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<blockquote data-quote="tariff" data-source="post: 2850557" data-attributes="member: 18635"><p><strong>THEATER SHOW</strong></p><p>A que has formed outside the Theater, the doors are opened and people begin making their way inside..</p><p>Sparhawk follows the crowd and enters to watch the show..."Mayhap we will find some clues inside" he whispers to Feng</p><p>Poacher sighs as he watches Aldo stomp off "So the <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> is trying to stitch me up like a <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing kipper is he? The <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing bastards. Though you gotta admit it's a top comedy way to kill someone. Kekekeke. Quite funny really."</p><p>Coleridge speaks out loud "Visiting the toymaker may be a good idea, if mrs. sertino is consenting i think i may have another talk tomorrow.. but maybe with Knuckles this time."</p><p>Feng, Rizzit, Sparhawk and Coleridge enter the Theater, find themselves seats, and await for the sow to start..</p><p>Rizzit takes a seat at the front of the Theater, with the children "hi kids, this is exciting" he says. "Have some sweets while we wait, you know I was thinking of seeing the toymaker tomorrow for some toys, you guys know much about him?"</p><p>The kids all look at Rizzit in awe "Guiseppe is the puppet master/toymaker...hes lovely" one of the children says. They then laugh as they throw popcorn at Rizzit. The kobolds long tongue flicks out catching pieces of popcorn in the air.</p><p>Sparhawk takes a seat at the back of the room near the door.</p><p>Coleridge takes a seat amongst the locals and near the organist, he makes general conversation and keeps his ears open for pertinent chat about the murder or any other unusual recent local events.</p><p>Poacher goes off on his extended and increasingly futile search for a brothel. After a while he gets bored, and most of the shops seem to have closed, he decides to head to the Theater.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>THE BOARDING HOUSE</strong></p><p>Limara and Beltain retire for the evening in the boarding house. Both feel strangely affected by what they saw today.</p><p>Both go through their prayer rituals before sleeping.</p><p>Whilst asleep they don’t notice the small doll moving in the corner of their room. They don’t notice as it climbs up n the bed of the sleeping couple, Silver needle glinting in the candlelight.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>ATTACK OF THE PUPPETS</strong></p><p>Meanwhile, back at the Theater, The party watch several acts, Dancers, Musicians. Then the finale..The Puppet Show. A old man ambles on the stage, he introduces himself as </p><p>Guiseppe the Puppet Master. The children cheer excitedly. What follows is a very good puppet show, lots of fun for everyone. At the end Guiseppe calls the children down to the front so they can see his "Star" Puppet "Figlio". At this point the party are completely taken by surprise as they see small puppets appear from under their seats, from behind the organ, under the stage, and from several other areas. Chills sweep their spines. There must be 20+ of them.. Each is a puppet with strings trailing behind on the floor. The light glints off of the vicious little blades and sharp needles they carry. The children, down the front, play with the animated dolls, seemingly completely unaware their parents are being attacked behind them.</p><p>"oh <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />" says Rizzit.</p><p>"You've gotta be <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing kidding!" exclaims Poacher. "Now i know i ain't a critic. But this <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing show is <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />." he screams. The ranger runs for one of the doors out of the theater.</p><p>Sparhawk glances about nervously at the puppets. He also is over-whelmed with fear, he does not understand this. He makes a run for the double doors out of the theater.</p><p>Rizzit is completely frozen with horror in his seat. </p><p>The carrionettes swarm over the audience. The animated dolls attack by throwing small silver needles. </p><p>One scuttles across one of the seats and throws a small silver needle at Sparhawk as the warrior rushes to the door. As the silver needle flies through the air, there appears to be a magical silver cord trailing from it back to the carrionettes hand. The needle misses Sparhawk.</p><p>Feng jumps out of his seat, but he is not quick enough, one of the carrionettes hits Feng with one of his silver darts. The barbarian slumps unconscious in his seat.</p><p>Carrionettes on the stage throw silver needles at the terrified audience.</p><p>Guiseppe, the puppet master and Figlio, his star puppet, make a hasty exit from the back of the stage.</p><p>Another silver needle is thrown at Sparhawk as the warrior runs to the doors, this one hits him in the leg, and he falls to the floor unconscious.</p><p>Coleridge is physically sick at the sight, he also stumbles to the door.</p><p>Rizzit is hit by a silver needle as he sits in his motionless in his chair..a magical silver cord trails back from the needle in Rizzit's chest to the carrionette on the stage.