Fletching and Moondrop Traveling Carnival of Curiosities

The Fletching and Moondrop Traveling Carnival of Curiosities was a traveling carnival that made its final stop in the town of Trostenwald, Wildemount in 835 PD. It was co-run by Gustav Fletching and Desmond Moondrop. The carnival originally formed in Shady Creek Run.

The carnival became the site of a ravenous zombie attack when an old man watching the show became a husk. This led to an investigation by the Crownsguard and the eventual disbanding of the carnival.

Description
The Fletching and Moondrop Traveling Carnival of Curiosities was a traveling carnival that operated in Wildemount.

Shows had two rules: no old or sick people were allowed inside the main tent; spectators were not permitted weapons.

Show tent
The main tent was circular, made of heavy dark blue cloth and had lengthy streamers of white and silver attached to the top. The interior of the tent had a flattened floor of dirt and grass. The inside edge of the tent, where the cloth met the ground, was encased in a heavy tarp-like material. There were two entrances to the tent, a patron's entrance and a larger performer's entrance across from it on the other side of the tent. The tent was held up by a column of wood made of a tree rounded off on all sides and had a small platform set into its the apex. There were four lanterns filled with magical flame that lit the interior of the tent. The carnival tent had a semicircle of seats made up of three sections; right, center and left.

Performer's common area
To the back of the show tent there are a number of horse-drawn carts, and tents that all faced towards a central common area with chairs facing a large campfire. On the northern side of the clearing, there was a medium-sized tent where Desmond and occasionally Gustav resided, as well as a large tent where the Knot Sisters and Ornna slept. Their tent was the largest of the tents in this area. On the south side, there was a large tent where Toya and Kylre slept, and a very small tent in which Bo would generally sleep. Gustav would sometimes sleep in the main wagon. This common area was about 25-30 feet in diameter, and was about 400-500 feet south of the Ustaloch.

Before Campaign 2
The carnival began small, in Shady Creek Run. At a time when the Carnival was not doing well, the devil toad Kylre offered Gustav a deal: he could make the Carnival something great, but Gustav would have to bring him people to eat. Gustav wasn't willing to give him just anyone, but did offer to bring the elderly and infirm after each show.

Campaign 2: The Mighty Nein
The carnival had set up in Trostenwald, east of the Loch Ward, some 150-200 feet from the southern bank of the Ustaloch, where they had spent a week performing the year before. Their first show was on the day of Grissen. This carnival was where Mollymauk Tealeaf and Yasha worked, with Molly as an entertainer and Yasha as a security guard. The fee to enter the tent and see the show was 5 copper pieces.

During the performance, an elderly spectator of the show became transfixed as Toya sang. As he stretched his arm to reach out to her, he transformed hideously into a undead husk. The party was able to kill the husk with only a single casualty. However, Bosun, Gustav Fletching, and Mollymauk were taken into custody for suspicion of wrongdoing.

The Mighty Nein took one of the carnivals horses, a mustang Fjord nicknamed Shelby, to dump the burnt corpses of two turned Crownsguard on the banks of the Ustaloch and sent the horse off on its own. After the carnival disbanded, the Nein took the carnival's draft horse named Winter's Crest to pull their cart as they traveled north; the horse was nicknamed WC, then renamed Water Closet.

Members

 * Gustav Fletching, carnival master. He was arrested, imprisoned, and fined after the attack in Trostenwald.
 * Desmond Moondrop, the Fool. After the trial in Trostenwald, he set out on his own.
 * Bosun, Bo the Breaker. He, Ornna, and Toya left Trostenwald together to form a new show after the trial.
 * Kylre, the Devil Toad. His act involved acting violent and then soothed by Toya's song.
 * Mollymauk Tealeaf, the Ice Spinner. He worked as a barker and assisted in set-up. He also juggled scimitars and read fortunes, though he did not have an act in the show. After the trial, the joined the Mighty Nein.
 * Mona and Yuli, the Knot Sisters. They performed an acrobatic act climbing the center tent pole; the act referenced Uk'otoa. They fled during the attack in Trostenwald and were no seen afterwards.
 * Orna, the Fire Fairy. She, Bosun, and Toya left Trostenwald together to form a new show after the trial.
 * Toya, the Vivid Voice. Her act involved singing from the platform atop the tent pole to "soothe" Kylre. She, Ornna, and Bosun left Trostenwald together to form a new show after the trial.
 * Yasha Nydoorin, the Brute. She worked as security guard. After the trial, Yasha joined the Mighty Nein.