Arplakoon's Zeroth Dream

A hypothetical scenario, the zeroth dream of Arplakoon is a counterpart to the first dream. Where the first dream of Arplakoon is what becomes of Ealdremen without intervention from player characters, the zeroth dream is the base form of the galaxy where the ritual does not occur and the precursors do not turn into Kylians, essentially keeping the precursors as the only sentient race throughout the Ealdremen System.
Arplakoon's zeroth dream currently has no playable games for it; however, it does exist in Ealdremen Records in the form of short stories and other related independent, non-roleplay projects.
==Differences from First Dream==
*Upon assuming the throne, Deioros the King ends the war between Ores and Gralshad. While Gralshad is still brutalized by Ores prior to this, portions of the nation escape the bloodshed from Deioros' intervention.
*Because of the above, Rokordi does not die in a battle against Throntuk the Lionhearted or become a colossus. Instead, she is merely non-lethally subdued, and the children Threkazd the Page and Fanred the Past-Seer are "rescued" by the group of soldiers in Gralshad at the time so they can become "civilized" like the Orians. Other Gralshadi are brought into Ores in a similar manner.
*Goluragg the Snake-Bearer's sons, Dremak and Glarneth, are not found guilty of treason and live beyond the Orian-Gralshadi War's end.
*As the ritual does not exist in Orian society at all, there is no especially vicious succession-related tension between Dokani the Necromancer and Deioros the King regarding if Ainori or Felaji should be named Heir. As such, Dokani and her family are not executed and remain part of the royal family.
*Thorn the Courtyard-Keeper is named Renaldi the Elixir-Master, his personal name coming from his father Renaldi the Alchemist.
*Felaji the Servant is named Felaji the Spirit-Speaker, referring to her unprecedented prowess in communing with departed spirits.
*Nomori the Queen does not die until Ainori the Heir is seventeen.
*Ainori has a sister, Nomori the Rainbringer. She is five years younger than Ainori.
*Deioros the King peacefully abdicates the throne two years after Nomori the Queen's death, though he has been preparing to do so since she died. After Ainori is named Queen, her mother is known as Nomori the Planes-Adept (her title before becoming Queen), and Deioros as the War-Ender (for terminating his father's bloody conquest). Deioros continues to advise his daughter in matters of governing the country, and Ainori also has several other advisors.
Category:Zeroth Dream
Category:Dreams of Arplakoon