For all those interested, these were the Stalkers of Season 2! This needed to be split into three posts!
1. Turren the Beartic m - Dirge
2. Poko the Skarmory m - Embalm
3. Finichi the Garbodor f - Philter
4. Gallen the Gourgeist m - Roulx
5. Sensin the Vespiquen f - Extol
6. Natisha the Flabébé f - Derange
7. Hattika the Ninetales f - Annul
8. Wandon the Octillery m - Tristesse
9. Kim the Tyrogue m - Ignos
10. Bhi the Claydol g - Oblivion
11. Dakku the Audino f - Nightlust
f = female
m = male
g = genderless ("they" instead of "it" because that's insensitive xD)[/font]
CIVILIAN ITEM LOCATION LIST: (Civilians without Stalker-related items will be removed from this list when all Stalker routes have been completed)
Spoiler:[LIST=1]
1. Quinton the Floette ♂
2. Natisha the Flabébé ♀
3. Udipheign the Drifblim ♂
4. Suj the Hypno ♂
5. Zamsi the Flygon ♀
6. Turbo the Hippopotas ♂
7. Spimmley the Hippopotas ♀
8. Dakku the Audino ♀
9. Mac the Glameow ♂
10. Pormalu the Arcanine ♂
11. Sequintia the Pyroar ♀
12. Tamtor the Shuckle ♂
14. Fern the Illumise ♀
15. Reddan the Volbeat ♂
16. Lephley the Tropius ♀
17. Penelope the Aurorus ♀
18. Hunu the Skrelp ♂
[Industrial Bleach] - Obtained through Mission
19. Dafaari the Dragalge ♀
20. Yoff the Cryogonal Genderless
21. Moore the Pelipper ♂
22. Zem the Litwick ♂
23. Jillian the Darumaka ♀
24. Yun the Carnivine ♀
25. Cinci the Deerling ♀
26. Shinki the Lanturn ♀
[Waterproof Satchel]
27. Difass the Yamask ♂
28. Giji the Nuzleaf ♀
29. Darru the Nuzleaf ♂
30. Terlo the Nuzleaf ♂
32. Fynn the Heatmor ♀
[Flame Orb]
33. Suinata the Foretress ♀
34. Nepp the Sableye ♂
35. Jerome the Scizor ♂
36. Enassik the Arbok ♀
37. Mindu the Basculin ♀
38. Orein the Escavalier ♂
39. Monty the Dartrix ♂
40. Solok the Electrode Genderless
41. Sharley the Whimsicott ♀
42. Sampson the Snubbull ♂
43. Sanshi the Mawile ♀
44. Ihb the Baltoy Genderless
45. Bhi the Claydol Genderless
46. Skrux the Steelix ♂
47. Bere the Typhlosion ♂
48. Krum the Muk ♂
49. Shrig the Joltik ♂
50. Gung the Galvantula ♂
51. Phei the Chingling ♀
52. Donnely the Stoutland ♂
53. Marnie the Mismagius ♀
54. Rohner the Gible ♂
55. Wandon the Octillery ♂
56. Abgrew the Swinub ♀
57. Ejub the Piloswine ♂
58. Dominique the Archeops ♀
59. Caspix the Vanilluxe ♂
60. Rivier the Nidorina ♀
61. Bonnie the Nidoqueen ♀
62. Ilor the Pignite ♂
63. Rabukan the Druddigon ♀
65. Hippita the Turtwig ♀
66. Elton the Grotle ♂
67. Wador the Lairon ♂
70. Mag the Slugma ♀
71. Caagu the Numel ♂
72. Plana the Gogoat ♀
73. Maknon the Pancham ♂
74. Meetrin the Mantine ♀
75. Giphlin the Xatu ♀
76. Kinny the Raticate ♀
77. Kirsh the Larvitar ♂
78. Naffin the Scrafty ♀
79. Hem-Li the Drillbur ♀
80. Ovben the Goomy ♂
82. Vivanctus the Eelectross ♀
83. Lora the Kirlia ♀
84. Carmin the Gothitelle ♀
85. Charli the Marill ♂
86. Amber the Castform ♀
87. Shellia the Gorebyss ♀
88. Brenne the Honchkrow ♀
89. Areggi the Rotom ♂
90. Quei the Hariyama ♂
91. Hyrer the Tyrunt ♀
92. Lychee the Scolipede ♀
93. Mismit the Sneasel ♂
94. Dart the Quilfish ♂
95. Queloon the Tranquill ♀
96. Min the Solosis ♂
97. Bardroni the Reuniclus ♀
98. Lillian the Remoraid ♀
99. Torqueal the Ampharos ♂
100. Krikle the Roggenrola ♂
101. Mas the Plusle ♀
[Cell Battery]
102. Skikk the Skorupi ♀
103. Mirad the Drapion ♀
104. Barnaby the Popplio ♂
105. Talm the Throh ♂
106. Blussy the Venomoth ♀
[Silverpowder]
107. Pasco the Jigglypuff ♀
108. Jaxee the Abra ♂
110. Symbol the Durant ♂
111. Chahloo the Bronzong Genderless
112. Rocky the Nidorino ♂
113. Phontox the Banette ♂
114. Utab the Bouffalant ♂
115. Latime the Bergmite ♀
116. Vern the Machoke ♂
117. A.J. the Barbaracle ♂
118. Haime the Surskit ♀
119. Fleck the Masquerain ♀
120. Eppiny the Swirlix ♀
121. Nairek the Maractus ♀
122. Mustle the Cacturne ♂
124. Kure the Doublade ♂
125. Yasma the Vanillish ♀
126. Wanaloo the Bonsly ♂
128. [b]Mahyen the Nosepass ♀
[Sapling Family House Key]
DIRGE - Turren the Beartic (**FULLY COMPLETED!** Neo)
Spoiler:Backstory
Turren thinks with the mindset of a scientific researcher in his late 40s. Unlike others of his kind, Turren had more of a passion for scientific research and studies and wanted to work on medicine and medical research to help Pokémon with ailments. However, very often, his failures and shortcomings would drive him to frustration in ways that negatively affected him more than his researcher colleagues.
