Nathan is a bard through-and-through, and refers to himself as such, but his use of it is in the more traditional pseudo-historical and fictional European sense, as a musician and entertainer, than what FFXIV defines them as.
His abilities with bow and brawling, and with comfort but lesser proficiency in spear and axe, are the result of learning the use of the weapons from the troupe that was his family, which relied on its own members for defense and hunting.
In many ways, he really doesn't even think of himself as a combatant as much as a survivalist; Eorzea is a dangerous place outside city walls, and he'd have little chance of getting by as a traveling performer if he couldn't defend himself properly between destinations.
However, it is possible that I might make him more martial at the time of the expansion. Should open war break out again, it's not inconceivable that he could become more of a Skald, wading into combat alongside allies while chanting deep, lusty combat ballads to inspire them - i.e. more like the D&D and FFXIV versions of a "Bard". But things haven't gotten that militaristic... yet.
His abilities with bow and brawling, and with comfort but lesser proficiency in spear and axe, are the result of learning the use of the weapons from the troupe that was his family, which relied on its own members for defense and hunting.
In many ways, he really doesn't even think of himself as a combatant as much as a survivalist; Eorzea is a dangerous place outside city walls, and he'd have little chance of getting by as a traveling performer if he couldn't defend himself properly between destinations.
However, it is possible that I might make him more martial at the time of the expansion. Should open war break out again, it's not inconceivable that he could become more of a Skald, wading into combat alongside allies while chanting deep, lusty combat ballads to inspire them - i.e. more like the D&D and FFXIV versions of a "Bard". But things haven't gotten that militaristic... yet.
"But in the laugh there was another voice. A clearer laugh, an ironic laugh. A laugh which laughs because it chooses not to weep."
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