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Wait, so, essentially an actually living, human scarecrow?
Basically a security guard that functions via playing into superstitions as opposed to openly displaying armor and weapons?
I mean, you get a home and food and basically 0 commute along with this job, that's waaaay fucking better than 99% of jobs I've heard of or seen.
Like what would the rough equivalent to modern norms be... the lord doesn't pay you enough to maintain and upkeep both a hovel and a horse, but you are required to own a horse to even apply...?
Sorta not really, a living part of the scenery often with their homes in follies so as the landowner and their friends walk about they see a random dude dressed like fuckin Merlin walking about living in a cave or fake ruin.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_hermit
So more of a live-in Disney Land mascot.
Still, home and food paid for, your job is basically... rp as a druid at a renfaire?
Sounds like a decent retirement or 'i need a change of pace' gig to me, I know plenty of people that pay to be able to do that.