Shabasta

Description

A porcupine bard with a flair for the dramatic, Shabasta combines enchanting music with prickly wit. Their spiny nature extends beyond appearance, as they excel at weaving biting satire into their performances. Shabasta’s unusual form surprises friend and foe alike, and their sharp melodies inspire courage in allies while disheartening enemies.

From the adventure log

Compiled from the session posts. Each line links to the session it comes from.

• Met at the Vistani encampment near Vallaki, telling tales and playing a lute. (A doll for Arabelle)
• Found wolf tracks and a hollow full of paint near the wagon at the Tower of Kazan. (Looking for Kazan’s Tower)
• Triggered a silver net and fire potions in Esmeralda’s wagon. (The Staff is a lie)
• Performed at the Blue Water Inn for a bed and beer. (Finding Arabelle!)
• Disguised himself as Father Lucien to get guards to arrest Milivoj. (The Quest for the Missing Bones)
• Disguised himself as Blinksy and was shot at by the Baron’s guards. (Consequences in Vallaki)
• Had Izek’s magical arm attached to him. (The Fall of Izek)
• Gave a speech that saved Milovaj and Heinrich from hanging. (Helping Victor)
• Died fighting the gallows speaker and could not be brought back. (Entering the Spirit Realm)
• Reached Level 7 and gained Dimension Door and Silvery Barbs. (Shadows and Steel: The Ravenloft Infiltration Plan)
• Earned the nickname “Shipnasty” and cast Vicious Mockery at the bone mounds in the Hall of Bones. (Retrieval of the Dragon Skull)
• Was grappled and dragged up the wall by Volenta Popofsky. (The Fall of Volenta Popofsky)
• Lied to the Belviews that Cyrus had been “perfected” and cast Heat Metal on the Abbot’s gauntlets. (The Abbot Unveiled: Wings, Lies and the Fallen Star)
• Was polymorphed into a giant ape that soaked about 124 damage from the Fallen Star. (The Fallen Star: Ape, Sacrifice and Redemption)
• Was a druid’s sheep for a time, died, and was reincarnated as Shabasta again. (The Red Door: A Reunion Beneath the Abbey)
• Is the brother of Doru, whose voice spoke from the Abbot’s first vessel. (The Red Door: A Reunion Beneath the Abbey)