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To those afflicted: Nothing is following you. Nothing will appear behind the next corner. Nothing will follow you. Do not look behind you. Do not read further. It is a simple trick of the mind. If you hear anything, do not look. Do not talk about it. The confusion will soon pass, but no matter what you do you must always fear the shadows.


Entity Class: Stealth
》Malevolent
》Uncommon
》Psychological Hunting
》Slow
》Low Intelligence

Entity Number: 61 Habitat: Anywhere where fear exists

Description

The follower is incredibly good at avoiding cameras. It is, in fact, recommended not to try to take photos. These entities, despite their normal demeanor of not physically attacking wanderers, are capable and will kill any wanderers holding a camera. Bodies have been discovered with cameras shortly after mentions of encounters with these entities. In addition, descriptions of these entities are not safe to share. Those who have shared and heard a description have suffered extremely bad luck, or, in some cases, have died under mysterious circumstances the next day even if the original entity was killed. Thus, it may only be classified by it's behavior.


Behavior

The Follower feeds off of fear. It has what seems to be a different state of being than many other entities, needing sustenance to survive and not explicitly protecting anything. A Follower is born from a fear-caused hallucination, no matter how minor. This makes them relatively common in Level 0 and Level 6. The wanderer afflicted will not know that the Follower is following them, until it decides to manifest.

Followers will never make themselves fully visible or move away from cover unless they have made up their mind to kill a wanderer. They will only enter colonies once everyone in said colony is asleep. The Follower, as per the name, will stalk the wanderer. First, they will navigate through the Backrooms to get in front of the Wanderer, and make themselves partially visible. They will continue popping up closer and closer to a wanderer over the course of days, until either a wanderer is no longer fearful of them or has a good chance that they are about to die. At that point, they will charge at the wanderer, making a keening noise, and attack. If killed, wanderers witnessing it will still experience severe paranoia and will still have the potential to die if mentioning it's appearance.

During the stalking phase, behaviors may vary. Some Followers are entirely silent while others may scream loudly. Some will simply watch from the shadows, while others will create mock-chases for the purpose of building up fear. Some have the power to induce hallucinations of their own, quickly and vastly multiplying the threat. Some will set up scenarios, often involving other entities.

If anyone in your life has been a victim to a Follower stalking, it is imperative to get them help and amnestics if possible.


Killing A Follower

A Follower cannot be killed conventionally. However, it has the need for recognition by it's victims and the need for fear. Not fearing during a Follower stalking is a terrible idea, however it is possible to feel fear while not believing in the existence of the Follower. It is recommended to, if anyone that you know is suffering from this issue, tell them that it's a human that's stalking them. If they believe you, the Follower will soon cease to exist.

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