[[Madame Shoshana]]<br>[[Jervaise]]<br>[[Hephaesta]]|music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/mrs-plentys-carnival Mrs Plenty's Carnival]|title1=Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival}}<blockquote>''"Smoke and mirrors! Light and shade! Bright paint and squealing children and the roar of lions! And the music, as a great man once said, is like electric sugar."''<ref name="electric sugar">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Mrs_Plenty%27s_Carnival|Mrs Plenty's Carnival|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
[[Madame Shoshana]]<br>[[Jervaise]]<br>[[Hephaesta]]|music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/mrs-plentys-carnival Mrs Plenty's Carnival]|title1=Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival}}<blockquote>''"Well, the fire-eater is quite the show-woman. And those plate-spinners are rather amusing. But look - a monkey! Weren't you supposed to be doing something here? Never mind, it can wait a little longer. This place is most distracting."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Look_for_the_disciple|Look for the disciple|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
'''Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival''' is a year-round fair held in [[London]].
'''Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival''' is a year-round fair held in [[London]].
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==Distracting==
==Come One, Come All!==
<blockquote>''"Have you been to Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival? Wondrous. Wondrous! – but watch your purse. Good place to make friends."''<ref name="going to carnival">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Going_to_the_Carnival|Going to the Carnival|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>''"Have you been to Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival? Wondrous. Wondrous! – but watch your purse. Good place to make friends."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Going_to_the_Carnival|Going to the Carnival|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Mrsplenty.png|alt=An elderly lady with a pearl necklace.|thumb|[[Mrs Plenty]]]]
[[File:Mrsplenty.png|alt=An older lady with a pearl necklace.|thumb|[[Mrs Plenty]]]]
Mrs Plenty's Carnival is a popular attraction found near [[Spite]] in [[London]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Tell_fortunes|Tell fortunes|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref name="work carnival">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Work_the_Carnival|Work the Carnival|Fallen London|}}</ref> a spot of light in the dark of the [[Neath]] that bursts with color and music.<ref name="electric sugar" /> [[Mrs Plenty]] is the Carnival's owner and namesake,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Have_a_chat_in_the_shadow_of_the_wheel|Have a chat in the shadow of the wheel|Fallen London|}}</ref> and she arranges and manages the Carnival's festivities.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Put_on_a_little_show|Put on a little show|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref name="sculptress">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Bohemian_Sculptress_has_a_Moderately_Improper_Suggestion|The Bohemian Sculptress has a Moderately Improper Suggestion|Fallen London|}}</ref>
Mrs Plenty's Carnival is located between [[Spite]]<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Tell_fortunes|Tell fortunes|Fallen London|}} ''"You set up a stall in Spite, far enough away from the Carnival [...]"''</ref> and the [[Prickfinger Wastes]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Learn_the_way_to_another_part_of_the_city|Learn the way to another part of the city|Fallen London|}} ''"Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival, on the edge of the Prickfinger Wastes."''</ref> and is owned and managed by the one and only [[Mrs Plenty]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Have_a_chat_in_the_shadow_of_the_wheel|Have a chat in the shadow of the wheel|Fallen London|}} ''"Catch Mrs Plenty when she nips around the side of the wheel for a smoke. [...] 'Gerrofoutofit, you. I've got a bleedin' carnival to run. Go on, sling yer hook.'"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Bohemian_Sculptress_has_a_Moderately_Improper_Suggestion|The Bohemian Sculptress has a Moderately Improper Suggestion|Fallen London|}} ''"Dear heart, I was at the carnival, and the proprietor – Mrs Plenty [...]"''</ref> It can be accessed from a path through the Prickfinger Wastes,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Route:_Mrs_Plenty%27s_Most_Distracting_Carnival|Route: Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival|Fallen London|}} ''"You know one of the safer ways to the Carnival on the edge of the Prickfinger Wastes."''</ref> but the route is surrounded by dangerously sharp crystal formations; a single misstep may lead to a difficult [[death]] to recover from.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Learn_the_way_to_another_part_of_the_city|Learn the way to another part of the city|Fallen London|}} ''"Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival, on the edge of the Prickfinger Wastes. [...] If you fell against one you'd probably wake up in the tomb-colonies."''</ref> The Carnival's stalls require tickets for admittance,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Buy_tickets_to_the_Carnival|Buy tickets to the Carnival|Fallen London|}} ''"The carnival stalls accept tickets. They must be purchased, or exchanged for secrets."''</ref> which are purchased with moon-pearls through a machine that dispenses tickets automatically.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Buy_a_ticket_with_moon-pearls|Buy a ticket with moon-pearls|Fallen London|}} ''"You deposit your pearls in the machine. Moments later it dispenses a roll of tickets. Ah, technology."''</ref> Tickets may also be bought using souls,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Buy_the_stallholders%27_help|Buy the stallholders' help|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] eventually she tells you she gave it to her grandson to spend at the Carnival."''</ref> and the cashier's tent has thousands stored away from customers.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Searching_the_heap_of_souls|Searching the heap of souls|Fallen London|}} ''"The cashier's tent at Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival houses a vast pile of bottled souls. Thousands upon thousands of them."''</ref>
The Carnival is a great place to meet others and make friends;<ref name="going to carnival" /> since the stuffy rules of polite society are relaxed, people from London's many social circles mingle freely.<ref name="big top">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Big_Top|The Big Top|Fallen London|}}</ref> The Carnival is both profitable<ref name="strong box">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Steal_the_Carnival_Strong_Box|Steal the Carnival Strong Box|Fallen London|}}</ref> and full of distracted patrons,<ref name="work carnival" /> so it is also an enticing target for pickpockets<ref name="going to carnival" /> and other criminals.<ref name="strong box" />