</p><p>Before he slips into unconsciousness the Kobold see’s a carrionette climb onto Feng and stab a silver needle into his barbarian friends neck.</p><p>Coleridge moves as fast as he can, he avoids one needle as he gets to the unconscious Sparhawk, who is lying at the Theater entrance, the bard makes a move to outside when another needle hits him in the back. The bard slumps to the floor next to Sparhawk.</p><p>Poacher is hit by a needle as he opens the other door out of the theater, the ranger manages to overcome the numb feeling and take a step further, but then he is hit again. He falls to the floor. As Poacher slips into unconsciousness he sees a carrionette approach him, silver needle in hand...the carrionette jumps on the ranger and plunges the needle into the back of his neck.</p><p>The party lie unconscious on the floor.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>THE PARTY AWAKE</strong></p><p>The party awake to find themselves in round, metal cages, suspended from the ceiling by a massive brass chain. Their first movements make the cages sway slightly. Carefully peering out, the sight that greets thier eyes chills them to the bone. They see a giant sized doppelgangers of themselves, fully 30 feet tall!!!. The room must be 40 feet at the ceiling, where their cages hang. One of the doppelganger giants gives you a cold, malicious glance as it walks out of the door, with the others..</p><p></p><p>As they depart, your perceptions correct themselves. You feel as though you are looking at an inverted, flat, line drawing of a three dimensional object. Your doppelganger body was normal size---its You who have shrunk!. Then, a glance at your body reveals an even more horrifying fact; you are inhabiting the body of a doll!</p><p></p><p>"This is not turning into a good day" says Rizzit, looking at his dog features "Anyone got any ideas?"</p><p>Sparhawk speaks, he looks like a wooden policeman "It seemeth to me , when we do get our bodies back, we will be held accountable for anything they have done in our stead"</p><p>Coleridge paces around his cage and gazes out taking everything in “I have a feeling you are probably right Spar, and there seems little we can do at present to prevent things from happening”</p><p>Sparhawk nods "We can hope someone realizes Poacher is unusually polite and thus thinks something is afoot…I doubt an imposter will be as foul mouthed as our companion here"</p><p>Coleridge taps himself to see what he is made of. Wood and String he deduces.</p><p>“If we could find a way to get these cages open we could probably fall to the floor without fear of harm in this form or use our strings to lower ourselves, for all the good it would do us” he says.</p><p>Sparhawk grabs the bars of his cage in an attempt to bend them open; he is successful and bends the bars sufficiently to create an opening. About 4 foot below is a table.</p><p>Coleridge attempts his bars but cannot summon the strength to shift them. “Nice one Spar” huffs Coleridge “But it seems even as a puppet my strength is no equal for yours”</p><p>"How do you casters fair....are you still with spells in this form?" Sparhawk inquires</p><p>“I cannot seem to vocalize properly in this form to instill my music with magic…. probably has something to do with the lack of vocal cords” replies Coleridge.</p><p>Rizzit nods "I feel unable to tap into my magical powers"</p><p>“I don’t know who is to blame, but Puppet or No, He's in a world of hurt!” grunts Feng as he fails to bend the bars on his cage.</p><p>Limara looks around her a while before commenting "it seems that i have lost my spells too...what the hells happened to us?" Limara catches a reflection of part of her face on the metal cage she’s examining "..and it looks like I’ve lost the ability to put my make up on too" She grabs the bars of her cage and pulls with all her might. She manages to bend the bars.</p><p>Poacher sits sullenly in his puppet form for a while. Then he suddenly stands up and pulls out the waistband of his puppet pants. The toyificated ranger lets out a shriek of anguish. "OH MY <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ING GOD THEY'VE TAKEN MY <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />!!"</p><p>Limara sticks her head through the gap and looks down at the drop.." do you reckon i can drop to the table from here ?" she asks no one in particular. She turns to Poacher "..i would worry more about having no <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> if i were you..."</p><p>Poacher growls "Right this takes the <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing biscuit. Those <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing Mattel, toys R us bastards are gonna <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing pay. I am seriously gonna Kaplunk those <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />s. I mean i'm gonna feed the bastards to hungry <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing hippo's."</p><p>Limara nods "yup, i think my justice and your revenge are roughly the same outcome for these , these... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ers...."</p><p>"Have you tried bending your cage bars yet Poacher ?" asks Limara. Poacher grabs hold of the bars…He struggles pathetically but the bars fail to budge.</p><p>"What a load of rubbish." Says the ranger/ puppet hybrid in a worryingly "Mr Punch" manner.