Current.
One who infiltrates the runner or proxy community in order to gather information, usually for the other side or a third party (oftentimes a government agency).
Example: When they showed up for him, he knew the runner he had talked to yesterday had been a Gatherer and that he was going to be dragged away to Hell's Kitchen.
Other terms: Farmer.
CODE OF ABACAB (noun)
New.
A code of conduct set in some current runner communities. According to observers, it was established in 2011 by a runner named "Scarecrow." The code uses a different name for the Misery-Makers ("Fossils") and outlines the following rules:
It is unknown where the name originates.
A code of conduct set in some current runner communities. According to observers, it was established in 2011 by a runner named "Scarecrow." The code uses a different name for the Misery-Makers ("Fossils") and outlines the following rules:
Overview: The subjects on the run from entities of questionable physics (hereby referred to as "Fossils") will find it in their best interests to keep a universal etiquette. Remember, we're all in this together. We're all running from different Fossils, but we're all running, all the same.
i- Subjects should maintain mutual respect. Keep the golden rule in mind at all times: Do unto others as you'd have done unto yourself. That's really all there is to it.
ii- Subjects should respect the deceased in accordance to personal background, even to those under the influence of Fossils. For absent friends, not in the presence of enemies. The dead are the dead, respect that. Yes, even to proxies and Fossil-subs.
iii- Subjects should not approach those under the influence of Fossils unless explicitly provoked. For reasons that should be obvious, unless the proxy is charging at you or a friend, you should try to leave them be. You don't want to be on the run from even more Fossils.
iv- If suitable shelter and/or sustenance is discovered, subjects should check for and respect boundaries. If you find a house or food or something that looks like it's all yours, first check for nearby people or even graffiti signs or anything that might mark the discovery. Don't just steal the stuff. This isn't for the sake of being nice; this is all for the sake of keeping yourself out of trouble. But if there's no sign of other people, have at it.
v- Subjects should, for sake of clarity, avoid using graffiti for sake of gang symbols. Graffiti is a means of communication. Write words, or leave a symbol representing shelter or Fossils. Don't use it for petty gangs, or else you'll cause confusion and people will think it's a new type of Fossil.
vi- Subjects should respect territorial laws. Just because you're on the run doesn't mean everyone around you is. If there's police officers, do your best to respect them. If there's laws against, say, squatting in abandoned houses, then you shouldn't use that house as shelter.
vii- Subjects should take caution at all times. Respect your peers, but also be afraid of strangers. Be smart, careful when hitchhiking, keep a weapon on you and know self-defense. Try to develop an understanding of all the Fossils so you know what to be on the lookout for.
viii- Subjects should avoid online interaction. Blogging lets the whole world about your location, and there's an awful lot of blogs from different cultures with different customs and interpretations of Fossils. You want to avoid confusion, so use only the knowledge you acquire with your own eyes and ears.
It is unknown where the name originates.
PRISONER (noun)
Current.
One who is trapped in the "Glass Prison," i.e. forced by the Compulsion to write. Some runner societies will shun Prisoners or anyone who appears to be under the influence of the Compulsion.
Example: His fingers forced themselves to move and write of their own accord and he knew he was a Prisoner.
One who is trapped in the "Glass Prison," i.e. forced by the Compulsion to write. Some runner societies will shun Prisoners or anyone who appears to be under the influence of the Compulsion.
Example: His fingers forced themselves to move and write of their own accord and he knew he was a Prisoner.
THE FERRYMAN (noun)
Old.
An older name for the Misery-Maker known as the ARCHANGEL. There are records of it going back to the Greeks and the Egyptians, where they would see "apparitions" of their dead ones. There are also records of other sightings of a man in a Nijmegen Helmet. This appears to have been replaced by more modern masks and finally a gas mask during World War I.
Example: in the end, as he died, he was finally led across the river by the Ferryman.
Other terms: the Archangel, the Angel of Death, Osiris, Thanatos, the Resurrection Man (old).
An older name for the Misery-Maker known as the ARCHANGEL. There are records of it going back to the Greeks and the Egyptians, where they would see "apparitions" of their dead ones. There are also records of other sightings of a man in a Nijmegen Helmet. This appears to have been replaced by more modern masks and finally a gas mask during World War I.
Example: in the end, as he died, he was finally led across the river by the Ferryman.
Other terms: the Archangel, the Angel of Death, Osiris, Thanatos, the Resurrection Man (old).
PERCEPTION FILTER (noun)
Current.
A new term that describes certain phenomena associated with the Misery-Makers, specifically the ability to change what people see. Certain Misery-Makers have been able to walk down the street during daylight, in plain view of hundreds of people, and have been noticed only by one person.
The term comes from the television program Doctor Who.
Example: he was the only one who could see it, see past its deception, its perception filter, see the true monster.
Other terms: SEP field, going dim, blindfold, scales of darkness (old).
