Delusions

== Description==
Delusions are seen by those inhabiting the Backrooms for a prolonged period of time. They are tendrilled, shadow-like figures that charge at high speeds towards victims, inflicting emotional or mental effects upon impact. They do not appear to have a consistent physical shape.
Delusions are incorporeal, meaning they cannot be touched or interacted with. However, sightings have been reported of them using their tendrils to interact with objects.
== Behaviours==
Delusions form predominantly in the minds of individuals who have spent prolonged amounts of time in the Backrooms. The afflicted individual is the only person who can see them, and the only person who can be affected by them. Delusions cannot do physical damage, however they are able to inflict short bursts of pain and/or blindness, as well as various negative mental and emotional effects onto their victim, such as an overwhelming sense of fear or dread, or greatly impacting their sanity negatively.
Shortly before an attack, the victim will begin to see Delusions appearing at corners and in dark spaces. If the individual attempts to approach the entity, it will charge directly towards the victim. The Delusion will slam into the person's body, inflicting one or several of the previously mentioned states upon the victim, before dissipating immediately after.
The best method for avoiding attacks from Delusions, should they form in your mind, is to stay away from corners and dark areas where possible. In the case that you see a Delusion, the best known method of ensuring your own survival is to slowly back away while facing the Delusion until it appears to dissipate. At this point, you are free to leave the area safely, though it is advised that you do not return to the area unless necessary.
== Biology==
Delusions are dark, shadow-like figures of varying shape and size, which often possess an undetermined quantity of tendrils. The most commonly observed form they take appears to be in the shape of spider-like figures, however they have been known to appear in other shapes, including ones that appear to mimic other objects and even other entities.
Delusions can seemingly manipulate the size and shape of their body at will, although it has been observed that all Delusions, regardless of form, have some number of tendrils. Alongside this, they seem to have a large amount of control over these tendrils, having full control over them, as well as to their lengths to a certain extend, and reportedly also being able to branch them into several smaller tendrils.
== Discovery==
The first known sighting of Delusions was by a man known as Justin Lowe, a member of a small settlement located near the area of incident. He reported seeing 'moving shadows' in the corner of his eye as he was returning from his assignment to map the surrounding area. He attempted to run from the entity, assuming it to be hostile, causing it to charge at him. He was blinded for roughly 10 seconds, and the attack caused a significant decline in his sanity.
Category:Dangerous