![[Jim.png]] # Jim _Bard | [[Summer Court]] Junior Ambassador | [[Feywild]]_ ## Summary Bard, instigator, secret prince, and reluctant servant of [[Titania|Queen Titania]]. One of the [[Heroes of Waterdeep]] who adventured through the War of the Fey. Jim's Feywild career featured clutch magical saves, shocking betrayals, chaotic drama-stirring, and the late revelation that his father was [[Manitou]] — making him the literal brother of [[Pellowea]] and a true prince of the [[Feywild]]. Despite this noble blood, Jim spent most of the campaign trying to start a revolution, betraying [[Titania]] to help [[Mab]] attack her, getting bound to the [[Summer Court]] forever as punishment, claiming [[Graz'zt]]'s purple book to taunt his allies, being driven mad in the [[Abyss]], turning into a Gold Dragon to fight a Howling Dragon, and getting thrown into the Flesh Pens of [[Aralu]] for being annoying. Appointed junior ambassador to the [[Shadow Court]] under [[Eris Bloom]]. %% ## At a Glance _Historical NPC from War of the Fey. Fill in if he becomes relevant again._ ## Personality A walking contradiction — brilliant and infuriating in equal measure. Capable of casting Forcecage on [[Manshoon]] at exactly the right moment to save the entire party, then immediately pivoting to using a demon lord's book to demand secrets about his allies just to taunt them. Harbored genuine revolutionary ideals that he pursued with all the strategic wisdom of someone who thought helping [[Mab]] attack [[Titania]] was a good idea. Charmed the Cannibal Queen [[Jasmine]] with his music and was still thrown into the Flesh Pens for being demanding and annoying — possibly the most Jim outcome imaginable. His heart-to-hearts with [[Lia]] suggested depth; his psychic outing of [[Pellowea]] to [[Titania]] suggested he couldn't help himself. ## Quote _"I have a plan. You're not going to like it."_ ## Background **The Clutch Caster:** Proved his value early by trapping [[Manshoon]] in a Forcecage during a devastating meteor swarm attack at the Emerald Toad inn, forcing the wizard to plane shift to escape. Later used the same spell to neutralize [[Koschei]] and the Bonfire King, [[Jasmine]]'s majordomo. In pure combat utility, Jim was one of the party's most valuable members. **The Failed Revolution:** Jim wanted to tear down the Fey Courts. When [[Mab]] arrived to kill an exhausted [[Titania]] after the Emerald Toad incident, Jim didn't defend the Summer Queen — he joined [[Mab]]'s attack. This horrified the rest of the party and backfired spectacularly when [[Titania]] woke up, turned into a Gold Dragon, and drove [[Mab]] off. As punishment, [[Titania]] bound Jim to serve the [[Summer Court]] forever. So much for the revolution. **Death and Resurrection:** Killed by the death screech of [[Baba Yaga's Dancing Hut]]. During his resurrection, Jim experienced a vision of [[Titania]] offering him the choice to return as a goblin, halfling, or half-orc. He begged the Queen to intervene and let him return as himself. She reluctantly agreed. **The Gold Dragon:** [[Titania]] tasked Jim with rescuing her daughter [[Orchid]] and granted him a single use of True Polymorph. Jim immediately became a massive Gold Dragon and fought an aerial battle against [[Arkexes Woe]]'s demons and the Howling Dragon Ziverrayr. "Jim the Dragon" ordered [[Lia]] to get [[Orchid]] to safety. [[Orchid]] was annoyed because she could take care of herself. **The Purple Book:** Jim claimed [[Graz'zt]]'s mysterious purple book and used it to demand secrets about [[Kali]] and [[Xyrbwynn]], then taunted them with what he learned. The book vomited out five pages of campaign secrets and explicitly revealed that [[Graz'zt]] was on the other side of it. The book also claimed Jim secretly served [[Tharizdun]], which Jim denied. When [[Eris Bloom]] noticed the book was signed by [[Graz'zt]], the Ambassador outed Jim to [[Titania]] and [[Oberon]], causing the book to end up in [[Xyrbwynn]]'s hands. **The Instigator:** Used his psychic abilities to reveal to [[Pellowea]] that he knew her secret identity, then outed her to [[Titania|Queen Titania]]. Discussed with [[Lia]] whether [[Kali]] would help him destroy all the courts or just the [[Shadow Court]]. Had a heart-to-heart with [[Lia]] about the nature of devastation orbs. Every conversation with Jim contained the possibility of either genuine insight or catastrophic betrayal. **A Prince of the Feywild:** [[Baba Yaga]] revealed that Jim's father was [[Manitou]] — brother of [[Oberon]], husband of [[Mab]], father of [[Pellowea]], and the most powerful Archfey in existence. This made Jim the literal brother of Queen [[Pellowea]] and a prince of the [[Feywild]]. The revolutionary who wanted to tear down the courts turned out to be royalty. **Abyssal Madness:** In [[Pale Night]]'s Bone Castle in the [[Abyss]], the endless mirror maze drove Jim to madness. He hallucinated a vision of [[Titania]] lying dead with Jim holding the bloody knife. The maddened bard attacked his own friends before being subdued. **The Flesh Pens:** During the party's infiltration of [[Aralu]], Jim charmed [[Jasmine]] the Cannibal Queen with his music. Despite the successful performance, he proved to be so demanding and annoying that she threw him into the Flesh Pens anyway. There he found the [[Guru]], and together with [[Eris Bloom]], they found a measure of peace through music. **Junior Ambassador:** Appointed junior ambassador to the [[Shadow Court]] under [[Eris Bloom]]'s tutelage, in recognition of his service to the [[Summer Court]]. Given a magic instrument by [[Titania]]. %%