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== The Dark Carnival ==

Almost certainly not its name in the High Speech of the Eldar people, The Dark Carnival is an everlasting party that dates back as far as Imperial records can show and, if the rumors of the Eldar are to be believed, may have started in the old Eldar empire.

In the old days it traveled from world to world via the Webway, and was the single greatest gathering of The Great Harlequin's followers in the galaxy. Nowadays it mainly travels across Imperial worlds and the Craftworlds, lending weight to the Biel-Tan opinion that it is an Eldar Imperium that just coincidentally has a lot of humans living in it.

The Carnival is seen as a mixed blessing by most worlds; on the one hand it brings an upturn in business and tourism, but on the other it brings with it a lot of ninja clowns and hangers-on.

Where does the drink and the music come from? Nobody but the clowns know, and they claim that it is provided by their god.

The Carnival has only ever visited Old Earth once, in early M33. In that event, the Adeptus Arbites decided to retroactively issue every xeno involved with a temporary permit — it was either that or try and arrest them for trespassing, as Old Earth is considered a human holy ground.

Only once has an outright attack on the Carnival been committed and recorded — under the orders of Goge Vandire, after he went off the deep end. Casualties were great and disturbingly one sided. 

The Dark Carnival also traveled to Krieg once. Once. In defense of Krieg, the Dark Carnival was only given a warning barrage — barely any casualties at all.

The Carnival goes where it wants, when it wants, and respects no authority but their strange god. It is not outright malicious, but should be considered dangerous if approached without caution. This does not stop revelry seekers, human and xeno alike, joining in the festivities. Harlequins join and leave the party as they see fit, but the Carnival endures.