The History of Sysane, The Terror of Urik.
Harrick Sysane began his life in the twilight of the Green Age as a bard of rare talent and darker talents still. Though known publicly as a performer, he secretly served as an assassin, traveling the lands with a troupe of three other bards whose exploits earned them the infamous name the Minstrels Four. Their performances dazzled nobles, merchants, and warlords alike, while their hidden contracts quietly reshaped the politics of the age.
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