Christmas Shreely

A young, off-kilter paranormal enthusiast.

## Description

#### Personality

Christmas Shreely is a bubbly, curious individual who's ended up a bit of an isolationist despite their extroverted tendencies. They are driven by their desire to understand the phenomenon(s) they call 'The Other' and are largely heedless of the consequences of their exploration. Thus, they've been swept away by their meticulous and dangerous documentation of the unknown, and pulled out into the fringes of the Delham wilderness. Shreely barely notices their isolation, but eagerly seeks companionship when they happen to be reminded of their relative distance.

#### Appearance

Christmas is short, pale, and disheveled. They are extremely thin, and have sandy, brown hair. Given their short stature and lack of consistent income, Christmas wears an eclectic mix of oversized, worn-out clothing. They are rarely seen without their beat-up red boots, and unique glasses: a pair of large, circular frames outfitted with the peculiar addition of a witching stone capable of hinging over the left lens. The right lens of the glasses is cracked, and Christmas's right eye is clouded and blind. They also own a very large, very heavy hiking pack; its contents vary wildly, but typically include camping supplies, spare food, their notebooks, and other assorted tools.

#### Capabilities

Christmas is perhaps the only person in the entire county with any sort of functional understanding of the true nature of the strange occurrences that seem to plague the [towns]. They keep track of their research in an old notebook, one with a leather cover, dog-eared pages, and an infinite number of pages. Christmas never seems to lose track of their notes, although their memory is notably faulty. Further, it is extremely rare for Christmas to find themselves unprepared for the situation at hand. Their backpack never fails to produce small tools or resources to Shreely's convenience, regardless of what may have been originally packed.

## Relationships

#### Marshall Evins

While Christmas hasn't met Marshall personally, they do know of him. Marshall has a tendency to storm off to play his guitar in the comfortable solitude of the forest, and it is there that Christmas occasionally watches him play from a nearby outcrop. Christmas worries that Marshall would be upset if he learned of his lurking audience member, and thus has not approached him yet.

## History

Christmas Shreely, born 'Chris Shreely' in 1996, was raised in Delham by loving parents. After a fairly typical upbringing, disturbed only by the occasional childhood bully, Shreely began exhibiting peculiar behavior. The Shreely parents did their best to keep the family struggle out of the public eye; the small town rumor mill was vicious, and their already-fragile relationship was at its mercy. Behind closed doors, the Shreelys decided to move house, and quietly vanished.

Several years later, Shreely returned to Delham to stay. They currently have only a vague recollection of their past, perhaps even less than that. However, the gaps in their memory have thus far gone unnoticed by Christmas. They have taken up residence in a decrepit, run-down farmhouse in the Delham woods, and have been recording the strange and deadly phenomena of The Other ever since.

## Trivia

* Shreely is one of only a few to encounter what they refer to as "The Id" and survive mostly unscathed.
* The consensus reached among Delham natives is that the Shreelys were a skittish bunch, and that something was certainly peculiar about the young child of the household. Some have even gone as far as to speculate that the child went missing ages ago, and eye the parents with suspicion and concern.
* Shreely's witching stone allows them to find 'gateways' to The Other, which they explore and document. The origin of this stone is unknown.