Since the stuffy rules of polite society are less applicable when fun for all is involved, the Carnival allows Londoners from many disparate social circles to mingle freely.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Big_Top|The Big Top|Fallen London|}} ''"A place where polite society's rules relax and a costermonger may rub shoulders with a bishop."''</ref> The Carnival is both profitable and full of distracted patrons, so it is also an enticing target for pickpockets and other criminals.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Work_the_carnival|Work the carnival|Fallen London|}} ''"Mrs. Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival is a joy to behold, especially if you're a pickpocket."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Steal_the_Carnival_Strong_Box|Steal the Carnival Strong Box|Fallen London|}} ''"Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival is surprisingly wealthy. The strong-box could be taken without undue effort."''</ref>
[[File:TICKET.png|alt=A yellow ticket reading "ADMIT ONE".|thumb|A carnival ticket.]]Notable performers at the Carnival include [[Madame Shoshana]] and [[Hephaesta]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Visit_Madame_Shoshana,_the_Neath%27s_Foremost_Clairvoyante|Visit Madame Shoshana, the Neath's Foremost Clairvoyante|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_high_society_types_slumming_it|Meet some high society types slumming it|Fallen London|}} ''"They're admiring Hephaesta, the strong-woman, on loan from Mahogany Hall in Spite."''</ref> [[Jervaise]], butler to [[Mr Wines]] and husband of [[Mrs Plenty]], also works as the Carnival's '''Bearded Lady'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Jervaise_at_Mutton_Island|Jervaise at Mutton Island|Fallen London|}} ''"It is Jervaise, Mr Wines' very own butler, who moonlights as the Bearded Lady at Mrs Plenty's Carnival."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Report_a_story_of_Mutton_Island_to_Mr_Wines|Report a story of Mutton Island to Mr Wines|Fallen London|}} ''"A happy union! [...] Their marriage, renewed, reforged!"''</ref>
The Carnival's stalls require tickets for admittance;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Buy_tickets_to_the_Carnival|Buy tickets to the Carnival|Fallen London|}}</ref> these tickets are purchased with moon-pearls, through a machine that accepts payment and dispenses tickets automatically.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Buy_a_ticket_with_moon-pearls|Buy a ticket with moon-pearls|Fallen London|}}</ref> [[Madame Shoshana]] additionally gives out tickets in exchange for secrets for her fortune-telling business.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Buy_tickets_with_Whispered_Hints|Buy tickets with Whispered Hints|Fallen London|}}</ref> Tickets may also be bought using souls,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Buy_the_stallholders%27_help|Buy the stallholders' help|Fallen London|}}</ref> and the cashier's tent has thousands of these stored within.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Searching_the_heap_of_souls|Searching the heap of souls|Fallen London|}}</ref>
Mrs Plenty's Carnival can be accessed via a path through the [[Prickfinger Wastes]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Route:_Mrs_Plenty%27s_Most_Distracting_Carnival|Route: Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival|Fallen London|}}</ref> but the route is surrounded by dangerously sharp crystal formations. A single misstep can be a one-way ticket to the [[tomb-colonies]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Learn_the_way_to_another_part_of_the_city|Learn the way to another part of the city|Fallen London|}}</ref>
===Main Attractions===
<blockquote>''"A riot of colour! A sea of sound! A place where polite society's rules relax and a costermonger may rub shoulders with a bishop."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Big_Top|The Big Top|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
==The Big Top==
<blockquote>''"The pavilion is less civilised than it sounds. Some of its wares are surprisingly tasty, if you're brave enough to try them."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Refreshment_Pavilion|The Refreshment Pavilion|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>''"A riot of colour! A sea of sound! A place where polite society's rules relax and a costermonger may rub shoulders with a bishop."''<ref name="big top" /></blockquote>
[[File:Bluetent.png|alt=A blue carnival tent.|thumb|The Big Top!]]
The '''Big Top''' is the Carnival's main attraction. It boasts a variety of performing animals,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_your_bohemian_friends|Meet your bohemian friends|Fallen London|}} ''"Artists and poets of your acquaintance are discussing the wolves' rather lacklustre performance."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_of_the_Widow%27s_agents|Meet some of the Widow's agents|Fallen London|}} ''"You see them over by the performing bears."''</ref> stunt artists,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_Constables_you_know|Meet some Constables you know|Fallen London|}} ''"Some Constables who you have dealt with before are interviewing a sword-swallower [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_devils|Meet some devils|Fallen London|}} ''"A number of junior devils are taunting the fire-eaters and fire-breathers."''</ref> and spectacles like caged [[tigers]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_tomb-colonists|Meet tomb-colonists|Fallen London|}} ''"Some tomb-colonists of your acquaintance hover gloomily near the tiger cages."''</ref> Even the [[Masters of the Bazaar]] sometimes visit, indistinguishably cloaked and under heavy guard.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/...an_incognito_Master%3F|...an incognito Master?|Fallen London|}} ''"A hunched figure wrapped in a [...] cloak and cowl [...] A vigilant throng of neddy men menaces anyone coming too close."''</ref> Near the Carnival's outskirts are the '''Sideshows''', a haunt of the less societally respectable; this area features various games,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Sideshows|The Sideshows|Fallen London|}} ''"The ragged little tents around the edges of the carnival. Throw quoits! Bet on the shell game! Get a tattoo! Have your pocket picked five times in an hour!"''</ref> [[Weasels|weasel]] fighting pits,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_revolutionaries|Meet some revolutionaries|Fallen London|}} ''"Several members of what they call 'the dynamite faction' are betting at the weasel pit."''</ref> further novelty performances,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_Rubbery_Men|Meet some Rubbery Men|Fallen London|}} ''"A gaggle of Rubbery Men is gathered around the musical donkey."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_with_spies|Meet with spies|Fallen London|}} ''"A few spies you recognise are meeting discreetly near the drownie choir."''</ref> and tattoo artists offering outlandish and risqué designs that are popular among zailors.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_zailors|Meet some zailors|Fallen London|}} ''"A gang of zailors is getting this week's tattoos. [...] They're keen to show off their latest decorations [...] a three-headed mermaid on fire."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/It%27s_the_zailor_that_horse-butcher_in_Spite_mentioned!|It's the zailor that horse-butcher in Spite mentioned!|Fallen London|}} ''"The fellow rolls up his sleeves to reveal what could be the most indecent tattoo in the Neath. [...] 'I got this beauty at the Carnival. [...]"''</ref>
