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2011-01-26T21:47:04Z

Whistler: Created page with "Captain Global Warming of the Nashite Magi decimates all opposition in the snowmanwars. Tynian is currently working on the implementation of the 5.0 version of the game. Ther..."

Captain Global Warming of the Nashite Magi decimates all opposition in the snowmanwars.

Tynian is currently working on the implementation of the 5.0 version of the game. There are going to be a LOT of changes we are all excited to see.

Halfling

2011-01-22T18:42:28Z

Whistler:

==Official Information==

Halflings are short and plump-looking. Luck, combined with their quickness, has allowed them to flourish despite the fact that they often don't have the strength, or ability to run far from the trouble their lack of wisdom gets them into. Known for their lack of interest in adventure, their love of fine food and drink, their love of storytelling and their ever-present pipes, Halflings are well liked by all.

A Halfling can be a [[thief]], a [[cleric]], a [[warrior]] or a [[bard]].

Halflings live in [[EmDeeVille]] in the south, [[Hovelton]] in the north, or in [[Braddlebury]] on the Outland Frontier.

==Player-Supplied Information==

None at this time.

==Rumor and Speculation==

* It's rumored that halflings are a bit too fond of their 'leaf'...

==Famous halflings==

* [[Whistler]] 

[[Category:Races]]

Halfling

2011-01-22T18:41:18Z

Whistler:

Whistler

2011-01-22T18:39:28Z

Whistler: Created page with " The town of Hovelton is known for a number of things. It is a major thoroughfare through the vortex, it has an ever vigilant town security force, and boasts two excellent inns...."

The town of Hovelton is known for a number of things. It is a major thoroughfare through the vortex, it has an ever vigilant town security force, and boasts two excellent inns. It is also the town in which I grew up.

My father was the town brewer, hence my christened name, “Willam Brewer.” As a youth, my familial responsibilities included assisting the family business by making deliveries to the local inns. People would come to the inns from the farthest places in the realms, places distant and mysterious to a young Halfling. Rogues and Warriors of every race would come and tell their tales, as would the most intriguing and mysterious to me, the mages. I decided that some day, I would run away and become a great mage myself.

Unfortunately, as I soon learned, the ways of wizardry are not open to all who would seek them. My father tried to explain it to me in his own fashion; he told me, “Them ferrin’ ways don’t work for us halflin’s boy, so jes’ quit yer lollygagin’ ‘n dreamin’ an’ get that cask o’ ale down to the Green Dragon.”

That simple line, delivered so offhandedly in my fathers no nonsense tone, devastated me, dashing my hopes of escape from my life of drudgery to one of excitement and adventure. So I returned to my task at hand, the drudgery of my day to day life, and tried ever so hard to let my dreams of magehood fade.

I talked with others, both around the town and at the inns when making deliveries, and thereby discovered that my father’s claim seemed to be true. There simply had never been a Halfling mage. Similarly, such magics seemed elusive to others—Giant kin, Ogres, even to gnomes. My hopes refused to fade though, even in the face of my racial inadequacies.

One secret hope I held was that there might be some magic item that could grant my wish of magehood. (Over the years, I’ve reflected on the foolishness of such childhood dreams, but think that therein lies the root of my continued fascination with the forging of magic items.)

This fascination of Magical Items was further fed each time I would come across Nevyn, during my deliveries. When the great bard played, his lute would glow with a magical light. I thought it a great secret that I had uncovered, that since the bard was human, he must really be a mage, but hid this behind his music. On asking him where he found such a wondrous magic item, he informed me with a kindly chuckle that “All good bards forge their own instruments.”

I loved his performances, his music. I loved to hear his songs and tales, and looked ever so forward to his next appearance in our town. When he would play a tune known to me, I’d whistle along in counterpoint, to his half-hidden amusement. It was he who first called me ‘Whistler,’ and the name simply stuck. Once he told me that I should take care what tunes I whistled, since I might whistle up a storm. I thought he teased me in this, as ‘the sorry Halfling who would be mage.’ I knew not what wisdom he had tried to impart.

So embarrassed was I, that I avoided him for a time thereafter. Then one day I heard of another bard playing at The Ivy Bush. This one was no human, he was an Ogre! Curiosity overwhelmed me so much I had to see this for myself. Ogres I knew, could no more be mages than could Halflings, so why, I wondered, would one pretend that he wasn’t a mage by singing songs?

Oook’s voice filled the common room. (Actually, just the size of the Ogre more than half filled the room by simply being in it.) He stood hunched just below the rafters, and the deep tones of his voice penetrated the very stones. He held no glowing lute, he was neither human, nor elf—he could not possibly be a mage, but the aura of magic about him was as strong as any human mage I had seen. How could this be? I caught him as he took his leave to query him on this.

The ogre laughed at my innocent ignorance. “Silly Boy,” he told me, “The Magic is in the Song, not the blood.” I stood stunned—embarrassed by my ignorance and awe struck by the implication. I had found the key to magic, and it had been staring me in the face for years. My greatest dreams could be realized, all I had to do was follow the path set before me.

General Info:

Whistler is a Single Male Halfling ISO love, music, and magical items. His hobbies include singing and songwriting, and avoiding Pkers. (He’s a lover, not a fighter.) His greatest strength is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure. His greatest weakness is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure. He currently struggles to overcome his addictions to magical potions and pills while attempting to forge magical items of Artifact Strength. He has written and performed many songs which can be found at: http://forums.tfcmud.com/blog.php/622?blogcategoryid=9 He continues to write songs for individuals on a contract basis.

People

2011-01-22T18:37:24Z

Whistler:

(In)Famous Individuals of The Final Challenge MUD 

== Immortals ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Immortal Rank
! Active
! Retired
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"| '''Ambassadors & Attendants'''
| ...
|
* [[Adso]]
* [[Azeworai]]
* [[Combee]]
* [[Cyrix]]
* [[Dadon]]
* [[Legionaire]]
* [[Malkav]]
* [[Mekt]]
* [[Natas]]
* [[Nina]]
* [[Raistlin]]
* [[Rudolf]]
* [[Steelblade]]
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;" |'''DemiGod/dess'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Boromir]], Lord of the Nexus
* [[Isolas]], Lord of the Nashite Order of the [[Magi]]
|
* [[Aahz]]
* [[Asia]], Goddess of [[Pain]]
* [[Artanis]], God of [[Mayhem]]
* [[Assilem]]
* [[Athorne]], God of the [[Brethren]]
* [[Bumblefoot]]
* [[Caradoc]]
* [[Cerebus]]
* [[Clue]], Lady of the [[Fellowship of Lore & Knowledge]]
* [[Coleman]], God of [[Mirth]]
* [[Cytoxan]]
* [[Daliah]]
* [[Dirkstrom]]
* [[Elladan]], Guildmaster of the [[Hand]]
* [[Estrelle]]
* [[Gavin]]
* [[Ginny]]
* [[Grimace]]
* [[Gryphon]], Lord of the [[Silver Fellowship]]
* [[Hork]]
* [[Ironbrain]]
* [[Jerald]]
* [[Kerriariadne]], Lord of the [[Dark]]
* [[Kim]], Goddess of the [[Slaves of the Heart]]
* [[Larry]]
* [[Majere]], Keeper of the [[Ivory Rose]]
* [[Masher]], Goddess of [[Integrity, Truth and Knowledge]]
* [[Morimox]]
* [[Mystaya]], Goddess of [[Insanity]]
* [[Nicademus]], Lord of the [[Wind]]
* [[Okk]], Guardian Spirit of [[Life's Blood]] and the [[Circle of Faces]]
* [[Ozmo]]
* [[Psykill]]
* [[Pyros]], Lord of [[Fire]]
* [[Raze]]
* [[Rhina]], Goddess of [[Nature]]
* [[Seraph]]
* [[Simon]]
* [[Slyxx]]
* [[Solanthas]] Goldleaf, Lord of the [[Wardancers]]
* [[Solaron]], Lord of the [[Mafia]]
* [[Splat]], the Falling God
* [[Torchbearer]], God of the [[Arcane]], God of the [[Dawnbringers]]
* [[Tiax]], Lord of the [[Defenders of the Sun]]
* [[Tripper]], Lord of the [[Tigers]]
* [[Triston]]
* [[Vorax]], Lord of [[Shadows]], Master of the [[Sanitarium]]
* [[Whitehawk]] Skylore
* [[Wylin]], Leader of the [[Enforcers]]
* [[Xavier]], God of the [[Draoi]]

