The Dumra (drum)Dumra vary in size small to great 2 meter
cylinders. The Great Dumra (2m diameter by 1m) is a staple for clan
celebrations and saw military use toward the end of the Clan Wars.
Traveling bards favored a bongo like dumra of 4 drums of decreasing
size mounted in a curved shape that matched the contour of the waist
called the singer's dumra. A singer's dumra usually comes with an
attached bandolier to allow the bard to climb and glide with it securely
attached to his back.
Another type of druma was the
Ranga. It was 60 to 90 cm long and 20 cm wide and carried on a bandolier. It was played by beating the ends and the side with the hands.
Great Druma: 30 kg, 250 Cr.
Ranga Druma: 1 kg, 30 Cr.
Other Druma: 1 kg, 20-40 Cr.
The Bollu (flutes)A popular minstrel bollu is the sek bollu, literally 3 flute. The sek bollu is 3
flutes of decreasing size bound together with an ingenious mouth piece
that allows the musician to redirect the air flow between the 3 flutes
or into any combination of the 3 at the same time. This instrument is
near impossible for any other race to master as it takes the long
fingers of a yazirian with its extra knuckles to wrap around the
instrument and properly play it. In the hands of a skill yazirian the sek
bollus produce beautiful and even haunting melodies or rousing battle
and hunting songs.
Sek Bollu: n/a kg, 45 Cr.
Other Bollu: n/a kg, 25-35 Cr.
The Shem Dura (ukulele)Literally,
a stringed dumra, the Shem dura is a small stringed instrument that
has been compared to the human ukulele was developed by yazirian bards
to be carried strapped across the back. After contact with humanity some
musicians began using the bow from violins to play the shem dura.
Shem Dura: n/a kg, 75 Cr.
HornsA wide variety of animal horns were used as horns, largely for martial accompaniment.
Traditional Yazirian Horns: n/a to 1 kg, 25-35 Cr.