Star-Gazers

One of Mirror Domain’s newest religions to go along with one of Mirror Domain’s newest species. Star-Gazers follow the God Dreamer, a God who’s thought to be the link between the living world and the realm of the Gods. She’s seen as a messenger who travels to the living world in the dead of night to carry out her tasks. What she does is unknown, but people believe that she grants people dreams that give them glimpses into the Afterlife or visions of the future. She communicates with people via dream, but the dreams one has must be interpreted. She’s cryptic and elusive in her ways in order to test the devotion of her followers. Even her appearance is unknown. Those who claim to have seen her can only describe her appearance as a hooded figure with a brilliant yellow and green aura.

It’s said that those who encounter Dreamer in real life are granted powers and abilities beyond Mortal comprehension. When Dreamer is in the area, powerful waves of Green Magic are released. Very few people have seen her, but the lingering Magic is not something that can be disputed. Even non-believers are perplexed by the sudden spikes in Green Magic in places where Dreamer is said to have visited. If an area is ever flooded with Magic people will always use it as proof of Dreamer’s existence, even if the spike can be explained by other means.

Sinvian have been known to follow this God due to the fact that feathers are a prominent feature in Dreamcatchers. They believe that Dreamer used her own tail feathers to imbue these Relics with Magical properties, and that these feathers are a sign that she’s looking out for them. While this makes many Sinvian inclined to become Star-Gazers, it’s also prevented many other species from getting into it. Over the years, Sinvian have more or less barred other species from following Dreamer all together.

Star-Gazers heavily value their dreams. Keeping dream journals and analyzing dreams is a key part of how they practice their religion. Many of them take ritualistic naps throughout the day in hopes of contacting Dreamer. They also commonly make and sell Dreamcatchers, some of which are Magical, although none of them have the same properties as actual Relics. Most Sinvian-made Dreamcatchers produce a calming aura that helps people in the vicinity fall asleep.

Like the name suggests, Star-Gazers are also drawn to space and constellations. They believe “space” is actually the Afterlife, and that the constellations are yet another cryptic message left by Dreamer. Unlike dreams, people believe that the constellations are messages left for non-believers as a way of converting them.

## **Gods and Star-Gazers**

 The Gods have mixed feelings about Dreamer and the religion centered around her. Sandra knows that this whole religion came about because of her. The mysterious “hooded figure” that appears and disappears in a puff of Green Magic is certainly her. She was the creator of Relic Dreamcatchers, and the places she’s visited with them are all places people have claimed to see her.

While she doesn’t like being so public, Sandra uses the legend of Dreamer to her advantage. She’s taken to using the name as an alias, sometimes straight up telling people that she’s her on the rare occasion she’s spotted in the Mortal realm. It gives her a way to cop out of explaining her visits to the Mortal realm. It’s allowed her to fly under Oasis’ radar and continue her visits to the living world. That being said, Sandra would like to denounce the existence of Dreamer if possible. She doesn’t like this false alias getting all the credit for the work she does. She'd rather get praise for her accomplishments directly.