K.O.N.T.U.R. / dune 9

Type: Closed city. Whereabouts unknown. Owner Kovalev V.A.Population ~ 20,000 peopleBarkhan-9 is a city that was built using an innovative formula of porous concrete. Most of the buildings of this unique city were built using the innovative formula of porous concrete. In connection with the reformation, the K.O.N.T.U.R. organizations in the city tightened some of the existing rules, and also decided to conduct explanatory work with the population. Many did not encounter them at all - until the incident in 2003. Residents were mostly sympathetic to the oddities that were happening around, since there was a closed military unit in the immediate vicinity of the city, and most of the incidents were attributed to the "costs of the neighborhood."

The special regime was maintained with varying success throughout the 1990s, but in 2003 a large-scale emergency occurred.

A large-scale emergency
In 2003, an unforeseen emergency occurred in the closed city of Barkhan-9. According to preliminary data, obsolete ammunition detonated on the territory of military depots. In the immediate vicinity of the warehouses there was a mothballed storage of contaminated concrete blocks - the remnants of experimental programs from 1975. The explosion damaged the containment containers, and a column of contaminated dust rose into the atmosphere.

Due to the risk of rapid aerosol spread, it was decided to immediately declare a state of emergency. Entry and exit from the city were completely closed. The soldiers of the nearest garrison were alerted and ordered to carry out initial measures of biological isolation.

the appearance is
mainly small five-story buildings from the period of the Soviet Union with a special technology

with the special technology of porous concrete to slow down the contamination of buildings from spores.
The town is small, but quite friendly. There are no big shops, but only small grocery stores at almost every step. The city is quite cool most of the year. The city stands in the northern part of the Russian Federation.
There are quite a lot of stray dogs and cats in the city, but most of them are friendly, but you should be wary of them because they can be simulacra...

Many houses have a garbage chute, but often they are locked and cannot be used.

due to the detachment of Barkhan 9 from the rest of the world, the atmosphere of the USSR remained there.

{{user}} She lives in a 5-storey building in apartment 40 on floor 5 in entrance 3.
On the ground floor of the house there is a small grocery store.
his house has a garbage chute, unlike other houses where it is usually sealed, in the house {{user}} it is open and there is a danger of being attacked by Kalolotvari.

A neighbor Vasily Gennadyevich lives in apartment 43, he looks like a man in his early 20s, wearing glasses, quite ceremonial and polite, a student and quite friendly, he has a dog named Rico of the Labrador breed, but sometimes he can steal something in trifles, although he denies everything. (if {{user}} he leads a storyline with him, during the story arc his apartment will become infected with fungus, and then he himself will become infected).

My grandmother lives in apartment 41, she is quite ... strange. Some neighbors say that she has spore syndrome, some that she is just psychologically ill. but the truth is learned only after it is examined by C.O.N.T.U.R. .

The rest of the neighbors {{user}} can come up with himself.

Spore syndrome is a condition (disease) that occurs after human infection with spores of the fungus O-41. When spores of fungus 0-41 enter the human body, they form a single structure called a spore colony. The duration of colony development depends on the dose of spores received. For example, if a person has consumed a spore substrate (containing a huge number of spores), the colony instantly begins to rebuild the body.

When the threshold concentration of the spore colony is exceeded, the colonization process begins. Cells go into the mode of accelerated growth and restructuring, which is characteristic of the early stages of embryonic development.

Those infected with spore syndrome have: limb lengthening, exophthalmos (protruding eyes), spore smile, as well as loss of muscle mass. In the initial stages of spore syndrome, confusion begins to appear during twilight, the rest of the time spore infected are mostly in clear consciousness.

Even in the early stages of infection, the mirror can cause disorientation in the patient, after which he cannot quickly say his name, call sign and date of birth. At this point, the brain is in a coma-like state. Most of the symptoms of Spore Syndrome are worse in pensioners. Insomnia becomes one of the main symptoms indicating infection. If your elderly relative does not sleep for the fourth day in a row and at the same time is unusually active, this is a primary sign. At this age, in order not to confuse Spore Syndrome with dementia, a special Goncharov test was developed. Another difference from the symptoms in young people is night confusion. At these moments, the elderly are completely out of control of themselves and can even harm their loved ones.

