Muwaani

(a.k.a. The Kobard)

I'm just a little 'bold, wandering down this winding road...

Muwaani the Kobold bard, or Kobard if you prefer. Travels the length and breadth of Prismaria playing their Electrochord.
Muwaani is a Kobold, a short reptilian humanoid. Like many kobolds of Prismaria, Muwaani is non-binary and has the same gender neutral facial structure all kobolds seem to have. Their soft scales are a pale amethyst in colour, and their eyes are a deep sapphire blue. Their long, floppy ear fins hang down to just passed their shoulders, and are heavily pierced with small gemstone studs.

Early Life

The chimes of wind bells, the trilling of treetop birds, and the arhythmic drumming of High Lutinian rainfall. That was the song of my youth.

Muwaani hatched from their egg in Sennuwin, a village in sub-tropical High Lutinia. Kobolds are natural tinkerers and inventors, and the traditional coming of age ritual for adolescent kobolds is to create something from scratch. Muwaani, always fascinated by music, started experimenting with bowed string instruments. They took an old keyed fiddle and began fiddling around with how it worked.

Species

Kobold

Ethnicity

Lutinese

Gender

Neutral

Eyes

Deep sapphire blue

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Small, soft, pale amethyst purple scales

Height

4'11"

By replacing the instrument's bridge with a hand-cranked, rosin coated wheel, Muwaani was able to create a continuous sound across all the strings at once just by cranking the wheel. They continued to improve on the instrument over the span of three years. By removing most of the strings and replacing them with drone strings unaffected by the keyboard at the neck, Muwaani effectively invented the Hurdy-gurdy. They weren't finished there though, subsequently fitting the strings with electromagnetic induction pick-ups, and fitted the bowing wheel with a small electric motor. One of their fellow adolescent kobolds built them an amplifier out of old electronic parts that had been scavenged from an Iridian Bridge. Naming their new instrument the Electrochord, Muwaani felt ready to begin performing with it.

Bardic Beginnings

The most difficult part of performing before a stranger? Scraping together the courage to start doing it. It is surreal at first, but you soon begin to feel it become a part of your nature.

Muwaani's performing career started off humbly, playing local folk songs and children's rhymes backed by simple improvised melodies on their Electrochord. Despite a somewhat shaky start, the Electrochord's unique sound and Muwaani's singing voice proved popular among their immediate community. Muwaani was still nervous about performing in front of folk they did not already know, however, and when "outlanders" would pass through the village, Muwaani was anxious and reluctant to play in front of them.
A change came when some of Muwaani's egg-mates banded together and looked outwards beyond the village and its immediate surroundings. They were still young, and filled with a wide eyed curiosity for the wider world. Muwaani was likewise curious about the stories and tales from the wider world, so when they were invited to join them, they accepted. The young and inexperienced band of youths had a rough start when it came to paying for services beyond their home village, quickly realizing that they had to exchange their own talents for food and shelter for a night. It was during this time that Muwaani's musical talents started to come into their own. Spurred by the need to eat and the desire for a comfortable bed, Muwaani plucked up the courage to perform in exchange for services the band required.
As they traveled further and wider, Muwaani's confidence grew, and they began taking an increasing interest in the stories and folklore of places the band of youths were passing through. Muwaani was adept at weaving these local tales into their own musical style, and their audience appreciated both the unique music itself, and the interest in their own cultures and histories. Before long, tales of a young kobold bard with a strange humming instrument began to spread, and the band of young kobolds would suddenly start finding themselves in villages and towns that had already heard rumours of a travelling "Kobard". Rumours of Muwaani. Muwaani was at first shocked at the attention they were getting, but soon started to enjoy it.

Touring Kobard

Like blossom on the wind, we drift from place to place. Wherever we go, my music follows, and pleasant memories are left in our wake.

Over time, many of Muwaani's began to break away from the group of travelling kobolds. One by one, Muwaani's egg-mates began to drift away and head back home. Muwaani, however, was still enjoying their musical craft and carried on. As their fellow youths drifted away, various fans of Muwaani's music and other travelers began to travel with them. These other travelling companions never stayed for very long, but a constant trickle of new faces accompanied Muwaani on their tours of the world.
Muwaani continues to travel across Prismaria with their group of followers. Muwaani goes out of their way to visit many of the smaller and less well visited settlements, and learn their local stories and folk lore. The cheerful nature of both their music and themselves, combined with the ability to put local legends to song and the unique sound of their Electrochord earns them a warm reception almost everywhere they go.
Muwaani is accompanied by a pair of tame Ffuredraigs, named Neeru and Tigu. Their playfulness has formed the basis for several of Muwaani's songs.

Famous Songs

I keep my musical horizons broad and varied, but there are several songs that everyone seems to want me to play them. They make good crowd pleasers and encores. Seeing them smile is its own reward.

Although Muwaani has a wide and varied repertoire of songs, there are a select few that they are especially famed for.

• Prismarine Waltz
• Urist's Adamantine Mug
• The Qurilion
• The Emperor Crab's New Shell
• Serenity On The Wind
• Iridian Dreams
• Lutinian Rhapsody
• 99 Luxballoons
• Flight of the Neon Bee