User blog comment:Holokami/The Nightmare Cult/@comment-26362471-20161112225738/@comment-26993961-20161112232543

On the Remade Earth, the Nightmare Cult are second only to Nita. In fact, they often clash with Nita and her forces in the underworld. Mainly because Nita wants to avoid them releasing the nightmares again, as she knows the horror they bring. Before the Psychic Wars, yes, the Nightmare Cult was like the League of Assassins, or Illuminati, or something.

In regards to their importance though, while the cultists are a threat, the nightmares, only released during the Psychic Wars, are in a different league entirely: The Ae'ani, after learning of the nightmares, were more than appreciative they hadn't started spreading across worlds.

Under the rule of Patriarch Julius VII, the Nightmare Cult almost wiped out humanity and eradicated modern technology, to name two things of the full extent of their effects and efforts.

In terms of numbers, they're likely ~100,000 - 1,000,000 estimated members strong at the moment. I haven't settled on this yet though.

No, the only way out is death. ^^