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Heart indicates personality and individuality along with romance and emotions.

Bards swing between extremes of embracing and rejecting their Aspect.

A Bard of Heart would alternate between suppressing his own identity and going into excitable manic phases.

Bards are always a little tricky to get a handle on because they are almost like two classes shoved together. I imagine the Bard of Heart to be severely bipolar, or at least sometimes seem that way to outsiders. Sometimes, he ruthlessly suppresses his emotions and individual interests - he acts in the most efficient manner he can, shadowing the Aspect of Mind. He may even be on a drug regimen - prescribed by a doctor to control his outbursts or self-administered - which puts him into a sort of fugue state. Or he may just get really quietly intense.

However, whenever a certain trigger is hit - and that trigger could honestly be anything Aspect-related - he surges with personality. Suddenly he wants to do everything, try everything, talk to everyone. He’d flirt with everyone he meets, and agree to ten dates at the same time without thinking about it. He’d show people up at their best skills, and be super proud of himself for it without questioning how they feel. He ambles along on his path of self-fulfilment and leaves chaos in his wake.

What exactly causes this divide, which is his ‘default’ state, and what triggers the switch can be highly variable. As I mentioned, the divide might be due to medication or drugs. Perhaps his overenthusiastic side is caused by severe ADHD, and the medication is meant to control it. He might have grown up in a situation where he was encouraged to “express himself”, but not given any healthy guidelines for how - I have an image of trying to live up to an older sibling or role model with incredible charisma or talent. Conversely, his life may have been very strict and regimented, teaching him to control himself for his parents' approval/the greater good/the will of the overlord/etc.

Full realization is always a healthy maturation, but in the case of the Bard and most especially the Bard of Heart, it’s a necessity to live a normal life. Once the Bard begins integrating the two halves of his personality, he’ll develop into a master manipulator - or, for the more well-intentioned, an incredible counselor. Instead of destroying people’s confidence or relationships willy-nilly, a kindly Bard can break unhealthy relationships and destroy toxic worldviews. They would also make incredible grief councilors, helping to naturally and painlessly end relationships with those who have passed on. A more sinister Bard can continue his chaotic ways, but with more control and selective targeting - with a few well-chosen words, he can aim people’s passions at that which he wishes destroyed, or snap entire networks of relationships with a single conversation.

As much fun as personality analysis is, let's take a look at powers, shall we?

Bards weaken their Aspect or use their aspect to weaken others.

Heart gives power over the soul.

Brrrrr. This is not a power I want to be on the wrong side of. In the mechanical state, the Bard’s mere presence could cause erosion of identity in those around him. People exposed to this aura would slowly lose their own goals and passions, and become more easily manipulated into doing the Bard’s bidding. Really hope there’s an off switch to this, huh?

When in their manic state, however, the Bard exhibits almost the opposite effect. People’s emotions get exaggerated. Passions erupt into obsession, anger into fury, happiness into mad revelry. The Bard barely has to lift a finger to have a person’s own uncontrollable passions send them hurtling over the edge.

I’ll put it on the list, right after Knight of Heart!

Reminder that Bard of Heart posts begin this Thursday!

Sure thing!!! Fun fact: I think I might actually know a Bard of Light in real life, but I’m not sure.

The Bard is a passive ‘Destroy’ class.They passively destroy their aspect, and tend to be wild-cards. It’svery easy for them to hurt their session, or help it. It all dependson the bard. They also ghost their Inverse aspect in personality.Also, Bards tend to have some sort of crisis with their aspect (likeGamzee going into a Rage, that was his crisis). Bards do have a badrep as being evil, as there are so redeeming Bards in canon, so it’shard to get them redeeming qualities. However, they can be good, theyjust all fall on the chaotic spectrum and don’t have anything holdingthem back. Which isn’t good. I recommend never having a Bard God tieras they destroy passively, and if they do, you don’t keep them aroundthe team. At all.

Lightis the aspect of Importance, Focus, Awareness, Significance,Information, Luck and literal Light. Light is represented byknowledge, light (of course), probability and eyes. Light Playerstend to be studious, aware of things, they may have a lack of'Warmth’ or be too Warm and may crave attention or 'spotlight’(Unless they are a Prince or a Bard, which then they’d act morelike a Void player.)

TheBard of Light would passively destroy Light!

-SinceBards also 'destroy though light’, they could temporarily blindpeople! They could destroy their ability to 'see Light’.

-Bardsof light could cover their tracks without even trying! In a sense, atleast. They would passively destroy Knowledge, so I think this wouldmanifest itself in not letting any enemies (or friends, for thatmatter) have knowledge of what they’re doing or where they are. Afterall, they do ghost void.

-Bardsof Light would passively destroy luck! They’d bring very bad luck toa session/lack of luck, which isn’t a good thing. However, if youwere to send them behind enemy lines so they could wreak havoc there,then this could end up as a good ability.

-Bardsof Light could destroy others though knowledge, so maybe they wouldbe good at learning where enemies are, so they could be defeated.Yeah, good undercover dudes.

Theywould be good undercover people (as if I haven’t already said that enough)! They could report back to their teamwith enemy information, allowing them to be in a sense, 'passivelydestroyed though Light’. Though like I said with the Bard of Heart,it’d still probably not be a good idea to have them around the teamor God Tier. Destroying luck is not a good usually.

