Harmony Sweetsong
(played by André)
Statistics
Class: Bard 1, Rogue 5
Race: Halfling
Gender: Female
Str: 7 (-2)
Dex: 18 (+4)
Con: 10 (+0)
Int: 13 (+1)
Wis: 14 (+2)
Cha: 16 (+3)
AC: 15 (+4 Dex, +1 size)
Initiative: +4 (+4 Dex)
Speed: 20 ft
Hit points: 23
Size: Small
Age: 37
Height: 4'3"
Weight: 65 lbs
Eyes: Green/grey
Hair: Blonde/brown
Saving throws
Reflex: +11 (+2 bard, +4 rogue, +1 halfling, +4 Dex)
Fortitude: +4 (+1 rogue, +1 halfling, +2 Great Fortitude)
Will: +6 (+2 bard, +1 rogue, +1 halfling, +2 Wis) [+2 vs Fear]
Feats
Endurance
Great Fortitude
Run
Attacks
Melee: +2 (+3 rogue, -2 Str, +1 size)
Ranged: +8 (+3 rogue, +4 Dex, +1 size)
Thrown weapons: +9 (as for ranged, +1 halfling)

Weapons

Dagger: melee +2, thrown +9, damage 1d4-2, critical 19-20/x2
Short sword: melee +2, damage 1d6-2, critical 19-20/x2
Sling: thrown +9, damage 1d4-2, critical x2
Whip: ranged +8, damage 1d2 (subdual), critical x2
Class features
Bardic Music (Ex)
Bardic Knowledge (Ex)
Sneak Attack (+3d6) (Ex)
Trap (Ex)
Evasion (Ex)
Uncanny Dodge (Ex)
Languages
Halfling (automatic)
Ivrean (automatic)
Elven (bonus)
Goblin (1)
Dwarven (1)
Skills
+8 Balance (4, +4 Dex)
+6 Bluff (3, +3 Cha)
+4 Climb (4, -2 Str, +2 halfling)
+2 Craft [carpentry] (1, +1 Int)
+5 Diplomacy (2, +3 Cha)
+7 Escape Artist (3, +4 Dex)
+7 Gather Information (4, +3 Cha)
+4 Handle Animal (1, +3 Cha)
+12 Hide (4, +4 Dex, +4 size)
+4 Innuendo (2, +2 Wis)
+4 Intuit Direction (2, +2 Wis)
+4 Jump (4, -2 Str, +2 halfling)
+2 Knowledge [geography] (1, +1 Int)
+2 Knowledge [nature] (1, +1 Int)
+8 Listen (4, +2 Wis, +2 halfling)
+10 Move Silently (4, +2 Dex, +2 halfling)
+12 Perform (9, +3 Cha)
+5 Pickpocket (1, +4 Dex)
+5 Ride (1, +4 Dex)
+2 Search (1, +1 Int)
+4 Sense Motive (2, +2 Wis)
+6 Spot (4, +2 Wis)
+2 Swim (4, -2 Str) [-1 per 5 pounds worn/carried]
+8 Tumble (4, +4 Dex)
+5 Use Rope (1, +4 Dex)
+3 Wilderness Lore (1, +2 Wis)
Spells
0-level [2 per day, DC 13]
Mending
Prestidigitation
Read Magic
Resistance
Animal companions
Figleaf
Harmony's mule
Symbol
Writings
The War Report

Background

Appearance and equipment
Harmony has fairly practical dress sense. She wears a leather jerkin over usually a plain shirt along with fairly drab pants and sandles. She wears a loose hood thrown over her back. All her equipment looks well-worn and she utilizes it all with old familiarity.

Harmony does not currently own any magical items, nor any items of particularly high monetary value. She usually carries about 10-50 gp in coin, depending on how successful her recent performances have been.


Skills
During her travels, Harmony has picked up a number of languages. She speaks and writes fluent Halfling and Ivrean, she speaks Goblin and Elven and is currently working on her Dwarven. Harmony plays the lute and the dizter (an old halfling instrument). She dabbles in instrument repair and wood carving.

As a result of her rather wild childhood and preference for being alone, Harmony is adept at living and sustaining herself in the wild. She is rather athletic for a halfling and an acrobat of note. She is also able to swim quite well. When money is tight she can also turn her hand towards gambling, at which she has had modest success. This is sometimes coupled with her sneaking abilities (helpful in getting out of rowdy bars).

