Marjen

Marjén Nen-Vs'tjrn, also known as Hissjavjetsyrnshtnjé or "The poet who dances," was a Vht'shjenjé citizen of the poet class. He acquired widespread fame and recognition throughout the Shadowborn world for his work For the tears of our children, ordered by the wealthy inhabitants of Varvardnársh in recognition of their government's austerity measures.
Politics and art have a unique relationship in Vht'shjenjé society. Although the poet class technically does not hold political power as the clergy or the Azure Army does, they are an incredibly influential faction as they are essentially the voice through which political dialogue is held. Especially the wealthier segments of society, such as the merchant and artificer classes, frequently employ artists, poets and musicians to deliver their political messages to the people. One of the best ways for young poets to make a name for themselves is to be commissioned by powerful merchants or artificers to deliver political performances.
In the year 2.62, Marjén essentially achieved this when he was chosen to perform For the tears of our children in front of the Grand Council of Varvardnársh. The poem was nearly completely wordless, although enhanced by a choir of children and unintelligible tortured screeches, made a deep impression on the townspeople who had never seen a dance as powerful and expressive as Marjén's.
The dance expressed the history of the Vht'shjenjé people. Marjén painted his body white like as corpse, dressed in broken bloodied rags and expressed the hardships and the suffering of his people through wordless bizarre gestures of agony, terror and insanity, employing extreme displays of emotion quite unusual among traditional Vht'shjenjé performance arts who generally employ subtle symbolism to display the character's emotions.
Marjén's dance has since been popularised and he later went on to accept disciples and taught his dance at Marjenjitsjá's academy in Varvardnársh. Outside of the artistic circles of the academy, very little is known about him and some believe him to be a madman, driven to madness for the sake of his own art.
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