Bearing's Coast

Have you ever woken up from a horrible dream and felt as though it just might've been real? Maybe it was. You might be Lucid - and if you are, you'd best start running. The ancient gift of dreaming is accessible to all that dare to harness it, though shunned by every one else. Lucids wield the power of raw imagination.   The world is changing. History is being written - the present sits at a time of industrialization, as the first rails are placed along the dusty chaparral of the Pan and the first airships take to the sky. Widespread immigration, political deceit, cultural tension and technological innovation are bringing the city states to their knees like a plague.   The Royal Association of Trade and Supply, founded by a regretful King and hunted by his descendants, fights for the good of humanity. The Feldi Islanders seek to reunite the R.A.T.S with their old kind. To the north, breakthroughs in engineering have brought about the very first hand held weapons, powered by steam. The east, still set in its ways, waits patiently to protect its lands from any threats, not daring to step in. The far west is uncivilized, inhabited by 9 foot horsemen of the Tundra Plateaus, and the far north is a desert, only crossed once long ago by the Gerve. The R.A.T.S fear another great war is coming, and if so, they will be obliterated. Their only contingency plan relies on the rumors of a dead author.   Topp Alarbeary, Diplomat of the Association, with the weight of a million lives upon his shoulders. Cilian Obenvire, a master of Lucidity, hidden from society in plain sight. Dorrian Pine, the Black Courier sent to save a book. Tallara Arens, Viceroy of Felrenthine, the courageous young leader of the Islands. Colle Gorspheyd, the puppet master of Tamerthron, great city in the sky.   If the world is changing now, then it will never be the same. This war will forge a new path for the dreams of men - all races and cultures alike.