Jesters *WIP*

Jester and Fool is a very noble and serious profession. In a sea of yesmen, the Jester or Fool is a lone island of honesty. These are the only people who are allowed to tell the monarchy what they really think and how things really are.
From Notebook, Nov 15, 2020:

• Wikipedia says jesters weren't just about making jokes and juggling. They were entertainers. They were like M.C.'s, kinda hype men, they kept the party going. They told stories, sang songs, acrobatics, told jokes, imitations, puns!
• They could be very clever. The famous ones had razor sharp wits and kinda talked in memes and in jokes and made fun of those in and out of court.

From Notebook, Nov. 20, 2020:

• Jesters, male and female, had shaved heads.
• "Thomas Cromwell appreciated that William Sommers sometimes drew the Henry VIII attention to extravagance and waste within the royal household by means of a joke."
• Jesters' jokes can go too far sometimes and anger their Kings.
• "...the wisdom of the fool often captures what reason fails to illuminate of a thing's meaning or significance; thus, the wise fool is often associated with the wisdom found through blind faith, reckless desire, hopeless romance, and wild abandon. In turn, the wise fool is often opposed to learned or elite knowledge..."

They wear bells because no one wants a silent Jester/Fool sneaking up on them.

Alternative Names

Fools

Type

Entertainment