HABITAT(S): Unknown
Description:
Entity 76 most commonly is perceived as a collective of humanoids that range in variable size and stature, often taking the forms of an affected wanderer's family members or close friends. There are no confirmed reports on what Entity 76's natural form is. Some reports however claim to notice a slight deterioration of Entity 76's shifted features over time. This deteriorations range from slight, unnatural movements to their forms appearing to gradually melt.
Behaviors:
Entity 76's attacks wanderers with mental assaults. When targeting a victim, Entity 76 is believed to take into account the wanderers age, health, mental wellbeing, and predisposition to emotional instability as factors to it's attack. Entity 76 has not yet been observed outside of localized events, and is theorized to either be undetectable or inaccessible by conventional means.
Biology:
A wanderer who has been selected by Entity 76 will be subjected to approximately six (6) stages of anomalous effects.
Stage I - Nostalgia
The victim experiences intense bouts of nostalgic longing, often recounting stories of their life with a visible sense of awe and desire. This stage lasts approximately twelve (12) to sixteen (16) hours.
Stage II - Distortion
Stage II and Stage I are effectively identical, the only difference being the memories the victim recalls are gradually distorted into falsity, the victims being unaware of this gradual shift themselves. This stage lasts approximately four (4) to five (5) hours.
Stage III - Confusion
The victim now experiences a feeling that something is wrong, becoming lost in recursive thought. In some cases sightings of Entity 76 can occur, and has been noted that when this occurs the victims begin to progress the stages at an accelerated rate. This stage lasts approximately one (1) hour.
Stage IV - Denial
At this point, victims of Entity 76 begin to deny the effects being exhibited by themselves, often regressing to infantile behaviors as a desperate attempt to convince others. This stage lasts for approximately twelve (12) to fifteen (15) minutes.
Stage V - Physical Apparitions
Entity 76 typically appears at this point en mass, ranging from three (3) to eight (8) separate entitles arriving. Entity 76 will seemingly display care for the victim, giving physical and emotional attention to them. The victim generally will accept this, but within three (3) to four (4) minutes will display further confusion and mistrust of the entities.
Stage VI - Bliss
Gradually, each entity will leave the area, and as the last entity leaves the victim will exhibit a period of unnatural bliss. Victims at this point in time have effectively succumbed to mass confusion, leaving them in a vegetative state. After approximately twenty four (24) hours, the victim will pass away due to the extreme mental stress of the "disease".
Discovery:
Entity 76 was initially discovered within Level 200. Four (4) separate events occurred within a span of two (2) weeks, each resulting in a death as described above. Since the first "outbreak", seven (7) additional isolated events of Entity 76 have been documented.
Additional Info:
There have been no recorded cases where observers have attempted to eliminate Entity 76 upon its arrival. No reasons have been supplied other than a lack of will to kill a perceived family member and/or close friend.
There are no known methods of combatting Entity 76 and its disease.
Do's and Don'ts:
Do:
- Comfort the victim to the best of your ability
- Attempt to find any possible way to stave off the disease
Don't:
- Expect the victim to understand the situation
- Endanger yourself to save the victim