Trance's True Trajectory

Trance's True Trajectory is a tome discovered through use of Study-related Inquiries by Timbermitt.

## History

After encountering the expanse of Dal Quor briefly through the stories of his companions while searching for the rare herb known as Somnellow Bush, seemingly capable of growing only within the Plane, Timbermitt continued to show interest in the domain, researching a number of details pertaining to it and its contents.

## Research

### Completed by Timbermitt - Inquiry (Study)

It has long been well documented, first by the College of Anthropology in Halima, but since by a number of other organisations and guilds, the origin of the visions experienced by the majority of the Principal Races during their slumber. The Reverie Realm, Dal Quor, known simply to most as just the Plane of Dreams, is said to be a place of boundless psionic energy that coalesces to form illusionary magic in its purest and most manipulable form. Deep within their rest, most of the Principal Races skirt the edges of this domain, dancing along the gentle edges of this formless ill-defined void. It has subsequently been surmised that creates that do not dream - namely that of those of pure elven heritage - fail to subconsciously make this connection, which is, confounding seems to be correct in some aspects, while far from the mark in others.

Research into dreams is likewise confounding, for their purpose remains an illusive mystery, even to scholars now. Theologians claim that dreams are the most potent route through which to receive divine revelation, and thus seek to induce deep and steady bouts of dreaming to open their minds to the words of their gods. While there are numerous accounts of this occurring, the Plane of Dreams is most often quoted to having existed under the guard and care of one of two independent entities known as il-Yannah, or that of il-Indlatavar, depending on the storyteller. If dreaming is a key process by which the gods present their edicts from above, why entrust the passageway to an entity unaffiliated with them? Instead, I suspect that dreams are instead seen as an opportunity for revelation or guidance, not the exclusive route to do so. Others instead claim that the presence of Dal Quor latches onto the thoughts of the dreamer when their mind approaches its borders, replicating and warping the lingering musings - and thus explaining why the day's experiences often shape the contents of the dreams, as well as other factors such as wishes, wants, fears and concerns. It does not, however, answer the question of why this connection is made in the first place, and thus far no conclusion answer can be given.

By contrast, the matter of Trancing is clearly defined in its purpose. The meditative state of an elven mind allows to likewise revisit past events, be they triumphs or traumas, engaging with them through a series of complex subconscious reflexes to retrain one's self to a proficiency previously known, but perhaps infrequently used sufficiently enough that competency starts to falter. It had been assumed for a long time that this process was purely internalised, literally delving into the depths of the mind to recover what was thought lost - albeit temporarily. In reality however, it seems that elven minds do indeed approach Dal Quor during their trance, the psionic presence of the plane seeming to form the backdrop for the mind, rather that the surroundings in which the mind is enveloped, as is the case for dreams.

The connection may be summarised as such. Dal Quor exists as a city on a map. In their trance, elves spy the city in the distance, its walls and contents forming one part of the landscape before them, and while likely the most significant thing on the horizon, it is not the only thing. For the other Principal Races, they walk atop the city walls, feeling the stone beneath their feet, gazing onwards into the settlement, thoughts racing of the possibilities contained within - shops to peruse, taverns to frequent, opportunities to encounter. For them, the city dominated their thoughts, shaped everything immediately presented to them, with little mind to the hills, fields and forests beyond it. So how does an elven mind reach the city? Perhaps one simply needs a member of the city watch to carry them through the gates, having fallen weak and on the verge of death near it. A sufficiently exhausted mind, one dancing with the embrace of the Thunderqueen might not have the strength to Trance, and so, the Plane of Dreams may instead fill in what the psyche cannot.