Shared Dreams

Shared dreams are only possible through magic, and are a common aspect of magical people. In southern nations where magic has become diluted throughout the blood of the people, magic is more subconcious, and so it is difficult to deliberately enter the mind of another person. When asleep, magic comes forward, and will often result in people in close proximity to each other to share dreams. When a magical person shares a dream, or dream walks, their soul is exposed, and their innermost selves can be perceived by those in the dream with them. Because of this, magical communities hold trustworthiness as one of the most valuable traits, and trust in others is sought after, and prized. If a community cannot trust each other, they cannot share dreams, and their sense of others presence is tainted.

Dream sharing is only possible when all parties are magical. A magical person can walk through the dreams of non-magical people around them, but this is closer to invasion than sharing.

Entering someone's mind without permission is seen by many cultures as an invasion of privacy. It can happen accidentally, which can often be awkward, or downright upsetting for both parties. Some cultures hold that the dreamwalker may stay if this happens, but must alert the dreamer to their presence. Others insist that it is not at all acceptable to remain in the mind of another without having attained permission before entering, and the dreamwalker must wake themselves up by any means necessary.

Accidental dreamwalking caused most mid-planet cultures, particularly Belmoor, to mistrust magical people, since they have no way of stopping them from entering their minds. In the past magical people had been viciously shunned in these cultures, and so it was in the best interests of magical born children to hide their abilities. Dreamwalking was the most common way that they were exposed, and driven out.