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=== Appearance ===
=== Appearance ===
The Greyhawk Mummers appear as [[perytons]].  They are [[human]]s polymorphed by an evil hag.
The Greyhawk Mummers appear as [[peryton]]s.  They are [[human]]s polymorphed by an evil hag.


=== Personality and alignment ===
=== Personality and alignment ===
As stage actors, the Mummers are known to respond well to flattery and appreciation, but can be difficult to deal with if one doesn't indicate their approval of the Mummers' work.
As stage actors, the Mummers are known to respond well to flattery and appreciation, but can be difficult to deal with if one does not indicate their approval of the Mummers' work.


==Members==
==Members==
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==Home==
==Home==
The Mummers began performing together in the [[Free City of Greyhawk]], where they performed their silent pantomime shows.  It isn't known whether they were street performers or theatre performers.   
The Mummers began performing together in the [[Free City of Greyhawk]], where they performed their silent pantomime shows.  It is not known whether they were street performers or theatre performers.   


==Relationships==
==Relationships==

Latest revision as of 06:47, 23 August 2024

Greyhawk Organization
Greyhawk Mummers
The Greyhawk Mummers (as perytons), from Wilds Beyond the Witchlight (2022), art by Kai Carpenter.
Type:Acting group
Leader:Archillus and Mortia
Members:Performing artists
Headquarters:Free City of Greyhawk (previously)

Greyhawk Mummers are an acting troupe on the Plane of Faerie (Feywild).

Description

The Mummers are a small troupe of pantomime performers.

Appearance

The Greyhawk Mummers appear as perytons. They are humans polymorphed by an evil hag.

Personality and alignment

As stage actors, the Mummers are known to respond well to flattery and appreciation, but can be difficult to deal with if one does not indicate their approval of the Mummers' work.

Members

  • Archillus—the troupe's leading male
  • Mortia—the troupe's leading female
  • Verna—Mortia's bitter understudy
  • Mauldower—an old-timer who believes his cohorts are amateurs
  • Angara—the troupe's matriarchal dame
  • Gorgenal—jester
  • Charthasar—method actor
  • Thornelia—minstrel

Home

The Mummers began performing together in the Free City of Greyhawk, where they performed their silent pantomime shows. It is not known whether they were street performers or theatre performers.

Relationships

Enemies

Allies and minions

History

The Mummers had the misfortune of accepting an invitation to perform at "Motherhorn" in "Prismeer" in the Plane of Faerie. After they grew into great hubris in their celebrity, the hag imprisoned them. When they begged to be released. She agreed to set them free in the wilds, but in the tradition of not making a deal with fey, she turned them into perytons before releasing them.

Publishing history

The Greyhawk Mummers only appeared in The Wild Beyond the Witchlight.

See also

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • Perkins, Chris, lead designer. The Wild Beyond the Witchlight. WotC, Renton, WA. 2021. ISBN: 978-0786967278 Item code WTCC92760000.

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