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Description
A Dreader
Dreaders take on many forms of different shapes and sizes, they are named after the ability to take on the form of something that the target fears, these forms are pre-made however and each type of form will look similar to one another. Dreaders purely exist to cause terror in wanderers. They may or may not be killable depending on their form. Victims who survive a Dreader attack may develop a phobia of what the Dreaders form symbolised.
Types of Dreaders
These are the currently known Dreaders, feel free to add to this if you find any more.
Encavma-Dreader
Camera recording of an Encavma-Dreader
Description
Encavma-Dreaders are named after the fear of being burned (encavmaphobia). They take the form of a flaming humanoid entity and are very dangerous, being touched by one is enough to scorch your skin. Encavma-Dreaders will go out of their way to burn their victims, and having done so will dissapear, burns are usually very lethal however and it is advised you prioritise escaping over giving in to make it go away.
Scopo-Dreader
Photo taken of a stage-2 Scopo-Dreader
Description
Scopo-Dreaders are eyes in darkness, and they only appear on dark levels. They become progressively more powerful the longer you are in their presence. In stage-1, Scopo-Dreaders are just a set of eyes in the darkness, they have minimal powers and you are likely to mistake them for something else. In stage-2, Scopo-Dreaders develop many more sets of eyes, they also gain a slight paranoia ability, which makes their victims slightly more paranoid. In stage-3, the eyes spread out in a circle around you, the paranoia becomes worse and causes victims to imagine whispering. In stage-4, sets of eyes completely surround the victim, if you aren’t insane by this point then you will be in a matter of minutes, the whispering becomes more aggressive and louder. Stage-5 Event is the term given to the eyes all retreating away from the victim, by then he or she is a sobbing mess however.
95% of victims to Scopo-Dreaders will eventually come back to their senses, with the remaining 5% staying insane and murmuring unintelligibly. 97% of the victims who regain their sanity will report still seeing eyes anywhere dark, this has the unintentional effect of causing a fear of darkness to most victims. Anyone who is watching a victim being tormented by a Scopo-Dreader will report seeing nothing near them, no matter how much the victim tries to convince them. If the Scopo-Dreader is in a stage where whispers can be heard then the whispers will change to laughter and mocking about how no one can help them. The only way to escape a Scopo-Dreader is to leave the darkness, they won’t try to stop you if you do.
Cnido-Dreader
Cnido-Dreader in a Desert level
Description
Cnido-Dreaders resemble Scorpion like creatures with several stingers and pinchers on their bodies. They are usually not lethal but being stung by one is unpleasant. Like the Encavma-Dreader, Cnido-Dreaders will not stop until they have completed their mission, which is stinging their victims.