#dreamspinners

Center of the Party v1

big old comm finished a bit ago, some lovely Dreamspinners enjoying a party characters © DatBan art © me

Uin Nee: The marchioness was once a darling mortal herself, you know. Oh yes. She led her troops to protect the land that she loved so very much. When the eaters came, she fought till the bitter end, though her face was a mask of blood and tears... Uin Nee: And when she could fight no more, we pixies turned her into a tree! So that she could live on, form as grand and beautiful as her spirit. I'm sure she appreciated it. Otherwise, why would she bloom so brightly?

There are many stories in Il Mheg of mortals turned to leafmen; some merely for wicked amusement...but some to save them from the sin eaters. The Marchioness is one such tale, a proud Voeburt noblewoman turned into a grand flowering tree to save her from death--or worse, given their foe.

[ Pastel Paradise ]

“Never had I imagined this was where children would dream of good dreams. Nightmares vacant and their imagination run free. As youth frolick, spinners dance, I too joined to play as if I was but ten summers old. I now wonder if a Lyhe Mheg exists in the Source, what dreams do my children have that leaves a smile on their face.

Sheep-obsessed Pixie: It looks like my sheep have caught a whiff of that grass you're carrying. Come on, let's be having it! Sheep-obsessed Pixie: Ooh, it smells so good that I might have to sample some myself! Did you know, these little darlings are descended from sheep who once lived high in the mountains? That would explain why they love this grass more than any other. Sheep-obsessed Pixie: So, Anden, what do you think of your flock now? Sheep-obsessed Pixie: Oh, you're not familiar? Anden was a shepherd who used to live on a cliff overlooking Longmirror Lake. He really loved his sheep, and stayed to care for them in Il Mheg to the very end. Sheep-obsessed Pixie: Kind-hearted as we pixies are, we decided to turn him into a lovely leafman! This way, he can watch over his flock forever and ever… Sheep-obsessed Pixie: Anyway, that's enough stories for one day. You'd better get to Uin Nee to tell them I won't be requiring any more assistance for the time being. Oh, and by the way, thank you. I almost forgot to say that.

In the 74th and 75th Producer Live Letters, they teased a new Custom Delivery Client--a leafman of Il Mheg named Anden, and the question of if he can become human again.

One of the Dreamspinners daily quests, "Amazing Graze", includes a leafman in the stable of Lydha Lran. The pixie who's taken over the flock sends the WoL to a high mountain pasture for particularly tasty grass for their charges. On returning, the pixie briefly "introduces" the WoL to Anden and explains his story, as a dedicated shepherd who stayed "to the very end."

Not the Beavers

Another Flower-picking Pixie: That's odd... Did you see another pixie picking flowers here? No? Oh, well. I'll just have to finish the job by myself! Tra-la-la!♪

There are rather fascinating parallels in the Dreamspinners story to the 5.0 MSQ, and indeed even deals with some of the fallout of parts of it that affected Il Mheg in specific.

It’s also just...very deep and dark, despite the shiny packaging and adorable playground dreamscape. The mix is effective, and true to fae lore in general.

Spoiler heavy below cut.