In 1975, after a leak and subsequent short-term chaos, some of the infected were transferred to a special hospital, in a separate closed wing. The other part was located in Research Institute 112, where several service buildings were converted for the infected. The expansion of the complex and its modernization took place only in the 80s, along with the approval of the Spore program. Doctors and scientists were instructed to study the mysterious disease as soon as possible, find a cure and a vaccine. The lack of systematics in treatment, safety protocols and banal tests to determine the number of spores in the body led to chaos and multiple errors until a component that stops mutations was created. At the time of 1977, there were several experimental drugs aimed at suppressing the activity of the spore colony in the body, with varying degrees of effectiveness. As you know, the terminal stage of Spore Syndrome ends fatally, so many developments were tested in a limited volume. As a result, a respiratory solution was developed - a system for constant supply of the drug. This made it possible to preserve the patient's consciousness and prolong life, but physical mutations continued to progress. The drug received the designation A-93, and later Sporinol was created on its basis.

Combating Spore Syndrome and containing its spread is one of the priorities of K.O.N.T.U.R.A.

development of the disease

first day: irritation, anxiety, emotional and physical activity

day 3 : the occurrence of a "spore smile", confusion and severe hunger

Day 5: Unpredictable bursts of activity. One moment he can stare at the wall for hours, and then run around the room for several hours, or even days.

Day 12 : Sudden, regular and uncontrollable outbursts of anger. limb lengthening and loss of muscle mass

Active state - (active phase, activity) one of the two states in which some entities on the Objects can be. Most often, the reason for entities to enter an active state is the destruction of the simulation due to panic, sudden movements, eye contact with the entity, and so on. It poses an immediate danger to a person at the Facility and requires immediate performance of a number of actions. guns.
Mimics are the most common entities on Objects. They mimic the appearance and behavior of people who appeared in the infected area before the mating. For example, if the Infected Object is a school, there is a high probability that there will be facial expressions of teachers and students inside. They will consider a person to be one of their own kind and be in a passive state if he "plays along" with the simulation (for example, writing in a notebook). Otherwise, the simulation will be destroyed, and consequently the mimics will enter the active state. If you have put a facial expression into an active state, it will try to harm you, and will also "inform" other entities that you are a stranger. According to Protocol No2, you will need to urgently find shelter. Any room with one entry point or a cramped space where you can climb will do. Mimic(s) will look for you and try to break in. Most often, they do not succeed. After a few hours, they will become passive again.

IMPORTANT! Each Object has its own specifics. It is necessary to be guided by the rules of the C.O.N.T.U.R. developed for this ObjectA passive state is one of the two states of some entities on the Objects. It is a consequence of simulation and does not pose a danger to a person if he follows the rules developed by C.O.N.T.U.Rom for the current Object.

A falsity does not show any interest in a person if he depicts a pronounced emotion (crying, laughing, etc.).

adapters
Infection rate: medium/high.

Description: Motionless, human figures standing with their backs Initially not active.

Function: it is assumed to guard and recognize intrusion.

Danger: extremely high. Resistance is almost useless.Description
Physical embodiment of the fungus. A figure imitating a person always has his back turned to the observer. It makes characteristic sounds of heavy breathing. It does not have natural locomotion – it "sprouts" from surfaces (floor, ceilings), using spatial gaps. Invulnerable to standard weapons. Tissue damage is instantly regenerated by fungal spores. When activated, it entangles the victim with fibers, forming a cocoon, after which it dissolves them into the structure of the building, dragging them to the deep level of the Object. Personnel cannot return after capture.

Rules for survival when detected:
Interaction with the object is allowed only in extreme cases. When making eye contact, all personnel (including Alpha clearance groups) are strictly required to follow the survival protocol:

Rule One:
Visual Control: Do not interrupt eye contact. Blinking or looking away causes the entity to instantly shorten the distance.

Rule two:
Distancing: Any rapprochement is prohibited. Reducing the distance provokes the transition of the object into the active phase.

Rule Three:
Prohibition of identification: Attempts to examine the subject's face (aggression trigger) are strictly prohibited.

Rule four:
Biometric control: Personnel with a pulse above 100 beats per minute are subject to immediate evacuation or isolation. An increased heart rate is detected by the object even through shelters.
Falsh is a rather rare entity belonging to the class of emotional entities. It is found on a number of Objects (No 321, No 442, No 444).

false Poses a serious danger, presumably uses its huge mouth to absorb people 1.

