Title: The Tasques and tribes of the Vistani Vol II
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The Bohemian's tale
The legend of the bohemian tribes goes back many generations, and tells a melancholic and bitter tale of a wanderer, doomed to a lifetime of misery and loss, for his part in a tale of passion, heartbreak, and betrayal. Long long ago in an unknown village, a simple and unremarkable man had his true love stolen by a once dear friend, in his sorrow and rage he murdered his life long friend, and for his part in this tragic tale he was doomed to forever wander the lands, never being accepted by the people he encountered, so powerful and tragic was the curse that it passed down from generation to generation to both man and woman, and forever doomed the bohemians to a life of wandering and never experiencing true acceptance by all the people they encounter.
The tribes of the bohemian tasque rarely go unnoticed as they enter a new village, town, or city limit, their arrival is always accompanied by music, dancing, and frivolity, young men are known to dance and play musical instruments on top of vardo roofs, young girls dance happily in floral trimmed dresses and skirts throwing flowers and petals, and trained animals accompany them in their boisterous caravans performing tricks for the locals, the bohemians often travel in much smaller caravans, usually comprising of no more than two dozen members.
The men wear black pants and loose colourful silk shirts, they typically have long hair, and large moustaches or goatees, and adorn their ears with many rings. The woman who are mysterious and seductive, wear long loose fitting garments that accentuate their beauty and sometimes provocative nature, preferring bright colours, and often walking barefoot. In public both men and woman are charming, festive, and charismatic, and they take great care in welcoming strangers who accumulate around their camp, but when away from the prying eyes and ears of the giorgio, they are resentful and angry of the life that they must endure, they spend the late evenings telling tragic tales, and perform melancholic songs of loss and anguish.
Enchanting
The bohemians have a natural ability to enchant the giorgio that they encounter, and although not believed to be supernatural in nature, this skill is universal among the behomians, and can sway even the most resistant and distrusting of giorgio to bend to their charms and pleasantries, even if only temporarily while the giorgio and bohemians are together, and for a short time once they part ways. The bohemians offer artistic services to those they encounter, but also offer criminal services, and they often employ rouge scams upon the unwary. The bohemians have little to no respect for the laws of the giorgio, and they feel no remorse or guilt, believing that their victims are doomed to their fate, and that they are simply taking advantage of the situation.
The naiat, a bohemian tribe, are a merry band of travellers. With their colourful vardos and circus tents, they perform acrobatic tricks, and train exotic animals to dance or perform for coin, and display wonderful and unusual objects for the curious giorgio to marvel at on display. They go beyond simply performing tricks and circus acts however, for they craft wonderful and exquisite instruments of all shapes and sizes, these instruments are highly sought after by bards and performers from across the lands. Patrons of the naiat can engage in bare fist fights with their trained animals, and they offer a chance for the courageous to experience something that they call the 'House of Mist', a wooden, moveable cabin that exposes those inside to an illusionary mist, that conjures horrors and beasts in a drug induced trance.
Ruputations
The carvara, another bohemian tribe, are primarily responsible for the poor reputation of the Vistani, earned or otherwise. Much more dangerous and prone to violence than the other tribes, but they are often indistinguishable from the naiat, the carvara use this to their advantage and often pose as the naiat as they see fit to gain an advantage over a giorgio victim, or entire communities. The carvara offer more risky activities and services, such as gambling, drinking contests, and armed combat. Known for their great skill in stealth, thievery, lock picking, crafting skeleton keys, and other illicit goods, they are masters of extortion, and spreading lies, and often offer contracts heavily weighted in their favour. They revel in the scams, theft, and subterfuges that they have enacted, and take great pride in telling other vistani how they gained advantage over their victims. They rarely stay in once location long enough for the local authorities to take action against them and are masters of evading the consequences of their actions.
//This one will not be considered for inclusion. There is a reason why the VRG to the Vistani is not easily obtainable in-game. MAB
