Level 74

❄ No Hopǝ In Wǝ Фбiжid Зoóф... ❄
Survival Difficulty: Class 5e - Environmental
》Unsafe
》Unstable
》Numerous Non-Entity Hazards
 ‎ Level 74 is the 75th level of the Backrooms.
== ‎ ❄ Description ❄==
An Image of Level 74 found during an expedition of the level.
‎ Level 74 can be best described as a vast expanse of land entirely covered by an immense ice sheet, with a near endless blizzard being omnipresent throughout the level, inhabited by a psychoactive plant, with alleged connections to plants in reality. Research and weather stations can be found inconsistently placed across the level, which vary in size extremely, though most larger ones are often devoid of any resources (specifically food and drink) needed to survive; compasses and clothing, along with other research equipment can be found within these stations and may be used, however, it must be noted that they are of poor condition. These stations have very little structural support, and so may collapse unexpectedly.
The level has been proven significantly difficult to navigate since all electrical systems of navigation will fail to function, and, on top of that, the blizzard will make short work of any potential way to see any further than 3m ahead of a wanderer at any times. As expected, Level 74 has a permanent frigid environment, with temperatures having never reached higher than -20°C (-4°F), and, in some places, temperatures have dropped below -200°C (-328°F), which is enough to condense air into a liquid; the temperature rarely fluctuates, however, as it usually stays between -20°C to -60°C (-4°F to -76°F), which is still enough to condemn a wanderer to a freezing death if unprepared; in any case, one should never enter this level without the proper equipment (for example, a visor is necessary to keep snow away from one's eyes, while thick clothing, including gloves and snow boots, which can trap heat, and an icepick must be brought to keep warm and to navigate crevasses respectively), and it is highly advised to not attempt entering Level 74.
‎ Crevasses which dig well into the ice sheet are commonplace within Level 74, and many people have perished from falling down these pits, if not to the extreme weather that surrounds them at all times. The level also undergoes extremely powerful earthquakes, determined to be above a 6 on the Richter Scale. These quakes frequently create new crevasses, which make navigating the level harder, while also potentially breaking up the ice sheet; is has been suggested that due to the earthquakes, the ice sheet coating the level might collapse or break apart, potentially revealing the actual surface of Level 74. Despite there being a never-ending blizzard within the level, the snow will not grow, staying at an average thickness of 60cm.
‎ Despite the intensely unsafe and unstable environment surrounding the level, life has still seemingly found itself within Level 74; wanderers have discovered plants located within the Level, especially within the larger research stations, which have been named Frozen Datura (Datura Gelida). It shares many similarities to other plants in the Datura Genus, with the exception of the petals, which are periwinkle in colour instead of the white found in other Datura plants, and the fruit, which are not spiky capsules, but rather soft, heart-shaped shells containing round seeds. Much like other plants in the same genus, Frozen Datura has a psychoactive use as a deliriant, however those who have taken it has a drug and survived claim to have felt excruciatingly unpleasant and sick, along with a throbbing and powerful pain in the stomach, intestines, and liver. The effects of taking/overdosing on Datura include (note that all symptoms listed are much more intense in comparison to regular Datura):
❅ Fever ❅
❅ Respiratory Problems ❅
❅ Pain in the Stomach, Intestines, and Liver ❅
❅ Visual and Audible Hallucinations ❅
❅ Arrythmia ❅
❅ Anticholinergic Syndrome ❅
❅ Depression ❅
❅ Delirium ❅
⚠ (In Extreme cases of overdose) Psychosis, Brain Damage, a Coma, or Death ⚠
Frozen Datura releases pollen coated in a jelly-like substance, which makes it stick to many surfaces; the jelly in question is translucent and blue in colour. Scientists studying the level have often harvested this substance and studied it; it is claimed that it tastes sweet and has similar properties to a watered-down version of Almond Water. This jelly can also be found in jars in the larger stations found within Level 74; However, due to the jelly's adhesive properties, trace amounts of the deliriant parts of Datura are common within the jelly, so it is advised not to consume it in large quantities.
