Training and role
The work of performance
Aurin's colleges and taverns employ very different performers. A bard may collect old songs, write for a patron or earn supper with a familiar tune. Rehearsal, payment and the people in the audience give the profession a life beyond tales of famous heroes.
Songs, dances and spoken abilities aid a group or disrupt its opponents. Equipment and timing help determine the bard's place in a party. Some effects require company, so the class's full range becomes clearer when working with others.
Public performance can build Presence. Patrons and audiences also bring requests, disputes over payment and questions about whose account a song repeats.