacked by a Mamluk tribe. 

One of his brother’s died, the other one escaped and disappeared, and Mohammad was captured. Immediately, Mohammad was tested by the mamluks to see if he could be one of them and survived. He became a Mamluk slave at the age of 6 and entered the Furûsiyya (the western chivalry), where he found the asabiyya (“esprit de corps”)among his new family.

More information about His Majesty can be found on His Wiki

sovereign@eastkingdom.org

 

Mohammad's device: Sable, a crescent pendant bendwise sinister gules

Likes: Heavy fighting, fencing, philosophy and arts, cooking, board games and all sorts of solid and liquid tasting.

Foods: His Majesty is an accomplished epicurean who has an endless curiosity. He enjoys discovering as much complex medieval research food as worldly local truckstop specialties. Although he likes everything, really everything, he prefers salty and spicy (or super hot) to sweet treats. He is always fasting till lunch time (or after fighting).

Preferred beverages:  His Majesty enjoys any STYLE of beer. Grisette, Farmhouse, Saison, Pilsner, Stout and Belgian double and any type ”barrel age” are his favorite style. As a beer enthusiast, His Majesty is always looking for any good local craft beer. Hill farmstead, Three house, Trillium, Goose Iland, Angry Chair, Foam, Suarez, Bottle Logic, Side Project, Révolution Brewing and Fremont are the breweries that he loves the most and don’t have the chance to find in his country. Even though he has a fondness for beer, His Majesty is high on diversity and inclusion and loves ANY other type of beverage

Dislikes: Nothing. NOTE: His Majesty cannot drink caffeine. No caffeinated beverages please

Colours: Black, burnt orange, White, Gold, Royal blue.

Allergies: No

Links for Persona Time Period Information

Britannica-Mamluk

Wikipedia-Mamluk

Met Museum-Mamluk