Nightmare Advisory List

This list is available on the International Threat Assessment Bureau (ITAB) website, maintained by Monitor and his associates, Interdiction, Bastille, and Parole. It only shows currently active Nightmare-class metahumans, and is updated regularly as different Nightmares become active or are removed after a period of extended inactivity. The Risk level represents the probability of an event involving this nightmare, the Danger level represents the respective danger of such an event.

Rose of Thorns [Risk: high; Danger: moderate]

Do:

• Wear gloves, preferably seamless rubber gloves.

• Turn clothes inside-out to avoid seams.

• Trim fingernails as short as possible

• Avoid lightswitches and doorknobs when possible

• Avoid paper at all costs

• Avoid plants

• Be careful

Don’t:

• Touch any edge, regardless of apparent sharpness.

• Touch rough surfaces, such as asphalt.

• Comb, brush, or cut your hair

• Brush your teeth

• Shave

• Drive any gas-powered vehicle made before 2000

• Use needles for any reason. If injection is necessary, use jet injectors instead.

• Use tools, especially power tools such as chainsaws, drills, table saws, band saws, jigsaws, lathes, etc.

 

Molar [Risk: moderate; Danger: moderate/high, varies w/ pop. density]

Do:

• Travel in groups of at least two, preferably three or more

• Carry a loud noise-making device

• Be cautious when going around corners or through doors

• Check behind you often

• If you live alone, find a temporary roommate or live with neighbors temporarily

• Sleep in groups, and wake up another if you have to use the restroom

• Carpool

Don’t:

• Ever be alone, even for a moment, even in the restroom or bedroom. Having another person present in the room is sufficient

• Turn out lights completely

• Go looking for someone alone

 

Dream of Tomorrow [Risk: moderate; Danger: high]

Do

• Act rationally

• Treat it like any other day

• Avoid large expenditures

Don’t

• Fall into a routine: do something different every day

• Commit crimes or violence. Your actions will have consequences

• Leave the affected area

• Panic

• Try to keep track of days yourself. You will lose count. There will be an official number on the news each morning.

• Communicate with people outside the city. They will tell you it’s over every day, and so you will not believe them when it really is.

• Attempt to find a pattern or take advantage of others

 

Gom Ziggurat AKA the Acropilisk [Risk: low; Danger: moderate]

Do:

• Evacuate

• Avoid museums and antiques

• If you live in an old building, take shelter in temporary structures constructed daily for this purpose.

Don’t:

• Enter any archaeological site

• Enter any historic district or building

• Drive any vehicle made before 2000

Notes: Gom Ziggurat is usually non-hostile unless provoked, however he is provoked easily by archaeological digs, antique shops, or history museums.

 

Red Tide [Risk: moderate; Danger: moderate/high, varies w/proximity to large body of water/river]

Do

• Drink milk, juices, and soda

• Avoid any rivers or lakes. Evacuate if one is present nearby

• Throw away any bottled water

Don’t

• Drink water

• Use flushing toilets

• Exit your home if it begins to rain

• Turn on a tap for any reason

• Wash your hands

• Spit or cry excessively

 

Metatron: [Risk:low*; Danger: moderate]

Do:

• Stay in your home

Don’t:

• Use any electronic device

• Communicate with anyone through electronic means

• Answer your telephone

• Avoid anyone with implants. If you have implants, deactivate them immediately

• Drive any vehicle made before 2000

*Metatron’s activity is restricted to Japan and neighboring islands.

 

Atomic* [Risk: very low; Danger: very high]

Do:

• Secure yourself in the nearest bunker or bomb shelter

Don’t:

• Duck and cover. It won’t help.

*Atomic is not considered a Nightmare-class metahuman, however is included on the list due to the very high danger presented by any possibility of an uncontrollable event involving his metahuman abilities.

 

Nightmares pending removal for inactivity:

Shiver: [Risk: very low; Danger: low]

Do:

• Dress warmly, no matter what the forecast is

• Avoid people acting strangely or jerkily

• If you begin to feel cold “in your bones” go inside immediately and avoid other people until the sensation passes.

Don’t:

• go outside, if possible. If you must, avoid long streets and open areas.

 

Mr. Frost: [Risk: very low; Danger: high]

Do:

• If you see Mr. Frost, run in the opposite direction as quickly as possible. If there are others nearby, assist those unable to move quickly on their own.

• If objects seem to be moving very slowly around you, move as fast as possible.

• If you find someone frozen, do not go near them. Mark the area by throwing sand or gravel into the air and inform emergency services of their location.

Don’t:

• Enter any cordoned-off areas, especially if it contains Mr. Frost. He may appear to move slowly, but he is deceptively fast.

Recently removed for Inactivity:

Auric Monks

Juju