Patient File 006 – Nessa Reedwillow
Race: Halfling
Species: Meadowfolk Variant (Non-Arcane)
Age: 24
Magic Affinity: None (Confirmed – Halfling census trials, verified by city seal)
Pregnancy Status: 30 Weeks
Holding Cell: Blackmoor Institute – Floor 4, Cell 4-06
Security Classification: BLUE – Low physical threat, high anomaly value
Patient Bio:
Nessa Reedwillow grew up in the Glimmerfield Wards, a self-sustaining halfling settlement within the sprawl of Gothika’s Inner Verdant District. Known for her laughter, sharp wit, and modest ambitions, Nessa was a baker’s apprentice with a gift for calming frightened children during raids and spellfire drills. Her community adored her. She was 17 weeks pregnant when she was abducted—expecting a child with a human dockhand who died during the Dock Collapse Riots sparked by Rize-related wage withholding.
Reason for Clone Selection:
Nessa’s genetic profile offers a near-perfect neurological blank slate—ideal for encoding cloned behavior, obedience programming, and mind-control augmentation trials. Her fetus is part of Dr. Hobbe’s N-class Clone Project, which aims to develop stealth-assassin microclones capable of infiltrating high-security magical zones. Halfling fetuses provide high Rize retention in neural tissue and uniquely adaptable limb proportioning, making them ideal test beds for miniature combat prototypes.
Abduction Description:
Nessa was taken during a scheduled harvest delivery. The cart she was using was fitted with a false wheel rune that collapsed, spilling her produce. When she entered the Ministry Help Booth, she was greeted by a false attendant wearing a skinmask spell. She was injected with arcane sleep venom and spirited away through Sewer Route 3-D, arriving at Blackmoor 16 hours later. The booth was incinerated that evening, reported as a “heatflare incident.”
Medical File – Floor 4, Psy-Kinetic Observation Log
Patient ID: #BM-F4-006
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Blood Type: A-
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Height: 3’1”
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Pre-Pregnancy Weight: 72 lbs
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Current Weight: 84 lbs
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Gestation at Intake: 17 weeks
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Current Gestation: 30 weeks
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Sedation Protocol: Light-ether infusion with dream-muffling wardstone
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Fetal Condition:
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Cranium overdevelopment observed
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Neural synapse activity exceeds standard metrics
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Fetus sometimes clenches hands in patterns resembling sigils (nonmagical origin confirmed)
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Arcane Traces:
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Subject: 0%
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Fetus: 19.3% – Class Alpha psychic drift detected
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Reaction to Rize (Sedated – Neurological Monitoring):
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Nessa’s brain shows consistent REM cycling, but her dreams remain inaccessible to ward-scryers—an anomaly not seen in other patients.
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Fetal activity suggests rapid neural structuring and response anticipation—scan technicians report fetus twitches just before instruments make contact.
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Faint whispers have been reported from within the room by two separate guards. Audio devices recorded nothing.
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During a full moon, glyphs on the fetus’s skin glowed faintly, but no magical source was detected.
Clone Directive:
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Tagged for Project WILLOWSTALK – development of psychically reactive clone agents
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Termination scheduled for tomorrow, pending final neurological capture
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Fetal brain expected to yield up to three simultaneous clone mind-maps
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Dr. Hobbe’s Note:
“I want her dreams dissected. She knows more than she should.”
Additional Notes:
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The cell plant life grew despite sterilization—a flower bloomed near her bed on Day 14
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Subject hums while sedated; melody not identifiable in known song libraries
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Subject’s name was written on the inside of a nearby warded observation dome in blood—no staff reported injuries