|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"| '''Lesser God/dess'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Lycron]], Leader of the [[Crimson Sun]]
|
* [[Cordir]], Lady of the [[Chosen of Fate]]
* [[DarkClaw]], Lady of the [[Keepers of the Elements]]
* [[Foolkiller]], Lord of the [[Trinity]]
* [[JohnPaul]], Pope of [[Virtue]]
* [[Kalten]]
* [[Katrana]], Mistress of the [[Wyld Hunt]]
* [[Molo]], Arch-Lich of the [[Black Conclave]]
* [[Myronides]], Lord of the [[Tel'Quessir]]
* [[Plato]], God of [[Wisdom]]
* [[Robert]], God of [[Unity]]
* [[Sinclair]]
* [[Siren]]
* [[Slash]]
* [[Syla]], Goddess of [[Mischief]]
* [[Tel]], God of [[Passion]]
* [[Thaygar]], Lord of the [[Ebon Hand]], Also served as God+
* [[Zarous]], God of [[Adventure]]
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|'''God+ & Greater Gods'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Tamar]], Mistress of [[Dreams]]
* [[Thor]], Leader of the [[Guardians]]
* [[Tokugawa]], God of [[Balance]]
|
* [[Bliss]], Goddess of the [[Ash Moon Coven]]
* [[Darkmoon]]
* [[Jaxxon]]
* [[Khore]], Lord of the [[Kindred Vampyric]]
* [[Nalya]], Goddess of the [[PBS]]
* [[Natilena]], Goddess of the [[Stars]]
* [[Nayr]] the Wise
* [[Sirak]]
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"| '''Implementors'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Tynian]], Founder
|
* [[IvoryTiger]], Retired Founder
* [[Madman]], Retired Implementor
* [[Maurice]], Retired Founder
|-
|}

== Mortals ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Active
! Retired
|-
|''' A - C'''
| * [[Analay]], little blue vampire *Belsambar* * [[Arcanum Dra'sai]], Chosen Tempest of Forgotten Memories * [[Corri]], Poky Little Puppy, Triat Master * [[Clumsyfool]], Master of Mirth 
|- * [[Berrin]]
| '''D - F'''
|
|
|-
| '''G - H'''
|
|
|-
| '''I - K'''
| * [[Korran]] * [[Kylor]] Stern, Bloo Ninja! WaaaTaaa!! 
| * [[Keller Amberlin D'Augustine]], Paladin of the Passionate 
|-
| '''L - N'''
| * [[Mortimer]] *
| * [[Lanfear Daermon N'a'shezbaernon]], Wyld Enchantress of Fate * [[Lily]], Shaman * [[Nyx]], Faileas Dhan, Ebon Hand of Fate, Triat Master 
|-
| '''O - Q'''
| * [[Pitt]]
|
|-
| '''R - T'''
| * [[ Rufus ]], Kindred Blade of Nexus * [[Soloban]], Troublemagnet of the Nexus * [[Taylor]] of Nexus 
| * [[Saran Cerementi]], also known as Saran al-Ashari 
|-
| '''U - W'''
| * [[Wistom]] * [[Whistler]] neg xp Skald of the Nashite Magi 
| * [[Vecna]] the Arch Mage of the Gray Vortex
|-
| '''X - Z'''
|
|
|}

== Followings ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Following
! Immortal
! Temple
|-
|[[Arcane]] (1st fol)
|[[Torchbearer]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Adventure]]
|[[Zarous]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Ash Moon Coven]]
|[[Bliss]]
|[[Bathed in Moonlight]]
|-
|[[Balance]]
|[[Tokugawa]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Black Conclave]]
|[[Molo]]
|[[The Mausoleum of Molo, the Arch-Lich]]
|-
|[[Brethren]]
|[[Athorne]]
|[[The Fortress of the Brethren]]
|-
|[[Chaos]]
|[[Natas]]
|[[The Pit of Chaos]]
|-
|[[Children of the Light]]
|[[Solaron]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Chosen of Fate]] (1st & 2nd Fol)
|[[Cordir]]
|[[The Sanctuary of Fate]]
|-
|[[Circle of Faces]] (2nd Fol)
|[[Okk]]
|[[The Hallowed Ground of Okk, The Guardian Spirit]]
|-
|[[Circus]]
|[[Oxide]]
|[[The Circus Tent]]
|-
|[[Court of Justice]]
|[[Cerebus]]
|[[Cerebus's Temple]]
|-
|[[Clan Chiselhammer]]
|[[Simon]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Crimson Sun]]
|[[Lycron]]
|[[The Temple of the Crimson Sun]]
|-
|[[Dark Mist]]
|[[Siren]]
|[[Siren's Temple]]
|-
|[[Dark]]
|[[Kerriariadne]]
|[[The Great Sequoia]]
|-
|[[Darkness]]
|[[Darkmoon]]
|[[Darkmoon's Temple]]
|-
|[[Dawnbringers]](2nd Fol)
|[[Torchbearer]]
|[[A Hidden Meadow]]
|-
|[[Defenders of the Sun]]
|[[Tiax]]
|[[Within The Light]]
|-
|[[Draoi]]
|[[Xavier]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Ebon Hand]] (1st Fol)
|[[Thaygar]]
|[[Thaygar's Temple]]
|-
|[[Enforcers]]
|[[Wylin]]
|[[A Rowdy Saloon]]
|-
|[[Fellowship of Lore and Knowledge]](FoLK)
|[[Clue]]
|[[The Refuge of the FoLK]]
|-
|[[Fire]]
|[[Pyros]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Flying Tigers]]
|[[Lorna]]
|[[The Temple of Lorna]]
|-
|[[HAND]]
|[[Elladan]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Honor]]
|[[Assilem]]
|[[Assilem's Temple]]
|-
|[[House Jhereg]]
|[[Ozmo]]
|[[Ozmo's Temple]]
|-
|[[House LionHeart]]
|[[Slayer]]
|[[Slayer's Temple]]
|-
|[[Insanity]]
|[[Mystaya]]
|[[The Insane Asylum]]
|-
|[[Ivory Rose]]
|[[Kalten]]
|[[Kalten's Temple & Office]]
|-
|[[Keepers of the Elements]] (KotE)
|[[DarkClaw]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Kindred Vampyric]]
|[[Khore]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Knowledge]]
|[[Agape]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Life's Blood]] (1st Fol)
|[[Okk]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Light]]
|[[Farin]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Madness]]
|[[Madman]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Mafia]]
|[[Solaron]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Magi]]
|[[Isolas]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Mayhem]]
|[[Artanis]]
|[[The Playground of Mayhem]]
|-
|[[Mirth]]
|[[Coleman]]
|[[Coleman's Temple]]
|-
|[[Mischief]]
|[[Syla]]
|[[Syla's Temple]]
|-
|[[Mystery]]
|[[Bumblefoot]]
|[[Bumblefoot's Burrow]]
|-
|[[Nashites]]
|[[Sirak]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Nature]] (1st & 2nd)
|[[Rhina]]
|[[Rhina's Temple]] & [[A Stand of Hazelnuts]]
|-
|[[Nexus]]
|[[Boromir]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Order of the Golden Flame]]
|[[Tel]]
|[[The Main Hall of Torkheim Cathedral]]
|-
|[[Pain]]
|[[Asia]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Panthers]]
|[[Pixel]]
|[[Pixel's Temple]]
|-
|[[Phalanx of Blood]]
|[[Gavin]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[PBS]] (Pink Bunny Slippers)
|[[Nalya]]
|[[Nalya's Temple]]
|-
|[[Protectors of the Flame]]
|[[Raze]]
|[[Raze's Temple]]
|-
|[[Rose Path]]
|[[Majere]]
|[[The Temple of the Rose]]
|-
|[[Sanitarium]]
|[[Vorax]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Shadows]]
|[[Vorax]]
|[[The Sacred Lair of the Shadows]]
|-
|[[Silver Fellowship]]
|[[Gryphon]]
|[[The Sanctuary of the Silver Fellowship]]
|-
|[[Sin]]
|[[Triston]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Slaves of the Heart]] (2nd Fol)
|[[Kim]]
|[[The Slave Den]]
|-
|[[Stars]]
|[[Natilena]]
|[[Home]]
|-
|[[Syndicate]]
|[[Ironbrain]]
|[[The Holy Temple of the Syndicate of Assassins]]
|-
|[[Tel'Quessir]]
|[[Myronides]]
|[[The Temple of the Elements]]
|-
|[[Templars]]
|[[Dirkstrom]]
|[[Dirkstrom's Temple]]
|-
|[[Tigers]]
|[[Tripper]]
|[[The Tiger Den]]
|-
|[[Trinity]]
|[[Foolkiller]]
|[[Foolkiller's Temple]]
|-
|[[Unity]]
|[[Robert]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[University of Evil]]
|[[Ginny]]
|[[The University of Evil]]
|-
|[[Virtue]]
|[[JohnPaul]]
|[[The Temple of JohnPaul]]
|-
|[[Wardancers]]
|[[Solanthas]]
|[[The Glade of the Wardancers]]
|-
|[[Watchers]]
|[[Primal]]
|[[The Temple of the Watchers]]
|-
|[[Wisdom]]
|[[Plato]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Wyld Hunt]]
|[[Katrana]]
|[[Within A Grand Hunting Lodge]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Aahz]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Caradoc]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Cytoxan]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Daliah]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Estrelle]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Grimace]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Hork]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Jaxxon]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Jerald]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Larry]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Masher]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Morimox]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Nayr]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Nicademus]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Shwartz]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Seraph]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Sinclair]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Slash]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Slyxx]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Splat]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Tamar]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Thor]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Whitehawk]]
|[[...]]
|}

