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{{IS_A=Bluesheet}} {{Name=Master Payne's Circus of Adventure}} {{Text= You have been travelling for some time with <b>Master Payne's Circus of Adventure</b>, 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. <h3>Circus Members - Free</h3> * <b>Countess Marie</b> - Runs the circus with her husband, Master Payne. A mad chemist. * <b>Master Marcus Payne</b> - The circusmaster, nominally in charge of it all. A talented magician of some sort. * <b>Abner</b> - Master Payne's erstwhile assistant. Involved with Pix. * <b>Agatha Clay</b> - A not-so-minor Spark, on the run from Wulfenbach. The circus tricked Wulfenbach's envoys into thinking she was dead. * <b>Embi</b> - a pygmy from Africa who travels the savage lands of Europe for adventure and seeing the world. * <b>Krosp</b> - Agatha's pet cat. He talks. * <b>Zeetha</b> - A green-haired warrior from Skifander (wherever that is). Scarily competent with her blades. <h3>Circus Members - Captive in Middleburg</h3> * <b>Andre</b> - The circus' music master and a very minor spark who works mostly with sound waves. André plays Barry in the Circus' Heterodyne plays. * <b>Augie + Wanda</b> - A minor spark with a thing for hammers, and his wife. * <b>The Belloptrix family</b> - Balthazar, and his mother + father. * <b>The Circus Chef</b> - convinced that there is no problem that cannot be solved with some sort of pie. * <b>Professor Moonsock</b> - The circus' animal trainer. A minor Spark. Damn her poisonous sky wyrms. * <b>Pix</b> - a passionate (and great) actress. Involved with Abner. * <b>Rivet</b> - a slightly sparky toolmaker and a fantastic mechanic. Her toolset is amazing. * <b>"Thundering Engine Woman"</b> - an actress who's good at seeming foreign. She plays the famous Spark from the mysterious land of America. * <b>Yeti</b> - Zeetha's current boyfriend. * <b>Dame Aedith</b> - a vampire hunter. Not a member of the circus per se, but a fellow traveller. <h3>Others</h3> * <b>Dimo, Oggie, and Maxim</b> - a trio of Jaegermonsters (!!!) who are tagging along. Nobody's seen fit to argue the point with them. * <b>Maria</b> - 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. * <b>Lars</b> - 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.) }}