Baysha

A baysha (Hapšâw'l: bayša - fool) is an archetype present in Hapšâw'l Theather, usually serving the role of comic relief, or as the main character of a shorter performance.

Description

A baysha is typically characterized as a poor laborer, usually a farmer or a fisher. He wears old, ripped clothes and usually no shoes. Teeth may be blackened out to give the impression of missing teeth. He usually has short hair, or is bald. The baysha speaks in a modern accent (as opposed to the other actors, who speak in Classical Hapšâw'l), and is usually not very smart, which can be displayed by not being able to do arithmetic, general clumsiness, not understanding words which are antiquated, technical, or just long as well as misunderstanding commands, often used as a punchline.

Mil'l Baysha

A mil'l baysha (money's fool) is a subversion of the typical baysha trope, instead portraying a dull but wealthy man. A mil'l baysha is typically dressed in expensive, but gaudy clothes, usually with mismatched patterns and colors. The clothes are oversized, making him seem small. He wears absurd amounts of jewelry on his arms, hands, horns, legs, chest and face. One or both horns may be styled in a way that imitates a metal prosthetic horn. The mil'l baysha often holds a container (bottle or cup) filled with alcohol. In contrast with a regular baysha, the mil'l baysha speaks in Classical Hapšâw'l, tho he oftentimes uses dificult words incorrectly, or pronounces them wrong. Humor involving the mil'l baysha usually centers around his detachment from the life of an average man, his overblown self-image or his lack of care for money, often spending ridiculous amounts of copper (or more recently, Dru'ul) on cheap, common or poorly made items.