The Lodges of the Dréama

The Dréama are an ancient order of bards dedicated to understanding the mysteries of sound, magic, and action. Gifted musicians and singers, the charismatic Dréama Saia are all followers of Three, but especially Thon. They believe that music is the core of magic and it is the language of the gods. Understanding sound, music, speech, they can influence others, break bones, heal, inspire, or break their enemies. The continually seek to understand music, magic, and an enigma, a question only known but to their Kindly Mothers, the secretive leadership of the Dréama.
 
They are colloquially called by many names. Most, especially in Fieras, call them the Dréama. The Sisters of Harmony is sometimes used in the Imperial East. As is the more general term 'Bard'. Here in Fieras female bards of a druidic bent were called the 'Faíthe' as opposed to the more common male bards 'Fili' whom they derived from long ago. All Dréama are Faíthe, but not all Faíthe are Dréama. Though they may study with them, they do not know their spellsongs which are practiced exclusively by the elite Saia class. Similarly the Duskhans have an oratory tradition which manifests in several forms, but few display similar magical abilities with sound. Few but it is not unknown. The Dréama see these traditions as sundered from the truth of the enigma and seeks a shared future, when possible.
 
In a secret location in Fieras, the High Lodge was founded untold years ago, where the daughters of druids and chiefs, selected by the Kindly Mothers, or birthed by Saias sent into the tribes and nations, were trained in the arts of persuasion, song, dance, and performance. A few of them would become Saia, meaning, one who knew the magic of song and sound. Other remote lodges were established in the few places the Dréama gathered. There were always a small group, with the Saia being more rare.
 
A hundred years ago, the first Saia arrived in the Imperial City with returning explorers. Since then, the Dréama tradition has grown substantially there, establishing a Lodge and offering schooling to the powerful, while searching for ideal magical blood to pair with and produce offspring who could someday find the answer to the Enigma. They also would recruit talented blood from the Duskhans themselves. Publicly they are see as a very elite group of bards, selectively choosing the best of the best to apprentice and join their ranks. They play great theaters and sing before the nobility, advise them, and in many occasions serve as emissaries, advocates, and even diplomats. It is a great honor for one to choose to sing at a lowly tavern or inn, which is rare at best. They often travel to gather and preserve stories, as well as follow heroes in their quests to both inspire and be inspired.