Bard

2011-01-22T18:25:37Z

Whistler:

==Official Information==

Bards serve many diverse roles in life. They are entertainers, historians, explorers, trouble finders, trouble solvers, diplomats, curiosity seekers, tinkerers, and sometimes another sword in the fight. Given their various roles, and that they are seemingly into everyone's business, bards have learned from several disciplines. They fight enough to be at least somewhat competent with the sword. They have picked up enough magic here or there to cast an odd spell or two. And their curiosity may have taken them through a locked door or two, though that can be neither confirmed or denied. One day, the bard may be rubbing elbows with the common folk, ear to the ground for new adventure. That same bard may be in the company of kings and queens the next day.

As bards are the "glue" of society, all races have some version of the bard.

==Player-Supplied Information==

The bard is the most difficult character class to both to play, and to level. I would not recommend a bard as your first character in TFC, because it really is so difficult to play. It is so difficult, that since the inception of the class a few years back, NO ONE has as of yet Achieved the coveted maximum possible level. (Other character classes can usually max out with a couple months of play time.) Once you have tried some other characters, and have a handle on where and what is going on though, it can really prove to be a lot of fun. Over the years, I’ve tried my hand at all the possible class/race combinations, and have enjoyed none of them so much as I’ve enjoyed the bard.

The bard is NOT a combat class. If you are looking for a run and shoot, or a min-max pker, look elsewhere. The bard is designed to put the roleplay back into rpg. Whereas other characters can level simply by gaining xp (read ‘killing stuff’) the bard can only increase their spell casting level by finding and memorizing scrolls and scores—then casting some of the memorized spells. Their skill level can only be increased through the successful completion of progressively more difficult quests: Mobhunts, Mobmasteries, Location Quests, and performances. This means that if you’ve got a creative bent, or enjoy acting or writing, you’ll love playing a bard. If such is anathema to you, you don’t want to go this route. For me though, as I have said, this class has been the most fun.

So why play a bard if it’s so tough? Well, there are a few reasons. One is the challenge. Another is that bards can do a little bit of everything, with some exceptions. Bards cannot wear metal armor, dual wield, or use two handed weapons. (There has been a little discussion about changing certain aspects of this.) Bards CAN do some things which are normally class restricted. (For example, a bard can memorize the thug skill ‘rush’ which allows them to knock down an opponent at the beginning of combat.) Bards also have access to Lyricals, which are rare and sometimes powerful bard only scroll-type items. And finally, playing a bard can allow you to partially circumvent certain racial restrictions. Taking myself as an example, Halflings are normally disallowed to play mages, but as a bard, I have a number of Mage spells that I have learned, and use on a regular basis.

Bards do well in groups. Any person(s) grouped with a bard receive a special ‘fortified’ bonus. Yes, just hanging around us can make you feel better about yourself, and add to your confidence. Special bard ‘performance’ spells (distinct from quest performances)
Are also usually beneficial to grouped characters—for example, ‘perform managen blossoms’ vastly boosts the mana regeneration of those grouped with the bard—at a cost of rapid mana depletion for the bard him(/her)self.

Grouping with others also benefits the bard. It allows for much faster xp advancement than by solo play, and the bard can benefit greatly from the spells, skills and knowledge of others when they are location questing or mobhunting. (They may not undergo mobmastery quests while under the influence of others’ spells, and having a spell cast on you when attempting such a quest will result in a quest failure.)

The play is the thing though. If you choose to play a bard, really role play them. Does your bard have an ego? Are they an emo? Coward? Nuts? Lisp? Racist? Is their art form something other than song? (I havn’t seen a jester yet…) do they tumble, are they an acrobat, poet, mime? Do they stutter? (B-b-baby, you ain’t seen n-n-nothin’ yet…)
Come up with a role, really play it, and let the fun ensue….

-Whistler

==Rumor and Speculation==

None at this time.

[[Category:Classes]]

Bard

2011-01-22T18:24:56Z

Whistler:

==Official Information==

Bards serve many diverse roles in life. They are entertainers, historians, explorers, trouble finders, trouble solvers, diplomats, curiosity seekers, tinkerers, and sometimes another sword in the fight. Given their various roles, and that they are seemingly into everyone's business, bards have learned from several disciplines. They fight enough to be at least somewhat competent with the sword. They have picked up enough magic here or there to cast an odd spell or two. And their curiosity may have taken them through a locked door or two, though that can be neither confirmed or denied. One day, the bard may be rubbing elbows with the common folk, ear to the ground for new adventure. That same bard may be in the company of kings and queens the next day.

As bards are the "glue" of society, all races have some version of the bard.

==Player-Supplied Information==

The bard is the most difficult character class to both to play, and to level. I would not recommend a bard as your first character in TFC, because it really is so difficult to play. It is so difficult, that since the inception of the class a few years back, NO ONE has as of yet Achieved the coveted maximum possible level. (Other character classes can usually max out with a couple months of play time.) Once you have tried some other characters, and have a handle on where and what is going on though, it can really prove to be a lot of fun. Over the years, I’ve tried my hand at all the possible class/race combinations, and have enjoyed none of them so much as I’ve enjoyed the bard.

The bard is NOT a combat class. If you are looking for a run and shoot, or a min-max pker, look elsewhere. The bard is designed to put the roleplay back into rpg. Whereas other characters can level simply by gaining xp (read ‘killing stuff’) the bard can only increase their spell casting level by finding and memorizing scrolls and scores—then casting some of the memorized spells. Their skill level can only be increased through the successful completion of progressively more difficult quests: Mobhunts, Mobmasteries, Location Quests, and performances. This means that if you’ve got a creative bent, or enjoy acting or writing, you’ll love playing a bard. If such is anathema to you, you don’t want to go this route. For me though, as I have said, this class has been the most fun.

So why play a bard if it’s so tough? Well, there are a few reasons. One is the challenge. Another is that bards can do a little bit of everything, with some exceptions. Bards cannot wear metal armor, dual wield, or use two handed weapons. (There has been a little discussion about changing certain aspects of this.) Bards CAN do some things which are normally class restricted. (For example, a bard can memorize the thug skill ‘rush’ which allows them to knock down an opponent at the beginning of combat.) Bards also have access to Lyricals, which are rare and sometimes powerful bard only scroll-type items. And finally, playing a bard can allow you to partially circumvent certain racial restrictions. Taking myself as an example, Halflings are normally disallowed to play mages, but as a bard, I have a number of Mage spells that I have learned, and use on a regular basis.

Bards do well in groups. Any person(s) grouped with a bard receive a special ‘fortified’ bonus. Yes, just hanging around us can make you feel better about yourself, and add to your confidence. Special bard ‘performance’ spells (distinct from quest performances)
Are also usually beneficial to grouped characters—for example, ‘perform managen blossoms’ vastly boosts the mana regeneration of those grouped with the bard—at a cost of rapid mana depletion for the bard him(/her)self.

Grouping with others also benefits the bard. It allows for much faster xp advancement than by solo play, and the bard can benefit greatly from the spells, skills and knowledge of others when they are location questing or mobhunting. (They may not undergo mobmastery quests while under the influence of others’ spells, and having a spell cast on you when attempting such a quest will result in a quest failure.)

The play is the thing though. If you choose to play a bard, really role play them. Does your bard have an ego? Are they an emo? Coward? Nuts? Lisp? Racist? Is their art form something other than song? (I havn’t seen a jester yet…) do they tumble, are they an acrobat, poet, mime? Do they stutter? (B-b-baby, you ain’t seen n-n-nothin’ yet…)
Come up with a role, really play it, and let the fun ensue….
==Rumor and Speculation==

None at this time.

