Plumpupetts

(plump-up-etts)

By Ahna Blake (ahna7177@aol.com)

Description

The Plumpupetts were born out of a small child's desire for an eternally comfy pillow. They exist for one reason, and one alone -- to fluff, cool, beat the lumps out of, and render incredibly comfortable the pillow of those childlings (and very young and dreamy wilders) they decide to appear to. They fade in, fluff your pillow, and fade out.

"Just as I was about to fall asleep I looked over and you know what I saw!? A whole bunch of teeny tiny little people, I mean lots of them, an' they all walked all over my pillow an' they made it so nice an' comfy an' then I kinda fell asleep. What did they look like? Um... kinda like a puppet with no strings. Kinda."

-- Asheleigh, Nocker Childling

Appearance

The Plumpuppets have two distinct varieties -- the 'tiny glowing figure in a nightgown with wings' look, and the little wooden mannikin type (these tend to appear to nockers more than any other Kith). The first is much more common, as many young people prefer 'fairies' to puppets (think wooden jointed artists' figures). They are, regardless of type, sexless, faceless, and devoid of any sort of real intelligence. They do not appear taller than 3 inches high.

Attributes

None, really. They tend to be somewhat insubstantial to anything other than a pillow.

Powers

Pillow-Puff: They can lift your head off of a pillow without you noticing, and, regardless of pillow size, weight, density, or content, will proceed to make that pillow so incredibly comfortable that you will, in all likelyhood, fall asleep the moment your head touches it. This effect will remain with the pillow for two nights following one of their visits.

Are They Real?: The only way these things can be sensed is by vision (unless you are a pillow), and no-one is ever quite certain that they actually exist, except childlings.

Notes

For some reason Nockers are most prone to this sort of chimera, even some Grumps have been affected (though this is beyond rare). After a hard day of work and cussing, it seems these young smiths and artisans really need the kind of rest a truly comfortable pillow can provide. Plumpupetts are also "attracted" by very dreamy children who like to lie awake thinking about fairyland ala The Nutcracker or Peter Pan.