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The fabulists were repositories of book knowledge, however obscure it was, and grammar was strictly enforced among these bards. The college granted licenses to lecture to its graduates who were filled to the brim with knowledge of stories and lore. The Order of Fabulists was the vacation taught at the obscure College of Bards of Orlil.

They tended to be viewed negatively by other bards.

The College of Whispers was a secretive way, chosen by bards who thrived on discovering secrets, as well as spreading intrigue and sowing discord.

It was common among the skalds of the Northlanders and the Reghedmen.

The College of Valor was the style followed by fighting bards who sang of great deeds in battle.

Bards of this college, known as blades, used their talent with weapons both to entertain and to fight against injustice.

The College of Swords focused on amazing feats of prowess with weapons.

This bardic style was followed by bards of many formal organizations, such as the College of the Herald.

The College of Lore focused on amassing knowledge and collecting lore from different sources, in an endless pursuit of beauty and truth.

The College of Glamour was favored by bards with strong connections to the Feywild who had spent time there or studied under the tutelage of one of its inhabitants.

Other known loose associations of bards included the following colleges: Ī bard of the College of Swords eluding an ettin. Joel of Finder spent some time studying there, before pursuing the calling of a cleric, to his parents' chagrin.

One of more fanciful bardic colleges was located in Berdusk, favored by local nobles.

The College of the Herald, located in Herald's Holdfast, focused on the preservation of and organization of lore for peaceful purposes.

īy the late 15 th century DR, only Ollamh, renamed as New Olamn, and a newly reopened Fochlucan were still operational in their original locations. However, the styles of play of some colleges were still recognizable in certain players, and older bards still sometimes referred to each other by their ranks in the elder colleges.

īy the 14 th century DR, most of the bardic colleges had long since entered decline and ceased their activities. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Ollamh college were awarded an Ollamh harp. Ollamh Located in Waterdeep, it represented the seventh and final level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Anstruth college were awarded an Anstruth harp. Anstruth Located in Sundabar, it represented the sixth level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Cli college were awarded a Cli lyre. Cli It represented the fifth level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Canaith college were awarded a Canaith mandolin. Canaith Located near Zazesspur in Tethyr, it represented the fourth level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Doss college were awarded a Doss lute.

Doss Located in Berdusk, it represented the third level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Mac-Fuirmidh college were awarded a Mac-Fuirmidh cittern. Mac-Fuirmidh Located in the northern Moonshaes, it represented the second level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Fochlucan college were awarded a Fochlucan bandore. įochlucan Located in Silverymoon, it represented the first level of skill. A bard who attended all seven colleges then acquired the title of Magna Alumnae. Bardic students who wanted to progress in their knowledge traditionally attended all seven colleges, in that order. The elder bardic colleges were ranked by their original levels and strictly respected that hierarchy. In time, those individual levels became known as separate colleges in their own right, referred to as the elder bardic colleges. The tradition of bardic colleges started with Falataer, a bard from the Moonshaes who established a college divided into seven levels of skill.