Nikolai Boleyn

Name Given at Birth: Nikolai Benassi Tevian Boleyn

Nicknames: None that I wish to repeat to anyone

Hometown or where you were born: Along the Mediterranean Sea in a small town as to which I’ve never returned.

Current Residence: Gypsy Encampment outside of the Barbarian Encampment

Age: 24

Class: I am Gypsy, and there isn’t anything else that I would choose to be!

What do you do, your main function in life/society: I work, as many of my brothers do, at the beckoning call of my father. We do whatever we can and do whatever it takes to keep our kumpania the greatest group of Gypsies in the world. I however…might find myself more often tending to the damsels company, rather than to that which my father has asked. I really can’t help it, besides, my father should be happy that I’m trying to fufill his wish of 100 grandchildren!

Have you ever gone skinny-dipping / do you know how to swim: I have never done so…willingly. One time in a deep slumber I awakened to find myself being drug out of my bed by many giggling young ladies of the town in which we were staying. I was stripped to nothing more than what was blessed to me at birth, and then tossed into the nearest lake. The girls had a good laugh before they agreed to turn their backs so I could climb out of the water and put back on my clothing. To this day I would bet my last piece of gold that no less than five of those lovely ladies looked over their shoulders for one last peek. Papa says that this is a fantasy that I created, yet still whenever we go back to that village, he makes sure to keep a close eye on me…

Do you make fun of people: I should say that being a gypsy, it is not so much making fun of the others, it is more "setting a gadji in their place!" Yet when it comes to any of my brothers, I am only speaking the truth, that is something they need to understand.

Favorite Color: My favorite color is not any one color, but the many different colors of female hair.

Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime: I have never been convicted of a crime, my brothers and I are trained assasins! Those chasing us might as well be chasing the morning mist! And as for committed? I have know idea what you are speaking of!

Closest friends/How did you meet: My closest friend Is Kristalia. I met her at the age of ten, she is from another Gypsy Caravan that travels the North of Europe. We have seen each other very few times since our first meeting and yet those were always moments that seemed like years. She is the only girl that has never shown any frivolous romantic interest in me, and I have always respected her for that. I forever keep her in my heart and look forward until the day that we meet again.

Evgeny is the closest of my brothers, he and I share a love for raising a little hell here and there, but solely in good fun. When I’m not chasing girls in the village, it’s normally Evgeny and I planning the next great feat that we can be remembered by. (and don’t let him know, but it is I that have been stealing his brushes)

One Pillow or two: I have but a small traveling pillow which I hardly use as anything other than a projectile to fling at my brothers.

Pets: I have no pets to call my own, there is enough work with the animals that we already have that any more would just invite chaos.

Favorite Type of Music: My favorite music is the sweet hum of a beautiful maiden. Her soft music is radiant and haunting to my ears and captures my heart.

Hobbies/Pastimes: Any sort of mischief and scheme that Evgeny and I plan and pull off. My brothers and I are also skilled climbers, none so much as my brother Evgeny, yet there is very little that we cannot do. Many times villagers will look towards the roofs of Canterbury only to see the orange skirt of a gypsy chavvo jumping down to the other side!

-As for a personal hobby, I a self-skilled in the art of archery. From the shaving of arrows to the design of Mogul bows. I am also efficient enough to hit my target from my hiding place in the nearest brush.

-And finally my favorite of all, gazing towards the heavens. If there is anything I learned from my years at the school poppa sent me to, it was how to recognize, and navigate with the stars. Poppa will often consult as to the date and our position, all as to how the stars are positioned in the sky.

Personal Hygiene: I like to do whatever it takes to make myself as clean as I can be for whatever women I will meet throughout the day. But the honest truth is that a life such as what we lead, makings bathing completely futile.

Favorite Food: I dream of turkey legs, meat stew, and Rum.

Are your parents alive, do you get along with them: My father is very much alive and he reminds us of that every morning before the sun even seems to rise! We get along quite well just as long as our chores our being completed ahead of schedule.

If your parents are dead, when and how did they die: My mother, I am told died in childbirth. Yet it sooths me to here that it wasn’t before she got to see me and smile.

Favorite place to relax: I like to head straight into town and find where all the youthful damsels play. For it is much better to relax in their company, then alone. Yet unfortunately with the life of a Gypsy, we are constantly traveling away from the villages, so my favorite place to relax becomes the highest place that I can get, a cliff, tree, or even the roof of my papa’s vardo. Anything to get closer to the stars in the sky.

