All Bards

Aetherial Bards

Aedpoezie
An aqyn of Rendru who sings the praises of the moons.

Athro
A druid who tells the stories of the world.

Avtor Stikhov
A prasinomilitis who sings praises of the taiga.

Baughan
A chthonian bard.

Cantafael
A bard who sings the harvest.

Chasan
A bhat who recites eulogies.

Daielli
An elf fili.

Darinur
An aqyn who knows the ancient songs of anumun.

Ged-Wyrhta
A scop who complements their performance with kiiric yihi.

Mpilaza Tantara
One who uses sonic aether to improve storytelling.

P'oa'uat
A dark bard among the dwellers of the shadows.

Palaqq
A bard of Lesedi.

Prasinomilitis
An aqyn whose praises are reserved for the forest and trees.

Scop - definitive scops
A bard who improves their performances with sonic aether.

Spottari
A skald who praises the winter rather than the lords. Usually outlawed.

Takiq
Singer and poets of the golden empires of eastern Palhur.

Thalassopoiitis
A merfolk fili.

Tragoudistis
A wandering singer and bard of the centaurs.

Vandorenekes
See aetherial artists.

Celestial Bards

Storytellers, poets, singers, genealogists, and officials within a community whose role is to entertain, advise, teach, and recite and remember oral history.

Aos-Dana
Innesian bards who create songs and art about their clans.

Aqyn - definitive aqyns
A bard who sings songs of glory and valor to honor heroes.

Ashugh
A bard who sings songs of love.

Bard-Baile
A bard who uses yahas to improve their performance.

Bhat - definitive bhats
A subcontinental Dabusenese bard who use Aemoa as their primary power to invoke their genealogical recitations.

Bizaed
An aqyn-like singer of the praises of the truth.

Duce-Wyrhta
A bard who gets by on serendipity.

Esparru
A scop who recites and serves the oppressed and poor.

Gleeman
A musical bard.

Joh-Eun Siin
A unifier among entertainers such as bards, aqyns, azmaris, and bhats.

Koeltoe
An agyn who sings the praises of miracle workers to raise belief in miracles.

Mai Magana
An mu ayo who spreads euphoria as an azmari.

Manunula
A bhat who engages in resistance to the existing power structures and serves the under classes.

Miin-Yirrarni
A bhat among the peoples of the Rainbow Serpent.

Muarakh
An aqyn of Mahad who walks the Long Path.

Okawul
A distinct form of storytelling shaman who tells the tales of the ancestors.

Pesnica
One who sings the praises of heroes of peace.

Rhapsode
Those who perform epic poems containing deep wisdom.

Shaeir
A hallow bard who embodies the holy virtue of sincerity.

Tatasth
A bhat who speaks out against the cruel lords and merchants.

Umusizi
An uwabikoze who uses hegnh to perform as an azmari would.

Zhivau
A bard who creates songs and poems via euphotonia, similar to an aqyn.

Infernal Bards

Atwû
An aqyn whose words roil the primordial waters.

Beikruiper
A bard of the wastelands, one who starves themselves to gain power in voice and performance.

Brydydd
A bard of Mwyr Aeld who uses thorn energy in their work. They often serve doppelganger lords to "prove" their ancestry and make political barbs at their enemies.

Canwr Drwg
A cacosinger bard.

Connefier
A whisperer bard.

Embocadura
A bard of Benhoras who serves a demonic lord.

Gin'yūshijin
An aqyn working for a shogun.

Gwawdiwr
A brydydd who rebels against the lords and seeks to soothe the pangs of the people.

Gyllan
A skald who praises the lords of Mal'sk.

Hal-igot
A skald of Kael'Ras.

Informateur
A bard who (mis)informs the public on behalf of a hegemon.

Karsi Akalu
An aqyn who sings the praises of the Srisian lords.

Ku Pfumala Nomu
An azmari who has fallen under a spell of bad luck and has lost their voice. Everything they communicate or do brings misfortune to others. They eventually cut out their own tongues and become pariahs if not cured.

Laudator
A skald praising the conquerors.

Leothere
A harkanian bard.

Minnesaenger
A bard who speaks the names of the pure.

