Jester

Jester "All the world is a stage, this is our story!"						Faction: Freeblade						Access Rune: Artist Den						Faction Boss: None						Difficulty: Easy

The jester exists to provide amusement and capture whimsy in what is otherwise a dismal situation for everyone involved within this underground prison.

Stat Requirement

• None.

Purpose

The jester, also known as the clown, mime, artist, or performer, provides entertainment and art to the safe zone. What this means generally is left up to each individual artist, but often takes the form of creation from the artist bench. This wonderous machine can only be operated by the jester and requires a wide variety of materials ranging from easily obtained wood to much harder to source steel. While it can be difficult to obtain materials for, the artist bench can create a wide variety of artistic items ranging from statues, tool mods, weapon mods, and even firearms. Statues hold the benefit of inspiring others and thus should be put on display in public spaces for all to see. Weapon and tool mods range in quality, being artistic representation of the more ethereal mood that jesters have. Some can be exceedingly deadly or incredibly useless. Welcome to art!

Your most prized creations are made when your inspiration leads you to craft artisan revolvers. These weapons are one of the few places a gun can be obtained away from the Ashwood but sadly do not come loaded. What properties and calibers these revolvers carry vary heavily but can generally be considered low quality compared to the more refined gunsmiths of the Blackwood. With incredibly luck a jester might forge a weapon of true might, outclassing anything the Ashwood can produce but more often they will make middling handguns that might be worth a decent amount sold to the equipment processor in the Ashwood lobby.

Tips

• Wood can be obtained in bulk from gardeners and beast masters who grow tower caps.
• Glass, iron, and even steel can be obtained from prospectors.
• Your inspiration functions differently than others, instead of gaining the effects of oddities and stat increases, you spend it to forge items.

Unique Equipment

• Artist Bench - A useful tool for creating works of art.
• Costume Vendor - Useful for playing up a specific act.

Advanced Tips

• A toolbelt can help you disassemble salvage in easier to reach places within the dungeon, letting you source some supplies yourself.
• In a pinch, you can potentially get supplies from dungeon divers or even the Ascendants recycler, if you can pay for it.
• Items you make can be sold to the Merchant or recycled in the item processor for money.

Roles in Hammerfall
	Command	Hammerlord, Master of the Forge, Merchant, Penumbra, Exalted, Speaker
	Breakers	Hammerlord, Master of the Forge, Sledge, Ashman, Firebrand
	Ashwood Syndicate	Merchant, Penumbra, Agent, Fixer, Beast Master
	Ascendant	Exalted, Speaker, Rune Master, Rosaria, Seeker
	Freeblades	Gardener, Jester, Custodian, Prospector, Resident