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OPT-IN & INFORMATION.
the magnus archives is a podcast is grounded in a universe where entities known as "fears" make themselves manifest based upon — you guessed it — the human condition known as fear, and are very much capable of leaving their marks on people most vulnerable and/or most afflicted by said fear in some form. being "marked" by a fear can take many forms, but some of these include: experiencing a trauma or traumatic incident relating to the fear; having an interest, obsession, or fascination with aspects related to the fear; or simply living a lifestyle or exhibiting behaviors that coincide with what that fear entails.
as an avatar of the eye, elias is more than capable of detecting these "marks" on other people — more often than not to their detriment, because elias is that kind of man. that said, if you'd like for elias to detect your character being marked by any of the fears from the magnus universe, feel free to let me know and we can definitely work something out!
there are fifteen fears in total, and they are as follows (trigger warnings in place for: scopophobia, arachnophobia, claustrophobia, body horror, acrophobia, uncanny valley, trypophobia, violence, gore, war.):
as an avatar of the eye, elias is more than capable of detecting these "marks" on other people — more often than not to their detriment, because elias is that kind of man. that said, if you'd like for elias to detect your character being marked by any of the fears from the magnus universe, feel free to let me know and we can definitely work something out!
there are fifteen fears in total, and they are as follows (trigger warnings in place for: scopophobia, arachnophobia, claustrophobia, body horror, acrophobia, uncanny valley, trypophobia, violence, gore, war.):
001. THE BURIED. the fear of small spaces, suffocation, drowning, or being buried alive. the fear of being trapped without enough space to move/breathe. manifests in the form of caves, dirt, financial troubles, heavy rain, underground transportation (ie. trains and tunnels), tight spaces, coffins.
002. THE CORRUPTION. the fear of corruption, disease, and filth. characterized by feelings of disgust and/or revulsion as a result of witnessing corruption, disease, and/or filth. manifests as mold, bugs, rot/decay, infection, unhealthy love/companionship, and the feeling of skin crawling.
003. THE DARK. the fear of the dark, the unseen, and those creatures hiding from view. manifests as creatures hiding in the shadows, shadow figures, monsters, blindness, coldness, and dark water.
004. THE DESOLATION. the fear of pain, loss, burning, and destruction, especially with a senseless cause. its followers are characterized by destructive behavior towards those who have things to live for before they can realize their potential. manifests as fire, wax, heat, burns, and destruction of potential.
002. THE CORRUPTION. the fear of corruption, disease, and filth. characterized by feelings of disgust and/or revulsion as a result of witnessing corruption, disease, and/or filth. manifests as mold, bugs, rot/decay, infection, unhealthy love/companionship, and the feeling of skin crawling.
003. THE DARK. the fear of the dark, the unseen, and those creatures hiding from view. manifests as creatures hiding in the shadows, shadow figures, monsters, blindness, coldness, and dark water.
004. THE DESOLATION. the fear of pain, loss, burning, and destruction, especially with a senseless cause. its followers are characterized by destructive behavior towards those who have things to live for before they can realize their potential. manifests as fire, wax, heat, burns, and destruction of potential.
005. THE END. the fear of death itself, or the fear that everything ends eventually. manifests as bones, various forms of the dead, and has close ties to dreams/can manifest through dreams.
006. THE EYE. the fear of being watched, having secrets exposed, lack of privacy, or being stalked or followed. characterized by an obsession with knowledge and knowing. manifests in the form of security cameras, camera lenses, mirror images, and any and all depictions of eyes.
007. THE FLESH. born of the fear held by animals bred for meat, and the human realization that we are no more than animated meat and bones. manifests as meat, corpses, blood, bones, butchers, and meat-related industry, as well as strange bodies/body horror.
008. THE HUNT. the fear of being chased or hunted, especially as in prey. manifests as predators, predatory monsters, animal instincts and animalistic traits. takes hold of people are they are exposed to the need for the hunt, and manifests in them.
