The Teo from the Void of Gloom does not speak, although creatures from the Chaos Zone or chaos-aligned individuals are able to convince it to at least communicate non-verbally.
These strange creatures absorb copies of childhood memories and produce creatures through the black portal that their bodies surround. It is suspected that they extract some sort of nutrients from the process, with the kind of creature produced as a waste product dependent on the kind of memory absorbed and the kind of nutrients the teo needs at the time.
The process does not ‘remove’ the memory from the individual as that would require physical alteration of the source person’s brain, but it seems to use the chemical pattern of the memory storage as sort of blueprint to create a monster. Experiments using an MRI and a teo’s cooperation confirmed this hypothesis, although how the teo gets sustenance from the creative process remains a mystery.
In approximately 98% of cases, the resulting creature will never harm the teo that creates it, with the teo seeming to be innately aware that the resulting creature is hostile towards it as it flees the room before its creation becomes fully conscious. In 65-80% of instances the resulting creature is non-hostile. Regardless, the teo’s creations usually only have a lifespan of a few hours before becoming dust.
Teos are extensively hunted by various corporations to be used in creature reconfiguration, and they have learned to defend themselves by regurgitating nightmare creatures although this has a cost akin to how other creatures might sacrifice a regenerative limb or organ to throw off predators. Most wild teos avoid humanoids these days.
Type: Gloom/Cute
Strong Vs:
- Stupid
- Cute
Weak Vs:
- Anger
- Horror
Special Notes:
While not cute themselves, Teos absorb “cute” childhood memories for sustenance.
SA Post: You have summoned OOOOOO from the Void of Gloom!
OOOOOO uses the power of humanity’s fondest childhood memories to create mystic creatures. Please note, childhood memories do not always create friendly creatures. OOOOOO is either unable or unwilling to communicate through normal means and just creates creatures in response. Please do not stick random things in OOOOOO; you never know what you get out.
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