The Rock Star of Bahar Dar

The name Debra Nagast comes from a Hancockian reference to an obscure Ethiopia text called the "Kebra Nagast," which translates into the really cool title, "The Glory of Kings." Debra's Virtuoso prestige class comes from the splotbook Song and Silence. Since I love Bards, I had always hoped that Debra would play a more significant role in the Wildlanders' story. Unfortunately, she was quickly killed in the Battle of Zazamanc Courtyard, after having only appeared in two game sessions.

In her story page, you can read about her bizarre story hook. She was the target of Governor Czarno's obsession and infatuation. Had the story unfolded differently, the Wildlanders might have found themselves assisting Kaleb Sedek in the investigation of Debra's disappearance in Bahas Dar. As it turned out, she was one of many friends who perished in the Horrid Wilting wrought by Parzi Flegetanis.

Debra performed two songs for the Wildlanders (and others) at Zazamnac before the battle. One of these songs is the famous "Lay of Ras Dashen," which was written by me and can be found in full on another page of the Big Red Book. The other song she sung was entitled, "The Moon King," and none of the Wildlanders (or the players) paid much attention to it. The was an example of overlooked foreshadowing, as the Moon King was a well-developed personality in the mythology of the Big Red Book fairly early on in the construction of the Wildlanders' campaign environment.

Interested readers will take note of the fantastic sketch on Debra's story page, which is captioned, "Elven Archmage Evolo Avolar." About this person, I can only impart the following: Evolo Avolar was originally conceived as a major figure in the history of the South Central Confederacy. In fact, the mid/high level campaign of Bel St. Tiev and Owen Turwill (starting a 8th level) was entitled, "The Quest of Evolo Avolar." More about him cannot be written at this time, as there is a distict chance that this being will yet be encountered by one or more of the Wildlanders.