Post by Xander on Apr 27, 2009 23:27:09 GMT -5
Alp A German nightmare spirit often associated with vampires (for draining his victims of blood and/or energy) and with the werewolf in his mortal form. The Alp has ghastly taste in hats.
Day Dreamers These are the Oneroi and Skoti who don't have to be near their host to command them. They are the most powerful of their kind.
Ensyneiditos The conscious part of a person that can travel outside the body. This is the only way Acheron can ever see Apollymi (since he can't do it in the flesh).
Incubus A male demon or Erotikos Skotos that seduces—and sometimes impregnates—a female dream host. Excessive exposure to an incubus (or its female counterpart, the succubus), can drain a human dream host to the point of death.
Incubi have been blamed for many "unexplained" pregnan¬cies over the centuries. Many of the Greek gods—Zeus and Apollo in particular—have fathered a child on a woman or forty in this fashion.
Idios A rare serum made by the Oneroi that enables someone else to become one with the dreamer. Idios is a dark red liquid. It is possessed by only M'Adoc, M'Ordant, and D'Alerian.
Liderc A demon lover (from Transylvania) who takes the form of a dead loved one to seduce its dream host, leaving the dreamer sick. The Liderc has the ability to enter a house through chimneys and keyholes. It can sprinkle flames from its fingertips, leaving ash and soot around its victim.
Lilim The demon children of Lilith
Lotus Serum A dangerous sedative. Some go insane from it, and some become so addicted they choose to never wake from their dreams. It gives some humans exceptionally bad headaches.
Mara/Mare Female wraith believed to cause nightmares (from Scandinavia). She was also said to ride horses in the dead of night as she rode her men, leaving them both sweaty and with tangled hair.
Nocnitsa Night Hag (from Eastern Europe). The Nocnitsa is an elderly woman who torments the dreams of sleeping children. Long ago it was said that the Nocnitsa could not bear the touch of iron, so many mothers would leave a knife in the crib with their children.
Oneirocritica Written by the Roman Artemidorus Daldianus, the Oneirocritica is considered the first book on dream interpretation. The idea was that each dream and its symbols are unique to the dreamer—that the memories and feelings that a person associates to an object in their waking life will translate over into the dreamworld.
Oneiromancy Dream divination; the ability to predict the future by interpreting dreams and their symbols as portents.
Onethalamus Meeting hall in the dream realm where the leaders of the Oneroi meet to discuss problems, share secrets, and pass judgment. The Onethalamus has witnessed and holds all the secrets of the Dream-Hunters... including the one they're still trying desperately to keep.
Phantosis The shadow realm between conscious and subconscious.
Siphon Act of infiltrating dreams to feed off another's emotions.
Strobilos The vast black nothingness between dreaming and waking that has no sound or color. It is used by the Oneroi to locate dreamers.
Succubus Demon or Erotikos Skotos that takes the form of a human to seduce a male dream host. The succubae draw their energy from the dream host during intercourse. In some legends, succubae also retain semen from the male host, then transform into incubi and use it to impregnate a female dream host.
Vanishing Isle Island at the edge of the world where Greek sailors believed they would go when they died. You can see it for a few minutes at sunup and sundown, but it is unreachable. The Vanishing Isle is where most of the dream gods reside.
Day Dreamers These are the Oneroi and Skoti who don't have to be near their host to command them. They are the most powerful of their kind.
Ensyneiditos The conscious part of a person that can travel outside the body. This is the only way Acheron can ever see Apollymi (since he can't do it in the flesh).
Incubus A male demon or Erotikos Skotos that seduces—and sometimes impregnates—a female dream host. Excessive exposure to an incubus (or its female counterpart, the succubus), can drain a human dream host to the point of death.
Incubi have been blamed for many "unexplained" pregnan¬cies over the centuries. Many of the Greek gods—Zeus and Apollo in particular—have fathered a child on a woman or forty in this fashion.
Idios A rare serum made by the Oneroi that enables someone else to become one with the dreamer. Idios is a dark red liquid. It is possessed by only M'Adoc, M'Ordant, and D'Alerian.
Liderc A demon lover (from Transylvania) who takes the form of a dead loved one to seduce its dream host, leaving the dreamer sick. The Liderc has the ability to enter a house through chimneys and keyholes. It can sprinkle flames from its fingertips, leaving ash and soot around its victim.
Lilim The demon children of Lilith
Lotus Serum A dangerous sedative. Some go insane from it, and some become so addicted they choose to never wake from their dreams. It gives some humans exceptionally bad headaches.
Mara/Mare Female wraith believed to cause nightmares (from Scandinavia). She was also said to ride horses in the dead of night as she rode her men, leaving them both sweaty and with tangled hair.
Nocnitsa Night Hag (from Eastern Europe). The Nocnitsa is an elderly woman who torments the dreams of sleeping children. Long ago it was said that the Nocnitsa could not bear the touch of iron, so many mothers would leave a knife in the crib with their children.
Oneirocritica Written by the Roman Artemidorus Daldianus, the Oneirocritica is considered the first book on dream interpretation. The idea was that each dream and its symbols are unique to the dreamer—that the memories and feelings that a person associates to an object in their waking life will translate over into the dreamworld.
Oneiromancy Dream divination; the ability to predict the future by interpreting dreams and their symbols as portents.
Onethalamus Meeting hall in the dream realm where the leaders of the Oneroi meet to discuss problems, share secrets, and pass judgment. The Onethalamus has witnessed and holds all the secrets of the Dream-Hunters... including the one they're still trying desperately to keep.
Phantosis The shadow realm between conscious and subconscious.
Siphon Act of infiltrating dreams to feed off another's emotions.
Strobilos The vast black nothingness between dreaming and waking that has no sound or color. It is used by the Oneroi to locate dreamers.
Succubus Demon or Erotikos Skotos that takes the form of a human to seduce a male dream host. The succubae draw their energy from the dream host during intercourse. In some legends, succubae also retain semen from the male host, then transform into incubi and use it to impregnate a female dream host.
Vanishing Isle Island at the edge of the world where Greek sailors believed they would go when they died. You can see it for a few minutes at sunup and sundown, but it is unreachable. The Vanishing Isle is where most of the dream gods reside.