Balis Quimsy the Bard
Balis Quimsy
Quimsy was a Half Elf traveler who collected and wrote down many myths and legends that had previously only been orally recorded. His most famous work was The Song of Three Sisters, transcribed through many myths and legends of Midori Elf clerics and elders. The "song" was written in the form of an epic poem in the Elvish script and later translated into common, though Quimsy has often expressed a distaste for the sound it produced in common, having a bias to the original elvish rhythm.
His other tales include:
The Forst of Arden: a pastoral comedy following a heroine Rosalie as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celine to find safety and eventually love in the Forest of Arden. In the forest, they encounter a variety of memorable characters, notably the melancholy traveler Jykora who speaks many of Quimsy's most famous speeches.
Limbo ado Nia úqua: This elvan story is a comedy that centers around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrives in the town. The first, between Calarel and Hagest, is nearly altered by the accusations of the villain Inchel. The second romance, between Calarel's best friend Delmuth and Hagest's cousin Blasse, takes center stage as the play goes on, with both character's wit and banter providing much humor. The story has only been translated with great difficulty because most of the jokes and stories rely on puns and various plays on words that only exist in traditional elvish.
Amleth: Of his greatest stories, it follows the story of a young prince of the Hoshi Elves in Jingliao and his hesitation and revenge against his uncle, who murdered Amleth's father in order to seize the throne and marry Amleth's mother. This story is set before the creation of the Yoseikyo Empire at a time where even Hoshi Elves were hesitant to be violent. It pulls a lot of ideology and morality from the Yoru Elves in order to build a compelling tomb of the morality of murder, revenge, and inaction.
Ruith and Soliana: is a tragedy between a human and an elf and is a story as old as time. It details star-crossed lovers whose deaths reconcile the shaky relationship between humans and elves. It details a young mortal man Ruith and an elf maiden Soliana, the daughter of an elven king. Though he died in the end, Soliana gives up her own life and mortality to be with him. It has often been quoted to both shows the power of love between the two races and a justification of the union between the two, or an example of the destruction a relationship between the two can cause. Quimsy is hesitant to answer questions about this, because it is a personal issue of his.
His other tales include:
The Forst of Arden: a pastoral comedy following a heroine Rosalie as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celine to find safety and eventually love in the Forest of Arden. In the forest, they encounter a variety of memorable characters, notably the melancholy traveler Jykora who speaks many of Quimsy's most famous speeches.
Limbo ado Nia úqua: This elvan story is a comedy that centers around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrives in the town. The first, between Calarel and Hagest, is nearly altered by the accusations of the villain Inchel. The second romance, between Calarel's best friend Delmuth and Hagest's cousin Blasse, takes center stage as the play goes on, with both character's wit and banter providing much humor. The story has only been translated with great difficulty because most of the jokes and stories rely on puns and various plays on words that only exist in traditional elvish.
Amleth: Of his greatest stories, it follows the story of a young prince of the Hoshi Elves in Jingliao and his hesitation and revenge against his uncle, who murdered Amleth's father in order to seize the throne and marry Amleth's mother. This story is set before the creation of the Yoseikyo Empire at a time where even Hoshi Elves were hesitant to be violent. It pulls a lot of ideology and morality from the Yoru Elves in order to build a compelling tomb of the morality of murder, revenge, and inaction.
Ruith and Soliana: is a tragedy between a human and an elf and is a story as old as time. It details star-crossed lovers whose deaths reconcile the shaky relationship between humans and elves. It details a young mortal man Ruith and an elf maiden Soliana, the daughter of an elven king. Though he died in the end, Soliana gives up her own life and mortality to be with him. It has often been quoted to both shows the power of love between the two races and a justification of the union between the two, or an example of the destruction a relationship between the two can cause. Quimsy is hesitant to answer questions about this, because it is a personal issue of his.
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