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	==The [[Location]]==		==The [[Location]]==
	Aside from [[the carnival arena]], Carnival l'Morai was mostly comprised of a weather-beaten assortment of temporary fixtures: [[wagon]]s, [[tent]]s, booths, splayed across a nameless stretch of land referred to as [[the black heath]] or even simply the [[heath]]. A thorny row of hedges surrounded the perimeter, and an [[iron]] [[gate]] allowed the only entrance.<ref>CoF p. 1</ref> The carnival folk lived in a section of the carnival known as the [[Performers Quarter]].<ref>CoF p. 17</ref>		Aside from [[the carnival arena]], Carnival l'Morai was mostly comprised of a weather-beaten assortment of temporary fixtures: [[wagon]]s, [[tent]]s, booths, splayed across a nameless stretch of land referred to as [[the black heath]] or even simply the [[heath]]. A thorny row of hedges surrounded the perimeter, and an [[iron]] [[gate]] allowed the only entrance.<ref>CoF p. 1</ref> The carnival folk lived in a section of the carnival known as the [[Performers Quarter]].<ref>CoF p. 17</ref>

			The battles between the rebelling carnival folk and the [[soldier]]s of the [[City of l'Morai]] left much of Carnival l'Morai in [[ruins]], [[burnt]] or overturned.<ref>CoF p. 319</ref> The arena was still standing, if damaged, having been used by the rebels as a base of sorts in their last stand before eventually escaping.

	==Features and Attractions==		==Features and Attractions==

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	*[[Hermos the Man-Giant]]		*[[Hermos the Man-Giant]]
	*[[Marie the Blind Juggler]]		*[[Marie the Blind Juggler]]
			*[[Morcastle the Magician]]
	*[[Pathway of Chance]], a [[gambling]] establishment<ref name="CoF p. 5">CoF p. 5</ref>		*[[Pathway of Chance]], a [[gambling]] establishment<ref name="CoF p. 5">CoF p. 5</ref>
	*An (alleged) [[psychic]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>		*An (alleged) [[psychic]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>

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	==Features and Attractions==		==Features and Attractions==
	Before the [[rebellion]] that functionally ended Carnival l'Morai's existence, Carnival l'Morai had several attractions that were in addition to or as components of the [[freak show]], including:		Before the [[rebellion]] that functionally ended Carnival l'Morai's existence, Carnival l'Morai had several attractions that were in addition to or as components of the [[freak show]], including:
			*Acrobats
	*A [[confectioner]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>		*A [[confectioner]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>
			*[[w:Harlequin\|Harlequins]]
			*[[Hermos the Man-Giant]]
			*[[Marie the Blind Juggler]]
	*[[Pathway of Chance]], a [[gambling]] establishment<ref name="CoF p. 5">CoF p. 5</ref>		*[[Pathway of Chance]], a [[gambling]] establishment<ref name="CoF p. 5">CoF p. 5</ref>
	*An (alleged) [[psychic]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>		*An (alleged) [[psychic]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>
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	*A [[:category:Tattooist\|tattooist]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>		*A [[:category:Tattooist\|tattooist]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>
	*[[Uri and His Dancing Bears]]<ref>CoF p. 78</ref>		*[[Uri and His Dancing Bears]]<ref>CoF p. 78</ref>
			*[[The Vampiress]]<ref>[[Carnival (Sourcebook)]] p. 23-24</ref>

	==Relationship with the [[City of l'Morai]]==		==Relationship with the [[City of l'Morai]]==

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	==The [[Location]]==		==The [[Location]]==
	Aside from [[the carnival arena]], Carnival l'Morai was mostly comprised of a weather-beaten assortment of temporary fixtures: [[wagon]]s, [[tent]]s, booths, splayed across a nameless stretch of land referred to as [[the black heath]] or even simply the [[heath]]. A thorny row of hedges surrounded the perimeter, and an [[iron]] [[gate]] allowed the only entrance.<ref>CoF p. 1</ref> The carnival folk lived in a section of the carnival known as the [[Performers Quarter]].<ref>CoF p. 17</ref>		Aside from [[the carnival arena]], Carnival l'Morai was mostly comprised of a weather-beaten assortment of temporary fixtures: [[wagon]]s, [[tent]]s, booths, splayed across a nameless stretch of land referred to as [[the black heath]] or even simply the [[heath]]. A thorny row of hedges surrounded the perimeter, and an [[iron]] [[gate]] allowed the only entrance.<ref>CoF p. 1</ref> The carnival folk lived in a section of the carnival known as the [[Performers Quarter]].<ref>CoF p. 17</ref>

