Carnival Row is the once-informal name for the neighbourhood located on the south bank of the Beorn River in The Burgue. It is characterized by small streets and winding alleys. Formerly human, its inhabitants are now primarily immigrants from war-torn corners of the world, including fae, fauns, trow, and others.
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Officially known as Gloamingside, the neighborhood that would become known as "Carnival Row" is located on the south bank of the Beorn River that divided The Burgue. Carnival Row is characterized by small streets and winding alleys.[1] A raising track runs through much of the neighborhood, with construction still ongoing.[2]
Once a human neighborhood, Carnival Row eventually became the home of many of The Burgue's immigrants from war-torn countries, including faeries, fauns, trow, and other species.[1]
Carnival Row earned its name due to its original roots; before the Second Tirnanese War, faerish immigrants to The Burgue from Tirnanoc came to strength relationships with the human nations. Gloamingside became the center of enchanting sights and sounds, amazing performances and performers from a faerish nations. Its new name, "Carnival Row", was earned because humans saw beautiful acts and heard haunting songs the likes of which they had never seen before. Fae culture was celebrated, not hated. In essence, it was a literal carnival atmosphere that filled its streets.[1]
These first fae were regarded with wonder by the people of The Burgue. It was a kind of renaissance, with the cultural wealth of a previously unknown people laid bare before a fascinated human public, though the carnival atmosphere betrayed a troubling hint of fetishisation that foreshadowed the naked resentment endured by more recent emigres to neighbourhood.
Now, seven years after the end of the war, Carnival Row is an impoverished and crowded neighborhood. The fae immigrants are looked upon as a burden and with scorn, and are the targets of racism from Burguish society. The inhabitants of the Row live as best they can in a city that tolerates their presence at best, and shows naked hatred and violence to them at its worst.[1]
Now, Carnival Row is the neighborhood home of most of the faeries, trow, centaurs, and fauns who reside in The Burgue.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Carnival Row Role-Playing Guide
- ↑ Season 1, Episode 01: Some Dark God Wakes