Newly Feather
LadySilver - Wordsmith, Master Teacher
Newlies
Have you seen them?! These are new dreamers to the Dream. Remember when you were new? We needed all the help we could get.
Returning DreamersAriadna Calen (GK), CeeCee (GK), Evie (SM). Jeb Willard Jr (SM), Lurisgood (DS), Sassy Sally (SM), Thackery (DS), Wan (DS)
Also seen in February: Nafule Seka (DS), Nashuma Idal (GK), Nim Aza (SM), Clyntahn (FS), Mavi (GK) Alexandyr (SM), King Kryton (GK), King Draxxis (DS) Celine (FS)
About the Dream this week has been seen some returning dreamers. Please welcome them back and lend them a hand getting their dream legs back.
Blana (GK), Kira Windveil (DS), poppygirl (GK), Shoury (DS), Starling (FS)
Older: Ashton (GK), Jaesyn Grey (GK) Lunk (DS) Calabosh (DS). Aphreal (SM), Hammen (GK), Krillin (GK) Liolira (DS), Ramathorn (GK), Rosalie (DS), Seidy (GK), Starling (FS), Vill Valorian (DS), Black Cloud (DS)
Your Teachers
LadySilver - Wordsmith, Master Teacher
Key:
▲- Master Teacher
Possess Trainself
• - Sphere Teacher
Can raise your sphere
Dreamseers: Dreiko•, Frey, Harkyn, Kelos, LadySilver▲•, Liolira, Off Kilter▲•, Purple Lace▲•, Synteny•, Rasputin, Tamarisk▲•, Thunderrman▲, Wishbringer•
Fatesenders: Em'et▲•, Flower of Cienn. Myridian Sun, Ra'as, Wishbringer
Gatekeepers: Golah▲•, Harkyn, Jade▲•, Jaesyn Grey, Krodoc•, Thunderman▲
Soulmasters: Aileron, Arnaya▲•, Avayla, Dreiko. Druce, Ironies II, Shae•, Vampyro
Teaching Elders: Akkadian, Caelia Kohler, Faelyn, Ightwyn Wy'Kim, Nessa Tre, Orn, Princess Rivin, Valen and Varden
Nightmare Alert!!
LadySilver-Wordsmith, Master Teacher
Darkmares: Foulmoth, Nita Hhref, Picco, Qzerzethezia, Raichuelle, Rut'roh, Yin Gar, Zirobolus
Daymares: Bark, Baruk, Dirt, Dung, Fakar, Gong, Grahei, Hokor, Kigdish, Lurk, Magdish, Monk, Pirg, Radak, Sak, Tul
DreamCast
Purple Lace - Wordsmith, Master Teacher, Ruler of Bastion of Redemption, Kabal Leader
CURRENT CONDITIONS
FORCASTRecent torrential storms have subsided. The return of the Sable Moon has begun to moderate the climate in the City, yielding both warmth and a gentle cool breeze to the City. Growth has been spotted in the form of flowers, a Unity Tree, and a sapling growing in an underground cavern, the Cache, in Lost Caves.
As the City re-Balances and stabilizes the forecast is uplifting & positive. More pleasant winds will favor new Dreamers to enter the Courtyard of Awakening. Showers may develop (30% chance) but only those favorable to growth & development.
40% chance of whirlwinds as the Seer Guild works on a few projects.
20% chance that the Soulmasters will flood something with all their waterworks.
15.5% chance of dust devils.
50% chance of Lightning from sporadic firestorms
Headlines
The End of an Eclipse
Arnaya-Soulmistress, Ruler of Calenture, Wordsmith
Magnum-425, Guardian of House Calenture, sensed that the Fatesender blade was on the move... bouncing around through the city, and was able to retrieve it when it appeared in the Cenotaph of Dread. The following evening, He and Uthanatos used the blade to shatter the chaos wards on the Chimeric Plane. This caused All of the Chaos Wards on the Chimeric plane to melt and crumble away, revealing a massively empowered Chaos Circle, and the beginnings of a Portal.