			==Features and Attractions==
			Before the [[rebellion]] that functionally ended Carnival l'Morai's existence, Carnival l'Morai had several attractions that were in addition to or as components of the [[freak show]], including:
			*A [[confectioner]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>
			*[[Pathway of Chance]], a [[gambling]] establishment<ref name="CoF p. 5">CoF p. 5</ref>
			*An (alleged) [[psychic]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>
			*The [[Rings of Combat]], [[animal]] fighting and taming<ref name="CoF p. 5">CoF p. 5</ref>
			*Multiple [[shop]]s<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>
			*A [[:category:Tattooist\|tattooist]]<ref name="CoF p. 163">CoF p. 163</ref>
			*[[Uri and His Dancing Bears]]<ref>CoF p. 78</ref>

	==Relationship with the [[City of l'Morai]]==		==Relationship with the [[City of l'Morai]]==
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	It is unclear how Carnival l'Morai becoming an effective [[ghost town]] affected the land and city of L'Morai. In the epilogue of ''Carnival of Fear'', an [[unnamed]] cat-faced man finds the pendant and becomes enraptured by it as some blonde children begin bullying a black-haired boy.<ref>CoF p. 319-321</ref> {{Spec\|This may be taken to imply that Carnival l'Morai might somehow restart itself.}} What this possible development might leave the extant Council, the Puppetmaster, and indeed the City of l'Morai is unknown.		It is unclear how Carnival l'Morai becoming an effective [[ghost town]] affected the land and city of L'Morai. In the epilogue of ''Carnival of Fear'', an [[unnamed]] cat-faced man finds the pendant and becomes enraptured by it as some blonde children begin bullying a black-haired boy.<ref>CoF p. 319-321</ref> {{Spec\|This may be taken to imply that Carnival l'Morai might somehow restart itself.}} What this possible development might leave the extant Council, the Puppetmaster, and indeed the City of l'Morai is unknown.

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	==History==		==History==
	The troubles of [[l'Morai]] are built upon a [[curse]] placed upon ~~a magic~~ [[ruby~~]] [[~~pendant]] some four hundred years before the in-world time at the start of the [[Carnival of Fear]] novel. At about the time of the [[founding]] of [[Carnival l'Morai]], the two co-[[founder]]s, the brothers Cygne, were at odds with each other. [[André Cygne]] kept the pendant, a family [[heirloom]] and a warder against [[disease]], to himself while his brother, [[Juron Cygne]], wasted away and became [[disfigured]] thanks to [[the Fever]]. The experienced blackened Juron's heart, and he [[poisoned]] his brother, stole the pendant, and [[entombed]] André inside the [[Cornerstone of Carnival l'Morai]]. Juron thus became the first [[master]] of Carnival l'Morai.<ref>[[Carnival of Fear]] p. 2-8</ref>		The troubles of [[l'Morai]] are built upon a [[curse]] placed upon [[the ruby pendant of l'Morai]] some four hundred years before the in-world time at the start of the [[Carnival of Fear]] novel. At about the time of the [[founding]] of [[Carnival l'Morai]], the two co-[[founder]]s, the brothers Cygne, were at odds with each other. [[André Cygne]] kept the pendant, a family [[heirloom]] and a warder against [[disease]], to himself while his brother, [[Juron Cygne]], wasted away and became [[disfigured]] thanks to [[the Fever]]. The experienced blackened Juron's heart, and he [[poisoned]] his brother, stole the pendant, and [[entombed]] André inside the [[Cornerstone of Carnival l'Morai]]. Juron thus became the first [[master]] of Carnival l'Morai.<ref>[[Carnival of Fear]] p. 2-8</ref>

