... though we don't really know where the H should go
Where is the H in Jared? Some say...
...the H is in your heart when you say Jared with enough heroism
...the H is here... in this very question.
...it's exactly where you believe it is.
...the H lies hidden, in the silence between letters, Not in spelling, but in how you feel it should be spelled.
...it's the ghost of an H, a forgotten glyph from an older tongue.
...the H was swallowed by time and mortal tongues alike.
Jared with an H was a notable Bard that lived on Kildar during the time of the invasion of Hadar. (This time is colloquially known as Campaign 1.)
Jared with an H was a level 6 bard with a WIS and INT of -1. His musical performances, as well as combat effectiveness, were unparalleled. All would say he was without a doubt one of the bards of all time.
Backstory
I was born far outside of civilization to two loving parents who lived far away from other people, though neither of my parents showed up for my birth. I was born with their years of experience playing music and their hard-earned skills playing many instruments passed on to me. They obviously saw me as their prodigy and couldn't stop showering me with compliments; whenever I played ("Keep practicing and I'm sure I'll recognize the song eventually!", "Beautiful! Keep playing while I go out hunting for dinner", "I don't think anyone ever sung it on a single note", "Wow, that is creative use of that lute"). My parents kept bringing me different instruments to practice on, hoping I might be even more talented on those.
But on my eighth birthday ill fate begot us. When I tried the last instrument they could think of, a vicious demon cut off both my mother's ears. She told me she was so sad she could never hear me play again, but the smile on her face showed me she didn't let it get her down. That day I vowed to keep on going, no matter how much life or anyone would try to stop me.
When I was 16, I set out to see the world and traveled from town to town. Many shop owners were overcome by the beauty of my music and paid me to play in front of their competitors, in hopes of enlightening them as well.
Years later I found patronage from a cruel duke who was as loving towards music as he was a bastard to his wife. He never asked much of me, never even made me play for him, and he always shared my talent with the other local nobility freely. His wife was a true beauty. The single largest, most beautiful nose you've ever seen and eyes so fiery they could burn you alive. Wanting his wife but not wanting to interfere with their marriage, I disguised my voice and appearance to look like the duke whenever I was with her. We were happy for months until that fateful time I couldn't find my clothes and I didn't get out fast enough and the duke caught us. That'll never happen again, because I now know the Find Animals and Pants spell. My one regret is not having been able to play for her as it would have given my secret identity away.
Trivia
Jared with an H was, of course, proficient with every instrument and was seen with a different one ever week.
After playing a song on the violin, one of the 5 people in the room recognized the songs as Vader Jakob. The others attendees were clearly not as well versed in contemporary music.
He once wrote a poem about a (soon to be attacking) rat. Always assuming the best in others, he wrote a poem about this rat before it viciously attacked him. Before Jared with an H realized the rat had already succumbed to attacks from the other party members, he mounted his first counter-attack and brutally attacked the rat's remains.
In the Trial of Combat, Jared with an H was not the most useless bard there.
Jared with an H single-handedly defeated Hadar.
His favorite instrument was the Bagpipes of Invisibility.
Jared with an H did feel sexually attracted to stone statues that were parts of a pillar.
Jared with an H won the majority vote for champion of Kildar, but allowed Bimarat to share some of the glory.
He mastered the spell Speak with Dad, which allowed him to call his dad. Usually for pocket money and usually in the middle of combat.
He mastered the spell Find Animals and Pants, which only malfunctioned once.
He had a glove of Knock and used several turns to set up "knock, knock" jokes.