Classification: phobophiliac amorphous anthropovore, "spider";

Colloquial name: It, Pennywise the dancing clown, the Deadlights;

Origins: the Deadlights entity is native to an extraversal space with no directions or time, known as the Macroverse. It is likely its avatar spent time travelling through the space of the mundane universe before crashing to Earth in a meteor-like impact. It spent decades hiding in the town of Derry, Maine, using it as a larder, before it was banished by a group of its victims.

Description: as suggested by its classification, It does not possess a fixed form. It prefers to shapeshift into things its prey fears, which it accomplishes through both mundane observation and its ability to read thoughts and emotions. Most often, it appears as a stereotypical human clown carrying balloons. The avatar also possesses a degree of control over its surroundings and the bodies of other beings, being able to create tumours in human brains by pointing, for example. The Deadlights entity causes insanity, followed by death, upon being observed by humans, unless it chooses to spare them. Should it choose to do so, it can pull them put of the universe and into the Macroverse, where they become trapped within it. The Deadlights seems endless in size, even in comparison to its rival (see file: Maturin), who, despite containing multiple galaxies in his claws, appears merely large, but finite, next to it. The Deadlights has referred to the universe as a "puny egg", suggesting multiversal size. Aside from its ability to passively induce insanity and death, the Deadlights possesses the abilities of its avatar to a far higher degree.

Behaviour: like most predators, It is violent and cunning, but lazy and unambitious: while fighting fiercely if pressed, It prefers to only hunt in Derry, Maine, despite possessing the capabilities to hunt across the planet. Should a victim survive an encounter with It and attempt to leave Derry, they are likely to draw the clown's attention. While hunting, It pursues people who can feel fear, as the emotion causes It pleasure while feeling, though It will sometimes feed even if emotions are absent, despite unfeeling prey not appealing to It. It is sadistic, enjoying chases, physical and psychological torture, which it approaches as a way to season its meals.

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Threat level: local/regional (avatar), macrocosmic (Deadlights). The avatar crashed to Earth in an impact that caused an earthquake more powerful than any in history, which it survived, likely due to a combination of its durability and aberrant nature (shapeshifting could mimic regeneration). Though not displaying the ability to generate such force in recorded confrontations, the avatar is nevertheless superhuman, able to rip humans apart and being as fast as a bullet train. The Deadlights is a macrocosmic threat by virtue of its sheer size and aberrant nature alone; however, its rivalry with Maturin (who, aside from being far larger than any galaxy, has created universes by vomiting and caught "the world" on his shell; the world in this context likely being the macrocosmic structure colloquially referred to as the Dark Tower. See file: Gan), despite the "spider" appearing weaker than the Turtle, suggests it is far more powerful than its size implies, as most aberrants are.

Neutralisation: the clown avatar is less likely to confront beings incapable of feeling fear, such as members and constructs of the Collective. While shapeshifted, it gains both the power and the weaknesses of its "template"; for example, silver is harmful to its werewolf form. The deployment of rationalisers can remove the avatar's shapeshifting and reality warping, as well as the Deadlights' attempts to enter the universe or pull targets out of it. Though further study is needed, members of the Collective have hypothesised that the avatar is consciously maintained by the Deadlights, in which case the placement of rationalisers across the universe could prevent any intrusions. Should a member of the Collective find itself facing the Deadlights, quantum entanglement with Great Old One-level aberrants or greater is advised to properly combat and counter its aberrant powers. Quantum entanglement with the Deadlights, alongside rationaliser deployment, should prove sufficient for neutralisation. Lastly, devices meant to destroy Great Old Ones or greater aberrants, as well as abilities of that scale, should be capable of eliminating the Deadlights.