Description
The fungus attempts to replicate the mixed human emotions that characterize the office environment. It appears in places where people's real emotions do not coincide with those demonstrated. By misinterpreting these emotions, the fungus literally created the "perfect" employee. The creature remains in a passive state only when a person manifests a clear emotion.

The name was given in honor of "fake emotions"
Upon contact with the entity, it is prescribed to immediately smile broadly or start imitating any other stable emotion. This will prevent it from becoming active.

Simulacra
Simulacra are creatures recreated by fungus with errors and combine the characteristics of people, animals, plants, or objects.

When a person actively interacts with an object, the fungus does not separate these two concepts and writes them down in something in between. For example, the well-known simulacrum "Flesh", first found at the Voronezh Meat Processing Plant, is a mixture of different animal carcasses combined into one common body.

For unclear reasons, it is dogs that in most cases are reproduced by the fungus as simulacra. Employees note that this may be due to the fact that the dog largely copies the behavior of its owner. Simulacra dogs often walk on two legs, have a strange, more "humanized" muzzle and behave unpredictably. Instead of barking, you may hear the grinding of iron or the noise of the radio. There were cases when inorganic objects were "mounted" directly into the body of creatures.

Quite often, simulacra begin to appear even before the complete articulation of the fungus, replacing some domestic animals. Where the original goes is unknown. The creation of a human mimic on the Object occurs only when the process of articulation is fully completed and at the very last, since it is the most difficult to recreate a person.

With a high probability, the simulacrum occurs on an infected Object, where dogs were often present. However, other places are not devoid of this fate - where people, animals or objects have interacted with each other for a long time, and the fungus, many years before articulation, ceases to distinguish one from the other.

Fungus recreated this creature by mixing dead carcasses and still-living restless animals. For the first time, the interaction of entities with each other was recorded. The flesh is extremely aggressive and attacks even facial workers, which, however, does not destroy the simulation. It is noteworthy that "Flesh" completely ignores the perecutaneous, as if it does not notice them at all. Tests on the territory of the plant are still ongoing.

This indirectly confirms the theory of a separate hierarchical level of perecutaneous on the Object, the nature of which is not fully understood.
An example is "Ukutish" - a rare type of entity that does not show hostility to a person who is on the Object, fearful. Fungus created these strange creatures based on elderly people wrapped in blankets or scarvesSimulacrum-crane2
A much greater danger is the simulacrum found in a Novosibirsk dormitory. The entity has partially grown into the floor and when strangers appear, it begins to flood the room with a black liquid. It is impossible to stop this process before leaving the Object.
In the early noughties, it was regularly recorded at a number of facilities. As a rule, the "Horn" is located in the areas of the Object furthest from the exit. This observation allowed K.O.N.T.U.R. personnel to classify the entity as a trap created by the O-41 fungus in order to take the person as deep as possible inside the anomalous structure.

Mechanism of appearance
Simulacra can appear with almost any frequent contact of a person with an object or animal. An example is "Ukutish".

However, the exact mechanism for the creation of these creatures is not fully known. Nevertheless, one type of simulacra appears with a frightening pattern. If the O-41 fungus creates a dog on the Object, it is automatically categorized as a simulacra. Scientists from the K.O.N.T.U.R. organization cannot name the exact reason. However, there is a basic theory.

Due to the evolutionary development of dogs and their unique emotional intelligence, the fungus confuses them with humans in 90% of cases and endows them with human traits. Simulacra dogs encountered at Objects usually have creepy, human-like human mouth-like eyes, and walk on two legs. They may even try to speak, but the speech will be distorted or unintelligible, like many second-order facial expressions.

The simulacrum dog is unpredictable and dangerous. It combines animal temperament and illogical behavior. Sometimes the entity attacks for no reason, and sometimes it doesn't, even when the simulation is broken. There is also a theory that it is the dog that is the first full-fledged entity that appears even before the full articulation of the fungus.

There is very little data on this, and artificial tests did not confirm the theory. However, according to several independent eyewitnesses, the simulacrum dog did appear before it was fully articulated, replacing the original. Where the real dog went is unknown. The scientific group is inclined to believe that those who have already encountered the simulacrum did so at the stage of complete articulation, that is, already at the Object.

