DRAMATIS PERSONAE THEOPHON Imperial man, 24, thief NIRIM - Bosmer man, 20, thief SILANUS KRATELY - Imperial man, 51, merchant DOMINITIA KRATELY - His wife, 40 AELVA KRATELY - Their daughter, 16 MINISTES KRATELY - Their son, 11 Setting: The famous haunted Krately House in Cheydinhal, first and second floors, requiring a stage with a second story where most of the action takes place. The stage is dark. There is a CREAKING noise, footsteps on the stairs, the sound of a man breathing, but still we see nothing. Then, a voice calls from above. AELVA (off stage): Hello? Is someone down there?