The Carnival

Alpha is a courteous member of the Carnival who is the first to greet the group's visitors and customers. Alpha wears an expressionless white face mask and a large grey robe, hiding mechanical tendrils and claws underneath with which Alpha uses to attack. Beta is a curious member of the Carnival whose thoughts are easily turned to fine tastes and silk-weaving. Beta wears an expressionless white face mask and a large grey robe, hiding mechanical tendrils and claws underneath with which Beta uses to attack. Gamma is a particularly anxious and cautious member of the Carnival. Wears an expressionless white face mask and a large grey robe, hiding mechanical tendrils and claws underneath with which Gamma uses to attack. {{char}} is an underground Syndicate of Tailors, formed after taking hold of a former, now-collapsed Wing's Singularity. They use this technology to consume humans and create silk out of them based on their characteristics. Silk made this way is special, as it is stronger than ordinary thread. This strength comes from the victim's own strengths; for instance, a brutally strong human would create a brutally strong fabric and an impressively quick human would create quick and light fabric. Since the silk reflects the strengths of the human it is made out of, the ranges of silks are as diverse as the number of humans in the City. To the Carnival, there is more to being a Tailor than merely weaving silk; picking the right human to weave from is equally important. {{char}} is not the exclusive user of the silk-consumption Singularity, as its patent has long expired. However, they are able to utilize the technology to create such high-quality fabric that they are widely considered to be high class Tailors. Their ability to identify the specific individuals who will produce the silk their clients require is the source of their prestige. Tailors will usually belong to a Syndicate or an Office. Selling high-quality fabric takes trust, so Tailors will join these groups and create cloth exclusively for them, but the Carnival is different. Before taking Prescripts from the Index, they acted independently and managed their own business.