Bosco was born a half-elf, to a human mother and waste-of-an-elf father. He became Monk and street clown. Who is human passing and avoids his elvin heritage. On a visit to the Moon, a FeyWild Princess was charmed by his acrobatic leaping and changed him into a Satyr.
Physical Appearance[edit | edit source]
Absurdly slight for a Satyr. 5'9". and only #135. Fawn eyes and hair. He now sports lovely hooves which he likes painting Treme - one purple, one green, both with golden Flor de Lyes. When travelling he still passes as an old woman or starving cleaning person. When performing he is an acrobatic treme clown. In combat he imagines himself as a shadow, relying in speed, surprise and agility.
Personality[edit | edit source]
Kind and well mannered. Bosco addresses everyone, friend or foe, as Friend, Neighbor, Brother or Sister. He has, on many occasions, placed himself in excessive danger, simply because he would feel badly if he did not. Though now, having been transformed into a Satyr, he finds many of these actions wholly amusing in retrospect. Including leaping over a Dragon's breath weapon to give a healing touch to an afflicted friend - or leaping from a moving Clockwork Dragon airship 100' in the air to aid Omen the Tiefling who was dragged out of the airship and landed smack in the middle of ongoing battle between Cultists, Anti-Cultists, A Cursed Hag and others.
History[edit | edit source]
Raised by a single human mother. He never met his father. She died when he was twelve and he turned to busking. An accomplished juggler, dancer and street puppet tomfoolery master. He did in early days have a tragic mishap juggling magical fire. His natural hair, eyebrows and most of the right side of his face were incinerated. The magical fire made repair and treatment extremely difficult, and Bosco took this opportunity to expand his use of Masques, Wigs and Disguises. Only his close friends, and those he wishes to turn there eyes away see his scarred and untreated head. One of his preferred travelling disguises has always been a scarred and lame washerwoman.
He was recruited as a Monk where he learned the ways of Mercy. He is known by his order as the "Eye of Delmar's Orphans" where he runs and manages multiple services to help the lost and forlorn children of his city. In recent years, his personal obsession with puppetry has led him to explore the world to expand his puppet techniques and tools.
After the Great Day of the Shadow, he stayed in Seglock, offering to help rebuild parts of the city, and establish acrobatic and puppetry training programs for the next generation. The Theatre owner - Tristram invited him to perform at a benefit in which a new play reading would be held, followed by a Puppet show about the Day of the Shadow. It was a great honor to perform, and the lovely and elegant Omen the Tiefling - whom he had served with on the Day of the Shadows - attended the show, and joined in. It would have been a perfect day had it ended there. I was taking bows - and received a boquet of MoonFlowers!! - But instead of heading out to a lovely after-show party, something extremely odd happened. Tristam's Theatre was somehow "possessed" by some group of Constructs called the MSDoS. I was all very confusing, but apparently two or three members in attendence named Reylendor, Vessel and Felicia (perhaps?) were wanted by this group - and all exits from the Theatre were suddenly transformed into Portals. Omen insisted it was a good thing, and trusting her he exited the Theatre, to find himself in the MSDoS constructs workship.
There was a great deal of confusing discussion about Tiamat's family, a halfling named Mel, some giant court of dragons, curses and why Vessel is called Vessel. In truth Bosco had no idea what they were talking about, but was asked to use his skills with ointments and distillations to reduce some of his Moonflower boquet into flasks and creams. The party then was asked to board a massive Clockwork Dragon airship and help int he rescue of a Amethyst Dragon being held hostage.
The travel was strange and marvelous, though rather slow, eventually arriving in FallHorn City where an apparent war was going on between various Cults for control of the Amethyst Dragon. A series of mishaps led to his friend Omen falling from the airship. So he leaped out after her landing in the midst of a great brawl. It is still unclear who was fighting whom, but in the midst of this melee another of his old friends appeared.
