DREAMTREADERS CREED, CONCEPTUS 4

Concerning those who call the Dream their home:

The three districts of the Dream are home to many races, creeds, and cultures. The flora and fauna are as rich and distinctive as any on earth. And the corral of creatures is especially full. It is an odd reality that, of the creatures dreamt up by the billions of sleepers on any given night, the vast majority of them are monstrous. This is no doubt due to the influence of the reigning Nightmare Lord.

From time to time, the creatures become so prolific that all three Dreamtreaders must stray from their normal activities. They must go forth on hunting expeditions to reduce the numbers of the most dangerous of these creations. We call this the Festival of Culling, but it is hardly a holiday. This is an extremely perilous task, for the beasts of Nightmare are brutal and vicious and numerous. That said, the rewards earned for a successful Culling are, quite literally, beyond one’s wildest dreams.