The year is 1871 in a past that never was, and France is caught between two great empires. On the West, the British empire, with territory on both sides of the Atlantic; on the East, the Moors, ruling the Mediterranean with a steady trade of marvels from China and India. France, with warring powers on either side preventing their famous revolutions, has instead become a center of science and culture, with more fantastic ideas drifting from its salons and opium dens each passing year.
At the center of this world of wonders is Cirque de la Vapeur - the Steam Circus, a ragtag collection of women and men traveling the known world displaying all the mysteries of science and magic. Come see a miniature elephant shrunk down by a strange device, have your fortune told, see acrobats dance through the air and magicians pull all manner of strange things out of hats... Step right up, ladies and gentleman, the show's about to begin.
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