TheBard of Light would probably be a Hipster in a sense. They probablywouldn’t like common things, or things put in the 'spotlight’. They’dbe pretty ignorant, and probably have a really bad case of Tunnelvision. They’re right and they won’t listen to anything else. Theyprobably would be the type to make really offensive jokes, simplybecause they don’t see why it’s a big deal. They’re probably one ofthose dudes that’ll be like 'Bro can’t you take a joke???’ TheirCrisis would them having their eyes opened. They’d suddenlyunderstand what those jokes meant, or other people’s point of views.Their moral boat would be rocked. They would obsessively collectinformation and things. Their opinions would change every fiveseconds in this stage, and to become a healthy bard, they would haveto regain a firm stance on Light, but understand other peoples views,or 'Light’.

Ithink the Bard of Light would be a Prospit Dreamer!!! This could betroublesome when it comes to get that Bard behind enemy lines. DamnBard destroying luck.

Sure can do! Now, here comes the Pink Conehead.

The Bard is a passive 'Destroy' class.They passively destroy their aspect, and tend to be wild-cards. It'svery easy for them to hurt their session, or help it. It all dependson the bard. They also ghost their Inverse aspect in personality.Also, Bards tend to have some sort of crisis with their aspect (likeGamzee going into a Rage, that was his crisis). Bards do have a badrep as being evil, as there are so redeeming Bards in canon, so it'shard to get them redeeming qualities. However, they can be good, theyjust all fall on the chaotic spectrum and don't have anything holdingthem back. Which isn't good. I recommend never having a Bard God tieras they destroy passively, and if they do, you don't keep them aroundthe team. At all.

TheHeart aspect, as stated, is basically interchangeable with Soul. Itis the aspect of Self, Instinct, Impulses, Passion, Bias, Romance andEmotions. Heart players tend to 'splinter' in a sense (Nepeta withhaving a roleplay character, Dirk and managing both his Dream selfand his waking self). Heart Players tend to be emotional, empatheticand passionate people, and probably ship a lot (Unless they are aPrince or Bard, and then they’d act more like a Mind player).

TheBard of Heart would passively destroy Heart!

-Theywould be really fucking good at breaking people up. Simply beingaround a couple they could cause a break up. I guess this would begood if there was an abusive relationship, but otherwise, don't letthem near your ships.

-They'dbe expert manipulators. They could squash someone's passion forsomething, which I guess could keep them from doing something stupidout of emotion.

-Theydestory or corrupt Heart, so they could corrupt fucking souls. Y I KE S. They'd be able to destroy someone's sense of self, pre and postgod tier. They could destory someone's passions and instincts, allfeeling they have, making them a shell. Just a person. Can youimagine them controlling someone though this? Using them like apuppet? Scary scary.

-Ithink they could make someone go Grimdark with ease, Just taunt them,and destroy them. If they tied this into the power above....

Theyshould probably go lone wolf. I can't picture them helping the teammuch, as they destroy and corrupt SOULS. If they wanted to help theteam, they should go behind enemy lines, corrupting them, and nottheir team.

TheBard of Heart would be a cold and manipulative person. They wouldcontrol peoples' emotions, being like 'no you don't feel that'. Theywould also destroy themselves, so they probably would bottle up theirown emotions and throw them off deck. They'd be a lot like Dirkactually, but since they destroy passively, they probably wouldn'trealize that they're manipulating people. They'd just continue doingso. Once they reached their crisis, good fucking lord. They'd begindestroying heart with their own. They'd probably go into a sort ofangry drunken rage when it comes to emotion, destroy people, makingthem question their very beings. They could possibly traumatizepeople emotionally in this state. They probably were before honestly,just with a lot less heart. Chances are, they'd be abusive as fuck.Toxic. They could be like Dirk and try to control it, but I justdon't know.

They'rea Derse dreamer! All heart players seen in canon have been Derse, andI feel them more as a Derse payer anyway.

Okay first, sorry this took me a fucking month to answer. U know how it is

Rogues are a passive class that take their aspect and selectively move it or remove it for the benefit of their entire team. Breath is the aspect of freedom and flight. 

A Rogue of Breath is someone who would naturally be a free spirit- They would be pretty averse to being tied down, even by society in general. They would be good at avoiding responsibilities, but might have troubles with their innate desire to be unburdened and detached.

A Rogue of Breath might be able to easily gather a group of like-minded people together and help guide them into a powerful militia or rebellion. (Their inverse would be Knight of Blood!) A focused Rogue may be able to cunningly trap their opponent (steal their freedom) and win the upper hand. 

I think the Rogue of Breath would struggle most with their desire to “escape from it all” [steal themselves away, even], and with occasionally dealing with things that they find unpleasant or that they do not want to do. 

Rufioh/The Summoner has this title in canon!

Bards are passive destroying classes. Bards take their aspect and ridicule it, playing with it, hindering it; they prod its weak points and abolish it passively, almost as if the aspect had destroyed itself. Bards are often either very like their aspect, but at a detriment to themselves and/or others, or very unlike their aspect, mockingly opposed to it from the start. The Bard is comparable to the court jester, who joked and jested and mocked everything they could get their hands on. The inverse of the Bard is the Maid, which actively creates. Bards passively destroy and obliterate their aspect in order to actively bring in and provide its opposite.

The Heart aspect is all about the self: who you are and what you feel independent of what you do and think. Heart is centered around the “self” of things: core, the inner nature of things, and individuality. Heroes of Heart are said to “walk the path of self.” Heart deals with what you feel and what you are, and tears down the facades that its opposite Mind uses to conceal and deceive. Where Mind favors thought and action, Heart values the worth of people and things as they are, as opposed to how they could be. It deals with one’s inclinations and feelings towards certain things, emotion, and truth of being. Heart represents the individual, our inner passions, and what defines us as people.