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‎Bards in Arthos

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 ===Orators===
-Orators, sometimes referred to as "poets" by the bardic community, are bards who use the art of language itself to fuel their magic. They accomplish this by perfectly timing their spoken meter to Arthos' heartbeat. Orators can be outrageously charismatic figures, insinuating themselves into the social fabric as politicians, religious leaders, and revolutionary thinkers.<br>
+Orators, sometimes referred to as "poets" by the bardic community, are bards who use the art of language itself to fuel their magic. They accomplish this by perfectly timing their spoken meter to Arthos' [https://arthoslibrary.com/wiki/The_Source#The_Heartbeat heartbeat]. Orators can be outrageously charismatic figures, insinuating themselves into the social fabric as politicians, religious leaders, and revolutionary thinkers.<br>
 <small>Note: Some [[player characters]] are listed as Orators. This refers to a depreciated homebrew class from an earlier version of Arthos' game system.</small>

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 ===Practice===
-To become a bard is to access the magic of [[The Source]] through a creative means. Most often this talent manifests through musicality. As part of their training, bards will be expected to learn an instrument and/or hone their singing. While anyone can be taught musical technique, the intuition to channel Arthos' heartbeat must come through sincere focus. For those who discover the tempo, whether they realize it or not, it becomes a lucrative profession and a lifelong passion.
+To become a bard is to access the magic of [[The Source]] through a creative means. Most often this talent manifests through musicality. As part of their training, bards will be expected to learn an instrument and/or hone their singing. While anyone can be taught musical technique, the intuition to channel Arthos' [https://arthoslibrary.com/wiki/The_Source#The_Heartbeat heartbeat] must come through sincere focus. For those who discover the tempo, whether they realize it or not, it becomes a lucrative profession and a lifelong passion.
 ===Performers===

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 ===Practice===
-To become a bard is to access the magic of [[The Source]] through creative means. Most often this talent manifests through musicality. As part of their training, bards will be expected to learn an instrument, however they may instead take up singing. Anyone can be taught musical technique but the intuition to channel Arthos' heartbeat must come through sincere focus. For those who discover the tempo, whether they realize it or not, it becomes a lucrative profession and a lifelong passion.
+To become a bard is to access the magic of [[The Source]] through a creative means. Most often this talent manifests through musicality. As part of their training, bards will be expected to learn an instrument and/or hone their singing. While anyone can be taught musical technique, the intuition to channel Arthos' heartbeat must come through sincere focus. For those who discover the tempo, whether they realize it or not, it becomes a lucrative profession and a lifelong passion.
 ===Performers===

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 ===Practice===
-To become a bard is to access the magic of [[The Source]] through creative means. Most often this talent manifests through musicality. As part of their training, bards will be expected to learn an instrument, however they may instead take up singing. Anyone can be taught musical technique but the intuition to channel Arthos' beat must come through sincere focus. For those who discover the tempo, whether they realize it or not, it becomes a lucrative profession and a lifelong passion.
+To become a bard is to access the magic of [[The Source]] through creative means. Most often this talent manifests through musicality. As part of their training, bards will be expected to learn an instrument, however they may instead take up singing. Anyone can be taught musical technique but the intuition to channel Arthos' heartbeat must come through sincere focus. For those who discover the tempo, whether they realize it or not, it becomes a lucrative profession and a lifelong passion.
 ===Performers===

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 ==Bards in Arthos==
-''<blockquote><big>"Yes, the world has a heartbeat. The tempo changes with her mood and you just have to listen for that; be a good listener. More importantly you have to bring something of your own to the conversation, a creative spark, a vulnerability. It's not enough to just play the tempo back at Arthos. You have to add a melody and that takes guts to 'yes and' to your muse like that. To go off the script. But when that magic happens, the bliss is palpable like first love. That's why bards do what we do."<br>
+''<blockquote><big>"Yes, the world itself has a rhythm. The tempo changes with her mood and you just have to listen for that; be a good listener. More importantly you have to bring something of your own to the conversation, a creative spark, a vulnerability. It's not enough to just play the tempo back. You have to add a melody and that takes guts to 'yes and' to your muse like that. To go off the script. But when that magic happens, the bliss is palpable like first love. That's why bards do what we do."<br>
 : ''—Heinja Kord, lyrist</big></blockquote>

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 To become a bard is to access the magic of [[The Source]] through creative means. Most often this talent manifests through musicality, though there are notable exceptions to this rule. As part of their training, musical bards will be expected to learn an instrument, however they may take up singing instead. A frequently asked question is how bard magic works, which is inevitably a difficult answer to articulate to those without bardic experience.
-<blockquote><big>"Yes, the world has a heartbeat. The tempo changes with her mood and you just have to listen for that; be a good listener. More importantly you have to bring something of your own to the conversation, a creative spark, a vulnerability. It's not enough to just play the tempo back at Arthos. You have to add a melody and that takes guts to 'yes and' to your muse like that. To go off the script. But when that magic happens, the bliss is palpable like first love. That's why bards do what we do."   --Heinja Kord, lyrist</big></blockquote>
+''<blockquote><big>"Yes, the world has a heartbeat. The tempo changes with her mood and you just have to listen for that; be a good listener. More importantly you have to bring something of your own to the conversation, a creative spark, a vulnerability. It's not enough to just play the tempo back at Arthos. You have to add a melody and that takes guts to 'yes and' to your muse like that. To go off the script. But when that magic happens, the bliss is palpable like first love. That's why bards do what we do."<br>
+: ''--Heinja Kord, lyrist</big></blockquote>
 Anyone can be taught musical technique but the intuition to channel Arthos' beat must come through sincere focus. For those who discover the tempo, whether they realize it or not, it becomes a lucrative profession and a lifelong passion.

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 ===Bardic Artists===
-An extremely rare variation of bard are those who work within the visual arts: painters, sculptors, even architects. These bards tend to be humble compared to musical bards, especially given how their art lacks the immediacy required for bardic magic in practical applications.
+An extremely rare variation of bard are those who work within the visual arts: painters, sculptors, even architects. These bards tend to be humble compared to musical bards, especially given how their art lacks the immediacy required for bardic magic in practical applications. For this reason, they are unlikely to become adventurers.
 ===Adventurers===