Bards who have taken up a life of adventure are equal parts musician, storyteller, entertainer, and actor. Historically, bards have been everywhere and done everything in Avendar. From marching alongside great armies, to traveling with explorers into the wild unknown, bards compose and record songs of deeds both great and small. The greatest bards have discovered that some fragment of magic lies in music, and can use their songs with astonishing effectiveness. The tales and songs brought by a bard also hold great sway with the general populace.
Skills and Songs
| Level | Skill |
|---|---|
| Level 1: | Dagger, Sword, Whip, Dodge, Haggle |
| Level 3: | Hand to Hand |
| Level 5: | Dirt Kicking |
| Level 9: | Tumbling |
| Level 10: | Peek |
| Level 12: | Second Attack |
| Level 14: | Trip |
| Level 15: | Parry, Meditation |
| Level 16: | Fast Healing |
| Level 20: | Harmony |
| Level 21: | Catch Throw |
| Level 22: | Throw |
| Level 23: | Detect Hidden |
| Level 24: | Third Attack |
| Level 25: | Enchanced Damage |
| Level 27: | Mimicry |
| Level 30: | Disarm |
| Level | Song |
|---|---|
| Level 6: | The March to Harrud |
| Level 8: | Touch of the Seas |
| Level 11: | Note of Shattering |
| Level 12: | The Walls of Nordath |
| Level 13: | The Mute God |
| Level 14: | The Feckless Nefortu |
| Level 15: | The Day of Two Dawns |
| Level 16: | Bane of Asjia |
| Level 17: | Crash of Arms |
| Level 18: | The Veils of Tyril |
| Level 19: | The Lone Defender |
| Level 20: | The Hakuran Balm |
| Level 24: | The Lay of Lilisa |
| Level 26: | Song of Salyra |
| Level 30: | The Forgotten Fugue |
| Level 32: | The Stuttering Sage |
| Level 35: | The Price of Cowardice, Tears of Kyana |
Tips
Bards are superb force-multipliers for any group, as they have an enormous bag of tricks. They can restore mana and defend an entire group, making even the most challenging battles significantly easier. In PK situations, they are very good at both offense and defense, with their abilities to prevent opponents from fleeing and concealing and defending themselves, as well as preventing spells from scholars and templars, multiple stuns, fear, and even calling for aid from NPCs in the room.
Here is a chart to help you distinguish which instruments can be paired with vocals.