The '''Big Top''' is the grandest tent at the Carnival.<ref name="big top" /> It has performing wolves,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_your_bohemian_friends|Meet your bohemian friends|Fallen London|}}</ref> bears,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_of_the_Widow%27s_agents|Meet some of the Widow's agents|Fallen London|}}</ref> sword-swallowers,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_Constables_you_know|Meet some Constables you know|Fallen London|}}</ref> fire-eaters and fire-breathers,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_devils|Meet some devils|Fallen London|}}</ref> plate-spinners, a monkey,<ref name = "look disciple">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Look_for_the_disciple|Look for the disciple|Fallen London|}}</ref> and even caged [[tigers]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_tomb-colonists|Meet tomb-colonists|Fallen London|}}</ref> [[Hephaesta]], a strongwoman of [[Mahogany Hall]] fame, also performs here.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_high_society_types_slumming_it|Meet some high society types slumming it|Fallen London|}}</ref> The Big Top is where the upper and middle crust of society meet, Bohemians, men of the cloth, constables, Widow's agents, tomb-colonists, and even devils all rub shoulders with one another.<ref>{{Citation||The Big Top|Fallen London|}}</ref>
Disguised [[Masters of the Bazaar]] sometimes visit the Big Top, guarded by [[Neddy Men]]. [[Mr Apples]] and [[Mr Wines]] are reportedly genial towards patrons, but [[Mr Iron]] is ''very much not''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/...an_incognito_Master%3F|...an incognito Master?|Fallen London|}}</ref>
[[Rubbery Lumps]] are the Carnival's most popular refreshment, though its version of the dish is not authentic.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Try_the_Rubbery_Lumps|Try the Rubbery Lumps|Fallen London|}} ''"Now these are the real thing! Little hot gobbets of chewy, invigorating goodness!" (Storylet on Mutton Island, home of the real deal.)''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Mutton_Island#Quaker's_Haven|Drinks at the Cock and Magpie|Sunless Sea|}} ''"It's the well water, see [...] Can't make proper Rubbery Lumps without a proper well. [...] We look after the well here. Treat it right. And the Drowned Man looks after us."''</ref> Most of the other delights offered are of the fungal variety: spore-toffee,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Try_some_spore-toffee|Try some spore-toffee|Fallen London|}} ''"The favoured snack of the criminal classes [...] A half-pound of sticky fungus later [...]"''</ref> pink moss-floss, toffee-puffballs.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%27Meet_me_at_the_contortionist%27s_tent_at_midnight.%27|'Meet me at the contortionist's tent at midnight.'|Fallen London|}} ''"You wander the Carnival for a few hours, eating toffee-puffballs [...] You wander the Carnival for a few hours, snacking on sugary pink moss-floss [...]"''</ref>
==The Sideshows==
===Other Attractions===
<blockquote>''"The ragged little tents around the edges of the carnival. Throw quoits! Bet on the shell game! Get a tattoo! Have your pocket picked five times in an hour!"''<ref name="sideshows">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Sideshows|The Sideshows|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
The '''Sideshows''' are the less grandiose tents found near the Carnival's outskirts. They boast shell games, quiotes,<ref name="sideshows" /> [[Bestiary#Weasel|weasel]] pits,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_revolutionaries|Meet some revolutionaries|Fallen London|}}</ref> a musical donkey,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_Rubbery_Men|Meet some Rubbery Men|Fallen London|}}</ref> and a [[drownie]] choir.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_with_spies|Meet with spies|Fallen London|}}</ref> They also offer tattoos with outlandish designs that are popular among zailors.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_zailors|Meet some zailors|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/It%27s_the_zailor_that_horse-butcher_in_Spite_mentioned!|It's the zailor that horse-butcher in Spite mentioned!|Fallen London|}}</ref> The sideshows tend to attract the dregs of society, with a collection of revolutionaries, Rubbery Men, urchins, criminals, zailors, spies, and servants of the Duchess all congregating and meeting in plain sight at the Sideshows.<ref>{{Citation||The Sideshows|Fallen London|}}</ref>
There is also an [[Overgoat]] here.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Meet_some_criminals|Meet some criminals|Fallen London|}}</ref> Mrs Plenty's Carnival requests no further inquiries.
==Refreshments==
<blockquote>''"The pavilion is less civilised than it sounds. Some of its wares are surprisingly tasty, if you're brave enough to try them."''<ref name="refresh tent">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Refreshment_Pavilion|The Refreshment Pavilion|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
The '''Refreshment Pavilion''' offers many interesting foods and drinks.<ref name="refresh tent" /> [[Foods#_Rubbery_Lumps|Rubbery Lumps]] are the Carnival's flagship product and are battered and fried [[Bestiary#Zee-Monsters|zee-monster]] meat. Their texture can be tough, but consuming them can incite a feeling of vigor, a desire to swim in the [[Unterzee]], or further hungers...<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lu-umps!_Get_yer_rubbery_Lu-umps!_Pride_of_the_Neath!|Lu-umps! Get yer rubbery Lu-umps! Pride of the Neath!|Fallen London|}}</ref>
'''Spore-toffee''' is another snack that some onlookers consider popular among criminals. Made from fungi, its sticky texture belies its restorativeness. Cooks sometimes drop a shard of [[Moon-Misers|glim]] in the pan when making spore-toffee, along with a quick incantation, for good luck.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Try_some_spore-toffee|Try some spore-toffee|Fallen London|}} ''"They [...] mutter a spell."''</ref>
The Pavilion also offers cheap wine, served hot and improved by adding spice.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Try_some_hot_wine|Try some hot wine|Fallen London|}}</ref> Other foods offered at the Carnival include pink-colored '''moss-floss''' and '''toffee-puffballs'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%27Meet_me_at_the_contortionist%27s_tent_at_midnight.%27|'Meet me at the contortionist's tent at midnight.'|Fallen London|}} ''"You wander [...] eating toffee-puffballs [...]"''</ref>
==Carnival Games==
<blockquote>''"The air thrums with the furtive energy of money changing hands. Games of skill. Games of chance. The occasional thrown lizard snatching a bat from the air. What could be better?"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_games_tent|The games tent|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Dice.png|alt=Dice marked with symbols.|thumb|A pair of Carnival dice.]]
