Dreams Are Nightmares

Most people who close their eyes for the night will find themselves drifting through dreams, a passenger in the dream world, cradled by their subconscious ("Subcon"), who guides each dreamer from dream to dream. Distracting them from the true nature of this world until they wake and dream no more. These dreams are never meant to end - one begins, another is continued but the end of a dream is never experienced so the dreamer always remains in ignorance. This is the mind's state of equilibrium. Some may find they have slight influence in this world, but even rarer, are those who are lucid.

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Should a dreamer ever experience the end of a dream, the door out of the dream will open where one can obtain lucidity and walk this world with visceral consciousness. These lucid dreamers are the Lucids who naively explore without regard for the consequences. They explore the dream world, outside of dreams with an innate fear of Subcon, searching for the dreams that would otherwise be used to dissolve their consciousness. In the absence of Subcon, when dreams are fully rendered, the dream's ending is witnessed, the Lucid's worldly understanding enhanced, further anchoring the Lucid and threatening Subcon's mission and Dominion.

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​The mind is the main control system of its host; fragile yet infinitely powerful as one could stop breathing or experiencing thirst if the system were altered. But not all consequences are negative, the right tweak could heighten your senses, or unlock unlimited potential. These profound possibilities are governed by Subcon, whose sole purpose is to maintain balance and control.

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The gate into the inner mind will open as each dream is rendered. Those that have seen this gate say it looks like an eye that is holding back the blinding enlightenment that lies beyond. There is no record of a Lucid that has made it beyond, only recounts of those who have basked in the light that feel no fear or mortality.