moppet lore

[SecrAtive Girl]

i'm looking for some history on moppets and i didn't find any here on teh forums. does anyone know anything about them? were they in the original EQ? and what about the dolls in nek castle? or is this the only place they exist? and who exactly controls them? thanks in advance to anyone who responds! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />

[Cusashorn]

<cite>Bitzy@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite><blockquote>i'm looking for some history on moppets and i didn't find any here on teh forums. does anyone know anything about them? were they in the original EQ? and what about the dolls in nek castle? or is this the only place they exist? and who exactly controls them? thanks in advance to anyone who responds! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /></blockquote><p>Go seek out Sir Tatters in Enchanted Lands. He knows a bit about the Moppets. They weren't around in EQlive, but that doesn't mean they may not have existed.</p><p>The Moppets are dolls filled with magically imbued straws, and given orders to carry out without question just like golems. The ones in Rivervale were assigned to protect and patrol Rivervale.</p><p>The dolls in Nektropos Castle are a bit more of an oddity. All we really know for sure is that Rikantus Everling's daughters enjoyed playing with dolls. I don't suspect we'll ever learn about thier true nature.</p>

[SecrAtive Girl]

i will talk to the npc you mentioned here. thank you for the response! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /> wasn't sure anyone would have anything to tell me!

[Rainmare]

wasn't there a lore story posted about a couple that stay at everling's home and slowly become more 'doll-like' over the course of the story? maybe the moppets in Nek Castle are the early experiments into transfering the soul of a person from one place into another. in the story, it seems from flesh and blood body to doll.

[RaphaNissi]

Actually, we do know quite a bit about the dolls in Nek Castle.  They are called the Dolls of Nyth.  They were originally used as vessels to hold the souls of some Teir'Dal as a punishment.  <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?start=0&topic_id=187454�" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here</a> is exactly what Vhalen said about them.<span class="postbody">The Dolls of Nyth are what remains of the entire population of an ancient dark elf province of the Underfoot. The province of Nyth was comprised of some of the greatest warriors of the dark elves. In the ages previous to the Thex Dynasty the province of Nyth conspired with -------- to seize control of the Duchy of the Dead, the cradle of all black arts to the dark elves. They failed. For this act the entire population was condemned to spend eternity on Norrath, but not in the usualy undead fashion. They were burned alive and their souls bound to small mystic dolls, the Dolls of Nyth. The dolls can be controlled through spells only known to the dark elves. Some reports exist of Dolls of Nyth that have been given life and now either act on their own thoughts or act on their last command. These rag dolls were once only held by the Dead, but they have since been spread throughout Norrath as gifts or curses. Currently a portion of the dolls exists within Nektropos Castle having been given to Rikantus Everling as a gift for his seeming betrayal to Freeport.Then there is the<a href="http://www.lorelibrary.com/?page=book&bid=176" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Book of Dolls</a> in Nektropos Castle that talks about them just a little bit more.  It's possible he used them to contain his family's souls.</span>

[Cusashorn]

oh right, I forgot about the Nyth dolls.

[SecrAtive Girl]

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