The '''Games Tent''' hosts many games of both skill and chance. The dice games use symbols rather than numbers, such as honey-drops, bats, daggers, hearts, and candles.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Try_your_luck_at_dice|Try your luck at dice|Fallen London|}}</ref> Patrons can also play a game where they throw a lizard in the air to catch bats. Blue lights are lit nearby to attract moths and the bats who would hunt them.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lizard_Throwing|Lizard Throwing|Fallen London|}}</ref> Card games are also offered at high and low tables that use jade chips for stakes.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Cards:_the_low_tables|Cards: the low tables|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Cards:_the_high_tables|Cards: the high tables|Fallen London|}}</ref>
'''Mrs Plenty's Shooting Range''' is a game at the Carnival that offers prizes for crack shots.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gamble_for_silver!|Gamble for silver!|Fallen London|}} ''"You can't stop winning. [...] like a soldier potting prizes at Mrs Plenty's Carnival Shooting Range."''</ref>
'''Philonous the Uncanny''' is the Carnival's mesmerist and mnemonist, who wears a pair of Neathglass goggles to conceal his eyes. He challenges patrons to a game of chess, but his gaze can be quite distracting.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Chess_against_Philonous_the_Uncanny|Chess against Philonous the Uncanny|Fallen London|}}</ref>
==Beneath the Neath==
<blockquote>''"At MRS PLENTY'S CARNIVAL, ENJOY a DIVERTING EDUCATIONAL AND THRILLING RIDE into the CHASMIC ABYSMS of SUB-SUBTERRANEAN TROGLODYTRY! SEE the FOSSILS OF the ELDER PAST! ENJOY our PAINSTAKING RECREATION of the HELLS OF ANTIQUITY! (REFUNDS NOT AVAILABLE in case of UNWISE DEATH.)"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Mrs._Plenty.27s_Carnival|WHAT LIES...BENEATH THE NEATH?|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>''"At MRS PLENTY'S CARNIVAL, ENJOY a DIVERTING EDUCATIONAL AND THRILLING RIDE into the CHASMIC ABYSMS of SUB-SUBTERRANEAN TROGLODYTRY! SEE the FOSSILS OF the ELDER PAST! ENJOY our PAINSTAKING RECREATION of the HELLS OF ANTIQUITY! (REFUNDS NOT AVAILABLE in case of UNWISE DEATH.)"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Mrs._Plenty.27s_Carnival|WHAT LIES...BENEATH THE NEATH?|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Wheel.png|alt=A Ferris wheel.|thumb|The Carnival's big wheel.]]
'''Beneath the Neath''' is a partially submerged Ferris wheel<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Have_a_chat_in_the_shadow_of_the_wheel|Have a chat in the shadow of the wheel|Fallen London|}}</ref> that takes passengers into a cavern beneath the Carnival. ''Most'' passengers return soon after.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Beneath_the_Neath!|Beneath the Neath!|Fallen London|}}</ref> The cave has large fossils embedded in its walls<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/What%27s_that%3F|What's that?|Fallen London|}}</ref> and it's sometimes used as a hiding place for valuables. These include jade trinkets,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Below_the_Neath|Below the Neath|Fallen London|}}</ref> [[souls]], or infernal contracts.<ref name="see what else find">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Go_and_see_what_else_you_can_find|Go and see what else you can find|Fallen London|}}</ref>
The first section of Beneath the Neath travels through reconstructions of various underworlds. Passengers are first taken through a recreation of a classical Hades, then through a fire-and-brimstone [[Hell]]. The latter recreation is staffed by actors who may or may not be actual [[devils]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Go_for_a_ride|Go for a ride|Fallen London|}} ''"The first parts [...] decorated as underworlds. First a classical Hades [...] There follows a [...] Hell [...] with [...] red grease-lamps and brass cages. [...] are those real devils?"''</ref>
<blockquote>''"The NOTED PEDAGOGUE Mrs Plenty presents an INFORMATIVE and EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION of ANATOMY and DANCES of ANTIQUITY for DISCERNING GENTLEFOLK. You will BE IMPROVED!"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Most_Educational_Anatomy_Exhibition|Most Educational Anatomy Exhibition|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Wheel.png|alt=A Ferris wheel.|thumb|BENEATH THE NEATH]]
'''Beneath the Neath''' is a partially submerged Ferris wheel that descends into a cavern underground.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Beneath_the_Neath!|Beneath the Neath!|Fallen London|}} ''"The carnival's big wheel lowers brave customers into the earth."''</ref> Passengers are first taken through a recreation of a classical Hades, then through a fire-and-brimstone [[Hell]] which may be staffed by actual [[devils]]. As the ride dives deeper, mysterious pulsations reverberate that evoke a heartbeat or breathing, and glowing, pony-sized slugs provide the only light. Soon after this interlude, the ride ascends back to the surface.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Go_for_a_ride|Go for a ride|Fallen London|}} ''"The first parts of the ride are decorated as underworlds. First a classical Hades [...] a dispirited-looking Charon without a river and a Tantalus who looks a little too well-fed. There follows a genuinely unsettling Hell decorated with smoky red grease-lamps and brass cages. [...] And are those real devils? [...] Then the ride descends deeper. [...] Even for one used to the Neath's dimness, the darkness is palpable and oppressive. [...] Deeper still. Phosphorescent slugs the size of ponies pulse in the darkness. [...] Almost too low to hear, a deep slow rhythm throbs. The heartbeat of some immense creature or a feature of the air moving in the chasm? You are not entirely sorry when the gondola starts moving upward. [...]"''</ref>
The second part of the ride is in a deeper part of the cavern. Glowing horse-sized slugs are the only light source this far down. Mysterious pulsations can be heard that evoke a heartbeat or breathing. Soon after this unsettling segment, the ride ascends back to the surface.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Go_for_a_ride|Go for a ride|Fallen London|}} ''"Then the ride descends deeper. [...] the darkness is palpable [...] Phosphorescent slugs the size of ponies pulse in the darkness. [...] a deep slow rhythm throbs. The heartbeat of some immense creature [...]"''</ref><ref name="see what else find" />
The '''Most Educational Anatomy Exhibition''' is an exhibit staffed by various performers, including '''Miss Forward''',<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_female_specimen|The female specimen|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] now study most carefully as Miss Forward performs [...]"''</ref> '''Mr Adoniform''', and a [[The Tomb-Colonies|tomb-colonist]] who is really Mr Adoniform wrapped in bandages.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_bandaged_specimen|The bandaged specimen|Fallen London|}} ''""Tomb-colonist my eye! That's Mr. Adoniform, the male 'exhibit', wrapped in torn sheeting!""''</ref> [[Rubbery Men]] also perform here, but are often heckled by audience members.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_rubbery_specimen|The rubbery specimen|Fallen London|}} ''"The boneless writhing has attracted some rather unpleasant comments."''</ref> They also do not approve of this attraction, and sometimes rescue their fellows from the exhibit in daring escapades.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Arrange_an_escape_from_the_Carnival|Arrange an escape from the Carnival|Fallen London|}} ''"Yet another Rubbery loiters at your door. As you pass, it gives you a moist Carnival flier. 'RUBBERY SPECIMEN! BONELESS WRITHING!' Its facefingers tap the paper sadly. [...] Locating the Rubbery Specimen at the Carnival is a simple matter [...] you grab the nearest tentacle and make a hasty get-away."''</ref>
==The House of Mirrors==
==The House of Mirrors==
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<blockquote>''"The House of Mirrors squats like an ape in a quiet corner of the carnival. Strange mirrors are labelled in a neat, scholarly hand. It is not a popular attraction."''<ref name="house of mirrors">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_House_of_Mirrors|The House of Mirrors|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>''"The House of Mirrors squats like an ape in a quiet corner of the carnival. Strange mirrors are labelled in a neat, scholarly hand. It is not a popular attraction."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_House_of_Mirrors|The House of Mirrors|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
The '''House of Mirrors''' is an unpopular attraction in an ignored part of the Carnival. It contains many labeled mirrors with unique, often dangerous, properties.<ref name="house of mirrors" />
<blockquote>''"No reflection! You look closer. Closer still. You stumble, and pitch face-first into the mirror... There is a sort of flickering behind your eyes, and everything seems different."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gaze_into_Dream%27s_Mirror|Gaze into Dream's Mirror|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
Known mirrors include:
The '''House of Mirrors''' is an unpopular attraction in an ignored part of the Carnival. It contains many labeled mirrors with unique, often dangerous, properties:<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_House_of_Mirrors|The House of Mirrors|Fallen London|}} ''"The House of Mirrors squats like an ape in a quiet corner of the carnival. Strange mirrors are labelled in a neat, scholarly hand. It is not a popular attraction."''</ref>
[[File:Mirrordark.png|alt=A darkened mirror.|thumb|Don't fall in.]]
