Timeline/Slender: The Arrival

A lot of the lore can be found in random Loading Screen text, and nobody has managed to extract all that text. Soooooooo

## 1854

* Sarah Ann Matheson passes away.
* James Matheson is born

## 1881

Established in 1881 as a trading post along a Rocky Mountain trail, Oakside has since become a popular village for those looking for an escape from the noise and commotion of urban living.

## 19th Century

* The Matheson family live on a farm.
* Franziska and Frieda's mother buys Volume 1 of a book called "Granny Richter's Big Book of Stories". She reads out these stories to her children.
* One of these stories involved the Slenderman, manifesting him, but not enough to become a threat. Over time, Franziska and Frieda forget about the Slenderman, in turn causing the Slenderman to vanish.

it's possible that the story the slenderman originated from is from a story called "Berzweiflung". google keeps redirecting me to "**V**erzweiflung", which translates to either 'despair', 'desperation', 'distress', or 'exasperation'. i'll let you figure out which is the correct word.

## 1895

Kullman Mines, established in 1895, would eventually become the most successful enterprise in Oakside providing employment to a large number of families within the community.
## 1901

* Clarence Matheson passes away.

As reports of missing surveyors and prospectors rapidly escalated in the spring of 1901, police mandated that all intended routes of travel must be given to police prior to departure.
## 1905

Rose,
We're going into the cellar tonight for another game of Hide and Seek! Father won't return from his errand to Red Deer until the morning, and Norm says he found a lantern so he can take us there after dark if we all meet by the chapel after tonight's dinner. I know you hate the rancid smell of petrol down there, but it'll be fun! I promise!
Maggie
P.S. Don't tell Patty. She'll tell on us.
* Frieda Matheson, now an adult with children, digs up the old "Granny Richter's Big Book of Stories" again to read it to her children.
* The story of Slenderman is told again. This time manifesting himself enough to become a big threat.
* Patricia Matheson is taken by the Slenderman.

dearest diary,
patricia still has yet to come home.
mother insists she ran off to search for wildflowers again.
but i know that's not true.
it was that man. that thing grandmother keeps ranting on about.
i do not think she's mad.
i have seen the man myself. he watches us as we play. patty went to him, i just know it! if only mother would listen.
i wonder when she'll come home.
ROSe T.
* The search for Patricia serves fruitless. Maggie Matheson has hope they will be found.

-but it's more or less the same as it's always been. Maybe tomorrow.
Maggie
June 9th, 1905
* Walter Matheson is taken by the Slenderman.

Father is making us pray again tonight. It'll do no good. It's bothersome if anything. And I'd bet anything Patty and Walt ran away from this miserable old place, and I don't blame them one bit. Grandmother and Rose insist on some batty tale that a strange man took them away. Am I the only one keeping their wits around here? Maybe I should run away too.
Maggie
June 9th, 1905
* Franziska writes from Europe (or Asia) to Frieda, worrying for her health.

Dearest Frieda,
Though my heart still pains for your missing children, I fear for your health my sweet sister. You mustn't worry your mind with those twisted tales of our youth. You know as well as I they were merely tales to keep us all in good behavior. If only mother knew what those silly legends would do to you. Though I have no recollection of the one you mention. Was it from one of mother's books you took with you?
I wish I were with you now, in your time of need, rather than whittling my days away alone. I wish you well, an ocean away, may my thoughts and prayers reach you.
Franziska
* Nonetheless, Frieda gives in to the madness and burns down the Matheson house and family within it.

I seek only salvation for myself and my family from that demon sent to torment my life. I brought the devil's wrath upon my family. I did this, I went searching for this demon. I brought him into our lives. I invoked his arrival. How could I have been so blind as to manifest such evil? Why could I not let old legends die? I alone should bear this burden! why must my grandchildren suffer for my imprudence? They will never come home. That archfiend has them now. We all must bear this burden. We must all repent for our ignorance, and rid this world of this demon for good. None ever shall confront this evil ever again! It dies with us!
May the fire cleanse our souls and burn our sins,
Frieda Matheson
* Frieda Matheson dies in the fire.
* Maggie Matheson dies in the fire.
* Ada Hayes dies in the fire.
* Rose Matheson dies in the fire.
* Norman Hayes dies in the fire.
* Some members of the family survived. Charles and Diana Matheson would give birth to Charlie Matheson Jr. years later.
* Charlie remembers the Slenderman, making drawings of him along with the fire that killed most of the Matheson family.

After an area hiker failed to report back in to park staff, rangers feared an undernourished bear may be roaming the park area. After several failed attempts, the bear was never tracked.