Nita Hhref, the Agoknight commander of the Kotoke forces, approached us... and told us that Qzerethezia (Q-mare, or Candle Mare by other names) was of the Kotoke, though had been out wandering the chaos and gained a great deal of power... more than any of the Kotoke could imagine. Nita also stated that she believed the Portal in Chimeric, was meant to bring the Chaos into the city... not destroying it, but corrupting the entire city into a maren stronghold.
The following afternoon, Uthanatos, Libby (A warrior pursuing Q-mare), and Arnaya used one of the four cleansing primes, along with a great deal of energy, to collapse and destroy the forming Chaos Portal. Two days after that, the Chaos Eclipse came to an end, and the normal sable moon returned to its place in the city.
Focal-Scopes
Purple Lace - Wordsmith, Master Teacher, Ruler of Bastion of Redemption, Kabal Leader
The Month of Growth - We have been through a tumultuous winter. The Chaos Eclipse was especially devastating, but begins to wane. Bring something new to the City. It needs it, and so do the rest of us. Re-plant. Re-think. Re-Dream.
Dreamseer - Bring forth your skills! They are needed most right now! The arcane signs are there to be studied. This is the time you do your best. Much to do before Mid-Summer's Eve. Lend your skills and knowledge to the other foci as needed. Work quickly, but with care.
Soulmaster - The Waters of the City flow with more regularity. This is the time to aid growth and prosperity. Seek out the ways of the Water, let its flow guide you to a place of development. Sacrifice where needed, but Restore the City and help it flourish!
Gatekeeper - As a focus you have experienced a myriad of betrayal, loss & battle. You are a strong focal group which prefers victory over defeat. It will be up to you to overcome recent events and stand proudly as the City's protectors once again. Let the actions of a couple of your rank fuel you to rise up and stand proudly, as you were meant to be.
Fatesender - Nothing changes without clearing out the waste. Fire up the City in ways only you are able to accomplish. Build your focus by seeking out those with Fire in their souls. The Fires must burn brightest on Mid-Summer's Eve, so now it the time to gather the kindling.[/list]
Note for Dual-Focused - Those of dual-focus should consider their main Focal-Scope, but never neglect your second choice! Look... at both.
Can We Talk?!
~Observations, Oddities and Obsessions~
Have you ever noticed that in our dreams, almost every guy and gal looks like a model? If it was like that in my shard, the sidewalks would be replaced with catwalks!
And what about these men with all the long hair? Dudes, one word: Scissors.
And how about these dreamers who always like to chamele, then get huffy when you run into them or step on their feet? Helloooo! If you don't say anything, or unless you smell REALLY bad, I'm not going to know you are there, and what are you hiding from anyways?
Ever notice how much drinking goes on in the city of dreams? I don’t know about y'all, but I make a fool of myself enough when I’m awake, thank you very much, why would I want to DREAM about it?!
Dream News
Welcome Center Anniversary!
LadySilver-Wordsmith, Master of Insight
Happy Anniversary to the Welcome Center! It was given to the Master Teachers on February 26th of last year. What a gift and how it has grown! Our very first new dreamer was Elmer and we have been going full steam ahead since.
Initially it was just the three rooms in the First Sphere Hall. Then it expanded with the help of Noshkapana to include two Community Caches (Evernight Cache and Umbric's cache). There has, however, always been the challenge of the hall being sphere restricted. In December a contract was made to have a new area built for the Welcome Center. Five new rooms will be coming and the whole City assisted with the energy that was need to pay for such a venture. It has been so exciting.
Over the past year the rooms have been filled with wonderful resources for new and returning dreamers. Whether it’s a welcome or welcome back the Dream only grows with her dreamers.
Other additions were services. These are maintained daily if need be. Information is provided in lists that appear as feathers. The choice of feather was no accidents as some believe feathers to be wishes and it is the wish of the welcome center that we share as much as possible to offer a sound foundation of the basics.
Newly Tips!
