History NightmareFuel / ArknLegacy

** Just the fact that Andras has access to human test subjects in the first place. We're told that the Ythen prohibit the mistreatment of humans, and that SEEKER monitors non-human "visitors" to the Seeds (and vice versa) specifically to prevent it; that leaves several disturbing possibilities: either SEEKER is ''really'' slacking in their duties, SEEKER knows about it and ''doesn't care'', or SEEKER knows about it and Andras is ''paying them off''.
*** According to Franz Irinith Faust: "The thing about these experiments is that it was built on certain amounts of illegality, and despite the coward's fondest wishes, the materials for his experiments would always be supplied by grand amounts of illegality." Andras [[IKnowAGuy has friends in low places]].

->''"I got a tip about this guy a few weeks ago... He's on Lathrymite Twitter, posts a lot of videos preaching about the Hethe Ce'dric... About how Ce'dric adores the broken and [[MindRape will break people open to understand their true ways]], [[EldritchAbomination Ce'dric's teeth are black pulpits and his skin is rot incarnate]], about how he will carve out a grave for all and that they should be grateful to be in their graves[...] the kinda shit I'd hear in a [[Creator/JunjiIto Junji]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] [[Creator/JunjiIto Ito]] novel, not a sermon or homily to the Hethe..."''

** Lutin, Andras's lab assistant, was formerly a human prisoner until Andras forcibly transformed him into a Dekn. The procedure itself isn't described (though that arguably makes it [[NothingIsScarier worse]]), but Lutin says that it should be classified as a war crime. What's worse, Andras isn't even certain ''how'' he achieved the result, meaning that whatever he did, it was a very scattershot, "throw everything at the wall and see what happens" type of operation. We're also told that Andras has been trying to replicate the results ever since; [[FridgeHorror let that sink in.]]

** What does the bioweapon do? [[NothingIsScarier We never find out. Its effects aren't described, or so much as hinted at.]] In "The Council" RPG, Nathali says that when Andras offered Belial Casimir samples of the weapon, he was so horrified by its effects that he flat-out refused to use it, and ordered the samples to be destroyed. Belial, a former Dekn general and current Mad Max-style desert warlord, who kills his own men when they fail him, [[EverybodyHasStandards was horrified]]. It's '''''that bad'''''.

** Lutin, Andras's lab assistant, was formerly a human prisoner until Andras forcibly transformed him into a Dekn; the procedure he carried out isn't described (though that arguably makes it [[NothingIsScarier worse]]), but Lutin says that it should be classified as a war crime. What's worse, Andras isn't even certain ''how'' he achieved the transformation, meaning that whatever he did, it was a very scattershot, "throw everything at the wall and see what happens" type of operation. We're also told that Andras has been trying to replicate the results ever since; [[FridgeHorror let that sink in.]]

->''"I got a tip about this guy a few weeks ago… He's on Lathrymite Twitter, posts a lot of videos preaching about the Hethe Ce'dric… About how Ce'dric adores the broken and [[MindRape will break people open to understand their true ways]], [[EldritchAbomination Ce'dric's teeth are black pulpits and his skin is rot incarnate,]] about how he will carve out a grave for all and that they should be grateful to be in their graves[...] the kinda shit I'd hear in a [[Creator/JunjiIto Junji]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] [[Creator/JunjiIto Ito]] novel, not a sermon or homily to the Hethe..."''

* Over all, Legacy's horrors are that much worse than those of ''Unity'' or ''Arknverse'' because they're more pedestrian. Eldritch bird-gods and Angelic alien beings who possess and incarnate in our bodies are creepy and unnerving, but (as far as we know) they're squarely in the realm of the fantastic. Legacy's terrors, on the other hand, include slavery, contract killers, depraved charismatic cult leaders, mega corporations that bring about the destruction of countless lives, and amoral scientists who do unspeakable things to human test subjects -- all of them on the payroll of their respective governing bodies in one way or another; all very palpable RealLife horrors.
* Andras As'phyxiar is a Dekn [[DeadlyDoctor physician and biologist]] who conducts [[TestedOnHumans horrifying, unethical medical experiments]] on both prisoners of war and civilians alike--including [[WouldHurtAChild children]]. He sees nothing wrong with this, because of the progress he's made in the name of medical science (though he does draw the line at experimenting on Dekn).

