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| Your orb floats before your face, and before you can react it transitions to [1] [[#Segment 1 Options|a glossy ebon black hue]] [/1] that weaves you into a living nightmare...
| Your orb floats before your face, and before you can react it transitions to [1] a glossy ebon black hue [/1] that weaves you into a living nightmare...


[''The Quagmire nightmare'']
[''The Quagmire nightmare'']


Just as you [2] [[#Segment 2 Options|are about to abandon all hope]] [/2], you [3] [[#Segment 3 Options|snap free of its spell]] [/3], and your orb resumes its normal appearance.
Just as you [2] are about to abandon all hope [/2], you [3] snap free of its spell [/3], and your orb resumes its normal appearance.
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The vissi offers customization of the Tier 1 verb messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via {{boldmono|TURN}} and {{boldmono|TWIST}}.
The vissi offers customization of the Tier 1 verb messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via {{boldmono|TURN}} and {{boldmono|TWIST}}.

'''Segment 2 options''': ''are about to abandon all hope'' (default) / ''prepare to succumb to your fate'' / ''are about to beg for the sweet release of oblivion'' / ''feel your remaining threads of resistance threaten to unravel'' / ''sense your will succumbing to that of the orb''

'''Segment 3 options''': ''snap free of its spell'' (default) / ''channel an explosive burst of defiance, shattering its hold over you'' / ''tear your gaze away from the orb, breaking its hold'' / ''shake your head back and forth furiously, driving away the thoughts you know not to be your own'' / ''growl, "I am the bringer of nightmares, not you!" as you regain control''


Requires 2 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2.
Requires 2 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2.
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The vissi offers additional customization of the Tier 1 verb messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via {{boldmono|TURN}} and {{boldmono|TWIST}}. See the individual [[#Nightmares|nightmares]] below.
The vissi offers additional customization of the Tier 1 verb messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via {{boldmono|TURN}} and {{boldmono|TWIST}}. See the individual [[#Nightmares|nightmares]] below.

'''Segment 1 options''': ''a glossy ebon black hue'' [The Quagmire nightmare] (default) / ''a pendulating golden timepiece'' [Silent Corridor nightmare] / ''a sinuous green serpent with golden eyes'' [Serpent's Embrace nightmare] / ''a clouded compass housing a drifting and ever-circling needle'' [Apathetic Sea nightmare] / ''a swirling murky grey cloud'' [Whispering Wind nightmare]


Requires 11 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 2 to Tier 3.
Requires 11 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 2 to Tier 3.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Cycle between between previous options and new option [1] noted in Tier 1 to change their individual settings for that verb messaging.
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Cycle between between previous options and new option [1] noted in Tier 1 to change their individual settings for that verb messaging.
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! scope="row" role="rowheader" rowspan="3"|TWIST {VISSI}
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Select a specific custom segment from among the available options. Changing the [1] custom segment also changes the entire nightmare. See [[#Segment 1 Options|segment 1]] options and [[#Nightmares|nightmares]] below.
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Select a specific custom segment from among the available options. Changing the [1] custom segment also changes the entire nightmare.
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| Without warning, you hear ''an animalistic shriek'', causing you to [4] [[#Segment 4 Options|flinch]] [4] as you scan the area in search of the source. Finding no sign of it, you [5] [[#Segment 5 Options|release a slow breath and]] [/5] continue as you were.
| Without warning, you hear ''an animalistic shriek'', causing you to [4] flinch [4] as you scan the area in search of the source. Finding no sign of it, you [5] release a slow breath and [/5] continue as you were.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|The italicized section will provide a random sound from one of 20 [[#Ambient Sounds|available sounds]]. The portions bracketed by [4] and [5] can be changed at Tier 5 via {{boldmono|TURN}} and {{boldmono|TWIST}}. At Tier 4, they remain at the '''default settings''' noted here.
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|The italicized section will provide a random sound from one of 20 available options.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|The portions bracketed by [4] and [5] can be changed at Tier 5 via {{boldmono|TURN}} and {{boldmono|TWIST}}. At Tier 4, they remain at the '''default settings''' noted here.
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The vissi offers customization of the Tier 4 ambient messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via {{boldmono|TURN}} and {{boldmono|TWIST}}.
The vissi offers customization of the Tier 4 ambient messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via {{boldmono|TURN}} and {{boldmono|TWIST}}.

