Living Dream
Names: Living Dreamthe faithfulLiving Dream movementLiving Dream followersDreaming Void movement
First appears in Book 1: The Dreaming Void, chapter 2 (1)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: The Dreaming Void
- Ch 2The movement has made Makkathran2 the capital of the Greater Commonwealth's gaiafield; about ninety-five per cent of the crowd wanted Ethan, tired of waiting.
- Ch 2Living Dream is stirring politics among the External Worlds through its Pilgrimage, which the Central Worlds disdain but their councils worry about.
- Ch 2A religious-style movement founded by Inigo, structured like an order of monks, with Priests and a Cleric Council.
- Ch 4Living Dream is a human movement planning a Pilgrimage of followers into the Void, wishing to live the life of their idol.
- Ch 4Since Ethan declared Pilgrimage ten days ago, local fane disciples pester Colwyn City customers.
- Ch 6Living Dream holds a majority in Parliament on Ellezelin and its fanes are widespread; each fane houses a gaiafield confluence nest that lures people.
- Ch 6Living Dream is building a fleet of twelve mile-long vessels, each carrying two million pilgrims in suspension, calling it the 'first wave'.
- Ch 8Living Dream devotees are flooding into Viotia, over two million in seven weeks and none leaving, with rumour that the Second Dreamer is there.
- Ch 8Living Dream is building the Pilgrimage ships; once in space they would be harder for the Empire to intercept.
- Ch 10Living Dream is modifying gaiafield confluence nests and is desperate to find the Second Dreamer as dreams intensify into whole sequences.
- Ch 10Living Dream followers believe a Second Dreamer is receiving dreams from a Skylord in the Void and expect a Pilgrimage to begin.
- Ch 10Millions of Living Dream followers have arrived on Viotia; multiples do not fit their ethos, and the Mr Boveys find this disturbing.
- Ch 10It is readying civil security forces on Free Market Zone core worlds with martial law training, apparently to annex Viotia.
- Ch 12Living Dream followers fill the Salamartin Hotel, besieged by protesters; they see the Void as their dreams forever.
- Ch 14Living Dream alters confluence nests across the Commonwealth to try to locate the Second Dreamer, at huge cost.
Book 2: The Temporal Void
- Ch 1Living Dream is closing in on the Second Dreamer, which Gore fears could cause serious trouble.
- Ch 1Living Dream has invaded Viotia and Colwyn City, searching for the Second Dreamer, and is hated by the planet's people.
- Ch 3Living Dream disapproves of biononics as having no place in the Void, though not as strongly as the Protectorate.
- Ch 3Living Dream is occupying Viotia and needs the Second Dreamer to help them enter the Void; locals increasingly protest.
- Ch 8Living Dream is desperate to catch Araminta and would analyze every aspect of her life for clues.
- Ch 11Living Dream adherents hope their Second Dreamer is close and are laying traps in the gaiafield to find Araminta.
- Ch 11Living Dream followers pray to Araminta as the Second Dreamer, urging her to lead them into the Void, and are hunting her.
- Ch 13Living Dream promises followers the chance to fix their life's mistakes, modeled on the Waterwalker's resets, drawing many to the Pilgrimage fleet.
Book 3: The Evolutionary Void
- Ch 1Living Dream arrested most of Araminta's family and is bringing in teams from Ellezelin to perform memory reads.
- Ch 3Living Dream followers are present on every External world, including Miledeep Water, where some celebrated Justine's progress toward Makkathran.
- Ch 3After capturing her in the confluence nests at Bodant Park, Living Dream refined its routines to detect the slightest emission from Araminta's mind.
- Ch 5Living Dream has refined its tracking and operates combat-enriched teams, like those behind the Bodant Park massacre, hunting Araminta.
- Ch 6Living Dream's Pilgrimage is the root cause of the crisis, and Oaktier citizens withheld their gaiafield streams in condemnation.
- Ch 8Living Dream had over ten billion followers when Inigo left it.
- Ch 12Living Dream built the vast Greater Makkathran from nothing, and wants to enter the Void partly for the advantage of its reset ability, telepathy and telekinesis.
- Ch 18Followers of Living Dream left in the Commonwealth are questioning their commitment after the Last Dream, and second Pilgrimage preparation is challenged.
Connections
- led byEthan
- has memberCorrie-Lynformer Councillor and Cleric
- created byInigofounder
- related toCorrie-Lynex-Councillor
- has memberMareble
- has memberDanal
- has memberEthan
- has memberWelcome team
- enemy ofSecond DreamerThey seek to capture and use her as their Second Dreamer
- ally ofMarius
- ally ofEthan
- related toEdeardrevered by Living Dream as the Waterwalker
- has memberPhelim
- led bySecond Dreamernow claims leadership as the Dreamer
- has memberRincenso
- has memberTaranse
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 2Ethan elected Cleric Conservator
After three days in conclave, the Council presents Ethan as the new Conservator. He declares the Second Dream has begun and announces a Pilgrimage, sparking euphoria among the faithful and doomsday predictions elsewhere.
- Book 1 · Ch 6Visit to the Inigo museum in Kuhmo
Posing as an anthropologist, Aaron tours the shrine to Inigo and finds Inigo's official biography suspicious. He decides they must ask the Protectorate.
- Book 1 · Ch 10Justine plans Centurion trip
Justine and Paula discover the hangar was cleared and learn Living Dream is preparing for martial law and possible invasion of Viotia. Justine decides to go to Centurion Station to seek traces of the Second Dreamer.
- Book 2 · Ch 1Ellezelin annexes Viotia
After a staged invitation and acceptance, a wormhole opens in Colwyn City's docks and armored Ellezelin paramilitaries and capsules pour through, stunning Chris Turner and shutting down the city.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Oscar Monroe rescues Araminta
After a voice warns her, Araminta is chased by a man with a force field. Oscar Monroe and his team fight Living Dream agents while she escapes by cab toward Francola district.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Bodant Park battle
Agents clash in Bodant Park; Araminta escapes with Knights Guardian help, and Marius reassigns the Cat toward her.
- Book 3 · Ch 3Araminta contacts the Skylord
After sensing Living Dream followers celebrating Justine's journey to Makkathran, Araminta speaks to the Skylord, then shares Edeard's dream with Jessile.
- Book 3 · Ch 3Oscar's team confronts Mr. Bovey
Oscar, Beckia and Tomansio press Mr. Bovey to reveal Araminta's whereabouts, warning others will come. Cheriton and Liatris then report Living Dream has located her after she shared Inigo's Eighth Dream.