Parnéliun-Sey

Parnelion Sey was the son  of a wealthy Ahar priestess and a Chey warlord named Arpa Reluka. His father died while fighting as a mercenary in the service of Atakul Sey, the King of the Kul Ahar, during the Second Variag Wars. Raised by his mother Vizona in Atakul's court at Savage Breaks, Parnelion displayed an early affection for lore and debate and, by the age of ten, he was adopted into the Sey clan as an apprentice storymaster. (Note that the Sey had Chey cousins, and that Parnelion was distantly related to the Chey-king and Ringwraith Ren the Unclean.)

Events to the west conspired to wreck Parnelion's ascension through the court ranks, however, as the Chey peoples fell under the sway of Darkness. United under the rule of a Variag-appointed puppet prince called Uma Kalcuna, the Chey crossed the river Numahar and quickly defeated their Ahar neighbors. The other Ahar tribes  submitted to the invaders, offering hostages and tribute. By this time, Parnelion's rise had alarmed elements of the Sey court, who offered the young man as a hostage. The twelve year- old Parnelion accompanied a host of fellow captives and traveled

To the strange Chey hold at Ulk Chey Sart. There, he remained for five years, learning Chey ways and delving into alchemy. It was the first of two invaluable lessons abroad. When the Chey lords perished in a Variag-inspired coup, the new lords sent Parnelion to the Variag capital of Sturlurtsa Khand. This sprawling cosmopolitan trade city surrounded a strategic oasis tucked in the southern foothills of the Ephel Duath (S. "Fence of Shadow") southeast of Mordor and was renowned for its rich but exceedingly brutal lifestyle. While residing there for four years, Parnelion witnessed a whole new world — a society grounded in the interrelations between jealous, ruthless rivals, peoples with norms rooted in swift retribution. The young man learned how to fight and weave shrouds of carefully worded promises and threats which confused the best of diplomats. Playing upon his keepers' needs and beliefs, Parnelion convinced the Variag Orod Gour Ito that he could aid the Variag interests among the Ahar upon his release. Gour agreed and sent Parnelion home in hope that the twenty-one year-old bard would sway his brethren to the Variag cause. It was a mistake that costed the Varisgs their holdings east of the Numahar and eventually resulted in Gour Ito's execution. Pamelion returned home to a changed land. His family slain following the Chey purges, his allies were few. With the Sey lords either death or in exile, the young man counted no mentors among his own people. So, he sought aid from the storytellers, the priestly loremasters of the Ahar, quickly  distancing  himself from the Variag and Chey cause. Gour and his Chey  allies  became incensed  and  ordered Pamelion's capture. This warrant only served to instill the bard with an aura of legitimacy. Ahar allegiance and pride focused on his narrow shoulders, Pamelion set about uniting his fellow bards and he developed a powerful and knowledgeable network that transcended the traditional tribal boundaries. Eleven years after returning home, at the age of thirty-two, Pamelion Sey came out of his refuge at the Red Holes and led his people in an uprising that swept the Chey out of Ahar territory. The Ahar tribes united as the Kargagis Ahar for the first time in fifteen hundred years and invaded Chey Sart with utter fury. Pamelion's warlord lieutenant, Alafar Mem, led his hard-riding army to victory,  crushing a combined army of Chey horse and Variag infantry at the Grass Tombs. Thus, the Chey threat ended for a time, and Pamelion Sey presided over the renewal of the Ahar nations. During the next fifty-four years, the Bard enjoyed the unprecedented honor of being the master of all the Ahar Warrior-kings. In a land where bards never held office and were never permitted to rule directly (being strictly advisors), Parnelion served as absolute overlord.

Features
Parnelion Sey stood 5'2" tall and, small by Ahar standards. The long, braided pony-tail that accentuated his receding black hair was permanently dyed with a purplish hue, which was common in ancient Ahar society. This feature set him apart from his contem- poraries who, like Parnelion, were beardless, grey-skinned, and black-eyed and enjoyed only subtle distinction. Parnelion wore a mail hood rather than a helm, and flowing  purple wool robes adorned with bands of white stylized deer. Compact of build, Parnelion weighed 120 pounds; yet he was sinewy and could be competitive in physical contests, even against much larger opponents. For the most part, though, Pamelion relied on wit to win.  He was  a brilliant orator and possessed an exceptionally rich, lyrical voice. Parnelion' s two wives, Raesha and Eona, bore him three daughters and a son.

Pamelion's Principal Items:

 * Spear— ("Wind-sweeper") +spear made of purplish wood from the Dogfruit trees of Ibav.
 * Bow —  ("Quieter")  ivory-inlaid composite bow.
 * Horn — ("Whispering Crier") Horn capable of sending clear sounds up to great distances