Elbatron's Adventure Dome: ZANBEN UTHRADAR

ZANBEN UTHRADAR (see above)

Born in Mirn, he lived a peaceful life with his mother. He had resented his father for never being there and vowed to stay at his mother's side forever and support her as the family tavern's new proprieter.

One day, Zanben met a shady traveler who had been passing through the town. Being the friendly, chatty child that he was, he attempted to strike up a conversation with the shady man. He was immediately blown off as the man ignored him outright, but that didn't discourage him. He began to sing the praises of his beloved town and asked the stranger to stay a while, to which the man only responded by pointing a bony finger at Zanben and saying: "Him." then disappearing.

Zanben thought nothing of it and returned to his random musings of the day until he started feeling deathly ill and collapsed in the town square.

A caster immediately notified Zanben's father to return to Mirn.

Upon arrival, Adokas rushed to the family tavern to find out what had befell his son. He immediately recognized Zanben's condition as "The Curse of the Never Ending Adventure" or Wanderlust. He immediately grabbed Zanben and ran out of town, only to return 2 days later with Zanben completely fine. It was then that he told Corella about the condition and that it could be passed simply by wishing it to someone else. He then told Corella to say her final goodbyes to him, and their son, as he would now have to accept the bardic nomad way of life.

Upon learning this, Zanben immediately rebelled and try to run away from his father, saying he'd rather die than leave his mother's side like Adokas does. Adokas had no choice but to force Zanben to live his way as a child would not understand the severity of his curse.

After 15 years of bardic training, Zanben became an amazing storyteller and actor, as he possessed no musical talent whatsoever. His relationship with his father took a dramatic turn as he realised that it was his father's profession that made him travel all the time. The only thing his father could and will never get him to do is kill, Zanben finds it appaling that anyone would take anyone's life, be they mortal enemies or not.

Some time later, Zanben learned of a powerful priest in Crestways that could potentially alleviate his curse. After befriending him, the priest claimed he could remove the curse, but it would require a 3 day ritual. Laughing in the face of danger, Zanben agreed to undertake the ritual. At the third day, Zanben was feeling very weak and nearly died in the ritual circle, but the curse was lifted in the nick of time.

So what was a bard who was cured of a wanderlust curse to do? Travel again of course. He still wonders if the curse has just become his profession now.

Corella had started a new family (single mom style) a couple of years later when she realised that Zanben and Adokas would not be returning. Corella and Adokas remain good friends, and he is a practical father figure to Nordak and Loralyssa.

FATHER: -Adokas Uthradar
    -391
    -Born: Mirkthire Woods | Current: ?
    -Legendary Bard, Chaotic Neutral, plays 3 different types of instruments
    -Has earned the favour of Olidammara through outwitting him

MOTHER: -Corella Milner
    -70
    -Born: Roysail | Current: Mirn
    -Commoner, ex tavern owner (Milner Tavern, 4 generations)
    -Friendly, somewhat over protective
    -Zanben visits her yearly or as close to that as possible

HALF BRO: -Nordak Milner
    -38
    -Born & Current: Mirn
    -Wife: Caistine, General store proprietor, age 34
    -Son/Apprentice: Yanos, age 12
    -Runs the town's smithy
    -Gruff but friendly, somewhat of a lush

HALF SIS: -Loralyssa "Lyssa" Milner
    -32
    -Born & Current: Mirn
    -Milner Tavern proprieter (inherited from Corella, who still lives there)
    -Sharp tongue, quick wit, likes to beat up unruly patrons

THE CURSE:
    -The victim is doomed to travel for the rest of their days
    -The victim cannot stay in an establishment for more than 3 days, or else they will die.
    -Should the victim perish, the disease will infect the nearest eligible target.
    -The victim, upon contacting the disease, no longer ages naturally (timeless body) and will not die of old age.
    -At their choosing, the victim may pass the curse off to anyone by simply willing it to be passed, but at the cost of their own life

WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS FOR DM'S ONLY