The big top

At Ossam's Traveling Menagerie, the group spotted the red tent for Dollen Bada and entered with confidence, intimidating him in their presence. Sitting on his table is the crystal ball that was shown on the card. Through some interrogation and Dollen's use of the ball, the group discovers he gave information regarding a group of travelers coming from Rarmon to Orrila and taking a rest at the homestead of the Sunheart's farm, to a man by the name of Bensen. They also learn that Alazarus is the one depicted as fate on the card. 

Through the orb, though he did not see them directly, he searched out Gidna and Gaera and found both to be near Castle Aventur north of Wyrfall. Evangeline also uses the crystal ball to search out her brother, ending in Qi at the Durkhal before being pushed out. Fix attempts to locate his mother and is stopped by a boundary around her office. Kadath uses his blood to use the ball to locate Erwin's bag. With the help of the Raven Queen to push through some of the boundaries, he finds himself below Castle Aventur. He confirms the bag, boomerang, and pendant are all laid out on a table. Looking around, wincing from psychic pain, he spots several spines displayed like artwork and a cell where he finds Gidna seemingly asleep, before being pushed out forcibly. 

Evangeline leaves the tent and speaks with Theon. Sending a message to Gavyn about her brother, she learns that her mother and father, along with two brothers and a sister, were taken from Thriest. She then disappears for a bit, rejoining the group once the sun is set. The rest of the group take the crystal ball, tuck it away safely, and head to the big tent where Theon is to perform shortly.

They talk with Theon after his show and learn he is quite old, and has come to the circus to perform simple magic for the enjoyment of others, however, he is getting tired of doing this job. He shares a bit of information about Curtaris, formerly known as Ziga, and admits he was born in the 5th age. Forsythe dives in his thoughts and finds several images of lands and people that are unfamiliar, as well as a gentleman whose movement is not fluid. Eventually, Theon decides to introduce them to the ringmaster, Shay Marsk. Shay shares that the circus has aided the Trenson family before with travel and information, and shares with the group that he is an android from a time before Shaji had disappeared, claiming to have been in Dagon at that time. He hinted at connections between other androids. After securing Theon for teleportation in the morning, the group begins to retire to the tent Shay designated for them to rest.

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