A new term that describes certain phenomena associated with the Misery-Makers, specifically the ability to change what people see. Certain Misery-Makers have been able to walk down the street during daylight, in plain view of hundreds of people, and have been noticed only by one person.
The term comes from the television program Doctor Who.
Example: he was the only one who could see it, see past its deception, its perception filter, see the true monster.
Other terms: SEP field, going dim, blindfold, scales of darkness (old).
BLACKBOOK (noun)
Old.
An older term for a notebook carried by a runner where they would chronicle their daily lives running from the Misery-Makers. So called for two reasons: 1. the notebooks were often bound with black leather. 2. a number of notebooks later found had all their pages covered in black ink, thus rendering them unreadable. It is unknown if they were done so by the runners themselves to prevent others from reading their notebooks or if they were done by a different party to prevent the spread of information about the Misery-Makers. If it was a different party, however, one wonders why they did not simply burn or destroy the books, but perhaps they were compelled to keep them just as the runners were compelled to write them.
Example: After finding shelter, he wrote about the day's events in his blackbook, careful to keep everything in code.
Other terms: running journal, misery log, fearblog (current).
An older term for a notebook carried by a runner where they would chronicle their daily lives running from the Misery-Makers. So called for two reasons: 1. the notebooks were often bound with black leather. 2. a number of notebooks later found had all their pages covered in black ink, thus rendering them unreadable. It is unknown if they were done so by the runners themselves to prevent others from reading their notebooks or if they were done by a different party to prevent the spread of information about the Misery-Makers. If it was a different party, however, one wonders why they did not simply burn or destroy the books, but perhaps they were compelled to keep them just as the runners were compelled to write them.
Example: After finding shelter, he wrote about the day's events in his blackbook, careful to keep everything in code.
Other terms: running journal, misery log, fearblog (current).
ENTANGLED (adjective)
Current.
The ability of some of the Misery-Makers to affect things simply by their presence (e.g. causing headaches, distortions in video, overexposure in film). Named after quantum entanglement, called by Albert Einstein "spooky action at a distance."
Example: His footage became entangled with lines of static after he encountered the Daughter of Dolls.
Other terms: disturbance.
The ability of some of the Misery-Makers to affect things simply by their presence (e.g. causing headaches, distortions in video, overexposure in film). Named after quantum entanglement, called by Albert Einstein "spooky action at a distance."
Example: His footage became entangled with lines of static after he encountered the Daughter of Dolls.
Other terms: disturbance.
GRAYSKINS (noun)
Current.
Those infected with the Misery-Maker known as the Circling Chant or the CHOIR. Their name comes from the gray fungus that grows on their skin, often covering their entire body, including face. They are tormented night and day by the Chant and must obey them or go insane.
Example: He met a Grayskin on the side of the road, their body wrapped in sheets from head to foot, their face obscured by shadows.
Other terms: Carriers, the Piebald People, the Screaming.
Those infected with the Misery-Maker known as the Circling Chant or the CHOIR. Their name comes from the gray fungus that grows on their skin, often covering their entire body, including face. They are tormented night and day by the Chant and must obey them or go insane.
Example: He met a Grayskin on the side of the road, their body wrapped in sheets from head to foot, their face obscured by shadows.
Other terms: Carriers, the Piebald People, the Screaming.
BOUGH MEN (noun)
Old.
A servant for the Misery-Maker known as Old Mister Gaunt or the SLENDER MAN. The more common name for them is "proxies" - and these days, are divided up into smaller groups such as Agents or Hallowed. In the old days, they were all called Bough Men - for "they stood on the black boughs of Old Mister Gaunt's trees."
Example: He began working as a Bough Man, hunting down runners and keeping track of other servants.
Other terms: proxies, Branched Men, the Pale Fingers.
OLD MISTER GAUNT (noun)
Old.
Another name for the Misery-Maker known as the SLENDER MAN.
Example: He met Old Mister Gaunt in the woods and gave himself over to him.
Other terms: the Slender Man, the Skinny Bastard, the Silent Stranger, the Walking Willow (old).
Another name for the Misery-Maker known as the SLENDER MAN.
Example: He met Old Mister Gaunt in the woods and gave himself over to him.
Other terms: the Slender Man, the Skinny Bastard, the Silent Stranger, the Walking Willow (old).
JACK-HANDED (verb)
Old & Current.
To get cheated or tricked. Origins, while murky, may refer to the entity known as JACK THE HAND.
Example: The mechanic said he fixed my transmission, but the next day it broke down. He jack-handed me.
Other terms: hoodwinked, duped, shook hands with a monkey's paw.
To get cheated or tricked. Origins, while murky, may refer to the entity known as JACK THE HAND.
Example: The mechanic said he fixed my transmission, but the next day it broke down. He jack-handed me.
Other terms: hoodwinked, duped, shook hands with a monkey's paw.
ODIN'S SIGHT (noun)
Old.
