Deborah the Dollmaker/Making A Doll

The following is a book written by Deborah the Dollmaker about her process of creating her dolls. These favoured toys became her trademark, and many of them continue to outlive her to this day.

Foreward
Killing is such a waste of life. I detest Necromancy, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth to think of casting, though I can't quite explain why. It is because of these two, I have found a new way to create my servants, as requested by my mentor.

I never did have many dolls growing up. Daddy never let me keep them. Daddy didn't want me to play with dolls. But I'm all grown up now, and Daddy has no control over me anymore. I can do what I want, and I believe nobody is too old to play with dolls. But first, I need to make them.

Mentor gave me some masks. Zarosian, she says, of the old Empire Lord Sliske once served. And I got to work, slaving over these. Obsessively. Replicating, making them fit my needs. These first masks were primitive, and only really made for guards and cleaners. They didn't compare to Lord Sliske's. But they would work, for the backlogs of prisoners I had.

Creating the Design
I wanted some creative liberties. Lord Sliske's face is glorious, handsome, and wholesome! But it is not feminine enough for an army of dollies to wear. That's when I saw it. One of his Drama masks was of a woman, and this, this is the key to the design. Some modfications, such as use of animation, porcelain, and some leather created my design.

I made sure my masks included some make-up, and emotive eyebrows. After all, dolls do need to be pretty! While enchanting, I made sure these masks are sung to, just to channel my emotion into them better.

The tricky part is getting the mask to stay. My first design involved metal spikes, though the resulting brain damage left the maids-to-be rather daft. The second included glue, but the glue didn't hold strong enough.

What I finally settled upon was a combination. Glue to hold it in place, peeling off the skin of the face, tucking the leather under the skin around the sides, and sewing them back together flush. These dolls, by then, I advanced the actual commands on for simple subservience, in such a way that they could act as field agents for me.

Other Parts of the Process
The dolls all have some amount of features to tweak. Typically, I use them as extensions of myself, teaching them basic shadow realm straddling. The masks let them adopt this through me with ease.

Their dresses are made from enchanted silk, to aid in casting and protection. Most of the dolls use magical attacks, though some use throwing weapons and small, melee ones. I recall a few being given experimental weaponry, namely a modified Dwarven cannon and a black salamander, but those projects ended in failure.

The standard Dolls wear green and purple dresses, in Lord Sliske's favourite colours.

Many of them carry wands and orbs, some using staves. For the most part, they focus on lightweight, fast strikes.

The Divine Dolls
A true creation for when I became a leader, these dolls were designed for the sole purpose of mocking Gods and their followers. All of them are converts, and converts from the Gods they now represent.

Without further ado...
 * Madylline


 * Sam Morak


 * Sandras


 * Sarah Domin


 * Crybaby Serenity


 * The Great Seuros