The Book of Knots - Jags

Book of Knots - The Caretakers
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isn’t the way up—instead, one must be eaten by the couch and then
‘released’ upstairs from the alcove with the bust in it.
Adopting this mindset is hard to do intentionally (although some of the
people there come by it ‘naturally’ after a time)—the best bet is to get a
guide (and a guide, being crazy, is capricious at best).
Dramas
The Queen of Hearts acts as the head magistrate in her kingdom and her
court is bloody and random. There are barristers who one can appeal to
for help—but the system of “justice” is Byzantine and nonsensical and
one is almost as helpless with one’s lawyer as with the final judge. Many
dramas include various Actors in Wonderland being drawn into her
courts and trials.
She is also a socialite and holds balls, fairs, and other events (Croquet
matches) to which one may receive an invitation. Refusal means
execution but accepting is usually almost as dangerous.
Humpty Dumpty
Side: Deconstructionist
NOTE: Unlike most
Deconstructionists (whose
sympathies are hidden or are hunted)
Humpty is both recognized as the
‘head of the movement’ (well, at least
a major philosophical contributor
and aider and abettor) and accepted
in Caretaker society (although
many despise him). This is partly
because he is powerful. It is mostly
because the office he holds, as he
has redefined it, legally allows him
to critique Wonderland itself into
destruction!
Alice felt even more indignant at this
suggestion. “I mean,” she said, “that
one ca’n’t help growing older.”
“One ca’n’t, perhaps,” said Humpty
Dumpty; “but two can. With proper
assistance, you might have left off at
seven.”
-- Alice and the Egg Man, Through
the Looking Glass and What Alice
Found There
Overview The Hollow Kingdom
is a shared domain where the Futile
King sits on a golden throne. The