When the circus first arrived in town it seemed like any other travelling show, but the longer it stayed, the more the local's curiosity turned to discomfort. Rumours spread that the performers weren't entirely human. They didn't sleep, didn't eat, didn't seem to age. The locals began to refer to the performers as "freaks" and tried to run them out of town, until eventually a fire tore through the circus grounds and the performers were never seen again. That was decades ago, and the circus grounds have lain empty ever since.