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Yancy Blue (Human Bard)

Born to the Clan of the Fox in the far North, Yancy is tall and rough faced, with pale hair and a short beard. Though he has no official standing, he finds he is often expected to act as impromptu emissary of his people, for though he now makes his home among civilized folk, following their customs and mores, the ritual tattoos on his face and shoulders point unerringly to his barbarian heritage.

Traveling south out of his homeland in search of knowledge and an understanding of the world beyond the wilds of the Clanlands Yancy quickly fell in love with Athervon, its people, and its history, venturing deeper and deeper into the kingdom, trading stories and songs and simple labor for food and lodging and an understanding of the people he had come to live among.

Overall, Yancy is a jovial sort, not shy to speak up or to speak loudly or boldly. He typically dresses in the leathers and hides preferred by his people and wears an iron and bone representation of a stylized fox head on a chain around his neck, the trickster totem of his clan. He makes no bones about speaking to the totem image aloud, telling it jokes and asking its guidance regardless of who might be around.

The Raven, the Fox, the Spider and the Wolf feature prominently in the tales he tells.



That's a bit sparse for a backstory, but I want to leave a little room for growth since I'm not familiar with the setting beyond the little bit on the wiki. I guess I see Yancy as kind of a hapless people-person. He fits in and is most comfortable among common folk and soldiers, and is more likely to be found playing a rattown (waterfront) tavern than some lordling's gala. He has a desire to help people and a thirst for the lore, for the arcane and eldritch secrets of the world.

At a glance, I guess he 'looks' like a warrior, but he's mostly a talky type.

I'm open to Fox Clan already being aligned with the King or one of the farther clans that hasn't come around yet.

Alignment would be NG.

The iron and bone fox head medallion that he wears is his 'heirloom' item, the totem of his people.

I'm figuring hide armor and probably a stout short sword and spear for weapons. Whatever reed or wood pipe{s} might be appropriate to his clan as an instrument.

Climb Walls will probably where the bulk of his points go for thief abilities.

Mages start with 5 spells. Not sure if that is for bards, too. I personally enjoy playing up utility spells more than combat spells, but I haven't looked at the spell lists yet.

Tentatively my stats would be: ST 12 | DX 12 | CO 14 | IN 15 | WI 12 | CH 15