Skald

The Skalds are a Legacy associated with the Acanthus path, but no specific Order.

Philosophy
Skalds claim to be the spiritual heirs of the great storytellers and tale-spinners who have kept the oral history of cultures across the world. To a Skald, history is not a stuffy, sterile matter to be set down in cold, dead print - it is a living record of the world, kept constantly updated with the spirit of the times. A mere recounting of the facts is not enough for Skalds, who seek to draw out the messages of history and impress them on the modern world through song and story. They also seek to force these lessons on people from time to time, a philosophy which has rarely made them friends.

Attainments
Skalds make heavy use of the Mind Arcanum, with Spirit as a secondary focus.

Skalds are social animals, learning to read the feelings of their audiences, influence their emotions and project a good image on first meeting. On top of this, they can inflict crippling shame and guilt by publically exposing a person's wrong-doing, and even, it is rumoured, force people to assume their proper roles in the ongoing story of history - genuine, paradox-free mind control. As if this were not enough, Skalds often appease spirits by composing magical songs in their honour, and can sing even a distant spirit into a human vessel through the use of their powers.