*'''Dream's Mirror''', decorated with bronze cats and silver lizards. Looking into this mirror shows no reflection, but peer in far enough and it will induce a new way to view the world - and mandate a stay at the [[Royal Bethlehem Hotel]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gaze_into_Dream%27s_Mirror|Gaze into Dream's Mirror|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''Dream's Mirror''' is decorated with bronze cats and silver lizards. It shows no reflection, but those who peer in far enough gain a new way to view the world - and a free stay at the [[Royal Bethlehem Hotel]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gaze_into_Dream%27s_Mirror|Gaze into Dream's Mirror|Fallen London|}} ''"The mirror's frame is decorated with bronze cats and silver lizards. [...] No reflection! You look closer. [...] You stumble, and pitch face-first into the mirror... There is a sort of flickering behind your eyes, and everything seems different. [...] You have moved to a new area: A state of some confusion [...]"''</ref>
*'''Heart's Mirror''', which smells of blood and dust. It also shows no reflection, but anyone who gazes deeply into it is instantly [[Death|sent to the Slow Boat]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gaze_into_Heart%27s_Mirror|Gaze into Heart's Mirror|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''Heart's Mirror''' smells of blood and dust. It also shows no reflection, but anyone who gazes in too deeply instantly [[Death|dies]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gaze_into_Heart%27s_Mirror|Gaze into Heart's Mirror|Fallen London|}} ''"The mirror smells of blood and dust. [...] No reflection! You look closer. Closer still. You stumble, and pitch face-first into the mirror... [...] You are lying on the cold hard ground. [...] You have moved to a new area: a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river [...]"''</ref>
* The '''Winged Mirror''', a mirror of dark glass with a frame covered in black feathers. One corner is chipped and missing.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lost_in_Reflections|Lost in Reflections|Fallen London|}} ''"Gaze into the Winged Mirror [...] Dark glass [...] fringed with [...] black feathers. [...] fragment is missing from the top corner."''</ref> This mirror is associated with [[July]] of the [[Calendar Council]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lost_in_Reflections|Lost in Reflections|Fallen London|}} ''"You do not appear in the mirror. In your place stands [...] July!"''</ref>
* The '''Winged Mirror''' is made of of dark glass with a frame covered in black feathers. One corner is chipped and missing.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lost_in_Reflections|Lost in Reflections|Fallen London|}} ''"Gaze into the Winged Mirror [...] Dark glass in a frame fringed with glossy black feathers. A single triangular fragment is missing from the top corner."''</ref> This mirror is associated with [[July]] of the [[Calendar Council]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lost_in_Reflections|Lost in Reflections|Fallen London|}} ''"You do not appear in the mirror. In your place stands a dark-skinned woman with a violin. July!"''</ref>
*A mahogany-framed mirror, inscribed with beetles and tree-roots. Anyone who studies this mirror is sent to the [[Mirror-Marches]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_mahogany-framed_mirror|A mahogany-framed mirror|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*A mahogany-framed mirror is inscribed with beetles and tree-roots. Anyone who studies this mirror is sent to the [[Mirror-Marches]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_mahogany-framed_mirror|A mahogany-framed mirror|Fallen London|}} ''"The mirror is burnished to a deep and treacherously sensuous sheen, carved with beetles and the twining roots of trees. [...] Look at your reflection [...] You have moved to a new area: The Mirror-Marches [...]"''</ref>
[[File:Mirror2.png|alt=A bronze-framed mirror with a warped frame.|thumb|Be wary.]]
[[File:Mirror2.png|alt=A bronze-framed mirror with a warped frame.|thumb|Be wary.]]
