Aliases: The Living Codex, The Keeper of Sensation, The Veined Librarian

Description:

Sexless, translucent being approximately 2.3m tall. Skin patterned with gold-veined filigree resembling illuminated manuscript script. Beneath dermal layer drift countless faces and symbols, changing according to light angle.

Nature and Behaviour:

Collects and preserves human emotions and sensations as physical artifacts within its own form. Interaction induces flood of recovered memories in victims, often in disordered chronology. Capable of partial memory restoration or removal at apparent discretion.

Entity perceives emotional pain as data. Displays genuine curiosity toward human affect but lacks empathy or restraint.

Field Notes:

Contact residue recovered during Canterbury Containment Breach (2011) revealed gold-laced organic membrane retaining trace EEG activity of twelve distinct individuals. Exposure caused recurrent flashbacks among handling staff.

Containment Protocols:

No physical contact. Utilize visual-only observation via indirect feed (filtered matte lenses). Personnel reporting emotional surges to undergo immediate isolation and mnemonic cleansing.