DIRGE showed itself to Turren.
Dirge, seeing a dark opportunity in Turren's frustrations, gently approached Turren and tried to persuade the scientist into his offering of power and knowledge. Turren at first disagreed because as a Pokémon of science, he didn't think such a thing was possible and didn't believe in such supernatural powers. However, Dirge was willing to forgo some death and instructed Turren how to create Vanditol, a breakthrough drug that was able to cure Vilmaria, a Pokémon form of malaria. It won Turren's medical research firm, Rhombus, all kinds of honors and recognition, and as a result, it make Turren a believer in Dirge's dark promises.
How Dirge twisted Turren's expectation
At first, Turren thought he would be making more breakthrough drugs for the ailing Pokémon of the world, but he placed way too much faith in Dirge's hands and before he knew it, he didn't even rely on his medical education and experience anymore. Instead, he's been creating some of the deadliest toxins and nefarious chemicals that have become ingestible torture and misery.
Murder process and signature
Turren breaks into fits of being a pure mad scientist, using perfectly healthy Pokémon as lab rats for some of the worst monstrous chemicals that Dirge has spawned. These are just a few of his macabre creations:
Vulcrux - These capsules are not very suspicious in the slightest, but swallowing one will make the Pokémon start having nightmarish hallucinations about becoming in some demonic "Otherworld", often causing them to jump out windows, jump in front of speeding trains, or otherwise throw themselves into mortal danger.
Goragon - A brown-tinted liquid drug that needs only a few teaspoons to drive a Pokémon to eat themselves. It starts small, causing a Pokémon to start biting and nibbling off small pieces of their own paws or other appendages before ripping off large portions of themselves in deranged, voracious hunger.
Konflilx - A tablet-based drug that causes the Pokémon's immune system to attack their vital organs. At the same time, the Pokémon physically ages very rapidly, looking like they age by one year every hour, resulting in them being dead in only a few days.
If the dice lands on Dirge (Doom Tracker post)
Victims turn up having had their prescriptions replaced with one of Dirge's demonic creations or had a dosage of them added to their food or water. It may not be evident at first, but the sudden, macabre death will be very suspicious.
Dirge's Stalker Route
(83b) Rhombus Medical Research Laboratories Floors 11-20
[DDX Access Chip]
(84) Calstone Medical Offices
[J82 Laboratory Card Key]
(90) Tanihall Plaza
[Poliwrath Eye]
(79) Pishter Park (Abandoned)
[Severed Poliwrath Hand]
(84d) Calstone Medical Offices Floors 31-40
{J82 Laboratory Door: Keycard Reader, Retinal Scanner} (Needs [J82 Laboratory Card Key] and [Poliwrath Eye] to open.)
Access Code Jigsaw Puzzle (Completed Version)
Link to actual puzzle: =A Shredded Memo=
(Completion Passcode: Asking me to work without coffee is like asking a mermaid to pedal a bike. Turns into the [Access Code 8891] when successfully completed by any player)
(67) Metter Machine Shop
[VEC17 Power Cell]
(83c) Rhombus Medical Research Laboratories Floors 11-30
[DDX Access Chip]
(86) Beldyne Laboratories
{Locked Medical Room: Missing Access Chip, Hand Scanner} (Needs [DDX Access Chip] and [Severed Poliwrath Hand] to unlock
=Bloody Research Note=
[R&D Card Key]
(83a) Rhombus Medical Research Laboratories Floors 1-10
{Locked Research and Development Laboratory: Access Code Prompt, Missing Power Cell, Keycard Reader} (Requires [Access Code 8891], [VEC17 Power Cell], and the [R&D Card Key] to unlock.
Font
Bloody CRE
Dirge-Related Graphics:
(Completed Jigsaw Puzzle)
Completion Passcode: Asking me to work without coffee is like asking a mermaid to pedal a bike.
(Found in {Locked Medical Room})
(Found in {Locked Research and Development Laboratory})
Reveals Dirge as Turren the Bearctic
(Wall Scribbles found in the {Locked Research and Development Laboratory})
EMBALM - Poko the Skarmory (**FULLY COMPLETED** Xanthe)
Spoiler:Backstory
Poko is a pompous skarmory obsessed with being the best and most successful pokémon in his field. He studied hard and worked himself to the bone to get where he is today, but he fears that it is not enough. Time and again he saw the younger pokémon rise to rival their mentors’ level of expertise, as he did his mentor. The thought disgusts and irks him, and in his older age, his fears of being usurped as his company’s CEO and lead fashion designer haunt him day in and day out. After a very close call when a board meeting nearly saw him overthrown just short of one vote, Poko grew desperate enough to seek out the only thing he could think to do: contact a supernatural being capable of giving him eternal youth in both physical appearance and mind. This way, he could remain at the pinnacle of his career until the end of time. If his mind stayed as young as his body became, then he would never be outmatched by other youthful minds capable of devising fresh, new ideas that rendered him obsolete.
Poko needed only to call upon a spirit to help him, knowing that he would likely have to trade something for the supernatural being’s service. It was then that...
EMBALM showed itself to Poko.
The skarmory, promised youthfulness in both mind and body, was rapt with his new powers. At first he was shocked at how he was forced to maintain it, but over time, he and Embalm became one, and he accepted the price he was required to pay.
How EMBALM twisted Poko's expectation
Although Poko believes that he looks younger and feels younger, the demon is incapable of prolonging his livelihood at all. He convinced Poko that the key to youth is drinking the blood of others, which allows him, through the demon’s power, to absorb their youth.
