Editing The Carnival (section)

===Carnival Members===
====Isolde====
The mysterious leader of the Carnival. Nobody knows in-universe who she is, although different Troupers have different ideas - Professor Pacali actually believes she's a [[succubus]] named Elsepeth, who escaped [[Van Richten]], which is hilarious considering the "official lore".

Officially, Isolde is an [[eladrin]] of the Ghaele rank, who accepted exile to the [[Demiplane of Dread]] out of her drive to hunt her archenemy: the [[incubus]] known as the Gentleman Caller. The Twisting is the result of her Reality Wrinkle - long story short, Good-aligned Outsiders (or [[Angel]]s or whatever your preferred shorthand is) disrupt the planar fabric of the Misty Realms, which results in them not only being able to breach [[Darklord]] domains like [[fiend]]s can, but also mutating the mortals around them. Though not a Darklord herself, she does have a curse; the Carnival is always preceded by mysterious flyers advertising its upcoming arrival, which means the Gentleman Caller is forever able to escape her due to its advanced warning.

====Hermos====
One of the original Trouplers from the Puppet Show of I'Morai. A literal gentle giant, having been warped into a gangly, ten-foot-tall man.

====Skurra====
Not one character but a collective, the Skurra are former [[Vistani]] who have chosen to travel with the Carnival for whatever reason. To escape the Twisting, they wear enchanted black-and-white facepaints, but must also sacrifice their voices to make them magic work.

The Skurra's ranks consist of:
* Madame Fortune
* The Blade Brothers
* The Crimson Rose
* The Familiar
* The Organ Grinder
* The Fates Three

====The Imp====
Claude was born deformed with a vestigial twin attached to the left side of his face and neck; this, all the Troupers know. What only Isolde knows is that this vestigial twin, Importun - or "the Imp", was ''alive and sapient'' from birth. The Claude that the Troupers all know is actually Importun, granted control over the real Claude's body by the Twisting - a good thing, since the real Claude is a bitter, self-loathing psychopath just about ready to start lashing out at the world. The Troupers simply believe that the Twisting has let "Claude" see through the Imp's eyes and wave its single pitiful arm, and Imp has no intention of ever letting the real Claude, now driven absolutely mad with hate, retake control.

====The Brute====
An [[orc]] from the Kingdom of Thar on [[Mystara]]. Real name Tosk. Originally tried to run the Carnival per the usual orcish rules for dominance, until Isolde put him in his place.

====The Illuminated Man====
An Abber Nomad Shaman who seals away nightmares by binding them to his skin as living tattoos.

====The Snake Mistress====
Silessa began life as a snake dread [[familiar]], but has been transformed into a Sithican [[elf]]... save for her ability to spit venom and commune with snakes. She's still linked to her former master, an evil Sithican elf named Sarlandril, but the magical energies of the Carnival allow her to survive being physically separated from him.

====Wood'n-Head====
An Eremite, a [[wizard]] variant featured in [[Champions of the Mists]] which focuses on brewing potions over casting spells, who as an apprentice was made to drink an experimental regenerative elixir. On Wood'n-Head, it made him immune to all slashing and piercing damage; his flesh harmlessly parts around the intruding spike or blade, then flows back together like water when it's removed. The formula has never worked on anybody since, instead killing them in grisly ways.

====The Living Skeleton====
Mola Kravyan, an unassuming Rashemani who has been reduced to little more than skin and bones as a Twisting-induced commentary on both her "shrinking violet" nature and her overly submissive relationship with her exploitative brother.

====The Hideous Man-Beast====
Raja Sing is a [[wereleopard]] who spends most of his time trapped in his hybrid form and only regains his sanity and human form on the nights of the full moon. Whilst this might just be an effect of the Twisting, Raja secretly fears he may not be a Sri Rajian, but a leopard from the Wildlands warped into a humanoid form.

====The Vampiress====
Amelia is another member of the original Puppet Show. Her once vestigial bat-like wings have now grown large and strong enough that she can fly.

====Mister ?====
A wax golem who can steal the forms and memories of others, but who tends to literally lose himself in the forms he steals.

====The Amazing Soul-less Man====
The bombastic cynic Tindal is a skilled [[Illusionist]] who casts no reflection. He believes this is because of his Twisting. In truth, he's actually the living reflection of an evil [[wizard]] named Tindalfus, who has become trapped in the mirror world due to the same mistake that freed Tindal.

====Professor Pacali====
A petty schemer of an [[Arcanist]], whose Twisting causes his dark thoughts to literally find expression through his flesh as he gives birth to deformed mutant babies. He's the only one who knows that the Twisting will end if you leave the Carnival for a sufficiently long period of time.

====The Gargantuan====
Rasulid Kravyan was a manipulative, exploitative, slothful bastard his whole life. The Twisting has punished him for it by giving him the power to control minds, but causing him to balloon in weight into a repulsively obese monster.

====The Squid Woman====
Tenira is a [[seawolf]] sent by the Kargatane to spy on the Carnival. Her Twisting has warped her hands into masses of prehensile tentacles.

====The Geek====
Roman Olzanik was cursed for his cruelty and selfishenss to only be able to eat disgusting garbage even before he stumbled into the Carnival. All the Twisting did was warp his features to make him look more like a [[ghoul]].

====The Fire Eater====
Charlotte is another survivor of the Puppet Show. With fiery red hair and eyes, she wields flammable blood and breath.

====Tindalfus====
The true "person" that Tindal unwittingly claims to be. Wants out of the mirror realm and revenge on his counterpart for stealing his life.

====The Abominations====
[[Chaos Spawn]]-like creatures created by Isolde, punishment for crimes against the Carnival.