SCORCHED
CLASSIFICATIONMutated Humanoid (Infection-Linked / Variable Behavior)
CREATURE TYPEMutant
THREAT LEVELHigh
KNOWN ACTIVITY REGIONWidespread / Scorched Territories / Contaminated Zones
SIGNAL STRENGTHStrong Signal
REVIEW LOGGED07.12.2102
RECOVERED VISUAL EVIDENCE
VISUAL FRAGMENT MISSING.
WARD REVIEW NOTE:
No verified field image is attached to this creature file.
Another creature report with nothing I can pin to the board.
Bring back clear visual evidence and I may finally call one of these sightings confirmed.
KNOWN ACTIVITY SUMMARY:
Sightings report humanoid entities maintaining upright movement with inconsistent pacing across encounters. Engagement does not occur immediately in all sightings, with several reports describing prolonged proximity before any hostile action is taken. Vocal output is common, including repeated phrases such as "Not like us…" and "You… not…" recorded during encounters. Some sightings describe units maintaining line of sight without advancing, while others report sudden aggression without visible trigger. Movement appears reactive to presence rather than consistently hostile.
CONTACT / THREAT ASSESSMENT:
Finally… this doesn’t behave like a clean threat pattern. The delay shows up too often to ignore. The phrase "Not like us…" is being logged as identification, but it doesn’t always sound like that in the recordings. In some cases, it’s not followed by engagement at all. That shouldn’t hold across multiple sightings. It does. I’m keeping this marked as high threat, but the behavior doesn’t align cleanly with that classification. - Ward, Foundation Records