*A bronze-framed mirror, with gargoyles said to be carved by a student of Dalou, a famous French sculptor. The mirror's surface is said to be forged from [[Moon-Misers|glim]] melted in the furnaces of the [[Brass Embassy]]. It has the inscription: ''"BE WARY"''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_bronze-framed_mirror|A bronze-framed mirror|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*A bronze-framed mirror decorated with gargoyles is said to have been carved by a student of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Dalou Dalou]. The mirror's surface was supposedly forged from [[Moon-Misers|glim]] melted in the furnaces of the [[Brass Embassy]]. It is inscribed: ''BE WARY''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_bronze-framed_mirror|A bronze-framed mirror|Fallen London|}} ''"'The cavorting gargoyles round the frame are the work of a student of Dalou; the surface is not glass but glim, clarified in the Embassy furnaces...' An inscription in the frame reads: BE WARY.</ref>
*An iron-framed mirror, said to be forged from cannonballs from the Crimea with a backing made from silverware stolen from a church. It has the inscription: ''"BE UNDEFEATED"''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_iron-framed_mirror|An iron-framed mirror|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*A gold-framed mirror, said to be forged from idols stolen from the '''Pale Tabernacle''', a place of "unearthly delights" spoken of by zailors. The mirror's inscription is unknown.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_gold-framed_mirror|A gold-framed mirror|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Wolfstack_Docks|What is the Pale Tabernacle?|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*A lapis-framed mirror, with decorations said to be from the [[Second City]]; the mirror itself is recent. It has the inscription: ''"LOOK BEHIND YOU"''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_lapis-framed_mirror|A lapis-framed mirror|Fallen London|}}</ref>
==The Anatomy Exhibition==
<blockquote>''"The NOTED PEDAGOGUE Mrs Plenty presents an INFORMATIVE and EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION of ANATOMY and DANCES of ANTIQUITY for DISCERNING GENTLEFOLK. You will BE IMPROVED!"''<ref name="educational exhibit">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Most_Educational_Anatomy_Exhibition|Most Educational Anatomy Exhibition|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
The '''Most Educational Anatomy Exhibition''' is an strictly educational exhibit staffed by various performers.<ref name="educational exhibit" /> They include '''Miss Forward''',<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_female_specimen|The female specimen|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] Miss Forward [...]"''</ref> '''Mr Adonis''', and a [[The Tomb-Colonies|tomb-colonist]] performer... who is really Mr Adonis wrapped in bandages.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_bandaged_specimen|The bandaged specimen|Fallen London|}}</ref>
[[Rubbery Men]] also perform at the Anatomy Exhibition. Sadly, they are often heckled by audience members.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_rubbery_specimen|The rubbery specimen|Fallen London|}}</ref> The Rubbery Men also do not approve of this arrangement, and they often rescue their fellows from the Exhibition in daring escapades.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Arrange_an_escape_from_the_Carnival|Arrange an escape from the Carnival|Fallen London|}}</ref>
==Other Known Peformers==
<blockquote>''"Madame Shoshana's shabby, perfumed little tent is tucked away behind the House of Mirrors. Cross her palm with silver, er, tickets, and choose your method of divination."''<ref name="shoshana">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Visit_Madame_Shoshana,_the_Neath%27s_Foremost_Clairvoyante|Visit Madame Shoshana, the Neath's Foremost Clairvoyante|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Electionshoshana.png|alt=A elderly woman looking into a crystal ball.|thumb|[[Madame Shoshana]]]]
[[Madame Shoshana]] is the Carnival's fortune teller. She has a tent behind the House of Mirrors<ref name="shoshana" /> and she uses tea-leaves,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Have_your_tea-leaves_read|Have your tea-leaves read|Fallen London|}}</ref> palm-reading,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Have_your_palm_read|Have your palm read|Fallen London|}}</ref> unique tarot cards,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Try_the_tarot_cards|Try the tarot cards|Fallen London|}}</ref> and a crystal ball for her divinations.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/See_what_the_crystal_ball_can_foretell|See what the crystal ball can foretell|Fallen London|}}</ref>
[[Jervaise]], butler to [[Mr Wines]] and husband to [[Mrs Plenty]], works as the Carnival's '''Bearded Lady'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Jervaise_at_Mutton_Island|Jervaise at Mutton Island|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Report_a_story_of_Mutton_Island_to_Mr_Wines|Report a story of Mutton Island to Mr Wines|Fallen London|}}</ref>
'''Mlle Lefebvre''' is a renowned French accordionist who performs at the Carnival.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Carouse_at_Mrs_Plenty%27s_Carnival|Carouse at Mrs Plenty's Carnival|Fallen London|}}</ref> The '''Human Cannonball''' is another performer.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Por_Una_Cabeza|Por Una Cabeza|Fallen London|}} ''"The fellow who runs the Beneath the Neath ride? Allowed [...] When you ask the Human Cannonball to clarify [...]"''</ref> The Carnival also employs acrobats,<ref name="upwards">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Upwards_(Story)|Upwards (Story)|Fallen London|}} ''"Call [...] Carnival acquaintances [...] the acrobats arrive [...]"''</ref> contortionists,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%27Meet_me_at_the_contortionist%27s_tent_at_midnight.%27|'Meet me at the contortionist's tent at midnight.'|Fallen London|}} ''"'The MOST ACROBATIC [...] CONTORTIONISTS!"''</ref> and pole-vaulters; for performances, it employs firework displays, trampolines, and trapezes.<ref name="upwards 2">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Upwards_(Story)|Upwards (Story)|Fallen London|}} ''"Call [...] Carnival acquaintances [...] the acrobats arrive [...] to a chorus of fireworks, [...] After a day of pole-vaulting, trampolining and intensive trapeze work [...]"''</ref>
==Other Attractions==
<blockquote>''"Well, the fire-eater is quite the show-woman. And those plate-spinners are rather amusing. But look - a monkey! Weren't you supposed to be doing something here? Never mind, it can wait a little longer. This place is most distracting."''<ref name = "look disciple"/></blockquote>
During a fad for bones in [[London]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Flood_of_Bones|A Flood of Bones|Fallen London|}}</ref> Mrs Plenty established a '''Tent of Terror'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sell_a_complete_skeleton_to_Mrs_Plenty|Sell a complete skeleton to Mrs Plenty|Fallen London|}}</ref> and stocked it with spooky scary skeletons from the [[Department of Menace Eradication]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Mrs_Plenty|Mrs Plenty|Fallen London|}}</ref>
Another attraction is a prize-fighting tent<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}} ''"A Goat-demon Prize-fight."''</ref> where a towering [[Goat-Demons|goat-demon]] named '''Yule Lad''' faces challengers in a wrestling ring of honor.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] a goat-demon champion takes on all comers. He's seven feet tall [...] The word 'YULE LAD' has been sheared into his shoulder-fur."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}} ''"You may box or wrestle as you prefer. [...] Welcome [...] to the field of honour"''</ref> So far, no opponent has made it past the first round.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}} ''"A new contender! [...] Perhaps this bold soul will last the first round!"''</ref>
The Carnival also has a menagerie of caged animals<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Queen_of_the_Elephants|The Queen of the Elephants|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] you're wandering through Mrs Plenty's carnival when you catch a glimpse of something through the bars of a cage."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Queen_of_the_Elephants|The Queen of the Elephants|Fallen London|}} ''"A pamphlet from Mrs Plenty's carnival, advertising a particular attraction in the menagerie."''</ref> for audiences to observe.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Queen_of_the_Elephants|The Queen of the Elephants|Fallen London|}} ''""D___d thing," [...] "Sleeps all day and all night. No fun for the punters." [...] The Querulous Elephant comes crashing out, picks up the zookeeper with its trunk, [...] He lands with a plop in a large pile of what can delicately be described as elephant mess."''</ref>
*An iron-framed mirror is said to have been forged from cannonballs from the Crimea, with a backing made from silverware stolen from a church. It has the inscription: ''BE UNDEFEATED''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_iron-framed_mirror|An iron-framed mirror|Fallen London|}} ''"'The frame of this mirror is cast from cannonballs recovered from the Crimea. Looted church silverware was melted to silver the glass.' An inscription in the frame reads: BE UNDEFEATED."''</ref>
===The Feast of the Exceptional Rose===
*A gold-framed mirror is said to have been forged from idols stolen from the '''Pale Tabernacle''', a place of "unearthly delights" spoken of by zailors. The mirror's inscription is unknown.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_gold-framed_mirror|A gold-framed mirror|Fallen London|}} ''"'The gold leaf of this mirror's frame was scraped from idols stolen from the Pale Tabernacle, or so claims...' You don't even read the rest of the label. You're looking at your reflection. Good God, you're gorgeous."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Wolfstack_Docks|What is the Pale Tabernacle?|Fallen London|}} ''"What is the Pale Tabernacle? [...] A tall tale told by zailors. They say it's a place of unearthly delights [...]"''</ref>
<blockquote>''"In honour of the Feast of the Exceptional Rose, Mrs Plenty has set up a pleasure garden of heady delights. These include an 'exotic' roast chestnut stall, and a miserable juggler."''<ref name="perfumed garden">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Perfumed_Pleasure_Garden|The Perfumed Pleasure Garden|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Heart.png|alt=A heart.|thumb|Matters of the heart?]]