An older name for the Misery-Maker known as the CONVOCATION.
Example: She could tell that the birds were part of Odin's Sight - they watched her wherever she went.
Other terms: the Convocation, the Thunder and the Lightning, the Encroaching Storm.
An older name for the Misery-Maker known as the CONVOCATION.
Example: She could tell that the birds were part of Odin's Sight - they watched her wherever she went.
Other terms: the Convocation, the Thunder and the Lightning, the Encroaching Storm.
BIRDBRAIN (noun)
Current.
A servant of the Misery-Maker known as Odin's Sight or the CONVOCATION. Also known as a "Nest." Called so because birds nest within their body by some unknown means.
Examples: A birdbrain almost caught her but she was able to get away before it could let any of its birds loose.
Other terms: Nest, Aviary, Fleshcage, the Scarred.
A servant of the Misery-Maker known as Odin's Sight or the CONVOCATION. Also known as a "Nest." Called so because birds nest within their body by some unknown means.
Examples: A birdbrain almost caught her but she was able to get away before it could let any of its birds loose.
Other terms: Nest, Aviary, Fleshcage, the Scarred.
FOUR-OH-FOUR (verb)
Current.
Shutting down mentally. Refers to the HTTP error message "404 Not Found."
Example: After a year of being stalked by the Skinny Bastard, he four-oh-foured and gave up.
Other terms: blue screening, waiting for the end of the world, going to Brazil.
Shutting down mentally. Refers to the HTTP error message "404 Not Found."
Example: After a year of being stalked by the Skinny Bastard, he four-oh-foured and gave up.
Other terms: blue screening, waiting for the end of the world, going to Brazil.
LITTLE BOY BLUE (noun)
Old & Current.
Another name for the Misery-Maker known as the COLD BOY.
Example: When Johnny was alone, he was taken by Little Boy Blue.
Other terms: the Cold Boy, Child o' Ice, Lost Lonely Boy, Thomas the Rhymer (old).
Another name for the Misery-Maker known as the COLD BOY.
Example: When Johnny was alone, he was taken by Little Boy Blue.
Other terms: the Cold Boy, Child o' Ice, Lost Lonely Boy, Thomas the Rhymer (old).
INKY BOYS (noun)
Old.
An older name for those who are hunted by the Misery-Maker known as the Hanging Judge or the EYE. The term originates from the German children's book Struwwelpeter and in English rhyming slang ("inky smudge" meaning judge).
Example: He was an Inky Boy, always looking over his shoulder, seeing eyes popping out everywhere.
Other terms: the Watched, the Guilty, EWO (Eyes Wide Open).
An older name for those who are hunted by the Misery-Maker known as the Hanging Judge or the EYE. The term originates from the German children's book Struwwelpeter and in English rhyming slang ("inky smudge" meaning judge).
Example: He was an Inky Boy, always looking over his shoulder, seeing eyes popping out everywhere.
Other terms: the Watched, the Guilty, EWO (Eyes Wide Open).
ACT OF DESPAIR (phrase)
Current.
Suicide.
Example: She couldn't handle hearing the Chant anymore, so she committed an Act of Despair.
Other terms: embracing the Archangel, giving up the ghost, going down the road not across the street.
Suicide.
Example: She couldn't handle hearing the Chant anymore, so she committed an Act of Despair.
Other terms: embracing the Archangel, giving up the ghost, going down the road not across the street.
MISERY-MAKERS (noun)
Old.
An older term for those currently known as FEARS.
Example: A runner once said he witnessed a meeting of the Misery-Makers, but would not reveal what he had seen. He committed an Act of Despair soon after.
Other terms: the Fears, Fossils, Phobic Representational Entities (PREs), the Dancers at the End of the World (old).
WATER BALLOON (noun)
Current.
A servant/extension of the Misery-Maker known as EAT, otherwise known as a "Camper." The different stages of the Camper can be indicated by how "full" the Water Balloon is.
Example: He encountered a half-full Water Balloon and popped it before it could get any fuller.
Other terms: Camper, Waterboys, the Hogweed, the Eaten, the Pond Sleepers (old).
A servant/extension of the Misery-Maker known as EAT, otherwise known as a "Camper." The different stages of the Camper can be indicated by how "full" the Water Balloon is.
Example: He encountered a half-full Water Balloon and popped it before it could get any fuller.
Other terms: Camper, Waterboys, the Hogweed, the Eaten, the Pond Sleepers (old).
RUNNER (agent noun)
Current & Old.
One who runs. Usually applied to those who run from one or more of the Misery-Makers or their servants.
Example: He met a runner from the Skinny Bastard on his travels.
Other terms: Legmen, Marathon Men, the Escaped.
One who runs. Usually applied to those who run from one or more of the Misery-Makers or their servants.
Example: He met a runner from the Skinny Bastard on his travels.
Other terms: Legmen, Marathon Men, the Escaped.
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