'''Segment 4 options''': ''flinch'' (default) / freeze in place / ''widen your (eye color) eyes'' / ''suck in your breath'' / ''adopt a defensive posture''

'''Segment 5 options''': ''release a slow breath and'' (default) / ''wipe a bead of sweat from your forehead and'' / ''shrug to yourself and'' / ''chuckle nervously and'' / ''shiver with nervous energy before you''


Requires 59 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 4 to Tier 5.
Requires 59 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 4 to Tier 5.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Cycle between between previous options and new options [4] and [5] noted in Tier 4 to change their individual settings for that ambient messaging.
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Cycle between between previous options and new options [4] and [5] noted in Tier 4 to change their individual settings for that ambient messaging.
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! scope="row" role="rowheader" rowspan="4"|TWIST {VISSI}
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This is a targeted ability, but it is not like the sorcerer nightmare spell; it will do no actual harm. The messaging below shows the final part of the usage chain. You begin by challenging another player to view your nightmare, and that player will have the choice to accept or decline. If they accept, the above will occur.
This is a targeted ability, but it is not like the sorcerer nightmare spell; it will do no actual harm. The messaging below shows the final part of the usage chain. You begin by challenging another player to view your nightmare, and that player will have the choice to accept or decline. If they accept, the above will occur.

'''Segment 6 options''': ''watch with curiosity.'' (default) / ''smirk cruelly.'' / ''state, "Feel my pain!"'' / ''observe stoically.'' / ''yawn dramatically.''


Requires 97 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 5 to Tier 6.
Requires 97 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 5 to Tier 6.
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| Person has accepted your challenge. You focus on Person, and as you do so your orb floats in front of his/her face and transitions to [1] [[#Segment 1 Options|a glossy ebon black hue]] [/1] as you [6] [[#Segment 6 Options|watch with curiosity.]] [/6]
| Person has accepted your challenge. You focus on Person, and as you do so your orb floats in front of his/her face and transitions to [1] a glossy ebon black hue [/1] as you [6] watch with curiosity. [/6]


Person's eyes glaze over as he/she quickly succumbs to the nightmare you have prepared. After a brief albeit excruciating period of time, you decide to grant him/her relief and command your orb to cease. Obeying, it releases its hold and resumes its normal appearance before floating back to you.
Person's eyes glaze over as he/she quickly succumbs to the nightmare you have prepared. After a brief albeit excruciating period of time, you decide to grant him/her relief and command your orb to cease. Obeying, it releases its hold and resumes its normal appearance before floating back to you.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Cycle between between previous options and new option [6] noted in Tier 6 to change their individual settings for that verb messaging.
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Cycle between between previous options and new option [6] noted in Tier 6 to change their individual settings for that verb messaging.
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! scope="row" role="rowheader" rowspan="3"|TWIST {VISSI}
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Select a specific custom segment from among the available options. See the [[#Segment 6 Options|segment 6]] options below.
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==Additional Information==
==Additional Information==
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:Tier 5: 103 copies (+59 duplicates)
:Tier 5: 103 copies (+59 duplicates)
:Tier 6: 200 copies (+97 duplicates)
:Tier 6: 200 copies (+97 duplicates)
===Messaging Options===
====Segment 1 Options====
Segment 1 options become available at Tier 3:
* a glossy ebon black hue [The Quagmire nightmare] (default)
* a pendulating golden timepiece [Silent Corridor nightmare]
* a sinuous green serpent with golden eyes [Serpent's Embrace nightmare]
* a clouded compass housing a drifting and ever-circling needle [Apathetic Sea nightmare]
* a swirling murky grey cloud [Whispering Wind nightmare]

====Segment 2 Options====
Segment 2 options become available at Tier 2:
* are about to abandon all hope (default)
* prepare to succumb to your fate
* are about to beg for the sweet release of oblivion
* feel your remaining threads of resistance threaten to unravel
* sense your will succumbing to that of the orb

====Segment 3 Options====
Segment 3 options become available at Tier 2:
* snap free of its spell (default)
* channel an explosive burst of defiance, shattering its hold over you
* tear your gaze away from the orb, breaking its hold
* shake your head back and forth furiously, driving away the thoughts you know not to be your own
* growl, "I am the bringer of nightmares, not you!" as you regain control

====Segment 4 Options====
Segment 4 options become available at Tier 5:
* flinch (default)
* freeze in place
* widen your (eye color) eyes
* suck in your breath
* adopt a defensive posture

====Segment 5 Options====
Segment 5 options become available at Tier 5:
* release a slow breath and (default)
* wipe a bead of sweat from your forehead and
* shrug to yourself and
* chuckle nervously and
* shiver with nervous energy before you

====Segment 6 Options====
Segment 6 options become available at Tier 6.
* watch with curiosity. (default)
* smirk cruelly.
* state, "Feel my pain!"
* observe stoically.
* yawn dramatically.

