Submitted by mercy-moo t3_111k12z in WritingPrompts
IDontEvenCareBear t1_j8g9cs7 wrote
Mute bard
mercy-moo OP t1_j8iksat wrote
Wisp, the Air Genasi Bard (College of Creation)
In a family full of loud people, Wisp was the one person who couldn't speak at all.
His mother was cursed by her ex to become mute while she was pregnant, but the curse passed to the baby Wisp instead of affecting his mother. As a result, he was shunned by his less understanding siblings, kept out of everything and forced to his parents' side.
And unfortunately, his parents would ignore him as well. They favored his siblings who could verbally communicate, and they didn't want to take care of the living reminder that his mother was almost hit with a curse.
He ended up fading into the background at every party his family held, being used as nothing but a servant.
After a while of this treatment, Wisp learned to appreciate his forced solitude.
He'd spend his days writing fiction, running away to fantasy worlds where he was loved and appreciated by those around them. He even learned how to play the lyre to tell the stories!
He had to learn to cook and clean from a young age just to keep himself alive. He did everything he could to stay afloat, but he wasn't able to do it. He collapsed under the pressure.
So one day, he packed all his things in his pillowcase and ran away, wanting to share his tall tales of creation and joy with his lyre.
After all, if his family wouldn't listen to him, then the whole damn world would.
IDontEvenCareBear t1_j8jfxk0 wrote
That hits the feels, you go Wisp!!! All the determined “prove ‘em wrong” support on his adventure.
mercy-moo OP t1_j8jgapy wrote
TYSM!!! im supporting my dude so much as well!! i drew heavily on my own childhood spent escaping thru fantasy for this (with lots of embellished bits as well) because. mute bard just hit the feels LMAO
edit: if you ever wanna play him, you have my full support!! and i feel like "the mute" by radical face should be his theme song- it fits So Well
IDontEvenCareBear t1_j8ji9th wrote
Omg that’s epic lol I love it. I’m not a bard type player, I love them so much, they seem beyond me though lol. I bonded with Wisp over the escape into fantasy worlds thing too. Books are where I lived growing up. And where I’ve gone back to after missing them for awhile.
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