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Cirque Dromari - Storyseeker - 09-19-2025
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Would you believe in a night like this
A night like this, when visions come true?
Would you believe in a tale like this
A lay of bliss, a praise in the old lore?
The Vurdoneri
The Vurdoneri - A moniker meaning Those of the Wagon in some lost proto-Gehennan language - are a band of wanderers, often circling a singular wagon that serves as the guideline for a caravan. While they have their nomadic tendencies and the belief that they belong to nowhere (and thus, belong to anywhere) in common, that's about where similarities end. People from all sorts of backgrounds come to join the Vurdoneri, often in search of greener pastures - Even if most end up never leaving the roving group. By nature, they share no ethnicity, speak a variety of languages, and often dwell into topics considered taboo for certain regions. Bound by no state, they're also bound by no laws - neither theirs nor those of wherever they are -, even if camaraderie keeps infighting from breaking loose often.They are also often bringing exotic cultures and goods to new destinations. Songs, dances, instruments, stories, paintings. Many an artistic movement have had the Vurdoneri as an underground group planting little buds across continents. Foreign textiles, odd spices... The occasional forbidden books, accompanied every now and then by prohibited drugs hauled across continents. Much as not all want the title, not all nomads are Vurdoneri; While they share many a similarity, to be a Vurdoneri is to be one with the group, and to identify with the group as a whole. Not even all present in any Vurdoneri caravan are considered kindred.
One such group is the Cirque Dromari, a group of roaming artists drawn from different parts of the world and with many a specialty. From former Valmasia to Jianghu, they've all but collected people as they passed by the continents with brand new tricks and an understanding of the supernatural that was rivaled by very few.
Cirque Dromari
Come one, come all!
The Circus of Wanderers is in town!
Come one, come all!
The Circus of Wanderers is in town!
They walk into the continent with wagons in tow, barely anything but the clothes on their body for belongings. They are all artists, each one with their own specialization, brokering stories they've collected for new ones to add to their repertoire. They settle wherever they wish, and provide entertainment for any who's willing to part with something they need. Coin, food, merchandise, or tales.
Any and all are welcome, be they interested in the arts – Dances, puppetry, paintings, poems! –, in trading stories heard in another continent for their own, or even in the many commercial attractions. Spin the wheel, bet in dice. Most people only get to live once, after all, so why waste the opportunity?
The Circus is announced, their venues nearly ready for opening, and soon to visit all the cities in order to get started in their trade.
Roles
There are none, except that of seniority within the Vurdoneri. To be a member itself insists that one must learn a new way of seeing the world and truly dedicate themselves to expanding the narratives within the lives they touch. Seniority, therefore, means that one has collected a larger amount of stories and thus their broader experience and maturity make them commonly recognized as leaders; Even if their pursuit of freedom also means that none are beholden to following orders they personally disagree with.