Dolls are not just children's toys. They are symbols and those who know how to unlock the secrets of these totems can wield vast powers. A doll crafted into the image of a person soaks up the personality and essence of that person over time until it becomes a parasitic extension of that person. If the doll is then influenced or damaged then the influence or wound is passed over to the person. The main user of dolls in this ritual manner is of course Faction Paradox and they have a vast archive of such dolls hidden away inside the Stacks in the Eleven-Day Empire. Another group which uses doll-like symmetry (to pass coded messages) is the on-line data cabal Glee Club International.