First Person Survey for: Phoebus

Name Given at Birth: Phoebus Cloves Ashford

Nicknames:  Phebe

Hometown or where you were born:  York

Current Residence: Whitehall, with the King

Age: 28

Class: Nobility

What do you do, your main function in life/society: Captain of the King's Guard, it is my duty to keep the King and the King's honor safe.

Have you ever gone skinny-dipping: Yes, but in slow water.

do you know how to swim:  Yes, but only by myself to get clean.

Do you make fun of people: No, life is too hard without me making it harder on someone.

Favorite Color: Green, 'tis the color of the life and the wood that I love.

Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime: NO, NOT EVER.

Closest friends/How did you meet: My best friend is Rich Johnson. We met in my hometown of Essex, where we started as enemies, wrestling one another, ere we became best friends.

One Pillow or two: One, which is small, a soldier cannot be burdened with such.

Pets: Two great hounds, Dian and Brock. Dian is the better hunter.

Favorite Type of Music: I only hear this at Festival time but I do love the gypsy music!

Hobbies/Pastimes: I love to go hunting, and I do not have to make a kill to have a good time. Just being in the woods and hearing my dogs run and give bane after a deer or hog is so exciting.

Personal Hygiene: I am a very clean person and try to bathe two or sometimes four times a year.

Favorite Food: rack of lamb and wild boar.

Are your parents alive, do you get along with them: Yes, they are alive and I love them muchly. I visit with them as often as I may, my father is the Duke of York and very busy.

Favorite place to relax: I like the outdoors, so in the countryside or the thick woods.

Favorite Holy Day / Why: Easter. The Queen gives lot to eat and extra pudding.

Favorite Drink: Milk, from a goat.

What's your bedtime: Most of the time it is 9:00.

What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet: Boots and spurs.

Are you married or single: Single, serving the King leaves little time for courting.

Do you have a family / who are they: My parents.

Favorite Entertainment: Hunting and going to the joust.

Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: Logic

Least Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: Writing.

Favorite Sport: Wrestling, I do not mean to boast, but I am unbeatable.

Most Humiliating Moment: I was sleeping in class and fell off my stool, not only was I punished in front of the class, but everyone laughed.

Proudest Moment: When I was selected to train with the yeomen of the guard.

Craziest Person or silliest you know: That would be my Mom; she is always doing little things around the home to make me laugh

What do you look for in the opposite sex: Someone who can care for them self, but not too proud to ask for help!

In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them, Who is your immediate "overlord" The King of England.

Favorite Sport to watch: The joust

Do you remember your first kiss: Yes, it was the time of the Yule and under the mistletoe. Her name was Becka and I was but a lad of thirteen.

Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends: 

Where is your favorite "Vacation" spot: When I can go to York, to be with my family.

Have you ever been overseas: When the King goes, I go, but never for holiday.

Do you have Dirt/Mud floors or Stone: My floors are made of wood.

What is your bed made of:  My bed is more like a cot.

How many people sleep in your bed: One

1. I love to hunt and be out of doors

2. I love God and pray often.

3. When on duty , I am very watchful

4. I have not the time for a personal life but wish for one.

5. I like to talk about the hunt

6. I will wrestle any.

7. No man can best me with a sword.

8. When the King speaks, I listen.

9. I do not like to play courtly games.

10. DO NOT INSULT THE KING OR THE KING'S HONOR IN FRONT OF ME, FOR I WILL THROW A GAGE AT YOUR FEET!