Notes

**The Lore**

Before I go into any lore related to my characters, it should be known that I originally planned for this story to be used for either a horror game, or an ARG style webseries. A lot of the lore and characters I wrote, I wrote for the purpose of fitting into this kind of genre. So that should be taken into consideration while reading anything I post here. Also, the working title for my story I made is "Dreams of an Insomniac" so if you see that name popping up that's what it means!

**The Veldigun**

The Veldigun are the species I created for my story, and they act as the main antagonists as well as my two mascot characters. As of right now there are only two canon Veldigun to my story, Clyde and Winfrey.

The Veldigun are a mysterious species of monsters who were first sighted back in the 1800s. They are monsters who feast on the sanity of other creatures, taking their memories and personalities with them after they've finished a meal. After this feeding process has ended, the victims of the Veldigun are left as nothing but mindless husks, only capable of repeating the last thought they had over and over again. The mind's of the consumed live on the heads of the Veldigun, existing as pieces of their personality and influencing their decisions. For this reason, Veldigun may end up stalking prey who are related to previous victims, as well as using locations the victims may have visited in their life before being consumed as a hunting ground.

Before the Veldigun began hunting and devouring the minds of people, they were very animalistic creatures which were incapable of higher thought. They were primal, quadrupedal, monsters who survived off of instinct alone. It was only after the two Veldigun, Clyde and Winfrey, devoured they're first human victims that they began to think as something greater than mere monsters, taking the names of their first victims and beginning to walk on two feet. As the Veldigun consumed human minds, they developed greater human traits, like speech, personalities, and interests. Than began to partake in the interests of previous victims, living for greater purpose than merely eating and surviving.
As urban legends about the Veldigun began to spread around the common locations they hunted, people began to take note of the signs that a Veldigun was near by. It is said that if a Veldigun is near by, you may hear the voices of previous victims arguing amongst one another about how to approach their victim, you may begin hallucinating bright colors and strange patterns in places they don't exist, you may begin seeing silhouettes of previous victims on the walls like shadows, and you may hear the voices of the Veldigun in the form of all their victims speaking in unison.

**Veldigun Origins**

The origins of the Veldigun are a heavily debated topic among those who believe in their existence. Some believe them to be demons, others believe them to be forces of nature, and some believe them to be the last of an ancient species. While their true origin has yet to be discovered, the theory which carries the most evidence is that the Veldigun were created by an abstract entity which many have simply referred to by the name "Six." This belief stemmed from a noticeable connection that all Veldigun had with the number 6, as well as the stories told by the very few Veldigun survivors that investigators were able to find.

The very few who have survived attacks from Veldigun claim very similar stories to one another. Most of these stories entail the victim being completely unaware of what's happening around them, with the Veldigun seemingly sending them into some kind of dream-like trance that they can't break out of. Once the victims were in this trance, they would see they're life flashing before their eyes, with each face and name in their memories being forgotten to them just as quickly as they appeared. Once this brief vision faded, the victims claimed they could see something in a black void staring at them. An entity larger than anything they'd ever seen, with 6 piercing yellow eyes and a massive smile which mocked them. This entity is believed to be the creator of the Veldigun.

The story of one particular victim claims that "Alongside this massive entity, there were more of them. 4 more of them, those things, the Veldigun. Those 2 you're hunting, they won't be the last of them..." This story left many investigators confused, because if it were true, that would mean that there were really 6 Veldigun out there rather than the 2 they originally believed.
As for the Veldiguns' connection with the number 6, there have been several observed events in history which have allowed investigators to develop it overtime. The most notable of these events being interviews with the victims of Veldigun as well as their attack patterns. It's been noted in the past that Veldigun typically select their victims in sets of 6, with the victims usually being connected by either close relationships or family. Many victims of Veldigun are found only being able to utter the number "6" repeatedly, or saying something like "there are 6," or "6 of them are coming." Veldigun attack periods have also been observed to occur over a 6 day period.

**Coming in Pairs**

It has been observed within the many years of Veldigun activity that the species seemingly come in, and work in pairs. This has most notably been observed in the two most active and well known Veldigun, Clyde and Winfrey, also known as "The Boogeymen," who are never seen far from one another. Winfrey's more monstrous personality and activity perfectly compliments Clyde, who seems to be a more intelligent and strategic variant of their species. Whether or not this ability to work together is inherent or a result of the people they devoured has yet to be determined.

If the Veldigun are supposed to come in pairs of two, this would also imply that of the 6 Veldigun that could potentially exist, they would all be divided in to 3 groups of 2. Considering the capabilities of the two Veldigun investigators have had to deal with already, this has made many scared for what the others may be capable of.

**Winfrey**

Winfrey was the first Veldigun that was supposedly sighted back in the early 1800s, and sightings of him continued within a small community where he most notably hunted. Sightings of him increased through the mid to late 1800s, with many claiming him to be a whole plethora of different mythological creatures ranging from the Wendigo, to the Boogeyman, to some even believing him to be some kind of demon. These ghost stories of the monster continued until the early 1900s, where sightings of him seemingly halted.

The first of Winfrey's victims was a man by the name of William Winfrey, a song writer and recovering schizophrenic in the early 1800s. William struggled in his day to day life because of his mental condition, having been released from the Lankmann asylum only 3 years prior to the day his mind was devoured by the Veldigun who would steal his name. In order to cope with his condition, William wrote music that was supposed to delve into the chaos and sadness he went through both from dealing with his condition, as well as the horrible treatment he endured during his time at the Lankmann asylum. On the night that his mind was devoured by the Veldigun, he was found wandering far into a forest nearby his home town, seemingly wandering out there for no reason. He was found in the morning in a fetal position underneath a tree, his violin at his side. All he could mutter was "It heard my music, it stole my voice."

After Winfrey devoured his first victim, he became obsessed with the music and art he learnt of from William's memories. This led him to venture to many locations of interest, mainly art museums as well as anywhere that music could be heard. Those who claim to have seen Winfrey in these places always claimed that "they could hear violin music in the far distance. It sounded angry and out of tune." As Winfrey moved around at night, claiming new victims and learning more about them, he became more and more obsessed with the art and minds of humans, choosing to devour the minds of those he wanted to learn more from. He would go anywhere that would allow him to achieve this goal. Anywhere except for the Lankmann asylum. Something inside of Winfrey hated that place, and he avoided it at all costs.
https://youtu.be/nr3XFv8NCHY this is the music I imagine playing in people's minds who have encountered Winfrey