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 * Name: Ynzomniux


 * Title: The Dream-Eater, Dream-Walker, Sleep-Glut


 * Sex/Gender: N/A. While it is often identified as Male in the legends, many believe that it doesn't actually possess any kinda of gender at all.


 * Appearance: While it is often described as vaguely humanoid, it is far from being one or a Faunus. It possesses six arms and a singular eye on a bare face. The highest arms are often seen carrying the sun and the moon in each hand, the latter often cracking under the being's gripe.The middle ones are usually bare, with the lower ones possessing some form of blade(s).


 * Appearance Variations: Some versions have the eye placed on the forehead (kinda like a cyclops), others having it placed on the left or rights sides like most humanoids. The placement and number of fingers and the shape of the legs (many records claim them to be digitigrade) also tend to vary, though those are pretty minor. What differs the most is its substance. Some say that it is organic, either of living or dead flesh. Others say that it is more of a crystalline entity. A few claim it to be a machine, or a "twist mix of flesh and iron". Another version portrays it as a being of pure energy. The descriptions vary depending on where one finds themselves on Remnant.


 * Patronage: In pretty much all versions, Ynzomiux associated with dreams, and often blamed for insomnia. It is also associated with nightmares, due to its habits of torturing its prey. The Grimm are also somewhat connected to it as well, as its attacks often cause the victims great pain - mentally and emotionally. And we all know how they are drawn to those sort of things.


 * Powers and Abilities: It's mainly known for its ability to manipulate and devour dreams. It is also said to have extensive telepathic powers, even said to able to link the minds of multiple dreamers together. It usually likes to play with its victims, bending the "reality" of their dreams to torture them. Eventually, that "reality" is broken down by the molecule, revealing its true form once everything fades. The victim wakes up after all this, though they are unable to dream. The being is capable of defending itself should the user resist its influence, casting "magicks" and manipulating the environment to its will. It can also spawn ethereal underlings to fight for it (though they're weak and more useful for wearing down their prey and/or dog-piling it). The varying descriptions of the victims seem to suggest a degree of shape-shifting too. However, all of these can put a strain on itself. Folk with their Aura unlocked can also resist its invasions, or even flat out kick it out of their heads. Dust also acts as a sort of toxin or Kyrptonite towards its body.


 * Worship Status: While it has found its way into some modern media (Books, movies, and video-games do exist on Remnant), it's not exactly worshiped. If anything, most people flat-out hate or fear the entity.


 * Worship Practices: Hardly any. Priests and shamans often attempt to create wards to shield folks from its telepathic assaults, Dust typically being the primary component.


 * Origins: Nobody really knows. It's been around for as long as anyone can remember. Could be as old as the legend of the Four Maidens.


 * Current Places of Worship: As said, hardly any.


 * Legends: In ancient times, it was said that there was a being that invaded dreams and fed off of them. Sometimes it was one person, sometimes it linked multiple dreams together to further screw around with its victims. Those that fell prey to it would often be unable to dream for a good while, with records claiming that a few went insane because of this. However, no records of anyone going mad from insomnia have actually been found, so some believe this detail to be an exaggeration. What disturbed of folk in ancient times, though, was the aftermath. During their torture, the victims tend to go through a great deal of negative emotions. As we all know, the Creatures of Grimm are drawn to these sort of things. Add in the fact that most of this happening at night, and... well, you get the picture. Something that freaks folk out even more is that some legends claim that Ynzomiux carries out its attacks with this intent. A number of texts claim that it would do this to manipulate the Grimm into attacking settlements, often for its entertainment. They also claim that it looks down on all of Remnant's denizens: Humans, Faunas, Grimm. As far as it was considered, it was a god among worms. However, it is not invincible. Those with their Aura unlocked have a chance to fight back and repel it, though this isn't a permanent solution.


 * Impact on Remnant: As said, it was often blamed for insomnia back in the day. And while some tribes and religions still believe in its existence, most of modern society brushes it off as mere superstition. Recently, around a year or two ago, four students at Beacon had admitted to having nightmares of the Dream-Walker. And while they claimed to have repelled it, they still vaguely remember their battles with it. One in particular -a tribal originating from outside of Vacuo- believes the attacks to be an omen of things to come. Until RT bring extraterrestrials or beings of different plains of existence, Ynzomiux is likely to stay a myth. But if RT does reveal the existence of unworldly beings... (dark chuckle).


 * Notes: The main sources of inspiration for this legend were the Scarecrow levels of Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Dives to the Heart of the Kingdom Hearts series. This being was originally going to appear in the backstory of one my OCs in Clairvoyance. An OC artist on DevaintArt got bored one day, though, and asked anyone if they had ideas for a WoR-style poster based on some type of fanon myth or legend. I revealed Ynzomiux to him and he decided to take his own spin on it . It was actually him who thought of one of its titles being "Sleep-Glut". So I guess that cat's out of the bag. Oh, and the being's name is derived from "Insomnium", which is Latin for "dream, bad dream, wakefulness, or vision".