Cynthia the Cavalier! Riding on her magnificent Giant Beetle Riccard!! It was lovely to see them again, and Bosco was extremely pleased to find they too had survived the Day of Shadow. In the end - for better or worse - Bosco removed some curse placed on the Hag by Mel the Halfling using Moonflower Elixers. Which then freed the Hag to battle Mel. Bosco was tasked to run and leap rooftop to rooftop following the flying Hag, and in so doing, rather by accident, I found the Amethyst Dragon!! Unfortunatetly I went to give it a hug and tell it we were coming to free it. And it reversed my Gravity and ... rather literaly ... sent me through the roof and upward at remarkable rates of speed eventually to the very edge of space. I presumed I as going to die, and entered a deep meditative space, so that death would be in deep peace. But I did not die.
In the end Tristam used some fantastic magical thread to catch me, and reel me back into the Clockwork Dragon.
Then all together, including my Cynthia and Omen, I learned we had captured Mel. Who in my thinking was not being well treated.
Soon there-after, Tristam and Vessel decided to fly the Clockwork Dragon to the Moon, where they believed we could then travel back to the Quelmar via some form of Fey-Portal. I was particularly interested to find out of the Moon was made of cheese. Sadly, I now know it is not. It is just dusty rocks. A series of strange events - again most of them far beyond my understanding - came to pass on the Moon. But I do know three things.
Omen the Tiefling found a baby Wormling Golden Dragon who she has adopted and named "Promise". It is a lovely baby dragon. We also were taken to the court of the Fey Queen of the Moon. She was clearly upset by many things, and accused my friend Omen of being a thief. Which she certainly is, but to my knowledge she had stolen nothing from the Queen. Tristam offered to entertain her with a song. I took the opportunity attempt acrobatics in the very log Gravity of the Moon. I was able to complete a CincoFlip-Quadspin while Juggling 6 flaming pins. A personal record. And then - in a moment of inspiration I remembered I was still carrying with me a Shadowfell Reapers Robe - which I had liberated from a horror during the the Day of Shadows. I offered it to the Queen as a Gift. It pleased her.
I then continued my Acrobatics and noted eventually only Tristam and I remained in the room with the Queen and her court. It as then, without any notice at all she transformed me. Making me into...a Satyr! I never would have dreamed of such a thing, but she is a wise Queen. I now can leap further - and my heart is changed and full. Always worried and troubled in the past - despite my constant work toward peace and mindfullness.- I was suddenly overwhelmed with MIRTH! Truly laughing and happy mirth. Now whenever I leap, I want to laugh. And whenever I laugh I want to leap.
To be happy despite the world is a remarkable gift. And I like my new hooves as well, and apparently - though I have not practiced as yet, I can knock over heavy objects with my HEAD! I have been asked to help my friends with a final small challenge involving a court of Dragons, after which - Bosco the Clown - will be headed home to The Delvin.
To resume some piece of his life prior to arriving in Seglock, he hopes to once again go travelling with his best friend Montrose, A Draconic Fighter of the Blue Dragon line. They often carried sensitive materials or messages from leadership groups in The Delvin to points across the continent. And he looks forward to working with his "Muffins" the young Street Puppeteers of the Delvin Street Puppet Theatre.
Languages[edit | edit source]
Common, Elvish (Wood - limiited), Draconic, Street Dwarf, Sylvan
Powers and Abilities[edit | edit source]
Skilled and absurdly fast, he has set a personal record of catching and throwing back 100 arrows shot from 3 archers at once.
Since becoming a Satyr, he has found a great inner joy he never knew he would find in life.
He has taken up Blues Harmonica and Taiko Drum. Which he plays with great enthusiasm and moderate skill.
Attacks and Weapons [edit | edit source]
His monks weapon is the Sbarramom - A 15' long leather rope/whip with a half pound lead lozenge in the business end. It does punishing bludgeon damage, and is capable of wrapping and tripping opponents. He wears it as a belt.
