Ever wonder what could happen if humans could utilize their dreams when they sleep?
Humans spend 33% of their lives sleeping. With 72 years as the average lifespan of humans, approximately 24 years or 8,766 days are spent sleeping. What if all those hours of sleep could be utilized without affecting your body?
Paralion, a sprawling supercontinent consisting of six unique kingdoms, is a land where humans and monsters have coexisted ever since the birth of its first civilization. This vast landmass is dotted with ancient ruins, mysterious dungeons, and enchanted forests, each teeming with untold dangers and hidden treasures. The inhabitants of Paralion have adapted to this perilous world by becoming adventurers, constantly seeking out new challenges and rewards.
In Year 2,122, Drimenta, known as the Keeper of Dreams, descended from the Voidlands. Recognizing the potential of humans in utilizing mana, she bestowed upon them the Dreamstone, a mystical artifact enabling humans to enter a shared dreamscape. Within this dreamscape, individuals could study, communicate with others, and undergo any training unrestricted by the limitations of the waking world.
Humans known as Paradreamers, selected by the Dreamstone, possess an extraordinary ability to harness and utilize dreams. Paradreamers live two lives: they adventure, hunt monsters, and train their bodies when they’re awake. When night comes, they sleep soundly and delve into the Dreamscape, a dream realm identical to the continent and the world they live in—an alternate reality where everything is the same and yet different.
In the Dreamscape, Paradreamers appear as semi-flesh, semi-astral projections with a slight greenish glow, a mark of their connection to the Dreamstone. The actions they take in the Dreamscape are limited to what is possible in their real world, but they can practice skills, conduct research, and engage in battles without physical consequences.
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However, as human nature goes, envy grew among those not deemed worthy by the Dreamstone. These individuals, unable to become Paradreamers, saw the powers of the Paradreamers with jealousy and resentment. Fearing the growing influence and abilities of the Paradreamers, they sought to destroy them and the Dreamstone.
A group known as the Nightmare’s Union emerged, composed of those who felt cheated by fate. They began to sabotage Paradreamers, disrupting their activities in both the waking world and within the Dreamscape. They spread rumors and incited fear, claiming that the Dreamstone was a curse rather than a gift, and that Paradreamers were a threat to the natural order of Paralion.
With this threat, Paradreamers united and built an organization at the heart of the continent, Elarion, the middle kingdom. In year 2124, most of the Paradreamers, regardless of race, came from all kingdoms and resided in Elarion mainly for protecting the Dreamstone. They share their knowledge gained from Dreamscape and share it with their fellow Paradreamers, achieving milestones in the real world rapidly changing its technology and further understanding the laws of nature. Paradreamers already possess mana to utilize magic, combined with Dreamscape, they reached heights and strengths never seen before.
They train hard and ruthlessly in Dreamscape knowing there will be no consequences in their actions, their physical body however don’t follow the experience they gained in Dreamscape, so when they’re awake, they prioritize muscle building activities, enhancing their reflexes and strengthening their cores as to even out the experience and knowledge they gained in Dreamscape and their physical prowess.
The war between the Paradreamers and the non-dreamers stretched for a hundred of years.