** Just the fact that he has access to human test subjects in the first place. We're told that the Ythen prohibit the mistreatment of humans, and that SEEKER monitors non-human "visitors" to the Seeds (and vice versa) specifically to prevent it; that leaves several disturbing possibilities: either SEEKER is ''really'' slacking in their duties, SEEKER knows about it and but ''doesn't care'', or SEEKER knows about it and Andras is ''paying them off''.
*** According to Franz Irinith Faust: "The thing about these experiments is that it was built on certain amounts of illegality, and despite the coward’s fondest wishes, the materials for his experiments would always be supplied by grand amounts of illegality." Andras is just ''that powerful''.

** Petrel Raverene's Miran’khai buddies were amongst the test subjects for the project. What happened to them was so horrifying, and required so much willfull blindness, that it made Petrel lose his faith in both the Hethe and humanity in general.

->"I got a tip about this guy a few weeks ago… He's on Lathrymite Twitter, posts a lot of videos preaching about the Hethe Ce'dric… About how Ce'dric adores the broken and [[MindRape will break people open to understand their true ways]], [[EldritchAbomination Ce'dric's teeth are black pulpits and his skin is rot incarnate,]] about how he will carve out a grave for all and that they should be grateful to be in their graves[...] the kinda shit I'd hear in a [[Creator/JunjiIto Junji]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] [[Creator/JunjiIto Ito]] novel, not a sermon or homily to the Hethe..."

Following in the [[WebOriginal/TheArknMythos Arkn Mythos]] tradition, ''Legacy'' has no shortage of terrors.

* Andras is a Dekn [[DeadlyDoctor doctor]] who conducts [[TestedOnHumans horrifying, unethical medical experiments]] on prisoners of war--including [[WouldHurtAChild children]]. He sees nothing wrong with this, because of the progress he's made in the name of science (though he does draw the line at experimenting on Dekn).
** Lutin, Andras's lab assistant, was formerly a human prisoner until Andras forcibly transformed him into a Dekn; the procedure he carried out isn't described (though that arguably makes it [[NothingIsScarier worse]]), but Lutin says that it should be classified as a war crime.
*** What's worse, Andras apparently isn't even certain ''how'' he achieved the transformation; meaning that whatever he did, it was a very scattershot, "throw everything at the wall and see what happens" type of operation. We're also told that Andras has been trying to replicate the results ever since; [[FridgeHorror let that sink in.]]

** The entire reason ''why'' Lucifuge is working with Andras: a top secret bioweapon program called The December Project. It's so clandestine that Andras had his college mentor [[YouKnowTooMuch murdered after he found out about it]]; it was also the reason why Andras had Ryael Morrow abducted and sent to Belial Casimir (and certain death). The aim of the project is to create a biological agent that works on Arkn, Dekn, and humans alike with 100 percent effectiveness. Why create a weapon that works on Arkn ''and'' Dekn? Lucifuge wants to eradicate half-human hybrids; ''all'' half-hybrids. For no reason other than he personally hates them, and wants to them wiped out of existence. Yes, this is basically the Dekn version of Did we mention that [[{{Hypocrite}} he fathered a half-Dekn son after starting the project?]]
*** What does the bioweapon do? [[NothingIsScarier We never find out. Its effects aren't described, or so much as hinted at.]] In "The Council" RPG, Nathali says that when Andras offered Belial Casimir samples of the weapon, he was so horrified by its effects that he flat-out refused to use it, and ordered the samples to be destroyed. Belial, a former Dekn general and current Mad Max-style desert warlord, who kills his own men when they fail him, [[EverybodyHasStandards was horrified]]. It's '''''that bad'''''.

