Location
Zombozo’s Traveling Circus, outside the big top, on the outskirts of Sanctum, capital city of the Radiant Union of Pelor.
Patron
Luminous Defenders hired them due to a legal obligation to the accused.
- Brother Alabastor, a mild mannered, friendly and bookish holy man.
- Zombozo is in custody, but swears he is innocent—he passed a zone of truth test.
- The Luminous Defenders seem biased against Zombozo, because he is undead.
Victims
Vanesse and Bernd Jaglia, young patrons of the arts.
- Wealthy husband and wife. First time at the circus, considering investing in the circus.
- Owlbears smelled the corpses. Weezer heard them snuffling.
Crime scene
- Happened during the trapeze act and light show.
- Owlbears smelled the corpses. Weezer heard them snuffling and came over.
- Bodies found spiritually empty and with wide, bizarre smiles. There aren’t a lot of creatures that can cause that kind of damage.
- Bodies had lingering aura of necromancy.
- Some very large shoe prints (that could be clown shoes) were around the victims.
Persons of interest
Zombozo (male, undead clown). Ringmaster and comedy act.
- Originally from Arallû.
- Has run the circus for decades.
- Feeds on the laughter of his audience. But he never takes it unwillingly and it doesn’t hurt people long-term.
- He was outside looking for Weezer at crime time.
Squatch (flesh golem), the strong man.
- Possesses a child-like mind.
- Was not seen in the big top at crime time.
- Bec sensed a lingering illusion aura on him.
Meroe (female, half night hag). Alchemist wizard and stage magician.
- Does pyrotechnics during the show.
- Created Squatch.
- In charge while Zombozo is incarcerated.
- Was observed in the big top doing fireworks around crime time.
Panthea (female, half night hag). Circus acrobat.
- Hair moves in bundles on its own.
- Twin sister of Meroe.
- Performing with the pixies at crime time.
- Their androgynous leader: Pizzazz.
- The women: Laramy, Kenta, Sprish, Pahla and Tressie.
- The men: Woz (scout), Greco, Darro and Zop.
- They take the shape of another clown for the comedy act.
- They do their flying light show during the trapeze act.
Weezer (male, kenku). Monster tamer and trainer.