	Juron's act of [[fratricide]] and [[betrayal]] did not go without repercussion. André [[cursed]] the pendant with his hatred, making it a magnet for hatred. The ruby [[gemstone]] became [[marked]] with the likenesses of [[Quince the Horse]] on one side and [[the Ear-Tied Hare]] on the other. The symbolism marks the carnival master, as the bearer of the stone of l'Morai, as l'Morai's most influential person and yet the lowest of its freaks. Any bearer of the pendant fell under the sway of [[L'Morai]] and become the avatar of its citizen's [[fear]] and [[hatred]]. The wearer was thus forced to never assist the people of Carnival l'Morai against the City's citizens. The pendant was passed down through the centuries from carnival master to carnival master, all the way down to [[the Puppetmaster]] and, briefly before her death, [[Marie the Blind Juggler]]. If the Puppetmaster is to be believed, the previous carnival masters live on as members of the [[Council of l'Morai]], unable to die of old age.<ref>CoF p. 304-305</ref>		Juron's act of [[fratricide]] and [[betrayal]] did not go without repercussion. André [[cursed]] the pendant with his hatred, making it a magnet for hatred. The ruby [[gemstone]] became [[marked]] with the likenesses of [[Quince the Horse]] on one side and [[the Ear-Tied Hare]] on the other. The symbolism marks the carnival master, as the bearer of the stone of l'Morai, as l'Morai's most influential person and yet the lowest of its freaks. Any bearer of the pendant fell under the sway of [[L'Morai]] and become the avatar of its citizen's [[fear]] and [[hatred]]. The wearer was thus forced to never assist the people of Carnival l'Morai against the City's citizens. The pendant was passed down through the centuries from carnival master to carnival master, all the way down to [[the Puppetmaster]] and, briefly before her death, [[Marie the Blind Juggler]]. If the Puppetmaster is to be believed, the previous carnival masters live on as members of the [[Council of l'Morai]], unable to die of old age.<ref>CoF p. 304-305</ref>

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 The [[law]]s of l'Morai existed to reinforce the strict delineation of rights between "citizens" (as in, residents of the city) and "freaks" (as in, residents of Carnival l'Morai.) Freaks were not recognized as people in the same way citizens were. Moreover, the [[Grand Charter of l'Morai]] forbid freaks from formally accusing citizens on their own.<ref>[[Carnival of Fear]] p. 133-134</ref> (Of course, [[Marie the Blind Juggler]] and [[Morcastle the Magician]] showed through bringing [[Dominick the Butcher]] to court the Charter may not stop freaks from bringing citizens to trial and working up popular sentiment against them.) The reason for the deprivation of freak rights is a dark one, for the very existence of Carnival l'Morai is a [[conspiracy]] of [[exploitation]] against the Carnival's people.
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 ==The [[Location]]==
 Aside from [[the carnival arena]], Carnival l'Morai was most comprised of a weather-beaten assortment of temporary fixtures: [[wagon]]s, [[tent]]s, booths, splayed across a nameless stretch of land referred to as [[the black heath]] or even simply the [[heath]]. A thorny row of hedges surrounded the perimeter, and an [[iron]] [[gate]] allowed the only entrance.<ref>CoF p. 1</ref> The carnival folk lived in a section of the carnival known as the [[Performers Quarter]].<ref>CoF p. 17</ref>
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	Depicted in the novel [[Carnival of Fear]], [[Carnival l'Morai]] was a [[community]] of [[freak]]s and [[:category:Circus Performer\|circus performer]]s located in the land of [[L'Morai]]. The carnival folk lived segregated away from the people of the [[City of l'Morai]] yet were [[abused]] and preyed upon by the cityfolk. Formerly ruled by [[the Puppetmaster]], the carnival folk eventually [[rebelled]] and [[abandoned]] [[L'Morai]] all together under the leadership of [[Hermos]]. Hermoas and his flock eventually found a new carnival master in the form of [[Isolde (Carnival)\|Isolde]] and formed a new [[Carnival (Society)\|Carnival]].<ref>[[Carnival (Sourcebook)</ref>		Depicted in the novel [[Carnival of Fear]], [[Carnival l'Morai]] was a [[community]] of [[freak]]s and [[:category:Circus Performer\|circus performer]]s located in the land of [[L'Morai]]. The carnival folk lived segregated away from the people of the [[City of l'Morai]] yet were [[abused]] and preyed upon by the cityfolk. Formerly ruled by [[the Puppetmaster]], the carnival folk eventually [[rebelled]] and [[abandoned]] [[L'Morai]] all together under the leadership of [[Hermos]]. Hermoas and his flock eventually found a new carnival master in the form of [[Isolde (Carnival)\|Isolde]] and formed a new [[Carnival (Society)\|Carnival]].<ref>[[Carnival (Sourcebook)]] p. 40</ref>

	This article is for Carnival l'Morai as it existed in the domain of L'Morai. For details on the domain, see [[L'Morai]]. For details on the city of l'Morai, see [[City of l'Morai]]. For the new Carnival society that wanders the [[Demiplane of Dread]] under the leadership of Isolde, see [[Carnival (Society)]]. Carnival l'Morai should not be confused with the [[Carnival of Karina]], which is a totally separate thing.		This article is for Carnival l'Morai as it existed in the domain of L'Morai. For details on the domain, see [[L'Morai]]. For details on the city of l'Morai, see [[City of l'Morai]]. For the new Carnival society that wanders the [[Demiplane of Dread]] under the leadership of Isolde, see [[Carnival (Society)]]. Carnival l'Morai should not be confused with the [[Carnival of Karina]], which is a totally separate thing.

