A brief list of stringed instruments currently in Elanthia, where they are sold, and the merchant's general starting price. This list is organized by instrument type, for specifics as to looks, history, and other choices that may be available, please refer to the individual instrument pages.
To make things a little easier, I've broken them down into Elanthian sub-families. Note, these are necessarily how they would be grouped in RealLife, but rather according to game mechanics issues, such as tools needed to play them.
The Lyre sub-family [soundbox and strings, no fretboard]
- Lyres
- Universally considered to be the easiest stringed instrument to play. Bardlings have been advised to make this their first instrument for decades.
- Sold by: True Bard D'Or's Fine Instruments, central Crossing, Zoluren; Malik the True Bard's Instruments and Picks, southwestern Shard, Ilithi; The House of Bardic Blues, central RiverHaven, Therengia; and Elepaio's Luthierre, second tier Ratha, Qi'Reshalia
- Kitharas
- The lyre's big brother. RL historically the lyre of the professional musician.
- RL was played with a plectrum, unsure as the the needs of the Elanthian version.
- Sold by: Teshi's Instruments, Aesry Surlaenis, Qi'Reshalia
- Psalteries
- Sold by: Elepaio's Luthierre, second tier Ratha, Qi'Reshalia
The Lute sub-family [fretted neck, plucked with pick]
- Lutes
- In many minds, the quintessential bardic instrument.
- Sold by: True Bard D'Or's Fine Instruments, central Crossing, Zoluren and The House of Bardic Blues, central RiverHaven, Therengia
- Mandolins
- Sold by: True Bard D'Or's Fine Instruments, central Crossing, Zoluren; Malik the True Bard's Instruments and Picks, southwestern Shard, Ilithi; and The House of Bardic Blues, central RiverHaven, Therengia
- Citterns
- Sold by: Elepaio's Luthierre, second tier Ratha, Qi'Reshalia
- Gitterns
- Sold by: Malik the True Bard's Instruments and Picks, southwestern Shard, Ilithi
The Violin sub-family [fretted neck, played with bow]
- Violins
- Sold by: Malik the True Bard's Instruments and Picks, southwestern Shard, Ilithi and The House of Bardic Blues, central RiverHaven, Therengia
- Fiddles
- Sold by: True Bard D'Or's Fine Instruments, central Crossing, Zoluren and The House of Bardic Blues, central RiverHaven, Therengia
- Rebecs
- Sold by: Teshi's Instruments, Aesry Surlaenis, Qi'Reshalia
Not yet classified, I promise I'll get around to it sooner or later.
- Sra'ajhhs
- Sold by: Elepaio's Luthierre, second tier Ratha, Qi'Reshalia
- Cistres
- Sold by: Teshi's Instruments, Aesry Surlaenis, Qi'Reshalia
- Faenelicas
- Sold by: Teshi's Instruments, Aesry Surlaenis, Qi'Reshalia
- Pi Tamburas
- Sold by: Ishamik's Instruments, Muspar'i, Therengia
- Sarangi
- Sold by: S'hhtrkith's Instruments, Muspar'i, Therengia
- Pi Sitars
- Sold by: Melodies of the Earth, Muspar'i, Therengia
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