#dreamreaderau

Despite reader technically being a human, they are considered a god among many people within the Lands Between, even before they awaken and create an Age of Dreams. A lot of them viewed them as a companion to St. Trina due to both of them dealing with Dreams. Miquella commissioned many works of art depicting dreamer (statues, paintings, tapestries) that were all displayed in the Haligtree. Ranni would leave offerings for Dreamer for when they would return.

When Dreamer disappears is when actual worshiping starts, causing the common consensus that Dreamer is a god. Dreamer is wrote about in texts, followers of them create perfumes and incenses that can induce dreams. These creations are most popular with those who once used the Haligtree as a safe heaven, omen born and misbegotten. After Godwyn dies, the undead and those who are infected with death root have visions of Dreamer due to Godwyn's yearning for them. There is often bits and pieces of Deathroot found near statues of Dreamer.

Slightly before the Shattering, an extremist cult of Dreamer is born, using the potions and perfumes once used to induce dreams to induce nightmares and create order. Their potions are also used as drugs by those who are obsessed with the "blessed dreams" that they induce. This causes Dreamers followers to be viewed in a bad light, causing them to be targeted by the Tarnished and other enemies.

By the time the Shattering happens, most visages of Dreamer as destroyed and the only writings that are born are ones deep away in Leyndell. Views on Dreamer have become split, some calling them a "false god" or "false prophet", as they were never actually a god, instead a human hidden among them. Some people push the idea that Dreamer manipulated Marika and their family, pretending to come from an other world when in reality they were a con artist. However, those who are loyal to Dreamer still exist. The most common of them, the ones that aren't Demi-gods or closely related to the royal family, are Dream Cultists addicted to their own perfumes, mumbling about an Age of Dreams. Despite their seemingly inebriated state, they are hostile to anyone who shows hatred to Dreamer, and are peaceful and sympathetic towards the suffering.

This is when reader returns, showing up to the Land Between, proving their existence. It's one of the reasons why Dreamer needs protection from the Tarnished, because many people blame them for the Shattering, or for even ruining the Royal Family.

Gwyndolin is probably the character I'm interested in the most--especially with his less than great upbringing due to his less than great upbringing. Despite his love and admiration for his father, I imagine he felt as though he wasn't able to be himself, forced to warp himself to appease his father.

This probably wasn't meant to be interpreted as funny, but I really like the idea of Dreamer just growing progressively frustrated at the Tarnished and their antics. Someone mentioned awhile ago the idea of Dreamers speech and mannerisms changing as they spend more time in the Lands Between, but I like the idea of their speech changing when they get frustrated.

Dreamer the first time the Tarnished consumed St. Trina's nectar: Dear Tarnished be weary, this blessed Nectar will harm you so if you are not careful.

(“promise i’ll be kind…. but i won’t stop until that [boy] is mine……”)

I can really see the common folk blaming the Dreamer partly for the Shattering, which would surely anger the family, at least the family members that aren't busy fighting. Not all the common folk hold hatred towards Dreamer, the Albinauric's, Misbegotten, and Omen in particular hold a lot of care for reader due to their connection with Miquella. I imagine the Albinauric's believing that once Miquella ascends to Godhood you'll rule along side him in a kinder age. These were the ones making pieces of Dreamer, especially after the Shattering in hopes of their return.

This post is going to serve as a reference for my Dreamer au. It's going to clear up stuff about Dreamer/reader, some names, the timeline, and some characters and relationships. I also categorize some things as canon and not canon.

I hope this can help people with everything.

Also, some of this might contradict what I've said in the past, so I'm sorry.

Masterlist

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I've answered this in passing, but never in depth, so here you go.

The first time you disappear is for a short while, maybe a week or so for you, which might be a little longer for the ones in the Lands Between. Marika is more angry than anything, seeing it as more of an act of defiance due to her not fully understanding your powers. Eventually, Miquella explains everything to her and she calms down a bit, but she is still internally very worried for you. She doesn't know or understand your world, so it's understandable that she might be a little anxious about what might happen to you. Radagon, like his wife, is also very worried, but his worry manifests more in concern for your wellbeing rather than anger. He's constantly filled with worry over you and your safety, which really doesn't calm until your return. Godwyn is very worried, as explained in my previous post. He has a lot of regrets and anxiety, and fears that you might never return. He fears that your absence is due to you being rejected by the Greater Will, and makes him wish that all his mother's work in acclimating you into this world wasn't in vain. The Carian Children are much less worried, as I believe that they take the longest to get close to you. Your return might actually spark interest for them, but they aren't that concerned during your first disappearance. Malenia, unlike her brother, is very worried. She fears you might never return, but she places a lot of trust in her brother, who she knows understands more than she does. Miquella, surprisingly, is the least worried. He knew from the start that you leaving was inevitable. Unlike his other siblings, he knows your powers inside and out, and so he expected this. All he hopes for is that your absence isn't terribly long.