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The Show Must Go On

The Show Must Go On quest

Carl's first quest: uncover why the cursed remnants of an ancient circus still terrorize the Over City.

Story so far

The Show Must Go On is the first quest Carl receives, unlocking a new Quests tab in his interface when the party stumbles into the Grimaldi's Traveling Circus mobs. Heralded by blaring trumpets, sparkles, and streamers like an old TV special, it charges him to find out why this ancient circus still endures hundreds of years after the toxic cloud devastated the Over City — and to end its reign of terror. The reward is a Gold Quest Box.

With Mordecai uselessly drunk, Carl and Princess Donut were forced to fight their way clear of the lemurs and Terror the Clown on their own before the quest could be properly pursued.

Role

The party's introductory quest and their first taste of the dungeon's quest system.

Relationships

Grimaldi's Traveling Circus — The cursed circus whose endurance the quest asks Carl to explain and end.
Carl — The crawler who received it, discovering the Quests interface for the first time.
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Chapter 4
  • Carl's first quest: uncover why the cursed remnants of an ancient circus still terrorize the Over City.
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