</p><p>"ohhh dearrr" replies Limara automatically.</p><p>Beltain remains quiet in his cage. He also attempts to bend the bars on his cage but fails, he slumps to the floor..looking completely bewildered.</p><p>Rizzit says to Sparhawk "You should be able to drop down Spar, not like we can bruise is it, and gravity wont treat us so badly"</p><p>Sparawk squeezes thru the opening in the bars, and lowers himself so he is dangling beneath his cage, then drops to the table below.</p><p>Rizzit calls down "need to find the keys then get something to put on the table to climb up onto"</p><p>Rizzit suddenly has an idea. He starts swinging his cage, attempting to bash into Poacher’s cage. "Gonna smash you good Mr Punch" he laughs. It bashes into Poachers cage..as it hits, the clasp at the top of the cage, holding it onto its supporting chain, breaks...Rizzits cage crashes onto the table below. Rizzit takes no damage from the fall, and the cage has broken open. </p><p>Sparhawk stands up "Ello Ello Ello" he then shakes his head wondering where that came from.</p><p>"Thats the way you do it" says Rizzit, climbing out of the broken cage.</p><p>Coleridge makes wild hand gestures trying to indicate he will attempt the same as Rizzit... he then recalls he is able to speak and calls down "look out below i'm going to attempt swinging my cage like Rizzit.”</p><p>Coleridge swings his cage from side to side, building up momentum....The clasp at the top breaks and the cage falls crashing down to the table below..</p><p>The cage breaks open on the table..Coleridge takes (1) damage from the fall. Coleridge climbs free from the wrecked cage onto the tabletop.</p><p>“It seemeth to be raining puppets" comments Sparhawk.</p><p> Poacher looks to the two cages that have fallen. He then glances to the door where is body has just left. "Those bastards are getting away with my <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />."</p><p>Poacher's face takes on a steely, yet still very ugly determination. He swings the cage too and fro, hoping to break the catch.</p><p>Feng also suddenly catches on..he starts swinging his cage.</p><p>Both crash down onto the table below. Poacher takes (7) damage from the fall and Feng takes (2).</p><p>On the table is glue, string, and various puppet parts. They seem to be in a Toyshop.</p><p>The party take in their surroundings.</p><p>"Perhaps we can use it to heal, instead of a cure light wounds?" says Poacher, looking at the stuff on the table.</p><p>Rizzit looks over at Poacher "Wow this puppet thing has done you good Poacher, that was actually a good idea"</p><p>"<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> off you idiot. It was a <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing joke. I was going to go on to add that at least then we'll have a healing option. Coz our <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing clerics are crap. Kekekeke."</p><p>Rizzit chuckles</p><p>Rizzit says "Well I think 'repairing' ourselves could be an option, carve yourself a <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> as well"</p><p>"Hey.. good idea.” Replies Poacher “I could carve myself a huge throbbing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />... Limara could drill herself a minge... Hold on.. i don't think there's a Drill bit wide enough here... You'd need a mining drill or something.. Kekeke"</p><p>Rizzit ties some of the string around a hammer on the table. He ties one end around his waist and the party lowers him to the floor.</p><p>As Rizzit begins to move across the Floor of the toyshop he hears a noise. Out of one of the cabinets comes a Spinning Top, spinning angrily toward Rizzit.</p><p>“Getting killed by a childs toy is gonna suck” he says.</p><p>Coleridge executes a little pirouette and retrieves a glue pot from the table. He smiles woodenly (he has little choice at the moment) and attempts to throw the pot at the spinning top. The small pot of glue arcs high in the air and hits the Spinning Top, exploding on impact. Glue pours over the top.</p><p>Coleridge clasps his hands together expansively and bows</p><p>"Great. Now we have a sticky monster." Comments Poacher.</p><p>Rizzit watches the Spinning Top still advance toward him “Now I can get stuck to it as well as bashed"</p><p>Coleridge place his hands on his belly and then shakes them up and down in a fashion meant to simulate someone laughing at something humorous.</p><p>Feng clasps his head in his hands and rocks gently whilst standing... suddenly he stops. “Has anyone seen any o' them shivs or needles that them lil' bastards attacked us with? I guess we'll need 'em if we are to get back into our own bodies again.</p><p>Rizzit runs under the table, away from the Spinning Top, under the table are several boxes that he has to negotiate.</p><p>Sparhawk attempts to push the chisel that lies on the table, to the edge of the table. "Mayhap we can drop things onto it when it gets closer to us"</p><p>Feng and Poacher begin climbing down the string to the floor below.</p><p>Poacher says "In the absence of a needle i guess I’m gonna try and grapple the <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing spinning top. Unless one of you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ers can find some weapons."</p><p>Feng makes an esoteric gesture to the Spinning Top, marred only by the lack of a middle digit.