The Wandering Bard they called him. Sailing overseas and traversing lands, with nothing but his trusty lute and his voice to share. He's quite forgetful, so much so he forgot his own name. How unfortunate for a man who travels the world, doomed to never remember the sights he's seen nor the people he'd met. How fortunate, for a man who travels the world, blessed to forever be held captivated by the sights he sees, to marvel at the cultures and people he meets.

He will forget you, but he may just hold your memory in song. 

 

Info:

Name: ???

Race: Avian (Half Human, Half Harpy)

 

The Bard is of average height, though with that ridiculous tall hat of his and that boisterously red feather fashioned on it, it makes him appear taller. Under the said hat is a tussle of brown long hair hastily drawn back with a white ribbon. He's nothing of note in appearance, neither handsome but friendly to the eyes, he's quite rugged with his quickly shaven stubble. With warm honey eyes and a friendly tone, he draws a crowd with his voice.

No one knows where he's from, but his clothes are with elegance to be envied by royals. 

 

(OOC: Click profile image to new tab to see low res face, I don't know how to upload images on here and I've given up trying after an hour of agony.)

 

Personality:

 

- His constant misadventures and forgetfulness have taught him the great skill of improvisation.

- He forgets the person he's talking to mid-conversation but recovers smoothly.

- Due to his memory, he speaks kindly to others as he doesn't know what his relationship is with them and would rather not offend.

- Many had attempted to exploit him due to his memory, people have lied about their 'history' with him, he may not remember the cause of his distrust for others, but he knows not to get attached. 

- He's primarily driven by his emotions. He mostly hesitates on helping others but will intervene when needed.

- He holds momentos for the people he wants to remember

(E.g Items that reminds him of the individual, like a small vial of their perfume or maybe a previously owned item like a pen)

This is not foolproof as he still forgets them, but he has a higher chance of recognising them. 

- While he is kind, he's true neutral.

 

Miscellaneous Info (May be used as a startup for a RP):

 - He once ended up on a pirate ship, he doesn't know how he got there, but he made the crew cry with one of his shanties. 

- He has a bounty on his head, for reasons he doesn't know. The sum is equivalent to a 100,000 gold

- He remembers better when he's drunk

- He gives people nicknames based on their appearance

- He can and WILL jump off a moving carriage to pick up a stray dog

- He once drank a whole tavern to bankruptcy, he wanted to remember where he left his horse.

- His lute is weathered from his miscellaneous adventures, but it never seems to break. 

- Some say that he slept through an entire siren attack while onboard a merchant's ship

- He has a bad habit of accidentally stowing away 

- Unbeknownst to him, he can manipulate the emotions of others with his voice. He often hypnotises people with his song.

 

 

LORE:

He doesn't know where he came from. His past. Maybe he does remember, he just chose to forget. That thought terrifies him.

 

Does he want to remember?

 

Ignorance is bliss, right? But... Why does he have small red feathers on his arms that he has to keep plucking? Why does he have taloned feet that he has to bind every day just to fit in shoes? Why on some nights, does he wake up screaming with burning pain on his back? Why does it feel like something is missing? 

 

Does he want to remember? 

 

In the rare instance that his question is answered in the form of fragmented memories on his drunken nights, he cries. His younger self wailed as his crimson plume is ripped from his skin, he limped on the long stretching halls of the cathedral as his talons were forcibly bound, he screamed until his throat bled when the rusted knife came down upon his wings.

 

He tosses the cheap alcohol into a shattering red weeping stain on the wall. 

 

He doesn't want to remember. 

 

 STATS:

STR: 4   DEX: 14  CON: 10

INT: 3    WIS: 15   CHA: 18

 

 

ABILITIES:

Song of Harpies, Meladous song: A magical, hypnotic song.

Charms every humanoid entities. Immediate cast when singing in performance. 

Will affect party members.

 

Flight of the Valkyries: A temporary transformation to a harpy when in mortal danger or heightened emotion. 

Increased to stats: CON (+12) STR: (+12) 

Decreased to  stats: WIS: (-6) CHA: (-7)

Physical attributes increase while mental reasoning and cohesion decrease: results in a rabid harpy. 

 

Alluring Voice: A suggestion spell. Has a small chance of being cast in verbal interactions.  

 

Note:

The Wandering Bard is inadvertently a wildcard with a penchant for mischief.

(This means that his RPs would mostly be gag and fun adventures! Would play for angst too. Though he's built like a DnD character, I have no experience with that so I just like to write the story as I go along! Having a forgetful Bard that hypnotises everyone can make for some hilarious scenes.)