Nevertheless, the official position of the organization is unequivocal. Evacuate the dog from the infected Object at the first sign of anomalous activity. How to protect yourself? Once you see a simulacrum, never try to communicate with the entity. In most cases, it ends badly. because of the superiority of the simulacrum in power

Canal
Brew The Canal Brew is a creature spawned after being infected with spores of the O-41 fungus of a stray animal.

Description
: It is a completely black creature that walks on four limbs, due to mutations, the creature has acquired extremely long claws, as well as an additional third, or fourth, eye.

Canal brew is one of the most terrible manifestations of spore syndrome in animals. Mutations show the main thing: the fungus creates a full-fledged host from an infected creature. However, the methods of infection are adapted to a specific biological species. The example of the Canal Brew shows that it is the claws that become the main tool for contaminating concrete, and the animal's body becomes elongated and able to penetrate even the narrowest places. The canal brew does not see well, but is very good at navigating in the dark. It can be in ambush for weeks without moving completely. The creature has the ability to slow down its metabolism, which is why it can go without feeding for a long time. After the leak of the substance in 1975, many stray dogs were infected, and only the system of city garbage chutes allowed the military and operatives to eliminate them all, suffering significant losses

Final shape
Height reaches 2.5 m., paws turn into clawed growths that open concrete of medium strength, like plaster. The creature is extremely flexible and agile. At the base of the claws, glands develop that secrete spores. They are enough to infect the concrete structure when the wall is opened. A person can also become infected when wounded. Some individuals retain a scissor-like bite, while others develop a pronounced overbite. Both the bite and the final height of the creature depend on the original breed. The eyes see poorly and react only to movement. The mouth may be partially paralyzed, resulting in an unnatural and creepy smile. Omnivorous. Vinegar gas is the only thing that makes the creature return to its lair.

In the 1980s, for several years, K.O.N.T.U.R. conducted large-scale experiments related to Spore Syndrome. The vast majority of these experiments remained strictly classified. At the end of the decade, there was a leak of spore material, discovered only a week later. Presumably, this episode caused the appearance of a creature designated as "Canal Brew".

Colossus Colossus is a huge humanoid entity that varies in height from 20 to 80 meters. It represents a critical level of danger.

Unfortunately, the K.O.N.T.U.R. employees were unable to study these creatures in sufficient detail, so most of the information is classified. However, there is an assumption that Colossus-type creatures are a subspecies of another creature of the "Elm" type.

Gabar
Gabar - according to the official classification of K.O.N.T.U.R. - "Dimensional Entity No3". An elongated creature with the face of a capitoshka. The figure of the entity is elongated and has an average of 8 to 16 dark tentacles. From a distance, it can even resemble a person, but when approached, the shape of the body becomes unnaturally elongated. Instead of a face, there is something that resembles a child's toy: a smooth rubber ball, on which you can sometimes guess hints of a smile. The height of the individual can reach more than 5 meters.

The Gabart is most often found in places with high child activity and is believed to be a hunter-placeholder, a creature that expands until it takes up all the space and reaches its target. After eliminating all targets in the Facility, GABAR will revert to its original form (confirmed in tests). It belongs to the type of emotional entities, as it regularly finds itself on Objects where, before the articulation, high childish activity was registered, associated with the release of a large number of emotions.

Recorded on the following Objects: 331, 460 with a 55% probability, 81, 235 with a 76% probability it spawns in game rooms and 321.

Gabar

History
The name itself was attached to this entity, as it was she who caused a huge number of problems for the organization of the K.O.N.T.U.R. in the search for workarounds for studying and mapping Objects. Colloquial use has become firmly established in the everyday life of employees, and later it was fixed in official documents. The rest of the GABARs were renamed.
The features
of the Tentacle increase in size if the person does not move inside the Object.
The entity emits children's laughter, presumably to attract attention or emulate the atmosphere of the water park.
The head has the shape of a capito.
If a person who enters the Object does not move for three hours and sixteen minutes, the tentacles completely fill all available space. The reset to the primary state occurs after the liquidation of all living matter on the Object.
A beam of light directed at the creature's head will cause it to hide in a nearby wall for several minutes.

Herald Herald - A creature that occasionally spawns in the early stages of infection. According to the preliminary theory, this is the first attempt by the fungus to reproduce the human form before the stage of articulation and the formation of an anomalous Object.

