They did, indeed, and in a few moments, all six lay dead. They'd definitely been alive, but they acted like zombies. Like mindless, living beings. The implications were... disturbing.<br/><br/>It wasn't difficult to find the prisoner; the tubes were semi-transparent, and only one had heavy, metal chains wrapped around it, while rattling occasionally. Inside, they could see the form of a ratfolk, pounding against the glass.<br/><br/>When they open the tube, they'd find the ratfolk inside, bound with more rope, including having tied his snout shut. He'd been throwing himself, bodily, against the glass, and looked fairly battered and bruised... and not all self-inflicted.