Nightmare — a hidden tradition —
Among those who succumb to the temptation of dark magic, individuals in possession of latent psychic abilities sometimes realize that they can use the secrets of evil magic to augment their mental faculties—often leading to deleterious ends for individuals who cross them. The magic-users known as nightmares are just one example of how such figures might meld the forms of magic they have discovered and use their gifts for sinister ends.
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Reference during buildAmong those who succumb to the temptation of dark magic, individuals in possession of latent psychic abilities sometimes realize that they can use the secrets of evil magic to augment their mental faculties—often leading to deleterious ends for individuals who cross them. The magic-users known as nightmares are just one example of how such figures might meld the forms of magic they have discovered and use their gifts for sinister ends.
Able to reach into the minds of others, nightmares call forth their victims’ deepest fears and amplify them to the point that the affected creatures cannot do anything but grapple with the terror building inside them. As nightmares grow more powerful, they can transport their victims’ minds into a waking dream in which the fears that plague them become all too real.