Here's a suggested kit for your battery running Folchlucan bard:
You are using:
<used as light> a glowing red sphere (glowing) <worn on finger> a Bardic Ring <worn on finger> a Bardic Ring <worn around neck> the black amulet (invisible) (glowing) (humming) <worn around neck> the black amulet (invisible) (glowing) (humming) <worn on body> the Armor of the Black Rose (glowing) (insured) <worn on head> a garland of deep red roses (insured) <worn on face> the Mask of Thalia (invisible) (humming) (insured) <worn on ears> <worn on legs> giant Froot Loops (glowing) <worn on feet> a pair of strange boots <worn on hands> a pair of thin white gloves <worn on arms> a pair of silver celtic armbands (invisible) (insured) <worn as shield> a jade-encrusted gold shield (glowing) (insured) <worn about body> a pair of ebony-feathered wings (invisible) (glowing) (insured) <worn about waist> a mahout's loincloth (invisible) (insured) <worn around wrist> a red wyvern scale bracelet (glowing) (humming) <worn around wrist> a super lame molle strap bracelet <wielded> a jeweled scimitar (glowing) <held> a stone <offhand wield>
Note the lame molle strap bracelet. This is a -xp item that will prevent your runner from advancing out of his or her current college. This is important, otherwise you'll have to re-remort to get back into the college due to maximum level limitation!