History NightmareFuel / BeastThePrimordial

* Then you have their ''other'' set of powers, Nightmares, which basically consist in various ways they can MindRape you in various terrifying ways. All a Beast has to do is either touching or staring at you and speaking a few words, and suddenly you fall under the illusion that your entire body is rotting away, [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm a vision of something so horrible it literally hurt you through fear]], maggots or bugs covering your entire body or the conviction that your entire life is meaningless. Oh, and they can create ''more'' of these by taking inspiration from other supernaturals. A Beast who spends some time with vampires can learn how to make you paranoid about getting infected by blood, while one who hangs out with werewolf will be able to cause victims to randomly suffer psychotic rages and attack everyone in sight. Those who hang out with mummies can develop a Nightmare inflicting LaserGuidedAmnesia.

** The Beast Incarnate, perhaps the scariest of the three, has the Beast subvert its Legend to become a true Myth, turning into an even more powerful version of itself. It can now [[OneWingedAngel switch at will between its human and monster forms]], travel to the Primordial Dream no matter where it is, and perhaps the scariest of all "[[BroughtDownToNormal shut down]]" Heroes. This is the ''good end'' Inheritance, as while the Beast is not human anymore in any way, their conscience survives the transition and merges with their Legend to become a Myth-their brand new role and position as a monster-god.

** There is also the implications of being a Beast to begin with. You feel compelled to harm, dominate or scare people around you, while still retaining a human conscience to tell you this is wrong. And should you ''try'' resist these urge and let yourself starve for it, the mythological monster you have as a soul will go on a rampage in people's dreams to feed itself. And there is a good chance that mortals your soul ends up terrorizing will turn into superpowered psychopaths who will be obsessed with killing you at any cost.
* The existence of Lairs, places that Should Not Be. And hints so far imply that Beasts can drag humans inside of them, trapping them inside the Beast's own personal world. Oh, and did we mention that, if you try to escape, some Lairs can lead you to [[{{LandOfFaerie}} The]] [[{{TheHedgeOfThorns}} Hedge]]? Or [[DarkWorld The Shadow]]? Or even TheUnderworld?

** The Apex, perhaps the scariest of the three, has the Beast subvert its Legend to become a true Myth, turning into an even more powerful version of itself. It can now [[OneWingedAngel switch at will between its human and monster forms]], travel to the Primordial Dream no matter where it is, and perhaps the scariest of all "[[BroughtDownToNormal shut down]]" Heroes. This is the ''good end'' Inheritance, as while the Beast is not human anymore in any way, their conscience survives the transition and merges with their Legend to become a Myth-their brand new role and position as a monster-god.

** The Retreat happens when a Beast abandon her human part to become her Soul/Horror alone, leaving nothing but an Ephemeral incarnation of a nightmare who wanders in the Primordial Dream and ''might'' retain some memories and personality of its former self. What makes it actually scary, however, is that this usually doesn't happen on purpose: any Beast can go through this Inheritance against her will if she is killed while separated from her Horror (usually when she has fed well enough that her Horror goes back to sleep, leaving her temporarly BroughtDownToNormal). Better be careful to not raise your Satiety meter too high...

** The Apex, peharps the scariest of the three, has the Beast subvert its Legend to become a true Myth, turning into an even more powerful version of itself. It can now [[OneWingedAngel switch at will between its human and monster forms]], travel to the Primordial Dream no matter where it is, and peharps the scariest of all "[[BroughtDownToNormal shut down]]" Heroes.

** The Apex, peharps the scariest of the three, has the Beast subvert its Legend to become a true Myth, turning into an even more powerful version of itself. It can now [[OneWingedAngel switch at will between its human and monster forms]], travel to the Primordial Dream no matter where it is, and peharps the scariest of all "[[BroughtBackToNormal shut down]]" Heroes.

*** A particularly disturbing one is Marian Jones, who used to be a nice, quiet housewife with two kids, and lived a happy life... until one of her sons went through a Homecoming at the age of seventeen. After a few vain attempts to understand why her son was suddenly becoming distant, staying out late at night and keeping secrets, she started suffering nightmares involving his monster form. She eventually came to the conclusion her son had been replaced by the monster of her dreams, and her response was to [[OffingTheOffspring try to kill him]] (notice that by this point, her son had most likely done nothing wrong intentionally- the nightmares like the ones she suffered are something Beasts have no control over and typically happen when they are starving because they didn't feed enough). When her murder attempt failed, causing her son to run away and her husband to understandably call the police, she ran away with all their money and dedicated the rest of her life to become a [[KnightTemplar religious zealot]] travelling around the world, killing all the monsters she can find ([[FantasticRacism not just Beasts, but also vampires, mages, changelings]]- as far as she is concerned, [[TheWitchHunter if it's magic, then it's evil and must be destroyed]]. [[CategoryTraitor Even regular humans who spend too much time with monsters can become her targets if she is in a bad mood]]). And she is ''still'' looking for her son, being somehow convinced that he is the source of all monsters in the world and will cause to all disappear if she kills him.

