[Shared with Zero] ;;SLENDERMAN;; [APPROVED, 1-2]

Name: He has no real name, but most just call him Slenderman

Age: 3,000

Gender: The Slenderman's gender & sexuality, if any, is unknown. He/it is refered to as a male, but given "his" unusual characteristics, this is largely a convenient convention of nomenclature. The Slender Man could just as easily be female, or (perhaps more likely) of an indeterminate gender. Since only one Slender Man is known of with any degree of certainty, there is no way of knowing his reproductive practices, if any.

Orientation: Freelancing

Appearance:



The Slender Man appears to have no facial features, lacking eyes, ears, a nose, or a mouth. It is unknown whether the Slender Man needs to breathe; he/it has not been shown to do so, but there is no concrete evidence that he/it does not. He/it does not speak or otherwise vocalize, & therefore any communication needs to be accomplished via other means. He/it does seem to be able to sense his environment. This implies that the Slender Man has a means of extra-sensory perception, some para-sense that has a wide field of detection, but needs to focus by turning his head to face a point of interest. Whether this is a form of psychic/psionic detection, an electromagnetic perception that does not require external sensory organs, or some other means of sensing is unknown.

The Slenderman's appearance is that of a very tall figure in a black suit & tie. It is assumed that this is not his natural appearance, or even his natural form, but an approximation of human form taken as an affectation. This implies that the Slender Man looks the way that he/it does because he/it wants to do so. This could mean that he/it is doing this in an attempt to fit into his environment, & that he/it may drop this façade when not in the presence of human beings. The effectiveness of this disguise is apparently minimal, due to the Slender Man's unusual height & lack of facial features, which belie his dapper dress & expose his unnatural origins.

The Slenderman's gender & sexuality, if any, is unknown. He/it is refered to as a male, but given "his" unusual characteristics, this is largely a convenient convention of nomenclature. The Slender Man could just as easily be female, or (perhaps more likely) of an indeterminate gender. Since only one Slender Man is known of with any degree of certainty, there is no way of knowing his reproductive practices, if any.

The Slenderman's moves very slowly & stiffly when directly observed by eye or camera. However, he/it seems to be able to cover distances very rapidly when not under direct observation. This leads one to believe that he/it is capable of some form of teleportation. Another interpretation is that the Slender Man operates on something akin to a quantum level of reality, where his position in time & space cannot be determined without direct observation.

The Slenderman also is obviously not a human being, or even a natural creature of earthly origin. He/It does not seem to obey the normal laws of physics as we understand them, & seems to operate at least partially in another reality. Most people suspect that the Slender Man is a being from another dimension, one in which the laws of physics behave quite differently. To speculate further, people guess that the reality that the Slender Man calls home is one that behaves on a macroscopic level similarly to how quantum particles do in our reality. The reasoning behind this is that the Slender Man is able to distort time & space with his presence, & may even be able to control these distortions (these distortions seems to affect electromagnetic recording equipment, & perhaps other electrical devices, as well). These quantum-like distortions would explain the temporal simultaneity & spacial superposition that the Slender Man seems to exhibit

~The Masked Man~



As Slenderman's thought processes are likely as strange & unnatural as he/it is, it is not surprising that The Masked Man messages are bizarre & difficult to decipher.

Personality:

The Slenderman does not seem to able to communicate directly with people. He/it therefore would need to use a proxy, something or someone to speak for him. This role is perhaps the purpose of the Masked Man. It is possible that The Masked Manserves as the "voice" of the Slender Man, a way of conveying his intentions & goals to others. As his thought processes are likely as strange & unnatural as he/it is.


Abilities:

Aside from the aforementioned ability to elongate his limbs, the Slender Man also possesses a hypnotic ability. Upon cornering his pray, he will outstretch his arms as if to embrace them. For reasons unknown, most of his weaker prey will USUALLY (keyword here) are sometimes unable to resist walking into his embrace, thus trapping themselves unless they do not counter, raise their spiritual pressure or figure out some other means to counter this. He also possesses the ability to produce tendrils from the tips of his fingers and from his back, which he may use as an alternate means of transportation or offensive means

He/it is able to move through space (& perhaps even time) very quickly when not being observed, in a manner reminiscent of a quantum-level particle ("the act of observing disturbs the observed"). It is possible that direct observation of the Slender Man constrains him/it to our reality, giving anyone under his control a means of delaying the Slender Man's influence.

It should also be mentioned that those followed by Slender Man seem to develop health problems. A Human he stalks, for example, can have serious coughing fits. The Masked Man has even shown this by an attack on he made on one of the people whom Slenderman followed, The Masked Man had a mild seizure, which would indicate that he's also been around Slender Man for a long time.

Another ability The Slenderman also has is the manipulation of the weather around them. For example, usually when Slenderman appears a dense fog begins to form around the area he is present in. If you choose to fight against him, this fog can easily turn into a chemical like mixture and induce vivid hallucinations if inhaled into lungs. If that fails, The Slenderman will use the area covered by fog to literally BLACKEN everything that it covers. Meaning, that if you are inside of it, everything around you is black. It's the most intense color of black there is. One person who had fallen prey to this technique described it as "Falling into a pit of nothingness".

One more warning about the fog, if you are caught within it for at least 3 post, the effects of it can also began to cause odd body sensations. Such as feeling like you are being thrown off a cliff, being tossed out of your body, intense anxiety, your hands to begin shaking severely, your heart to skip beats and eventually it would begin to eat ate your psyche if you are weak-hearted. The only way to get around this is to find a way out of the fog or try not to be exposed too much to it by creating some sort or barrier around you or being a fulling cybernetic being.

Also, horrid nightmares can be created by Slenderman by those he stalks. Nightmares so real that it almost feels like they are reality. The smells, sensations, visual aspects and pain are all felt in these god awful dreams. The way to counter this is by placing some type of seal in your mind to reflect the bad dreams.

An unknown ability the Slenderman has is the ability to summon other creatures to do some of his dirtywork as well. He does this by smearing black ink from his tendrils onto the ground or air, which then turned a bloodred type of color and begins forming into a full fledged monster. He can create up to ten of these per post and needs a two post cooling period.

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History:

There is an enigmatic figure, most often seen as a tall, extremely thin man with long, strange arms, and a face that no two people see the same way. Where he comes from is as much a mystery as what he wants. All that is known is that there is evidence of him existing for far longer than one would expect. Those who see him often wind up missing—or worse—with their mutilated bodies impaled upon a tree, and their organs removed and then replaced systematically. His presence is associated with paranoia and sometimes a strange sickness, and those who see him are frequently found to be maniacally writing strange messages, and drawing mad scribbles of a dark, faceless figure. It is advised to avoid investigating too much lest you get entrenched too deep...and find yourself the subject of unwanted interest.

Whether he absorbs, kills, or mearly takes his victims to an undiclosed location or dimension is also unknown as there are never any bodys or evidence left behind in his wake to deduce a definite conclusion. Not much is known at this time, but his objective and habitat are fairly clearly agreed-upon. He has the need to kidnap children, and is seen right before the disappearance of a child or multiple children. He seems to prefer fog enshrouded streets and wooded areas as a way to conceal himself from being noticed. It should also be noted that children have been able to see him when no other adults in the vicinity could, though adults have also been known to see him at times. Children also have dreams or nightmares concerning The Slender Man before their disappearance. A disputed concept regarding the Slender Man is whether or not he can be seen by those other than his victims—many believe that if you see Slender Man then you are a target or prey, though there is no certain proof of this