Bards
The Bard is a multi-talented fellow or lass whose abilities are spectacular, showy, and sometimes even powerful. They are storytellers and entertainers, politicians and conmen, charlatans and musicians, loremasters and occasional dabblers in the spiritual. They appreciate beauty, art, music, nature, and fancy themselves the mortal guardians of these wonderful things. They are generally well traveled and well educated in the ways of the world and such broad life experiences contribute to the variety of abilities they possess. Their skills in the use of sound, singing, instruments, debate, locution, and physical dexterity all serve the bard well in his or her diverse pursuits.
To become a bard, one must be relatively dextrous, since some of the bard's abilities require sleight of hand, or fleetness and agility of foot. Since the need to exude charm is vital to entertaining people, the bard must be very charismatic. This is similarly vital to the use of words and language in the process of debate or politics. Finally, every bard occasionally needs a little extra blessing from Calypso to avoid a difficult "encounter". Thus, every successful bard is known to possess more than just a bit of luck.
Guildmaster: Bael Lerralith the Solemn Limner
