The Dreamscape

The Dreamscape is made up of what mortal men think of in their sleep. Those who sleep enter the Dreamscape for a time, and those who die are stuck inside of it for eternity. Souls that are smited inside the plane go into a dark limbo for several years, sometimes centuries. These souls commonly go mad by the time they return, wandering forever.

The Dreamscape has existed since the dawn of man. Souls from long ago exist inside of it, with no hope of escape. A few souls make a name for themselves and create land in the Dreamscape. They learn how to mold it to their will, forming a Domain that represents their true inner self.

Most land in the Dreamscape is made up of forgotten dreams. Throughout the millennia, the souls of men have risen and fallen. Few Domains last over a century, as the lost souls assault the owners and kill them, leaving the Domain to rot and crack under the pressure of the warping tendency of the Dreamscape, their abominations set free to wreak havoc and destruction.

Reality destroying powers are derived from the Dreamscape. All souls have the potential to warp this existence and bend it to their will. Masters of this art can build high, twisted towers and monsters only found in nightmares. This is the source of new land in the Dreamscape.

The overlords of Domains often go mad with power. They want more, so they conquer settlements and other Domains. These bloody wars can last for centuries. Hulking beasts and brave infantrymen steel themselves on the many odd landscapes of the Dreamscape, turning the soil into a red stinking hell.

Technology varies across the Dreamscape. Souls from eras long forgotten populate this plane, as well as the most recent ones. Most souls fight with metal mêlée and warped beasts. Great clanking war machines lay siege to the impossible fortresses that exist here. War is a part of life here.

Living in the Dreamscape
There are a few hurdles that mortals have to make if they want to live in the Dreamscape.

The Dreamscape has no real sun of its own. You’ll either have to find a light source or find a Domain that owns a sun.

Food and drink isn’t necessary for survival in the Dreamscape, but you still feel the urge to eat and drink. If you know how to manipulate the Dreamscape, then I suppose you could summon some food with time and effort.

Air is fortunately plentiful in the Dreamscape. Humans are the only ones that enter here, so they dream of breathable air.

Soul power is the force that all things in the Dreamscape are made of, it's what makes up everything within it.

While lords are capable of conjuring just about anything, it is much easier and efficient to have souls do the work. Soul power is much too difficult to regain.