LadySilver - Wordsmith, Master Teacher
Interested in the Houses? Seek out their tenets and goals in the Archives of the Planes in the Teaching Guild or any member of their House. You can identify them by their crests.
Current open houses: Bastion of Redemption (Edgeward Barrows), House of Calenture (Evernight Plateau), Emergence Academy (Basin of the Stars), the Monastery of the Shadow (Umbric Plains)
Welcome Center Word Search
LadySilver - Wordsmith, Master Teacher
Code: Select all
E A D V C R U T F Q K N Q A V Chakram
E U Q S T N I Z N R X J T Z Y Charm
S O C I N D E K F K G E H O S Dreamseer
M W B H I N H I Z O K V C M F Elemen
A O O C A A M J L E Z I E E A Fatesender
E X U U Z K F U E I K V E L T Gatekeeper
R L U Q H J R P S S S Z U E E Insight
D B E G J N E A L V Q E E M S Lucidity
M B H J M R F J M C R H R E E Resilience
I N S I G H T B H K Y N R N N Soulmaster
B W J R E T S A M L U O S M D Will
T R M R U C R B S L L I W N E
M G F A K M V Y Q D A I E X R
R S D V S N E M R E X P R J X
Social Events
Director's Cut
LadySilver-Wordsmith, Master of Insight
Events are so much fun. I have been hosting them for over six years. It's great to see everyone coming together and sharing their dreams. I had an event planned and no one showed up. Due to a scheduling error it was way too early. I am by habit what I call a daydreamer, and somewhere in the back of my mind I am thinking, “Why can’t everyone dream when I do?”
We stood around and I showed some around that hadn't seen the area in awhile, pointing out the good points for future events. More showed up, as sense tends call us together. We rescheduled the event and had a Teaching Fest!
It was fun listening to reports and just chatting. The magic comes in when we are all just being dreamers. So, if things don't go as you planned - don't be disappointed. Someone once said it wasn't how much you were in the dream, but what you did in the time you were here.
Thanks to poppygirl, Myridian Sun, Krillin, Celine, Sirus Nesto, Purple Lace, Tamarisk, Frey, Jade, Kelos, Golah, Uthanatos and everyone else that stopped into Resting Columns.
The Silver Stage Production will be March 5th at 7 pm. See you there!
At Last...
OfF KiLtEr - Master Teacher, Member of Calenture
I have found them!
The old notes from DiBauda and Kaylar. I will not tell you the tales of the energy spent searching the darker corners of the dream and the seedy individuals I had to interact with to get the notes that I needed - but I have them.
My assumptions from the notes were incorrect, and I don't know how I could have missed the obvious...
ID Curse was simply a step towards a final end with the art of Judgment.
Now all I have to do is somehow get them to work in unison, but how?
Frey's Corner – Dream Warriors
Featuring Jade of the Emergence
Frey - Emergence Academy Guardian, Teacher of Insight
Frey: As far as fun, do you prefer chak or blade duels?
Jade: Blade, since they are uncommonly used during battle. It is challenging and takes skill to land hits with a blade.
Frey: Who is the best blade dueler you've encountered?
Jade: Hmm... That would be a tossup between Harkyn, Dreiko, Jerulan, and Kereal.
Frey: You've seen many, many battles, what are the most common mistakes an opponent makes?
Jade: Running away in straight lines, crowding their allies, and being unable to switch to Dreamsoul fast enough.
Frey: What would you like to be remembered the most for at the end of your dream?
Jade: My drive and intentions to see this City and its citizens thrive.
Frey: Anything to add?
Jade: Also, my badass fighting skills, of course.
Frey: Of course. And your taste in fiancés?
Jade: It's an acquired taste.
Threads of Fate
Moros - Nomme de Plume
Guild NewsI see you. Standing there upon your facade, gazing at your domain. Your mind lingers on old memories.
You feel secure in the notion that your dreams are dedicated to one of the "Great Houses of Underlight".
But you know in your heart something isn't quite right...
