Character · Book 5, The Butcher's Masquerade

Ringmaster Grimaldi

Redstone Grimaldi, dwarf ringmaster of the Over City's beloved travelling circus, transformed by Scolopendra's cloud into a level-85 Pestiferous Vine filling the centre ring of his own big top — and, through spores and worms, keeping his transformed family alive and obedient. An Elite and a city boss; the love of Signet's life. Carl poisons him, un-poisons him, and talks to him from the inside.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 13 — Elites in the trees
• Chapter 14 — Were-castors
• Chapter 16 — Clint and Holger
• Chapter 25 — Fort Freedom
• Chapter 48 — The Creeping Apocalypse
• Chapter 57 — I Take it All Back
• Chapter 62 — A squirrel with antlers
• Chapter 63 — Enchanted Hammer of Fast Forward
• Chapter 74 — All Eyes on Me

Arc

Alive with Signet, his story mostly done: he freed the circus and she took him with her (ch. 14); Holger tells how she first met him and left the village with him (ch. 16). Planted at an all-tree node, one with the tree (ch. 63); Signet's first regret (ch. 74).