Trian

Trian is a bard living in Jhelom in Ultima V.

Talking with Trian, the man first spoke of Courage, and that his friend Thorne often visits the Shrines. If the Avatar asked about dungeon Destard and expressed the wish to explore it, Trian thought of the Avatar as suicidal, adding that it was illegal. However, he still gave the hint that saying things backwards to Goeth should help get the Word of Power from him.

Ultima V: Lazarus
A charismatic bard and accomplished adventurer, Trian sought to continuously enhance his endeavors in both pursuits. Still, he admitted he had been negligent on the adventuring side, and was currently planning a new adventure with his partner Thorne. Trian had high praise for his companion Thorne, and said the man was an adventuresome soul with a quick blade, a love of travel, and a number of stories which he had developed into his songs. Trian also noted that Thorne frequent;y visited the Shrine of Valor, and was a wealth of informaition on the Britannian Shrines. The further acknowledged that Thorne had also traveled with Gremnor in the past, but the greying innkeeper had since given up his adventuring way and had settled down to run the Warrior's Stead.

Greatly in love with his own musical talent, he was quick to share a romantic ballad he had written for Shannon, although, the hardened warrior was loathe to admit she found his attention flattering. He felt that Shannon had been too harsh towards the Oppression, and her accomplished blade would not protect her indefinitely, hoping she would leave Jhelom with him. Filled with legitimate concern for the Shannon's health, he noted that the Guard Captain Jonus lusted after her, and would likely soon resort to violence to possess her.

Trian didn't know the Word of Power for Destard, but felt that senile Goeth, a former member of the Great Council, likely had that information. He told the hero how Goeth had slowly slipped into insanity, going from inverting his word order to now frequently pronouncing words backwards. Nicole had been doing her best to feed and house him in his madness, but Goeth was loathe to be taken care of.