The dreamers in your "Great house" seem to rarely dream. Where are they?
Your comrades now have only a passing familiarity with the tenets of your home. The tenets are so important...What were they again?
Can you even remember?
Why were they important?
But who cares? It’s the membership that matters, isn't it? What matters is gathering essences, collecting talismen, research and study...
We must maintain the alliance. We should defend them. They should defend us. Right?
Isn't that what we're supposed to do?...What you're supposed to do?
Wait - What are you supposed to do?
Why are you here? Can you even remember?
You remember conviction. You recall a stirring in your heart as you sense your soul aligned with a mission greater than yourself.
But that feeling has long since given way to daily pragmatism. You can't always be on a crusade, right?
Your mind wanders as you listen to yet another weekly meeting. Tonight's discussion centers around vague threats and likely enemies. You hear mutters of agreement that, "We must be prepared".
What are we preparing for?
Fear hangs like a fog layered upon your mind. Are you dreaming, or sleeping?
What are you doing?
Tick tock.
Wake up, Dreamer.
The Chosen
Sermon 2/24: Discipline in Chaos
Ra'as-Leader of the Chosen
Second Book of the Chosen, Ch. 2, Verse 2Discipline is the self-imposition of boundaries and expectations on yourself. Boundaries and expectations serve as a firm foundation upon which your soul may grow. Just as a garden must be tended lest it give way to weeds, so too must you tend and prune the garden of your soul.
Your soul will grow where it is directed.
Ensure that you consciously direct it, or it shall grow as dictated by the whims of others and the winds of chaos.
In discipline, you shall find your freedom.
Ra'as-Leader of the Chosen
The Screchethan KabalAs the Eclipse burned the sky, The eldritch beast of Redemption was unleashed from its ancient prison.
The beast set his endless hunger upon the Abundant Soul. As the horizon swallows the light, so was He devoured.
The Abundant Soul deep within, the beast lurched forth from the Deep and into the city of dreams.
A quiet fell over the city. The Eclipse gave way to the Sable Moon. Shadows gathered as the Chosen each looked to faith to illuminate the path.
The Screchethan Kabal
~Lacie~-Wordsmith, Master Teacher, Ruler of Bastion of Redemption, Kabal Leader
The Kabal is the oldest Guild in the City of Dreams. Their history dates back and begins with the History of the Lost Caves. Two versions of this history were written, by two brothers who battle each other, then were forced to unite over a common for, The Darkmares. The Guild was founded by Hesenthes which passed to his sons, Agonarius and Teng. At the beginning of this year, I, being a long-time member, purchased the Guild lands from Agonarius.
My Journals tell the past of the Guild, the future of the Guild only the Fates can tell. Currently we are concluding experimentation on the properties of Sanctuary, using a once-enclosed area, South Sanctuary. A theorem is only as good, however, if one can repeat the experiment, obtaining desired results, at least a second time.
History will recount the accolades of the Kabal; the Unknowns uncovered, the Treasures dug up, and the Planes rediscovered. Members must exhibit the lust for the Unknown, the curiosity of a child, and the wisdom of our elders.
House News
Alliance of the Eclipse
Planar Creationists
Golah-Former Ruler of the Alliance, Planer Creationist Leader, Master Teacher
The Alliance Closes Its PortalsThe goal of Planers is to move away from the bland concepts of colors and statistics, but instead focus on the creative outlets, and imagination of the Dreamer mind, To do this we have to focus on energy levels, manipulations, and ideas outside the box created by Elders and Dreamers alike.
We seek to gather understanding, as visitors to a city, we believe the city is alive in its own way and allows us o access her with the idea we will build her stronger, protect her, and repair damage done to her.
Quantum Mechanics, Mirror cities, universal thresholds, and multi-faceted cities in various level of advancement, are key to how we understand that which we have, and those yet to come.
Members of the guild are identified either in greeting, or through the silent wearing of a flame, and anvil, combined with a hammer. Our banner is that of creation, in which that we create in order to enhance the city as a whole, we destroy, in that we believe it's in the best interest of the city, and in turn we rebuilt stronger that which we destroy.
