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The Pralls

Submission to Writing Contest 3

is the 4,815th Level of the Backrooms

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Survival Difficulty: Class 2
》Unsafe
》Secure
》Moderate Entity Count

Description

Level 175 is an abandoned modern mall, but deterioration makes it look about 150~ years old in terms of abandonment. The volume is at a constant -15 decibels, with the only noise of the entities in the level, making some individuals go insane and turn into an insanity. The mall is covered with the color of a horrid gray shade, but few reports of a with a magenta shade are shown. Natural deterioration can include but is not limited to hanging vines, moss, and dirt. Level 175 is practically empty, with a few bottles of Almond Water in certain sections of the mall, although exceedingly rare. The Pralls is one of the semi-large areas in The Backrooms compared to the others, containing over 15,000,000 square feet. Many of the sections also include but are not limited to clothing, jewelry, food, play places, spa, tech, equipment, etc. All items in the sections are gone. Of course, play places and the rare occasion of Almond Water in sections are excluded. Trying to noclip through the ceiling will teleport you to subLevel 175.1. In this sublevel, you are encased in dirt and will suffocate and die, unfortunately transporting you to Level REDACTED or The Void. This is theorized to be above the wall, as in the level, there are huge cracks in which dirt and rocks is seen falling from it, but this is unconfirmed. Level 175 is extremely likely to be underground, as the dirt and stone from the ceiling and random patches of dirt and grass give good clues this is true.

Entities

First known photo of Level 175. Photographer since escape both the level and The Backrooms.

There are many known entities at this level, such as Facelings, Partygoers, and a level-exclusive entity called the Prallers. These humanoids imitate the shoppers that you would see in a typical mall in the Frontrooms. These entities range from the ages of ~13-30 and their gender usually are female, but some confirmed cases show proof of male and even androgynous Prallers. They wear dark clothing, and styled like somewhere around 80's. While Prallers that look over the age of 20 are usually passive unless provoked, 13–19-year-old Prallers seem to be hostile towards wanderers. This is theorized to be the common stereotype of teenagers being rebels in The Frontrooms. If in the unfortunate case you ever see a Praller that looks under the age of 12, run and do not look back. These are not typical prallers, and is a sub-species of them. Looking into their eyes for even a split second will make them extremely hostile towards you, and a 15% chance to end up in Level !, even if you have already escaped it. Almond Water is theorized to neutralize them, but this is unconfirmed. Although Prallers can show significant resemblance to humans, there are some ways to distinguish them:

- Cannot talk

- Does not interact with wanderers (Unless 19≤ years of age or provoked)

- Always wear dark 80’s styled clothing

- White Pupils

If all these descriptions fit a wanderer that you see, it is extremely likely they are a Praller, and should be avoided at all costs.

Log

There has been many logs and tapes of wanderers ending up here, one of them having quite the unusual, and unfortunate experience. We will refer to them as W-1, for privacy issues.

Video ~ W-1. Date [REDACTED] 2017

W-1: Ugh, what... happened? Where am I? This place seems oddly strange, is this.. a mall?! Why does it look so empty, and how did I get here? Maybe it was from the Random Water, but it shouldn't have this effect on me. Oh wait, I think I see someone! I'll go ask them.

There was no sound for 30 seconds

W-1: Whoever- Whatever that was, it was definitely not human. Its pupils were white, and it straight up attacked me before I even got the chance to say anything! What an ███████! Luckily, I escaped it, but but in fear it'll get me again, I'll take the chance by avoiding everyone here, even IF they're normal. This place gives me the chills.

(5 minutes later) W-1: Oh. My. Gosh. I just found a Partygoer, and it chased after me. Luckily, I played track in The Frontrooms, so I escaped it. After that, I saw more entities than I did when I woke up. How amazing... I wish I could go back to the Frontrooms, but I've had that wish for months, possibly years by now. There is no way I'll esca- wait, is that what I think it is? An exit, finally!

W-1 is heard running towards something, possibly an exit.

W-1: Well, it wasn't an exit, I guess. Am I back to where I first was? Dang it, I thought I was fool-proof! Guess I'm stuck here, again. On the bright side, I can see a bottle of Almond Water in the distance. And is that, a play place? I haven't had some fun in a while, maybe I should.

Footsteps are heard, possibly W-1 walking towards the place

Again, there was no sound for 30 seconds. Later, W-1 is heard giggling and laughing after that. Bouncing is also heard.

W-1: I was right, I haven't got much fun in a while! This bouncy house roc- OUCH! Oh no, I didn't want to no-clip here.. Oh ████ I hear a nursery rhyme! Well, I guess I have firearms for a reason.

A gunshot is fired, and a body is heard dropped on the floor. Static is left on the tape.

Colonies and Outposts

Colonies and Outposts are fairly achievable in this level, but none have been established yet.

Do’s

  • If you can, find an Exit that says, “Emergency Exit.” You will end up at a random level
  • Avoid all entities, even if passive (They will avoid you and abandon the playplace when the intercom notifies that they will have their lunchbreak, allowing you to enter the playplace undetected and help you bounce to Level -609

Don'ts

  • No-clip through a play place before the snackbreak announcement, you will end up in Level Fun,
  • Investigate young Prallers eyes, they will attack
  • No-clip through the ceiling, you will end up in Level 175.1, dying and being sent to Level REDACTED or The Void
  • Find any Praller looking under the age of 20
  • Go towards a noise, this is most likely another entity
  • Go though normal "Exit" doors, these are just traps, and will loop you back to where you entered from

Entrances

  • No-clipping the floor in the mall of The Promised Land will have an 80% chance of ending up here
  • Drinking Random Water in any Negative level will have a 0.1% chance in ending up here

Exits

  • Open an uncommon “Emergency Exit” door, which will lead you to a random level
  • No-clip through the ceiling to enter Level 175.1 (Highly discouraged, you will die and end up in Level REDACTED or The Void)
  • No-clip through a play place BEFORE the entities go on snackbreak and end up in Level Fun (Highly discouraged; infested with Partygoers)
  • Noclip to the bouncy section of the playplace DURING the entities snackbreak to bounce to level -609

Additional Info

  • The mall seems to be around ~150 years old in terms of abandonment, not in age. This is not proven to be confirmed, however. But, it is unknown as to why the Prallers wear 80's themed clothing, possibly existing the level at a much later time.
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