Murder process and signature
Victims are taken to Poko’s secret chamber and lacerated in places on their bodies where vital veins are found. Blood is completely drained from their bodies with specialised equipment while they are still alive, until their organs give out and they die. Poko drinks the blood, thinking that each drop contains the remedy for old age.
If the dice lands on EMBALM (Doom Tracker post)
Victims turn up with lacerations all over their bodies with the biggest gashes being where their main veins are found, and their blood completely drained. Pokémon are grey from a lack of blood. Embalm will not target pokémon without blood (such as gastly or solrok). Victims are smeared in random places with brown goo. Nobody knows what this means, but the truth is that it's a byproduct of the blood-draining machine and is made up of bodily fluids not classified as blood.
Embalm's Stalker Route
[Industrial Bleach] can only be obtained from a Hunu's Side Quest
(2) Brook Heights Building
[Spine Fragment]
(3) The Greendash Restaurant
#Violent gust, Flying# (Deals 1 point of Health damage)
=Sick Musings=
(24d) The Superplex Shopping Center West, Floors 7-8 (Bone Dry Cleaners)
((Bone Dry Cleaners)) APPEARS AFTER =Receipt= IS OBTAINED (will be empty/useless drawer otherwise) - {Locked Drawer: <Lockpick> / <Diplomacy>}
(44) Silvercoal City Fire Department
[Wing Cuffs]
(53) Titancross Manufacturing Plant (Abandoned)
{Huge Steel Door - Broken Electronic Panel: <Repair>}
[Blood Sample Vial #3]
(72) Electrical Substation (Abandoned)
{Blocked Pathway Boulders: +Fighting-type+ / +Steel-type+}
EMBALM'S DUNGEON. =Receipt= obtained. Blood everywhere!
{Trapdoor of Sickening: +Steel-type+, +Normal-type+, Cuff slot, Fragment slot, Cola inscription} (Requires [Wing Cuffs], [Spine Fragment], [Industrial Bleach] (which gets poured over the first two).)
Equipment, evidence, =Skarmory Wall Depiction=.
(80b) Destno Public Housing Complex, Floors 11-20
[Blood Sample Vial #2]
(84c) Calstone Medical Offices, Floors 21-30
[Blood Sample Vial #1]
Embalm-related graphics:
A receipt found in Embalm's dungeon.
A client list obtained from Elton or a locked drawer in Bone Dry Cleaners.
The final evidence found in Embalm's dungeon (trap door).
Embalm's musings about eternal life found after a trap.
Font
LMS Bloody Brujah
PHILTER - Finichi the Garbordor (**FULLY COMPLETED** Xanthe)
Spoiler:Backstory
Despite being your typical friendly pokémon, Finichi was always treated with some measure of disgust. She would see pokémon calling one another pretty or elegant or cool, but these words were never used to describe her. She was always told that she was “different” or “unique,” but never “awesome” or “gorgeous.” She was stereotyped everywhere she went, told that she would end up working in a sewage plant or being a dish washer. Her confidence dwindled shortly after childhood when she saw cool pokémon drawing all the attention. Poison types were never popular or well loved; it was always the flying types, fire types or electric types. As a trubbish, she was shunned and referred to as trash, garbage or waste. At first she took these as compliments, as that was who she was, but she soon discovered that it was looked down upon. Nobody liked trash. One of her main abusers was Nairek the maractus, who Finichi never resented; instead, she blamed herself for being that way. She thought that when she evolved, she would be cool like the others. But shortly after her adolescence, her evolution did nothing but earn her comments about how inconveniently big she was, and how she was “even uglier.”
Eventually, Finichi found herself in such a low state that she began to work at the sewage plant after all. She thought it was all that she was good for, and that being away from the general public was beneficial for everyone. However, not long after she began working, she started to see a rather handsome muk around town and wished to meet him. Krum, however, proved to be difficult to approach in his busy, unpredictable schedule as a fire-fighter. She waited for him outside the fire station one night and got the chance to speak to him, but had too much time to herself before he arrived. Her thoughts began to twist and change, and slowly she realised how accomplished and successful he was in comparison to her. She reeked of sewage, looked like a mess and stumbled over every word. She was a failure, a disease to society. She saw passing pokémon looking at her, judging her. Just as Krum emerged to greet her, she turned and fled.
Finichi felt hopeless, useless, depressed and wishing that she was somebody – anybody – else. She hated her life and herself. All seemed hopeless until...
PHILTER showed itself to Finichi.
Philter offered her a solution: she could be somebody else in the eyes of others. Philter would change the way everyone saw her, and she would no longer live as a failure and a loser. Finichi was desperate for someone to help her, so she took the offer without considering the consequences. For Philter, Finichi was easy prey.
How PHILTER twisted Finichi's expectation
Philter physically alters the vision of its victims. They see Finichi as something else entirely: a maractus. Before they go blind, that is. The site of a garbodor is welcomed in comparison with the site of a murdered victim. Better yet, no victim would ever blame her.
Murder process and signature
After cornering a victim, Philter implants a seed into the victim’s brain (usually through the ear; if the pokémon does not have ear, then the seed will bury itself after creating its own hole). The victim will believe that Finichi is a maractus as their vision is altered, convinced that she always was, but then they go blind within minutes as their eyes are consumed by the seedlike parasite, which then devours the brain internally.
If the die lands on on PHILTER (Doom Tracker post)
Victims are found with gangly roots crawling from empty eye sockets. Victims have no brain, and are often with pooling blood. Police suspect a grass type due to the roots and the seedlike parasite.
