Anomalicane

Anomalicanes are areas which produce Hazards. The majority of these produced anomalous items are weak or die spontaneously.

Location
Anomalicanes occur throughout the world, but with a particularly high frequency in areas such as the Bermuda Triangle, Point Pleasant (West Virginia), the Scottish Highlands, and several other locations.

Attributes
Anomalicanes form spontaneously in the atmosphere. They sweep through an area, lasting from two minutes to 72 hours in duration.

Anomalicanes impart anomalous properties to objects. Individuals entering often report temporal phenomena and strange occurrences.

Most affected objects revert soon after, but some endure. Some believe that they are the source of all Hazards.

Affected Lifeforms
When lifeforms are affected, they occasionally mutate beyond recognition. Such mutations are rarely fatal, but the victims are often killed by other circumstances later on. For example, one affected human sprouted wings and attempted to fly by leaping off a building. Unfortunately, his wings were not large enough to support his body weight and he plummeted to his death. Other victims are killed by angry mobs.

Although it is rare for the victims to reproduce, when they do, the mutation is generally passed to their offspring.

Examples
Anomalicanes have been witnessed on many occasions.

Dover Anomalicane, 1977
In April 1977, an anomalicane in Massachusetts caused the mutation of a young farmboy into what was described as 'a terrifying monster'. The creature, dubbed the "Dover Demon", is currently in the custody of Project Vigilance.

Boxed Anomalicanes
Brooke & Fowler Ltd. produced dozens of small boxed anomalicanes for sale. These were used to produce hundreds of small Hazards before recovery.

Recovered anomalicanes failed the day after.