</p><p>The Spinning Top stops spinning.. The glue hardening. It topples over, lying still.</p><p>Limara looks through the book on the table. It contains schematics for various puppets.</p><p>Limara looks puzzled, "weird dream" she mumbles.</p><p>Beltain suddenly comes to his senses in the cage. He looks down below and see’s his comrades. He begins to swing the cage. Sure enough the clasp breaks and he falls to the table below. His cage breaking open on impact.</p><p>"Am i dreaming?..." Limara blinks and mutters "wake up, wake up" to herself as she see’s the puppet Beltain emerge from his cage.</p><p>Limara becomes more alarmed by the second. It is starting to dawn on her that she IS conscious and for some unknown reason she IS actually a puppet, or at least trapped in a puppet. "Think, think... you went to bed and fell asleep with Beltain...Then you wake in a cage inside a very ugly marionette doll..." she muses to herself, running through events as logically as her somewhat simpler mind will allow " ...must have been attacked in my sleep...how long has past? The rest of the group, how did they get here? they went out..." She shouts to the party "What the hell happened when you lot went out last night?...Me n Bel have been bought here from our bed, how did you lot get here, what’s going on?"</p><p>Rizzit replies "We got attacked in the theatre by puppets and knocked unconscious, then woke up here like you did"</p><p>"What the fu..pardon me, please go on. Puppets? Tell me more...." says Limara.</p><p>"That’s all there is to tell" replies the dog puppet that is Rizzit. He continues “We need to find a way to get ourselves back into our own bodies, I dread to think what the puppet master is having us do in town or what harm is befalling our bodies"</p><p>Limara continues to ask questions “Who or what was in charge of the puppets?..who is the puppet master"</p><p>Coleridge begins to gesture at Limara then shakes his head and begins to talk instead</p><p>”The puppet master and the toy maker are one in the same.. guiseppe, gepetto or summat like that... there was just him at the theater the other person Rizzit referred to was his "special" puppet”.</p><p>Beltain wanders around the tabletop trying to orient himself and examining each of the items. He turns all the pages in the book hoping to see a scrap of additional paper that may give him a clue as to his plight. He even goes as far as to look down the books spine...</p><p>Poacher speaks "Ok. Our first <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing priority is to find some of those needle weapons. Come on you bunch of numbskulls... Lets get searching before a <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing animated axe leaps off the <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing walls and starts to chop us up. " Briefly Poacher looks down at his body and notices something. "Oh <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing hell. I've got <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing woodworm. Bastards!"</p><p>Poacher grabs on of the tins on the floor and pushes it over to a cupboard. He then gets on the tin and reaches for the handle and tries to open the cupboard to look in side. "Pick an area and get <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing searching." he shouts to the others. "Why to i keep getting the <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing urge to feed sausages to a <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing crocodile?" he mutters to himself. Poacher manages to open the cabinet he is near. It contains paper, cardboard, paintbrushes, screws, wooden pegs, tarpaper, and whetstone.</p><p>Rizzit pushes a box over to a set of shelves and starts hunting around on them for anything he can use as a weapon. Rizzit searches the shelves, he finds: Fine cuts of various woods, jars of paint, scraps of cloth, bars of soap, lumps of clay, pieces of chalk, balls of string, and various puppet parts. Also on this shelf Rizzit finds 8 small knives...these look similar to the ones the carrionettes were carrying.</p><p>Coleridge moves over and searches the shelves nearer the door for anything of use. He finds a small key, it looks like it would open the cages the party were originally trapped in.</p><p>"Good work Rizzit.” Says Poacher “Hand the <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing weapons out and lets go kick arse. I reckon there will be some <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ing magical device or monster that facilitates the swapping of our bodies and we won't be able to go back till it or him are dead."</p><p>Coleridge with the shelf area near the door searched moves over to an area as yet unsearched and again begins to thoroughly search.</p><p>Sparhawk speaks "I have but one concern neighbours, we must not mortally injure our own bodies lest we be stuck in these wooden shells fore'er"</p><p>“Only one concern? Mine are enough to fill a book, however we must find a way to protect ourselves and, if possible, repair any damage we may suffer.”</p><p>Beltain looks around on the table to see if any of the items or the wrecked cages might be of use. He then examines his damage. By using string and glue, and consulting the book on the table, Beltain recons damage could be healed to their doll bodies.