Philter's Stalker Route
Background Details and Stalker Process:
Spoiler:An “anonymous pokémon” (Dominique the Archeops) alerted the police to the fact that a recent victim, who was Dominique’s friend Rusco the Primeape, had been on his way to Dominique’s workplace to surprise her when he encountered a Stalker. After he was attacked, he frantically dialled Dominique’s number and she answered, rushing out of work before her shift was up to try to help him. When she found him just down the street, he was screaming and clutching his head. Seconds before he had died, he looked at her directly, and she saw blood in the place of eyes. Horrified, she stayed with him through his agony as he screamed at her that a maractus implanted him with seeds. He died a horrible death, and though Dominique had contacted the police while he was still alive, they were unable to reach the scene before he died. Dominique was taken in for questioning, her identity known only by Pormalu. The other officers weren’t allowed to know her identity for security purposes; pokémon who knew about witnesses or those who were friends of victims were often targeted, and Pormalu has had to constantly shield his police force from information that could get them killed.
Pormalu knows Dominique’s identity, but will not reveal it to the players because he cannot let the police force know that he knows her identity. If it is found out, it must be indirectly. So he shows the player a phone log with call times and points the players in the direction of her workplace and assures them that she couldn’t have committed the crime due to certain evidence. He also has a recording of the phone call, so the players know that Rusco's testament that it was a maractus that he saw wasn't hearsay on Dominique's part.
If the players go to (81) Javelin Manufacturing Plant, they will find a security camera which shows evidence of Dominique working late until she gets a phone call incoming at the same time that the phone log showed a call. She answers, then rushes out of the camera’s range. This evidence is an undisputed alibi for Dominique, backed up by the phone log.
If the player interviews Dominique, she will be quiet, distraught and unwilling to talk about it. However, she is adamant that Rusco saw a maractus before he died, and is willing to give the players the location of Nairek’s workplace. Dominique and Nairek aren't exactly friends.
If the player interviews Nairek, she will brush them off and deny any involvement, saying that the players can check with her mate, Mustle, for her whereabouts that night.
If the player searches her home, (located at (39c) Silvermoon Condominiums), they will find =Incriminating Note= which paints Nairek as Philter. Nairek will get taken into custody if this is reported to the police. She still denies any involvement and is outraged rather than scared. Same with Mustle.
If the player searches Satia's apartment, (34a) Jetstone Apartments (Floor 3), they will find the photograph of Nairek and Satia, which discredits the mysterious note found.
*I was even thinking that she could be on death row unless the players could present Pormalu with evidence that she isn't a Stalker, or at least something that gives her the benefit of the doubt. (For instance, finding the first diary entry stating that Finichi has no friends and doesn't like her job--whereas Nairek has heaps of friends and is unemployed.) This could be one of those instances you referred to regarding a sad or happy ending, PLUS if she dies, it would add to the Doom Tracker count.
10. Pormalu the Arcanine ♂
(8) Shalerich Apartment Building (Abandoned)
{Tendril Locked Box: Vine Emblem} (Needs [Vine Key] to unlock)
=Diary Entry #1=
(Turns into [Access Code "Feel"])
(23f) The Anchor Broadcasting Tower Floors 51-60
[Vine Key]
(34) Jetstone Apartment Building
(34a) Floors 1-10
(Satia's Apartment) =Satia & Nairek Photo=
(39) Summer's Moon Condominiums (39c) Floors 21-30
(Floor 30, Nairek & Mustle's apartment) =Incriminating Note=
(65a-b) Newhill Sewage Treatment Plant
(65a) Sublevels B5-B1
=Torn Note 1/2= (Codeword: Use the number you see)(65b) Floors 1-10
(Turns into [Access Code 47])
=Torn Note 2/2= (Codeword: Remember this number)
(Turns into [Access Code 33])
Torn Note 1/2 and Torn Note 2/2 turn into =Torn Note=, then [Access Code 4733]
(77i) Starwatcher Skyscraper (Abandoned) Floors 81-90, (Abandoned rooftop penthouse)
{Locked Abandoned Penthouse Door: Access Code #1, Access Code #2} (Needs [Access Code "Feel"] and [Access Code "Better"] to unlock)
#Poison Gas Trap: Poison# (Deals 2 points of Health damage)
{Locked Computer Terminal: Four-Digit Code} (Needs [Access Code 4733])
=Philter Hologram= is shown on computer.
(80c) Destno Public Housing Complex Floors 21-30
{Buried Locked Container: <Lockpick>}
=Diary Entry #2=
(Turns into [Access Code "Better"])
(81b) Javelin Manufacturing Plant Floors 1-5
{Javelin Security Camera #13: <Security>}
Footage of Dominique working until 44:44:15, when she gets a phone call and runs out of the camera's range.
Philter-Related Graphics
Can only be obtained from Pormalu. An email from Satia the Manectric to Pormalu the night/morning she was killed. It was sent mere hours before she was suspected to have died, never turning up to work the following day. (Satia was on Philter's trail, so Philter killed her.)
A copy of Dominique's phone log from a short time leading up to Rusco's murder. Pormalu gives this to players to compare against the security camera footage to assure them that Dominique is innocent.
(Found in {Tendril Locked Box})
(Found in {Buried Locked Container})
A fake note that Philter wrote to help frame Nairek. It is found in Nairek and Mustle's apartment.
Photo in Satia's bedroom proving that Nairek and Satia were friends, which contradicts the incriminating note.
(Completed jigsaw puzzle)
=Torn Note 1/2= (Codeword: STATE THE NUMBER)
=Torn Note 2/2= (Codeword: WHAT'S THE NUMBER)
(Found in {Locked Computer Terminal})
Font
Shoguns Clan
ROULX - Gallen the Gourgeist (**FULLY COMPLETED** Xanthe)
Spoiler:Backstory
Gallen has long been a starving artist. His love for art has driven him since he was a pumpkaboo, drawing circles in chalk on concrete. His art has always been underappreciated and rarely bought, even when he displayed his work in gallery after gallery. His style was simply not well received, and other artists thought him strange. Gallen was upset at his lack of success, but he blamed no individual; he was just upset at himself for failing to fulfil his dream.
