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Dalillama · 03-04-2021, 04:41 PM

There's also the role of professional suck-up; it's not a formal position, but sufficient flattery/charm/toadying towards someone who actually has got money can get you a place to stay in his manor or townhouse, 'loans' to be paid back on the 5th of never, secondhand court clothing, valuable gifts that can be quietly pawned, etc. In exchange, you hang around your patron at court, laugh at all his jokes, bully and harass his enemies and their toadies, go to his parties to make them look popular and generally act like a rockstar's entourage.

03-04-2021, 04:41 PM	#16
Dalillama Join Date: Nov 2004	Re: Real life hangers on at Renaissance royal courts? There's also the role of professional suck-up; it's not a formal position, but sufficient flattery/charm/toadying towards someone who actually has got money can get you a place to stay in his manor or townhouse, 'loans' to be paid back on the 5th of never, secondhand court clothing, valuable gifts that can be quietly pawned, etc. In exchange, you hang around your patron at court, laugh at all his jokes, bully and harass his enemies and their toadies, go to his parties to make them look popular and generally act like a rockstar's entourage.