That is very interesting! Are you kind of basing this off the idea that there are 'unseen forces all around us'? And are dreams and nightmares messengers for a higher power?
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| Author: | Reueldreamseer [ October 22nd, 2009, 9:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Dreams and Nightmares |
In the world of my book, "Legend of the Dreamseers", dreams and nightmares are sentient beings. They are invisible to most humans, but there are some born every few hundred years who can interact with them. Dreams and nightmares can enter someone's mind and give them a vision. These visions vary wildly in type, depending on whether the dream or nightmare is trying to give a message, influence someone's memories, or simply do a good or evil deed. Dreamseers (people who can interact with dreams) have different levels of power, from Watchers, who can only see dreams, to Keepers (who can communicate) and Riders (who can physically interact with dreams). Certain other creatures can interact with dreams to different extents, and one or two even prey on them. Some dreams are more powerful than others, and the most powerful can even indwell the mind of a human. |
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| Author: | Willow Wenial Mimetes [ October 23rd, 2009, 7:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
| That is very interesting! Are you kind of basing this off the idea that there are 'unseen forces all around us'? And are dreams and nightmares messengers for a higher power?
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| Author: | Liagiba [ October 23rd, 2009, 10:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
That's really fascinating. Do dreams/seers serve good, and one serve evil? Or is their fate their own choice? |
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| Author: | Reueldreamseer [ October 24th, 2009, 3:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
As for where I got the idea, I just thought that it would be crazy if dreams were not from our own minds, but from an outside influence. The idea developed from there. Yes, dreams and nightmares are often messengers, some used by humans, others in the service of God (or the enemy). Dreams and nightmares are really one race, but they are classified separately according to whether they choose to serve good or evil. |
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| Author: | PrincessoftheKing [ October 24th, 2009, 5:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
That's an awesome idea! So do dreams choose who they serve, or are they forced to serve? |
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| Author: | Reueldreamseer [ October 31st, 2009, 10:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
Alright, here are the answers to your questions: Dreams and nightmares are the same species, they're just classified separately based on whom they serve. And yes, they get to choose. Dreams exist on another plane of reality, and those with the gift of Dreamseeing (including some animals) are able to interact with that plane on varying levels depending on their power. The most powerful can interact physically with dreams. For normal humans, however, dreams are an invisible, intangible presence. |
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| Author: | Zoe M. Scrivener [ November 12th, 2009, 11:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
They sort of sound like the dream people in Lois Lowry's Gossamer! Interesting! |
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| Author: | Lord Kieren Mimetes [ November 24th, 2009, 1:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
Can they take a physical shape where everyone can see them, or are they limited to only the dreamseers being able to see them? |
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| Author: | Reueldreamseer [ November 27th, 2009, 12:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
Hmm... I've never read Gossamer. Now I'm torn between reading it now and risking looking like a copycat or waiting till I finish the book.  And Griffin, dreams can only be seen by dreamseers. It's because they aren't entirely in our plane of existence.
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| Author: | Lady Eruwaedhiel [ December 5th, 2009, 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
What do they look like? Can they change depending on what kind of Dream they are, or do they have a fixed appearance? |
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| Author: | Reueldreamseer [ December 23rd, 2009, 12:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
They have a general sameness of appearance, but like different breeds of dogs have different features so do different types of dreams. Each one is unique, and they can't take different forms, they're stuck with one. At least, that's how it is for now... I might change that if the story requires it.
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| Author: | Reueldreamseer [ August 3rd, 2010, 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreams and Nightmares |
Hey, to anyone who stumbles on this post, I started a new thread about these guys in Peoples, Race, and Tribes because they're not really animals anymore...
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