## Later

As Oakside Park began to expand, campers reported children playing outside their tents at night. Though the children were never identified, complains resulted in a strict campsite curfew.
* Kullman Mining Co negotiates with Oakside Park to sell land.
* Two years later, Oakside Park sells land to Kullman Mining Co.

Local Park Sells Land to Kullman Mining Co
Oakside Park has come to an agreement with Kullman Mining Company regarding its acquisition of mineral rights for one of the state-owned park's mountains. President of Kullman Mining James Walter said he's glad the deal has gone through, and that he "Couldn't be happier for the opportunities this new location will provide the company and the community." Oakside Park first entered negotiations with Kullman Mining almost two years prior to the acquisition of Ocean view-
Area mountaineers will often use their bright flashlights to stun and scare off invasive animals such as raccoons and cokotes from scavenging through their supplies at night
* The events of **Memories**: Lured in by several toy trains, Charlie Matheson Jr. is cornered, taken, and converted into a proxy by Slenderman.

* Several missing posters are strung up around Oakside Park.

* Diana Matheson ex-wives Charles Matheson. He becomes real crazy, amplified thanks to Slenderman being a real dick.

Prior to a tragic arson incident that stunned the community, many Oakside residents reported the purported victim of the blaze acting strange and withdrawn from his neighbors.
## 9 years later

* Charles writes to himself.

What's wrong with this place?
Why did this happen to us?
No answers anywhere I look. Am I crazy?
These things I see at night...
I don't know what to think.
Ever since Charlie disappeared and Diane left-
I must have hit a breaking point.
I still keep looking,
I still hear him sometimes, that cute little laugh.
But he's been gone 9 years.
Why does every day have to hurt so much?
-Charles
* Slenderman bullies Charles even more.

I still see him.
I keep looking for him.
It can't be him though.
I know it can't. But it's so rea.
Everywhere I go, I hear his voice...
'but it sounds like he's suffering.
Like its not the son I knew.
I can't escape this torment.
This man... this thing. He taunts me.
He eats at my mind.
Am I doing this to myself?
Was it my fault Charlie disappeared?
Is this my trial... or my punishment?
I need to end it,
I need to cleanse this place.
No more suffering.
No one deserves this.
It all ends here. It all needs to go.
* Carl Ross asks Charles about his son.

This Guy keeps stopping by my house asking about my son.
I keep telling him to go away.
He's getting more and more desperate.
* Eventually, Charles Matheson is driven to suicide.

I see people everywhere, who remind me of the man I could have become. They understand the rules so well. It's like the rules of the great game of life were never taught to me. Everything I ever worked towards is gone. Everything I loved has been taken away from me. I'm an empty shell of a man, living in this world of constant noise. Failure after failure. No one left to love. No one left to love me back. This world is nothing but noise now! And I can't understand any of it! I see everyone else wading through the noise like they are part of it, familiar with it. While I struggle and drown as some unwanted outsider. None of it makes sense. And I'm alone in it all. No more job. No more family. I can never rebuilt it all. I'm a hopeless excuse for a man. I need to get out. Imagine being trapped in a game where you don't understand the rules, clumsily trying to understand how to make it through. But you can't. You can't progress. I thought I knew the rules, but it was a lie. You see everyone else wizzing by like it's so easy. And no one tells me! No one cares about my game. I'm alone in this forsaken nightmare! Because I don't belong in it! I need to log off. I need to get out of it. I need to rest. I need tranquility. I need to feel like I belong somewhere. I'm not sorry for this because I don't owe this damn world anything, and I can never forgive life. So goodbye, and good luck with your own game.
Charles M.
* Charles Matheson burns down his house.

Fatal Blaze Erupts Oakside Home, Arson Suspected
Oakside fire crews say a blaze as a South-East home, resulting in one death, may be the result of arson. Fire broke out at the home, located just East of Oakside Lake, at 11:30pm. Neighbors who knew the man living in the home, currently the only known fatality, as agitated and abrasive. "He lost his son many years ago. Since then he's never really acted the same. He would always claim to see his son standing outside his window, staring in." Said Kim Rolick, a neighbor who has known the man for twenty years. Authorities say Charles Matheson, 47, died of smoke inhalation. His body was found inside the basement of the home shortly after fire crews put out the blaze-
* Carl Ross emails Kate

Kate,
This is pretty exciting, isn't it? This whole mystery: the missing boy, the sightings, the arson.
I'm glad I get to share this adventure with you. I can't help but feel saddened for Mr. Matheson. He lost so much. I wish he would have just let me in to help him- the way you're helping me. Maybe I could have saved him.
Since I couldn't help him in life, maybe I can help him now. I promise to find out what happened to his son- perhaps that will put his soul at peace.
Thanks again, Kate. I look forward to our adventures!
-CR
* The events of **Homestead**: Today's September 19th, and Carl Ross investigates the Matheson Homestead and discovers the Slenderman.

