Mannequin
A Mannequin is a type of Urban Legend Chimera.
Overview
Not to be confused with the Inanimae of a similar name, Mannequins are ubiquitous in the world, such a common sight that they are paid little direct attention. Clothing shops line dress forms up in their windows, with smooth, faceless bodies displaying fashions to all passersby. China dolls sit on shelves in high-end toy stores, watching children and their parents with blank, glass eyes. Statues fill parks and cemeteries, frozen in place. Scarecrows hang on poles, shifting in the wind. Stuffed animals pile on beds and floors of nurseries and playrooms, harmless and adorable.
None of them move until no one is looking. By then, it’s too late.
Mannequins are rarely more than semi-sentient, following some unfathomable instinct to hunt and attacking with whatever weapons are nearby. Though they appear to want to kill, such occurrences are rare. Instead, they seem to feed on the Glamour generated by the waves of terror they cause in their victims. Most encounters with mannequins leave the victim with a phobia of dolls, bears, scarecrows, or clowns.
- See also Capecia