Phantasia the Dreamer

Phantasia dreams of all the things that never were. It is said that she knows the desires of every mortal. Rather than knowing all that has happened, Phantasia knows all that could have been, but was not. Phantasia sees all the possibilities laid before each person like an eternal web of choices and consequences.

She sends dreams to sleepers to fulfill their needs, spur their creativity, or teach them lessons and guide them, but she also sends nightmares to taunt and torment those who have been led astray. She is the ultimate muse, inspiring painters, poets, and musicians to create masterpieces, and bringing invention and innovation to mages, smiths, and apothecaries. It is believed that all major innovations are because of her will and design.

Worship

Dreamcatchers are often placed in the windows of worshipers of Phantasia to help draw in good dreams and protect sleepers from nightmares. Sprigs of lavender are placed on windowsills, as the scent is believed to aid the sleeper’s spirit in transcending to Dreamland, and also ensures their soul is not lost there during the night. Cats are often kept as pets by worshipers of Phantasia, and worshipers must allow them to sleep upon the bed to ward off nightmares and evil spirits.

Ritual

If a worshiper is suffering from nightmares, they must capture a firefly in a jar and place it next to their bed, chew on lavender root, and place the chewed root under their pillow as they sleep. This will ensure the nightmares are warded off by the firefly and absorbed into the root instead. In the morning, after bad dreams have gone, the root is to be planted in the forest or a garden where the bad dreams become new lavender plants.