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	Depicted in the novel [[Carnival of Fear]], [[Carnival l'Morai]] was a [[community]] of [[freak]]s and [[:category:Circus Performer\|circus performer]]s located in the land of [[L'Morai]]. The carnival folk lived segregated away from the people of the [[City of l'Morai]] yet were [[abused]] and preyed upon by the cityfolk. Formerly ruled by [[the Puppetmaster]], the carnival folk eventually [[rebelled]] and [[abandoned]] [[L'Morai]] all together under the leadership of [[Hermos]]. ~~Hermoas~~ and his flock eventually found a new carnival master in the form of [[Isolde (Carnival)\|Isolde]] and formed a new [[Carnival (Society)\|Carnival]].<ref>[[Carnival (Sourcebook)]] p. 40</ref>		Depicted in the novel [[Carnival of Fear]], [[Carnival l'Morai]] was a [[community]] of [[freak]]s and [[:category:Circus Performer\|circus performer]]s located in the land of [[L'Morai]]. The carnival folk lived segregated away from the people of the [[City of l'Morai]] yet were [[abused]] and preyed upon by the cityfolk. Formerly ruled by [[the Puppetmaster]], the carnival folk eventually [[rebelled]] and [[abandoned]] [[L'Morai]] all together under the leadership of [[Hermos]]. Hermos and his flock eventually found a new carnival master in the form of [[Isolde (Carnival)\|Isolde]] and formed a new [[Carnival (Society)\|Carnival]].<ref>[[Carnival (Sourcebook)]] p. 40</ref>

	This article is for Carnival l'Morai as it existed in the domain of L'Morai. For details on the domain, see [[L'Morai]]. For details on the city of l'Morai, see [[City of l'Morai]]. For the new Carnival society that wanders the [[Demiplane of Dread]] under the leadership of Isolde, see [[Carnival (Society)]]. Carnival l'Morai should not be confused with the [[Carnival of Karina]], which is a totally separate thing.		This article is for Carnival l'Morai as it existed in the domain of L'Morai. For details on the domain, see [[L'Morai]]. For details on the city of l'Morai, see [[City of l'Morai]]. For the new Carnival society that wanders the [[Demiplane of Dread]] under the leadership of Isolde, see [[Carnival (Society)]]. Carnival l'Morai should not be confused with the [[Carnival of Karina]], which is a totally separate thing.

	==The [[Location]]==		==The [[Location]]==
	Aside from [[the carnival arena]], Carnival l'Morai was ~~most~~ comprised of a weather-beaten assortment of temporary fixtures: [[wagon]]s, [[tent]]s, booths, splayed across a nameless stretch of land referred to as [[the black heath]] or even simply the [[heath]]. A thorny row of hedges surrounded the perimeter, and an [[iron]] [[gate]] allowed the only entrance.<ref>CoF p. 1</ref> The carnival folk lived in a section of the carnival known as the [[Performers Quarter]].<ref>CoF p. 17</ref>		Aside from [[the carnival arena]], Carnival l'Morai was mostly comprised of a weather-beaten assortment of temporary fixtures: [[wagon]]s, [[tent]]s, booths, splayed across a nameless stretch of land referred to as [[the black heath]] or even simply the [[heath]]. A thorny row of hedges surrounded the perimeter, and an [[iron]] [[gate]] allowed the only entrance.<ref>CoF p. 1</ref> The carnival folk lived in a section of the carnival known as the [[Performers Quarter]].<ref>CoF p. 17</ref>

