Beyond the Dream - Dreams and Nightmares

Subterranean Dreams

They perform complicated rituals designed to bring them closer to She Who Waits Below. The cults are formed spontaneously by people who have received dreams or visions from She Who Wait Below. Their rituals vary widely, from esoteric groups who simply meditate, to aggressive groups with bloody sacrificial rites. The nature of the visions and dreams received will contribute to the form of the cultic groups.

No one has ever returned from the Inner Labyrinth, so there is no person who can tell what this deity looks like. But she reveals herself in the dreams of all who dwell long in the Underworld. In dreams, she may have various forms—a shining eye, a formless cloud of chaos, or a swollen female body resting in darkness. These dreams are often about wandering through endless corridors, feeling tempted and drawn by something that is frightening but also wonderful. In rare cases, dreamers have been physically drawn into the Inner Labyrinth by dreams sent by Her.

Those who meet her in dreams are drawn to her and feel an urge to go ddeper into the Labyrinth, to join with her and be dissolved in Achlys. All who have dreamt of She Who Waits Below for any considerable period of time will be gripped by a desire to cease to exist.