Greyhawk Mummers
| Greyhawk Mummers | |
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 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.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
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