Yisan

Yisan
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Race	Human
Birthplace	Shandalar
Lifetime	Unknown
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Yisan is a human rogue from the plane of Shandalar.

Description

Yisan the charming (more in a social peacock sort of manner) yet deviant rogue is a bard by trade, but a rascal by heart. He has perfected his form of magic, using his lyre, Tolumnus, to summon formidable beasts to fight in his stead. He is known to use his talents to woo women and cheat the foolish out of their hard-earned treasure. On the other hand, Yisan and his adventuring partner, Jalira, have also been known to perform acts of kindness on their quests.

History

Yisan and Jalira were picking pockets in the town of Lesh when they happened upon the rambling Thunian Hastric. Seizing the opportunity to steal his stuff, Yisan and Jalira were almost getting away with it when Dexros, the commander of the guard, caught them. He forced them to return the stolen items, but Yisan kept Hastric's journal, which described the route to the Skep.

Knowing there would be riches on the corpses of those who had died in the Skep, Yisan and, Jalira embarked upon the journey there, passing the Onakke catacombs, the Kalonian Wilds, and staying away from Kapsho and its ruler, Talrand.

When they arrived at the Skep and found the sliver caves, they found themselves transformed into slivers, just like Hastric himself had been. For a while, they were part of the hivemind, a part of the Hum, which is the telepathic voice of every sliver combined. However, when a Sliver Hivelord crossed paths with them, they found themselves returning to their normal human selves, albeit without any clothes.

Yisan and Jalira found both clothes and loot from the corpses nearby, and the Sliver Hidelord appeared to allow them to do this, making no moves to attach them. They were also allowed to leave the cave and bring the loot with them, although like Hastric, they both still heard the hum. While Jalira prepared to head back to pawn off the goods, Yisan opted to skip out on his share and instead stay in the Skep to study the creatures. Thus, they parted ways, Jalira headed to Martyne, while Yisan strummed his harp to mimic the slivers' hum.

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
The Bard and the Biologist	Matt Knicl	2014-07-09	Magic 2015	Shandalar	Hastric, Jalira, Yisan, Dexros, Grendub

In-game references

Represented in:

• Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Depicted in:

• Worldly Tutor (Commander Collection: Green)

External links

• Matt Knick (July 9, 2014). "The Bard and the Biologist". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.