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# Amir al Javeen of Zarhalem

Story
The first sign of Amir al Javeen was a cascade of bright notes drifting over the harbor. Not a song. More like a musical accident that refused to admit it was an accident.
A moment later he appeared on the railing of the Waverider as if the ship belonged to him. One long step carried him over the gap and he landed with a flourish of his rebec bow that sent two gulls fleeing for their lives. He bowed deeply and spoke with a grin. "Friends. I bring joy, noise and possibly profit. Mostly noise."
The crew stared at him in a silence that thickened with each breath. Amir did not notice. He was already pulling a set of juggling batons from his overloaded pack, each one clattering like loose bones as he shook them free.
Amir spun once, twice, then launched into a full routine that swept him across the deck. A barrel toppled in his wake. A rope coil unraveled under his heel. A startled sailor cursed his existence. Amir only laughed and vaulted over a crate with the easy grace of a street performer who believed the world existed to give him a stage.
When he finished he stood in the center of the chaos he had made, breathing fast but smiling wide. "See. Nothing broken."
Behind him a single baton rolled to the rail, tipped over the edge and plopped into the sea.
Amir winced with theatrical sorrow. "Almost nothing."
That was how Amir al Javeen arrived. A wandering storm wrapped in silk. A friend you never asked for. A nuisance you could not bring yourself to send away.

Doing his best to charm the ladies in the audience

## Overview

Amir al Javeen is a wandering bard and acrobat from the ruby markets of Zarhalem. He carries a dozen instruments, none of them tuned, and a backpack of props that seem to multiply each time he visits. He appears without warning, performs without invitation and leaves without settling the chaos he creates. He is friendly, loyal and talented, yet somehow always in the way.

## Personality

Amir is a whirlwind of confidence and shallow planning. He speaks quickly, sings loudly and apologizes rarely. He travels because the world feels too small if he stands still. He is genuinely kind but his eagerness to entertain often collides with whatever serious task the Waverider crew is attempting. He considers every silence a personal challenge, every danger an opportunity for dramatic flair and every woman someone to flatter.

## Appearance

Amir is slender and wiry, dressed in loose layered fabrics that shimmer with Zarhalem dyes. His hair is long, wavy and tied with colored cords. He paints thin red lines beneath his eyes for stage effect. When he climbs rigging or performs somersaults across a deck his movements are smooth and sure, a contrast to the mess he makes everywhere else.

## Talents

Amir is an excellent acrobat, contortionist and tightrope performer. He plays many instruments with enthusiasm and only moderate skill except for the rebec, which he plays with haunting beauty. He knows a wide range of tales from Zarhalem street lore to half remembered epics. He is also skilled at charming crowds, distracting guards and slipping through tight spaces.

## Annoyances

Amir borrows things without noticing he has borrowed them. He practices performances at impossible hours. He writes songs about the crew that exaggerate everything. He is convinced he is welcome on any ship he can leap onto. His juggling knives once hit a mast, a barrel and a crewmember in that order.

## Uses in the Campaign

### Comic Relief

Amir adds levity between heavy moments. He can derail tension just by appearing with a cheerful greeting and an instrument he should not be holding.

### Unexpected Helper

Amir stumbles into dangers but sometimes saves the day by distracting foes, soothing tempers or squeezing into places no one else can.

### Trouble Magnet

He might anger a tavern owner, charm the wrong noble or carry a cursed instrument he was paid to transport. The Game Master can use him to pull the players into sudden complications.

### Continuity Anchor

He drifts through ports and wildlands like a leaf on warm wind yet always finds the Blue Marlin again. His reappearances create the sense of a world where lives cross and recross like tangled lines on a map.

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