** Also to add that Heroes have a powerful HealingFactor, are [[ImplacableMan more resilient than regular humans]], and [[TheDeterminator will stop at nothing to kill Beasts]]. They are frighteningly close to Slashers.

* Then you have their ''other'' set of powers, Nightmares, which basically consist in various ways they can MindRape you in various terrifying ways. All a Beast has to do is either touching or starting at you and speaking a few words, and suddenly you fall under the illusion that your entire body is rotting away, [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm a vision of something so horrible it literally hurt you through fear]], maggots or bugs covering your entire body or the conviction that your entire life is meaningless. Oh, and they can create ''more'' of these by taking inspiration from other supernaturals. A Beast who spends some time with vampires can learn how to make you paranoid about getting infected by blood, while one who hangs out with werewolf will be able to cause victims to randomly suffer psychotic rages and attack everyone in sight. Those who hang out with mummies can develop a Nightmare inflicting LaserGuidedAmnesia.

* Then you have their ''other'' set of powers, Nightmares, which basically consist in various ways they can MindRape you in various terrifying ways. All a Beast has to do is either touching or starting at you and speaking a few words, and suddenly you fall under the illusion that your entire body is rotting away, a vision of something so horrible it literally hurt you through fear, maggots or bugs covering your entire body or the conviction that your entire life is meaningless. Oh, and they can create ''more'' of these by taking inspiration from other supernaturals.

* Then you have their ''other'' set of powers, Nightmares, which basically consist in various ways they can MindRape you with either horrifying visions, paranoia or the conviction that everything in life is meaningless.

** While Heroes might sound [[DracoInLeatherPants sympathetic]] at first, the book offers some examples illustrating how bad they can be. A particularly disturbing one is Marian Jones, who used to be a nice, quiet housewife with two kids, and lived a happy life... until one of her sons went through a Homecoming at the age of seventeen. After a few vain attempts to understand why her son was suddenly becoming distant, staying out late at night and keeping secrets, she started suffering nightmares involving his monster form. She eventually came to the conclusion her son had been replaced by the monster of her dreams, and her response was to [[OffingTheOffspring try to kill him]] (notice that by this point, her son had most likely done nothing wrong intentionally- the nightmares like the ones she suffered are something Beasts have no control over and typically happen when they are starving because they didn't feed enough). When her murder attempt failed, causing her son to run away and her husband to understandably call the police, she ran away with all their money and dedicated the rest of her life to become a [[KnightTemplar religious zealot]] travelling around the world, killing all the monsters she can find ([[FantasticRacism not just Beasts, but also vampires, mages, changelings]]- as far as she is concerned, [[TheWitchHunter if it's magic, then it's evil and must be destroyed]]. [[CategoryTraitor Even regular humans who spend too much time with monsters can become her targets if she is in a bad mood]]). And she is ''still'' looking for her son, being somehow convinced that he is the source of all monsters in the world and will cause to all disappear if she kills him.

** While Heroes might sound [[DracoInLeatherPants sympathetic]] at first, the book offers some examples illustrating how bad they can be. A particularly disturbing one is Marian Jones, who used to be a nice, quiet housewife with two kids, and lived a happy life... until one of her sons went through a Homecoming at the age of seventeen. After a few vain attempts to understand why her son was suddenly becoming distant, staying out late at night and keeping secrets, she started suffering nightmares involving his monster form. She eventually came to the conclusion her son had been replaced by the monster of her dreams, and her response was to [[OffingTheOffspring try to kill him]] (notice that by this point, her son had most likely done nothing wrong intentionally- the nightmares like the ones she suffered are something Beasts have no control over and typically happen when they are starving because they didn't feed enough). When her murder attempt failed, causing her son to run away and her husband to understandably call the police, she ran away with all their money and dedicated the rest of her life to become a religious zealot travelling around the world, killing all the monsters she can find (not just Beasts, but also vampires, mages, changelings- as far as she is concerned, if it's magic, then it's evil and must be destroyed. Even regular humans who spend too much time with monsters can become her targets if she is in a bad mood). And she is ''still'' looking for her son, being somehow convinced that he is the source of all monsters in the world and will cause to all disappear if she kills him.

