Level 1

**Level 1** is the 2nd Level of The Backlogs.

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## Description

The first photo ever taken of Level 1. Photographer is missing.

The Park of Horrors is one of the most documented levels in The Backlogs. It's also one of the, or possibly even the most dangerous level wanderers will come across while exploring The Backlogs. The Park of Horror features a very large, seemingly-unending abandoned amusement park, complete with dilapidated and run-down rides and attractions littering the grounds. There is a lot to go over as far as the contents of the park itself goes, so let's get started.

The Park of Horrors is made of several areas: The Broken Attractions, The Fun House, The Marionette Forest, The Poolhouse, and The Ocean of Shadows. We'll begin with the area that takes up the majority of the park, The Broken attractions. The Broken Attractions are all of the rides that were left to rot and waste away. Evidence around the park suggests that it used to be in some sort of operation, but who rode these rides, the B.E.R.U. are still trying to figure out.

The rides all look normal and they all work, once power is restored, but these rides are anything but innocent. Firstly, there are no safety restraints on any of the rides. The slowest ride in the park that we were able to restore power to was clocked at around 159 KPH (99 MPH) and without any safety restraints or procedures in place, even the slowest ride is extremely dangerous. The slowest ride in the park is the Merry Go Round.

A photo taken of a demolished Merry Go Round. Photographer is missing.

During testing, a wanderer insisted on riding the ride while it was in operation and was subsequently thrown from the ride. The wanderer was declared dead on impact. Attempts were made to add safety restraints and even make the rides slower, but when researchers turned their backs and looked again, all restraints that were bolted to the seats were missing. All attempts to make the rides slower also failed.

This was tested on five different rides, and unfortunately, all 5 technicians were electrocuted to death as soon as they touched the wiring. These rides, and the park itself, certainly has a mind of its own and it doesn't like being disrespected. Wanderers that have spent a particularly long time bad-mouthing the park or its attractions will suddenly find themselves the victim of a freak accident.

A photo taken of the infamous roller coaster. Photographer is missing.

The worst ride for anyone to ride in the Broken Attractions area are any of the roller coasters. These roller coasters look completely broken down and beyond repair, but they work very well. One wanderer wanted to test if it was as fast as the Merry Go Round and decided to ride it. The wanderer and roller coaster car flew off the track and into The Ocean of Shadows.

The B.E.R.U. attempted to find the wanderer and roller coaster car, but the drone went dead as soon as it touched the water. The drone was water-resistant, cold-resistant, and heat-resistant, but the battery drained completely. The B.E.R.U was unable to recover the drone. There are four more locations around the park that are far more dangerous and these can be found below.

## Entities

At first, the B.E.R.U. thought that **Level 1** was truly abandoned. It wasn't until researchers became more curious about the park and explored deeper parts of it that they found numerous entities living in various areas. The most explored area is the Broken Amusements area as there is no entity activity. The entities are all newly discovered and all very dangerous in their own right, though they never leave their respective areas. The reason for this is unknown to researchers at this time. The entities still living inside of the park will be listed first, then those that live on the park grounds.

### **The Ivory Nightmare**

The Ivory Nightmare is one of two entities living inside of the Fun House inside of the amusement park. This entity is nothing more than a white face resembling a mask, wearing a large grin. You are able to see through it eyes and mouth to what's behind it, but being this close is very dangerous. At this time, it is unknown how this entity kills, but the wanderer carrying the photo was killed from suffocation and his face was very red.

Researchers believe the Ivory Nightmare kills by attaching itself to its victim's face until they suffocate to death. It's usually seen traveling through the Fun House halls in search of wanderers, but has been seen in some locked rooms, so it's thought to be able to teleport to different areas of the Fun House at will.

### **Carnage the Clown**

Carnage was thought to be a hallucination brought on by fear or insanity, but researchers finally caught the infamous clown on photo by drone, which was immediately destroyed. The featured photo is the only known photo of Carnage as researchers and other B.E.R.U. members aren't exactly eager to return to the Fun House.

Carnage has control of the Fun House, but doesn't bother the Ivory Nightmare. In fact, B.E.R.U. researchers believe that the two entities work together in order to trap wanderers. With the injuries found on wanderers' bodies in and around the Fun House, it is thought that Carnage prefers to kill his victims by blunt force trauma.

### **The HydroSpectres**

HydroSpectres can only be found in the Ocean of Shadows, the large ocean surrounding the amusement park. This Ocean has been entirely unexplored, thanks to the HydroSpectres, and B.E.R.U. researchers are unable to get close enough to the Ocean of Shadows, or its "residents", in order to do any kind of documentation or exploration. Attempts were made by drone, but those that weren't destroyed by the HydroSpectres went dead as soon as it touched the surface of the water. Whatever these haunting shadows are protecting, the B.E.R.U. believes it may be vital to **Level 1's** survival.

### **The Marionettes of Despair**

* Photos of the Marionettes of Despair. Photographer committed suicide shortly after taking these photos.
* Photos of the Marionettes of Despair. Photographer committed suicide shortly after taking these photos.
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The Marionettes of Despair are different than the other entities found in the park. These mysterious dolls can be found in the Forest of Death hanging from various trees. This place seems to mimic the [Suicide Forest] located on the island of Honshu in Japan in The Real World. This forest is much different than its twin on Earth, however, as it seems to be alive. The Marionettes serve as the forest's eyes and always know when someone enters.

