Wailers

*[Added by user LincX36 11.23.2075]*

(Also known as "Sandmen", "Breathtakers" or "Essence Failure Syndrome" to the various Riverling bands)

Any spirit or Metaplanar  Denizen from Scourgeatory, like Hoodlums or Marleys.  Act and abilities associated with these creatures include but are not limited to: murder, kidnapping, possession, memory erasure, causing nightmares and manipulating dreams, essence drain, opening metaplanar portals, and smoothing out the scars and distortions their presence leaves on the astral.  Deceased victims of the Hoodlums have no essence remaining in their body at time of death and no astral signature left on them.

[Addendum 11.23.2075, user Doc Green]

*I have personally documented upwards of a dozen cases of what I had been calling 'Essence Failure Syndrome' (what now appears to be the results of attacks by Linc's "Hoodlums") this summer and autumn, with several more reported by colleagues among non-permanent populations within Region 3 of the Zone. Cases ranged from mild fatigue/memory loss to complete essence loss and death. In all cases, symptoms appeared to be acquired away from places of residence and case tracking confirms probability increases with proximity to Group-held corporate territory. No cases have been reported on UCAS side of the River. In all recorded cases, victims have been SINless. No official investigations.*

[11.23.2075, user TheMax666]

*No drek, Doc. No attacks by Breathtakers ("Hoodlums") in Moorhead 'cause they're afraid of Her. I've seen it with my own green-and-gold eyes. Had one draw back from the Mother Waters when it was chasing me out of the Block with some... redistributed goods. As for all-SINless? Nah, that's just because everyone you treat is SINless these days. While casing the block, my crew's run into more than one perfectly respectable suit-and-tie with less inside it than it should, the glassy eyes, the slowed reaction. And that memory drek. Well, either that or they were on some bad Beetles, but hey... And that's not even counting all those rumors about disappearances in KUD staff...*

[11.23.2075 user Perfect10]

*Since early July at least. That's when we first stated to see them (we called them Ĥēṭ, still do). The Families were down in R3 doing some seasonal road work when several of ours, foolish boys who ran into something while raiding into the city, started to fall ill. One died from soul-loss. In that case, we pulled up stakes and headed up to Winnipeg to work the roads up there. Didn't see any Ĥēṭ until we came back down to work the beet harvest this fall.*

## Marleys

    A Metaplanar Denizen of Scourgeatory capable of either opening a Metaplanar portal, or at minimum, reopening a closed portal, and still has enough energy to pick a fight at the end.  Huge, with distended, elongated arms and fingers, a narrow waist, and no face on its head.

## Hoodlums

Either a metaplanar denizen of, or a spirit in service to the metaplanar denizens of, Scourgeatory.  Hooded grey figures that cause nightmares, draining essence (resulting in severe fatigue), and make memories go grey.  Deceased victims of the Hoodlums have no essence remaining in their body at time of death and no astral signature left on them.

If you have experienced these symptoms (fatigue, fugue amnesia, persistent nightmares), seen these spirits, witnessed someone who has, know someone who reported them before going missing, or know someone who died of inexplicable essence drain,  please contact the Sèvis nan Eksil at Campeche Rouge Hounfort and ask for Linc Yellowjacket.

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