Bard

Class: Bard

Talented tricksters, bards are the tale tellers of The Kingdom of White, and the tales they tell can be quite tall indeed, though the height of the truth can be difficult to discern from just their words. Bards are generally beloved by the population, for they bring stories of adventurers and happenings from across the kingdom, and there's few better forms of entertainment than seeing a traveling stage troupe or listening to a wandering minstrel sing ballads by the light of a campfire beneath the glow of a full moon. Free spirits and fiercely individual, bards have their own reasons for becoming adventurers, but for many they seek out adventure for inspiration's sake. Many are the common folksongs of brave adventurers in the kingdom who were originally penned by the bards who witnessed the events of their songs firsthand, and who's inspirational music and magic was instrumental to the success of those legends in the first place.

Spellcasting Tradition
Bards wield a unique form of magic known as Spellsinging, or Spellsong. They are able to manifest certain magical effects within those who hear their musical performances. While this form of casting is somewhat more strenuous than what more dedicated magicians would be used to, by intertwining their magic with their musical performances Bards are able to maintain ongoing magical effects much more easily than other spellcasters, often without anybody even noticing.

Drawbacks:  Verbal Casting, Somatic Casting, Skilled Casting (any musical Perform skill), Focus Casting (Instrument)

Boons:  Easy Focus, Virtuoso

Spheres: Enhancement, Illusion, Fate, Life, Mind, War

Sphere Drawbacks: Battle Manipulation (War)

Bard Races
Bards are generally uncommon, and no race within the Kingdom of White has particularly strong bardic traditions beyond each producing bards of various skill and notoriety. Individuals by nature, every bard's story is truly unique, and there is none in the world better qualified than they are to tell it.