Level 681 is the 682nd level of the Backrooms.
Survival Difficulty: Class 2
Unsafe
Secure
Moderate Entity Count
Description
Level 681 is a small pond located in an unknown American city. The only notable feature of this pond is the abundance of silver mallards that float around in it. These mallards are referred to as "Gerald" by the locals. It is currently unknown if these mallards are living organisms or are simply decoys. Regardless of their living status, the mallards have been known to secrete a highly dangerous toxin on their bodies. Specifics of the toxin are unknown, but several wanderers have compared its symptoms to the Batrachotoxin neurotoxin.
The only other notable features in Level 681's boundary are a wooden shack near the western edge of the pond and a chain-link fence that surrounds the area at length. Attempting to bypass this fence in any way will immediately trigger a teleportation to the shack. The five people known as the "Locals" reside here. They are not dangerous to wanderers and will only become hostile in the event of theft or an attack. The Locals also sell a small variety of food, drink, and tools. (more details in "Settlements" section) Little is known about Level 681's surrounding city, although the Locals have been known to refer to it in conversation.
The pond itself does not appear to be toxic. Wanderers are free to swim in the water as long as they do not incur contact with any of the mallards. Due to its unknown nature, however, water taken from the pond should not be ingested. The Locals have been known to both buy and sell this water at times.
Settlements
The Shack refers to the small wooden building near the pond's western end. This is the only known settlement in the area. The Locals also frequent this building.
The Locals:
- Mary Setlow, 41 - Mary Setlow is the primary trader in Level 681. She resides at The Shack. Mary is very reserved and will rarely share information with wanderers. Asking her for anything besides trading and basic necessities will usually result in her hiding in her room. No one's ever tried to go into her room. She is married to Ted Setlow.
- Ted Setlow, 44 - Ted Setlow acts as the secondary trader and the primary caretaker in Level 681. He resides at the shack. Unlike his wife, Ted is much more outgoing to wanderers and will willingly make small talk. Ted is also the only Local that sells food and drink. Despite being married to Mary Setlow, Ted rarely interacts with her. If asked about Mary's whereabouts, Ted will always say the same sentence: "I'm sure she's around here somewhere. Maybe cooped up in that dungeon of hers." Ted will refuse to elaborate any further.
- Will, 68 - Will is The Shack's hunter and gatherer. He often talks about going on extravagant hunts around the pond and bagging large animals (although no animals other than the mallards have been sighted in Level 681), and will simply laugh if calling him a liar or expressing doubt. Will has not shared his last name, and none of the Locals seem to know it, either. Asking Will directly results in the phrase "Sport, I don't think that's for you to know." Will is the only Local with a firearm: a Glock G30 Gen4. No wanderers have seen it in use.
- Lily Anderson, 52 - Lily simply exists in The Shack. She never goes outside. Some wanderers have wondered if Lily is glued to the wooden chair she sits on every day. She speaks as if everything is okay. Lily will idly speak on mundane events - "nice weather we're having!" - but never initiates dialogue. Unlike the other locals, Lily will not react to any crimes or actions that wanderers commit inside of The Shack. Will has sometimes been known to say "that bitch needs some help, you know" when being asked about Lily. Other than this, no other comments about Lily have ever surfaced. Asking Mary, Ted and Ariana anything about Lily will not elicit a response.
- Ariana Wright, 28 - Ariana is the most recent Local to reside in The Shack. While she (supposedly) retains memories of being a wanderer, she acts just as preprogrammed as the others. It may be an error within the Level itself. Ariana is the only Local who has been known to roam outside The Shack. She has sometimes been