The Dreaming

> The Dreamworld is infinite, although it is bounded on every side, there are two gates in the Dreaming: the gates of Horn and the gates of Ivory, those gates were carved by Morpheus himself when the world was young to set some order. The dreams that pass through the gates of ivory are lies, figments, and deceptions. The other admits the truth.
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### Inhabitants

* Dreams
	+ Mervyn Pumpkinhead
	+ Matthew
	+ Gregory
	+ Goldie
	+ Fiddler's Green
	+ Lucienne

**The Dreaming** is the world where people go to dream. It is the domain of Morpheus, also known as Dream of the Endless. It is under his complete control. Dream can add and remove places in the Dreaming as he pleases. As long as he is in the Dreaming, neither he nor any of his guests can be harmed.

## Background

The Dreaming is a metaphysical plane of symbol, belief, and imagination that is ever-changing. The inhabitants of the Dreaming are called dreams and nightmares, often they are gods, myths, and even ordinary human beings who later became dreams.

The Dreaming and its Master, have evidenced a direct relation between them, it accommodates Dream's wishes, and it is what he wants it to be. More telling, however, is that it is also affected by his moods and his condition, as seen when was imprisoned. During his tenure in the glass ball, The Dreaming was fading and collapsing just as he was.

Morpheus can also create portals to The Dreaming in the waking world; he can cross between worlds at will, and he can create and destroy beings or places within his realm. In the heart of the dreaming is Dream's castle, the front gate of which is guarded by a Gryphon, a Wyvern, and a Hippogryph.

The Dreaming also encompasses Abel's House of Secrets and Cain's House of Mystery, both located in the frontiers of nightmare, Eve's cave, and Fiddler's Green. Denizens include the Fashion Thing, Matthew the Raven, Gregory, Goldie, and Mervyn Pumpkinhead.

After 100 years away due to being captured by mortals, Morpheus returned to The Dreaming to learn that it had been falling apart and decaying in his absence. Not only that, but some of the dreams and nightmares abandoned their posts as well. Some went looking for him, while others thought he had left them, as he wouldn't be the first Endless to do so. Dream insisted that wasn't the case and that he intended to bring everyone back. However, doing so proved more difficult than he initially imagined, as he was too weak to reconstruct his domain without his tools, which were stolen. And so, Morpheus called upon The Fates to learn the location of his sand pouch, helm, and ruby.

Due to the emergence of a Dream Vortex, who was brining down the walls between dreams, The Dreaming began to experience seismic activity and damage, which Morpheus tracked down to Hector and Lyta, who had not only reunited in The Dreaming, but conceived a child as well. Dream returned Hector to his appointed place before informing Lyta that he would allow her to keep the baby for the time being, but due to the nature of its conception, one day, he would come for it.

## Known Locations

* Fiddler's Green
* Gates of Horn and Ivory
* Dream's Palace
* Library - Overseen by Lucienne, in it are the books and stories that have ever been dreamed, volumes that do not exist in the waking world.
* House of Mystery
* House of Secrets
* Eve's Cave
* The Land

## Trivia

* The Dreaming is named after the mythological setting of the same name found in Australian aboriginal mythology.
* The gates of horn and ivory, along with their function, date back as far as the *Odyssey*.

## References

1. ↑ The Sandman, Season 1 Chapter 1: Sleep of the Just
2. ↑ The Sandman, Season 1 Chapter 2: Imperfect Hosts
3. ↑ The Sandman, Season 1 Chapter 9: Collectors