Yay, another ogre! Welcome Nimu/Taxellor! I like your character concept; will mesh well with my own I think. Guurb will be the big man, you'll be his mystic adviser type.
That's the plan. At some point I should complete my magic item requests for gambling for a bunch of terror causing items. I was considering going Bard at one point, but then I read HoH again.
Removing Listen and Spot? I thought those made soe sense on Hunter-gathers. Gives some choice, but I don't especially have any particular thoughts as I only get one skill point a level till I get a class. And thats Intimidate :-)
(The advantage of Bard is placing 17 in int rather than wis, (so I'd actually get some skill points,) but eh, decided spirit shaman now.)