As years passed, Gallen found himself lacking motivation. He had gotten a regular job and had a boring life, and rarely painted. He wanted to kickstart his painting career again, but after going so long without creating any proper art, he lacked inspiration and drive. Just as he wondered what he could do about his trying to revive his failed career...
ROULX showed itself to Gallen.
The demon who dubbed itself Roulx dangled success before Gallen’s eyes. At first he thought it was a mere trick being played on him by other ghost types, but then came to realise that this was a magical being. He doubted he could trust this creature, or that it would give him what he desired, but he was quickly proven wrong when this creature showed him visions beyond anything he could imagine, giving him a spurt of inspiration. He once again painted, and this time it was better than anything he had painted before. When he brought it to a local market, it was snapped up instantly and bought for over 1,000. Shocked, Gallen began to believe in Roulx and allowed it to begin taking over him when he needed inspiration.
Gallen is still blissfully unaware that he’s a Stalker. He’s had his suspicions, but he is absolutely sure that he is not a Stalker. So sure that he will even deny it if presented with undisputable evidence.
How ROULX twisted Gallen's expectation
Gallen expected to be blessed with infinite inspiration which magically makes his artwork amazing. Realistically, the demon uses illusion to trick every pokémon to think that Gallen’s paintings are amazing, even though in reality they are gruesome recreations of his kills. These kills are his “source of inspiration” and happen while he is unconscious and completely taken over by his Stalker. He paints as himself, returned to his senses. He also sees what other pokémon see.
The PLAYERS see the paintings for what they really are: gruesome, disgusting, and a spitting image of each kill. However, EVERY NPC including Gallen will see an illusion instead; a beautiful, amazing picture. In Gallen’s eyes, the demon wasn’t lying, but to the players, it’s clear that he was played.
Since teaming up with Roulx, the demon convinced Gallen to remain in the shadows about his true identity as a painter. He instead hides behind the alias of Oxlur the Luxray, a talented artist who lives outside of Silvercoal City whose artwork is currently on display at the Grande Gallery. Even if asked about his career, Gallen will not reveal that he is a painter. He agreed to go along with Roulx's idea because he believes he would be in the spotlight as a famous celebrity if he was discovered, which he would very much dislike, as he is reserved and private. Roulx's plan was obviously to point the finger away from Gallen at all, especially given that Oxlur is an anagram for Roulx (pointing the finger to an imaginary pokemon).
Murder process and signature
Victims are paralysed by the song Roulx hums. They are then posed in a particular manner and remain this way as a part of the cursed tune, which can only be broken when someone else touches the victim’s frozen body. Sometimes, to prevent the pose from collapsing, the victim is strung up with rope. They are then slit vertically down the centre of their bodies. Guts spew out, creating quite the mess. The victim sometimes dies of shock, and other times of blood loss, pain, or failing vital organs.
If the dice lands on ROULX (Doom Tracker post)
A victim will be found posed somewhere with their bodies slit down the middle. The victims can sometimes be standing, their bodies resolute until touched. When touched, the bodies will lose all muscle tension and flop. All die with wide eyes and a look of pure terror etched onto their faces.
Roulx's Stalker Route
Shrine of Perpetual Suffocation
At the bottom of the (45) Silverbay Coast rests a stone shrine modelled after the head of a Lanturn. This used to be a symbol for the underwater dwelling pokemon whose space in the sea was preserved just for them, hence perpetual suffocation, which alludes to non water-types drowning. The Lanturn's eyes have been stabbed out, which looks to be recent vandalism. Lining the base of the giant head is a ring of stone with ten empty holes in them, each about the size of a baseball. It appears that placing all ten required objects in each slot will trigger something.
NOTE: All ten lanterns require different types to light them and make them active. All indicated types below are NOT required to collect the item; they are required to active the lantern once it has been placed into its respective slot.
Aqua Gear must be acquired to access this area, OR the player must be a +Water Type+.
(45) Silverbay Coast
{Shrine of Perpetual Suffocation, {x10 +Lantern+ Slots}} (x10 Lanterns required, +Listed Types Required to Activate+)
{Milotic: <First Aid>}
=Bloody Word Search= (Must be completed)
{Gate of Imagining: Empty Vial, Circular Indent, Electrical Socket} (Requires [Silverpowder], [Flame Orb], [Cell Battery])
[Glowing Toothed Dagger]
(1c) Sunspot Apartment Tower, Floors 21-30
[Silent Lantern] +Psychic-type+
(6a) Whitehall Apartments, Floors 1-10
[Jeering Lantern] +Fairy-type+
(20b) The Cloudrise Tower, Floors 11-20
[Bitter Lantern] +Ice-type+
(26b) The Skymark Building, Floors 11-20 (Star Solutions Marketing)
[Searing Lantern] +Fire-type+
(35f) Brookheights School, Brookheights Plaza)
[Frantic Lantern] +Bug-type+
(37c) Sentarix Corporate Office, Floors 21-30
[Weeping Lantern] +Grass-type+
(42a) The Eclipse Hotel, Main Lobby, the Golden Seaking Restaurant, Floors 1-10
[Screeching Lantern] +Dark-type+
(56c) Vale Housing Project, Floors 21-30
[Entombed Lantern] +Ground-type+
(62b) Calstan Power Plant (Abandoned), Floors 1-10
[Haunting Lantern] +Ghost-type+
(74a) Starbelt Manufacturing Plant (Abandoned), Sublevels B3-B1
[Drowning Lantern] +Water-type+
Gate of Imagining
The Gate of Imagining resides within the Shrine of Perpetual Suffocation at (45) Silverbay Coast. In order to access it, players must have used <First Aid> on Yusset the Milotic and obtained the =Bloody Word Search=. They must then complete the =Bloody Word Search= and scan the completed version under an scanner, which analyses the pattern of the crossing lines. Three slots will open up, following an inscription reading:
That which gives its essence to all life does not breathe with other elements. Unearthing the keys achieves nothing without the means.