</p><p>Beltain then breaks apart one of the cages and begins to make a makeshift grappling hook.</p><p>Sparhawk speaks out loud "We will also need to start looking for a way of escaping this place neighbours, we do not know how long we will be left alone, nay we do not even know if we are still within the town"</p><p>Rizzit hands out the small straight Razors to everyone, everyone except Beltain who is still on the table.</p><p>Feng Smiles woodenly</p><p>Limara descends from the table, whilst Beltain is working away making the grappling hook.. Limara goes to check out a Dolls House in the shop window, she walks past the front door to the shop. Its handle is out of reach and it appears to have a lock.</p><p>Feng & Sparhawk proceed to different Cabinets to search them. </p><p>Just before she enters the Dolls House a Dart flies toward Limara from the cabinet Sparhawk is approaching. The dart misses her and embeds in the side of the dolls house.</p><p>Just then Sparhawk notices a Teddy Bear moving in the cabinet in front of him...Also a Kite on the wall seems to be moving. Feng notices a ball on the shelf infront of him, roll out toward him.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tariff/puppetattack.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tariff, post: 2850557, member: 18635"] [B]THEATER SHOW[/B] A que has formed outside the Theater, the doors are opened and people begin making their way inside.. Sparhawk follows the crowd and enters to watch the show..."Mayhap we will find some clues inside" he whispers to Feng Poacher sighs as he watches Aldo stomp off "So the :):):):)ing :):):):) is trying to stitch me up like a :):):):)ing kipper is he? The :):):):)ing bastards. Though you gotta admit it's a top comedy way to kill someone. Kekekeke. Quite funny really." Coleridge speaks out loud "Visiting the toymaker may be a good idea, if mrs. sertino is consenting i think i may have another talk tomorrow.. but maybe with Knuckles this time." Feng, Rizzit, Sparhawk and Coleridge enter the Theater, find themselves seats, and await for the sow to start.. Rizzit takes a seat at the front of the Theater, with the children "hi kids, this is exciting" he says. "Have some sweets while we wait, you know I was thinking of seeing the toymaker tomorrow for some toys, you guys know much about him?" The kids all look at Rizzit in awe "Guiseppe is the puppet master/toymaker...hes lovely" one of the children says. They then laugh as they throw popcorn at Rizzit. The kobolds long tongue flicks out catching pieces of popcorn in the air. Sparhawk takes a seat at the back of the room near the door. Coleridge takes a seat amongst the locals and near the organist, he makes general conversation and keeps his ears open for pertinent chat about the murder or any other unusual recent local events. Poacher goes off on his extended and increasingly futile search for a brothel. After a while he gets bored, and most of the shops seem to have closed, he decides to head to the Theater. [B]THE BOARDING HOUSE[/B] Limara and Beltain retire for the evening in the boarding house. Both feel strangely affected by what they saw today. Both go through their prayer rituals before sleeping. Whilst asleep they don’t notice the small doll moving in the corner of their room. They don’t notice as it climbs up n the bed of the sleeping couple, Silver needle glinting in the candlelight. [B]ATTACK OF THE PUPPETS[/B] Meanwhile, back at the Theater, The party watch several acts, Dancers, Musicians. Then the finale..The Puppet Show. A old man ambles on the stage, he introduces himself as Guiseppe the Puppet Master. The children cheer excitedly. What follows is a very good puppet show, lots of fun for everyone. At the end Guiseppe calls the children down to the front so they can see his "Star" Puppet "Figlio". At this point the party are completely taken by surprise as they see small puppets appear from under their seats, from behind the organ, under the stage, and from several other areas. Chills sweep their spines. There must be 20+ of them.. Each is a puppet with strings trailing behind on the floor. The light glints off of the vicious little blades and sharp needles they carry. The children, down the front, play with the animated dolls, seemingly completely unaware their parents are being attacked behind them. "oh :):):):)" says Rizzit. "You've gotta be :):):):)ing kidding!" exclaims Poacher. "Now i know i ain't a critic. But this :):):):)ing show is :):):):)ing :):):):)." he screams. The ranger runs for one of the doors out of the theater. Sparhawk glances about nervously at the puppets. He also is over-whelmed with fear, he does not understand this. He makes a run for the double doors out of the theater. Rizzit is completely frozen with horror in his seat. The carrionettes swarm over the audience. The animated dolls attack by throwing small silver needles. One scuttles across one of the seats and throws a small silver needle at Sparhawk as the warrior rushes to the door. As the silver needle flies through the air, there appears to be a magical silver cord trailing from it back to the carrionettes hand. The needle misses Sparhawk. Feng jumps out of his seat, but he is not quick enough, one of the carrionettes hits Feng with one of his silver darts. The barbarian slumps unconscious in his seat. Carrionettes on the stage throw silver needles at the terrified