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Cantata

Cantata

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Special abilities

Type W rank 4. It has a passive ability to allow its music to travel farther in compliance with its desire for others to listen. Practice has let it master Guiding Tones a related skill that became quite useful in future endeavors.

Apparel & Accessories

Mental characteristics

Personal history

As a young adult it was known for telling stories while it played with the rest of the quartet. Its renditions of Worldbreaker and the Demon's Eye, Towers of Flame, and The Scalding Streams are particularly notable.   Helped defend Zenith during the War of the Hand by gathering information on the enemy. Cantata would travel around entertaining others while listening for anything of use to report back.   Higher-ups from Veldt had entered the tavern the quartet was playing in. Realizing their discussion was overheard they had a hit put out on the band in an attempt to keep the information from getting out.   Managing to escape, Cantata brings the alarming information directly to Zenith's leader Regi.   The loss of its band mates left it unwilling to continue its travels, finally returning to Zenith to help rebuild.   Finding Seven-seven with a Keyed Fiddle, a rare instrument south of Noord, Cantata lent it a small lyre to practice with until it was old enough to properly hold the fiddle.

Education

Was taught how to play a variety of instruments, eventually deciding to focus on its preferred Lyre Harp.

Employment

After the conflict it felt it was important to help educate the young in Zenith. Focusing most on those who display musical talents such as frequently whistling or humming tunes.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Would love to see the musical arts thrive again. It does as much as it can to encourage an interest in music among the young.   Due to the lack of surviving craftsmen taking commissions, Cantata spends its free time playing in the market. The location allowing to keep an eye out for any merchants selling old instruments for it to purchase. The gathered items are kept in the citadel for students to practice with.

Social

Contacts & Relations

The quartet would give concerts during private events at Regi's request. The frequent gigs at the Citadel lead to members getting to know many of Zenith's officials. Cantata grew to know Regi quite well and was on good terms with its leader despite not always agreeing with its choices.
Species
Children
Eyes
turquoise
Hair
Black
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Medium coat- purple, turquoise

Quartet Members


Comments

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Jan 22, 2022 12:53

Nice read with some pretty neat drawings. If it can allow music to go farther does this also make other sounds go farther? How did it lose its bandmembers ,did they die in the conflict or something else?

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Jan 22, 2022 17:18

Thanks for the feedback, I'll see if I can flesh that out more.

Jan 24, 2022 01:52

Nice art!

Jan 28, 2022 15:08

Your art, on this and some of the linked articles, is awesome. Regi is mentioned twice, is he a patron/sponsor for the band, or someone more important?

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Jan 31, 2022 13:36

Thank you. Regi is an important patron whose article isn't done yet. I keep running into the old 'in order to complete one article I need to finish five others' and I become unsure how to proceed. Never really noticed how much was tied together until I started writing stuff down.

Feb 3, 2022 21:30 by Angantyr

Cantata feels very real and appears as a vivid soul thanks to the drawings — they do a fabulous job!   The story, however, is very uneven, and I was caught on hold at the beginning of the Personal history, where the style changes to passive voice. As a synopsis of the storyline, I think it could be ok, but as a reader, I would expect more information between the points to make the transitions smoother.   In the end, where it plays at the market, does it gather coin to buy the old instruments to store them in the citadel, or does it steal them?

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Feb 4, 2022 20:00

Your feedback really is appreciated. I hope to update the article within a week with it in mind.   Cantata does purchase the instruments.

Feb 15, 2022 14:56 by Amélie I. S. Debruyne

Very nice art :D Does he has his instrument modified so he can play them? Like using strong cords so that they can resist his claws?

Feb 15, 2022 18:28

Interesting questions, I've never thought of it that way. This is one of those cases were it is just assumed that the products are made by and for the dominant species, so it isn't really a concern. Cantata wouldn't spend much time sharpening it's claws anyway, it is unnecessary for its lifestyle.