** While Heroes might sound [[DracoInLeatherPants sympathetic]] at first, the book offers some examples illustrating how bad they can be. A particularly disturbing one is Marian Jones, who used to be a nice, quiet housewife with two kids, and lived a happy life... until one of her sons went through a Homecoming at the age of seventeen. After a few vain attempts to understand why her son was suddenly becoming distant, staying out late at night and keeping secrets, she started suffering nightmares involving his monster form. She eventually came to the conclusion her son had been replaced by the monster of her dreams, and her response was to [[OffingTheOffspring try to kill him]] (notice that by this point, her son most likely had done nothing wrong intentionally- the nightmares like the ones she suffered are something Beasts have no control over and typically happen when they are starving because they didn't feed enough.)

* The only thing worse than the Beasts are the Heros that fight them. At least in the Beast's case, they don't mean to hurt people (sometimes); but the Heros are more than willing to kill people if it means getting to the Beast and are firmly convinced that they are the main characters of a story that operates on ProtagonistCenteredMorality. Even hunters think these guys are insane.

* The only thing worse than the beasts are the heros that fight them. At least in the beast's case, they don't mean to hurt people (sometimes); but the heros are more than willing to kill people if it means getting to the beast and are firmly convinced that they are the main characters of a story that operates on ProtagonistCenteredMorality. Even hunters think these guys are insane.

* The only thing worse than the beasts are the heros that fight them. At least in the beast's case, they don't mean to hurt people (sometimes); but the heros are more than willing to kill people if it means getting to the beast and are firmly convinced that they are the main characters of a story that operates on ProtagonistCenteredMorality. Even hunters think these guys are insane.
** Well, how evil the [[RonTheDeathEater Heroes]] really are is [[BrokenBase hotly debated]], and not to mention there's a line saying that "Reasonable heroes don't belong in these sorts of games" just to enforce this trope.

** Well, how evil the Heroes really are is [[BrokenBase hotly debated]], and not to mention there's a line saying that "Reasonable heroes don't belong in these sorts of games" just to enforce this trope.

* The only thing worse than the beasts are the heros that fight them. At least in the beast's case, they don't mean to hurt people (sometimes); but the heros are more than willing to kill people if it means getting to the beast and are firmly convinced that they are the main characters of a story that operates on ProtagonistCenteredMorality. Even hunters think these guys are insane.

* The only thing worse than the beasts are the heros that fight them. At least in the beast's case, they don't mean to hurt people (sometimes); but the heros are more than willing to kill people if it means getting to the beast. Even hunters think these guys are insane.

* Atavisms, powers that invoke a Begotten's true form and its physical abilities, are two different kinds of Nightmare Fuel. If you happen to be a supernatural individual yourself, the human disguise you see [[GlamorFailure slips]], and you see the seemingly normal guy [[JumpScare turn into a dragon]] long enough to spit fire at you or a giant long enough to pick up a car and throw it. If you happen to be a [[{{Muggles}} hapless mortal]], however, you don't see the Beast form...just the normal guy ''breathing fire or throwing a goddamn car at you''.

* Atavisms, powers that invoke a Begotten's true form and its physical abilities, are two different kinds of Nightmare Fuel. If you happen to be a supernatural individual yourself, the human disguise you see [[GlamorFailure slips]], and you see the seemingly normal guy [[JumpScare turn into a dragon]] long enough to spit fire at you. If you happen to be a [[{{Muggles}} hapless mortal]], however, you don't see the Beast form...just the normal guy ''breathing fire at you.''

* The existence of Lairs, places that Should Not Be. And hints so far imply that Beasts can drag humans inside of them, trapping them inside the Beast's own personal world. Oh, and did we mention that, if you try to escape, some Lairs can lead you to [[{{LandOfFaerie}} The Hedge]]? Or [[DarkWorld The Shadow]]? Or even TheUnderworld?

* The existence of Lairs, places that Should Not Be. And hints so far imply that Beasts can drag humans inside of them, trapping them inside the Beast's own personal world. Oh, and did we mention that, if you try to escape, some Lairs can lead you to [[{{TheFairFolk}} The Hedge]]? Or [[DarkWorld The Shadow]]? Or even TheUnderworld?

* The existence of Lairs, places that Should Not Be. And hints so far imply that Beasts can drag humans inside of them, trapping them inside the Beast's own personal world. Oh, and did we mention that, if you try to escape, some Lairs can lead you to [[{{Arcadia}} The Hedge]]? Or [[DarkWorld The Shadow]]? Or even TheUnderworld?

* The existence of Lairs, places that Should Not Be. And hints so far imply that Beasts can drag humans inside of them, trapping them inside the Beast's own personal hell. Oh, and did we mention that, if you try to escape, some Lairs can lead you to [[{{Arcadia}} The Hedge]]? Or [[DarkWorld The Shadow]]? Or even the Underworld?
** To say nothing of the fact that, in its Lair, a Beast no longer has to bear the metaphysical weight of the human world. Meaning? [[OneWingedAngel It can revert to its true form]]...