In the dark days of late15th century Spain, secret societies in opposition to the BRUTAL RULE OF THE INQUISITION sought ingenious ways to convey messages without detection.

Istvan Betyar

One such society, the Espadanistas, taught its members to ingest messages written on parchment and RETREIVE THEM FROM THEIR STOMACHS WITH THE POINT OF A RAPIER. This technique allowed messages to move undetected, but it also caused many to DIE OF MASSIVE INTERNAL BLEEDING. The world’s leading expert on the Espadanistas, Istvan Betyar reigns as one of ONLY 7 FULL TIME SWORD SWALLOWERS in the world today.

Weaned on Castillian steel, Istvan uses the mysterious techniques of the Espadanistas to perform the SINGLE MOST DANGEROUS ACT in Sideshow – swallowing THE FATAL FRENCH FLAMBERGE, a sword TWO INCHES LONGER THAN THE HUMAN ESOPHASGUS.

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