Dream Clans

There once was a cat that walked into fear itself and was transformed. It took the nightmares into its body and devoured them. It looked upon the Kingdom of Heaven and the Empty Forest of Hell and then it saw beyond. It saw the depths of the black sea of the sky and it saw the footprints of the dead gods that gave it life. Terror became understanding, danger became strength.
The Dream Clans honor this cat, known as The Last Star or simply The Last. They are those Feywild cats who followed The Last to The Vault of Nightmares studying it so they could better understand themselves and the world. They live in the walls of the Vault to this day, exposing themselves to the nightmares constantly to open their minds to enlightenment. This process has made them more than cat- the Feywild corruption has warped their bodies and souls even more than usual. They are ghosts that slip through perception. They are masters of mind and form.
In 1080, the Vault was threatened- Nefka was under attack and was being burnt to the ground. Many of the religious cults that protected the holy site were fleeing; it was then that the Last brought their disciples to secure the Vault from mortal meddling.
Since then, the Dream Clans have been a part of the Nefkan state. They police the Vault of Nightmares and the City of Nefka, enforcing the will of Kordina of the Vault and maintaining order in the Holy City of Fear. Many more cats have abandoned their blood clans to join this true family in Nefka, bolstering their ranks substantially.
In 1300, the ancient and twisted body of The Last finally gave way and released their soul to the Heavens. Their closest disciples said that, by the end, they spent more time in the Starry Heaven speaking to the dead than walking among the living. The Last has since ascended and forged an agreement with the Hosts of Heaven: that the Dream Clans should decide by their own rules if a follower of their should enter the Starry Heaven, and that their part of heaven shall be their own. This Dreaming segment of the Starry Heaven has become the Corrupted Spire, twisted by the strangeness of warlockism and the feywild corruption of its inhabitants.
Since the death of The Last, there has been no Starry Guide to lead the clans; rather, they select Deputies, who are succeeded by chosen Disciples.
In 1510, the Corrupted Spire and Dream Clans made contact with the distant Cats of the Way- powerful warlock cats across the world in the country of Kayku in the land of Nafena. They have since merged, allowing rare bits of contact with their distant cousins. The Elder of the Cats of the Way- the Cosmic Lord Brambleshanks- is considered by the Dream Clans to be an ancestor despite no actual descendants of Brambleshanks being present in Desmia.

Founding Date

1050

Type

Religious, Holy Order

Alternative Names

Dreamclan, Keepers of the Vault, Cats of the Spire

Deities

• The Hidden One
• The Masked One

Location

Nefka