The world of Azraeém is alive, and you are here to help it learn to speak.
– The Bardic Motto
BASICS
COMPLEXITY LEVEL
✦✦
PRIORITY APTITUDES
Agility, Charisma, Intuition and Wisdom
STAMINA SLOTS
✦✦✦✦
INCANTATION REPERTOIRE
| LEVEL | DELICATE | GENEROUS |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | 6 | 6 |
ABOUT
Before the Great Calamity, working as a Bard was an opportunity that offered avenues towards easy success. However, due to the persistent state of Calm, many Bards have found themselves on the outs with much of society due to the growing lack of interest in hearing stories of the world that came before and the Wars that brought them towards modern history. While being a Bard is not a pursuit that is as actively sought after, those who do find themselves called to move in this direction tend to uncover from an early stage in their studies that there is a great deal of power and magic that is not only found from within but from the world of Azraeém, The Governors, a life that exists within the World, and it’s History.
Due to the growing lack of interest from much of the world’s people, many Bards have had to also become very clever in order to find new ways to garner interest from the public. This has led them towards also specializing in other skills such as Acrobatics, Athletics in order to add more power to their Performance.
Though it is standard at the start of a Bard’s journey to choose an instrument, it’s very common for them to learn new instruments along the way before the settling on The One Instrument that speaks to them on a soul level and becomes the instrument that is most often associated with them once they’ve reached Legendary Status.
It’s easy to assume that going down the path of being a Bard is easy, but it’s one that proves to be challenging for most who seek it due to the level of cooperation involved and the willingness to be open to all kinds of inspiration that may arise at any given moment – especially in the heat of battle. Not only that, but it takes a truly curious heart and an open mind to find inspiration in what many across Azraeém believe to be the most boring things not worth much additional consideration or an extra thought in their mind.
To be a Bard is not just to sing or dance, but to truly be a prideful reflection of the many things that are exciting about all of Azraeém that are at risk of no longer existing making this a Pursuit that is truly not for the faint of heart.