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Interesting perspective.
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-Canon- Barding is pretty much the backbone of Minstrel's culture, not because it makes money but because of its value. The people there have a love for stories and history. A number of civil wars many centuries ago encouraged them to learn from history, and in order to spread that spirit, their country developed barding and started sending its people out to learn about history and teach through it. Wherever these two bozos go, they're meant to go where they can pull in the most people.