Darcy of Paxlair
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| Location: | Ardoris
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| Title: | Bard |
| First Seen: | Episode 1 |
Darcy of Paxlair is a troubadour, who can often be found in the Ardoris marketplace. He sings about the virtue of courtly love.
Lore
Darcy will sing the first verse of "Nightingale", or "Laostic" as it was known in the old tongue. It is a tale of two knights and the lady they both loved; a cautionary tale.
- "Near Vauban there was a town
Somewhere near, of great renown
Two knights lived there, no lowly vassals
In houses that were built like castles
"These barons were noble, and their fame
Gave their village's virtue its name
One of them had married lately,
Polite and polished, such a lady!
"She was wise to her own worth,
Normal in ladies of such high birth.
The other lord was a bachelor
Famed for prowess and for valor
"Loved by all, for he knew how to live
Joust and spend what you have to give
He loved the wife of his neighbor
He begged so much and then yet more
"And goodness was his striking feature
So she loved him more than any creature
Because of the deeds he was famous for,
And because he lived in the castle next door!"
Trivia
- Laostic, also known as "Laüstic", "Le Rossignol", or "Le Laustic", is a Breton lai by the medieval poet Marie de France.