[[Category:Classes]]

Halfling

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People

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(In)Famous Individuals of The Final Challenge MUD 

== Immortals ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Immortal Rank
! Active
! Retired
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"| '''Ambassadors & Attendants'''
| ...
|
* [[Adso]]
* [[Azeworai]]
* [[Combee]]
* [[Cyrix]]
* [[Dadon]]
* [[Legionaire]]
* [[Malkav]]
* [[Mekt]]
* [[Natas]]
* [[Nina]]
* [[Raistlin]]
* [[Rudolf]]
* [[Steelblade]]
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;" |'''DemiGod/dess'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Boromir]], Lord of the Nexus
* [[Isolas]], Lord of the Nashite Order of the [[Magi]]
|
* [[Aahz]]
* [[Asia]], Goddess of [[Pain]]
* [[Artanis]], God of [[Mayhem]]
* [[Assilem]]
* [[Athorne]], God of the [[Brethren]]
* [[Bumblefoot]]
* [[Caradoc]]
* [[Cerebus]]
* [[Clue]], Lady of the [[Fellowship of Lore & Knowledge]]
* [[Coleman]], God of [[Mirth]]
* [[Cytoxan]]
* [[Daliah]]
* [[Dirkstrom]]
* [[Elladan]], Guildmaster of the [[Hand]]
* [[Estrelle]]
* [[Gavin]]
* [[Ginny]]
* [[Grimace]]
* [[Gryphon]], Lord of the [[Silver Fellowship]]
* [[Hork]]
* [[Ironbrain]]
* [[Jerald]]
* [[Kerriariadne]], Lord of the [[Dark]]
* [[Kim]], Goddess of the [[Slaves of the Heart]]
* [[Larry]]
* [[Majere]], Keeper of the [[Ivory Rose]]
* [[Masher]], Goddess of [[Integrity, Truth and Knowledge]]
* [[Morimox]]
* [[Mystaya]], Goddess of [[Insanity]]
* [[Nicademus]], Lord of the [[Wind]]
* [[Okk]], Guardian Spirit of [[Life's Blood]] and the [[Circle of Faces]]
* [[Ozmo]]
* [[Psykill]]
* [[Pyros]], Lord of [[Fire]]
* [[Raze]]
* [[Rhina]], Goddess of [[Nature]]
* [[Seraph]]
* [[Simon]]
* [[Slyxx]]
* [[Solanthas]] Goldleaf, Lord of the [[Wardancers]]
* [[Solaron]], Lord of the [[Mafia]]
* [[Splat]], the Falling God
* [[Torchbearer]], God of the [[Arcane]], God of the [[Dawnbringers]]
* [[Tiax]], Lord of the [[Defenders of the Sun]]
* [[Tripper]], Lord of the [[Tigers]]
* [[Triston]]
* [[Vorax]], Lord of [[Shadows]], Master of the [[Sanitarium]]
* [[Whitehawk]] Skylore
* [[Wylin]], Leader of the [[Enforcers]]
* [[Xavier]], God of the [[Draoi]]

|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"| '''Lesser God/dess'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Lycron]], Leader of the [[Crimson Sun]]
|
* [[Cordir]], Lady of the [[Chosen of Fate]]
* [[DarkClaw]], Lady of the [[Keepers of the Elements]]
* [[Foolkiller]], Lord of the [[Trinity]]
* [[JohnPaul]], Pope of [[Virtue]]
* [[Kalten]]
* [[Katrana]], Mistress of the [[Wyld Hunt]]
* [[Molo]], Arch-Lich of the [[Black Conclave]]
* [[Myronides]], Lord of the [[Tel'Quessir]]
* [[Plato]], God of [[Wisdom]]
* [[Robert]], God of [[Unity]]
* [[Sinclair]]
* [[Siren]]
* [[Slash]]
* [[Syla]], Goddess of [[Mischief]]
* [[Tel]], God of [[Passion]]
* [[Thaygar]], Lord of the [[Ebon Hand]], Also served as God+
* [[Zarous]], God of [[Adventure]]
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|'''God+ & Greater Gods'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Tamar]], Mistress of [[Dreams]]
* [[Thor]], Leader of the [[Guardians]]
* [[Tokugawa]], God of [[Balance]]
|
* [[Bliss]], Goddess of the [[Ash Moon Coven]]
* [[Darkmoon]]
* [[Jaxxon]]
* [[Khore]], Lord of the [[Kindred Vampyric]]
* [[Nalya]], Goddess of the [[PBS]]
* [[Natilena]], Goddess of the [[Stars]]
* [[Nayr]] the Wise
* [[Sirak]]
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"| '''Implementors'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Tynian]], Founder
|
* [[IvoryTiger]], Retired Founder
* [[Madman]], Retired Implementor
* [[Maurice]], Retired Founder
|-
|}

== Mortals ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Active
! Retired
|-
|''' A - C'''
| * [[Analay]], little blue vampire *Belsambar* * [[Arcanum Dra'sai]], Chosen Tempest of Forgotten Memories * [[Corri]], Poky Little Puppy, Triat Master * [[Clumsyfool]], Master of Mirth 
|-
| '''D - F'''
|
|
|-
| '''G - H'''
|
|
|-
| '''I - K'''
| * [[Korran]] * [[Kylor]] Stern, Bloo Ninja! WaaaTaaa!! 
| * [[Keller Amberlin D'Augustine]], Paladin of the Passionate 
|-
| '''L - N'''
| * [[Mortimer]] *
| * [[Lanfear Daermon N'a'shezbaernon]], Wyld Enchantress of Fate * [[Lily]], Shaman * [[Nyx]], Faileas Dhan, Ebon Hand of Fate, Triat Master 
|-
| '''O - Q'''
| * [[Pitt]]
|
|-
| '''R - T'''
| * [[ Rufus ]], Kindred Blade of Nexus * [[Soloban]], Troublemagnet of the Nexus * [[Taylor]] of Nexus 
| * [[Saran Cerementi]], also known as Saran al-Ashari 
|-
| '''U - W'''
| * [[Wistom]] * [[Whistler]] neg xp Skald of the Nashite Magi
| * [[Vecna]] the Arch Mage of the Gray Vortex
|-
| '''X - Z'''
|
|
|}

