minstrel
(intransitive) To act as a minstrel; to entertain by playing a musical instrument, singing, etc.
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Realistically, that won't happen unless it was a 1 or 2 boss raid, at least on WoW's side. Although, canonically, they could bake it into the Infinite/Bronze Dragonflight's experimental timelines. XIV can just claim…
Bali, a male dwarf minstrel wandering the world. He seeks to fulfill an ancient prophecy of evil.
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(intransitive) To act as a minstrel; to entertain by playing a musical instrument, singing, etc.
“Realistically, that won't happen unless it was a 1 or 2 boss raid, at least on WoW's side. Although, canonically, they could bake it into the Infinite/Bronze Dragonflight's experimental timelines. XIV can just claim a Minstrel's ballad kinda thing. So it could be a 1 boss trial.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Bali, a male dwarf minstrel wandering the world. He seeks to fulfill an ancient prophecy of evil.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
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(transitive) To play (a tune on a musical instrument); to sing (a song).
Blest be the impulse which did urge me forth, / Minstrelling winds with music, which did melt / Into kind ears like softly opening showers, / To those who asked if beggar wanted bread.
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