Her weapon skills are average at best. She is proficient in the use of a dagger and a short sword, but she prefers the halfing sling and has a knack for using it which only halflings can have.


Alliances, goals and secrets
"Harmony Sweetsong" is actually a stage-name. Her real name is Xantia Flutestring (Xantia the Song). Harmony has no fixed home, she is a wanderer. Harmony has signed the Manticorum's Adventurers' Code and is a frequent visitor to Griffon Keep. She has become friends with Burr Lockfoot. She admires the famed bard Damalanthas from afar. She is secretly jealous of Damus' spell-casting abilities as she has none (or so she believes).

She is a member of the Halfling Produce Consortium. In this role, she is now travelling between cities to check food storage capacities and planning. She is also, secretly, a member of the Eyes of Joranth. She is a new member of the Eyes, but she believes very strongly in their values.  Through her work with the HPC and her involvement with the Manticorum, Harmony aims to get closer to the Lords of Rotan. She belived that this is important both because of their links to Joranth and because of their access to information on current affairs.


Beliefs
Harmony was never particularly religious. She belives in the gods (particularly Mundiree), but is not particularly faithful. She also has a passing interest in and knowledge of fey lore. Harmony had heard of Joranth's adventures prior to his death and had been planning compose a ballad about him. Since Joranth's death, Harmony has become involved in the Eyes of Joranth, but she still has not written any songs about the halfling hero.
Family

Harmony's father is Tollon Lutemaker (Tollon the Lute); her mother is Zarina Stringweaver (Zarina the Cloth). Tollon and Zarina had three children. Harmony was the first, and was followed about four years later by a pair of twins. The twins' birth was difficult and the male twin did not survive very long after birth. The other twin, a girl called Vitaleaf (the Simple), survived but is quite simple. She can only speak very basic halfling and needs supervision, fortunately there are plenty of aunts and uncles willing to help.

Personal History

Harmony grew up in a small village about a day's walk from Waterloaf City. Her childhood was happy, but Harmony was quite a wild child and frequently went wandering on her own. Her parents often had to initiate searches for the youngster.

As a child, Harmony was noted for being unselfish, generous and giving. However, the young halfling also had a more practical and even ruthless side to her nature. Once, when she and some friends found a small bird that had been mangled by a fox, it was obvious to all that the creature was beyond all help, but Harmony was the only one able to wring its neck and put it out of its misery.

During her teen years, Harmony's parents dispaired of her either marrying or gaining a steady profession. In order to bring some stability to her life, her father Tollan the Lute tried to apprentice her into his business of instrument-making. Initially this proved unsuccesful; instead of taking to the craft, Harmony rebelled against this imposition on her time. But as the months went by, Harmony discovered her musical talents and her skill with the lute soon exceeded everyone else in the village.

Harmony built on this skill and began to give performances in nearby towns and villages, and even one or two in Waterloaf itself. During one of these visits, she came across an old dizter -- a halfling instrument from days long passed -- which her father had made in his youth. Harmony bought the instrument and began to learn to play it. During one particularly passionate peformance, the instrument broke beyond Harmony's ability to repair it. Harmony returned to her home village and with her father's help, restored the dizter. During this time she bonded with her parents, and they in turn accepted her wandering nature.

Shortly after this event, Harmony decide to explore beyond the halfling lands. Bidding her parents farewell, she began her journey to see the world. Her parents, although now quite old, are both still alive and well. Word occasionally reaches them of Harmony's exploits and adventures.

Not so long ago, Harmony was spotted by one of the University's talent scouts and sent to the UCT for additional testing. These tests were inconclusive, so Harmony moved on to nearby Griffon Keep, where she met the Manticorum Burr Lockfoot and signed the Adventurers' code.

While at Griffon Keep, she also met the gnome Sharath, who introduced her to the secret halfling network know as the Eyes of Joranth. Harmony was invited to read some of Joranth's diaries and found that Joranth's views appealed to her own sense of justice. Although not involved in the day-to-day running of the organisation, Harmony does work as an agent for the Eyes. (Co-incidentally, she has also met Reandra Bumblefoot. Reandra came into a southern tavern during one of Harmony's performances.)

Less than a month ago, Harmony made contact with Roschilda, whom she had known briefly in her childhood. She asked to become a roving member of the Halfling Produce Consortium, and since then has been travelling between cities to check up on the HPC's food storage plans.