== Followings ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Following
! Immortal
! Temple
|-
|[[Arcane]] (1st fol)
|[[Torchbearer]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Adventure]]
|[[Zarous]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Ash Moon Coven]]
|[[Bliss]]
|[[Bathed in Moonlight]]
|-
|[[Balance]]
|[[Tokugawa]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Black Conclave]]
|[[Molo]]
|[[The Mausoleum of Molo, the Arch-Lich]]
|-
|[[Brethren]]
|[[Athorne]]
|[[The Fortress of the Brethren]]
|-
|[[Chaos]]
|[[Natas]]
|[[The Pit of Chaos]]
|-
|[[Children of the Light]]
|[[Solaron]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Chosen of Fate]] (1st & 2nd Fol)
|[[Cordir]]
|[[The Sanctuary of Fate]]
|-
|[[Circle of Faces]] (2nd Fol)
|[[Okk]]
|[[The Hallowed Ground of Okk, The Guardian Spirit]]
|-
|[[Circus]]
|[[Oxide]]
|[[The Circus Tent]]
|-
|[[Court of Justice]]
|[[Cerebus]]
|[[Cerebus's Temple]]
|-
|[[Clan Chiselhammer]]
|[[Simon]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Crimson Sun]]
|[[Lycron]]
|[[The Temple of the Crimson Sun]]
|-
|[[Dark Mist]]
|[[Siren]]
|[[Siren's Temple]]
|-
|[[Dark]]
|[[Kerriariadne]]
|[[The Great Sequoia]]
|-
|[[Darkness]]
|[[Darkmoon]]
|[[Darkmoon's Temple]]
|-
|[[Dawnbringers]](2nd Fol)
|[[Torchbearer]]
|[[A Hidden Meadow]]
|-
|[[Defenders of the Sun]]
|[[Tiax]]
|[[Within The Light]]
|-
|[[Draoi]]
|[[Xavier]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Ebon Hand]] (1st Fol)
|[[Thaygar]]
|[[Thaygar's Temple]]
|-
|[[Enforcers]]
|[[Wylin]]
|[[A Rowdy Saloon]]
|-
|[[Fellowship of Lore and Knowledge]](FoLK)
|[[Clue]]
|[[The Refuge of the FoLK]]
|-
|[[Fire]]
|[[Pyros]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Flying Tigers]]
|[[Lorna]]
|[[The Temple of Lorna]]
|-
|[[HAND]]
|[[Elladan]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Honor]]
|[[Assilem]]
|[[Assilem's Temple]]
|-
|[[House Jhereg]]
|[[Ozmo]]
|[[Ozmo's Temple]]
|-
|[[House LionHeart]]
|[[Slayer]]
|[[Slayer's Temple]]
|-
|[[Insanity]]
|[[Mystaya]]
|[[The Insane Asylum]]
|-
|[[Ivory Rose]]
|[[Kalten]]
|[[Kalten's Temple & Office]]
|-
|[[Keepers of the Elements]] (KotE)
|[[DarkClaw]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Kindred Vampyric]]
|[[Khore]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Knowledge]]
|[[Agape]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Life's Blood]] (1st Fol)
|[[Okk]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Light]]
|[[Farin]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Madness]]
|[[Madman]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Mafia]]
|[[Solaron]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Magi]]
|[[Isolas]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Mayhem]]
|[[Artanis]]
|[[The Playground of Mayhem]]
|-
|[[Mirth]]
|[[Coleman]]
|[[Coleman's Temple]]
|-
|[[Mischief]]
|[[Syla]]
|[[Syla's Temple]]
|-
|[[Mystery]]
|[[Bumblefoot]]
|[[Bumblefoot's Burrow]]
|-
|[[Nashites]]
|[[Sirak]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Nature]] (1st & 2nd)
|[[Rhina]]
|[[Rhina's Temple]] & [[A Stand of Hazelnuts]]
|-
|[[Nexus]]
|[[Boromir]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Order of the Golden Flame]]
|[[Tel]]
|[[The Main Hall of Torkheim Cathedral]]
|-
|[[Pain]]
|[[Asia]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Panthers]]
|[[Pixel]]
|[[Pixel's Temple]]
|-
|[[Phalanx of Blood]]
|[[Gavin]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[PBS]] (Pink Bunny Slippers)
|[[Nalya]]
|[[Nalya's Temple]]
|-
|[[Protectors of the Flame]]
|[[Raze]]
|[[Raze's Temple]]
|-
|[[Rose Path]]
|[[Majere]]
|[[The Temple of the Rose]]
|-
|[[Sanitarium]]
|[[Vorax]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Shadows]]
|[[Vorax]]
|[[The Sacred Lair of the Shadows]]
|-
|[[Silver Fellowship]]
|[[Gryphon]]
|[[The Sanctuary of the Silver Fellowship]]
|-
|[[Sin]]
|[[Triston]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Slaves of the Heart]] (2nd Fol)
|[[Kim]]
|[[The Slave Den]]
|-
|[[Stars]]
|[[Natilena]]
|[[Home]]
|-
|[[Syndicate]]
|[[Ironbrain]]
|[[The Holy Temple of the Syndicate of Assassins]]
|-
|[[Tel'Quessir]]
|[[Myronides]]
|[[The Temple of the Elements]]
|-
|[[Templars]]
|[[Dirkstrom]]
|[[Dirkstrom's Temple]]
|-
|[[Tigers]]
|[[Tripper]]
|[[The Tiger Den]]
|-
|[[Trinity]]
|[[Foolkiller]]
|[[Foolkiller's Temple]]
|-
|[[Unity]]
|[[Robert]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[University of Evil]]
|[[Ginny]]
|[[The University of Evil]]
|-
|[[Virtue]]
|[[JohnPaul]]
|[[The Temple of JohnPaul]]
|-
|[[Wardancers]]
|[[Solanthas]]
|[[The Glade of the Wardancers]]
|-
|[[Watchers]]
|[[Primal]]
|[[The Temple of the Watchers]]
|-
|[[Wisdom]]
|[[Plato]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Wyld Hunt]]
|[[Katrana]]
|[[Within A Grand Hunting Lodge]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Aahz]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Caradoc]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Cytoxan]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Daliah]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Estrelle]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Grimace]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Hork]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Jaxxon]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Jerald]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Larry]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Masher]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Morimox]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Nayr]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Nicademus]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Shwartz]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Seraph]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Sinclair]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Slash]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Slyxx]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Splat]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Tamar]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Thor]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[...]]
|[[Whitehawk]]
|[[...]]
|}

People

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== Immortals ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Immortal Rank
! Active
! Retired
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"| '''Ambassadors & Attendants'''
| ...
|
* [[Adso]]
* [[Azeworai]]
* [[Combee]]
* [[Cyrix]]
* [[Dadon]]
* [[Legionaire]]
* [[Malkav]]
* [[Mekt]]
* [[Natas]]
* [[Nina]]
* [[Raistlin]]
* [[Rudolf]]
* [[Steelblade]]
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;" |'''DemiGod/dess'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Boromir]], Lord of the Nexus
* [[Isolas]], Lord of the Nashite Order of the [[Magi]]
|
* [[Aahz]]
* [[Asia]], Goddess of [[Pain]]
* [[Artanis]], God of [[Mayhem]]
* [[Assilem]]
* [[Athorne]], God of the [[Brethren]]
* [[Bumblefoot]]
* [[Caradoc]]
* [[Cerebus]]
* [[Clue]], Lady of the [[Fellowship of Lore & Knowledge]]
* [[Coleman]], God of [[Mirth]]
* [[Cytoxan]]
* [[Daliah]]
* [[Dirkstrom]]
* [[Elladan]], Guildmaster of the [[Hand]]
* [[Estrelle]]
* [[Gavin]]
* [[Ginny]]
* [[Grimace]]
* [[Gryphon]], Lord of the [[Silver Fellowship]]
* [[Hork]]
* [[Ironbrain]]
* [[Jerald]]
* [[Kerriariadne]], Lord of the [[Dark]]
* [[Kim]], Goddess of the [[Slaves of the Heart]]
* [[Larry]]
* [[Majere]], Keeper of the [[Ivory Rose]]
* [[Masher]], Goddess of [[Integrity, Truth and Knowledge]]
* [[Morimox]]
* [[Mystaya]], Goddess of [[Insanity]]
* [[Nicademus]], Lord of the [[Wind]]
* [[Okk]], Guardian Spirit of [[Life's Blood]] and the [[Circle of Faces]]
* [[Ozmo]]
* [[Psykill]]
* [[Pyros]], Lord of [[Fire]]
* [[Raze]]
* [[Rhina]], Goddess of [[Nature]]
* [[Seraph]]
* [[Simon]]
* [[Slyxx]]
* [[Solanthas]] Goldleaf, Lord of the [[Wardancers]]
* [[Solaron]], Lord of the [[Mafia]]
* [[Splat]], the Falling God
* [[Torchbearer]], God of the [[Arcane]], God of the [[Dawnbringers]]
* [[Tiax]], Lord of the [[Defenders of the Sun]]
* [[Tripper]], Lord of the [[Tigers]]
* [[Triston]]
* [[Vorax]], Lord of [[Shadows]], Master of the [[Sanitarium]]
* [[Whitehawk]] Skylore
* [[Wylin]], Leader of the [[Enforcers]]
* [[Xavier]], God of the [[Draoi]]

|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"| '''Lesser God/dess'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Lycron]], Leader of the [[Crimson Sun]]
|
* [[Cordir]], Lady of the [[Chosen of Fate]]
* [[DarkClaw]], Lady of the [[Keepers of the Elements]]
* [[Foolkiller]], Lord of the [[Trinity]]
* [[JohnPaul]], Pope of [[Virtue]]
* [[Kalten]]
* [[Katrana]], Mistress of the [[Wyld Hunt]]
* [[Molo]], Arch-Lich of the [[Black Conclave]]
* [[Myronides]], Lord of the [[Tel'Quessir]]
* [[Plato]], God of [[Wisdom]]
* [[Robert]], God of [[Unity]]
* [[Sinclair]]
* [[Siren]]
* [[Slash]]
* [[Syla]], Goddess of [[Mischief]]
* [[Tel]], God of [[Passion]]
* [[Thaygar]], Lord of the [[Ebon Hand]], Also served as God+
* [[Zarous]], God of [[Adventure]]
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|'''God+ & Greater Gods'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Tamar]], Mistress of [[Dreams]]
* [[Thor]], Leader of the [[Guardians]]
* [[Tokugawa]], God of [[Balance]]
|
* [[Bliss]], Goddess of the [[Ash Moon Coven]]
* [[Darkmoon]]
* [[Jaxxon]]
* [[Khore]], Lord of the [[Kindred Vampyric]]
* [[Nalya]], Goddess of the [[PBS]]
* [[Natilena]], Goddess of the [[Stars]]
* [[Nayr]] the Wise
* [[Sirak]]
|-
|style=" vertical-align:top;"| '''Implementors'''
|style=" vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Tynian]], Founder
|
* [[IvoryTiger]], Retired Founder
* [[Madman]], Retired Implementor
* [[Maurice]], Retired Founder
|-
|}

