Mod Post. 8/14/19.

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Shadows Will Walk
[ 8/16 - 8/23 ]

With the way things have been going, surely characters would think that the next menace to come will come from the woods -- and they'd have fair reason to think that. But while the trees loom and encroach as alarmingly as ever, that's not, in fact, the next problem.

The next problem comes from the Well.

Observant characters will have noted by now that it regained color this month, and... well, with that, things seem to have started to go a little wonky. It's much like when new characters arrive -- there will be people at the bottom of the well. The problem is, well... these people aren't quite Right. They're solid, and they're humanoid, but it's as if they're unfinished. They have no color, and very little in the way of features. Their blank faces might have the barest hint of a nose, or indentations where eyes might be, but otherwise?

Nothing.

It's like they're a humanoid blank slate.

They don't speak (can't speak?), and don't seem to feel much either. They simply clamber out of the well (with or without your help) and at first? They just Follow You. They'll latch onto a particular character and follow them everywhere they go. Around the Town, into the woods, staring through their window...they just follow, constantly, without being shaken off at all.

(Note that they can be killed, and quite easily. They crumble as if discarded dolls, very creepily, still staring.)

But for every one of the creatures that's killed, another clambers out of the well to take its place.

And the thing is... they aren't exactly threatening, except for one little thing.

If they catch a character near or in the woods, they will try to drag them off into the woods, never to be seen or heard from again. With how the trees have been encroaching on the Town, that's unfortunately actually pretty easy, so be careful of that. Their touch has a numbing effect, so it's actually quite dangerous to be grabbed by them -- your limbs, face, or even chest could go entirely numb, depending on where they touch you and for how long.

Oh, and one more thing. Some less creepy and far more familiar faces might also be showing up in the well alongside these interlopers. Weird that they'd all show up together. Wonder what it all means? It's probably significant.

If you have any questions, please ask them here! This is only the beginning part of endgame, slowly kicking things off while bringing new/old characters into the game. The log for this event will be up 8/16. Thank you, everyone!

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