The land of Nod, within the Isle of the Nightmare Lands. The kingdom of
the Nightmare Court. This isle is haunted by forgotten passions and the
tattered thoughts of tortured dreamers. The Nightmare Court's members may
be the masons of their mad land, but their victims provide mortar and the
bricks. It is believed that the creatures that make up the Nightmare Court
have no dreams of their own. Instead, they must steal the dreams of others
to recieve respite from the fatigue of normal activity. It is also beliuieved
that the Nightmare Court fees on dreams and the terror inspired by nightmares
like the vampires of legend feast on the blood of their victims.
I cannot tell you how
the Nightmare Court came to be, and I can tell you even less about the
malevolent entity that heads this august and sinister body. What little
information I have gathered comes from interviews conducted with my patients.
Over the years I have compiled bits and pieces of this macabre puzzle,
but parts are still missing, shrouded in mists that I believe will never
part. Those pieces I have gathered are enough to provide a glimpse of the
entities who rule the dark domain, but little else. I can name these beings
and warn you of their particular tricks and devices, but you must remember
that much of my work is speculation based on the ravings of those the rest
of society marks as insane.
-- Dr. Gregorian Illhousen; Head Physician of Nova Vaasa's Clinic for the
Mentally Distressed
The Court Members