== Mortals ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Active
! Retired
|-
|''' A - C'''
| * [[Analay]], little blue vampire *Belsambar* * [[Arcanum Dra'sai]], Chosen Tempest of Forgotten Memories * [[Corri]], Poky Little Puppy, Triat Master * [[Clumsyfool]], Master of Mirth 
|-
| '''D - F'''
|
|
|-
| '''G - H'''
|
|
|-
| '''I - K'''
| * [[Korran]] * [[Kylor]] Stern, Bloo Ninja! WaaaTaaa!! 
| * [[Keller Amberlin D'Augustine]], Paladin of the Passionate 
|-
| '''L - N'''
| * [[Mortimer]] *
| * [[Lanfear Daermon N'a'shezbaernon]], Wyld Enchantress of Fate * [[Lily]], Shaman * [[Nyx]], Faileas Dhan, Ebon Hand of Fate, Triat Master 
|-
| '''O - Q'''
| * [[Pitt]]
|
|-
| '''R - T'''
| * [[ Rufus ]], Kindred Blade of Nexus * [[Soloban]], Troublemagnet of the Nexus * [[Taylor]] of Nexus 
| * [[Saran Cerementi]], also known as Saran al-Ashari 
|-
| '''U - W'''
| * [[Wistom]]
| * [[Whistler]] neg xp Skald of the Nashite Magi
| * [[Vecna]] the Arch Mage of the Gray Vortex
|-
| '''X - Z'''
|
|
|}

== Followings ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Following
! Immortal
! Temple
|-
|[[Arcane]] (1st fol)
|[[Torchbearer]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Adventure]]
|[[Zarous]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Ash Moon Coven]]
|[[Bliss]]
|[[Bathed in Moonlight]]
|-
|[[Balance]]
|[[Tokugawa]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Black Conclave]]
|[[Molo]]
|[[The Mausoleum of Molo, the Arch-Lich]]
|-
|[[Brethren]]
|[[Athorne]]
|[[The Fortress of the Brethren]]
|-
|[[Chaos]]
|[[Natas]]
|[[The Pit of Chaos]]
|-
|[[Children of the Light]]
|[[Solaron]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Chosen of Fate]] (1st & 2nd Fol)
|[[Cordir]]
|[[The Sanctuary of Fate]]
|-
|[[Circle of Faces]] (2nd Fol)
|[[Okk]]
|[[The Hallowed Ground of Okk, The Guardian Spirit]]
|-
|[[Circus]]
|[[Oxide]]
|[[The Circus Tent]]
|-
|[[Court of Justice]]
|[[Cerebus]]
|[[Cerebus's Temple]]
|-
|[[Clan Chiselhammer]]
|[[Simon]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Crimson Sun]]
|[[Lycron]]
|[[The Temple of the Crimson Sun]]
|-
|[[Dark Mist]]
|[[Siren]]
|[[Siren's Temple]]
|-
|[[Dark]]
|[[Kerriariadne]]
|[[The Great Sequoia]]
|-
|[[Darkness]]
|[[Darkmoon]]
|[[Darkmoon's Temple]]
|-
|[[Dawnbringers]](2nd Fol)
|[[Torchbearer]]
|[[A Hidden Meadow]]
|-
|[[Defenders of the Sun]]
|[[Tiax]]
|[[Within The Light]]
|-
|[[Draoi]]
|[[Xavier]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Ebon Hand]] (1st Fol)
|[[Thaygar]]
|[[Thaygar's Temple]]
|-
|[[Enforcers]]
|[[Wylin]]
|[[A Rowdy Saloon]]
|-
|[[Fellowship of Lore and Knowledge]](FoLK)
|[[Clue]]
|[[The Refuge of the FoLK]]
|-
|[[Fire]]
|[[Pyros]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Flying Tigers]]
|[[Lorna]]
|[[The Temple of Lorna]]
|-
|[[HAND]]
|[[Elladan]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Honor]]
|[[Assilem]]
|[[Assilem's Temple]]
|-
|[[House Jhereg]]
|[[Ozmo]]
|[[Ozmo's Temple]]
|-
|[[House LionHeart]]
|[[Slayer]]
|[[Slayer's Temple]]
|-
|[[Insanity]]
|[[Mystaya]]
|[[The Insane Asylum]]
|-
|[[Ivory Rose]]
|[[Kalten]]
|[[Kalten's Temple & Office]]
|-
|[[Keepers of the Elements]] (KotE)
|[[DarkClaw]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Kindred Vampyric]]
|[[Khore]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Knowledge]]
|[[Agape]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Life's Blood]] (1st Fol)
|[[Okk]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Light]]
|[[Farin]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Madness]]
|[[Madman]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Mafia]]
|[[Solaron]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Magi]]
|[[Isolas]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Mayhem]]
|[[Artanis]]
|[[The Playground of Mayhem]]
|-
|[[Mirth]]
|[[Coleman]]
|[[Coleman's Temple]]
|-
|[[Mischief]]
|[[Syla]]
|[[Syla's Temple]]
|-
|[[Mystery]]
|[[Bumblefoot]]
|[[Bumblefoot's Burrow]]
|-
|[[Nashites]]
|[[Sirak]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Nature]] (1st & 2nd)
|[[Rhina]]
|[[Rhina's Temple]] & [[A Stand of Hazelnuts]]
|-
|[[Nexus]]
|[[Boromir]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Order of the Golden Flame]]
|[[Tel]]
|[[The Main Hall of Torkheim Cathedral]]
|-
|[[Pain]]
|[[Asia]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[Panthers]]
|[[Pixel]]
|[[Pixel's Temple]]
|-
|[[Phalanx of Blood]]
|[[Gavin]]
|[[...]]
|-
|[[PBS]] (Pink Bunny Slippers)
|[[Nalya]]
|[[Nalya's Temple]]
|-
|[[Protectors of the Flame]]
|[[Raze]]
|[[Raze's Temple]]
|-
|[[Rose Path]]
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User:Whistler

2011-01-22T17:02:38Z

Whistler:

The town of Hovelton is known for a number of things. It is a major thoroughfare through the vortex, it has an ever vigilant town security force, and boasts two excellent inns. It is also the town in which I grew up.

My father was the town brewer, hence my christened name, “Willam Brewer.”
As a youth, my familial responsibilities included assisting the family business by making deliveries to the local inns. People would come to the inns from the farthest places in the realms, places distant and mysterious to a young Halfling. Rogues and Warriors of every race would come and tell their tales, as would the most intriguing and mysterious to me, the mages. I decided that some day, I would run away and become a great mage myself.

Unfortunately, as I soon learned, the ways of wizardry are not open to all who would seek them. My father tried to explain it to me in his own fashion; he told me, “Them ferrin’ ways don’t work for us halflin’s boy, so jes’ quit yer lollygagin’ ‘n dreamin’ an’ get that cask o’ ale down to the Green Dragon.”

That simple line, delivered so offhandedly in my fathers no nonsense tone, devastated me, dashing my hopes of escape from my life of drudgery to one of excitement and adventure. So I returned to my task at hand, the drudgery of my day to day life, and tried ever so hard to let my dreams of magehood fade.

I talked with others, both around the town and at the inns when making deliveries, and thereby discovered that my father’s claim seemed to be true. There simply had never been a Halfling mage. Similarly, such magics seemed elusive to others—Giant kin, Ogres, even to gnomes. My hopes refused to fade though, even in the face of my racial inadequacies.

One secret hope I held was that there might be some magic item that could grant my wish of magehood. (Over the years, I’ve reflected on the foolishness of such childhood dreams, but think that therein lies the root of my continued fascination with the forging of magic items.)

This fascination of Magical Items was further fed each time I would come across Nevyn, during my deliveries. When the great bard played, his lute would glow with a magical light. I thought it a great secret that I had uncovered, that since the bard was human, he must really be a mage, but hid this behind his music. On asking him where he found such a wondrous magic item, he informed me with a kindly chuckle that “All good bards forge their own instruments.”

I loved his performances, his music. I loved to hear his songs and tales, and looked ever so forward to his next appearance in our town. When he would play a tune known to me, I’d whistle along in counterpoint, to his half-hidden amusement. It was he who first called me ‘Whistler,’ and the name simply stuck. Once he told me that I should take care what tunes I whistled, since I might whistle up a storm. I thought he teased me in this, as ‘the sorry Halfling who would be mage.’ I knew not what wisdom he had tried to impart.

So embarrassed was I, that I avoided him for a time thereafter. Then one day I heard of another bard playing at The Ivy Bush. This one was no human, he was an Ogre! Curiosity overwhelmed me so much I had to see this for myself. Ogres I knew, could no more be mages than could Halflings, so why, I wondered, would one pretend that he wasn’t a mage by singing songs?

