Klaun: (clown)

During the Dark Ages, a colorful tribe of nomadic entertainers known as "The Klaun" traveled throughout the kingdoms, uplifting the hearts and minds of everyone they encountered. Today, the red nose, white face-paint and many other clowning traditions (some innocent, some nefarious) are derived from ancient Klaun customs. In this book, journalist Lenore Watts interviews Jesper the Klaun, who reveals his clan's sordid origin story. Jesper explains that his ancestors were the first jesters and also the first modern clowns, but centuries ago, the Klaun tribe split. Ever since then, the two Klaun factions (the Jobans and Fleckers) have been locked in a bloody but clandestine war. Read more