The Jester
08-09-08, 07:22 PM
Name: Sylvester
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: Young
Height: Average
Weight: Trim
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Right: opaque white Left: hazelz
Appearance: Nothing about Sylvester’s physical appearance is remarkable. He is of average height and athletic build. However, he wears a shirt and pants that are a patchwork of color. Bits of patterned cloth, cheap streamers, shiny baubles and barely functional patches constitute his clothing. He holds up his trousers with a belt of thick red ribbon tied in the front with a bow. On his feet he wears shoes that curl completely upon themselves above the toe, of battered hide. His hands are covered by fingerless gloves of cheap fabric. On his head is a five-pronged jester’s cap and bells that was originally red and yellow, but has been patched in so many places in the same manner as his clothes that it appears to have no true color. The bells were once shiny, but have worn to a matte finish.
Personality: It is in the nature of jesters to speak their minds when the mood takes them, regardless of the consequences. They are neither calculating nor circumspect, and this may account for the "foolishness" often ascribed to them. Jesters are also generally of inferior social and political status and are rarely in a position (and rarely inclined) to pose a power threat. They have little to gain by caution and little to lose by candor--apart from liberty, livelihood, and occasionally even life, which hardly seems to have been a deterrent. They are peripheral to the game of politics, and this can reassure a king that their words are unlikely to be geared to their own advancement. Jesters are not noted for flattery or fawning. The ruler can be isolated from his courtiers and ministers, who might conspire against him. The jester too can be an isolated and peripheral figure somehow detached from the intrigues of the court, and this enables him to act as a kind of confidant.
Weapons: As a jester, Sly does not carry any weapons. He wields nothing save his wits and marotte. (Yew staff 2 ft in length, topped with a miniature replica of a human head. Wearing a white featureless mask adorned with a five-sided cap alternating red and yellow points, all tipped with miniature sleigh bells. A mishmash of multicolored streamers of varying lengths dangle from where a neck would normally be (none exceed six inches).
Armor: What use has a jester for armor?
Skills:
Tumbling: As a jester, Sylvester has had the training necessary to perform basic tumbling acrobatics.
Showmanship: Performing for a living gives Sylvester the ability to carry a tune or a story in a manner that will draw the attention of those around him.
Trickster: Sylvester is well-versed in harmless sleight of hand. He can perform what appears to be magic through his manipulation of his hands and various objects, but is capable of nothing more than optical illusion.
History:
Little is known of the traveling fool. He goes where he wishes, regardless of the wind, and there are few that care to stop him. In truth, many are glad to see him go. From the places he has seen, Sylvester has learned more than most and less than he should have. His fans might say he is amazing, full of wonder and sound advice. The more bitter of his acquaintances might call him a liar and a sham. It is all the same to a jester who tells things as they are and has little use for spice in his stories. He does not speak of a past, and none ask. Perhaps he cannot even recall where he was for breakfast, or what it was that was consumed. As long as he can laugh and sing, it matters not.
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: Young
Height: Average
Weight: Trim
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Right: opaque white Left: hazelz
Appearance: Nothing about Sylvester’s physical appearance is remarkable. He is of average height and athletic build. However, he wears a shirt and pants that are a patchwork of color. Bits of patterned cloth, cheap streamers, shiny baubles and barely functional patches constitute his clothing. He holds up his trousers with a belt of thick red ribbon tied in the front with a bow. On his feet he wears shoes that curl completely upon themselves above the toe, of battered hide. His hands are covered by fingerless gloves of cheap fabric. On his head is a five-pronged jester’s cap and bells that was originally red and yellow, but has been patched in so many places in the same manner as his clothes that it appears to have no true color. The bells were once shiny, but have worn to a matte finish.
Personality: It is in the nature of jesters to speak their minds when the mood takes them, regardless of the consequences. They are neither calculating nor circumspect, and this may account for the "foolishness" often ascribed to them. Jesters are also generally of inferior social and political status and are rarely in a position (and rarely inclined) to pose a power threat. They have little to gain by caution and little to lose by candor--apart from liberty, livelihood, and occasionally even life, which hardly seems to have been a deterrent. They are peripheral to the game of politics, and this can reassure a king that their words are unlikely to be geared to their own advancement. Jesters are not noted for flattery or fawning. The ruler can be isolated from his courtiers and ministers, who might conspire against him. The jester too can be an isolated and peripheral figure somehow detached from the intrigues of the court, and this enables him to act as a kind of confidant.
Weapons: As a jester, Sly does not carry any weapons. He wields nothing save his wits and marotte. (Yew staff 2 ft in length, topped with a miniature replica of a human head. Wearing a white featureless mask adorned with a five-sided cap alternating red and yellow points, all tipped with miniature sleigh bells. A mishmash of multicolored streamers of varying lengths dangle from where a neck would normally be (none exceed six inches).
Armor: What use has a jester for armor?
Skills:
Tumbling: As a jester, Sylvester has had the training necessary to perform basic tumbling acrobatics.
Showmanship: Performing for a living gives Sylvester the ability to carry a tune or a story in a manner that will draw the attention of those around him.
Trickster: Sylvester is well-versed in harmless sleight of hand. He can perform what appears to be magic through his manipulation of his hands and various objects, but is capable of nothing more than optical illusion.
History:
Little is known of the traveling fool. He goes where he wishes, regardless of the wind, and there are few that care to stop him. In truth, many are glad to see him go. From the places he has seen, Sylvester has learned more than most and less than he should have. His fans might say he is amazing, full of wonder and sound advice. The more bitter of his acquaintances might call him a liar and a sham. It is all the same to a jester who tells things as they are and has little use for spice in his stories. He does not speak of a past, and none ask. Perhaps he cannot even recall where he was for breakfast, or what it was that was consumed. As long as he can laugh and sing, it matters not.