Koyemshi Clown

Azuposi clowns, called koyemshis, are an integral part of ceremonial life. They are also clever and useful in practical matters such as scouting. Koyemshis wear elaborate costumes for their ceremonial role, but otherwise wear normal Azuposi garb. Azuposi clowns gather together in fraternities, like other groups such as hunters and healers. These fraternities have a prominent role in dances and festivals, acting out the parts of mischievous spirits and engaging in acrobatics and buffoonery.

In the great Azuposi festivals, the clowns are a common and beloved sight. They dress in the most outlandish garb, paint their faces, and dress their hair. They engage in all sorts of buffoonery, mocking themselves and everyone else in the pueblo. Besides humor, the clowns' role has a serious side. It is an expression of the unknown forces of the human psyche, opening and cleansing the collective unconscious of the Azuposi.

Besides their comic and ceremonial roles, clowns have a traditional attachment to hunting groups and war parties, serving as scouts. Thus they have several skills that are especially useful for adventuring characters.

Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, and one of the following: Acrobatics, Nature, Performance, or Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Simple weapons, Disguise kit, One instrument of your choice

Languages: Two languages of your choice

Equipment: A ceremonial costume, body paints, one instrument (of your choice), colorful feathers, two gourd "clubs"