The Strange is a game published by Monte Cook Games. It is, at least in part, set in the normal world, but there are other worlds out there, in the Strange. This list has six rumours for that setting, similar to the various different adventure hooks in the books, and these can be used as adventure hooks or simple misinformation.

1. Fallen have always been a by-product of the psychic abilities that permeate Atom Nocturne, those who are unable to cope with the heights of their abilities. It’s rumoured that the number of Fallen being created, at least as a percentage of the population, has been steadily rising, suggesting that more and more people are not able to cape with psychic gifts.
2. Lesser Fallen on Atom Nocturne are caught and they have their psychosis treated in a special floating citadel called Maximum Sanctum. Though the citadel is supposed to be very secure, it’s rumoured that this security is not as thorough as is made out, and that some Fallen have managed to escape over the years.
3. Some of those of Atom Nocturne have their minds collapse inward as they are unable to manage the heights of psychic ability. These are called the Fallen and seek personal gain above everything else. There are rumours, though, that some of the Fallen have managed to start cooperating with each other, realising they can gain more by working together, however brief that might be, than acting on their own.
4. Talents on Atom Nocturne are capable of dealing with those known as the Fallen, who seek personal gain above everything else. However, some of the Talents have been disappearing recently and there’s a concern that the Fallen may be seeking to deliberately eliminate the biggest threats to them.
5. The Splendor Dome in Atom Nocturne is where champions fight using their Talents, in competitions that are not meant to be lethal, and killing an opponent is an automatic disqualification from competing again. It’s rumoured, though, that sometimes others rig the fights to ensure that a rival either accidentally kills a competitor, or is killed by them.
6. Winners of the competitions at the Splendor Dome in Atom Nocturne may receive an artefact crafted from the psychic energy of the crowd, if the crowd approves. It’s rumoured that sometimes artefacts that should be created are not, and vice versa, as the crowd can on occasion be manipulated in their approval.