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{{IS_A=Faction}} {{Name=Master Payne's Circus of Adventure}} {{Description=A "traveling Heterodyne show" (v4, p13); we get the impression that such shows are pretty common around here, enough so that the relatively sheltered [[Agatha]] is well-familiar with them. The members of the Circus are mostly Sparks (v4, p85-88). [[Payne]] describes this on (v4, p91) -- being in a traveling show allows them to "hide in plain sight", with folks not realizing their true nature because of the illusory nature of the show. As of this writing, it isn't clear whether the Circus per se is going to be in the game. On the one hand, it is replete with characters. On the other hand, most of those characters are individually a bit thin. So we'll see how we play it. [[Agatha]] first encounters the Circus on (v4, p10). There is a sketchy picture of the Circus as a whole on (v4, p11). The Circus folk are (v4, p13-14) understandably nervous about [[Klaus]] and the Castle, but nonetheless willing to take Agatha in and shelter her. This says a lot about them. The Circus lives hand-to-mouth, and they aren't always honest. They can forthright about this, as in (v4, p49), where [[Abner]] quite explicitly makes the point that grifting is an essential part of life for them. This may indicate a major plot idea: is the Circus trying to pull something here, and have gotten caught up in larger affairs? For instance, they could be claiming to have inside information about the Castle, or even that they are somehow *from* the Castle, and are trying to sell that, which is what drew [[Gil]] and company here. See the description of [[Olga]] on (v4, p56) for ideas about a couple of the kinds of scams that were typical. This plot is trickier to sell if we don't have a bunch of townies in-game, but still has a lot of potential. We see on (v4, p95) that it is normal for them to take the events that happen around them and write fantastic stories around them. The members of the Circus are *very* secretive about their true nature. [[Payne]] and [[Marie]] make a real effort to keep [[Agatha]] in the dark for the entire three-month journey to Mechanicsburg (v4, p68). On (v5, p57), we hear that the show has included "An *excellent* magician" (who? Payne?), "some song and dance", "a sword-mistress" (presumably [[Zeetha]], "and a *hilariously* bad midget in a cat suit" (obviously but incorrectly [[Krosp]] -- we see on p59 that it's actually [[Embi]]).}}