Church of Diana
An organization that marvels in the majesty of Diana and her creation, the Realm of Dreams.
Structure
There is not much structure. Diana commonly visits her followers in their dreams, even if they haven't learnt how to fully lucid dream yet, so any message she wants to get through can be gotten through any follower.
Public Agenda
To teach people to lucid dream and marvel at Diana's creation.
They also protect people, along with hired mercenaries, who are prone to nightmares during the Day of Dreams.
Assets
There are some fighters who have recieved power from Diana, but not many.
History
Was created independently in many different places after the Realm of Dreams and eventually combined into a large church, although there was never an official leader, and in fact they sometimes disobeyed Diana.
Demography and Population
There are no elves, seeing as elves cannot enter the Realm of Dreams.
Mythology & Lore
Diana created the Realm of Dreams for the world to marvel in and use.
Divine Origins
Came from multiple different wise men learning to lucid dream and manipulate the Realm of Dreams.
Cosmological Views
They do not generally care about the general cosmology, although many have learnt the cosmology of the universe from Diana.
Tenets of Faith
That all should be able to learn how to manipulate the Realm of Dreams and lucid dream. They are not stopped from worshiping any other god, and few places, with Nihonan being an exception, discourage or prohibit the practice of lucid dreaming.
Ethics
Some people believe they should teach how to use it constructively, and some believe that they should just play with it.
Worship
When a worshiper sleeps, they are encouraged to lucid dream and explore their dream, either trying to affect it or observe its wonder. They were sometimes encouraged to go to sleep either by being knocked out by fumes or sleeping with fumes that are believed to help someone lucid dream.
Priesthood
Anybody who can lucid dream is seen to have a duty of teaching any people who wish to know how to do it.
Granted Divine Powers
Some are clerics or paladins of Diana, but many are content with just being able to lucid dream.
Political Influence & Intrigue
Since the Realm of Dreams can be used to help think, using the sleeping time as thinking time, members of the Church of Diana have an advantage as inventors, battle strategists, and anything that involves thinking, which has made members of the Church of Diana very prosperous.
Sects
Each town that has a branch of the Church of Diana treats the Realm of Dreams differently, although most believe that it is inherently important and people should lucid dream. Some force people to learn lucid dreaming, some simply offer the service of teaching lucid dreaming, and some extremely rare groups actively discouraging it, trying to keep the ability for themselves. Some use it for different purposes, like some for helping with inventions, some with assisting in planning battle strategies, some for inspiration for a book, some for inspiration for art. There have been two cases of colors being invented during a visit to the Realm of Dreams.
Marvel in Dreams
Founding Date
Somewhere between -950 and -900.
Type
Religious, Organised Religion
Alternative Names
Church of Dreams, Lucid Dreamers, Dreamers
Leader
Head of State
Deities
Location
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