About The Travels of the Arcobaleno (worldbuilding)

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@K_S @Nekodatta

In the fantastic Pokeworld of Solieri, theater is a revered art, with some plays even changing the course of the land's history. But when traveling to a theater is not possible or feasible, traveling theater caravans bring the lavish and colorful productions seen on permanent stages to the people--often for a much less expensive fee than a town or city theater would charge.

Among one of the more famous theater caravans is the Arcobaleno (rainbow troupe) who are world renowned for their spirited adventures, rollicking comedies, sweet romances, and some of the most revered tales from Solierian mythology and folklore, and tales from around the world--both fairy tales, and tales from history and legend alike. Best of all, you don't have to pay a single dorato to see the show--the troupe also accepts food, item donations, and bars of soap as admission--this ensures that anyone can see the show.

But the troupe's biggest break comes when a royal invitation comes from the capital of Guardolupo--Queen Beatrice has invited the troupe to perform for the anniversary of the kingdom's founding. But Guardolupo was a long way from the troupe's home base of the town of Biancavilla--and chief actor Ash and chief actress Serena weren't sure if any of the plays the troupe knew how to perform were worthy of royalty in the audience.

Luckily, the leader and emcee of the troupe, Brock, had an idea--as the troupe journeyed across the land, keep track of how well each play went over. The play that got the most consistent and enthusiastic response (measured by pearls) over the course of the journey would be the play that the troupe would perform for Queen Beatrice and the royal court.

Will Brock's idea work? What wonders and secrets will the group discover as they travel and perform? Will they find a play fit for royalty, and cement their names as legendary performers? And just how big of a soap haul will Misty end up collecting along the way? A colorful tale of a traveling show awaits!

 

[SparklingBlue]

@K_S @Nekodatta

The Tradition of Soap

In Solieri, the art of the theater is so important, that troupes do everything they can to ensure the people see the show. Since Solieri has a rich soap making tradition, people will often trade soap as one form of admission. It doesn't matter if you bought it from the market minutes before, grabbed it out of a bathroom, or hand made it yourself--no wrapped (and reasonably fresh) bar of soap will be refused.

Troupes will often have a designated soap collector if they accept soap--and the soap is often put to good use, either for the troupe's own bathing needs, to pay for goods and services themselves, or as gifts for their families, and people on the road. If a troupe stops in a spa town or soap making town, they will often stock up on soap.

In the Arcobaleno, Misty and her happy Quaxly soap bag are well known to the people. She is affectionately nicknamed "Donna Sapone" (Lady Soap) because of the often huge stashes of soap she accumulates over the course of the Arcobaleno's traveling year.