Publisher Blurb:
This is a collection of 100 different entertainers and artists, of varying levels of skill from none upwards, who could be seen in a fantasy setting. Some are technically not performers at all, even though they may draw a crowd. They are aimed at being street performers, but they could be seen in other places, such as carnivals, fairs and taverns, although some are not suitable for indoor performances. The entertainers can be used as background colour for a suitable setting, and some have peculiarities that are a source of potential adventure hooks.
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Madame Blatsky is a sight in extensive skirts, hundreds of bangles and necklaces and beringed fingers, together with excessive makeup. She claims to be a palm reader, descended from a long line of such, who have travelled the world. In truth, Madame Blatsky is no such thing, and she isn't sure just who is in her line. She grew up in the city and discovered a talent for telling people what they want to hear in a way that makes them willing to pay.
Magic Dancers are a dance troupe consisting of low-powered spell users. They use minor magics and cantrips in their performances to enhance the show with such as sounds and illusionary effects, but they are in and of themselves talented dancers. The magic simply enhances the show, putting it a step up from others, rather than being the entirety of their performance.
Malc Turmoil is a juggler in brightly-patterned clothes of clashing colours. He specialises in juggling sharp objects and those that are on fire. In every performance, he always drops an item, to ensure that people stay in the macabre hope Malc will cut himself or accidentally set himself on fire.
Malice is a man, or perhaps a woman, in a half mask and scarlet painted lips. The upper half of the mask is made from white china with no holes for eyes, so it's uncertain how Malice sees, yet they clearly do. Malice makes fun of those passing in a hoarse, rasping voice, picking up on any of their traits and exaggerating and making fun of them to degrees that have reduced more than a few targets to tears. Malice doesn't seem to want paying; they just want to cut as many people to ribbons with their tongue as they can.
Marvellous Maeve is a spelluser who cannot cast much more than a cantrip, but has proven to be very skilled with those minor enchantments. She can be found putting on displays with the wide range of cantrips she knows that are suitable for entertaining, many of which Maeve has created herself. Maeve's skill with cantrips is such that she can put on a show that would put a more powerful spelluser to shame.
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