Narratore
A skald who praises businessmen and executives.

Prakasa Kavi
One who speaks "truth" about the ancestors to make someone seem more important and powerful than they are.

Rimeur
A skald of Vendale.

Rire
A bard lure.

Saothraí
A bard-grinn.

Skald - definitive skalds
A bard of northern Ranu who wields razdavit' to improve their performances and support the lords.

Starai
A fili who wields uafas in their performances and writings.

Urhathawlg
A doomsayer skald who sings the praises of the Eldritch.

Vati
An enslaved fili who serves a augustus.

Wystelan
A scop who uses quaestus to enhance their performance.

Common Bards

Aqyn

Asugh

Azmari

Bard

Bhat

Fili

Jali

Parablist

Scop

Skald

Storyteller

Nommic Bards

Cycnus
A Psyaran bard.

Pa'u
An aqyn who sings praises from the soul.

Tononkalo
A namecaster bard.

Vate
A bard who wields emotional resonance.

Paradoxical Bards

Ahli Sejarah
A bhat who complements their work with flux.

Bulgari
A gnomish bard/scop.

G'shalo
A bard, bhat, aqyn, or other wandering storyteller, poet, historian, or entertainer who has experienced paradox.

Nyanduri
A wandering poet, singer, entertainer much like an azmari but who wields the power of momentum to play with language.

Wloczega
A central Jesenyan wandering entertainer.

Poioumenonic Bards

Arokin
A jali focused entirely on fortune.

Azmari
See poioumenonic musicians.

Bard - definitive bards
A wielder of some but not all poioumenonic energies, usually poioumenon, kor, ethereal essence, and unfugl, who serves as a poet, storyteller, musician, genealogist, jester, and oral historian to a community.

Chantez
A cupbearer variant of a jali.

Fili - definitive filis
Bards who use symbolism and engage in philosophical works.

Gesere
A jali whose powers focus entirely on unfugl.

Jali - primary poioumenon user / definitive jalis
Called a griot by colonial forces, the jali are the master storytellers of western Taggarus who use all poioumenon to tell stories, sing songs, and recite oral history.

Maanafɔla
An aqyn of the western deserts of Taggarus (where leys flow) who praises the magical powers of their leaders.

Rann Iontach
A bard who uses dream energy only. Usually fey.

Seanchai
Pronounced "shanachie", these are fey bards.

Shijin
A court bhat in Tenzanai who uses kor to prove ancestry and validity of their leaders.

Stichourgos
An aqyn who says more with what they leave out than what they put in.

Storyteller
A person who wanders sharing stories.

Widluios
A fili who uses fate to scry and make predictions.

Willakuq
An eastern Palhuric storyteller and oral historian who uses ethereal essence to bond with their audience or stories. They wander the eastern mountains.

Polyesoteric Bards

Fai Tala
A storyteller who uses all forms of poioumenon and nommos, drawing from the legends of the past through their True Names.

Finscéal
A bard who uses all forms of poioumenon and aether, wielding the legends of the past to protect the world.

Gadhanevaala
A bhat who uses all forms of poioumenon and paradox, often using technology and faith mixed in.

Ŋutinyagblɔla
A jali who uses all forms of poioumenon and celestial essence, united with their ancestors and the legends of their past.

Tüükhch
An aqyn who uses all forms of poioumenon and shebvic energies, praising legendary warriors.

Wóþ-bora
A skald who uses all forms of poioumenon and infernal essence, spreading lies and causing havoc.

Shebvic Bards

Ansi
An aqyn who sings the praises of dragons.

Brehon
A fili who uses shavev mashkalran to study the laws of their community.

Cuicaito
An oral historian and singer in central Palhur.

D'mezd'mar
A poet, singer, and oral historian among the minotaurs.

Mulkani
An aqyn who sings the praises of any ruler.

Rogue
A bard who wields gemtkhereg in order to speak truth no matter what.

Sair
An awyn whose singing and poetry are exceptionally skillful.

Shiren
A bhat who wields authority via menab'e.

Tukkad
A bhat who serves the merchants and traders.

Verselo
An aqyn who sings the praises of great hunters.

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