Eliot
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1Absolutely! Here’s a custom backstory for Eliot the Goblin Bard, within 2000 characters:
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Backstory – Eliot the Goblin Bard
Born in the gutters of a crumbling city, Eliot clawed his way through life with quick fingers and a quicker tongue. Raised among thieves and urchins, he was just another nameless goblin picking pockets to survive—until one night, hiding from guards in a dusty theater, he stumbled upon a rehearsal. The colors, the music, the drama—it struck him like lightning. He crept back night after night, watching, learning, mimicking.
Eventually, an old half-elf bard named Mira caught him singing behind the curtains. Instead of turning him in, she gave him a lute, a name, and something he’d never had before: a reason to be seen. Under her guidance, Eliot learned to weave stories that made nobles weep and laughter that disarmed blades. But when Mira was arrested for mocking a local lord, Eliot fled with nothing but her lute and a burning need to prove that words are power.
Now a traveling bard with too many aliases and not nearly enough coin, Eliot performs in alleyways, taverns, and royal courts—anywhere that lets him speak truth in song. Though he’s still prone to petty theft and ill-advised pranks, his heart’s in the right place. Eliot sings for the outcasts, the misfits, the ones told they don’t belong.
Because if a gutterborn goblin with a stolen flute can make the world listen—anyone can!
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