The bard, as part of the rogue group, was one of the standard character classes available in the second edition Player's Handbook; in this edition, the bard was regularized.
Also, not all babies are born with blue eyes. Babies of African, Asian, and Hispanic descent are more likely to be born with brown eyes. This is because darker-skinned individuals tend to have more melanin in their eyes than Caucasians. Even so, a baby's eye color may deepen over time.
However, it's still possible for African American babies to be born with blue eyes, and sometimes their blue eyes stay blue. Eye color is a physical trait that is determined by the pairing of genes from both parents.