ENTITY FILE: THIMBLEWICKS

Overview
Thimblewicks are small animated servitors native to the domain of the Queen of the Hollow Thimble. Constructed from threads, buttons, brass cogs and bone needles, they patrol the Stitchpaths and Hollow Stump like wind-up dolls—except their motion is too precise, and their silence too knowing.

Though diminutive, Thimblewicks are programmed with unshakable rules of order. They do not enforce morality—they enforce etiquette, ritual, and the will of the Hollow Thimble.

They are not toys. They are rules made cruel.

Appearance

• Height: 10 to 16 inches.
• Limbs: Spindly and jointed with bone, wire, or steel; ends in sewing needle tips or snipping shears.
• Head: Button-eyed with fixed painted expressions. Some have keyholes in the skull.
• Core: Wind-up spring or glowing thread-spool heart.
• Sound: Often silent. When alerted, emit a warbling multi-voice screech.

Behaviour and Abilities

• Etiquette Enforcement: React to breaches in ritual, pattern, or conduct. Will immobilise or mark violators.
• Thread Paralysis: Deploy silk-thread snares that stiffen limbs and silence mouths.
• Rote Memory: Act from encoded routines that mirror children’s games and tea-time rituals—but failure to match their timing results in punishment.

Signs of Presence

• Clockwork ticking with no visible source.
• Neatly folded napkins or placed teacups in wild areas.
• Pinprick wounds with red thread sewn through skin.

Folklore and Signs

• “The Rule-Stitchers”: Said to have once kept order in a fae nursery long since collapsed. Now they enforce the etiquette of a dead court.
• Buttonmouth: Stories warn children not to speak during sewing, or “the Thimblewicks will take your tongue and sew it shut.”

Effect on Earth and Human Minds

• Mild Exposure: Compulsive neatness. Fear of breaking arbitrary rules.
• Prolonged Exposure: Sleepwalking into patterned routines. Inability to disobey spoken orders.
• Long-Term Contact: Catatonic rigidity, sewn-mouth syndrome, or obsession with doll-making.

Summary for Field Operatives

Trait	Detail
Threat Level	Moderate. High in groups or near ritual sites.
Signs of Presence	Tiny footsteps, thread snares, pattern fixation.
Containment Risk	Moderate. Will defend court zones with mechanical precision.
Engagement Advice	Follow ritual protocols exactly. Do not interrupt games or meals.
	Use snipped thread circles and mirrored tokens to disrupt paths.

Quote from Field Report #377:

“I asked what time it was. The one with the silver jaw clocked its head, sat me down at a doll’s table, and made me pour invisible tea until I wept. Every time I spilled, it cut my sleeve shorter.”
—FDG Incident Record, Operative R., Stitchpath Ambush