Connects to: 00.06.01 and 30.03.
Elves, as beings of magic, do not need to sleep; in fact, they are unable to do so. As such, the Dreamsong (00.06.01) is beyond their reach.
This vale within the Kingswood is dotted with towers tiled in pastel mosaics. Each tower is climbed in a different manner: this one by beanstalk, this one by a ladder woven of hair, this one by begging the cockatoos circling overhead to carry you aloft.
At the top – and usually only – room of each tower a human noble sleeps. When a mortal falls in love with an elf, he or she can be given a life as long as his or her lover – but only in this permanent dream state (this caveat is rarely mentioned). Few elves deign to lie with common humans; only bluebloods are found here.
Elven sages and poets listen to the mumbling of the sleepers to record and track the Dreamsong as best they can. Sometimes mortals are seduced for their acute sensitivity to the Dreamsong.
Connection:
- The lady of Blackhorn Heep (30.03) and the mother of the wives of the Doge of the City of Shuttered Windows slept here for many years. ==Hooks:===
- Which noble is currently being wooed with the intention of adding them to the sleepers?
- Can half-elves dream?
- Who wants one (or all) of the sleepers awoken? How could this be done?
- Why are the elves so concerned by the Dreamsong?
