Oli the Bard

* Bard
* Halloween
* Imprisoned
* Casual
* Night job

**Oli** is the original member of *Empires SMP 2*, having founded Olipoligo long before the other empire leaders joined. Later on, he started to fill the role of traveling bard against his will, despite having stage fright. Since getting a late start in the game, not having a steady income, and being in crippling debt to the Goblin Empire, Oli's empire has long been the poorest.

Oli is canonically the handsomest emperor, with the biggest muscles and really good hair.

## Appearance

### Custom items

Oli has a red beret with a feather in it, and a magic lute called "Lutimus Maximus II" that allows him to fly. His lute was gifted to him by the God of Lore. He's balding but he's in denial.

## History

Oli is a contiguous character from the events of *Afterlife SMP*, where he fought FWhip over a whale, winning before being killed by lightning controlled by MythicalSausage. Oli woke up three months later and began to search for his friends Sausage and Katherine. He found them all dead and declared himself the winner of the Afterlife. Eventually becoming bored, Oli ascended to the Heavens where he met the Goddess of the server, Pearl. Pearl refused to let him see Sausage, but eventually he went inside and found Sausage sleeping. Offending Pearl, Oli decided to jump down to earth again, so Pearl removed his wings and threw him into the Empire Server instead. Oli became the first member in a new part of the world, kicking off the events of *Empires* Season 2.

Oli returned to the world partway through season 2. Princess Gem discovered him singing for villagers in a tavern she built, and therefor labeled him a bard. Deputy fWhip swiftly captured him for crimes against the Goblin Empire and suspended him in a cage over a pit of shriekers for several weeks. More recently, Sheriff Jimmy condoned releasing him to serve community service working the empires' taverns. No trial was ever held for Oli's incarceration.

After his release, Oli attempted to leave Empires and return to Afterlife SMP, though this attempt was unsuccessful due to the world barrier. On his way back to the Olipoligo, he was attacked by Pirate Joe and ended up in Sanctuary where Sausage took care of him though he confused him with his friend from Afterlife. With the help of Sausage and Princess Katherine, Oli was able to get back on his feet and start to build up his Empire. Later on, Oli organised a festival which marked the beginning of the Empires–Hermitcraft crossover. There he displayed his dragon egg and told tales of his adventures.

After the closure of the rift, Oli discovered that his dragon egg was on the verge of hatching. Unable to cope with the prospect of fatherhood, Oli tried to return the Egg to the end, though this attempt was proven unsuccessful, when the egg returned to the Olipoligo. Afterwards, Oli tried to bury it on an island, though this attempt was also unsuccessful. After hearing noises coming from the Egg, Oli decided that they had bonded and resolved to keep it. As the Egg got closer to hatching, Oli went to Lizzie, Pixl, Joel and Sausage for advice. When the egg began to hatch, they went to Great Witch Shelby for help.

## Video appearances

Oli's YouTube channel is not one to release regular episodes. Rather, he primarily streams and makes several appearances in other member's videos.

He has, however, published *three* mega-episodes: "I Accidentally Joined Empires SMP", "I Tried To Escape Empires SMP", and "I Hatched the Ender Dragon (by mistake)"

## Quotes

* *Yeah she seemed very placid. Placid as the briny toes that gyre and gimble in the wabe*
—Oli, talking ironically about Dolores, misquoting the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll

## Trivia

* Oli's skin was inspired by Dandelion from the Witcher.

## References

1. ↑ Oli OrionSound [@TheOrionSound] (3 Mar 2023). "god it would be awful if someone edited it to say I was like the handsomest emperor with like the biggest muscles and like really good hair as well" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. ↑ OrionSound, ep. 3, "The Dragon Egg Hatches" (2:44)
3. ↑ OrionSound, ep. 3, "I Hatched the Ender Dragon (by mistake) | Empires SMP"
4. ↑ "BIG STREAM DAY!!" (1:48:01)