====Ambient Sounds====
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===Nightmares===
===Nightmares===
;The Quagmire
;The Quagmire

Latest revision as of 09:16, 7 July 2026

The Eternal Nightmare vissi is a chimera vissi that is part of the vissi system. It must be placed inside an arcarium to function. As a singular vissi, it has the same effect no matter what type of arcarium houses it.

Surrender your mind to an artifact that feeds on fear and thrives in the shadows of the subconscious. From waking nightmares that hold you captive to the haunting echoes of unseen horrors, this vissi ensures that your nightmares are no longer yours alone to bear. The Tier 5 ability can be targeted via {VERB} MY {ARCARIUM} AT {TARGET}.

This vissi is a possible prize for the Fugue Elanthians mini-game. They are also sold for aevit. See the full upgrade costs below.

Tier 1

The vissi has "Personal Nightmare" verb messaging for its activator verb, which can be set or changed via ATTEND.

Analyze

You analyze the Nightmare vissi and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

The Nightmare vissi can be added to a vissi artifact in order to augment the artifact with custom abilities.  Each vissi artifact may hold up to 5 different types of vissi, and each vissi may be upgradable by adding additional vissi of the same type to the artifact.

The Nightmare vissi is named Eternal Nightmare and it is a Chimera vissi.

This vissi notes the following ability information:

Torment your waking hours with nightmares from your companion Vissi.

The vissi may have abilities you can activate by using certain verbs (RUB, TAP, PUSH, PULL, or POKE) on the vissi artifact you add them to.  In order to set the activator, use ATTEND on the vissi.  The vissi might not have an ability you may activate, in which case ATTEND will indicate that.

Sometimes, a vissi may have multiple abilities you can activate with the activator verbs.  You can TILT the vissi to switch between them.  Tilt will not respond if the vissi has only a single ability (or no abilities at all).  You may only have one ability active at a time.

In addition, the vissi may have abilities with customizable messaging options.  You can TURN the vissi to customize each set of options.  Once on a set of options, you can TWIST the vissi to cycle through the available customizations.

Finally, some vissi may contain ambient messaging, which you can toggle on or off with COVER.

It is currently tier 1 out of 6.  It is empowered by 1 thread.

Usage

Verb First Third
ATTEND {VISSI} WITH {VERB} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Set the activator verb.
POKE / PULL / PUSH / RUB / TAP {ARCARIUM} Your orb floats before your face, and before you can react it transitions to [1] a glossy ebon black hue [/1] that weaves you into a living nightmare...

[The Quagmire nightmare]

Just as you [2] are about to abandon all hope [/2], you [3] snap free of its spell [/3], and your orb resumes its normal appearance.

This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
The portions bracketed by [2] and [3] can be changed at Tier 2 via TURN and TWIST. The portion bracketed by [1] and the nightmare itself can be changed at Tier 3. At Tier 1, they remain at the default settings noted here.

Tier 2

The vissi offers customization of the Tier 1 verb messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via TURN and TWIST.

Segment 2 options: are about to abandon all hope (default) / prepare to succumb to your fate / are about to beg for the sweet release of oblivion / feel your remaining threads of resistance threaten to unravel / sense your will succumbing to that of the orb

Segment 3 options: snap free of its spell (default) / channel an explosive burst of defiance, shattering its hold over you / tear your gaze away from the orb, breaking its hold / shake your head back and forth furiously, driving away the thoughts you know not to be your own / growl, "I am the bringer of nightmares, not you!" as you regain control

Requires 2 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2.

Usage

Verb First Third
TURN {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Cycle between between options [2] and [3] noted in Tier 1 to change their individual settings for that verb messaging.
TWIST {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Select a specific custom segment from among the available options.

Tier 3

The vissi offers additional customization of the Tier 1 verb messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via TURN and TWIST. See the individual nightmares below.

Segment 1 options: a glossy ebon black hue [The Quagmire nightmare] (default) / a pendulating golden timepiece [Silent Corridor nightmare] / a sinuous green serpent with golden eyes [Serpent's Embrace nightmare] / a clouded compass housing a drifting and ever-circling needle [Apathetic Sea nightmare] / a swirling murky grey cloud [Whispering Wind nightmare]

Requires 11 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 2 to Tier 3.

