Horror Circle
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El Café del Horror, la posada más popular de Birdland, esconde tras pasillos pasando su cocina un patio interno rodeado de galerías. Allí, Nancy, la dueña de la posada, cede su espacio a una pequeña agrupación artística-filosófica, quienes se reúnen a producir arte, actuar, y participar en intensos o distendidos debates.
Por regla general, los Horribles son personas de espíritu artístico y rebelde, y que cuestionan o desconfían con diferentes grados de intensidad de las bases del Reino de Tháur, generalmente considerando a Naelín como una persona poco preparada para gobernar, o en el peor de los casos un oportunista o un vago, y generalmente descreen de la supuesta capacidad de Dinner para proteger a los Thaurínos de las amenazas externas.
Pese a lo inofensivo de su naturaleza, el Circulo de Horror es una sociedad secreta, a la que se accede únicamente por invitación, luego de la aprobación general de los otros miembros y la aprobación específica de Nancy. Sin embargo, los rumores circulan, y los clientes habituales del Cafe del Horror dan por sentado que Nancy oculta algo y que ciertos individuos siempre parecen aparecer y desaparecer velozmente en la posada, pero pese a las sospechas, los clientes saben que es mejor hacer la vista gorda y no meterse con Nancy.
Horribles de renombre
Muchos de los miembros del Círculo del Horror son profesionales o maestros de alguna rama del arte, autores de obras importantes o simplemente artistas de renombre.Danae el cartógrafo
Danae es un escriba y cartógrafo muy exitoso. Su mapa del archipiélago de Haan producido y perfeccionado luego de años de investigación se convirtió en el mapa estándar usado a través de los reinos, copiado cientos de veces.Veld el Imaginativo
Veld es un escritor de ficción y no ficción, conocido por haberse dedicado a recopilar y redactar información sobre vida diaria y las costumbres de los societarios, y sobre la naturaleza, la geografía y las naciones del archipiélago. Su obra más conocida es el Libro de los Hábitos y las Bestias, una masiva enciclopedia conformada por artículos sobre todo tipo de tópicos respecto al archipielago de Haan.Nile el Dramaturgo
Si bien Nile no produjo obras de particular renombre, es un afamado actor y músico que participa en obras musicales y teatrales a través de todo Tháur.
Nancy
It leads to a tight hallway and into the kitchen, but continuing to the back you will reach a squared, open-air patio with terracotta-coloured floors. It is surrounded by a slightly elevated white path covered by a wooden gallery, and the right side leads to the inn's garden, full of carefully grown edible and aromatic plants and clearly off-limits for anyone but the cooks and the owner. The owner of the café, a stern grown woman called Nancy, provides this area for the free use of the Horror Circle, a group of bohemian artists and philosophers that get together to produce all sorts of art, to practice plays, and to engage in sometimes heated debates on metaphysical, moral and political topics.
History
A fiercely guarded past
The origins of the Horror Circle are murky, to say the least. It is thought to be at least 20 years old, but the more one tries to dig into the older stories, the harder it gets to get a word out of the members.Those that date from the older times, such as Adikari, barely even admit the existence of the organization.
A bubbling pot of talent
The Horror Circle saw the birth of many great works of art and artistic pairings in its history. Among these, it is known that the singer Adikari met Divina there, and formed The Deep-Throated Auralists recruiting Nancy's sister Rake alongside two other musicians. Veld the Imaginative was invited to the Circle by Danae, shortly after their meeting, and went on to form the professional partnership that bought The Book of the Habits and Beasts, the biggest encyclopaedia in the archipelago, into existance.Traditions
Dust to share
Whenever Nancy manages to get some cuppat's dust on her hands, the members of the Circle team up to buy and share a session of artistic high.They will often take turns with it so that the sober ones can take notes on the ideas spewed out by the intoxicated one, but for special occasions, they would consume the psychoactive together and just enjoy a time of unparalleled creativity.
No clothing, no hinderances
It is unclear when it started, but what is clear is that the Horribles consider clothing optional in their meetings, especially when performing plays or dances.Nile is perhaps the biggest proponent, being a big fan of casual nudity in general.
While new members usually take a while to adjust, older ones don't bat an eye anymore when someone suddenly starts reciting a deeply moving poem while undressing for extra dramatic effect.
Political Stance
Though the Circle is not focused on politics in the slightest, political debate is a usual topic, and there is a shared sentiment of dissastisfaction with the new kingdom's legitimacy. The circle still holds to its Merthiornite roots, and doesn't consider Dinner to be a source of national pride or security.However, they mainly take issue with the origin of the new state, and the actual opinion on policy-making and leadership varies.
Renowned Horribles
Danae by Naelin
Usually seen alongside Nile, trying to engage him in conversation about the politics of Thaur.
Divina
Veld the Imaginative
The Amateur Historian
The apprentice historian by Naelin
We are here and we will do
Glorious raven advisor by Naelin
I bet those wild sessions of creativity produce some really interesting work. I love the colourful cast of characters too. :)