Dreaming

Beware the night and the fleeting glimpses of the Otherplaces beyond the conscious veil.

  Dreaming is a rare and transient phenomenon that occurs within a person's mind after they go to sleep. Unlike a normal night's dream, the imagery and sensation invoked by Dreaming is very different, giving glimpses into the universe that can often seem prescient or prophetic. A person who is Dreaming cannot awaken by any normal means, often appearing to be comatose or in extreme cases dead, and must let their Dreaming run its course before they can rejoin the land of the wakeful once more.   The few individuals who experienced natural Dreaming frequently were in some cultures held to be oracles and prophets of higher powers, and in others witches plagued by a malignant corruption of the mind and soul. The strength, duration, and frequency of Dreaming can often be correlated with the cycles of the Moon, and is thus held to be part of the domain of Moth-In-Lune.    

Cheese

  It is possible for a person to induce Dreaming by consuming certain varieties of Cheese shortly before going to sleep. These dreams are typically shorter and vague, as if witnessed through a light haze of wool, and most individuals do not remember anything upon awaking, or even realise they had been Dreaming at all.   Some varieties of Cheese are more likely to induce Dreaming than others. Mild cheddars are unlikely to induce it at all, while blue marbled Cheese is likely to induce the most vivid.    

Haunted Cheese

  Suspiciously fresh Cheese found in dark, old and forgotten places must be treated with caution as they are likely to have become Haunted by a malicious ghost. Dreaming that is Haunted in this way is a twisted parody of itself, the visions granted are distorted and utterances are mangled. Such dreams cannot be trusted, but are indistinguishable from normal Dreaming.