Fochlucan Bandore

In the same vein that most folk consider the Fochlucan College to be the most famous of the bardic
colleges, the most well-known and most often encountered of all the famed instruments of the bards is
the Fochlucan bandore. (This item and the other instruments of the bards are described in detail in
Complete Arcane.)
This three-stringed masterwork lute grants a +2 circumstance bonus on Perform (string instruments)
checks and a +1 competence bonus on bardic music checks for countersong, fascinate, and suggestion.
The instrument can be played by anyone to produce light once per day. Any character with at least 2
ranks in Perform (string instruments) can use the bandore to cast flare, mending, and message each
once per day.
Faint transmutation, faint evocation; CL 3rd; Craft Wondrous Item, flare, light, mending, message,
creator must be a bard; Price 1,900 gp; Weight 3 lb.