audience. Guiseppe, the puppet master and Figlio, his star puppet, make a hasty exit from the back of the stage. Another silver needle is thrown at Sparhawk as the warrior runs to the doors, this one hits him in the leg, and he falls to the floor unconscious. Coleridge is physically sick at the sight, he also stumbles to the door. Rizzit is hit by a silver needle as he sits in his motionless in his chair..a magical silver cord trails back from the needle in Rizzit's chest to the carrionette on the stage. Before he slips into unconsciousness the Kobold see’s a carrionette climb onto Feng and stab a silver needle into his barbarian friends neck. Coleridge moves as fast as he can, he avoids one needle as he gets to the unconscious Sparhawk, who is lying at the Theater entrance, the bard makes a move to outside when another needle hits him in the back. The bard slumps to the floor next to Sparhawk. Poacher is hit by a needle as he opens the other door out of the theater, the ranger manages to overcome the numb feeling and take a step further, but then he is hit again. He falls to the floor. As Poacher slips into unconsciousness he sees a carrionette approach him, silver needle in hand...the carrionette jumps on the ranger and plunges the needle into the back of his neck. The party lie unconscious on the floor. [B]THE PARTY AWAKE[/B] The party awake to find themselves in round, metal cages, suspended from the ceiling by a massive brass chain. Their first movements make the cages sway slightly. Carefully peering out, the sight that greets thier eyes chills them to the bone. They see a giant sized doppelgangers of themselves, fully 30 feet tall!!!. The room must be 40 feet at the ceiling, where their cages hang. One of the doppelganger giants gives you a cold, malicious glance as it walks out of the door, with the others.. As they depart, your perceptions correct themselves. You feel as though you are looking at an inverted, flat, line drawing of a three dimensional object. Your doppelganger body was normal size---its You who have shrunk!. Then, a glance at your body reveals an even more horrifying fact; you are inhabiting the body of a doll! "This is not turning into a good day" says Rizzit, looking at his dog features "Anyone got any ideas?" Sparhawk speaks, he looks like a wooden policeman "It seemeth to me , when we do get our bodies back, we will be held accountable for anything they have done in our stead" Coleridge paces around his cage and gazes out taking everything in “I have a feeling you are probably right Spar, and there seems little we can do at present to prevent things from happening” Sparhawk nods "We can hope someone realizes Poacher is unusually polite and thus thinks something is afoot…I doubt an imposter will be as foul mouthed as our companion here" Coleridge taps himself to see what he is made of. Wood and String he deduces. “If we could find a way to get these cages open we could probably fall to the floor without fear of harm in this form or use our strings to lower ourselves, for all the good it would do us” he says. Sparhawk grabs the bars of his cage in an attempt to bend them open; he is successful and bends the bars sufficiently to create an opening. About 4 foot below is a table. Coleridge attempts his bars but cannot summon the strength to shift them. “Nice one Spar” huffs Coleridge “But it seems even as a puppet my strength is no equal for yours” "How do you casters fair....are you still with spells in this form?" Sparhawk inquires “I cannot seem to vocalize properly in this form to instill my music with magic…. probably has something to do with the lack of vocal cords” replies Coleridge. Rizzit nods "I feel unable to tap into my magical powers" “I don’t know who is to blame, but Puppet or No, He's in a world of hurt!” grunts Feng as he fails to bend the bars on his cage. Limara looks around her a while before commenting "it seems that i have lost my spells too...what the hells happened to us?" Limara catches a reflection of part of her face on the metal cage she’s examining "..and it looks like I’ve lost the ability to put my make up on too" She grabs the bars of her cage and pulls with all her might. She manages to bend the bars. Poacher sits sullenly in his puppet form for a while. Then he suddenly stands up and pulls out the waistband of his puppet pants. The toyificated ranger lets out a shriek of anguish. "OH MY :):):):)ING GOD THEY'VE TAKEN MY :):):):)!!" Limara sticks her head through the gap and looks down at the drop.." do you reckon i can drop to the table from here ?" she asks no one in particular. She turns to Poacher "..i would worry more about having no :):):):):):):):) if i were you..." Poacher growls "Right this takes the :):):):)ing biscuit. Those :):):):)ing Mattel, toys R us bastards are gonna :):):):)ing pay. I am seriously gonna Kaplunk those :):):):)s. I mean i'm gonna feed the bastards to hungry :):):):)ing hippo's." Limara nods "yup, i think my justice and your revenge are roughly the same outcome for these , these... :):):):)ers...." "Have you tried bending your cage bars yet Poacher ?" asks Limara. Poacher grabs hold of the bars…He struggles pathetically but the bars fail to budge. "What a load of rubbish." Says the ranger/ puppet hybrid in a worryingly "Mr Punch" manner. "ohhh dearrr" replies Limara automatically. Beltain remains quiet in his cage. He also