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The Hellequin

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Few supernatural creatures are as misunderstood and misattributed as the Hellequin.

Originally benevolent forest sprites who had been tainted by some sort of evil, Hellequins were deformed and cast out by their kind.

They were driven to find companionship, but were too afraid of their fellow Hellequin's grotesque features to gather with each other. So they turned to human children who would sometimes find the exaggerated features and silly antics of the creatures amusing.

Jealous and greedy, the Hellequin would take children away from their homes, luring them with toys, games, songs, and dances. Their original intentions were never violent, but after a time the darkness within the Hellequins would overtake them. They would hunger and succumb. Alone, they would start the ill-fated and never ending quest to find a companion again.

Townsfolk, unable to trap or even track the wily creatures, discovered that they ran in fear of their own reflection. And so, on days when children gathered, a member of the town would paint their face and play silly games just like a Hellequin, to drive the real monsters away.

Over time the Hellequins were forgotten. The name eventually became Harlequin, and was incorporated into Italian and French theatre, eventually becoming the basis of the clown.

And you thought being afraid of clowns was silly...

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Note: The entire story is bullshit, I came up with it while making this... OK, so not ALL of it is bullshit, the Harlequinn character was instrumental in inspiration for modern clowns, but there's shit about Comedia Del'Arte, and other things that I omit.


It's been a long time, people... I really enjoyed working on this, so I hope every one here will enjoy viewing it.

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Torquinox's avatar
Everybody knows clowns are horrifying monsters. :D Nice character, though. :nod: