Skald

Skalds were warrior bards common in many cultures throughout Faerûn, particularly in the Savage Frontier. They were most common in the North among the Northlanders and Reghedmen, who used the term to refer to bards of the College of Valor. In the Feywild, pixies and satyrs were often known to take up the profession.

The term skald was also used to refer generically to bards in Illuskan society, as well as bards in frost giant society. The term could also refer to the barbarian-like bards of the Northlanders, the warrior skalds.