To celebrate the [[Feast of the Exceptional Rose]], the Carnival opens a decorative garden<ref name="perfumed garden" /> that includes a lounge,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Enjoy_the_decadence|Enjoy the decadence|Fallen London|}}</ref> dancers,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Join_the_dancers|Join the dancers|Fallen London|}}</ref> a chestnut stall, and a juggler.<ref name="perfumed garden" /> It also serves '''Deviled Hearts''' that taste of fire. Their unique blend of spices can form [[Correspondence]] sigils in a consumer's vision for a split second.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Mr_Hearts%27_Devilled_Hearts|Mr Hearts' Devilled Hearts|Fallen London|}}</ref>
The garden also displays a fake Exceptional Rose,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Exceptional_Rose|The Exceptional Rose|Fallen London|}}</ref> and presents the '''Wheel of Affection''', a miniature replica of the Carnival's Ferris wheel. Each model gondola contains a small token, such as a charming poem, or a dead bat in a box (marvelous!).<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Affection|The Wheel of Affection|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gift_of_Scorn|Gift of Scorn|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*A lapis-framed mirror has decorations supposedly from the [[Second City]], though the mirror itself is recent and apparently scratched with claw marks. It is inscribed: ''LOOK BEHIND YOU''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_lapis-framed_mirror|A lapis-framed mirror|Fallen London|}} ''"'The insets date from the Second City, although the mirror and frame are of recent manufacture. Scratches on the mirror's surface might be claw-marks...' An inscription in the frame reads LOOK BEHIND YOU."''</ref>
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"Well, the fire-eater is quite the show-woman. And those plate-spinners are rather amusing. But look - a monkey! Weren't you supposed to be doing something here? Never mind, it can wait a little longer. This place is most distracting."[1]
Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival is a year-round fair held in London.
Mrs Plenty's Carnival is located between Spite[3] and the Prickfinger Wastes,[4] and is owned and managed by the one and only Mrs Plenty.[5][6] It can be accessed from a path through the Prickfinger Wastes,[7] but the route is surrounded by dangerously sharp crystal formations; a single misstep may lead to a difficult death to recover from.[8] The Carnival's stalls require tickets for admittance,[9] which are purchased with moon-pearls through a machine that dispenses tickets automatically.[10] Tickets may also be bought using souls,[11] and the cashier's tent has thousands stored away from customers.[12]
Since the stuffy rules of polite society are less applicable when fun for all is involved, the Carnival allows Londoners from many disparate social circles to mingle freely.[13] The Carnival is both profitable and full of distracted patrons, so it is also an enticing target for pickpockets and other criminals.[14][15]
The Big Top is the Carnival's main attraction. It boasts a variety of performing animals,[22][23] stunt artists,[24][25] and spectacles like caged tigers.[26] Even the Masters of the Bazaar sometimes visit, indistinguishably cloaked and under heavy guard.[27] Near the Carnival's outskirts are the Sideshows, a haunt of the less societally respectable; this area features various games,[28]weasel fighting pits,[29] further novelty performances,[30][31] and tattoo artists offering outlandish and risqué designs that are popular among zailors.[32][33]
Rubbery Lumps are the Carnival's most popular refreshment, though its version of the dish is not authentic.[34][35] Most of the other delights offered are of the fungal variety: spore-toffee,[36] pink moss-floss, toffee-puffballs.[37]
"At MRS PLENTY'S CARNIVAL, ENJOY a DIVERTING EDUCATIONAL AND THRILLING RIDE into the CHASMIC ABYSMS of SUB-SUBTERRANEAN TROGLODYTRY! SEE the FOSSILS OF the ELDER PAST! ENJOY our PAINSTAKING RECREATION of the HELLS OF ANTIQUITY! (REFUNDS NOT AVAILABLE in case of UNWISE DEATH.)"[38]
"The NOTED PEDAGOGUE Mrs Plenty presents an INFORMATIVE and EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION of ANATOMY and DANCES of ANTIQUITY for DISCERNING GENTLEFOLK. You will BE IMPROVED!"[39]
BENEATH THE NEATH
Beneath the Neath is a partially submerged Ferris wheel that descends into a cavern underground.[40] Passengers are first taken through a recreation of a classical Hades, then through a fire-and-brimstone Hell which may be staffed by actual devils. As the ride dives deeper, mysterious pulsations reverberate that evoke a heartbeat or breathing, and glowing, pony-sized slugs provide the only light. Soon after this interlude, the ride ascends back to the surface.[41]
The Most Educational Anatomy Exhibition is an exhibit staffed by various performers, including Miss Forward,[42]Mr Adoniform, and a tomb-colonist who is really Mr Adoniform wrapped in bandages.[43]Rubbery Men also perform here, but are often heckled by audience members.[44] They also do not approve of this attraction, and sometimes rescue their fellows from the exhibit in daring escapades.[45]
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"The House of Mirrors squats like an ape in a quiet corner of the carnival. Strange mirrors are labelled in a neat, scholarly hand. It is not a popular attraction."[46]
"No reflection! You look closer. Closer still. You stumble, and pitch face-first into the mirror... There is a sort of flickering behind your eyes, and everything seems different."[47]
The House of Mirrors is an unpopular attraction in an ignored part of the Carnival. It contains many labeled mirrors with unique, often dangerous, properties:[48]
Dream's Mirror
Dream's Mirror is decorated with bronze cats and silver lizards. It shows no reflection, but those who peer in far enough gain a new way to view the world - and a free stay at the Royal Bethlehem Hotel.[49]
Heart's Mirror smells of blood and dust. It also shows no reflection, but anyone who gazes in too deeply instantly dies.[50]
The Winged Mirror is made of of dark glass with a frame covered in black feathers. One corner is chipped and missing.[51] This mirror is associated with July of the Calendar Council.[52]
A mahogany-framed mirror is inscribed with beetles and tree-roots. Anyone who studies this mirror is sent to the Mirror-Marches.[53]
Be wary.
