Order of the Minstrel

Arcadea · Post by **Arcadea** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 7:14 am

A group of knights dedicated to protecting woundering Bards they are the knights and guardians of the Bards college. I made this up what do to you think.

Earl · Post by **Earl** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 7:28 am

Sounds like the Knights of the Lamp. For Bards.

Katse · Post by **Katse** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 7:28 am

Troubadors never needed these services--they were far too expensive. They usually made their way around medieval Europe by seeking protection in numbers--following groups of pilgrims, trade caravans and the like. It would be unrealistic for a bard to have the money to hire protection--they were never in that much of a rush to get anywhere.

Katse

Arcadea · Post by **Arcadea** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 7:35 am

first thing who sai they had to be hired I didn't. They would be apart of the Bards college and acompany bards on thier journey.

Skurvy · Post by **Skurvy** » Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:21 pm

Bards were well respected in courtly kingdoms, and thus had special protection under law - crimes against a wandering bard were considered very heinous since at any one time they were usually in the employ of several kingdoms, and everyone knows that killing off the Duke's favorite entertainer is a good way to get yourself hung

Having said that i dont think a Guild along these lines is a bad idea, perhaps your idea is a bit too specific Arcadea, having an order of wandering knights that protect travellers should be sufficiently detailed - Order of the Boot perhaps!!

Skurvy

Hermit · Post by **Hermit** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 8:35 am

Well, bards (and singing in general) seems to be of great importance to nords, singing being connected to their religion. Thus, I don't really think this is 100% comparable to anything historical. Thus, maybe, there might be such an order, in Skyrim, attached to the bards college. And maybe they follow the BG whereever they are, and make up a defensive arm of the college. They might not be the Knights of Stendarr, but should be able to hold their ground.

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 5:00 pm

Them that can, sing; them that can't, guard?

While high profile musicians have their body guards, I'd find that a very boring job in-game.

Seran · Post by **Seran** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:01 am

I don't really mind this guild.
But I whould rather see us working on something else. Right now this isn't really needed.