Bluesheet: Master Payne's Circus of Adventure
You have been travelling for some time with
Master Payne's Circus of Adventure, a travelling Heterodyne show. You are familiar with the other members thereof, and know the circus' secret: most of its members are minor Sparks of some sort or other. Minor Sparks don't generally fare so well - they're seen as being much more dangerous than they are - so care is taken in making sure this secret doesn't get out. Of course, sometimes events get the better of you all.
You're also aware of the current troubles: much of the Circus is effectively being held hostage by Count Hugo von Markheim, the corrupt nobleman who runs Middleburg, a couple of days' ride from here. He is holding them on charges that were probably trumped-up, and are certainly excessive, but whether they are fair or not, the fact is that he has them in custody. He is threatening executions, which are certainly excessive, but he holds all the cards. The remaining members of the Circus need to come up with enough ransom to get them out, and soon -- his herald is expected to show up for the ransom sometime today.
Circus Members - Free
- Countess Marie - Runs the circus with her husband, Master Payne. A mad chemist.
- Master Marcus Payne - The circusmaster, nominally in charge of it all. A talented magician of some sort.
- Abner - Master Payne's erstwhile assistant. Involved with Pix.
- Agatha Clay - A not-so-minor Spark, on the run from Wulfenbach. The circus tricked Wulfenbach's envoys into thinking she was dead.
- Embi - a pygmy from Africa who travels the savage lands of Europe for adventure and seeing the world.
- Krosp - Agatha's pet cat. He talks.
- Zeetha - A green-haired warrior from Skifander (wherever that is). Scarily competent with her blades.
Circus Members - Captive in Middleburg
- Andre - The circus' music master and a very minor spark who works mostly with sound waves. André plays Barry in the Circus' Heterodyne plays.
- Augie + Wanda - A minor spark with a thing for hammers, and his wife.
- The Belloptrix family - Balthazar, and his mother + father.
- The Circus Chef - convinced that there is no problem that cannot be solved with some sort of pie.
- Professor Moonsock - The circus' animal trainer. A minor Spark. Damn her poisonous sky wyrms.
- Pix - a passionate (and great) actress. Involved with Abner.
- Rivet - a slightly sparky toolmaker and a fantastic mechanic. Her toolset is amazing.
- "Thundering Engine Woman" - an actress who's good at seeming foreign. She plays the famous Spark from the mysterious land of America.
- Yeti - Zeetha's current boyfriend.
- Dame Aedith - a vampire hunter. Not a member of the circus per se, but a fellow traveller.
Others
- Dimo, Oggie, and Maxim - a trio of Jaegermonsters (!!!) who are tagging along. Nobody's seen fit to argue the point with them.
- Maria - a starry-eyed young lass who joined the Circus just last week. It remains to be seen whether she'll stick around, or get fed up with the hard work of circus life.
- Lars - the circus' advance man. Plays Bill in the Heterodyne plays. He is off scouting for the Circus' tour next season, and hasn't been seen in a few weeks. (Which is pretty normal.)
Characters In Game:
Agatha Dimo Embi Krosp Marie Maxim Oggie Payne Zeetha
All Characters:
Agatha Dimo Embi Krosp Marie Maxim Oggie Payne Zeetha
Historical Notes
The following were notes made while this was in development. They do not necessarily represent the final state of the thing.