Mana is only for magic users not priests

Dangit. There goes my great sword idea. Le sigh.

Two handed attacking
If you are using two weapons, then you need ambdex as a skill which is two slots, or a ranger skill. Otherwise you have a penalty with the other hand. As well, you only attack once with the other hand no matter what level you are.
Does that include if your specialized with one of the weapons or both? You did say we could specialize in up to three weapons correct?

A pure fighter can specialize up to three.

Specialization does not negate the need to be able to use a sword in an opposing hand. So yes, you still need ambidexterity.

only one attack with other hand no matter the specialty

As you are developing your characters for this game, keep in mind that you are seasoned adventurers and you have at one point worked with every member of the party before. There is a common person in all of your lives who has brought you together for adventures before. Galanthanus – a Mage/Rogue who happens to be the son of Yolanda, queen of the Grey elves. Galan, as his friends call him, often refers to himself as the heir non-apparent as his mother has been the queen for thousands of years and appears to all as ageless. He is a bit of a diplomat, more than a bit of a spy and very loyal to the people he calls friends. He is about 400 years old and was one of the few surviving members of the adventuring party that ventured into the Tomb of Horrors and lived to tell the tale.

Celene is home to the Grey elves and they are constantly at war with the Wild Coast and the Pomarj. The dwarves from the Principality of Ulek are also at war with the Pomarj which gives Elf and Dwarf a common enemy but age old distrust and animosity between the two races are hard forgotten. Galen was actually working very hard on bridging those feelings when you last saw him.

To the north of Celene is The Kingdom of Furyondy and Veluna, ruled under King Haster I. Unfortunately King Haster has not been a very good king (the coronation party is still going after three years) and the lands are in civil war. To the west, Keoland is ruled by King Sandurs the Half-elf and Keoland includes Gran March, Yeomanry, Sterich, Geoff and Bissel as protectorates. The Duchy of Ulek is the lands of the High elves under King Gralene and the County of Ulek is where the Halflings live under the protection of the High Elves.

The game starts with you receive an urgent message via a "Sending” from Yolanda, telling you that she needs your aid immediately. This is strange because normally Galen would be the one to contact you. To make matters seem even more dire, within hours of the sending, agents of the elves find you to provide magical teleportation to the Queen. Something is very wrong in Celene.

Is there any area where Mountains meet Forests where Elves, Dwarves and Humans would be found to mingle ???

Just trying to get a bit of geography as to where to place my Elf Bard. She is a High Elf by the way.

the duches of Ulek or the Principality of Ulek. Either would have both.

The Duchy of Ulek is the lands of the High elves under King Gralene
Since my character is a High Elf it would make sense that she is residing in the Duchy of Ulek.

Any other info available regarding the Duchy of Ulek ???

Oops... I meant to send this to you privately, Hammer... see you mailbox shortly.

This Info will be Most Helpful for developing my Back Story for this adventure!

Don't worry to much about a high level of background for your character unless you really like to do that sort of thing. This is a one shot adventure where you start at the doorway to the dungeon and I expect a 50% fatality rate.

They don't have to worry about out running the dragon, just out run the bear!!

...the 50%!!!

I would not want to run in front of the bear, he might grab you and toss you to the dragon like so much popcorn.

I agree with Eol wholeheartedly... just not sure which 50% he's in. Or I'm in, for that matter.

If Arien buys it, I hope it's suitably heroic.