Does matter if it's the OP's first raid with the guild. There's no promise that he'll come back to a second raid, and that the guild will get utility from the drop. Also, confirmed, he never came back for a second raid, so decision confirmed.
Also false, as winning bard wasn't the oldest bard in the guild. Scale war awarded based on a few things, including raid attendance, being useful in the guild, and not being a whiny little bitch.
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