Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight

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An Arthurian legend + Fae lore + Cultivation mash-up. Updates Mon + Fri, with occasional bonus updates

I'm not having the best day, I tried to dip out of my arranged marriage and got hunted by my betrothed, who sought to cure my cold feet with many, many knives. A frustrating development because when the Harkley blood curse kills me I wanted to be on my own. Mainly so no one could get in the way of me coming back.

Death proves to be only the beginning of my problems, as I find myself entangled with a powerful Fae, a well-meaning Knight Errant and a fae-beast in the form of a white hare able to bite a man's head clean off. Worse it seems my revival has gifted me the ability to cultivate death glamour, which can be seen as a touch suspicious by some, and utter heresy by others.

With only the clothes on my back and my magical lute, which only occasionally turns into a sword, I have decided to focus on what I'm best at! I shall cultivate through collecting stories of great hunts, singing the tales of others, and participating in duels only as a spectator.

I will be a bardic culitvator! Even if I've yet to work out what that means.

What to expect

An MC who is not overpowered, just competent

A plot centred around cultivator things, plus Arthurian things. Whatever meshes well.

A system of cultivation consistent with most major cultivation stories just differently flavoured.

Fae shenanigans including names, speaking only the truth, and oaths

Character progression that stems from effort, reflection and just the occasional death.

A Europe-based cultivation world where Ki is Glamour and connected to the Fae realm.

Enough Arthurian Lore that you get a sense of who the major players are and some idea of what to expect when names get dropped.

What it won't be

No harem

No OP MC

Historically accurate to the time period

A story entirely accurate to Arthurian Lore or your preferred cultivation system.

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Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 43 Chapter 43 - Ulfast the Ugly RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 42 Chapter 42 - Break the foe, bring them down low RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 41 Chapter 41 - Lightning to find, fire to cleanse RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 40 Chapter 40 - Talks of Tiffs and Tigers RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 39 Chapter 39 - A sad lack of Mares RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 38 Chapter 38 - Jester and the thief RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 37 Chapter 37 - The Book of Lesser Death Curses RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 36 Chapter 36 - The knight at the ready or the knight at ease? RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 35 Chapter 35 -Screw a proper relationship with mortality RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 34 Chapter 34 - What part of 'I'm a fucking Bard' do you people not get! RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 33 Chapter 33 - Death, Smoke and Frothing fools RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 32 Chapter 32 - Hard to do stamina training in a cage RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 31 Chapter 31 - Gifts and partings RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 30 Chapter 30 - Don't poke the bear RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 29 Chapter 29 - War on the horizon RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 28 Chapter 28 - On the subject of Moon and Dream RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 27 Chapter 27 - Meeting the Fos RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 26 Chapter 26 - A bag of tricks RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 25 Chapter 25 - How a bard fights RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 24 Chapter 24 - Autumn Court No.5 RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 23 Chapter 23 - Teatime, clothes optional RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 22 Chapter 22 - I'm not a changeling am I? RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 21 Chapter 21 - Dream weaving RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 20 Chapter 20 - Moon Glamour RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 19 Chapter 19 - Secrets over treacle pudding RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 18 Chapter 18 - Miss Peaches RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 17 Chapter 17 - Gale Hare Rematch RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 16 Chapter 16 - Ballad of Bors the Titan RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 15 Chapter 15 - Revelations of Smoke and Death RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 14 Chapter 14 - Mystery of the Mist Lynx RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 13 Chapter 13 - You can call me Pell RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 12 Chapter 12 - Positioning is not retreating RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 10 Chapter 10 - The Illuminated Text RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 9 Chapter 9 - Knowledge of the Mystic East RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 8 Chapter 8 - Beware the white hare RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 7 Chapter 7 - A new lute, and a Knight Errant RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 6 Chapter 6 - I'm not a planner RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 5 Chapter 5 - A blade in the right place at the right time RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 4 Chapter 4 - Dance in the pale moonlight RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 3 Chapter 3 - Reborn with death RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 2 AC Chapter 2 - Winning takes blood, sweat, and tears of blood. RoyalRoadL
Arthurian/Fae Cultivation - I want to be a Bard not a Death Knight 1 Chapter 1 - Too many knives for a wedding night RoyalRoadL