The Beast

Rare photograph of Entity 18 captured in Level 5.
Entity 18, colloquially titled "The Beast", presides as the owner of The Terror Hotel and the manager of its staff – with the goal of gaining and keeping as many guests as possible by any means necessary.
==Description==
The Beast appears as a 6'2" teal-scaled humanoid being wearing a formal suit. He has a cephalopodic head with lepidopteran antennae and piercing blue-violet eyes, and webbed clawed feet with finned calves.
==Behavior==
At first glance, The Beast may seem like a "fine, well-mannered gentleman", helpfully offering asylum in his hotel to lost wanderers and tending to their needs while being incredibly strict about the hotel's service. However, this is merely a guise masking his true, sinister intentions.
In truth, The Beast feeds off of others' desires, thus striving to fulfill those of his guests in the form of a deal. However, this does not come without a cost. When a guest enters a deal with The Beast, they are unwittingly bound to a contract with conditions that they are forced to obey. Said conditions may vary between deals, but they are often sadistic in nature and serve to amuse The Beast. The only way you can beat him is outsmart him with his deal, find a loophole in it. That's his weakness.
Occasionally, The Beast has displayed aggression similar to those exhibited by female Death Moths.
==Biology==
The Beast is shown to bear biological components from humans, cephalopods and lepidoptera, as well as some of their abilities. He has the ability to camouflage himself by altering the pigmentation of his scales to match his environment, appearing practically invisible against any surface. Additionally, he can extend this camouflage to certain external objects with conscious intention, making traps placed throughout Level 5 less noticeable to wanderers. On rare occasions, The Beast has been reported to unfurl a giant pair of moth-like wings from his back. These wings are patterned with large functional eyes, capable of tracking and observing objects. He has also displayed the ability to excrete Moth Jelly.
 A portrait of Entity 18 found in Level 57. It is believed to have been painted by Entity 41.
It is rumored that The Beast possesses a larger, kraken-like form, being his true form which he reveals only when required. Descriptions of this form vary, though few have ever seen it and lived to tell the tale.
The Beast appears to command a godlike degree of power/influence over Level 5, being at his most powerful within it. With his reality warping, he can alter the layout and architecture of the level on a whim. He also holds a certain degree of omniscience within Level 5, always remaining aware of the condition and location of everyone in the hotel. Outside Level 5, The Beast does not have this same degree of power, though he still remains powerful in his own right. 
==Discovery==
The true origins of The Beast remain shrouded in mystery. The first modern sighting took place in 2008, when a M.E.G. operative exploring Level 5 claimed over radio communications to see "a squid-like entity" before the connection was abruptly cut. The operative's fate remains unknown.
The Beast is theorized to be the creator of Death Moths.
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Shall we make a deal, ?
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