Bard

Bards are minstrels who adventure throughout Serin. Being gifted with unique musical talents, they are able to affect the mood, mentality, health, and spirit of the people and creatures around them. Unlike other professions who rely on brute strength or arcane forces, a bard's main strength stems from their quick wit and charismatic personality. Being more adept at telling stories, chronicling legends, and raising people's spirits, a bard usually enters scuffles with their instrument rather than a weapon. Although a bard's skill cannot match those of a professional fighter, they have developed brawling techniques to get them through the ever present bar fight.

At its core a bard is a rogue-class - an agile damage dealer with tools to escape problem situations. What sets bards part from rogues, and indeed other classes, is that they have a repertoire of songs that have often very specific applications, such as a small heal. Bard songs are very like mage spells, but usually are a much shorter duration. This means that they have to be used more often, though bards having the agility to dodge attacks saves them the worry of maintaining protective spell affects at all times. When playing as a bard, one finds they have a very complete tool-box of songs, but a bit more difficulty than mages have enduring the mental toll of using it.