So Ulbert was invited to come to Clegur to celebrate Spring and enjoy the Spring festivities taking place there. One of the locals gave him a flier, and the festival seemed mildly interesting, so he travelled to Clegur hoping for a piece of pie and some good music. Ulbert is a young aspiring minstrel, trying to become proficient with lute and fiddle, but unfortunately his fiddle is old and slightly cracked, so it doesn’t really sound that great (for no fault of his own of course), which is the reason why he hasn’t been able to play a lot, much less perform anywhere. He would like to though, if only he had a better fiddle.

When he arrived in Clegur, there was a merry band of Gleemen sitting around. He was excited at first, and waited for them to start performing, but they didn’t seem to get ready and prepare for their performance. They were talking to a lot of people and had a concerned look in their eyes, even seemed upset. Ulbert believes he overheard one of them saying “thieves!”, but couldn’t be sure if he heard that right. 
Ulbert got bored after waiting a while and felt disappointed there wasn’t going to be a performance. He bumped into a lady at a stand who asked him to collect some daffodils for her. Oh well, he might as well, since he’s here anyway and the Gleemen didn’t seem to start their performance any time soon. So off he went, collecting daffodils from around Clegur. He wandered off a bit from the main road, and just as he was picking a few flowers, his hand struck something hard on the ground. He pulled the thing out of the grass and lo and behold, it is a fiddle! A beautiful, white wooden fiddle! So well made and unique! 

Ulbert wondered for a moment how such a beautiful fiddle could end up hidden between the flowers, but didn’t give it much further thought. This must have been his lucky day! He was meant to come here, not to participate in the Spring festivities, but to find the one thing he had been desiring for a long time: a new fiddle! This was a boon! A windfall! A true prize indeed.

Ulbert cheered and jumped up onto one of the rooftops. He gently tuned the instrument and carefully struck his first note. This was an amazing instrument, a joy to listen to. Such luck had befallen him! As he started playing his first song, a few party goers gathered below, pointing up in his direction. See? He was already becoming a celebrity, finally his skill and talent were being recognized! Halfway through the song, he heard some commotion in the distance, and someone yelling “thief!” again. It’s probably nothing. 

 

Head: Whimsical Cap, Rivendell green dye (Whimsical Patron’s Luxuriant Cosmetics Coffer)
Shoulders: —
Chest: Daffodil Celebration Tunic and Trousers, Rivendell green dye (Spring Festival)
Legs: —
Hands: Sage’s Wrist-guards of the Oasis, Rivendell green dye (Songs of Wave and Wind, Ch.10.12)
Feet: Spirited Assault Shoes of the Deep, White dye (T9 tailoring recipe)
Instrument: Summer Celebration Fiddle (Midsummer Festival)