Sorry for the weak attempt at a veiled vampire movie pun; my question is entirely unrelated.
I recently toyed around with the demo to the game From Dust by Ubisoft (and then failed to be able to play the Google app of it on my computer, unfortunately). For those of you unfamiliar with it, it is a 'god game' in which you are the essence of a deity caring for your human followers. I am told that it is a bit like Black & White by Lionhead.
More to-the-point, I am trying to build a character that thematically matches one of the villagers in the game. They are a tribe of masked islanders that are able to control the elements of their environment to a limited extent through their magic music. The game took a lot of influences from Aboriginal Australian cultures and mythology like the Dreamtime, and I believe I've taken an interest as well.
http://www.xboxwallpapers.net/1280x800/from-dust-02.jpg is a good visual for the entire concept.
Human bard with a combat didgeridoo was what jumped out at me immediately, but their attachment to nature and the elements also brings to mind oracle or some kind of druid-lite.
So is there a musical oracle archetype I've missed, or a more casting-focused bard variant? Or perhaps a prestige class that combines the above-mentioned classes like the Fochlucan Lyrist of old?
I'll take any and all ideas.