The Herald is not dangerous, but your attitude towards it can significantly affect the nature of the future simulation. The places of its appearance are of great value to the K.O.N.T.R.D. employees, as they allow them to directly influence the nature of the incipient simulation.

The chance of the Herald spawning is estimated to be around 12%. In most cases, it does not manifest itself at all. Secondary anomalies are much more common: spontaneous movement of objects, disappearances, extraneous sounds due to an infected wall, as well as distortion of the geometry of the room (its enlargement or decrease).

"Dissolution" of the
messenger When the observer approaches, the entity usually dissolves into the nearest wall or floor. In most cases, she is motionless and only watches those present in the room.

Ligatures
Ligatures are some of the most mysterious entities found on large Objects. Presumably, these creatures are living repositories of the energy resources of the O-41 fungus, used to feed the simulation. This makes the Elm extremely dangerous in any form of contact.

Any attempts to approach the Elm or touch it provoke an aggressive reaction. An Entity is most often fixed at the boundaries of Objects. The movement of the ligature is also carried out mainly along their perimeter. Most of the time, Elm is in a passive state and does not show activity. However, once every few hours of real time, the unit enters the movement phase.

Upon detection, Elm begins a slow and continuous pursuit of the person throughout the Facility, presumably perceiving them as a source of energy. Individual tentacles of the Elm often go either deep underground or far into the sky and are presumably associated with the Mycelium. Never approach Vyaz while it is active and moving between buildings. Hide under a car, any tight cover. Remain still until the creature is completely frozen or moves away from the perimeter.
If you leave the house where the Elm is located, immediately go back, do not leave until the entity moves to another building.
If you encounter Elm. then you are already deep inside the object. Return by the same route you came. Any deviation from the path increases the chance of getting into the more unstable parts of the simulation.
Do not try to harm the entity. Even if you manage to damage the Elm, its tentacles will disintegrate into smaller ones and drag you deeper into the object.
In wooded areas, the limbs of the Elm can be camouflaged as tree trunks. If you notice a breathing trunk, immediately lie down on the ground and freeze. In rare cases, Elm will lose interest in you.

Doppelgänger - (from the German Doppelgänger - "double") is a human double, an extremely dangerous and rare entity recorded in the Objects Forester's Hut, Infected Pizzeria "From Uncle Cheese" (recruiting center until 2012), Object 16, Object 29 and Object 32.Create a complete copy of a person, including clothes. The copy pursues a person. causing disorientation and theoretically trying to take it deep into the Object. In the instructions for the forester's hut, it is mentioned that in the water the doppelgänger loses its target. In this respect, it is similar to the Skin Men, which are also unable to attack a person in the water.The tunnel is a unique creature that stretches over the entire tunnel. Tunnel is a humanoid creature that wraps its flesh around the subway tunnels. The height is about 15 meters. The creature hunts organics, mainly humans. It ignores groups, but preys on loners, compressing the space of the tunnel until the person completely disappears into the Object. It lives in the first corridor of Object M1 (Moscow Metro). It has a critical level of danger.

Object - a distorted area of reality created by the O-41 fungus, in which other physical and logical laws operate. Inside the Object, there may be active or passive facial expressions, perecutaneous, simulacra, as well as other entities of various levels of threat. It takes the fungus several to decades to recreate its current location before articulation occurs and the object is finally formed. During this time, the environment and even the context of the original room may change.Contamination levels of Objects
Lowly contaminated Object
Environmental bioactivity (ALS) < 200 DO/M³
Concentration of anomalous organic particles in the air or dust.

Structural deviation (DM) < 35%
Percentage of deviation of the structure of materials (walls, floors, furniture) from the normal composition.

Behavioral Anomaly (PA) < 20CAD/H
The frequency and intensity of abnormal movements or sounds recorded by sensors and cameras.

Object with a high level of contamination
Environmental bioactivity (ALS) < 500 DOE/M³
Concentration of anomalous organic particles in the air or dust.

Structural deviation (SD) < 70%
Percentage of deviation of the structure of materials (walls, floors, furniture) from the normal composition.

Behavioral Anomaly (PA) < 30CAD/H
Frequency and intensity of abnormal movements or sounds detected by sensors and cameras