Dreamwalker
Lucid Dreamers gifted at traversing into the Trance Plane of Dreams, Dreamwalkers feel at home drifting alongside Al'Madoon's subconscious. But with such gifts comes responsibility. As the mortals of Erenel dream and their consciousness slips from their mortal bodies, Dreamwalkers scour the Trance protecting Dream Pearls from falling into the hands of dastardly fey or the hags that seek to spread the nightmare.
One of the oldest known factions in Erenel, Dreamwalkers watch over the creatures of Erenel while they sleep, protecting their Dream Pearls from nightmares in the Trance. These lucid dreamers roam far across the Plane of Dreams, navigating the instabilities of the realm with relative ease. Some lucid dream from the mortal plane, entering a meditative state and floating throughout the plane, watching over potential threats in a wisp-like state.
Veteran Dreamwalkers can choose to live a semi-nomadic lifestyle in the Trance, traveling across the dream in well-known paths before returning to their homestead. If a lucid dreamer witnesses the tampering of a dream pearl, they must quickly find a Veteran Dreamwalker to end the threat.
While in the Trance, Dreamwalkers are typically welcoming to outsiders as long as their tenets are respected. In fact, if you ever find yourself lost in the Trance, it is much wiser to seek aid from a Dreamwalker and avoid any other inhabitants, especially the territorial fey.
Lucid Dreamer
Some species of Erenel are gifted in dreaming. Known as lucid dreamers, they enter a meditative state, during which they remain semiconscious as their mind “floats” in the Trance. These Lucid Dreamers do not create a Dream Pearl while meditating; instead, they can quickly peek into the plane and still benefit from a restful sleep.
Most notably, all Elves not corrupted by the Fallen Elf are blessed with an instinctual ability to lucid dream. Others, like Dreamer Dwarves, also share a profound connection to the Trance, providing them the ability to lucid dream.
Members of the dreamwalkers are also lucid dreamers, either thru dedicated practice or natural ability. Admittance into the faction relies upon this primary ability which is strictly enforced. Dreamwalkers are open to teaching potential members how to lucid dream, but will quickly shun the student if progress is slow or they sense ulterior motives.
Removing Contamination
When a dream pearl is invaded or brought to the winter's dream, the sleeping creature's dream becomes a nightmare. An occasional nightmare is considered minor and prevents the sleeping creature from resting. However, when powerful horrific denizens of the winter's dream attach themselves to a dream pearl, the sleeping creature and the plane of dreams are in danger.
Terrifying fey can use a dream pearl as a gateway to escape the plane of dreams, hiding in a creature's subconscious until they are strong enough to force themselves into existence, shattering the dreamer's mind. Other dream intruders can manipulate a dream pearl, drawing on its power to reshape the surrounding area in the plane of dreams into their image. By following in the footsteps of the Architect, these intruders overtake and shatter a dream pearl, spreading the winter's dream while manifesting the creatures and environments born of their imagination.
To remove the contamination from a dream pearl, dreamwalkers must enter the sleeping creature's dream, placing themselves in whatever chaos the subconscious mind manifests, before expelling the threat from the dream pearl and back into the plane of dreams. Once back in the plane of dreams, the dreamwalker is free to deal with the invader in their chosen manner.
Dreamwalker Tenets
- Respect the suspension of consciousness, for all minds deserve a time of peace.
- Defend the dreamer’s journey from nightmare contamination.
- Drift with the creator and do not fault what its mind may create.
- Never dissuade or change the wondrous dreams of another.
by Dean Spencer
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