Lamhach

Lamhach is a Changeling Fighter in The Delinquents campaign.

Biography
Lamhach was found December 22nd, 976 by a Bard couple in Harron. The husband, Hadwin insisted that they had too many children already and could not take the baby in, his wife, Salome, insisted otherwise. They agreed that they would only keep the child until they found her parents. One night turned into two, three, and years passed, as no one would claim the child. They gave her the name Amhrán, the Gaelic word for Song. Amhrán's ear was pierced with a small charm of a sparrow as a sign of her being part of the family. This proved useful as her strange ability to shift was descovered.

At age 4, her parents required her to practice the recorder. At first, she did not mind having to practice, her five older siblings did. She began to realize that the more her mother made her practice, the less time she could go and play outside. Her family played music at parties and social gatherings every week. Being in a pub or festival was not an unusual event.

She was very sociable when talking to others, having them sneak her a drink here or there and getting a coin or two. She especially loved hearing stories from the travelers who were passing through their town. Tales of adventures with beasts and villains. She would beg the adventurers to teach her their tricks, but her mother always pulled her away before she could do it.

Amhrán eventually spent more time sneaking out of the home, roughhousing, and throwing stones then touching her recorder. No matter what form Amhrán took, the gold percing upon her ear gave her away. Amhrán became good a spinning word and getting what she wanted from the children who she played with. She became to ring leader of a “club,” which would go around town helping others with their tasks or selling things that they “just happened to find” to the townspeople and merchants. A club member made emborydered patches with the symbol of finger guns that all membors wear on thier underclothing.

The most notable object they ever “found” was a blue ring worn by one of the women of nobility within the town. The “club” sold it to one of the merchants in town. After much searching from the town guards, it was found on the hand of a halfling traveler. The merchant tried to source the ring back to the club, but they could not find the child who fit the description of who sold it to him.

At tweleve she had saved enough earnings to buy a rapier. She trained in the middle of the night for works attempted to imitate swordsman in theature performances. When her mother finally found hidden in her martress, she made Amhran break it at the diner table ro set an example.

Although she tried to escape practicing as much as possible, music was never too far away from them. Many of the other children would talk about the great performances that had happened in the town, or recite tales from their parents about the great bard “Roscoe Danwrick.” Whether they be truth or fiction few people knew, but none cared either way.

Music was very much the center of culture for the people of Harron. A music festival is held every year hosted by the Earl Granger to coincide with the celebration of Elegracia. As part of this music festival, a competition is held. If won, the performer will receive payment for travel to Squidsiddee to attend University for by the nobles living within the town. As part of the deal, the winners from the past four years receiving education must come back and perform for the final performance of the festival. Three of Amhrán’s five older siblings have received this award in the past and had successfully received a proper bardic education, and the last one, Rithim, will be giving his 3rd performance by 995.

Amhrán was not keen on performing for the concert, but knew it was her only way out of the city. At home Amhrán appeared to have a change of heart about music, she started to practicing her songs and asking more about the festival and god Feydrid. She even prayed to them once or twice, begging and pleading that, although she is being devious, she really wants this education. When the time for the festival came, her parent believed they had gotten their child back. By an act of somthing, Amhran won the festival. Who would have guessed that all the lute players would be break their E strings right before they performed? Her parents were so proud it even brought her mother to tears.

The summer saw her playing at the various festivals with her family to keep up the charade. When the school year rolled by her parents sent her on her own to travel. Her brother had left for school weeks earlier to meet up with friends. Before leaving her mother handed her some gold pieces and she kissed her parent’s goodbye. Her friends had pulled their money together to get her Rapier fixed before she could leave. Lamhach was stunned and very greatful for what was given to her. She left her friend, Neart, in charge of the club’s activities while she was away.

Some time in the mountains, she changed into some clothes that she stole and made from her brothers clothing, and discarded her traditional dress. No longer would she resemble her family with curly red hair and a stout frame. She became taller, slimmer, and her hair black. She changed her face to look a woman she once saw at the market. She was no longer her parents’ child, but a new person, going to school to do what she wanted. Her chosen name was now Lámhach ó Súilleabháin (Lauva Sullivan meaning shooting). She passes herself off as being a human woman, and does not reveal her true nature.

Unfortunately for her, the thought that she will have to again perform at the next year’s event to show how she had improved has always looming in the back of her mind. Her older brother Rithim, is also attending school in his final year.

Personality
Kinda mean, but has a heart from friends.

Likes pranks.

Relationships
Father: Hadwin. Instrument maker in Harron.

Mother: Salome. Stay at home mom. Makes baked good for a local pub in her free time.

Siblings and age as of 995:

Galvin (Sparrow) 35 M

Teaghue (Peot) 32 M. Married to Aithne and Erix. They run a small tavern called The Merry Many.

Péinteáil (Painting) 29 F

Damhsa (Dance) 26 F

Rithim (Rhythm) 21 M. In his final year of Bard college in Squidsiddie.

She may like someone, you don't know.

Trivia
Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Stone: Jasper

Favorite Food: Apple and Blackberry Pie (Ma’s special recipe, but it always went fast)

Favorite Animal: Weasels (They are small and sneaky and smart and steal stuff)

Favorite Flower:  Violets

Lamhach’s mother made all their children wear clothing that she made. Lamhach’s shorts that she wears now was actually one of her brother’s kilts that she haphazardly sewn to fit her.

One of the farmers used to let the children play hide and seek in his orchard and eat as many apples as they wanted after his farmhands had picked all the good ones.

She once broke her arm falling out of said apple tree

Lamhach is afraid of lightning and storms.

Lamhach bites her nails where she gets really nervous.