I think a drunk dorf got loose in my post.

Send me a tell in game (martygan)

I have a bunch of Lambent and some other Bard goodies you can have if still looking for gear.

Message Tekilya in game

Was the Lambent and other goodies ever given away? I just started P99 and have rolled a Bard as my first character.

buy some mistmoore drums and hp rings. save for a gazughi ring.

you could level fairly quickly to 55ish totally naked with a good drum and ring. after that it will slow down, and you may want to grp. if you grp you will most likely be expected to pull from time to time, which will require a moderate set of gear to not be totally owned when you get stunned or a few rounds of aggro on incoming before tank and cc can protect you.

other than that you need nothing. you can do the lambent quests easily as you lvl and upgrade a few pieces here and there until you are able to raid.