Veldigun

**The Veldigun** are a species of Demon made by the YouTuber Pastras. The Veldigun are featured in their own arc, which at the time of writing this has not yet concluded. Keep in mind while a lot of this is based on Pastra's lore, a lot of it is also made up for the rp, for the series the Veldigun are featured in, Dreams of an Insomniac, only has 3 volumes. (Soon to be 4)

## General information

The Veldigun are a species of demon first discovered in the Victorian era. They can look wildly different but each have a few distinct traits that connect them.

1. They all have over-exaggerated limbs or tendrils.
2. Said limbs or tendrils have stripes on them to excaudate their length.
3. They each have at least one yellow eye.
4. Large yellow teeth

Veldigun start as an ooze or, as known in the rp, goop. Touching this causes hallucinations, and if for too long, permanently warps your mind.

Just like later in life, this ooze must consume the minds of animals and humans to live. With each mind they consume more skin grows on their body. Once they consume enough minds they are out of the ooze stage, able to communicate, move more efficiently and have far worse effects for touching them. In this solid stage they are also able to create illusions to trick prey into their clutches, they also get assigned a hunting partner.

Veldigun hunt in pairs, so if you encounter one (and survive) you should know there is another nearby. Outside of that there will be what I call "packs" of Veldigun. A pack will always contain 6 Veldigun, one chosen as leader. They will claim and entire region to hunt in before moving on. Veldigun can separate from their pack but often don't for long.

As stated before Veldigun gain energy from eating the minds of animals/humans. They prefer to go after humans because it takes over 100 animal minds to equate to one human mind. This provides less energy and hinders growth of Veldigun in the ooze stage. Veldigun typically strike at groups of six past 6:00pm to 6:00am although in this rp I don't bother using that fact much. Veldigun take on the forms and memories of whatever they have eaten. This can lead to a Veldigun who has taken the mind of a particularly sympathetic individual stopping their partner from eating more human minds. If a Veldigun eats too many minds that differ too much at once, they can turn feral and animalistic for a time from the numerous amount of voices. A Veldigun can also choose to only eat part of a victims mind if desired. Veldigun can eat normal food but gain no energy from it. In the lore I am making up here, they can go 4 month without eating a mind. If they don't they go into hibernation for about a decade.

Entities whose minds have been consumed by a Veldigun are incapable of doing anything except saying their last thought over and over. They may technically not be dead but essentially are. Veldigun under normal circumstances never kill their prey, for once someone dies their brain stops functioning and is therefor inedible. Those who have undergone the mind eating but have lived due to it only being part of their mind report a six yellow eyed monster looking at them. This is hypothesized to be the creator of the Veldigun. There is no known way to revive someone whose memories have been eaten as of yet.

Veldigun are also able to create hallucinations to trick prey. They typically use visual and auditory hallucinations. You know you are doomed if suddenly a bright yellow light comes out of nowhere. Less experienced Veldigun's hallucinations can be obvious. Listen out for wavering, distorted voices, not knowing some information they would otherwise or a general unwillingness to touch anything. (The ladder is less reliable, for the Veldigun can make it look like the item was picked up by making the other one invisible.) You can also just try to touch them yourself but this is ill-advised, for the Veldigun may directly disguise themselves as the entity.

#### If there is one thing to know, that should be NEVER TOUCH A VELDIGUN

Touching a Veldigun will result in one or more of the following effects:

* Discoloration of the skin
* Weight loss
* Tightening of the skin
* Fusion of flesh and bone
* Teeth growing where they shouldn't
* Bleeding from every orifice

None of these will outright kill you directly but you will wish they had. Incredible pain guaranteed! Veldigun can avoid these from happening if they cover their skin with clothing articles, tinfoil, bubble wrap and other items. It is only direct contact that cause these effects. These effects can be cured, however in the rp through general healing items such as health potions and Maximum Tomatoes.

Veldigun can be hurt but it is completely unknown how to kill one.

## Specific information

Here will be more specific information on each Veldigun

The first pack are all based off OMORI characters. While they look and somewhat act like their respective character, those are more-so coincidences. These Veldigun come from another timeline.

### Sunny the Veldigun

Sunny is the co-leader of the OMORI themed pack. They can partner with just about anyone but mostly does it with Basil, Aubrey or Mari (Pokemewon's). Like the real Sunny they are more quiet and reserved, but have the 2nd most powerful hallucinations, even being able to simulate touch, but it won't have the texture/feel of what you're actually touching. Their hallucinations' voices won't waver either. They mostly like to mess with the victim's fears and surroundings, using their fears to scare them into one place where they don't dare to run away from. While the victim is too afraid to move Sunny consumes their mind. Despite this, they are the 2nd most easiest to haggle with. This is why they still have a slight bit of ooze coming from their chest, for they aren't 100% developed.

### Basil the Veldigun

Basil is a complete masochist. They torment their prey with horrific illusions just because it is funny. They go out of their way to touch victims so they experience horrific effects. They will even go so far as to use their garden sheer like arm to cut off arms and legs just so they can't escape. Even if prey gets away, it's okay! It's all just a game to them. (Think of the Mask from Majora's Mask) They also have the longest limbs, so they like to swing around on trees and structures. They like to pair up with either Aubrey or Sunny.

### Aubrey the Veldigun

Aubrey is the most aggressive out of the OMORI pack. They like to use illusions of cute/pink characters (mainly Kirby) to lul prey. They are the most impatient due to their aggressive demeanor. Once it finds prey it will hunt it to the ends of the earth. This one is far more serious than the others and will destroy everything around it in rage. This causes it to sometimes kill its prey in rage... where is just gets more angry. They partner with Sunny, Basil and Mari (pokemewon's) but refuse to partner with Kelsey

### Henry the Veldigun

Henry likes to use hallucinations of present and past lovers, dead or alive to toy with the emotions of their victim. Otherwise there is not much to say. They partner with either Kelsey or Mari (pokemewon's).

### Kelsey the Veldigun

Kelsey is generally the weakest of the OMORI themed Veldigun. It's hallucinations are the ones most often to be noticeably fake. It likes to use friends of its victims. This sometimes causes it to become actual friends with its prey, so then it won't eat them (or at least only partially) and give them tips on how to survive. This also leads them to be the easiest to haggle with. This is why Aubrey hates Kelsey. They partner with Henry.

### Mari the Veldigun (Pokemewon's)

Mari is the leader of the OMORI themed pack. It is seldom seen and can't move due to having no arms and only one functioning leg. It is capable of teleporting around instead. They have the strongest illusions naturally, aided by items they collect. They are the only one who wears items so their victims don't gain the horrific effects from touching them. They find physically and/or mentally worn out individuals and pretend to be someone trustworthy and invite their prey to rest at a picnic. While the victim is there the Veldigun slowly consumes their mind. The illusion tries to keep them there as long as possible, until they are fully consumed. If the prey does try to leave the Veldigun strikes with all its might. It is very slow so it must keep the individual in one place. It can only talk propperly through its hallucinations due to its broken jaw. It partners with Henry, Aubrey and Sunny.