Wanderers that enter this forest reported feeling instantly depressed and hopeless. Many of them had thoughts of never escaping The Backlogs, while others had thoughts of never even escaping **Level 1**. A few wanderers gave in to the intrusive thoughts and ultimately ended up committing suicide in the forest, while others managed to escape.

Not all wanderers who escape **Level 1** after being in the forest survive. Studies taken by researchers show that 5 out of 10 wanderers that witness the Forest of Death commit suicide within a week after escaping **Level 1**. This number jumps up to 8 out of 10 if the wanderers in question were in the presence of one of the Marionettes of Despair.

### **The Fun House**

The Fun House is located inside of the park away from the Broken Amusements, but not close to the Ocean of Shadows or the Forest of Death. It looks small from the outside, but once wanderers make their way inside, it's nothing but a maze of different colored, twisting hallways that shift and change, and interconnect at odd places. Some hallways could clearly show the exit, but as wanderers sprint for it, the hallway changes and they meet a dead-end.

For this reason and because of the entities living inside of the Fun House, it is impossible for the B.E.R.U. to make any sort of map. Wanderers that end up in here are advised to seek the exit as quickly and quietly as they can. If you hear laughing or cackling, hide and stay silent. The Ivory Nightmare can be fooled, but Carnage is must more intelligent and will hunt wanderers until they meet their death.

### **The Pool House**

The Pool House

The Pool House is actually hidden off behind a few ransacked concession stands and ticket booths, and wasn't discovered until the B.E.R.U. came back to see if they could document more of the Ocean of Shadows. When they entered the Pool House, they were surprised to find it in surprisingly great shape. The lights all worked and were intact, and the intricate artwork around the Pool House looked almost brand new. The pool was empty and looked warm, as a light layer of steam was coming off the top of it, so a few of the researchers decided to swim. **Do not enter the pool inside of the Pool House under any circumstances.**

All researchers that went into the pool froze in place exactly 5 seconds after entering. The others stayed and waited for several minutes, but their fellow researchers never moved an inch. One of them threw a rock at the head of one of the frozen researchers and it made a sound as if it had bounced off of stone. They reluctantly left their friends, then returned with rope to throw around them and pull them out of the water.

After being out of the pool, the researchers never "woke up". In respect for them and to leave them where they last felt happy, the researchers pushed the now-stone statues back into the pool, where they still sit to this day. A researcher attempted to collect a sample of the water for testing, but the glass test tube turned to stone after 5 seconds of being in contact with the water. The B.E.R.U. is unsure how this water turns people and objects into stone, but they have endearingly called it "The Medusa Effect".

### **The Ocean of Shadows**

The Ocean of Shadows covered in a thick blanket of fog with one of the roller coasters nearby.

The Ocean of Shadows is as mysterious as its inhabitants. While the rest of the park has been explored and documented thoroughly, the Ocean of Shadows remains hidden in mystery just like it's hidden beneath the fog. There have been countless attempts to explore and document even the shore line of the Ocean of Shadows, but the HydroSpectres make further exploration impossible. While they haven't harmed any researchers or wanderers yet, the B.E.R.U. isn't very eager to get any closer. During multiple documentation missions, researchers observed the HydroSpectres closely as they walked along the small beach.

They kept their full attention on the researchers and very slowly made their way closer. No attempt was made to attack the researchers, but the closer the HydroSpectres got, the researchers noted the temperature dropping drastically. By the time they reached the shore, ice began to cover the surface of the water and the entire research team was shivering. As the team made their way back to the exit of **Level 1**, the temperature began to rise and was back to normal within about 10 minutes. For this reason, the B.E.R.U. believes the HydroSpectres to be the souls of those who lost their lives in the Park of Horrors.

### **The Forest of Death**

The Forest of Death

The Forest of Death is more documented than the Ocean of Shadows, but far less than the rest of the park because of its powerful control over wanderers' thoughts and feelings. The B.E.R.U. has sent drones in, but weren't able to find anything of importance until they came across an odd structure several hundred miles into the Forest of Death.

It's a large metal contraption and researchers were unable to find any information on it, but they made an odd discovery. They decided to send a drone into the Forest of Death when it was dark and the metal contraption was giving off a purple glow that could be seen from the entrance to the forest. As the drone got closer to the strange structure, the feed began to get weaker and weaker until they lost signal. They never recovered the drone and no further attempts were made to investigate the odd occurrence.

## Colonies and Outposts

Due to the dangerous nature of the park and the entities living within, no Colonies or Outposts are possible at this time. The B.E.R.U. makes regular checks to all of the more dangerous levels in the hopes of eventually setting up a colony.

## Entrances and Exits

### **Entrances**

* As of now, the only entrance into **Level 1** is through a very life-like painting of an amusement park in Level 3.

### **Exits**

* The only exit the B.E.R.U. found reliable was jumping through the only intact mirror inside of the Fun House. The B.E.R.U. has marked multiple paths to find the exit, but with the Fun House constantly shifting, wanderers are advised to follow leads with extreme caution.

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