Meeting with Dreammaker

(At the Temple of Ivory)

The Dreammaker host the group for one more meeting, except for Torian because he's at a meeting with his family to tell about the problems and gather his family concern, and help.

Spring makes everything more beautiful, and here at the plane of dream they can see dreambirds flying around the slope where the Temple of Ivory's built on. The imense doors are there. The group came by boat this time, for the dreamcrow bird had came to their intention to go, and passing the Sea of Tranquility here they're safe from the horrors of Nightmare, the deep fear which integrates the seabed.

The Sacerdot was waiting for the group, at the gates.

- Welcome (said the Sacerdot of Dreams), the Dreammaker awaits for you.

They entered and the servant of dreams went to the table, as always full of exotic food and drink, to wait for their host to arive.
He came from the lake at the side of the entrance. A pale figure, tall, with dark clothes and the eyes of the Ever, looking stronger than a bear this time. Fractals of strength moving at his clothes. A mist of springtime made of hope and wisdom was obvious in his eyes, which look happy.

- Helo (said him).

The Dreammaker pointed the chairs, everyone had a sit, and there were two empty chairs.

- Do you know about the Mummi King? (asked Tack).
- Yes, I know now. He's only the first player to be clear in this War.
- Daytel went to a meeting with his family (said Tack), to see if his family will help in these situation of Dreams.
- Priatel'sa? (the Dreammaker smiled). That may be good.
- I was one of the only five creatures of Darkness who did not to bent to my knees to this Mummi King's will (said Hadesh), and now I know I'm a creature of Darkness.
- That may be good. (was the answer from the Dreammaker).

The Senhor dos Sonhos then said to them to eat and drink, while he explains about the Mission.

There are four Stolen Dreams to recover, he explains. Now everyone was moving around details from the dreams which were taken. The group was so solicit to accept the missions that a few words were enough to make it really clear they are there to help, but the choices are difficult.

1) A little girl, a popular (with no power or magic), that may be a future leader.

2) A bastard son of a cardeal from the Trapik empire, that now adopted his Mathematics as the only truth, logic against religion.

3) An archmage councelor for one of the Dukes of Realms of Ayaname, that is enforcing law and state, which under his guidance the Duke is becoming an important leading noble for that group of Dukedoms, and he became a frozen heart.

4) The granddaughter of the ruling Raja of Principia, that will become the future Raja, and as so she is the second in the succession line to Principia.

The group discuss now, as the Dreammaker says they will need to choose whose Dreams must be rescued. The entity is looking good, this time. Sometimes, when people go too deep into Nightmare, he appears to have some kind of strange disease.

- All important decisions must be made by mortals (said him).

As Ayaname's too close, and that could start a new War, possibly separating Tachiza from Ayaname, they decided to go for the archmage's Dreams first.

Then, a new visitor came.

Using an armour made of blood, with silver hair and a small silver beard, Saint Balder got together with them.

Báech and princess Lena were all the time talking to themselves, unnoticing the meeting details.

- Hi (said Balder). Nice to see you all.
- I think Balder has things to say to you before you go. (the Dreammaker started).
- Yes. I'm glad someone is taking care of these Stole Dreams. We are all busy now a new Mummi King appeared. Yes? (he looked to Tack).
- What's the situation? And what the eclipse that happened two thousand years ago had to do with this? (asked Tack)
- You all have an advantage over this Enemy, but we don't know if he's the one who's stealing the Dreams. The Mummi King still doesn't have a kingdom to be a King, and we all know the Planes doesn't count. That could be Báech Islands, but now it won't be of use to him. There are two Demon Gods fighting for the control of Hell, that is the Plane where pain, suffering and despair lives. So, they're not precisely the type who would mess with the Light to involve it into their particular War. Another advantage for you. So, but we still doesn't know who is resposible for this thievering. We, at the Light, are all involved into solve a War before it goes too far. We're living in a very singular Era, but you don't have to deal with this yet. Dreammaker?
- Yes, Balder. Well, the queen Tachiza, that is now the Patron entity of Royal Tachiza confronted the last Mummi King. She used some weird type of Magic. Unfortunately, that cursed all lands that were the Old Empire. So, this Eclipse happens only at each 1.144 year.
- What happened one thousand years ago? (asked Tack).
- That (said Balder), I can say. On that eclipse, Ayaname's father was born.
- What is in the Cave, protected by the elemental Earth? (asked Hadesh).

Lena and Báech were talking to themselves all the time, and Flausin was really worried. Balder noticed, and looked to the goblin psionic ritualist as if he had asked about them.

- They're talking to Destiny (explained Balder to Flausin). She's invisible, you probably imagine why. She's an Entity friend to the Dreammaker.
- Ok (answered Flausin). I don't wanna know more than that.
- The Silver Dragon was there, and the Fake too (assured Hadesh), and that's why we're occupied with this matter.
- One of the Rings is there (?)... (sugested Tack).
- No. Probably not (answered the Dreammaker, calmly).
- I knew. So, it's the Egg (said Tack).

The Dreammaker said not a word, and Balder was paying attention to the talk.

- I had a Dream (started Tack).

So, Tack told the Dream he had, and the symbols supposed atributed to the Godess Ambar, the Godess of Time and Magic. He said also that Ambar is missing for the last 150 years, as he knows as Religion specialist. That doesn't mean she disapeared, though.

- Who made the Five Rings? (he finally asked).
- Probably, someone under direct guidance of Ambar herself. (responded the Dreammaker).

Hadesh started a new talk, about Lena, with Saint Balder. He explained that she has a curse, or something.

- Can't you bless her,... and cure her?

The saint looked to Hadesh with a strong look on his eyes.

- First of all, I am a warrior. I am a Saint, too, but in my origins I am a warrior. I could cure her now, and you're right. But, imagine, that if i do it with her, I'll be preventing her from her will, for you are asking for that, and not her. You have a curse too. I can cure you now, and that would prevent you from a victory over yourself. Think about it now, and make your decision. Do you want me to cure you from your curses? Decide.
- But Lena is not as strong as Hadesh to fight against her curses (affirmed Flausin).
- That made her victory much bigger (responded Balder).

Hadesh was thinking, and he knew it was a decision he should do now.

- I understand (said him). You're right. Let me overcome my own curses, and Lena too.
- You'll have one week to prepare (said the Senhor dos Sonhos), and so I'll open the way to the next mission, as soon as the right decision is taken.
- Are there more that we should know? (wondered Tack).
- You'll discover during these two weeks (resumed the Dreammaker), as taking these missions will drive you to miraculous though terrible discoveries.

They all standed up and prepared to go, now they know which Dream they're after. Suddenly, Báech and Lena came back from their talk with Destiny. Now, they'll need to prepare during the next week, for one more dangerous mission of recovery.

So, everyone got back to Daytel's small Castle.

Some considerations necessary:

Lots of questions were not made yet. Were these Rings important to the Great War? The Demon Gods will involve others, or not? This could put them into the centre of this investigation, but the entity of Dream and Saint Balder tell they won't. Where are the Rings? What do they do? What were Lena and Báech talking so long to Destiny? Are there more Dreams to be stolen in the future, or the thievering has already ended? The group's under protection from a neutral entity, the Dream Lord, but sometimes the expression "we at the Light", or the like, are standing their side.

So, how will they know more?
Are they prepared?