File 2: Chauncey – The Infant

Chauncey – The Infant

Age: 1

Description: The spoiled baby of the mansion’s family, eternally locked in a state of tantrum.

Cause of Death: Possibly succumbed to illness or accident in infancy. It is also most likely that Chauncey was a still born infant due to the description in the game saying “he was born dead”. Another possibility is that he contracted SIDS. Now manifests as a ghostly infant, capable of immense psychic tantrums.

SUBJECT DESIGNATION: Chauncey – “The Infant”

CLASS: Type V Spectral Entity (Manifested-Infantile Poltergeist)

CONTAINMENT STATUS: Secured within Portrait Frame #003, “Eternal Cradle”

THREAT LEVEL: Elevated (Unpredictable / Psychokinetic)

IDENTIFICATION

Full Name (During Life): Chauncey [Surname Unrecorded]

Apparent Age: 1 (Infant)

Gender: Male

Post-Mortem Appearance: A large spectral infant with pale-blue ectoplasmic skin, distorted proportions, and faintly glowing eyes. Often manifests with spectral rattles and floating nursery objects. Displays exaggerated babyish movements (clapping, cooing, giggling) that can rapidly escalate into violent tantrums.

BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD

Chauncey was the youngest member of the mansion’s family—born under tragic or ambiguous circumstances. Historical notes recovered from the mansion’s nursery suggest the parents (Neville and Lydia) were both excessively proud and overindulgent, treating the child as an extension of their vanity rather than an individual. The nursery remains largely untouched, suggesting the infant’s death occurred abruptly and possibly became the emotional epicenter of the family’s demise.

Reports indicate that even in spectral form, Chauncey reacts to stimuli as if alive—responding to lullabies, light, and physical motion. However, his ghostly “play” involves telekinetic force capable of hurling large objects and creating localized spatial distortions resembling a “dream chamber.”

CAUSE OF DEATH (THEORETICAL ANALYSIS)

The precise cause of Chauncey’s death remains disputed due to conflicting historical data and ambiguous spiritual readings:

Stillbirth Theory: Early autopsy ledgers recovered from the mansion’s archives describe Chauncey as “born without breath,” suggesting he may have been a stillborn infant whose ghost gained form posthumously through the grief and denial of his parents.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Theory: Ectoplasmic pulse readings from his spectral form suggest a sudden cessation of life with no physical trauma, consistent with SIDS phenomena.

Illness or Accident Hypothesis: Some data suggest postnatal respiratory failure or accidental suffocation.

Regardless of cause, his ghost’s manifestation as an aged yet infantile form indicates spiritual projection rather than retained physical development—a psychological echo of how his parents imagined him, rather than how he truly was.

PARANORMAL CHARACTERISTICS

Behavioral Pattern: Alternates between playful cooing and violent tantrums triggered by sudden light, loud noise, or perceived neglect.

Manifestation Site: Nursery chamber (Second Floor East Wing). Ectoplasmic density in this room is highest of all Type V entities observed.

Activity Cycle: Most active between midnight and 4:00 a.m. (“Witching Hour”), when electromagnetic interference spikes within the mansion.

Notable Abilities:

Telekinetic Projection: Can animate nursery objects (rattles, rocking horses, cribs) with high kinetic velocity.

Dream Warp Generation: Creates a self-contained “dream world” illusion during major tantrums, warping spatial perception and gravity.

Ectoplasmic Cry Waves: Emits sonic bursts measured at 140 dB equivalent to sustained crying—capable of stunning nearby entities.

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE

Chauncey’s mental state is permanently anchored to the consciousness of an infant—pure emotional volatility with no rational comprehension. Displays attachment to parental voices but interprets unfamiliar presences (such as Luigi’s) as “intruders” or “bad toys.”

Behavioral simulation indicates he associates the Poltergust’s suction noise with weeping or loss, which heightens aggression.

Despite limited intelligence, residual empathy readings suggest his tantrums are driven not by malice, but by confusion and fear—echoes of a baby seeking comfort in a world without warmth.

NOTES FROM PROF. E. GADD

“Fascinating subject—sad, though. The little tyke never got a chance at life, yet his tantrums nearly tore the mansion apart! The emotional energy of infants seems incredibly potent when crossed with spectral energy. Note to self: never bring a rattle into the lab again.”

— Prof. E. Gadd, Log Entry 3.02