Anomaly 7, more commonly known as Loners, are hostile anomalies that inhabit the Voidclusters.
» APPEARANCE:
Loners have a vaguely humanoid appearance, though they lack eyes and mouths. When directly looking at them a static-like effect can be observed on its body; this static, while sometimes distracting, can work against them in darker levels of the Voidclusters, since it contrasts too much with the environment. Loners seem to always have a missing limb in comparison to humans (e.g. 2 Legs but no arms, 1 leg and 1 arm, etc.). Their necks are also longer than the average human's neck length. Their features can vary depending on the level, since it's been reported that they are a highly adaptive species.
A Loner found in Level 14.
» BEHAVIOR:
Loners are known to prey on nostalgic people, people with low spirits, or people that feel lonely. It is recommended to avoid nostalgic or lonely spaces, since these are considered hunting zones for them. Due to their lack of eyes and mouths, it is theorized they used echolocation, so keeping quiet is important around them. When attacked, Loners will produce high pitch sounds that cause annoyance and deafness in humans. Taking them down with a group of people is easy since they are known to be single hunters, but meeting one alone is practically a death sentence. They are known to be really aggressive and will attempt to distract wanderers with their sounds as much as they can.
» MATING SEASON
WARNING: If you hear siren-like sounds or bell sounds in your vicinity, please evacuate your area, or even leave the level, since Loners will stop behaving like lone hunters and will start looking for a partner as quickly as possible. Their well known slow speeds will surprisingly change into a sprinting that some report "can be as fast as a horse". Their high pitch sounds will change for a broken siren-like sound used for attracting females; while females will produce a bell-like sound. This is the only confirmed way of differentiate male from female Loners, since both genders look identical. Loners will run you over at high speeds or even kill you if you pose as an obstacle.
Abilities
Intelligence: Medium
Speed: Low (normally), High (during mating season)
Strength: High
Behavior: Hostile
» HABITATS:
Loners are common anomalies in the Voidclusters. However, some levels have a higher count of Loners than others, or display different qualities unique to those levels.
The most common levels where you can find a Loner are:
- They're known for being one of the leading causes in the collapse of society in Level 14;
- In Level 3, they tend to be far smaller, but faster than usual;
- In Level 4, they tend to attack during blackout events, and their static tends to be more colorful;
- In Level 5, Loners can be observed to be far larger and taller than in other levels, some speculate because of the radiation present in the level;
- Level 8, Loners adapt to the frequent storms and have been known to possess fish fins for easier swimming in the constant floods;
- Level 15, Loners seem to be smaller in size relative to their size in other levels.