Benny the Bard (Born Benjamin Minstrel) is an elven hero based out of Granite, Pteris. Benny is known by his quarterstaff cowbell combination, allowing him to dish out hits in rhythm, giving him a great traction of power as he gets into the groove.
Origins[edit | edit source]
Benny was born out in Tungas, Amusa. Before moving to Oppidan, he worked as a nomadic hunter, who made a living doing small performance favors for towns in order to secure safe lodging between hunts. Because of this, he was no stranger to killing for food, a fact that has nearly removed his capacity to care about taking lives. However, while his sympathy died, he still loved the feeling of a good performance. This drove him to move to Oppidan where the oldest elven bard college existed.
The Move to Oppidan[edit | edit source]
Jewelspar Bards College[edit | edit source]
At the Bard's College, Laergul, in Jewelspar, he honed his craft, and ultimately became the adventuring kind of Bard, adding a delightful repertoire of magic to his acts. After witnessing a horrific accident in the college that cost several lives of Benny's friends, he sought to have safety policies rewritten. After he was successful, Benny enjoyed the feeling of saving lives by taking leadership. This caused him to get with some other adventurers in Jewelspar and form a team.
Competence[edit | edit source]
Over the next 4 or 5 years he made his way to the top of the Adventuring chart, working with his friends: Denny, Kenny, and Manny. Not their birth names, but rather names that Benny has convinced them of having changed to, an incident involving some modified memories from quite a while ago.
Dardin Games Champion[edit | edit source]
Benny was the champion of the Dardin games three times, the first being in 693 PR.
SotS Inc.[edit | edit source]
Membership[edit | edit source]
Benny, like many misguided bards, was originally arrested and discovered SotS through it's rehabilitation program shortly after the turn of the century in 702 PR. Still run by Anema at the time, Benny was given a leisurely experience thanks to his friendship with the president of the guild. Benny was released rather quickly, but became enamored with the concepts of redemption and rehabilitation.
Chairman of the Board[edit | edit source]
When Anema stepped a year later, Benny was immediately approached at the next person to run the guild, a position he would hold for several decades, overseeing such events as the formation of The Shadowgate.