	==Relationship with the [[City of l'Morai]]==		==Relationship with the [[City of l'Morai]]==
	The people of Carnival l'Morai depended upon the people of the city of l'Morai for patronage and economic sustenance. However, the people of the city of l'Morai benefited much more from the relationship with the people of of the carnival than the other way around. First, Carnival l'Morai existed as a dumping ground for those who "seriously" violate the [[Statutes of l'Morai]], for those people were [[punished]] with the mandatory sentence of [[the living death]]. This punishment was a particularly twisted form of [[exile]], in that a citizen so [[punished]] is [[transformed]] into a freak, stripped of their previous identity and memories, and then banished to Carnival l'Morai.<ref>CoF p. 166</ref>		The people of Carnival l'Morai depended upon the people of the city of l'Morai for patronage and economic sustenance. However, the people of the city of l'Morai benefited much more from the relationship with the people of of the carnival than the other way around. First, Carnival l'Morai existed as a dumping ground for those who "seriously" violate the [[Statutes of l'Morai]], for those people were [[punished]] with the mandatory sentence of [[the living death]]. This punishment was a particularly twisted form of [[exile]], in that a citizen so [[punished]] was [[transformed]] into a freak, stripped of their previous identity and memories, and then banished to Carnival l'Morai.<ref>CoF p. 166</ref>

	The second, and perhaps darker, truth of the City is that (at least according to the Puppetmaster) the freaks of Carnival l'Morai exist to be the target of the city folk's loathing such that they don't turn on each other. As (according to the city folk) repulsive, degenerate, and subhuman beings, the carnies represented a sort of scourge to be [[abused]] and even [[murdered]] for the betterment of the City of l'Morai.<ref>CoF p. 294-306</ref>		The second, and perhaps darker, truth of the City is that (at least according to the Puppetmaster) the freaks of Carnival l'Morai exist to be the target of the city folk's loathing such that they don't turn on each other. As (according to the city folk) repulsive, degenerate, and subhuman beings, the carnies represented a sort of scourge to be [[abused]] and even [[murdered]] for the betterment of the City of l'Morai.<ref>CoF p. 294-306</ref>

	The [[law]]s of l'Morai existed to reinforce the strict delineation of rights between "citizens" (as in, residents of the city) and "freaks" (as in, residents of Carnival l'Morai.) Freaks were not recognized as people in the same way citizens were. Moreover, the [[Grand Charter of l'Morai]] forbid freaks from formally accusing citizens on their own.<ref>[[Carnival of Fear]] p. 133-134</ref> (Of course, [[Marie the Blind Juggler]] and [[Morcastle the Magician]] showed through bringing [[Dominick the Butcher]] to court the Charter may not stop freaks from bringing citizens to trial and working up popular sentiment against them.) The reason for the deprivation of freak rights is a dark one, for the very existence of Carnival l'Morai is a [[conspiracy]] of [[exploitation]] against the Carnival's people.		The [[law]]s of l'Morai existed to reinforce the strict delineation of rights between "citizens" (as in, residents of the city) and "freaks" (as in, residents of Carnival l'Morai.) Freaks were not recognized as people in the same way citizens were. Moreover, the [[Grand Charter of l'Morai]] forbid freaks from formally accusing citizens on their own.<ref>[[Carnival of Fear]] p. 133-134</ref> (Of course, [[Marie the Blind Juggler]] and [[Morcastle the Magician]] showed, through bringing [[Dominick the Butcher]] to court, that the Charter may not stop freaks from bringing citizens to trial and working up popular sentiment against them.) The reason for the deprivation of freak rights is a dark one, for the very existence of Carnival l'Morai is a [[conspiracy]] of [[exploitation]] against the Carnival's people.

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	{{Spec\|Perhaps as a consequence of the [[curse]]}}, Carnival l'Morai existed as a focus for the City of l'Morai's wrath. One mark of the Ear-Tied Hare marked a citizen as a freak and another marked a freak for death, murder at the hands of the city's citizens. The carnival folk bore the abuse and hatred of the city folk as degenerate reprobates such that the city folk remain sharp and do not turn on each other.<ref>p. 294-306</ref>		{{Spec\|Perhaps as a consequence of the [[curse]]}}, Carnival l'Morai existed as a focus for the City of l'Morai's wrath. One mark of the Ear-Tied Hare marked a citizen as a freak and another marked a freak for death, murder at the hands of the city's citizens. The carnival folk bore the abuse and hatred of the city folk as degenerate reprobates such that the city folk remain sharp and do not turn on each other.<ref>p. 294-306</ref>