Oook’s voice filled the common room. (Actually, just the size of the Ogre more than half filled the room by simply being in it.) He stood hunched just below the rafters, and the deep tones of his voice penetrated the very stones. He held no glowing lute, he was neither human, nor elf—he could not possibly be a mage, but the aura of magic about him was as strong as any human mage I had seen. How could this be? I caught him as he took his leave to query him on this.

The ogre laughed at my innocent ignorance. “Silly Boy,” he told me, “The Magic is in the Song, not the blood.” I stood stunned—embarrassed by my ignorance and awe struck by the implication. I had found the key to magic, and it had been staring me in the face for years. My greatest dreams could be realized, all I had to do was follow the path set before me.

General Info:

Whistler is a Single Male Halfling ISO love, music, and magical items.
His hobbies include singing and songwriting, and avoiding Pkers.
(He’s a lover, not a fighter.)
His greatest strength is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure.
His greatest weakness is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure.
He currently struggles to overcome his addictions to magical potions and pills while attempting to forge magical items of Artifact Strength.
He has written and performed many songs which can be found at:
http://forums.tfcmud.com/blog.php/622?blogcategoryid=9
He continues to write songs for individuals on a contract basis.

User:Whistler

2011-01-22T17:01:17Z

Whistler:

The town of Hovelton is known for a number of things. It is a major thoroughfare through the vortex, it has an ever vigilant town security force, and boasts two excellent inns. It is also the town in which I grew up.

My father was the town brewer, hence my christened name, “Willam Brewer.”
As a youth, my familial responsibilities included assisting the family business by making deliveries to the local inns. People would come to the inns from the farthest places in the realms, places distant and mysterious to a young Halfling. Rogues and Warriors of every race would come and tell their tales, as would the most intriguing and mysterious to me, the mages. I decided that some day, I would run away and become a great mage myself.

Unfortunately, as I soon learned, the ways of wizardry are not open to all who would seek them. My father tried to explain it to me in his own fashion; he told me, “Them ferrin’ ways don’t work for us halflin’s boy, so jes’ quit yer lollygagin’ ‘n dreamin’ an’ get that cask o’ ale down to the Green Dragon.”
That simple line, delivered so offhandedly in my fathers no nonsense tone, devastated me, dashing my hopes of escape from my life of drudgery to one of excitement and adventure. So I returned to my task at hand, the drudgery of my day to day life, and tried ever so hard to let my dreams of magehood fade.
I talked with others, both around the town and at the inns when making deliveries, and thereby discovered that my father’s claim seemed to be true. There simply had never been a Halfling mage. Similarly, such magics seemed elusive to others—Giant kin, Ogres, even to gnomes. My hopes refused to fade though, even in the face of my racial inadequacies.
One secret hope I held was that there might be some magic item that could grant my wish of magehood. (Over the years, I’ve reflected on the foolishness of such childhood dreams, but think that therein lies the root of my continued fascination with the forging of magic items.)
This fascination of Magical Items was further fed each time I would come across Nevyn, during my deliveries. When the great bard played, his lute would glow with a magical light. I thought it a great secret that I had uncovered, that since the bard was human, he must really be a mage, but hid this behind his music. On asking him where he found such a wondrous magic item, he informed me with a kindly chuckle that “All good bards forge their own instruments.”
I loved his performances, his music. I loved to hear his songs and tales, and looked ever so forward to his next appearance in our town. When he would play a tune known to me, I’d whistle along in counterpoint, to his half-hidden amusement. It was he who first called me ‘Whistler,’ and the name simply stuck. Once he told me that I should take care what tunes I whistled, since I might whistle up a storm. I thought he teased me in this, as ‘the sorry Halfling who would be mage.’ I knew not what wisdom he had tried to impart.
So embarrassed was I, that I avoided him for a time thereafter. Then one day I heard of another bard playing at The Ivy Bush. This one was no human, he was an Ogre! Curiosity overwhelmed me so much I had to see this for myself. Ogres I knew, could no more be mages than could Halflings, so why, I wondered, would one pretend that he wasn’t a mage by singing songs?
Oook’s voice filled the common room. (Actually, just the size of the Ogre more than half filled the room by simply being in it.) He stood hunched just below the rafters, and the deep tones of his voice penetrated the very stones. He held no glowing lute, he was neither human, nor elf—he could not possibly be a mage, but the aura of magic about him was as strong as any human mage I had seen. How could this be? I caught him as he took his leave to query him on this.
The ogre laughed at my innocent ignorance. “Silly Boy,” he told me, “The Magic is in the Song, not the blood.” I stood stunned—embarrassed by my ignorance and awe struck by the implication. I had found the key to magic, and it had been staring me in the face for years. My greatest dreams could be realized, all I had to do was follow the path set before me.

General Info:

Whistler is a Single Male Halfling ISO love, music, and magical items.
His hobbies include singing and songwriting, and avoiding Pkers.
(He’s a lover, not a fighter.)
His greatest strength is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure.
His greatest weakness is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure.
He currently struggles to overcome his addictions to magical potions and pills while attempting to forge magical items of Artifact Strength.
He has written and performed many songs which can be found at:
http://forums.tfcmud.com/blog.php/622?blogcategoryid=9
He continues to write songs for individuals on a contract basis.

User:Whistler

2011-01-22T16:56:35Z

Whistler:

The town of Hovelton is known for a number of things. It is a major thoroughfare through the vortex, it has an ever vigilant town security force, and boasts two excellent inns. It is also the town in which I grew up.
My father was the town brewer, hence my christened name, “Willam Brewer.”
As a youth, my familial responsibilities included assisting the family business by making deliveries to the local inns. People would come to the inns from the farthest places in the realms, places distant and mysterious to a young Halfling. Rogues and Warriors of every race would come and tell their tales, as would the most intriguing and mysterious to me, the mages. I decided that some day, I would run away and become a great mage myself.
Unfortunately, as I soon learned, the ways of wizardry are not open to all who would seek them. My father tried to explain it to me in his own fashion; he told me, “Them ferrin’ ways don’t work for us halflin’s boy, so jes’ quit yer lollygagin’ ‘n dreamin’ an’ get that cask o’ ale down to the Green Dragon.”
That simple line, delivered so offhandedly in my fathers no nonsense tone, devastated me, dashing my hopes of escape from my life of drudgery to one of excitement and adventure. So I returned to my task at hand, the drudgery of my day to day life, and tried ever so hard to let my dreams of magehood fade.
I talked with others, both around the town and at the inns when making deliveries, and thereby discovered that my father’s claim seemed to be true. There simply had never been a Halfling mage. Similarly, such magics seemed elusive to others—Giant kin, Ogres, even to gnomes. My hopes refused to fade though, even in the face of my racial inadequacies.
One secret hope I held was that there might be some magic item that could grant my wish of magehood. (Over the years, I’ve reflected on the foolishness of such childhood dreams, but think that therein lies the root of my continued fascination with the forging of magic items.)
This fascination of Magical Items was further fed each time I would come across Nevyn, during my deliveries. When the great bard played, his lute would glow with a magical light. I thought it a great secret that I had uncovered, that since the bard was human, he must really be a mage, but hid this behind his music. On asking him where he found such a wondrous magic item, he informed me with a kindly chuckle that “All good bards forge their own instruments.”
I loved his performances, his music. I loved to hear his songs and tales, and looked ever so forward to his next appearance in our town. When he would play a tune known to me, I’d whistle along in counterpoint, to his half-hidden amusement. It was he who first called me ‘Whistler,’ and the name simply stuck. Once he told me that I should take care what tunes I whistled, since I might whistle up a storm. I thought he teased me in this, as ‘the sorry Halfling who would be mage.’ I knew not what wisdom he had tried to impart.
So embarrassed was I, that I avoided him for a time thereafter. Then one day I heard of another bard playing at The Ivy Bush. This one was no human, he was an Ogre! Curiosity overwhelmed me so much I had to see this for myself. Ogres I knew, could no more be mages than could Halflings, so why, I wondered, would one pretend that he wasn’t a mage by singing songs?
Oook’s voice filled the common room. (Actually, just the size of the Ogre more than half filled the room by simply being in it.) He stood hunched just below the rafters, and the deep tones of his voice penetrated the very stones. He held no glowing lute, he was neither human, nor elf—he could not possibly be a mage, but the aura of magic about him was as strong as any human mage I had seen. How could this be? I caught him as he took his leave to query him on this.
The ogre laughed at my innocent ignorance. “Silly Boy,” he told me, “The Magic is in the Song, not the blood.” I stood stunned—embarrassed by my ignorance and awe struck by the implication. I had found the key to magic, and it had been staring me in the face for years. My greatest dreams could be realized, all I had to do was follow the path set before me.

