OOOOOooooOOOoooOOOOOh yes please. And I'd also want them as a follower (just like merch/bank). I know its probably very niche, but I would love to take a bard with me when Im on my mat runs. Id walk just so I could watch/listen to them follow me and serenade me.

Plus, it would be a fun feature to have when waiting for world bosses and such.

I could even see them making them "collector" pieces. Sell a skyrim bard one month (this month!), and a summerset the next, then a.... and when you talk to them you can request a song.