Golah-Former Ruler of the Alliance, Planer Creationist Leader, Master Teacher
House CalentureAs a result of war waging down on the Alliance, the telescope’s destruction, and with power hungry dreamers at their doors, membership of the Lambent house declined. The house, no longer able to support its dwindled membership, closed its portals.
The Rulers led best they could, but with new dreamers scarce, the Alliance was unable to maintain its stronghold.
A day prior to the house closing Elmer completed a unifying gathering of the city with the final dedication to the newly planted Unity Tree. With over 25 dreamers in attendance a dedication was made, and items created to celebrate the city uniting for the first time in so long.
The very next morning, the portals to the Alliance ceased, and while its members may not have a home, the home still resides in their hearts. Elmer and Coraal said they would issue a statement on their events later this month.
The Search for Lucid Blood
Ü-Ruler of Calenture, Wordsmith
Redeemer ReleasedLate on the night of the tenth day of the second month, Magnum-425 had a revelation that the Lucidity chaos weapon was no longer in the possession of Em'et. House Calenture proceeded to search for the weapon and saw it momentarily on Evernight Plateau, but it burst into flames and vanished. After the disappearance of the weapon, the Calenturians moved to the Threshold Caves and Magnum-425 led an attempt to summon the weapon back to its original resting place. While the summoning was not successful, it did result in the appearance of a chunk of smooth blood coloured mortar. The group quickly deduced that it had come from the Cenotaph of Dread and moved up to search the plane. The scepter, Lucid Blood, was located quickly in the Cenotaph and Magnum-425 claimed it, adding it once more to the arsenal to be used to combat the chaos.
Arnaya-Soulmistress, Ruler of Calenture, Wordsmith
Order of the Sable MoonIn the midst of the Chaos Eclipse, Lu Chaos and Redeemers of Edgeward released a being from the Palisades and bound it to Lu Chaos's will via a Gauntlet artifact. This being’s past was unknown and Lu Chaos insisted that the idea was Redeemer’s. Redeemer also demonstrated the ability to create various talisman from dreamer essences. With his backing and power, Lu Chaos (Ruler) and Harkyn (Guardian) of the Bastion of Redemption demanded access to the Alliance of the Eclipse’s telescope and were refused. This led to Lu Chaos and Harkyn laying siege to the Alliance for two days, functionally destroying the telescope when it wouldn't grant them access. Arnaya and Uthanatos (Rulers of House Calenture) released their acting Seneschal, Eldryck Venym, to go attack the Redeemers.
Ultimately, Eldryck was defeated in an engagement by Redeemer, Lu Chaos, and Harkyn. Redeemer asked permission from Lu Chaos to drain some of Eldryck's power, which Lu granted. Redeemer promptly used his new power (reducing Eldryck to a perma-sphere in the process) to break free from Lu's control, and later use the Dreamstriking ability he'd taken to destroy Lu Chaos.
A subsequent attempt by House Calenture to restore Eldryck's avatar went awry, resulting in Eldryck’s destruction and reduction to a Soul Essence. Farewell Eldryck Venym... We hope you are finally able to find some of the peace you couldn't within this dream.
Return of the Sable Moon
Starling-Friendly Fatesender and Follower of the Sable Moon
Upon the Trinities sits a legendary house of Teaching, Research and Diplomacy. This house, currently known as the Abandoned Caves, longs to serve the dream city once more and calls out to its once faithful members.
Its cries have not gone unheard.
Starling and LadySilver are working feverishly to reopen the Order of the Sable Moon; creating and refining updated tenets and beliefs, recruiting members, hosting meetings, and gathering items for the new prime. They are still in the beginning stages of reopening the house but are excited at what lies ahead.
If you are interested in learning more about the Order of the Sable Moon, check out the tenets and beliefs posted to the dream city scrolls, or seek out Starling or LadySilver. They are eager to share the information with anyone who asks.