Improv: ECL 1 Trebuchet Water Orc Bard 1: Bio

Excerpts from "Storming the Gates of Music" by T. Overwater, a biography of Trebuchet, lead singer of Bladehead, Crush, the Trollskins, et al.

[...] an uncommon and underrated genius.  Whether your tastes cleave to his stylings or not, he's had an undeniable impact on his contemporaries - sometimes literally.  Immersed in his overpowering vocals, it's easy to imagine the orcish hordes standing outside your door. Sadly, it's this very effect - cited by most of his critics as "coarse", "unacceptable", or sometimes "a felony" - which has caused the majority of the star's hardship.  The world was not ready for the likes of Trebuchet, no matter how ready he thought himself for it.

[...] born Vrorbag Wogsher to unknown parents, he lived out his early life in the Bone March, striking out quickly at the less-than-tender age of 5 to more civilized lands, living hand-to-mouth in human cities, joining a gang, and learning to fight. He's seemingly never shown a shred of regret for leaving the March - was his life there so much worse?  Was this new life part of a grand plan?  Or is he simply not given to retrospection?  Regardless, [...]

At 13, he entered the public eye, making his first appearance on stage at the largest tavern in [...] Reportedly, the unforgettable performance that would become the basis of his entire career wasn't planned, booked, or, indeed, a song.  The surviving band members whose set he intruded upon apparently kept playing only out of terror.  The success of his breakout was marred when it came to light that he and members of his gang had staged the whole affair to rob the tavern and its clientele, and he soon found himself forced to stage another breakout - this time, from jail.

Since then, he's been constantly on the move, forming bonds with other musicians in similar straits, of varying success.  Most of his efforts have fallen to internal strife.  It was hoped by the most devoted Trebbers that the formation of the Trollskins, an all-orcish band, signaled a less rocky future, but reception was less than stellar.  While the general public's reaction to what was now four times the orc was nearly unchanged, true fans felt this new group lacked an unnameable primal element that had drawn them to the music in the first place.  Trebuchet quickly lost interest himself, and moved on like so many times before.