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In a small village on the edge of the wilds, a young Gwynnyth sat by the community bonfire enrapt as the village elder told tales of their ancestors. Day after day, the legends of their trials poured into her soul. But all too soon the midsummer festival called her away with her family to visit relatives in the capital. She vowed that, upon her return, she'd hear every tale the storyteller had to tell.
When she came home a week later, she found the small community pillaged. Gwynnyth swore revenge on the orcs that attacked her village, and took up arms against them. She soon realized that she could not bring back her neighbors, but she could help them live on by recording and passing on their stories and knowledge.
Gwynnyth has enlisted other young bards to be her additional eyes and ears. They gather stories from places far and wide. And every midsummer, they meet in a desolate location on the edge of the wilds to share their knowledge gained throughout the year.
Gwynnyth Whytesong: Female human Brd1; Medium humanoid; hp 8; Init +2, Spd 30 ft., AC 15 (touch 12, flat-footed 13), Atk +0 melee (1d6/18-20x2, rapier) or +2 ranged (1d8/19-20x2, light crossbow); AL CG; SQ bardic knowledge, bardic music (countersong, fascinate, inspire courage); SV Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +3; Str 10 (+0), Dex 15 +2), Con 14 (+2), Int 14 (+2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 18 (+4).
Skills and Feats: Diplomacy +5, Gather Information +6, Knowledge (local) +6, Knowledge (history) +8, Listen +5, Perform +8, Sense Motive +5, Use Magic Device +5; Skill Focus: knowledge (history).
Possessions: Lute, studded leather armor, rapier, light crossbow, 20 bolts.
Spells Known (4; base DC = 14 + spell level): 0 -- detect magic, ghost sound, mage hand, read magic.
Gwynnyth Whytesong: Female human Brd4/Ftr1; Medium humanoid; hp 32; Init +3, Spd 30 ft., AC 18 (touch 13, flat-footed 14), Atk +8 melee (1d6/18-20x2, masterwork rapier) or +7 ranged (1d8/19-20x2, light crossbow); AL CG; SQ bardic knowledge, bardic music (countersong, fascinate, inspire confidence, inspire courage); SV Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +6; Str 10 (+0), Dex 16 +3), Con 14 (+2), Int 14 (+2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 18 (+4).
Skills and Feats: Decipher script +3, Diplomacy +6, Gather Information +8, Handle Animal +5, Knowledge (local) +9, Knowledge (history) +11, Listen +8, Perform +11, Ride +5, Sense Motive +6, Use Magic Device +6; Extend Spell, Skill Focus: knowledge (history), Weapon Finesse: rapier.
Possessions:Mithral shirt,+1 cloak of resistance, masterwork harp, rapier, light crossbow 30 bolts; wands: cure light wounds, detect magic, light.
Spells Known (6/3/2; base DC = 14 + spell level): 0 -- dancing lights, detect magic, flare, ghost sound, mage hand, read magic; 1st -- charm person, detect secret passage, identify; 2nd -- detect thoughts, locate object.
Gwynnyth Whytesong: Female human Brd7/Ftr1/Lor1; Medium humanoid; hp 54; Init +3, Spd 30 ft., AC 19 (touch 14, flat-footed 16), Atk +12 melee (1d6/18-20x2, masterwork rapier) or +10 ranged (1d8/19-20x2, light crossbow); AL CG; SQ bardic knowledge, bardic music (countersong, fascinate, inspire confidence, inspire courage, suggestion); SV Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +9; Str 10 (+0), Dex 16 +3), Con 14 (+2), Int 14 (+2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 19 (+4).
Skills and Feats: Decipher script +7, Diplomacy +7, Gather Information +9, Handle Animal +5, Knowledge (local) +12, Knowledge (history) +14, Listen +12, Perform +15, Ride +5, Sense Motive +6, Use Magic Device +6; Enlarge Spell, Extend Spell, Loremaster Secret : weapon trick, Point Blank Shot, Scry +6, Skill Focus: knowledge (history), Weapon Finesse: rapier.
Possessions:Mithral shirt,+1 cloak of resistance, +1 ring of protection, pipes of the sewers, masterwork harp, rapier, light crossbow, 30 bolts; wands: cat's grace, cure light wounds, detect magic, feather fall, light.
Spells Known (6/4/4/2; base DC = 14 + spell level): 0 -- dancing lights, detect magic, flare, ghost sound, mage hand, read magic; 1st -- charm person, detect secret passage, identify, silent image; 2nd -- detect thoughts, locate object, see invisibility, silence; 3rd -- clairaudience/clairvoyance, haste, scry.
About the Author
Daneen McDermott is a freelance puzzle and game designer who lives south of Seattle with her husband, an overgrown dog, and three little minions of her own. She has played D&D for almost 20 years, and has a fanatical fascination with games and toys. She was until very recently the continuity manager for Magic: the Gathering.
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