009. THE LONELY. the fear of total isolation, being completely cut off and alone or disconnected from society. manifests as fog, large rooms, silence, suburbs, empty rooms, and crowds of faceless people.
010. THE SLAUGHTER. the fear of purely unmotivated and unpredictable violence, and pain coming at sudden or random moments. manifests as people driven "mad by slaughter", soldiers, music that induces slaughter, imagery of war or murder.
011. THE SPIRAL. the fear of madness, that the world you know is wrong, and that your mind is lying to you. the fear of deception, lying, deceiving the mind and senses. manifests as imagery of spirals, patterns, fractals, and oftentimes hallucinations or illusions.
012. THE STRANGER. the fear of the unknown, the uncanny, the familiar, or a creeping sense that something is not right. manifests as beings and aspects of being that provoke an "uncanny valley" response, such as human and other being-adjacent forms (mannequins, wax figures), masks, and taxidermy.
013. THE VAST. the fear of heights, falling, and large open spaces including sky, space and deep water. the fear of insignificance and meaninglessness. manifests as void, wide-open spaces, vertigo, falling, or the transformation of something that should have a limit into something infinite.
014. THE WEB. the fear of being controlled or trapped, of being forced to do things against one's own will or being manipulated. the fear of spiders. manifests as spiders, spider webs, web-like patterns, and puppets.
015. THE EXTINCTION. the fear of catastrophic change, destruction of nature, destruction of human skin and tissue, and the destruction of humanity itself through mankind's own causing. manifests through human technology such as code, computers, and radio. presents horrifying visions of what humans could become, or what could become of humans.
006. THE EYE. the fear of being watched, having secrets exposed, lack of privacy, or being stalked or followed. characterized by an obsession with knowledge and knowing. manifests in the form of security cameras, camera lenses, mirror images, and any and all depictions of eyes.
007. THE FLESH. born of the fear held by animals bred for meat, and the human realization that we are no more than animated meat and bones. manifests as meat, corpses, blood, bones, butchers, and meat-related industry, as well as strange bodies/body horror.
008. THE HUNT. the fear of being chased or hunted, especially as in prey. manifests as predators, predatory monsters, animal instincts and animalistic traits. takes hold of people are they are exposed to the need for the hunt, and manifests in them.
009. THE LONELY. the fear of total isolation, being completely cut off and alone or disconnected from society. manifests as fog, large rooms, silence, suburbs, empty rooms, and crowds of faceless people.
010. THE SLAUGHTER. the fear of purely unmotivated and unpredictable violence, and pain coming at sudden or random moments. manifests as people driven "mad by slaughter", soldiers, music that induces slaughter, imagery of war or murder.
011. THE SPIRAL. the fear of madness, that the world you know is wrong, and that your mind is lying to you. the fear of deception, lying, deceiving the mind and senses. manifests as imagery of spirals, patterns, fractals, and oftentimes hallucinations or illusions.
012. THE STRANGER. the fear of the unknown, the uncanny, the familiar, or a creeping sense that something is not right. manifests as beings and aspects of being that provoke an "uncanny valley" response, such as human and other being-adjacent forms (mannequins, wax figures), masks, and taxidermy.
013. THE VAST. the fear of heights, falling, and large open spaces including sky, space and deep water. the fear of insignificance and meaninglessness. manifests as void, wide-open spaces, vertigo, falling, or the transformation of something that should have a limit into something infinite.
014. THE WEB. the fear of being controlled or trapped, of being forced to do things against one's own will or being manipulated. the fear of spiders. manifests as spiders, spider webs, web-like patterns, and puppets.
015. THE EXTINCTION. the fear of catastrophic change, destruction of nature, destruction of human skin and tissue, and the destruction of humanity itself through mankind's own causing. manifests through human technology such as code, computers, and radio. presents horrifying visions of what humans could become, or what could become of humans.