Tavern Troupe Performing Order

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Tavern Troupe Performing Order This is an Official Order

Sanctioned Province: Zoluren City Base: Crossing Active Members: 5 Website: None Twitter: None Officers Speaker: Kasto Vice Speaker: Treasurer: Council Members Markhor Ticrit Mino Kyarie Not Listed

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Sanctioning Province: Zoluren

The purpose of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order is to provide Elanthia with entertainment that will in turn, increase the morale of the citizens of the land. Morale, especially in times of war or times of rebuilding, is very important as it impacts the citizens' effectiveness in fighting, as well as help to impact the economy -- happy people fight better and work harder.

The Tavern Troupe provides entertainment for formal and informal gatherings, teaches skills such as song and play writing, and sponsors their own gatherings to entertain and reward the citizens.

Sponsorship Required: Yes
Minimum Circle Requirement to Join: None
Guilds Welcome: All
Races Welcome: All

History

The Tavern Troupe Performing Order was founded by Bubbinster Bladebender.

Long, long ago there existed a small group of bards, mostly young, but quite wild and exciting as well as entertaining. This group of friends all enjoyed writing songs and plays, and would sometimes sing them in the streets of Crossing as many bards do, but discovered that the general public didn't seem to share their enjoyment of their performances. They began to wonder how they could find audiences that would enjoy hearing and watching the group perform. Being young bards, they were constantly broke, and lacking of even enough coins to buy their instruments, they also wondered how they would be able to make a living with their bardic talents.

Then, the day came when they met at a Tavern and after much commiserating of their situation, they decided to form a performing troupe. They wrote some plays and songs specifically for them to perform as a group, and instead of singing songs in the streets, they sang to offer the troupe's entertainment to any who may wish to hire them. Eventually, a patron overheard their songs of advertisement and offered to hire the group of young bards to perform at his wedding. Well, the bards were a huge hit with the guests, and their patron rewarded them handsomely, both in coins and in gifts.

While many of the guests were leaving the wedding, they asked the groom where he found such an entertaining bunch of merrymakers. The groom simply replied, 'I found them in a Tavern, the Troupe of the Tavern you might say!' Well, lo and behold, the happy group of young bard friends soon had folks inquiring of the 'Troupe of the Taverns' to entertain at their own weddings or parties. Rapidly they discovered their talents were being engaged more and more frequently. Other bards began to hear of the success and fun of the 'Tavern Troupe' as well, and the small group of friends turned into a larger and larger group of friends, with many more new and exciting ideas for plays, songs and performances. As the troupe stands today, it has amassed credits of performances at engagements such as, Prince Vorclaf's and Bellenderick's Costume Ball, the Traders' Guild Ball and Dinner/Date Auction, The Memorial Service for Prince Bellenderick, The First Annual Apostle Reunion Party, The First Rakash Moot, and a multitude of fine weddings and parties. The Tavern Troupe has become a widely recognized performing organization of the realms, and is known throughout the lands as an order full of talented and fun-loving individuals.

Insignia

Badge: a black tankard-shaped badge etched with the insignia of the Tavern Troupe

A pair of ivory drama masks rest proudly above a golden mandolin. A flowing script, playfully intermixed with musical notes, encircles the image reading "The Tavern Troupe" in bard-blue lettering.

Official Description: Our badge is a black badge cut in the shape of a tankard emblazoned with a pair of ivory drama masks above a golden mandolin. A flowing script intermixed with musical notes encircles the image reading, "The Tavern Troupe" in bard-blue lettering.

Colors: bard-blue, ivory and gold. Blue is the color of emotions, chosen because we evoke strong feelings during our singing and acting. Ivory is the color of ale mixed with pure white, selected because we have pure voices and we sure drink a lot of ale. Gold represents the value of the Order, as each member is worth his or her weight in gold for all the hard work he or she does writing songs, plays and performing.

Blazon: Tierced in pairle reversed, Azure, Sable, and Or; on dexter side a happy drama mask Argent; on sinister side a sad drama mask of the last; in base a stein of the second.

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