Translation: "Lol you can't bring fire, electricity and powder underwater. Even if you find the three needed items, you can't bring them underwater unless you have a bag."
(45) Silverbay Coast
{Shrine of Perpetual Suffocation, {x10 +Lantern+ Slots}} (x10 Lanterns required, +Listed Types Required to Activate+)
{Milotic: <First Aid>}
=Bloody Word Search=
{Pattern Scanner} (Requires completed =Bloody Word Search=)
{Gate of Imagining: Empty Vial, Circular Indent, Electrical Socket} (Requires [Silverpowder], [Flame Orb], [Cell Battery])
[Glowing Toothed Dagger]
26. Shinki the Lanturn
[Waterproof Satchel]
32. Fynn the Heatmor
[Flame Orb]
101. Mas the Plusle
[Cell Battery]
106. Blussy the Venomoth
[Silverpowder]
Mural of Torment:
The Mural of Torment is a large painting scribbled on the outer wall surrounding the Anchor Broadcasting Tower property. Parts of the wall crumble when the player bypasses the electronic panel and inputs the "ROULX" codeword received from the =Salvaged Painting=.
(23) The Anchor Broadcasting Tower
{Mural of Torment: Electronic Panel <Security>, Codeword Input} ([ROULX Codeword]), =Taunting Wall Graffiti=
#Crumbling Wall, Rock# (Deals 1 point Health damage)
[Severed Smeargle Tail]
Door of Deception
The Door of Deception is located at (95a) Grande Gallery, Basement Floors. At first, players have to get passed Mangled Gate which requires <Repair> AND [Slaughter Key]. Once opened, the gate shows the way down a very long, dark spiral ramp (rather than a staircase). The walls are not concreted and are just dirt, as if it was recently burrowed through. At the base of the twisting ramp is an Underground Bunker which requires [Slaughter Key]. It can be used in the same turn, though, as the player already has it.
The bunker door, which is just a giant hunk of metal, swings slowly open to reveal absolutely nothing suspicious. There are canvases, spare furniture, art supplies, and even a drawing space. Just when the player is about to leave, a strangely stacked set of furniture catches their eye. It looks like a deliberate pile which was carefully constructed. The player removes the furniture and a big metal door is revealed. It emanates a creepy vibe and has several colours of paint slashed across it. Suddenly the player recognises the pattern: it's the same pattern that can be seen after completing the Bloody Word Search. This is Roulx's secret door!
There is a life-size raised engraving of a Smeargle protruding from the door. It looks horrified, as if it's staring death in the face. The place where its tail should be is indented, indicating that there should be a Smeargle tail-shaped object placed in here. A large slot is situated in its chest, digging into the door at a downward angle--as if someone should be plunging a knife into its chest at an angle. Above the Smeargle, there is text that reads: "Only the sweetest of deception can coax a subject into submission." If the players have the [Soothing Honey] they will "know" that it needs to be smeared across the Smeargle.
(92d) Dakin Apartment Tower, Floors 31-40
[Soothing Honey]
(10b) Patriarch Stadium (Abandoned), Stadium Pavilion
{Enraged Cherubi: <Diplomacy>}
=Salvaged Painting= (Codeword: The truth will never leave you alone) (Completed version HERE)
[ROULX Codeword]
(39a) Summer's Moon Condominiums, Floors 1-10
{Secured Electronic Vault: +Dragon-type+, <Science> / +Electric-type+, <Lockpick>}
[Slaughter Key]
(23) The Anchor Broadcasting Tower
{Mural of Torment: Electronic Panel <Security>, Codeword Scanner} ([ROULX Codeword])
#Falling Boulders, Rock# (Deals 1 point Health damage)
[Severed Smeargle Tail]
(95) Grande Gallery
(93a) Basement Floors -1-0
{Mangled Gate: <Repair>, Slaughter Slot}
#Giant Roots Trap, Grass# (Deals 1 point of Health damage)
Underground Bunker (not suspicious at first...) {Door of Deception: Knife-Shaped Groove, Smeargle tail engraving, Honey-related Inscription} (Requires [Glowing Toothed Dagger], [Smeargle Hair Paintbrush], [Soothing Honey]
All of Roulx's secrets!
ROULX-related graphics
A dead talonflame painted after his first kill. It is nothing compared to the gruesome images he now paints.
A word search that Roulx designed. Upon completion, it unlocks part of his Stalker route. Completed version here.
A completed puzzle with a riddle on it. The answer to the riddle is Roulx, which turns into [ROULX Codeword]. Jigsaw Here. Codeword: ROULXXERNEAS
Wall scribbles at the Mural of Torment.
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12-08-2017, 01:37 AM #1Cheers and good times!
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For all those interested, these were the Stalkers of Season 2! This needed to be split into three posts!
1. Turren the Beartic m - Dirge
2. Poko the Skarmory m - Embalm
3. Finichi the Garbodor f - Philter
4. Gallen the Gourgeist m - Roulx
5. Sensin the Vespiquen f - Extol
6. Natisha the Flabébé f - Derange
7. Hattika the Ninetales f - Annul
8. Wandon the Octillery m - Tristesse
9. Kim the Tyrogue m - Ignos
10. Bhi the Claydol g - Oblivion
11. Dakku the Audino f - Nightlust
f = female
m = male
g = genderless ("they" instead of "it" because that's insensitive xD)[/font]
CIVILIAN ITEM LOCATION LIST: (Civilians without Stalker-related items will be removed from this list when all Stalker routes have been completed)
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DIRGE - Turren the Beartic (**FULLY COMPLETED!** Neo)
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EMBALM - Poko the Skarmory (**FULLY COMPLETED** Xanthe)
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PHILTER - Finichi the Garbordor (**FULLY COMPLETED** Xanthe)
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ROULX - Gallen the Gourgeist (**FULLY COMPLETED** Xanthe)
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12-08-2017, 01:39 AM #2Cheers and good times!
