The Dreamt go by many names. Many call them fey or faeries, some refer to them simply as spirits, and many realms have their own local names for them. Ruefang knows the Dreamt as Jing, for instance, and Vervand calls them the Daliad.

All these titles, though, refer to the same group of enigmatic beings. Dreamt, fittingly named, are borne from the thoughts, desires, and dreams of mortals in their home plane of the Dreaming. Over time, they have developed into their own people, still linked to the thoughts of mortals.

The Dreamt, like any other sentient people, organize themselves into “nations” of a sense. In Dearmad Agrad, the part of the Dreaming linked to Jaern, the Dreamt live in several grand Courts, which each have their own structure and attitudes. The Courts of Agrad are each political entities in their own right, as or more powerful than a mortal nation.

The Courts are each named after a season, or a time of day. The Dreamt residing within tend to look incredibly different, and each has an association with a form of magic wielded by mortals; elemental and sometimes psionic.

In Ochr Arall, the part of the Dreaming associated with Cahyali, the world is wilder. There are no organized structures here, not like the Courts. Instead, the Dreamt of Ochr Arall are more loosely organized by the regions of Cahyali they sprung from. Due to the colonization brought by the Dahabu Empire, different folkloric traditions have managed to touch and mix, giving rise to a more unified Cahyalian Dreaming.

However, each tradition still remains distinct. Mortals and Dreamt alike refer to these groups as Nanchons, the Dahabi Elvish word for “nation”. These are named after the place on Cahyali from where they originate. They are not aligned with any particular sort of magic.

The term “archfey” is a vague one. It can refer to just about any Dreamt with enough power and influence, but many who fit this bill also happen to be Old Dreamt. These differ from their fey kin in that they are not born from passing thoughts and individual dreams, but rather from deep-running desires and concepts common among mortalkind.

They shun the contact of fey and waking beings alike and simply are, though there are rare occasions of these beings making deals with the waking races in exchange for power. Otherwise, these beings simply exist, wandering and watching over the dreaming and waking worlds.

Only the power of an Old Dreamt can manipulate the Sea of Dreams, and with its power they gain the power to spread their influence and affect reality. However, not even the Old Dreamt can escape the fate of all fey who harness the power of the Sea of Dreams, as they are slowly and surely destroyed by its power before they are reborn in a new consciousness.

Some notable Old Dreamt include:

• Blue-Moon. One of the first Dreamt, taking the form of a literal blue moon hanging full and low in the sky. They were associated with art and memory, and once desired to capture everyone and everything in their art pieces… forever, in the name of preserving them. They have since been reborn in the Sea of Dreams.
• The Carrion King. An ancient Cahyalian Dreamt of the Oxian Nanchon associated with rot and decay. Stories surrounding him paint him as an amoral being, veering malevolent. He is known to lure and kidnap errant children, and sends curses of pestilence and spoiled milk to those who cross him. He took the form of a deeply tanned man with long hair, adorned with wooden antlers, mushrooms, and lichen growing over his simple robes.
• Hyrsam, Who Henceforth Shall Take The Name Melog. A trickster from the Autumn Court, appearing as a calico cat with moving spots, as they hide and shirk their duties to the court. They enjoy making pacts with mortals, delight in playing tricks and pranks, and are known to cause jovial chaos.
• Tise-Swa. Best known as an aspect of the god Almar, this being is widely thought to have once been an Old Dreamt associated with cleverness and trickery. He takes many forms, and is best known for having run a risky gambit with multiple gods, ultimately resulting in his ascension to the heavens.

The forms of the Dreamt are as varied as the dreams they spring from. Many are not listed here. If you want to design your own Dreamt, they can take quite literally any appearance. The list below