* Carl Ross and Kate go out in the park to investigate. They encounter Slenderman and Carl does typical Carl stuff and Kate doesn't want to talk to him anymore. He sends this... incredibly disturbing mail to her.

Kate,
I want to see you again. I can't stop thinking about you, Kate. About us. I'm sorry for what happened in the park- maybe I shouldn't have said those things. I know you may not feel the same way, but I don't want to let you go. I hope someday you'll change your mind. I'll be here waiting for you. Please, just think about it some more. I have so many things I want to show you, so many things I want to share with you. I want to protect you. I hope we can at least still be friends.
Your truly,
Carl-Ross
* They lose contact and both forget about the investigation and Slenderman.

During some of the hotter and drier days of summer, park officials will often enforce a fire ban, much to the displeasure of eager campers.
## 2009

* October 18th: The funeral of Beth Hayes takes place at 9 AM in Grace Hill Cemetery, 615 Everson Street, presented by Pastor John Taylor.

* Carl Ross writes to Kate again.

Hey Kate.
It's been awhile since we last spoke, hasn't it? Hope you haven't forgotten about me! I know writing a letter is a little old fashioned but sometimes I like to just sit down and write something out, you know? So, I can't remember what I was doing at the time, but all this stuff we used to do when we were kids just came rushing back to me all of a sudden the other day. Remember when I'd sneak over at night so we could both go out on our adventures? Ghost hunting, we called it. We'd shine the flashlight through the trees and jump at every little insignificant noise. Our imaginations were always working in overdrive. I wish I could rewind back to then. Seems like everything after that time just hasn't been as good. For both of us.
~~How long as it been, again? It's been at least a couple of years hasn't it? She was always kind of mean to me. Maybe she actually knew about us sneaking out all the time. Guess we'll never~~
Sorry, ignore all of that, I started rambling too much. anyway, please let me hear from you soon. I know things have been less than normal for you lately, so I just wanted to check in.
-CR
* November 23rd. Kate calls CR and they talk about Lauren and the fact they both saw Slenderman, which they both dismiss as an hallucination.

Thanks for calling last night. It probably sounds dumb, but it was good to hear your voice again. Good to hear that Lauren's been doing really well too. But, yeah, about what all we said: I'm not sure what to think of it yet. What are the odds of two people having the exact same hallucination? could it really just be a coincidence? I have to go to my doctor today for some routine stuff so I'm going to try and casually bring this up and see what he says about it. I'll let you know how it goes.
--- CR
* CR talks to his doctor about the shared hallucination. He proposes a shared trauma as one likely reason.
* Kate meets up with CR to talk things through.

Hey Kate.
Both my computer and phone have been acting weird lately so I figured I'd do it the old fashioned way again. Glad we could meet up to talk things through. I agree with what the doctor said, too. There's an explanation for this stuff. The shared traumatic event sounds the most logical to me. That night out there in the woods is probably what caused it. I had almost completely blocked that out, but now it's kind of coming back to me. But like I said before, it's still really foggy. I think the best course of action right now is to just ignore it whenever you think you might be seeing things again. I'll try to do the same. That'll probably do the trick.
-CR
PS: You should call Lauren sometime. I bet some company would help out.
## 2010

* February 27th: The ignoring trick doesn't work.

Yeah it hasn't been working out for me either. It's one things to ignore something you know is just a hallucination
It's something else entirely to ignore all the noises I hear outside my window at night now, because I can't see whatever it is that's making them. Anything like that happening around here with you? It sometimes sounds like whispers.
Your Friend,
-CR
* March 4th: CR talks to his doctor again about the repeated shared hallucinations and sounds.

I mentioned it to my doctor again when I saw him today. He really wants you to come in sometime just to talk with him. I think it's a good idea. He also said that confronting this traumatic event in some way could be very beneficial too. Don't worry, I didn't tell him any specifics about what happened. I do think we should go back out to that park behind your mom's house sometime soon. I think being out there and seeing nothing will help get rid of these stupid problems we've both been having.
-CR
* Kate and CR go out into the woods to confront their problem. They re-encounter Slenderman.
* March 27th: CR mails Kate for her wellbeing.

