Changes: Barnum

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Barnum is a keen entrepreneur, always with a money-spinning scheme, who makes several appearances during Fable II. He has an unusual vocabulary, which he attributes to his purchase of a thesaurus from Mystical Murgo; he frequently uses ridiculous or made-up words in conversation.

He is first met during your childhood, in which he pays Rose and The Hero of Bowerstone a gold piece to pose for his photography demonstration. The picture can be ruined by making a rude gesture.

Following the death of Rose and Sparrow's subsequent ascension to Hero status, he is encountered in Oakfield, where he purchased the Rookridge bridge and planned to set up a toll. The bridge is destroyed by a gang of bandits, led by Dash, who intend to take over Rookridge. After the bandits are dispatched, he gives the Hero his thesaurus as a reward, and explains that his deeds were revealed to be invalid; this negates the toll scheme, but frees him from the responsibility of rebuilding the bridge.

He is met again in Westcliff for the Westcliff Development quest, in which he seeks a 5,000 gold investment in order to transform the camp into a family-friendly tourist attraction. If the player pays the investment before leaving for the Spire, it will be repaid following their return, plus interest, for a total of 15,000 gold; the region itself will have been turned into a successful tourist trap. During this time, it seems he starts up the picture box business again, and works with Farmer Giles and takes a picture of his son.

Barnum's final appearance is at Bloodstone Manor, where he is shot by Reaver when the latter discovers it will take three months to "developorise" a photograph.

Death

In Fable III, there is a pistol called The Barnumificator. In the description, it mentions that this gun was invented by Barnum but he never lived to see its success. This confirms that Barnum is dead.

Trivia

Barnum is probably named after Phineas Taylor Barnum, a renowned entrepreneur and con artist who ran a famous circus. He also mentions an uncle Phineas in game.
After receiving payment from "The Westcliff Development", Barnum will mention having been to the "Temple of Business and Yodelling". This is a reference to T.O.B.Y
In Barnum's information box, he is listed as an "entreprenator", enjoys the Sock Puppet expression, and dislikes being pointed and laughed at.
In Fable III, Reaver's stalker, Benjamina, claims to have a bloodstained photograph of Reaver. This is most likely the photograph Barnum took of Reaver in Fable II.