attempts to bend the bars on his cage but fails, he slumps to the floor..looking completely bewildered. Rizzit says to Sparhawk "You should be able to drop down Spar, not like we can bruise is it, and gravity wont treat us so badly" Sparawk squeezes thru the opening in the bars, and lowers himself so he is dangling beneath his cage, then drops to the table below. Rizzit calls down "need to find the keys then get something to put on the table to climb up onto" Rizzit suddenly has an idea. He starts swinging his cage, attempting to bash into Poacher’s cage. "Gonna smash you good Mr Punch" he laughs. It bashes into Poachers cage..as it hits, the clasp at the top of the cage, holding it onto its supporting chain, breaks...Rizzits cage crashes onto the table below. Rizzit takes no damage from the fall, and the cage has broken open. Sparhawk stands up "Ello Ello Ello" he then shakes his head wondering where that came from. "Thats the way you do it" says Rizzit, climbing out of the broken cage. Coleridge makes wild hand gestures trying to indicate he will attempt the same as Rizzit... he then recalls he is able to speak and calls down "look out below i'm going to attempt swinging my cage like Rizzit.” Coleridge swings his cage from side to side, building up momentum....The clasp at the top breaks and the cage falls crashing down to the table below.. The cage breaks open on the table..Coleridge takes (1) damage from the fall. Coleridge climbs free from the wrecked cage onto the tabletop. “It seemeth to be raining puppets" comments Sparhawk. Poacher looks to the two cages that have fallen. He then glances to the door where is body has just left. "Those bastards are getting away with my :):):):)ing :):):):)." Poacher's face takes on a steely, yet still very ugly determination. He swings the cage too and fro, hoping to break the catch. Feng also suddenly catches on..he starts swinging his cage. Both crash down onto the table below. Poacher takes (7) damage from the fall and Feng takes (2). On the table is glue, string, and various puppet parts. They seem to be in a Toyshop. The party take in their surroundings. "Perhaps we can use it to heal, instead of a cure light wounds?" says Poacher, looking at the stuff on the table. Rizzit looks over at Poacher "Wow this puppet thing has done you good Poacher, that was actually a good idea" ":):):):) off you idiot. It was a :):):):)ing joke. I was going to go on to add that at least then we'll have a healing option. Coz our :):):):)ing clerics are crap. Kekekeke." Rizzit chuckles Rizzit says "Well I think 'repairing' ourselves could be an option, carve yourself a :):):):) as well" "Hey.. good idea.” Replies Poacher “I could carve myself a huge throbbing :):):):)... Limara could drill herself a minge... Hold on.. i don't think there's a Drill bit wide enough here... You'd need a mining drill or something.. Kekeke" Rizzit ties some of the string around a hammer on the table. He ties one end around his waist and the party lowers him to the floor. As Rizzit begins to move across the Floor of the toyshop he hears a noise. Out of one of the cabinets comes a Spinning Top, spinning angrily toward Rizzit. “Getting killed by a childs toy is gonna suck” he says. Coleridge executes a little pirouette and retrieves a glue pot from the table. He smiles woodenly (he has little choice at the moment) and attempts to throw the pot at the spinning top. The small pot of glue arcs high in the air and hits the Spinning Top, exploding on impact. Glue pours over the top. Coleridge clasps his hands together expansively and bows "Great. Now we have a sticky monster." Comments Poacher. Rizzit watches the Spinning Top still advance toward him “Now I can get stuck to it as well as bashed" Coleridge place his hands on his belly and then shakes them up and down in a fashion meant to simulate someone laughing at something humorous. Feng clasps his head in his hands and rocks gently whilst standing... suddenly he stops. “Has anyone seen any o' them shivs or needles that them lil' bastards attacked us with? I guess we'll need 'em if we are to get back into our own bodies again. Rizzit runs under the table, away from the Spinning Top, under the table are several boxes that he has to negotiate. Sparhawk attempts to push the chisel that lies on the table, to the edge of the table. "Mayhap we can drop things onto it when it gets closer to us" Feng and Poacher begin climbing down the string to the floor below. Poacher says "In the absence of a needle i guess I’m gonna try and grapple the :):):):)ing spinning top. Unless one of you :):):):)ers can find some weapons." Feng makes an esoteric gesture to the Spinning Top, marred only by the lack of a middle digit. The Spinning Top stops spinning.. The glue hardening. It topples over, lying still. Limara looks through the book on the table. It contains schematics for various puppets. Limara looks puzzled, "weird dream" she mumbles. Beltain suddenly comes to his senses in the cage. He looks down below and see’s his comrades. He begins to swing the cage. Sure enough the clasp breaks and he falls to the table below. His cage breaking open on impact. "Am i dreaming?..." Limara blinks and mutters "wake up, wake up" to herself as she see’s the puppet Beltain emerge from his cage. Limara becomes more alarmed by the second. It is starting to dawn on her that she IS conscious