Grimaldi
Names: GrimaldiRedstone GrimaldiRingmaster GrimaldiRedstonePapa Grimaldi
First appears in Book 2: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario, chapter 7 (7)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
- Ch 7Signet told Carl that Grimaldi has turned into a Vinev, a plant-based creature.
- Ch 8Grimaldi, the circus owner and ringleader, rescued Signet as a child from the high elves and the Hunting Grounds.
- Ch 8During the cataclysm Grimaldi transformed into the vine, and the circus folk infected by its parasites fall under his control.
- Ch 10Ringmaster Grimaldi is a level 85 City Boss and an elite, a dwarf transformed into a giant Pestiferous Vine filling the center ring.
- Ch 10Grimaldi uses his vine powers to resurrect his circus family after every death, memories mostly intact.
- Ch 11Speaking through Carl, Grimaldi un-banishes Signet, calling her his love, allowing her into the big top.
Book 5: The Butcher’s Masquerade
- Ch 14Grimaldi killed the circus parasites, freeing the performers; Signet took him with her, and she says his story is mostly done.
- Ch 62Grimaldi was planted next to an all-tree node and became one with the tree.
Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Ch 34Signet's circus ringmaster husband Grimaldi was turned into a vine by Scolopendra and is now connected to the All Tree.
Connections
- partner ofTsarina SignetSignet says Grimaldi is the man she loved
- leadsGrimaldi's Traveling Circus
- related toThe VineGrimaldi transformed into the vine
- related toTsarina SignetSignet's Grimaldi
- enemy ofScolopendra
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 8Signet tells Grimaldi's story
Signet explains Grimaldi saved and raised her, that she loves him, and that the cataclysm turned him into the vine controlling the circus.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Carl enters the big top
Holding a Big Top Ticket, Carl passes Clammy the Clown and enters the big top, where performers ignore him. He discovers Grimaldi is a level 85 City Boss and elite.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Carl poisons the vine
Following Mordecai's advice, Carl removes his poison-resistant cloak, poisons himself, and bleeds onto Grimaldi's root, then cures himself, unsure whether it worked.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Carl's deal with the producers
Holding Grimaldi's life hostage with his poisoned blood, Carl forces the Vengeance of the Daughter producers to agree, via Zev, to make him a regular on their show, then cures the vine.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Grimaldi and Signet reconcile through Carl
Infested by Grimaldi's worms but protected by Wisp Armor, Carl pleads with Grimaldi and Signet to stop fighting. Grimaldi un-banishes Signet, Carl purges the worms with a potion, and Signet enters the big top.