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<blockquote data-quote="Kahuna Burger" data-source="post: 1080400" data-attributes="member: 8439">I don't think courtesan would ever be used as a euphemism for a streetwalker... except as a bad joke. There is a heirarchy of prostitutes even today - a streetwalker, vs a &quot;call girl&quot; for instance. I'm not going to claim historical, cause its not as relevant (IMHO) as traditional medieval based fantasy, but there are a lot of different prostitute archetypes...&quot;Dock Whore&quot; / &quot;Crack Whore&quot;. The lowest of the low, frequented by the dregs of society and the occasional slumming middle class type. As likely, as they say, to give you a disease as an orgasm. Personlly, I might play a character who had been rescued from this sort of situation, but never one still in it.Brothel Girl / &quot;Call Girl&quot;. Opperates at a somewhat higher level of security and class than the whore, though theres still a large amount of variation within this type. Could have some autonomy is choosing patrons. Generally frequented by the middle class or in some settings lesser nobility. Fairly boring life, so I wouldn't play one.Courtesan / way high class call girl. Not much of a comparison to modern times, though Pretty Woman could be seen as the trasformation of a whore into a courtesan... (maybe a gangsters Moll would qualify). Picks her patrons as much as they pick her, used as much for conversaton, entertainment and showing off as for sex. Lots of roleplaying possibilities, from political intrige to a cover for an assassin or bodygaurd... Brotherhood of the wolf had a great courtesan.Concubine. Not a very european archetype, but good for many other stories. A &quot;owed&quot; woman, used by villans as an involuntary sex slave, but more fun as the traditional&nbsp; entorage for a morally nuetral ruler. Unless currently the &quot;favorite&quot; could spend much more time weaving tapistries and playing music than getting any bed action. Lots of rp possibilities. Bodygaurd, political advisor, unlikely rescuer of the emporer, the mind boggles.Temple Prostitute. Again, not so european, but an interesting role for clerics of a fertility goddess.BTW, in my expereince, &quot;whore&quot; is always a derogatory term, sometimes used to demean mistresses and girlfriends rather than describing a financial relationship. Prostitute is a good generic term, IMHO.Kahuna burger</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kahuna Burger, post: 1080400, member: 8439"] I don't think courtesan would ever be used as a euphemism for a streetwalker... except as a bad joke. There is a heirarchy of prostitutes even today - a streetwalker, vs a "call girl" for instance. I'm not going to claim historical, cause its not as relevant (IMHO) as traditional medieval based fantasy, but there are a lot of different prostitute archetypes... "Dock Whore" / "Crack Whore". The lowest of the low, frequented by the dregs of society and the occasional slumming middle class type. As likely, as they say, to give you a disease as an orgasm. Personlly, I might play a character who had been rescued from this sort of situation, but never one still in it. Brothel Girl / "Call Girl". Opperates at a somewhat higher level of security and class than the whore, though theres still a large amount of variation within this type. Could have some autonomy is choosing patrons. Generally frequented by the middle class or in some settings lesser nobility. Fairly boring life, so I wouldn't play one. Courtesan / way high class call girl. Not much of a comparison to modern times, though Pretty Woman could be seen as the trasformation of a whore into a courtesan... (maybe a gangsters Moll would qualify). Picks her patrons as much as they pick her, used as much for conversaton, entertainment and showing off as for sex. Lots of roleplaying possibilities, from political intrige to a cover for an assassin or bodygaurd... Brotherhood of the wolf had a great courtesan. Concubine. Not a very european archetype, but good for many other stories. A "owed" woman, used by villans as an involuntary sex slave, but more fun as the traditional entorage for a morally nuetral ruler. Unless currently the "favorite" could spend much more time weaving tapistries and playing music than getting any bed action. Lots of rp possibilities. Bodygaurd, political advisor, unlikely rescuer of the emporer, the mind boggles. Temple Prostitute. Again, not so european, but an interesting role for clerics of a fertility goddess. BTW, in my expereince, "whore" is always a derogatory term, sometimes used to demean mistresses and girlfriends rather than describing a financial relationship. Prostitute is a good generic term, IMHO. Kahuna burger [/QUOTE]

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