I tried to find my way back to you when I tripped and fell down that slope, but my flashlight hit one of the rocks down there and broke. It was pitch black. I heard sounds all around me. Screaming. It sounded like you. I tried to follow it back but I was lost. I fell. Everything collapsed down around me. I could feel it crushing me. Everything was moving so fast. I was drowning in water I couldn't see. Every fear I've ever had came back to me at once. Monsters surrounded me. My stomach inverted, my eyes shriveled out of existence, and my heart caved in. I don't know what happened after that. I woke up in some tall grass today and found my way back to the house. I looked through the window and saw you sitting on the couch, staring at your TV. I couldn't get your attention so I left. I can't write anymore. I can't think straight. I need to
* CR's doing the weird note writing again.

I am okay Kate. The woods are beautiful
Please come see. I cam going to find you so you can see
It is so beautiful Kate

it would really help seeing kate's mails to CR. from my perspective, kate should get a restraining order against CR

* March 29th, at **5 in the morning nearing 6**, CR has been trying to call Kate.

I've tried to call you dozen of times. Where are you? Please call me back and let me know you're okay. If I don't hear back in an hour, I'm coming over there
* The events of **Slender: The Eight Pages/Genesis**: Kate is running around, collecting several drawings of Slenderman.
	+ Slenderman reveals he's got plans for Kate.

* CR finds Kate in the woods and brings her to North Cross Hospital.

Kate, leaving this note in case you wake up tonight. I'm going to assume you don't remember what happened. I came over to check on you and found you out in that park behind the house. You had a broken video camera with you and a bag full of weird drawings. I don't know what happened out there but you're safe now. The doctors here will help you.
-CR

bruh get yourself a doctor, CR. you also equally as crazy as kate and whoever you got is stupid

* April 12th. CR replies to a mail from Kate saying she's back home after the hospital stay.

Glad you're feeling better, but that house is too close to the woods. It's too isolated. You need to go somewhere else. I know a place that I think will be safer for you to stay. I'm going to go with you, because my house doesn't feel safe anymore. I nailed all the windows shut but I still feel too open. I haven't slept in a few weeks either. I'm so tired. Let's get out of here, Kate. I promise I'll keep you safe.
-CR
With Oakside housing prices on the rise, many longtime reisdents are putting their homes up for sale in hopes of gaining a substantial profit and relocating closer to the foothills.
* CR does cray-cray writing again.

Outside.
I need to die before it catches me.
I'm sorry for any part that is my fault.
Everything is leaking out the back of my head.
Hands have teeth.
Please tell no one I loved them. It's back now.
Hide
* CR burns his own house down.

The house had to go.
It can't save me anymore.
* Another letter to Kate from CR.

Meet me by the street in an hour.
I left a list of things to bring with you.
Leave everything else behind. I'll explain everything as soon as I see you. I know how to fix all of this.
Don't tell Lauren about me
CR
* CR tells Kate his plan of burning themselves to avoid anyone else knowing about the Slenderman. Afraid, Kate refuses and runs away. CR burns himself anyway, dying with an agonizing scream.

* Kate returns home.

* The events of **Escape**: Scribbling on a piece of paper, Kate notices the Slenderman approaching and hides all of her open windows and doors. Unfortunately, Slenderman enters anyway and Kate hides in her room, but Slenderman arrives there too. With no other option, Kate jumps out of the window.

* Lauren arrives to help Kate with moving out.

I can't thank you enough for coming out all this way to help me out! It's been a pretty rough road trying to sell this old place, I wish I had turned to you sooner. You have no idea how happy I'll be once this is all behind me! :)
Love you always,
Kate
* The events of **Slender: The Arrival**

I'M SO SORRY. I'M SO SORRY FOR EVERYTHING. THIS ISN'T YOUR FAULT. I DID THIS. BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE FOR YOU
DON'T LET HIM INTO ANY MORE LIVES THIS WAS ALL MY FAULT THIS CAN END WITH YOU I LET HIM IN...
WHY DID I EVER LET HIM IN.
I'M SORRY FOR PLACING THIS BURDEN ON YOU I WISH IT WAS ALL ON ME THIS CAN'T SPREAD ANY FURTHER. PLEASE, IT ALL HAS THE END WITH YOU I WISH THERE WAS SOME OTHER WAY. IT HAS TO END
GOD FORGIVE ME
* The fire consumes Oakside Park.

* Everything falls ambiguous.

slenderman exists as long as people know him. he'll soon have to send these proxies to further spread his influence. who knows if his proxies run on immortal floomp juice. if not, their bodies will give out.this all depends on if slenderman is a direct or indirect kind of person.