Unnamed Half-Elf Bard

A young adult male half-elf bard with blue hair and the bright makeup of a professional entertainer. He wears entertainers’ clothes over studded leather armor, carries a rapier at his side, and keeps a shawm in hand. His build is lean and acrobatic, suited to vaulting over tables, balancing on railings, and turning a crowded stage into a playground.

You have been the center of attention since before you could walk, and once you learned to sing and play, you never surrendered the spotlight again. You can always find a place to perform, earning free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard as long as you perform each night. Strangers who recognize you in a town where you have performed typically take a liking to you.

You are a member of the Harpers, a clandestine organization that works against tyranny through the sharing of information and lore. Every performance gives you a stage, an audience, and a chance to pass along what powerful people would rather keep hidden.

You change your mood or your mind as quickly as you change key in a song. You treat every room as a stage, punctuating conversation with flourishes, dramatic pauses, and the occasional perfectly timed note from your shawm.

You are a sucker for a pretty face. A charming smile can make you ignore a bad plan, forgive an obvious lie, or leap into danger before asking who benefits.

When you perform, you make the world better than it was. You will do anything to prove yourself superior to your hated rival, whether that means mastering a new song, stealing the best audience in town, or risking your life for a performance no one will forget.