Data says:
For the Bonds, I think we should take the time to discuss them.
For example, what might Mance have heard about Teo that would cause him to sing songs about them?
Or, if Teo shared a secret, what was it, and when did that interaction occur?
Definitely agree!
Here are my suggestions, but it's just brainstorming, I don't have my heart set on any so make sure to give me your suggestions or comments if you have another idea.
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This is not my first adventure with
Bonepipe.
In fact maybe he is currently a member of the crew of the ship. I don't know if @Jabes.plays.RPG has decided on a connection to Nohme, but if not, maybe he's coming to Nohme for the first time because he's traveling with The Symphony of Ice and Fire. So his connection to Nohme is actually Mance. Or alternatively, he has another connection in Nohme as well and we met years ago and bonded over our love of fire music and our mutual connection to Nohme.
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I am writing a flaming-bagpipes concerto for Bonepipe.
Sort of following on from the above. Mance loves Bonepipe's bagpipe solos, so trying to create a piece of music to allow Bonepipe to shine.
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I sang stories of Teo long before I ever met them in person.
The winter solstice festivals in the ports of the world are filled with various folklore. To add his own take to the myths, Mance wrote a song of a ever-young half-elf, half-reindeer being that travels down from the biting north to deliver presents to children on the solstice all over the world. He based it on Teo, who had recently started visiting Nohme to trade goods. He had an incredible affinity with the children of the village and would always bring them little knick-knacks from his village or the wild. The song is now a favourite during the solstice in most ports around the world. Mance had heard of Teo during one of his visits back to Nohme, but had never actually met him until now.
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Teo trusted me with a secret.
I'll leave this one up to @Aquafina to think of. And why would Teo have confided in Mance so soon after finally meeting each other?
Anyways, like I said, these are just ideas off the top of my head. If anyone has other ideas, I'm all ears.