bard - thought process

*** Talk about what? ***
I don’t know. And that’s why I’m going to read the official rules to see if I discover something.

One thing I was able to notice is the importance that is attached to the message.

Maybe stick with cheerful themes? After all, it's a party/celebration.

*** So… start with simple word associations ***

What rhymes with blizzard? Some things come to mind quickly: blue, lizard, wizard

Maybe a magic lizard battle pet?


*** More words ***
Party (also Team?) WOW, Raid??

If it's a team maybe a couple? OR TWINS?

Quick twins in mind… dorfs

Positive message

30th anniversary, adult (no baby pets), In the case of an adult, maybe they will take care of something or someone?

Retro theme, nostalgia

Event happens after the holidays, it can be difficult to sell the idea of blizzard/ice when these things do not occur uniformly around the globe.

Holidays, folklore, hearthstone, chocolate, groceries, love in the air…

Fantasy, party, epic, character, class, bard, warcraft, blizzard, fan


*** Testing ***
“Billy and Emily are blue dragons bards twins, who like to celebrate with others.”

“Billy and Emily are are twins blue lizards blizzard wizards that doesn't make any sense or rhyme, but that's ok because at the end of the day they like it.”


*** message ***
“Blizz we are at the party where are the bards?”

“We have the bards party time! (No we don’t have it, there is no bard class in Warcraft)”


*** Further ***
What comes to mind when thinking about big blizzard magical lizard? Blue dragonfly

or

Twins of the ice queen's palace (Ardenweald)

But the Venthyr are the party people… (from the beyond at least)

People from the beyond don't go to parties on the material plane. (Just as no one escapes the Maw)

*several bad sketches on a sheet of paper*

Dude:
Coda
Happy smile
Smart but not in a creepy way
Lute
Prince bubblegum
Blue

Dudette:
Violin
Curly hair (Contrast? But they are twins…)
Opposite mood?
Caribel (ugh?)
Red
Merida
Macareena

Djins, air elemental sound, music
blue mage fftatics (wait!)
hmm by the way there is also a bard there… (OH NOO)
Link and the Ocarina (maybe a flute?)
Blue hair - winter, frost mage
Bjork – Red hair spring, fire mage (more like summer)

Winter/Spring duality?

Popular contemporary bards among the community: (at least what I remember right away)
Jaybard (human) and the NPC
Jaskier (witcher netflix and games)
Hired Bard (that lonely guy from the rogue class order)
Bard Intensifies (The road to el dorado)
Russell the Bard (heartsotne https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Russell_the_Bard)

Damn that's a lot of lute, so maybe avoid: generic looking bards and lutes I guess? And what's left? All the other musical genres, come on!


*** Musical genres in warcraft universe ***

ETC (Darkmoon Faire)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SEClowGhas

Blight Boar Concert (Darkmoon Faire)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws8z4-p5ew4

Heartstone: One night in Karazhan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlHx7YNWYGY

Hearthstone Animated Short: Hearth and Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPguoeYTvMI

Hearthstone Felfire Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbsbCO5qC5A

Scholomance Academy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyhD3x-MzNc

Rock/Metal seems to be a recurring theme but it would not be a novelty. Remember the lute?

Alternative instruments: flute, ocarina, violin (quick thinking)

Two characters is too much for a 3d version with little time (as fan art)


*** More ideas ***
Will not be an orc, can be more spontaneous, contrast with the image of great champion, instead of power and strength comes in the field of the element of surprise, humor, eccentricity of a bard suits at a party, can play with themes easily associated with the current reality without seeming too off.


*** The question is, what the hell is he going to play? ***

• Flute: very small and even if it is long, it can be difficult to perceive in a quick presentation.

• Violin: Honestly I think it looks better with the dudette. (That will be called Macareena for now.)

• Maybe a drum? Too robust.

HOWEVER there is something that always comes to mind when I imagine the "showtime" type but somehow I can't fit an idea, and that is the saxophone.

It is big enough, metallic and is accompanied by a very bizarre and easy to remember performance type.

*** later… ***
After thinking about it a lot, the conclusion I reached is that: if there is a place in all of Azeroth where you would probably find this instrument, it is definitely Suramar, more precisely in the Grand Magistrix Elisande's ballroom.

And these people (Nightborne) are known to enjoy parties (at least on the material plane).

Sooo… We shift from Epic Dragons Twins to Nightborne... to party! All in favor of style (and bad puns)

“Ballard bard of the Blizzard Night” (I didn't think much about it I just picked it up because it sounds like ballad)
Loves blues jazz

he has a sister called Macareena together they are: Ballard & Macareena

“Ballard & Macareena can perform at all types of events: Birthdays, weddings, city rebellions, raids, game conventions... bring the epicness to your party!”

The Silvermoon - Saxophone (“not to be confused with the city”)


*** Ok cool and all, but why? ***
Simple animation loop, easy to pick up in a glance of few seconds.

Even in static, the possibility of many expressive poses (and back bending) that conveys a quick idea of intense energy.

Nightborne aesthetic and culture exploration: social events, fashion, masks, sunglasses? Night life style (nothing that people can do now, relatable) and of course, social distance in trying times.

Almost a meme, brings up the topic of bards in a non-intrusive way in the eminence of a new Diablo game, Warcraft…

A fairly popular allied race that reflects the current directions of the game.