Post by Xander on Apr 27, 2009 0:09:44 GMT -5
Also known as "energy vampires", some Dream-Hunters (usually the nightmare children of Phobetor) inevitably get seduced by the drug that is a human's emotions. They begin to instigate dreams, and alter them so as to exact more emotions from their dream hosts. Some will fall in love with their human subject, appearing as incubi or succubi. Once they build up a tolerance, they can siphon emotions and creativity for longer and longer periods of time, an act that inevitably ends in the death of the dream host.
These Dream-Hunters are called Skoti. (Skotos is the singular term.)
Just when you thought having boring dreams was a bad thing.
Most people dream in black-and-white, with lots of mist—that's not a big draw for them. Skoti are drawn to the rare dreamers who have vivid, colorful dreams.
Certain Skoti (Phobotory Skoti) get their kicks in nightmares, feeding off the unadulterated, paralytic fear that they can induce in their dream host. The heart-pounding adrenaline is like race car driving or skydiving for them. Extreme dreaming, if you will.
The down and dirty baddies are called Erotikos Skoti. They really do have one thing on their minds, and it's the one thing on their dreamer's mind, too. An Erotikos Skotos will induce and thrive in dreams built on the sexual fantasies of their dream host. Such a heightened state of emotion is exceptionally addictive to the Skoti, and exceptionally dangerous for the dreamer.
Barely more than demons, the Skoti are hunted down by their Oneroi brethren and punished for their crimes. Some Skoti are tolerated only to help drain humans of excess emotions. They are not allowed to spend too much time with one person, and are deemed uncontrollable if they fail to heed the warnings of the Oneroi leaders. They are given one warning before they are severely punished... or eliminated from existence.
These Dream-Hunters are called Skoti. (Skotos is the singular term.)
Just when you thought having boring dreams was a bad thing.
Most people dream in black-and-white, with lots of mist—that's not a big draw for them. Skoti are drawn to the rare dreamers who have vivid, colorful dreams.
Certain Skoti (Phobotory Skoti) get their kicks in nightmares, feeding off the unadulterated, paralytic fear that they can induce in their dream host. The heart-pounding adrenaline is like race car driving or skydiving for them. Extreme dreaming, if you will.
The down and dirty baddies are called Erotikos Skoti. They really do have one thing on their minds, and it's the one thing on their dreamer's mind, too. An Erotikos Skotos will induce and thrive in dreams built on the sexual fantasies of their dream host. Such a heightened state of emotion is exceptionally addictive to the Skoti, and exceptionally dangerous for the dreamer.
Barely more than demons, the Skoti are hunted down by their Oneroi brethren and punished for their crimes. Some Skoti are tolerated only to help drain humans of excess emotions. They are not allowed to spend too much time with one person, and are deemed uncontrollable if they fail to heed the warnings of the Oneroi leaders. They are given one warning before they are severely punished... or eliminated from existence.