The Prince and The Dragon

The Bard is a support class with a combination of Mana and Focus based Skills. The Bard has well rounded stats with above average Agility and Wits, giving them good accuracy, evasion and magic defenses.

The Bard's skill tree shares some abilities with the Commander and the primary spellcasting classes but also has an array of Songs to inflict States.

• Enrage Song: Enrage several enemies at random, making them attack at random, unable to use Skills or target intelligently
• Nightmare: Inflicts damage on all sleeping enemies without awaking them
  
  
• Manipulation: Focus Mode, Gain Focus for inflicting States.
  
  
• Inspire Defiance: Increases magic evasion and Resolve.
  
  
• Concentration: Passive, increases Mana
  
  
• Pharmacology: Passive, increases the effectiveness of potion items
  
  
• Counterspell: Passive, increases magic evasion and magic reflection

The Bard can also learn light armor and most weapon and crafting skills with Character Points.

The Bard is one of the best classes and inflicting States on enemies and allies alike and has a number of passives the give them an edge. What they lack is many direct offensive skills, either magical or physical.