Favorite Holy Day / Why: I share the love for Yule. It is a day of rest, dancing, music, and surprise. I wait for it all year, and once it’s passed, I wait with great excitement for it to come again!

Favorite Drink: Anything other than tea, milk, and water.

What's your bedtime: It is the time after the chores are finished, our stomachs have been tended too, and I have found a comfortable spot within the camp.

What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet: I must always wear something on my feet and it is usually gypsy sandals. However I long for a pair of royal boots.

Are you married or single: Single, and though I am affectionate towards all of the female gender, I hold only room in my heart for one.

Do you have a family / who are they: Well I should most certainly say that I have a family! They are after all the members of the Greatest gypsy band in the world!

Favorite Entertainment: I would say getting a chance to watch pretty girls doing an exotic dance I have never seen before, from a distant land which I may never see.

Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: My favorite subject in school was astronomy, or the art of mapping the stars, it is without any doubt the most useful art for our Kumpania that I have brought back with me from my learnings. As for my favorite chore? Hmm…guarding the females clothing as they bathe in the stream….that is a chore after all, isn’t it?

Least Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: My least favorite subject was learning about numbers, I know they are important, but do they really have to be so boring?...My least favorite chore is when I am sent to clean after the animals. I know that my father only has me do it so that he doesn’t have to send me into town for an errand. He thinks that I will take to long and get sidetracked by all the wondrous girls that will inevitably be there.

Favorite Sport: Racing my brother Evgeny to the top of a tall tree, he always wins but it still is great practice for our next disappearing act in a gadji village.

Most Humiliating Moment: See my answer for skinny dipping…it truly was.

Proudest Moment: When My father needed a last minute replacement for the lead dancer in the Gypsy revel because of a bad sprain to the dancer’s ankle. I had luckily been watching and studying the very dance for quite a time and volunteered to go in place of the lead. I did my best and performed the dance flawlessly; never do I think I ever made my father so proud.

Craziest Person or silliest you know: Guiseppe, He was always the quietest of the Boleyn children until this Harvest, now it is nothing but ramblings that escape his mouth. It takes us threatening his very existence to quiet him, AND even then he still figits!

What do you look for in the opposite sex: Someone who always challenges me (and has hips to please poppa)

In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them, Who is your immediate "overlord" : does this even need to be asked? My father of course.

Favorite Sport to watch: My favorite sport to watch would have to be the games of the scotish highland. They need skills of brute strength to win, which in turn attracts many ladies, which in turn makes it a wonderful sport to be present for!

Do you remember your first kiss: My first kiss was wondrous, many days have passed since but the impact from it continues to shake me to my very soul. It was on my second meeting with my best of friends, Kristalia, and ever since I have never felt the very same.

Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends: I do whatever I can but most of my absolutely closest friends are my brothers, and they forever travel with me!

Where is your favorite "Vacation" spot: Whenever we set up camp right next to the Sea.

Have you ever been overseas: Yes, sometimes when My father would leave to scout for exotic performers he would bring a few of his sons along.

Do you have Dirt/Mud floors or Stone: Wherever my tent is pitched (I prefer the greenest grass I can manage)

What is your bed made of: A thin blanket I’ve had my whole life, a heavy blanket from the Moguls of the East, and my small travel pillow.

How many people sleep in your bed: Just me…as far as my father knows

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10 Things Everybody Should Know About Me:

1. I love more than anything else all of the females in the world.

2. I am in constant competition with my brother Evgeny

3. I can be a very hard worker and work for long periods, I’m just not the most reliable if women are involved.

4. I am fascinated by the stars and the sea, I wish one day to put those two loves together and set out on my own journey.

5. My guilty pleasure is my raiment. I try my best to look as presentable as possible at all moments of the day.

6. I am a trained assassin, as the rest of my gypsy brothers. Evgeny and I are usually the ones that my poppa uses to do his bidding, but ONLY when necessary.

7. Archery is a skill that I practice but keep secretive from my family.

8. My greatest dream is for an adventure, I crave for the day that I set out on one of my own

9. I am a helpless flirt, and I wouldn’t have it any other way

10. I try to hold a strong relationship with my dad. I need his trust and respect. It is forever my goal to make him proud.

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