Next champion isn't a Bard, his name is Bard
The Wonder Above teaser shows 3 long gone factions in order of how they happened. Freljord and the Watchers. Shurima and the Ascended. Shadow Isles and the Ruined King. Bardish and Bard.
"There was a time, not long ago, when this constellation was absent from the night sky. Some call it the Mountain Shrines or the Great Caretaker. Those of us from the floating villages know of an older name, a name that speaks of a universal truth. The name we took for our kind: Bard"
People called him the Great Caretaker, but those from the floating villages knew of an older name, aka Bard which they also used to describe their people and possibly profession based on how he acted and talked.
Basically he was Bard, a great storyteller and caretaker, and then vanished. Thus the people he taught were probably referred to as "Bards" because they were basically him in terms of profession and abilities. Its not that different than "Smith" being many people's last names because they were Ironworkers.
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"The name we took for our kind: Bard"
Why would the champion's name also be the name of the people?
Why would they show 3 factions and then the Mask symbol for Bard if they weren't referring to a new "kind" or faction?