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IGNOS - Kim the Tyrogue (**FULLY COMPLETED** Xanthe)
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OBLIVION - Bhi the Claydol (**FULLY COMPLETED** Neo)
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NIGHTLUST - Dakku the Audino (**FULLY COMPLETED** Neo)
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12-12-2017, 09:24 PM #3Cheers and good times!
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Before I forget again, here is just a bit of the content you guys didn't quite find, but that Season 3 is done, it's a great time to post it!
You guys missed out on seeing this for Bloodwish!
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You guys dodged a pretty big bullet by not doing the Ritual of Blood with the Unfinished Sacrifice! It would have been a grizzly 3 Sanity Damage and it would have been a pretty disturbing post with that Grumpig getting sacrificed. Good call on deciding to exorcise Franny without doing ahead with this, though it wouldn't have been a Game Over like some people originally thought! Sure wouldn't have been pleasant, though!
And the only other thing was the side mission for Murod the Electivire. This didn't get finished, so you ended up with the Iffy Ending for it, but here is what needed to be done and what kind of ending results would have happened otherwise:
|2| #23 Murod the Electivire [D] Male
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Yes, doing side missions affects the ending a little! There's more to them than just the reward!
Anyway, I just felt you guys would have liked to know these juicy tidbits. :3
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12-13-2017, 12:51 AM #4growing strong
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Thanks Neo!! I figured the desk and shelf must be linked add the last things we hadn't searched. Too bad we didn't end up with any large Pokemon. :( I'd wanna go with diplomacy/escort next time so I could do that sort of thing myself but I'm glad I picked security as it ended up being pretty useful!
As a scientist, I thought the ending we got for Murod was actually super sad. Most scientists I know do dedicate their lives to their work to the point where it is their work and their hobby and even when you have time off (a lot don't even take breaks xD), you never stop thinking about it. So that was pretty heartbreaking. :(
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12-16-2017, 03:43 PM #5Here. I. Stand.
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When you realize that Season two had 11 bloody stalkers...
Oh, boy that's one depressing hit list.
I do have to admit, I like how paths can have effects on your out-of-Stalkers-RP life too... Just one of the joys of being an admin- the power to really mess with someone's profile.
Sometimes the scars on your soul are the only things keeping you sane.
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12-16-2017, 04:10 PM #6
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I will say I do think that once again like season 1, certain individuals kinda took over everything. In the beginning we did well to work as a team but as the event progressed there was a lot of fighting going on. I mean, for crying out loud, I had to step in and give someone a warning at some point because they were purposefully antagonizing another user. That wasn’t fun for me! I don’t participate in Stalkers to babysit and increase my already high stress levels, I do it because I want to hang out with you guys. But the level of maturity shown by some of the users this round was just… awful. I was very disappointed because it was almost like they had forgotten this was a team driven game. Or just a game in general. And I’m not gonna lie, I was super mad that I’ve had exorcism for two rounds and only been able to nab one stalker because I wasn’t ever asked if I was okay with someone doing an exorcism. I specifically picked exorcism because I wasn’t able to get anyone in the second round and really wanted to make up for it here. But, instead, I just interviewed a bunch of people. By the time I’d see the message it was already too late. I was really mad after Tazz went ahead with the first exorcism because I hadn’t been online to see it. I wanted to get that since I was the only one who had had it twice. Then Morzone called dibs on the second one and then we didn’t find anyone else until the end of the game so I only got one shot at it and it wasn’t even the stalker I wanted to exorcise! Tazz grabbed Franny because I jumped the gun because I was getting desperate to exorcise someone. And granted I had my shot with Yandil but I was convinced he was a red herring since we’d had bait and switches in the past. Overall, I just felt left out and useless. After a while I wasn’t having much fun because it felt like every time I tried to do something I had to consult the person in charge to make sure it lined up with their plan. And since I was waiting around for the chance to exorcise someone I couldn't go searching places because of the risk of losing sanity. So once all the night interviews were done I couldn't do anything during the night anymore. I got to search... I think maybe two or three locations and that was it. After a while I just stopped paying attention to what needed to be done and went and did my own thing because I was so angry about everything and it wasn’t like there was anything I could do to help half the time anyway. So, overall, while I had fun for a little while, as the event went on, I started to not have as much fun because I felt like I was fighting my team rather than working with them. I actually wasn’t going to initially say anything because I didn’t want to be a Debby downer but if this is going to happen every round, I probably won't participate in stalkers anymore. I don’t want to feel excluded. I don’t want to be the bad guy that has to crack down on people because they won’t get their acts together. I don’t want to feel like I’m not doing anything important. I don’t want to feel like I’m the only one not having fun. I don’t want to dread coming online because it means possibly increasing my stress levels. I already have enough of this in my daily life. I don’t come here to experience that as well. That’s… all I have to say.
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12-16-2017, 05:24 PM #7Here. I. Stand.
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Hm... He/she/they do(es) have a point... Plus, near the end, because it was a bit short on "stuff to do," ordinary folks who have full stats just sat around, doing skills or an aimless interview. It would be interesting if there were useful things to do at all time, like you mentioned money, so "Work Part-Time Job" could be an action, or more crafting stuff, that kinda jazz. Basically, a way for people to help when the team's waiting for someone particular to get done with a thing.
