Effigy Sightings
Reports of small effigies, we refer to as Stone Orphans, have increased in frequency. Their origin is unknown. Their purpose is disputed. What follows is a collection of observed patterns, working theories, and unresolved questions.
The number of reported sightings continues to increase. No origin or cause has been confirmed.
FIELD NOTES
Field Note EH-2617
Recovered near a public bench along the riverfront.
Markings were sharp. No visible erosion.
Object was gone within hours.
Field Note EH-2621
Found lodged inside a brick wall cavity.
Too deliberate to be accidental placement.
No signs of tool marks around the insertion point.
Field Note EH-2731
Subject reported keeping the object overnight.
Described “pressure in the room” and interrupted sleep.
Object was removed the following morning.
Field Note EH-2782
Two separate reports from different locations describing identical spiral patterns.
Materials were not the same.
Pattern consistency is… difficult to explain.
THEORIES
*None of the following have been tested or verified.*
Theory 1: Containment Objects
These figures may not be decorative.
The markings resemble binding structures more than ornamentation.
If they were created to hold something, the question becomes whether that purpose is still active… or failing.
Theory 2: Signal Markers
Their placement rarely feels random.
They appear in visible but easily overlooked locations, as if meant to be found by the right person at the right time.
What they are signaling, and to whom, remains unclear.
Theory 3: Manufactured Artifacts
Early accounts describe recovered pieces from excavation sites.
Recent sightings suggest they are still being produced.
The materials vary. The markings do not.
Theory 4: Residual Phenomenon
The objects may not be the source of anything at all.
They could be a byproduct, something left behind after an event rather than something causing it.
If that’s true, removing them may not change anything.