Usage

Verb First Third
TURN {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Cycle between between previous options and new option [1] noted in Tier 1 to change their individual settings for that verb messaging.
TWIST {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Select a specific custom segment from among the available options. Changing the [1] custom segment also changes the entire nightmare.

Tier 4

The vissi provides a random ambient message.

Requires 30 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 4.

Usage

Verb First Third
Ambient Without warning, you hear an animalistic shriek, causing you to [4] flinch [4] as you scan the area in search of the source. Finding no sign of it, you [5] release a slow breath and [/5] continue as you were. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
The italicized section will provide a random sound from one of 20 available options.
The portions bracketed by [4] and [5] can be changed at Tier 5 via TURN and TWIST. At Tier 4, they remain at the default settings noted here.
COVER {VISSI} You disable any ambient messaging from the Nightmare vissi.

You enable any ambient messaging from the Nightmare vissi. 		n/a
Toggle ambient messages on/off.

Tier 5

The vissi offers customization of the Tier 4 ambient messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via TURN and TWIST.

Segment 4 options: flinch (default) / freeze in place / widen your (eye color) eyes / suck in your breath / adopt a defensive posture

Segment 5 options: release a slow breath and (default) / wipe a bead of sweat from your forehead and / shrug to yourself and / chuckle nervously and / shiver with nervous energy before you

Requires 59 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 4 to Tier 5.
Verb First Third
TURN {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Cycle between between previous options and new options [4] and [5] noted in Tier 4 to change their individual settings for that ambient messaging.
TWIST {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Select a specific custom segment from among the available options.

Tier 6

The vissi has "Directed Nightmare" verb messaging as an alternate set of messaging for its activator verb, which can be set or changed via ATTEND. You can cycle between the Tier 1 and Tier 6 verb messaging sets via TILT. Only one of the available verb messaging sets can be active at a time. Additionally, the vissi offers customization of the Tier 6 verb messaging with pre-set options among the individual segments. Cycling through customization options is done via TURN and TWIST.

This is a targeted ability, but it is not like the sorcerer nightmare spell; it will do no actual harm. The messaging below shows the final part of the usage chain. You begin by challenging another player to view your nightmare, and that player will have the choice to accept or decline. If they accept, the above will occur.

Segment 6 options: watch with curiosity. (default) / smirk cruelly. / state, "Feel my pain!" / observe stoically. / yawn dramatically.

Requires 97 duplicates to upgrade from Tier 5 to Tier 6.
Verb First Third
POKE / PULL / PUSH / RUB / TAP {ARCARIUM} Person has accepted your challenge. You focus on Person, and as you do so your orb floats in front of his/her face and transitions to [1] a glossy ebon black hue [/1] as you [6] watch with curiosity. [/6]

Person's eyes glaze over as he/she quickly succumbs to the nightmare you have prepared. After a brief albeit excruciating period of time, you decide to grant him/her relief and command your orb to cease. Obeying, it releases its hold and resumes its normal appearance before floating back to you.

This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
The portions bracketed by [6] can be changed at Tier 6 via TURN and TWIST.
TILT {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Switch between the Tier 1 and Tier 6 verb messaging for this vissi's activator verb, with either you or another person viewing the nightmare.
TURN {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Cycle between between previous options and new option [6] noted in Tier 6 to change their individual settings for that verb messaging.
TWIST {VISSI} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! n/a
Select a specific custom segment from among the available options.

Additional Information

Upgrade Costs

Tier 1: 1 copy (Base item)
Tier 2: 3 copies (+2 duplicates)
Tier 3: 14 copies (+11 duplicates)
Tier 4: 44 copies (+30 duplicates)
Tier 5: 103 copies (+59 duplicates)
Tier 6: 200 copies (+97 duplicates)

Nightmares

The Quagmire
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Silent Corridor
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Serpent's Embrace
 This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Apathetic Sea
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Whispering Wind
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See Also
Eternal Nightmare vissi Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Vissi
Alterable
Light/Deep
Original Release Venue The Inquisitor
Original Release Year 2026
Tiered Yes
Number of Tiers 6
How to Unlock Vissi
Corresponding Item Scripts Arcarium
Item Verbs
ATTEND COVER POKE PULL
PUSH RUB TAP TILT
TURN TWIST
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