The Grimoire Of The Grotesque

GRIMOIRE OF THE GROTESQUE

This Is An Incomplete Documentation Of Anomalies Recroded In Doctor Armitage's Extensive Travels With The Sole Intention Of Pursuing Knowledge On The Proverbal "Monsters Under The Bed." 

It Is Advised To Facilitate This Information In A Reactionary Capacity. Seeking Out This Information May Invoke Serious Harm, If Not Provoke Worse Condtions. 

Kind Regards, 

Doctor Armitage.

Abductor/Soulstock Farmer

● large pocket hell ('chamber') created out of prolonged feeding and expansion of a hovel on border of hell and living realm (see Lurker)
● use large 'chamber' to store victims and slowly drain them
● usually hold four to ten victims at once, only abducting another victim when one eventually expires
● Do not outright kill victims unless they threaten to expose them, or harm them past repair
Adaptors
● change methodology to conform to threats
● fluid between all categories
● notable to be any lesser of the categories
Apparitions/Tethered
● Apparitions and Tethered find a location within the physical plane to tie themselves to and manifest within
● cannot leave their anchor, or will be too weak to sustain themselves outside of hell
● use these chosen 'anchors' as hunting grounds, waiting for their victims to pass through or enter the location they have tied themselves to
● physical methodology
○ manifestation of damned is on a physical level, inflicting physical traumas/death when active
○ manifestations are slow to begin, slowly building in strength and potency with every successful attempt in inflicting harm
○ if given time, will accumulate enough strength to kill victim, subsequently consuming the victim's soul
○ in early periods of 'gestation' or weaker manifests, will attempt to be subtle and hidden, due to its weakness in early stages of manifestation
○ can be killed via physical action or attack when manifested
● mental methodology
○ manifestation takes root within the victim's mind, no physical manifestation
○ will inflict psychological trauma to wear down and torture victim. Can lead to the victim vulnerable to methodologists.
○ will drive to break the mind of the victim, either causing the victim to either become catatonic
■ (in which it will then posses the victim and slowly consume their soul,now that the victim cannot protest)
○ Or it will drive the victim to self harm, or place them into scenarios where they would subsequently perish
● Apparitions or Tethers are tied to physical locations that are either associated with the damned soul, or are areas of grievous emotional, mental or physical tragedies
○ violent anchor
■ any place that is either associated with the damned when living, or was the scene for extremely violent actions/crimes
○ tortured anchor
■ any place that is either associated with the damned when living, or was the scene of great suffering mentally, emotionally or physically inflicted
○ sorrow anchor
■ any place that is either associated with the damned when living, or was the scent of deep emotional/mental pain, depression or loss
● stronger forms of these damned, with enough souls fed on and stabilized tie to its anchor, can be both mental and physical methodologies

The Beasts

● damned souls whom manifest as humanoid or beast like creatures
○ each manifestation has its own qualities in size, strength and ability
○ one type of manifestation can be replicated if the damned  soul meets certain criteria and requirement
■ aka 'species' of The Beasts exist, following templates of damned soul manifestations according to the damned soul's traits
■ a separate sub category will be written on the species of Beasts, as there are too many to list
● The Beasts are responsible for legends of various creatures, such as cave trolls, chupacabras, wendigos and other feral monsters in lore
Befoulers
● anchored to remains (typically buried) connected to violent deaths or sorrow
● slowly seep out 'rot' in various forms from anchored remains
○ bugs, famine, disease, etc
● slowly branch out from anchored remains, feeding off of deaths of wildlife and fauna
● longer allowed to spread, stronger it becomes
● can command rotted or dead fauna/wildlife (example: to attack/kill any victim within range)
Befriender
● must gain permission to draw close and begin hunt
● will approach a victim in hospitable(appealing aesthetically, seemingly friendly or charming) form, much like stalker but gain trust and comfort
● using victim's connection, will then target friends or family
● victim is just used as a bridge to attack victim's family and friends
● leaves victim traumatized and susceptible to tormentors, relationship between the two symbiotic

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