General Info:

Whistler is a Single Male Halfling ISO love, music, and magical items.
His hobbies include singing and songwriting, and avoiding Pkers.
(He’s a lover, not a fighter.)
His greatest strength is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure.
His greatest weakness is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure.
He currently struggles to overcome his addictions to magical potions and pills while attempting to forge magical items of Artifact Strength.
He has written and performed many songs which can be found at:
http://forums.tfcmud.com/blog.php/622?blogcategoryid=9
He continues to write songs for individuals on a contract basis.

User:Whistler

2011-01-22T16:55:14Z

Whistler:

The town of Hovelton is known for a number of things. It is a major thoroughfare through the vortex, it has an ever vigilant town security force, and boasts two excellent inns. It is also the town in which I grew up.
My father was the town brewer, hence my christened name, “Willam Brewer.”
As a youth, my familial responsibilities included assisting the family business by making deliveries to the local inns. People would come to the inns from the farthest places in the realms, places distant and mysterious to a young Halfling. Rogues and Warriors of every race would come and tell their tales, as would the most intriguing and mysterious to me, the mages. I decided that some day, I would run away and become a great mage myself.
Unfortunately, as I soon learned, the ways of wizardry are not open to all who would seek them. My father tried to explain it to me in his own fashion; he told me, “Them ferrin’ ways don’t work for us halflin’s boy, so jes’ quit yer lollygagin’ ‘n dreamin’ an’ get that cask o’ ale down to the Green Dragon.”
That simple line, delivered so offhandedly in my fathers no nonsense tone, devastated me, dashing my hopes of escape from my life of drudgery to one of excitement and adventure. So I returned to my task at hand, the drudgery of my day to day life, and tried ever so hard to let my dreams of magehood fade.
I talked with others, both around the town and at the inns when making deliveries, and thereby discovered that my father’s claim seemed to be true. There simply had never been a Halfling mage. Similarly, such magics seemed elusive to others—Giant kin, Ogres, even to gnomes. My hopes refused to fade though, even in the face of my racial inadequacies.
One secret hope I held was that there might be some magic item that could grant my wish of magehood. (Over the years, I’ve reflected on the foolishness of such childhood dreams, but think that therein lies the root of my continued fascination with the forging of magic items.)
This fascination of Magical Items was further fed each time I would come across Nevyn, during my deliveries. When the great bard played, his lute would glow with a magical light. I thought it a great secret that I had uncovered, that since the bard was human, he must really be a mage, but hid this behind his music. On asking him where he found such a wondrous magic item, he informed me with a kindly chuckle that “All good bards forge their own instruments.”
I loved his performances, his music. I loved to hear his songs and tales, and looked ever so forward to his next appearance in our town. When he would play a tune known to me, I’d whistle along in counterpoint, to his half-hidden amusement. It was he who first called me ‘Whistler,’ and the name simply stuck. Once he told me that I should take care what tunes I whistled, since I might whistle up a storm. I thought he teased me in this, as ‘the sorry Halfling who would be mage.’ I knew not what wisdom he had tried to impart.
So embarrassed was I, that I avoided him for a time thereafter. Then one day I heard of another bard playing at The Ivy Bush. This one was no human, he was an Ogre! Curiosity overwhelmed me so much I had to see this for myself. Ogres I knew, could no more be mages than could Halflings, so why, I wondered, would one pretend that he wasn’t a mage by singing songs?
Oook’s voice filled the common room. (Actually, just the size of the Ogre more than half filled the room by simply being in it.) He stood hunched just below the rafters, and the deep tones of his voice penetrated the very stones. He held no glowing lute, he was neither human, nor elf—he could not possibly be a mage, but the aura of magic about him was as strong as any human mage I had seen. How could this be? I caught him as he took his leave to query him on this.
The ogre laughed at my innocent ignorance. “Silly Boy,” he told me, “The Magic is in the Song, not the blood.” I stood stunned—embarrassed by my ignorance and awe struck by the implication. I had found the key to magic, and it had been staring me in the face for years. My greatest dreams could be realized, all I had to do was follow the path set before me.

General Info:

Whistler is a Single Male Halfling ISO love, music, and magical items.
His hobbies include singing and songwriting, and avoiding Pkers.
(He’s a lover, not a fighter.)
His greatest strength is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure.
His greatest weakness is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure.
He currently struggles to overcome his addictions to magical potions and pills while attempting to forge magical items of Artifact Strength.
He has written and performed many songs which can be found at:
http://forums.tfcmud.com/blog.php/622?blogcategoryid=9
He continues to write songs for individuals on a contract basis.

User:Whistler

2011-01-22T16:52:59Z

The town of Hovelton is known for a number of things. It is a major thoroughfare through the vortex, it has an ever vigilant town security force, and boasts two excellent inns. It is also the town in which I grew up.

My father was the town brewer, hence my christened name, “Willam Brewer.”
As a youth, my familial responsibilities included assisting the family business by making deliveries to the local inns. People would come to the inns from the farthest places in the realms, places distant and mysterious to a young Halfling. Rogues and Warriors of every race would come and tell their tales, as would the most intriguing and mysterious to me, the mages. I decided that some day, I would run away and become a great mage myself.

Unfortunately, as I soon learned, the ways of wizardry are not open to all who would seek them. My father tried to explain it to me in his own fashion; he told me, “Them ferrin’ ways don’t work for us halflin’s boy, so jes’ quit yer lollygagin’ ‘n dreamin’ an’ get that cask o’ ale down to the Green Dragon.”

That simple line, delivered so offhandedly in my fathers no nonsense tone, devastated me, dashing my hopes of escape from my life of drudgery to one of excitement and adventure. So I returned to my task at hand, the drudgery of my day to day life, and tried ever so hard to let my dreams of magehood fade.

I talked with others, both around the town and at the inns when making deliveries, and thereby discovered that my father’s claim seemed to be true. There simply had never been a Halfling mage. Similarly, such magics seemed elusive to others—Giant kin, Ogres, even to gnomes. My hopes refused to fade though, even in the face of my racial inadequacies.

One secret hope I held was that there might be some magic item that could grant my wish of magehood. (Over the years, I’ve reflected on the foolishness of such childhood dreams, but think that therein lies the root of my continued fascination with the forging of magic items.)

This fascination of Magical Items was further fed each time I would come across Nevyn, during my deliveries. When the great bard played, his lute would glow with a magical light. I thought it a great secret that I had uncovered, that since the bard was human, he must really be a mage, but hid this behind his music. On asking him where he found such a wondrous magic item, he informed me with a kindly chuckle that “All good bards forge their own instruments.”

I loved his performances, his music. I loved to hear his songs and tales, and looked ever so forward to his next appearance in our town. When he would play a tune known to me, I’d whistle along in counterpoint, to his half-hidden amusement. It was he who first called me ‘Whistler,’ and the name simply stuck. Once he told me that I should take care what tunes I whistled, since I might whistle up a storm. I thought he teased me in this, as ‘the sorry Halfling who would be mage.’ I knew not what wisdom he had tried to impart.

So embarrassed was I, that I avoided him for a time thereafter. Then one day I heard of another bard playing at The Ivy Bush. This one was no human, he was an Ogre! Curiosity overwhelmed me so much I had to see this for myself. Ogres I knew, could no more be mages than could Halflings, so why, I wondered, would one pretend that he wasn’t a mage by singing songs?

Oook’s voice filled the common room. (Actually, just the size of the Ogre more than half filled the room by simply being in it.) He stood hunched just below the rafters, and the deep tones of his voice penetrated the very stones. He held no glowing lute, he was neither human, nor elf—he could not possibly be a mage, but the aura of magic about him was as strong as any human mage I had seen. How could this be? I caught him as he took his leave to query him on this.

The ogre laughed at my innocent ignorance. “Silly Boy,” he told me, “The Magic is in the Song, not the blood.” I stood stunned—embarrassed by my ignorance and awe struck by the implication. I had found the key to magic, and it had been staring me in the face for years. My greatest dreams could be realized, all I had to do was follow the path set before me.

General Info:

Whistler is a Single Male Halfling ISO love, music, and magical items.
His hobbies include singing and songwriting, and avoiding Pkers.
(He’s a lover, not a fighter.)
His greatest strength is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure.
His greatest weakness is indomitable persistence, even in the face of certain failure.
He currently struggles to overcome his addictions to magical potions and pills while attempting to forge magical items of Artifact Strength.
He has written and performed many songs which can be found at:
http://forums.tfcmud.com/blog.php/622?blogcategoryid=9
He continues to write songs for individuals on a contract basis.