This one is for all the bards out there. Week 36 of The Rumor Mill gives a whole host of traditional instruments from cultures all around Fellport. If you want to learn a new instrument considered traditional by another culture, look no further. We have Devil's Bags, concertinas, tin whistles, saxophones, ouds, zithers, harpsichords, saxophones, and scabella. We even have underwater instruments that mostly work in air, though the sound doesn't carry as far.
So strap in for a whirlwind tour of musical history in Beneterra, with a dash of mythology and propaganda thrown in for good measure.
| 1d8 | Rumor | True? |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelendi zithers strung with merlace seaweed make tones that carry underwater. | Yes1 |
| 2 | Tengri created the Okulari people from clay, blowing his zurna to wake their souls. | Maybe2 |
| 3 | Devils gave bagpipes to the Bratach people to instill fear in their enemies. | No3 |
| 4 | The best fiddles and violins come from Alfinwald. Elven workmanship wins. | Maybe4 |
| 5 | Rock gnomes invented concertinas by combining saxophones and bagpipes. | Yes5 |
| 6 | Dwarves originally created all the brass instruments and wound metal strings. | Maybe6 |
| 7 | Ionia claims the invention of the drum, bagpipe, and organ, among others. | No7 |
| 8 | Hominae Vitae culture enjoys music, mostly syrinx, lyre, cornu, and scabellum. | Yes8 |
1 - Singing bowls, xuxa (aquatic bagpipes), and drums are ancient, but the new crystallophone (armonica) is gaining popularity.
2 - Zurna (an oboe/flute hybrid), oud (11-stringed lute), darbuka (drum), and zills (cymbals) form the core of Okulari music.
3 - Some call them Devil's Bags, but men made them. Harp, tin whistle, fiddle, and bodhran round out Dunhill's instruments.
4 - Andalusia has started making a large quantity of extremely fine fiddles and guitars, nearly as good as elven make.
5 - Since harpsichords came into vogue, they're making accordions with keyboards. Concertinas are everywhere now.
6 - Dwarves have a reputation for metalwork, though other cultures may have invented the instruments. Nobody really knows.
7 - Ionian culture thrived on conquering other cultures and claiming their accomplishments as their own for centuries.
8 - The scabellum is a hinged sandal that claps together to keep time by percussion. They also stomp and use claves often.
Part of T.W.Wombat's Lore 24 project, detailing the world around Fellport.
For all city posts, see the Fellport Index. For posts about the wider world, see the Beneterra Index.
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