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12-17-2017, 03:56 AM #8Cheers and good times!
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I honestly didn't see things that were extremely severe. Yeah, that was that one minor incident, but things were resolved quickly and even before I had an opportunity to step in. I'll be honest, I've seen many things go much, much worse than this.
Originally Posted by Noblejanobii
Disagreements in team settings are very natural. Not everyone is going to feel the same way or believe the same thing, but the thing to do is just talk it out respectfully and politely. Rationalize the way you feel and detail why you feel this is the way you think things should be done. The more you communicate, the more people will understand your viewpoint.
There was actually only one exorcism in Season 2 because we pulled the plug on that one early. We can't really consider that one in terms of distribution because that season just didn't complete, so please, I wouldn't even factor that in when it comes to contribution distribution. Originally Posted by Noblejanobii
Also, why "super mad?" Even just doing one exorcism is contributing a heck of a lot! Not everyone even has exorcism. With seven Stalkers, it wouldn't ever be an even split. Some people were in a better position and opportunity to pull off a second exorcism. No one is saying you didn't do a decent job just because you didn't get a second exorcism in like Tazz and Morzone did.
Noble, this is not true. You contributed a LOT and you're really undervaluing all the good that you did during this season. Everyone contributed quite a bit in one way or another and that's exactly how this whole game is supposed to work. It's not going to be an even split every time. Some other members will be in a better position to go ahead and do it, and that's okay when there's other things everyone else can do to help out. Here, there were seven Stalkers, so there was never going to be an even split in exorcisms all the time. Originally Posted by Noblejanobii
I get that everyone would love to be the star of the show, but it's just not like that with a team effort. Everyone has to support each other and everyone is given the chance to contribute, whether they get information, items, or do what's needed to help the team win one way or another. The only way you "get left out and feel useless" is if you don't take any action at all. If you're unsure, it never hurts to search an unexplored location or interview a civilian that hasn't been talked to, yet. You never know what you might find and just taking that chance can still yield a payoff that helps the team in one way or another.
In any case, exorcism/assassination is being done away with in its current form in favor of making a combat/battling system that more people can get in on at a time.
Who exactly was "the person in charge?" I saw several people taking the initiative to propose solutions to problems and work out strategies to get things done. This is leadership. Nowhere did I see anyone say "hey, I'm the boss, you don't do anything until it runs by me first!" Originally Posted by Noblejanobii
Can you really blame someone for suggesting a next plan of action to get to the solution? In a lot of cases, that's what needs to be done in order to get to the bottom of things and to win it for the team. Yeah, you do need that element of communication in terms of "who can take care of this" and "what might this be for?" If everyone just does their own thing without talking it out, it's not going to be as effective and mistakes will be made. And sure, disagreements are natural in a team setting. Some people will believe in one thing and someone else may believe in another way, but that's natural. Talk it out, come to an agreement and work together!
HOW WERE YOU EXCLUDED!? I'll be honest, I thought you did a lot. You have to remember, there's only so much one person can do. Every action you take is doing something that at least attempts to put the team in a better spot than before. Originally Posted by Noblejanobii
I really don't get what you're saying because I think things were really fairly distributed and everyone pitched in one way or another, including you! It's everyone's little contributions that add up and make the whole team go forward, even though if you look at exactly what each member pitched in on an individual basis, yeah, the contributions are small in the overall scope. And sometimes yeah, there's a bit of a luck component and sometimes some people come across something more valuable than others or they just come across an opportunity that not everyone gets to experience. That doesn't make it wrong, though. Even if you were to do a search or an interview and nothing came up, hey, at least you checked it out just to make sure! At least you covered ground! When you have a search and rescue team of 50 people covering ground and only one person finds the missing person, it's not like the other 49 people were pointless to have around!
I really don't see how what happened would actually make you so angry to the point where you wouldn't even join next time. I'm a little worried you're expecting too much out of the game, out of me, and out of yourself...
Yeah, at the end when we were in the last two days, things were wrapping up and there were just those last loose ends that needed to be tied and done. At that point, there will be the chance that not everyone will be able to help in that last process even though throughout the rest of the game, they were doing plenty of other things. Originally Posted by ARandomTool
I will keep what you said in mind in terms of just having other things that could be done that still help contribute, but even those last interviews could still give information. As long as the game hasn't reached the ultimate end where all the Stalkers are gone, there could still be something out there.
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12-17-2017, 04:02 AM #9
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Just never mind. I shouldn't have said anything. Pretend I never made my comment in the first place. It was obviously an error in my judgement to have said anything at all.
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12-17-2017, 05:02 AM #10The Known Stranger
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Being excluded doesn't necessarily mean left out. It's not easy to explain, but just because someone is in the middle of it all doesn't entail that they feel included. No matter how much RP and immersion goes into stalkers, it's still a game. And everyone goes into a game with their own expectations of fun. I played Julia a certain way, gave her a certain mindset with certain goals. And I met those goals, sometimes being pushy over others to accomplish them myself. Because I wanted that experience, and those emotions, all to myself. It was fulfilling, and I enjoyed it immensely. But I've also had my fair share of times where I sacrifice my own interests for the good of a team, or story, or some other larger goal. Often I'd be watching others enjoy themselves, achieving their sense of fulfillment, while I abandoned or simply was unable to fulfill my own. When I'm unable to reach that height it doesn't matter how much work I've put in, all it creates is feeling of letdown and exclusion, especially as those around you ignorantly climb to their own fulfillment.
Few things go to a person's head like success without effort, but even fewer things can dishearten a person like hard work and effort without payoff.
I don't know if this is what Noble is feeling. I could be completely in the wrong direction and making things worse. But I felt I should say it anyway, because the only error in judgement I can see is staying silent when I feel something needs to be said.
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