=== ❄ The Altar of the Being ❄===
The Altar of the Being is a pulpit, carved out of a icy blue rock, and shielded from the blizzard by a small cave that cuts into a large mountain, in front of which a large space of cracked ice has been reported. Above the pulpit, a ring shining a bright cyan hue, can be found carved into the walls of the cave. Leading to the altar is a path, composed of a rock not dissimilar to the one that makes up the pulpit, and around the shrine a ring of Frozen Datura can be seen. Within the pulpit lies a large piece of slate supposedly titled: "Minǝ Чǝб oф… Tбoóbl¡.", and it is presumed to have been written by an ancient being after having gotten its hands on the Defiled Crown. The contents of the slate have become troublesome to translate, due to a large part of it being written in a completely unknown scripture. The contents of the slate entail the being discovering the Defiled Crown within Level 74. The Altar of the Being's location within the level can not yet be accurately determined, but it is advised to find the nearest station, and then travel due south (as shown by any given map in a given station) to gain the greatest chance of finding it. 
Open File: 74-A
Close File: 74-A
Minǝ Чǝб oф… Tбoóbl¡
The sound of a collapsing structure combined with a loud screech silenced the screaming blizzard as it tore through my ears. Have they finally found me? Have the ones [wat I зo móñ dбǝdid] finally caught up to me? I wished not to find out, but something (or, perhaps, someone) gave me an unstoppable sense of curiosity, like a [фlám oф kóбáжóзnǝз bóбnt чiwin mǝ¡]. I could not help it!. I climbed myself out of the cave, with what little power I had, and then... 
I saw it.
I could recognize that [kбimзon гloǝ фбom anyчeб]. It's the thing that bastard made! Even in its presence, the crown made my whole body go numb, but I knew of its untold power, power not of my own, power [wat I¡ kбáwd]. I put the crown into my grip, and slowly began to don it. As soon as it completely covered my head, I felt powerful tingles wrapping across my entire body, and with each I felt stronger, and stronger; I felt myself becoming [ǝwǝn moб poчǝфól]! And then it hit me. I felt a giant wave emanate through my body, and explode out, making the blizzard recoil in fear, shattering the ice underneath my feet, and ripping away the snow and taking it back to the dim clouds that lay above everything. This freezing, horrid, forsaken, and timeless place can no longer control me, as it did for so long. I could bend this place's environment and the laws to which this place abides to at my whim. With this, I could control everything!
...Everything.
...
...I knew what to do now.
[Mák wis káotik hǝlhoǝl my domán, my pláфinг].
An edited and cropped image of Level 74, made from an image stuck to a wall.
== ‎ ❄ Entities ❄==
Level 74 is devoid of any living entities (arguably excluding Frozen Datura). However, frozen-over corpses of Hounds, Death Moths, other undocumented entities, and other wanderers have been reported; all corpses found have appeared to be rife with the vines, stems, and flowers of Frozen Datura.
== ‎ ❄ Colonies and Outposts ❄==
There are no known colonies and outposts within Level 74.
== ‎ ❄ Entrances and Exits ❄==
=== ❄ Entrances ❄===
* Finding a glowing cyan ring within one of Level 124's living rooms and touching it will bring one to Level 74.
* There is an undetermined chance of a wanderer encountering a snowstorm while inside a Living Car in Level 360. If this happens, the wanderer will slowly fall asleep, before waking up inside of one of Level 74's many research stations.
* Finding a sheet with notes poorly scribbled down with the same scripture as the slate within the Altar of the Being in any given level will immediately make's one's legs feel numb, before somehow falling over and noclipping, leading to Level 74. 
* Traveling 500km to the north in Level 356 will lead one to Level 74. 
=== ❄ Exits ❄===
* Entering a weather station coloured purple will take one to Level 124.
* Finding a street and walking on it for a while will gradually transform the environment into Level 360.
❄ Open Credits ❄
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Author: Gooby2
Image 1: Generated by Crafternoobs using DALL-E 2 by OpenAi
Image 2: Generated by Gooby2 using NightCafe AI
Custom Class 5e Survival Difficulty by Pexy0
Фankз фoб бǝedinг!
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