A bronze-framed mirror decorated with gargoyles is said to have been carved by a student of Dalou. The mirror's surface was supposedly forged from glim melted in the furnaces of the Brass Embassy. It is inscribed: BE WARY.[54]
An iron-framed mirror is said to have been forged from cannonballs from the Crimea, with a backing made from silverware stolen from a church. It has the inscription: BE UNDEFEATED.[55]
A gold-framed mirror is said to have been forged from idols stolen from the Pale Tabernacle, a place of "unearthly delights" spoken of by zailors. The mirror's inscription is unknown.[56][57]
A lapis-framed mirror has decorations supposedly from the Second City, though the mirror itself is recent and apparently scratched with claw marks. It is inscribed: LOOK BEHIND YOU.[58]
↑Have a chat in the shadow of the wheel, Fallen London"Catch Mrs Plenty when she nips around the side of the wheel for a smoke. [...] 'Gerrofoutofit, you. I've got a bleedin' carnival to run. Go on, sling yer hook.'"
↑Searching the heap of souls, Fallen London"The cashier's tent at Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival houses a vast pile of bottled souls. Thousands upon thousands of them."
↑The Big Top, Fallen London"A place where polite society's rules relax and a costermonger may rub shoulders with a bishop."
↑...an incognito Master?, Fallen London"A hunched figure wrapped in a [...] cloak and cowl [...] A vigilant throng of neddy men menaces anyone coming too close."
↑The Sideshows, Fallen London"The ragged little tents around the edges of the carnival. Throw quoits! Bet on the shell game! Get a tattoo! Have your pocket picked five times in an hour!"
↑Meet some zailors, Fallen London"A gang of zailors is getting this week's tattoos. [...] They're keen to show off their latest decorations [...] a three-headed mermaid on fire."
↑Try the Rubbery Lumps, Fallen London"Now these are the real thing! Little hot gobbets of chewy, invigorating goodness!" (Storylet on Mutton Island, home of the real deal.)
↑Drinks at the Cock and Magpie, Sunless Sea"It's the well water, see [...] Can't make proper Rubbery Lumps without a proper well. [...] We look after the well here. Treat it right. And the Drowned Man looks after us."
↑Go for a ride, Fallen London"The first parts of the ride are decorated as underworlds. First a classical Hades [...] a dispirited-looking Charon without a river and a Tantalus who looks a little too well-fed. There follows a genuinely unsettling Hell decorated with smoky red grease-lamps and brass cages. [...] And are those real devils? [...] Then the ride descends deeper. [...] Even for one used to the Neath's dimness, the darkness is palpable and oppressive. [...] Deeper still. Phosphorescent slugs the size of ponies pulse in the darkness. [...] Almost too low to hear, a deep slow rhythm throbs. The heartbeat of some immense creature or a feature of the air moving in the chasm? You are not entirely sorry when the gondola starts moving upward. [...]"
↑Arrange an escape from the Carnival, Fallen London"Yet another Rubbery loiters at your door. As you pass, it gives you a moist Carnival flier. 'RUBBERY SPECIMEN! BONELESS WRITHING!' Its facefingers tap the paper sadly. [...] Locating the Rubbery Specimen at the Carnival is a simple matter [...] you grab the nearest tentacle and make a hasty get-away."
↑The House of Mirrors, Fallen London"The House of Mirrors squats like an ape in a quiet corner of the carnival. Strange mirrors are labelled in a neat, scholarly hand. It is not a popular attraction."
↑Gaze into Dream's Mirror, Fallen London"The mirror's frame is decorated with bronze cats and silver lizards. [...] No reflection! You look closer. [...] You stumble, and pitch face-first into the mirror... There is a sort of flickering behind your eyes, and everything seems different. [...] You have moved to a new area: A state of some confusion [...]"
↑Gaze into Heart's Mirror, Fallen London"The mirror smells of blood and dust. [...] No reflection! You look closer. Closer still. You stumble, and pitch face-first into the mirror... [...] You are lying on the cold hard ground. [...] You have moved to a new area: a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river [...]"
↑Lost in Reflections, Fallen London"Gaze into the Winged Mirror [...] Dark glass in a frame fringed with glossy black feathers. A single triangular fragment is missing from the top corner."
↑A mahogany-framed mirror, Fallen London"The mirror is burnished to a deep and treacherously sensuous sheen, carved with beetles and the twining roots of trees. [...] Look at your reflection [...] You have moved to a new area: The Mirror-Marches [...]"
↑A bronze-framed mirror, Fallen London"'The cavorting gargoyles round the frame are the work of a student of Dalou; the surface is not glass but glim, clarified in the Embassy furnaces...' An inscription in the frame reads: BE WARY.
↑An iron-framed mirror, Fallen London"'The frame of this mirror is cast from cannonballs recovered from the Crimea. Looted church silverware was melted to silver the glass.' An inscription in the frame reads: BE UNDEFEATED."
↑A gold-framed mirror, Fallen London"'The gold leaf of this mirror's frame was scraped from idols stolen from the Pale Tabernacle, or so claims...' You don't even read the rest of the label. You're looking at your reflection. Good God, you're gorgeous."
↑A lapis-framed mirror, Fallen London"'The insets date from the Second City, although the mirror and frame are of recent manufacture. Scratches on the mirror's surface might be claw-marks...' An inscription in the frame reads LOOK BEHIND YOU."
