@MonkehmaN: Thank you for the info on summoning dolls. I've been bleating about my poor, useless dolls on every forum trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. Both of my dolls unsummon in less than 30 seconds. That means they are useless for any kind of battle, tough or otherwise. Not even enough time to summon them and run them across a room, let alone get in a whack. Other people do not seem to have this problem, though... so I'm confused.

Yes, I'll continue to use them as weight-free suitcase... although I'm disappointed. I'd hoped to use them as additional party members. Thank you for the info. It's appreciated.