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Racist Jargon
Racist Jargon
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classification:
memetic swarm
size:
medium
habitat:
threat_level:
high
temperament:
hostile
intelligence:
pack-cunning
alignment:
chaotic
weaknesses:
silence fields, empathy wards, counter-chant focus
Racist Jargon is a hostile memetic swarm that coalesces into a cloud of cutting phrases and demeaning taunts. It preys on divided crowds, amplifying fear and turning bystanders against each other. Encounters are most common near the Whisper Market, on the Forum Steps, and inside the Echo Tunnels.
Description
- Appears as a shifting inkstorm of letters and mouths that never fully form.
- Voice layers overlap into a grating chorus; individuals hear different barbs.
- Grows denser when arguments escalate near Forum Steps.
- Loses cohesion in well-ordered spaces like the Quiet Archives.
Habitat / Biome / Scene(s)
- Urban choke points: Whisper Market, Forum Steps
- Resonant corridors: Echo Tunnels
- Avoids sanctums: Quiet Archives, Civic Hall
Abilities / Attacks / Behaviors
- Chorus of Contempt: Psychic damage in a cone; targets make will checks or suffer confusion and infighting.
- Scapegoat Mark: Tags a victim; nearby hostiles prioritize the marked target.
- Divide and Distract: Splits into smaller swarms to flank and isolate.
- Echo Feed: Heals when arguments persist within earshot.
- Panic Spike: Brief speed surge when a crowd exceeds a set agitation threshold.
- Fear Scent: Tracks recent disputes across districts like Whisper Market.
Drops / Loot
- Civility Sigil: Trinket that reduces ambient hostility in a small radius.
- Noise Filter: Helm add-on; halves cone-based sonic damage.
- Blank Parchment: Consumes one hostile rumor when inscribed.
- Echo Muzzle: Deployable field that dampens vocal attacks.
Stats
- Type: Aberration (memetic)
- Rank: Elite
- Size: Medium swarm
- HP: Moderate, regenerates while Echo Feed is active
- Damage: Psychic/sonic; favors cones and pulses
- Resist: Charm, fear, nonmagical slashing
- Vulnerable: Silence, radiant, unity auras
- Speed: Fast hover; ignores difficult terrain caused by crowds
- Senses: Tremorsense (voices) 60 ft; blindsight 20 ft
Tactics / Strategy
- Open with Silence or Echo Muzzle to shut down Chorus of Contempt.
- Spread out; avoid clustering on the Forum Steps where cones are deadly.
- Focus fire after breaking its swarm into fragments; fragments lose Scapegoat Mark.
- Use Noise Filter and radiant sources to push it toward the Quiet Archives.
- Keep team morale steady; skills that bolster cooperation reduce Echo Feed.
Lore
- Formed from lingering malice and repeated, demeaning talk in crowded venues.
- Archivists at the Civic Hall classify it as a cautionary hazard: conflict made literal.
- Old wardens claim a single sincere apology can pierce its veil, forcing temporary dispersal.
- Memetic residues first logged beneath the Echo Tunnels after a market dispute at the Whisper Market.
Image Gallery
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A swarm of hostile words descends on the Forum Steps
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Wardens deploy a silence field in the Whisper Market
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The entity thins near the Quiet Archives
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Aftermath of a panic spike in the Echo Tunnels