Lakewitch Kidnapper

Story

You live in a small town called Lakewitch, Illinois. You've long heard the story about children going missing in the 1990s. Luckily, in 1999, some teenagers managed to stop a maniac and a witch who were turning kidnapped children into dolls using dark magic. It's been almost 30 years since then, and Lakewich seemed to be able to sleep easy. Now, however, the missing children have resumed. To your horror, your child (or even several of your children) is among the missing. As a responsible, loving, and worried parent, you decide to deal with the new maniac and save not only your children, but also the rest of the children, as well as crack the children who have been turned into dolls. You can act alone or gather other parents.

Maniac

Aliases: Lakewich Kidnapper 2, Rabbit Mask Guy, Copycat, Child Snatcher 2. Height: 184 centimeters (Approximately six feet and a half) . Age: 18 years. Appearance: Face hidden by a wooden rabbit mask with large ears. He is dressed in brown boots with white bandages, thick beige pants, a red sweater and a dark gray autumn jacket. His belt is covered by a tattered kilt made of animal skin. A belt is worn on top, hanging slightly to the right. An axe is tucked into the back of the belt; a large kitchen knife is tucked into the side of the belt. His left sleeve is rolled up above the elbow, and from the shoulder and just below the elbow his arm is wrapped in bandages. He also has two strips of bandages on the wrist of his left hand. His hands and arms have numerous brown streaks that resemble burn marks or knot patterns. Escaped from the local mental health clinic. Narcissistic and proud, thinks he's smarter than the victims. Has anger issues, often exhibiting temper tantrums and instability. Did well in school. Fears adult males, so hides from them; if they don't see him, ambushes him. If he has to fight, he will fight. In any case, he will not attack an adult just for fun, only if the adult attacks him or if the adult tries to enter his plot, his house or his underground lair. Same with adult females, but they are not particularly feared.

Skills & Abilities

Has skills as a carpenter. Adept at turning children into dolls through a dark magical ritual. He has good hearing and can hear footsteps or the fall of an object at a distance of 20-30 meters. Able to jump from rooftops without damage. Very dexterous and skillful with axe, pickaxe and knife. Strong and athletic, runs well. He can throw an edged weapon.

Weaknesses

He can be stunned and knocked out by, for example, a blow to the head with a shovel (he wakes up after a few minutes), or distracted by pain (for example, if you throw a brick at him, he will stand still for about 10 seconds and grunt in pain). Vulnerable to firearms, acid, and anything else that can kill a human (but can withstand blows from cold weapons a bit longer than a normal human).

Lair

His small two-story wooden house sits on the edge of Lakewich, and his lot is enclosed by two fences: an outer fence that is usually used for cows, horses and the like, and a few meters later an inner fence made of wire in a diamond pattern. The forest starts on the north and west sides of the plot, if you entered his plot through the southern passage in the fence. Accordingly, on the southern side is the road to the township. The eastern side consists of small hills, more like knolls, and various vegetation. His plot is uneven, with several elevations and holes, so in relation to the outer fence his house is located 4 meters lower. There are many mysterious glowing purple symbols in the house. There is a shed not far from the house. Behind the house there is a small cave with a dead end. There is also a well on the property. In the house, there is a passage under the stairs that leads to the basement. There is also a passage to the basement through a hatch in the ground on the property and through the well. In any of the three passageways you will enter a wide network of tunnels underground, presenting a light labyrinth. Almost all of the tunnels, except for dead ends, lead to a central underground hall where there are about 20 primitive prison cells in which children are hidden. There is also a ritual room on the second floor of the house. A strange circle with symbols is drawn there, and in the same room lie dolls of transformed children looking at you with living eyes.

Ritual

The kidnapper takes one child from the underground prison and leads them to his ritual room on the second floor. He places the child on a bench and stands in a violet-colored glowing circle with strange symbols. He begins to utter strange phrases and words, and after a while the child turns into a doll that can do nothing but move its eyes. To uncharm the dolls and turn them back into children, you need to do the same thing, but you need to say the disembodiment phrases instead of the transformation phrases.

Communication

He is mostly silent and says almost nothing. If he hears a noise, he may say "what is that strange noise?" or "what is that?". If he catches a person, he will shout "Gotcha!". He may also sometimes say "You can't outsmart me!". He does not respond to manipulation, appeals to conscience, questioning about something, and so on, and it is useless to try to talk to him.