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.