Breaknclopof
way from obscurity to royal acclaim as the King’s pet, beloved by all! As a talented young court fool with dreams of fame, scrabble with other young jesters to secure prestigious positions in the courts of Brenton's nobility. In a royal court humming with intrigue, keep them smiling as spies, assassins, blackmailers, ambitious nobles and a reluctant Heir wait in the wings.
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Those fools!
Inside and outside the halls of power all at once; now in favor, now in disgrace; incredible boldness and spineless whinging alike in the face of the man-gods who shape the course of nations.
Whole palaces full of souls in riotous uproar, enthralled by the power of their wit and skill.
There is one fool in particular you learned of in the yarns you soaked up from travelers and the half-understood books you scrounged on the sly in town…a true-to-life character from history who always struck your fancy: