The College of Glamour was a bardic college whose members mastered the songs of the Feywild. They were considered among the most wondrous and awe-inspiring bards of the Realms, often instilling a feeling of wonder and excitement, along with a hint of fear, in the hearts of their audiences.[1]
Activities[]
Bards of the College of Glamour learned their skills in one of two ways. They either trained under fey musicians and poets, such as eladrin or satyrs, or actually studied while within the Feywild.[1]
Culture[]
Performances from the College of Glamour were among the most acclaimed of any artists within the Realms. Exalted bards of the college shared heroic tales that bolstered the spirits of the oppressed and persecuted, while its more nefarious members enraptured innocents to carry out their whims, even against their better judgments.[1]
Abilities[]
The College of Glamour class symbol.
With their unique powers, these bards could calm the minds of ferocious beasts or bend others to their will. They each adopted a 'wondrous appearance' that bolstered the life force of anyone who took witness to this new glorious form. They learned the secrets of entrancing fey magic, which instilled intense feelings of adoration within the hearts of listeners. Anyone who beheld these performances felt entirely obliged to share the magnificence of the performing bard's talents and would intervene against any being that wished them harm.[1]
As they honed their craft, seasoned College of Glamour bards imbued their 'wondrous appearance' with an aura of stately majesty that inspired others to service. Witness to this form felt obliged to carry out their commands, as they would a noble-born lord or the regent of their homeland.[1]
The most accomplished of these bards learned to assume true majesty with their 'wondrous appearance', acquiring a supernatural beauty that was as predatory as it was alluring. Anyone looking upon the bard felt intense apprehension at drawing their ire and hesitated before daring to strike at them in battle.[1]
History[]
As of the late 15th century DR, bards of the College of Glamour were held in highly sought after by recruiters of the Waterdhavian adventuring company Acquisitions Incorporated.[2]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate III
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Jeremy Crawford, Mike Mearls (November 2017). Xanathar's Guide to Everything. Edited by Kim Mohan, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7869-6612-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jerry Holkins, Elyssa Grant, Scott Fitzgerald Gray (June 18, 2019). Acquisitions Incorporated. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 55. ISBN 978-0786966905.
Connections[]
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Artificer
Alchemist • Armorer • Artillerist • Battle Smith
Bard
College of Creation • College of Eloquence • College of Glamour • College of Lore • College of Swords • College of Valor • College of Whispers
Ranger
Beast master • Fey wanderer • Horizon walker • Hunter • Gloom stalker • Monster slayer • Swarmkeeper
Rogue
Arcane trickster • Assassin • Inquisitive • Mastermind • Phantom • Scout • Soulknife • Swashbuckler • Thief
Sorcerer
Aberrant mind • Clockwork soul • Divine soul • Draconic bloodline • Shadow magic • Storm sorcery • Wild magic
Warlock
Archfey patron • Celestial patron • Fathomless patron • Genie patron • Hexblade • Fiend patron • Great Old One patron • Undying patron
Wizard
Abjurer • Bladesinger • Conjurer • Diviner • Enchanter • Evoker • Illusionist • Necromancer • Order of Scribes • Transmuter • War mage
Cleric
Arcana domain • Death domain • Divine domain • Forge domain • Grave domain • Knowledge domain • Life domain • Light domain • Nature domain • Order domain • Peace domain • Tempest domain • Trickery domain • Twilight domain • War domain
Druid
Circle of Dreams • Circle of the Land • Circle of the Moon • Circle of the Shepherd • Circle of Spores • Circle of Stars • Circle of Wildfire
Paladin
Oath of the Ancients • Oath of Conquest • Oath of the Crown • Oath of Devotion • Oath of Glory • Oath of Redemption • Oath of Vengeance • Oath of the Watchers
Barbarian
Path of the ancestral guardian • Path of the beast • Path of the berserker • Path of the giant • Path of the storm herald • Path of the totem warrior • Path of wild magic • Path of the zealot
Fighter
Arcane archer • Battle master • Cavalier • Champion • Eldritch knight • Psi warrior • Purple Dragon knight • Rune knight • Samurai
Monk
Way of the Astral Self • Way of the Drunken Master • Way of the Four Elements • Way of the Kensei • Way of the Long Death • Way of Mercy • Way of the Sun Soul • Way of the Open Hand • Way of Shadow