Encounter: three dapper modern halflings that look like they are probably in a vocal harmony group. Are they a troupe of traveling singers on their way to a gig? A trio of voice-based magic users? One disguised as the other? Vice versa?

Encounter: Terwilliker, lawful-evil bard. Has been recruiting, brainwashing, and training apprentice-bards under the guise of a music school, but is actually gathering them together to each play a part in some tremendous world-conquering spell.

Source: “the 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

Encounter: a Radical Boogiebot; uses its speakers to cast recorded Bardic spells up to 5th level. Biggest weakness: magnets can erase its spell drive, preventing it from casting anything until allowed to prepare more spells.