SoulMasters have existed as long as the dream itself. They were here even before the Great Loss. By being the healers and councilors of the dream and having a bonding ability with other dreamers they could often handle most situations easily. They developed skills over time to even repair objects in the dream such as shields. During the Wars they were prized for their skills of healing and restoring which resulted in offers of favors and rewards for their services.
In the fourth month of the Year of the Rebuilding, the Freespirit Isun organized a Soulmaster Group which would be called "the Guardians of the Soul." The purpose of this group was to uphold the honor of Soulmasters in the dream, and employ their unique talents for the betterment of the City. During this time, Tykoth ran rampant. In an effort to help subdue the demon and free his victims, Guardian historian Sanctus retrieved an ancient book of Soulmaster rituals called the "emerald tome." Within this book he discovered a means to create a Sceptre which could only be yielded by the pure of heart.
The Sceptre was made from a stalactite from Mt. Illapse, purified with the waters of the Lake of Tears, inscribed with symbols by all Soulmasters present, and sealed in the pool in Fayd's Fortress. The Guardians planned to use this tool against Tykoth's evil influence on the Dream City, however, the very next night, Tykoth bolted into the Fortress and stole the Sceptre away.
The Soulmasters embarked on a chase of the demon, appealing to Joshua and trying to convince the thief that the Sceptre would be little use to him. Tykoth let out a sinister laugh and retorted that the Sceptre could be used to his own advantage. With that, the hunt was on, and the City Guard, formed a few months before, was in pursuit of the dark spirit. At last, the Sceptre was returned to the Guardians, and they employed it in freeing the last of Tykoth's victims from his evil influence.
In autumn of that same year, the Guardians found use for the Sceptre of Souls once again. When meeting to reforge the Sepent's Venom, a Soulmaster blade whose components had been scattered across the dream, they found themselves missing one piece. The Sceptre was used to replace the last piece. The shards were heated in the Cenotaph of Dread, molded at the Ring of Passage, and carried to the Lake of Tears to cool. Haleth Dagore was first to lift the burning blade from the waters, searing his hands in the process and for which Kumari, newly introduced to the Post-Great Loss Dream and the original forger of the blade, was called forth to release Haleth of the burden. Unfortunately, the blade's corruption resulted in Kumari's corruption, and following a battle Kumari took the blade. Later Kumari would restore the blade to the Order of the Sable Moon so that they might employ its shards in reforming the true Serpent's blade.ed in the pool in Fayd's Fortress. The Guardians planned to use this tool against Tykoth's evil influence on the Dream City, however, the very next night, Tykoth bolted into the Fortress and stole the Sceptre away.
The following are steps to an ancient Purification Rite, to be performed in the Ritual Chamber located in the Conclave. No less then 4 Soulmasters should be present, other Foci are strongly encouraged to lend support.
Initiating the Rite of Purification:
- Place Curse Alteror in ritual cauldron
- Place cursed Dreamsoul Elemen in ritual cauldron
- Breathe in deeply and clear the mind.
- Honoring the Earth
- Moment of silence
- Honoring the Air
- Moment of silence
- Honoring the Water
- Moment of silence
- Honoring the Fire
- Moment of silence
- I have come to honor the Dream
- We give these items so that we may purify the Dream.
- Evoke Purify over ritual cauldron no more than 3 times.
- Moment of silence
- The rite has now ended.
Purify
Purify was originally created by Lorac. Purify was originally meant to be used in avatar creation. Through a complex set of dyes, and Purify, you could bleach the colors and put them back in. Naturally, this has no practical use in the Dream... since we just simply choose the colors in our mind. So, discouraged, Lorac decided to move on with Purify and eventually found that Purify, when applied to a soul, instead of clothes, would wipe any blemishes off of it, such as Curse.
Researched by Midhir
Antidote
In a past age, when dreamers first began to war amongst themselves, there arose two DreamWrights of equal skill and opposite purpose. The DreamWright Yabnuk was a dark man, taken to dark passions. Revenge, plotting, and skullduggery was his meat and bread. The DreamWright Theofanes was a pacifist. He believed that only through peace, could the true path of concordance in the city be found. His favorite pastime was tending his garden in Cloudsbreak. In art they had few equals. However as you might imagine, their ways were diametrically opposed. In time Theofanes took an apprentice, a young dreamer named Alortes. Herein lies the crux of the matter... You see, Alortes made the mistake of standing between Yabnuk and his vengeance. Yabnuk could not defeat Alortes with the arts he knew for Alortes was skilled in the arts that protect a dreamer from harm. Yabnuk turned to his studies once more. He studied things in the dream that brought weakness, sickness and corruption. From these things, he learned to bring about a sickness in his fellow dreamers, a poisoning of the soul. With this power, Yabnuk confronted Alortes. Alortes escaped, but the poison still coursed through his veins. Alortes staggered back to the refuge of his master, leaking essence all the way. In shock and dismay, Theofanes twisted the art of Drain Self to work in reverse, and took the poison upon himself so he might overcome it with his strength and training. It took days before Theofanes found a way to rid himself of the poison, but that day did come. Through his willingness and self-sacrifice, Theofanes countered the poison, which Yabnuk had wrought in anger. Determined that no other should suffer Theofanes spread the knowledge to others, and thus engineered the art we know today as Antidote.
Researched by Balthiir
Restore
The Art of Restore was created by the Master SoulMaster, Cadas. Both he, and his wife, Della, were FreeSpirits. Both were held in high regard by all the Houses. Their dedication was known throughout the Dream, and they often joked that they were never apart. It was said when you found one, you found them both. One day, Cadas followed too closely behind Della and he did not notice an Agoknight that shared the room with her. The last he saw of her, was her image disappearing from his party, as she was taken into the chaos. He rushed back and collapsed himself trying to throw himself back to the Chaos, he even awoke as a soulsphere. As he sat in the Lost Caves Sanctuary, he thought of only one thing, Della. He began his research into the art of Restore. He never gained another XP, instead it slowly seeped away, as Della was his experience. Without her, his dream was an imitation, kept alive only by his sole remaining hope. The Art of Restore was created in three short months, a testament to Cadas. Through it, he used the Resilience of his focus, to strengthen another's DreamSoul. Unfortunately, he did not have time to help himself, and he faded from the Dream forever, just after Teaching it to his Apprentices. So in using Restore, on those we love, or those we honor, we in some way acknowledge Cadas and Della, in helping restore what was once lost to us.
Researched by Ashbentiel
Soulmaster Rite:
Recited in Soulmaster Guildhall
Let will and resilience be our essence. Let insight and lucidity be the foundation. Let the dream be what we pay tribute to.
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Let rise a wall of light against the darkness that may fall. Let the dream be a bastion for all. Let the roads to threshold guide us into the dream-state.
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Let it be declared now; our avatars shall serve the dream, and our conviction shall be our fate. Submit to the summoning ritual of the Soulmasters.
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Answer, if you would submit to this will and this resilience. Answer, if you would submit to this insight and this lucidity.
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Our oath shall be sworn here and now.
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I shall attain all virtues of my foci; From the old city to the new, attended to by all dreamers from all time, come forth from our ring of resilience, protectors of the dream-state!
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The ritual has ended.
All sources supplied by the ancient scrolls and/or recalled from memory.