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| book text = [An excerpt from the ''Officially Unofficial History of the Circus of the Last Days!'' that documents the last time the circus came to Baldur's Gate.]
| book text = [An excerpt from the ''Officially Unofficial History of the Circus of the Last Days!'' that documents the last time the circus came to Baldur's Gate.]


Dumpy Dumpling was the headline act, as he had been for a decade. His performance was the usual - firework farts, chicken-snapping, and his trademark pie-in-the-  
Dumpy Dumpling was the headline act, as he had been for a decade. His performance was the usual - firework farts, chicken-snapping, and his trademark pie-in-the-  


ear trick. The crowd laughed, and clapped but Dumpy lacked spark - his heart wasn't in it.
ear trick. The crowd laughed, and clapped but Dumpy lacked spark - his heart wasn't in it.
Dumpy called for a volunteer. An unassuming man with reddish-hair and a shy smile volunteered.
Dumpy called for a volunteer. An unassuming man with reddish-hair and a shy smile volunteered.




And then everything changed.
And then everything changed.




The man commanded the stage with the sheer joy of his presence. His one-liners were lightning quick, his comebacks even more so. The crowd were enthralled, myself included, as we laughed till we cried. By the end of the show, I had forgotten I was there to see Dumpy.  
The man commanded the stage with the sheer joy of his presence. His one-liners were lightning quick, his comebacks even more so. The crowd were enthralled, myself included, as we laughed till we cried. By the end of the show, I had forgotten I was there to see Dumpy.  


Lucretious, the circus' ever-charismatic leader is no fool. She saw the star this man would be, even in his rough, unpolished state. She offered him a job then and there. When he bashfully accepted, the crowd erupted in applause. I knew, even then, that I had just witnessed history.
Lucretious, the circus' ever-charismatic leader is no fool. She saw the star this man would be, even in his rough, unpolished state. She offered him a job then and there. When he bashfully accepted, the crowd erupted in applause. I knew, even then, that I had just witnessed history.




For Norris Greenie was the man's name. Or, as he would come to be better known...
For Norris Greenie was the man's name. Or, as he would come to be better known...




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