** The entire reason ''why'' Lucifuge is working with Andras: a top secret bioweapon program called The December Project. It's so clandestine that Andras had his college mentor [[YouKnowTooMuch murdered after he found out about it]]; it was also the reason why Andras had Ryael Morrow abducted and sent to Belial Casimir (and certain death). The aim of the project is to create a biological agent that works on Arkn, Dekn, and humans alike with 100 percent effectiveness. Why create a weapon that works on Arkn ''and'' Dekn? Lucifuge wants to eradicate hybrids; ''all'' hybrids. For no reason other than he personally hates them, and wants them wiped from existence. Did we mention that [[{{Hypocrite}} he fathered a half-Dekn son after starting the project?]]
*** What does the bioweapon do? [[NothingIsScarier We never find out. Its effects aren't described, or so much as hinted at.]] In "The Council" RPG, Nathali says that when Andras offered Belial Casimir samples of the weapon, he was so horrified by its effects that he flat-out refused to use it, and ordered the samples to be destroyed. Belial, a former general (and current Mad Max-style desert warlord), who kills his own men when they fail him, [[EverybodyHasStandards was horrified]]. It's '''''that bad'''''.

* As bad as Andras is, Lucifuge Rofocale, his partner, is even worse. Andras wants to draw the line at testing on his own people; Lucifuge ''insists'' upon it.
* The reason why Andras and Lucifuge are collaborating: a top secret program called The December Project. It's so clandestine that Andras had his college mentor [[YouKnowTooMuch murdered after he found out about it]]; it's also the reason why Andras had Ryael Morrow abducted and sent to Belial Casimir (and certain death). The impetus of the project: a biological weapon that works on Arkn and Dekn alike, with nearly 100 per cent effectiveness. What does it do? [[NothingIsScarier We never find out. Its effects aren't described, or so much as hinted at.]]
** In "The Council" RPG, Nathali says that when Andras offered Belial Casimir samples of the weapon, he was so horrified by its effects that he flat-out ''refused'' to use it, and ordered the samples to be destroyed. Belial, a battle-hardened, Mad Max-style desert warlord, who kills his own men when they fail him, [[EverybodyHasStandards was horrified]]. It's '''''that bad'''''.

*** What's worse, Andras apparently isn't even certain ''how'' he achieved the transformation; meaning that whatever he did, it was a very scattershot, "throw everything at the wall and see what happens" type of operation. We're also told that Andras has been trying to replicate the results ever since; [[FridgeHorror let that sink in.]]

->"I got a tip about this guy a few weeks ago… He's on Lathrymite Twitter, posts a lot of videos preaching about the Hethe Ce'dric… About how Ce'dric adores the broken and [[MindRape will break people open to understand their true ways]], [[EldritchAbomination Ce'dric's teeth are black pulpits and his skin is rot incarnate,]] about how he will carve out a grave for all and that they should be grateful to be in their graves[...] the kinda shit I'd hear in a [[Creator/JunjiIto Junji]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] [[Creator/JunjiIto Ito]] novel, not a sermon or homily to the Hethe... And he just keeps staring, Timothée. He just keeps fucking staring into the camera with that same smile the whole time..."

* Over all, Legacy's horrors are that much worse than those of ''Unity'' or ''Arknverse'' because they're more pedestrian. Eldritch bird-gods and Angelic alien beings who possess and incarnate in our bodies are creepy and unnerving, but (as far as we know) they're squarely in the realm of the fantastic. Legacy's terrors, on the other hand, include slavery, contract killers, depraved charismatic cult leaders, mega corporations that bring about the destruction of countless lives, and amoral scientists who do unspeakable things to human test subjects -- all of them on the payroll of their respective governing bodies in one way or another; all very palpable RealLife horrors.