	Some sixty years before the current time at the start of ''Carnival of Fear'', the Puppetmaster led a [[rebellion]] of the carnival folk against the then current lord of l'Morai. Although he drove out the lord of Carnival l'Morai, his rebellion was ultimately ~~surpressed~~, and he was presented with the option of taking the cursed ruby pendant and becoming the new carnival leader or doom himself and the entire carnival to oblivion. He chose to accept the pendant. At least this way, so said the Puppetmaster, the carnival folk would only die one by one instead of by the dozens. The events this rebellion and [[corruption]] of the Puppetmaster occurred some 60 years prior to the events of ''Carnival of Fear'',<ref>CoF p. 304-306</ref> which the [[Carnival (Sourcebook)\|Carnival sourcebook]] places at [[740 BC]].<ref>[[Carnival (Sourcebook)]] p. 40; the Carnival folk fled [[L'Morai]] to [[the Mists]] and wound up in [[Darkon]] that year.</ref> Put together, the Puppetmaster's rebellion and transformation occurred in [[680 BC]].		Some sixty years before the current time at the start of ''Carnival of Fear'', the Puppetmaster led a [[rebellion]] of the carnival folk against the then current lord of l'Morai. Although he drove out the lord of Carnival l'Morai, his rebellion was ultimately suppressed, and he was presented with the option of taking the cursed ruby pendant and becoming the new carnival leader or doom himself and the entire carnival to oblivion. He chose to accept the pendant. At least this way, so said the Puppetmaster, the carnival folk would only die one by one instead of by the dozens. The events this rebellion and [[corruption]] of the Puppetmaster occurred some 60 years prior to the events of ''Carnival of Fear'',<ref>CoF p. 304-306</ref> which the [[Carnival (Sourcebook)\|Carnival sourcebook]] places at [[740 BC]].<ref>[[Carnival (Sourcebook)]] p. 40; the Carnival folk fled [[L'Morai]] to [[the Mists]] and wound up in [[Darkon]] that year.</ref> Put together, the Puppetmaster's rebellion and transformation occurred in [[680 BC]].

	Some sixty years later, [[Marie the Blind Juggler]] led a rebellion against the Puppetmaster, and the process repeated itself except for one thing. Marie was [[killed]] in secret by her second-in-command [[Hermos]]. He told the others her final order was to follow him out of l'Morai. Subsequently, Hermos and the former denizens of Carnival l'Morai fled that land<ref>CoF p. 191-308</ref> and ran into [[the Mists]], eventually arriving in [[Darkon]]. They later moved to [[Falkovnia]]. There they were [[attacked]] by the [[Falkovnian Army]] but were saved by [[Isolde]] ~~who~~ they formed a new carnival ~~under~~, one this time for the protection of the [[freak]]s and [[trouper]]s.<ref>[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 50, Carnival p. 40</ref>		Some sixty years later, [[Marie the Blind Juggler]] led a rebellion against the Puppetmaster, and the process repeated itself except for one thing. Marie was [[killed]] in secret by her second-in-command [[Hermos]]. He told the others her final order was to follow him out of l'Morai. Subsequently, Hermos and the former denizens of Carnival l'Morai fled that land<ref>CoF p. 191-308</ref> and ran into [[the Mists]], eventually arriving in [[Darkon]]. They later moved to [[Falkovnia]]. There they were [[attacked]] by the [[Falkovnian Army]] but were saved by [[Isolde]], under whom they formed a new carnival, one this time for the protection of the [[freak]]s and [[trouper]]s.<ref>[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 50, Carnival p. 40</ref>

	It is unclear how Carnival l'Morai becoming an effective [[ghost town]] ~~effected~~ the land and city of L'Morai. In the epilogue of ''Carnival of Fear'', an [[unnamed]] cat-faced man finds the pendant and becomes enraptured by it as some blonde children begin bullying a black-haired boy.<ref>CoF p. 319-321</ref> {{Spec\|This may be taken to imply that Carnival l'Morai might somehow restart itself.}} What this possible development might leave the extant Council, the Puppetmaster, and indeed the City of l'Morai is unknown.		It is unclear how Carnival l'Morai becoming an effective [[ghost town]] affected the land and city of L'Morai. In the epilogue of ''Carnival of Fear'', an [[unnamed]] cat-faced man finds the pendant and becomes enraptured by it as some blonde children begin bullying a black-haired boy.<ref>CoF p. 319-321</ref> {{Spec\|This may be taken to imply that Carnival l'Morai might somehow restart itself.}} What this possible development might leave the extant Council, the Puppetmaster, and indeed the City of l'Morai is unknown.