Little nightmare

NightmareParasite

Little Nightmare
Released								6 February 2020 (Update)
Members								Yes
Race								Unknown
Location								The Nightmare
Options								Talk-to, Metamorphosis, Pick-up
Examine								Quite the little nightmare.
Advanced data
NPC ID								9398,9399

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NightmareParasite

Little nightmare
Released							6 February 2020 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							Quite the little nightmare.
Values
Value							1 coin
Alchemy							Not alchemisable
Weight							0.015 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							24491

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SMW Subobject for ParasiteExamine: So cute!Is members only: trueIs variant of: Little nightmareUses infobox: ItemImage: File:Little parasite.pngWeight: 0.015Value: 1Version anchor: ParasiteRelease date: 30 June 2021Item ID: 25836

SMW Subobject for NightmareExamine: Quite the little nightmare.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Little nightmareUses infobox: ItemImage: File:Little nightmare.pngWeight: 0.015Value: 1Version anchor: NightmareRelease date: 6 February 2020Item ID: 24491

The Little Nightmare is a pet that can be obtained by defeating The Nightmare or Phosani's Nightmare. It is a much smaller version of her. The pet has a 1/800 drop rate in the original encounter, increasing by said amount for every additional player in the room when the fight started; 1/1600 in a duo, 1/2400 in a trio, 1/3200 in a 4-man and 1/4000 in a 5 or higher man encounter. At Phosani's Nightmare, the pet has a flat 1/1400 drop rate.

The little nightmare is able to metamorphose into a little parasite. For Little nightmare to be able to do so, players must use the Parasitic Egg on her, a drop acquired from Phosani's Nightmare.

When a player receives the pet, it will automatically try to appear as their follower. At the same time, a message in the chatbox will state You have a funny feeling like you're being followed. However, if a player receives a pet while having a follower out (for example, a cat), it will be placed into their inventory. When this occurs, the message in the chatbox will instead state You feel something weird sneaking into your backpack.

If a player's inventory is full and they have a follower already, they will not receive the pet; it must instead be claimed from Probita in East Ardougne for a reclaim token, which costs 1,000,000 coins.

On death, if a player loses their pet (as a follower or in your inventory) it will wander around the area for 30 seconds before despawning. Even if the player returns in time, the pet cannot be picked up, and can be reclaimed from Probita for a reclaim token.

Item sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
The Nightmare	814	1	1/800–1/4,000
Phosani's Nightmare		1	1/1,400

Dialogue

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Changes

Date	Changes
7 July 2021 (update)	A typo in the NPC name for the Little Parasite was corrected; previously it was named "Little Parasaite". The Little Parasite now uses its proper chathead model when spoken to, rather than using the Little Nightmare's chathead.
11 November 2020 (update | poll)	The pet drop rate has been changed to scale with group size. Previously, it was always 1/4,000 (or 1/3,800 for the MVP).

Trivia

• The player asks if the male equivalent of a nightmare (as mare is the common name of a female horse) would be a nighthorse, although the common name for a male horse is a stallion.
• Little nightmare had a festive override wearing a red partyhat during the 2020, 2021, and 2022 Christmas events.
  • The Little Parasite had a festive override for the 2022 Christmas event.