Terrified

The Acquaintances With Weapons must survive the Jester's circus.

## Major Plot Points

* Peggy and Sudsy flew into the fairgrounds on the warlock’s flying broomstick, reuniting with Calypso, Neuriel, Bigsby, and Voloth. The two then introduced themselves to Kataro.
* Sudsy, Bigsby, and Kataro snuck into the big tent to find a grim jester, his boyfriend named Harvey, and a few other clowns torturing villagers.
* Bisby and Sudsy used their illusion magic to try to convince Harvey that his mother and father were speaking to him and were very disappointed in him. Harvey protested, saying he was glad he and Jester killed them. Harvey understood Jester was bad for him, but he believed he could change him. In fact, Jester left a dead squirrel in Harvey’s bed that morning, which Harvey saw as breakfast in bed. Sudsy made Harvey hear Jester’s voice berating him for eating his squirrel.
* Harvey left the tent in search of a new squirrel. Kataro, Peggy, and Neuriel then fought and killed him. They brought his corpse back to the rest of the party, which they looted it for a poison berry pie and her outfit (Sudsy), a dog whistle (Bigsby), a mallet (Kataro), and a glitter grenade (Kataro).
* AWW debated about what to do next. Voloth poured gasoline around the big tent with their infinity jug just in case. After hearing too many words, Sudsy lit the tent on fire.
* Calypso and Kataro summoned water to put out the fire. However, the tidal wave and rainstorm collapsed the tent. Peggy found an evil clown under the tent and burned him alive. Kataro trapped another one in webbing. Neuriel, Bigsby, and Kataro escorted trapped prisoners to safety. Sudsy threw his pie at Jester. The evil clown proved to be a difficult foe. He hit Peggy with acid. Threw a sharpened playing card at Voloth. And he hit much of the party with a grenade. He even turned their healing against them, injuring them instead of curing them. This knocked out Kataro. AWW was able to overtake him. Neuriel revived Kataro. Calypso trapped him in a whirwind. Peggy sent him hurling through hell. Bigsby trapped him inside a magical cage. Voloth lit a fire in the cage.
* Sudsy took Jester’s acid throwing flower. The party found a business card on him that read, “The official court jester of Emperor Szass Tam.”
* AWW headed back to Azul and told them of their victory. The heroes donated 5,000 gold to help them rebuild after the carnival’s attacks. They then applauded as AWW walked down the street and promised to join Purple Sands in the rebellion.
* Later, the party went to Nocturna, the closest town to Azul. The party split up with half going to the Tap That Drafthouse and the other half following the sound of a squeaky wheel.
* Sudsy, Voloth, and Calypso followed the squeaky wheel and saw that an old woman was pushing a wooden cart covered with a blanket. She was going door to door with his goods. Sudsy stopped her and failed at flirting with her. He did buy the pies she was selling, becoming addicted to them and noticing they were made with human parts.
* At the next house, the old crone exchanged a box of pies for a little boy named Mikey. This caused the three AWW members to attack. After pinning her down and interrogating her, the group learned she had sisters at a nearby mill. Voloth burned her alive in the street.
* At the Tap That Drafthouse, Peggy, Kataro, Neuriel, and Bigsby all ordered pies at a happy hour discount. All but Neuriel became addicted and the cleric discovered human parts inside the pies. He punched out the bartender for selling them. They then start dispelling the magical addiction on themselves.
* Bigsby called up Barbara via sending stone and she told him about anti-addiction herbs he could find at any local magic shop. The shopkeeper gave them what she had but said old women kept stealing her herbs.
* AWW went to the mill where the witches lived. Sudsy sent Mikey up to the front door as bait. When Mikey did what he was told, a witch opened the door and immediately stabbed him, taking his heart and leaving his body on the front steps.
* Kataro reincarnated Mikey into a naked tiefling. Mikey then took a shovel from the side of the mill, rushed inside, and slaughtered the witches. Bigsby discovered and rescued a couple other living children kept in boxes in the mill. The party collected the anti-addiction herbs and then burnt the structure down.
* AWW went back to the Tap That DraftHouse where the chefs began cooking anti-addiction pies, curing the people of their pie addiction. The party decided it was best that the people didn’t know they were eating children.
* You’re all Level 15 now!