Deceive-yous

**Deceive-yous** are a legendary, supernatural creature that are said to inhabit multiple locations across the world but likely have their origin from something supernatural in the center of the large area between Obnivir and Kafaniyat (Probably in northern Mecirhan or southern Kosna) before their first generations bred and their offspring began to spread northward, southward, eastward and westward through human activity (ex. ships, vehicles, or travelling alongside). They are said to be, typically, invisible spirits that lure their victims by masking their voice with the victims' relative or friend's voice, and once the victim comes near, they are said to possess the victim. It was believed those with frequent intrusive thoughts, depression, severe anxiety, suicidal thoughts, or other mental illnesses were possessed by the deceive-yous.

## Backstory

Deceive-yous were said to be the result of a failed seance of a wealthy family that likely lived in the area that is now Mecirhan or Kosna who attempted to contact their deceased daughter named Concordia. In the process, the family, somehow, accidentally let open the veil between the spirit and human world, allowing for a mysterious race of spirits to reach Earth. A month later, the family traveled across the Marima Ocean to Kutwhe to collect turmeric and ginseng root for yet another attempt at the seance, but the deceive-yous decided this was a great opportunity to expand their supernatural empire and deceive humankind into handing over their world to them, so, once they set foot on the western shore of Kutwhe, the deceive-yous let themselves appear visible, but as rose-ringed parakeets, and some stayed in the land of Kutwhe to start their supernatural empire range. They began luring some of the peoples of western Kutwhe by faking the voice of their victim's relative or friend in a distressed or requesting assistance manner. Once the victims are lured in by the voice, they "semi-possess" the victim and make the victim experience frequent intrusive thoughts, become frequently an angry or miserable person, and begin commencing suicidal thoughts. It is said once their victim finally kills themselves, they have joined their empire in the afterlife and become one of the deceive-yous. The other deceive-yous travelled back to the land of the wealthy family and travelled amongst traveling desert merchants north into Parania where they began to breed and spread rapidly across the continent, soon, infecting a handful of people. To this day, too.

## Superstition

Deceive-yous are sort-of like a personification of troubled mental health and were usually the blame for one's sudden depression, anxiety, or fit of rage towards themselves or others. Deceive-yous were said to constantly fool their victims by imitating the voice of their victims' relative, often saying the victim's name in a questioning or distressful manner. They also fooled their victims by taking their things and, thus, leaving their victims to attempt to find it, which would then lead them into the deceive-yous wrath.

## Repellants

Historically, repellants included wearing ear plugs at night or when home alone to avoid hearing the voices of the deceive-yous and to always keep needed objects by your side. Deceive-yous were said to dislike music as it connected so-called "victims" in a positive manner leaving them ignorant of any other surrounding noises so many suggest listening or playing to music once alone.