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 {{Character Infobox
-|1         = [[Image:Barnum.jpg|250px|Concept art from the Lionhead website]]
+|Image= [[File:Barnum.jpg|250px]]<br>Concept art from the Lionhead website
-|2         = Human
+|Species= Human
-|3         = Male
+|Gender= Male
+|Relatives= Uncle Phineas
-|6         = [[Fable II]]
+|Home=
-|7         = [[Fable II]]
+|First= [[Fable II]] - [[Childhood]]
-|8         = Assumed Dead
+|Last= [[Fable II]] - [[The Hero of Skill]]
-|Relatives = Uncle Phineas
+|Status= Deceased
-|Enemies   = Dash, Reaver
+|Relationships= [[The Hero of Bowerstone]] (Friend/Possible Business Partner)
-}}
+|Enemies= [[Dash]]<br>[[Reaver]]}}
-'''Barnum''' is a keen entrepreneur, always with a money-spinning scheme, who makes several appearances during [[Fable II]]. He has an unusual vocabulary, which he attributes to his purchase of a thesaurus from [[Mystical Murgo]]; he frequently uses ridiculous or made-up words in conversation. Poor dude.
+'''Barnum''' is a keen entrepreneur, always with a money-spinning scheme, who makes several appearances during [[Fable II]]. He has an unusual vocabulary, which he attributes to his purchase of a thesaurus from [[Mystical Murgo]]; he frequently uses ridiculous or made-up words in conversation.
-He is first met during your [[Childhood|childhood]], in which he pays [[Rose]] and [[Sparrow]] a gold piece to pose for his photography demonstration. The picture can be ruined by making a rude gesture.
+He is first met during your [[Childhood|childhood]], in which he pays [[Rose]] and [[Hero of Bowerstone|The Hero of Bowerstone]] a [[Gold|gold piece]] to pose for his photography demonstration. The picture can be ruined by making a rude gesture.
-Following the death of Rose and Sparrow's subsequent ascension to Hero status, he is met in [[Oakfield]], where he purchased the [[Rookridge]] bridge, and planned to set up a toll. The bridge is destroyed by a gang of bandits, led by [[Dash]], who intend to take over Rookridge. After the bandits are dispatched, he gives the player his thesaurus as a reward, and explains that his deeds were revealed to be invalid; negating the toll scheme, but freeing him from the responsibility of rebuilding the bridge.
+Following the death of Rose and Sparrow's subsequent ascension to Hero status, he is encountered in [[Oakfield]], where he purchased the [[Rookridge]] bridge and planned to set up a toll. The bridge is destroyed by a gang of bandits, led by [[Dash]], who intend to take over Rookridge. After the bandits are dispatched, he gives the Hero his thesaurus as a reward, and explains that his deeds were revealed to be invalid; this negates the toll scheme, but frees him from the responsibility of rebuilding the bridge.
-He is met again in [[Westcliff]], where he seeks a 5,000 gold investment in order to transform the camp into a family-friendly tourist attraction. If the player pays the investment before leaving for the [[Spire]], it will be repaid following their return, plus interest, for a total of 15,000 gold; the region itself will have been turned into a successful tourist trap.
+He is met again in [[Westcliff]] for the [[Westcliff Development]] quest, in which he seeks a 5,000 gold investment in order to transform the camp into a family-friendly tourist attraction. If the player pays the investment before leaving for the [[Spire]], it will be repaid following their return, plus interest, for a total of 15,000 gold; the region itself will have been turned into a successful tourist trap. During this time, it seems he starts up the picture box business again, and works with Farmer Giles and takes a picture of his son.
-Barnum's final appearance is in [[Bloodstone Manor]], where he is shot by [[Reaver]] when the latter discovers it will take three months to develop a photograph.
+Barnum's final appearance is at [[Bloodstone Manor]], where he is shot by [[Reaver]] when the latter discovers it will take three months to "developorise" a photograph.
-== Death? ==
+== Death ==
-Although Barnum's shooting is seen by the player upon return to Bloodstone Manor from the [[Shadow Court]], it is possible to collect his repayment for the investment mentioned above once the main quest line is completed, though this is most likely a glitch.
+In [[Fable III]], there is a pistol called [[The Barnumificator]]. In the description, it mentions that this gun was invented by Barnum but he never lived to see its success. This confirms that Barnum is dead.
-After he is shot by Reaver, it is possible to target Barnum, which is not allowed with dead bodies. Also, if you steal something near a dead Barnum,  a symbol  shows that someone is watching you.
 == Trivia ==
+* Barnum is probably named after [[wikipedia:P. T. Barnum|Phineas Taylor Barnum]], a renowned entrepreneur and con artist who ran a famous circus. He also mentions an uncle Phineas in game.
+* After receiving payment from "The Westcliff Development", Barnum will mention having been to the "Temple of Business and Yodelling". This is a reference to [[T.O.B.Y]]
-* Barnum is probably named for [[wikipedia:P. T. Barnum|P.T. Barnum]], a renowned entrepreneur and scam artist who had a famous circus. He also mentions an uncle Phineas in game.
+* In Barnum's information box, he is listed as an "entreprenator", enjoys the Sock Puppet expression, and dislikes being pointed and laughed at.
-* After receiving payment from "The Westcliff Development", Barnum will mention having been to the "Temple of Business and Yodeling". This is a reference to [[T.O.B.Y]]
+* In ''Fable III'', Reaver's stalker, [[Benjamina]], claims to have a bloodstained photograph of Reaver. This is most likely the photograph Barnum took of Reaver in ''Fable II''.
-* It is possible that the shady character who sold Barnum the fake deed to the bridge was the bandit Dash himself.
 [[Category:Fable II Characters]]
-[[Category:Fable II]]