and for some unknown reason she IS actually a puppet, or at least trapped in a puppet. "Think, think... you went to bed and fell asleep with Beltain...Then you wake in a cage inside a very ugly marionette doll..." she muses to herself, running through events as logically as her somewhat simpler mind will allow " ...must have been attacked in my sleep...how long has past? The rest of the group, how did they get here? they went out..." She shouts to the party "What the hell happened when you lot went out last night?...Me n Bel have been bought here from our bed, how did you lot get here, what’s going on?" Rizzit replies "We got attacked in the theatre by puppets and knocked unconscious, then woke up here like you did" "What the fu..pardon me, please go on. Puppets? Tell me more...." says Limara. "That’s all there is to tell" replies the dog puppet that is Rizzit. He continues “We need to find a way to get ourselves back into our own bodies, I dread to think what the puppet master is having us do in town or what harm is befalling our bodies" Limara continues to ask questions “Who or what was in charge of the puppets?..who is the puppet master" Coleridge begins to gesture at Limara then shakes his head and begins to talk instead ”The puppet master and the toy maker are one in the same.. guiseppe, gepetto or summat like that... there was just him at the theater the other person Rizzit referred to was his "special" puppet”. Beltain wanders around the tabletop trying to orient himself and examining each of the items. He turns all the pages in the book hoping to see a scrap of additional paper that may give him a clue as to his plight. He even goes as far as to look down the books spine... Poacher speaks "Ok. Our first :):):):)ing priority is to find some of those needle weapons. Come on you bunch of numbskulls... Lets get searching before a :):):):)ing animated axe leaps off the :):):):)ing walls and starts to chop us up. " Briefly Poacher looks down at his body and notices something. "Oh :):):):)ing hell. I've got :):):):)ing woodworm. Bastards!" Poacher grabs on of the tins on the floor and pushes it over to a cupboard. He then gets on the tin and reaches for the handle and tries to open the cupboard to look in side. "Pick an area and get :):):):)ing searching." he shouts to the others. "Why to i keep getting the :):):):)ing urge to feed sausages to a :):):):)ing crocodile?" he mutters to himself. Poacher manages to open the cabinet he is near. It contains paper, cardboard, paintbrushes, screws, wooden pegs, tarpaper, and whetstone. Rizzit pushes a box over to a set of shelves and starts hunting around on them for anything he can use as a weapon. Rizzit searches the shelves, he finds: Fine cuts of various woods, jars of paint, scraps of cloth, bars of soap, lumps of clay, pieces of chalk, balls of string, and various puppet parts. Also on this shelf Rizzit finds 8 small knives...these look similar to the ones the carrionettes were carrying. Coleridge moves over and searches the shelves nearer the door for anything of use. He finds a small key, it looks like it would open the cages the party were originally trapped in. "Good work Rizzit.” Says Poacher “Hand the :):):):)ing weapons out and lets go kick arse. I reckon there will be some :):):):)ing magical device or monster that facilitates the swapping of our bodies and we won't be able to go back till it or him are dead." Coleridge with the shelf area near the door searched moves over to an area as yet unsearched and again begins to thoroughly search. Sparhawk speaks "I have but one concern neighbours, we must not mortally injure our own bodies lest we be stuck in these wooden shells fore'er" “Only one concern? Mine are enough to fill a book, however we must find a way to protect ourselves and, if possible, repair any damage we may suffer.” Beltain looks around on the table to see if any of the items or the wrecked cages might be of use. He then examines his damage. By using string and glue, and consulting the book on the table, Beltain recons damage could be healed to their doll bodies. Beltain then breaks apart one of the cages and begins to make a makeshift grappling hook. Sparhawk speaks out loud "We will also need to start looking for a way of escaping this place neighbours, we do not know how long we will be left alone, nay we do not even know if we are still within the town" Rizzit hands out the small straight Razors to everyone, everyone except Beltain who is still on the table. Feng Smiles woodenly Limara descends from the table, whilst Beltain is working away making the grappling hook.. Limara goes to check out a Dolls House in the shop window, she walks past the front door to the shop. Its handle is out of reach and it appears to have a lock. Feng & Sparhawk proceed to different Cabinets to search them. Just before she enters the Dolls House a Dart flies toward Limara from the cabinet Sparhawk is approaching. The dart misses her and embeds in the side of the dolls house. Just then Sparhawk notices a Teddy Bear moving in the cabinet in front of him...Also a Kite on the wall seems to be moving. Feng notices a ball on the shelf infront of him, roll out toward him. [IMG]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tariff/puppetattack.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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